Chapter 34: What are you thinking, Sister Mi? Do you really take Li Qing for some domineering CEO?
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At that moment, inside the Tomson Riviera residential compound, Yang Mi and He Baibai sat on the sofa, staring at their phones in astonishment.
Clearly, the news online had shocked them both.
“Sis Mi, what’s going on? Has the situation started to turn around?” He Baibai asked in surprise. “Look—your entire wave of negative publicity has vanished. Could Jiaxing Media have done this for you?”
A trace of doubt mingled with the delight on Yang Mi’s pretty face.
She had some understanding of Jiaxing Media’s capabilities. Even if Chen Arthur had hired a major public-relations firm, there was no way Jiaxing Media could have cleaned things up so thoroughly.
After all, suppressing public opinion across the entire internet required power far beyond anything an ordinary private company could possess.
“I don’t think so.” Yang Mi’s eyes flickered. “Jiaxing Media doesn’t have that kind of influence. This... this is something only the authorities could accomplish, isn’t it?”
“The authorities?” He Baibai asked, wide-eyed.
“You must be joking. Why would the authorities help us? How could that be possible?”
Yang Mi set down her phone and fell into thought.
“That’s why I’m curious too. Who exactly is helping us?”
“Jiaxing Media must have contributed, but the scale of its involvement definitely isn’t that great...”
As she pondered, Yang Mi suddenly seemed to think of something. Her brows drew together slightly, and her gaze grew deep and contemplative.
He Baibai widened her beautiful eyes. “Sis Mi, what did you think of?”
Yang Mi said calmly, “When I went to see Xuan Bao’er tonight, she said that her father would help me deal with this.”
“I can’t help wondering...”
He Baibai’s face filled with anticipation, but the moment she heard that, she became speechless.
“Sis Mi, what are you thinking?”
“Are you really imagining some overbearing CEO fantasy?”
Yang Mi smiled and shook her head.
“I’m only letting my imagination run wild, but I keep feeling that Li Qing isn’t as simple as he appears.”
“Of course, I know he doesn’t have the ability to handle something like this.”
He Baibai sighed and advised earnestly, “Sis Mi, don’t tell me you’ve started developing feelings for him?”
“Well, I can’t blame you. Who wouldn’t be moved by a man that handsome?”
Yang Mi’s face reddened. She shot He Baibai a sidelong glance.
“What kind of feelings could I have? The two of us never had any real relationship. That incident... was just an impulse brought on by alcohol.”
He Baibai nodded.
“Then stop putting a halo around him. Li Qing and we don’t belong to the same world. How could he possibly help you? Even if he wanted to, he wouldn’t have the power to do so.”
Yang Mi had no strength to argue, because she could not find a single piece of evidence to refute her.
Perhaps it was all just wishful thinking.
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“No matter what, the storm has died down for now. We got through it without incident.” Yang Mi relaxed considerably. “Tomorrow, we need to go to the company and properly thank Chairman Liu.”
“He didn’t abandon us when things were at their worst. We should also find out exactly what happened from him.”
He Baibai took a sip of water and smiled.
“Yes, we should.”
“Sis Mi, haven’t you noticed? It seems like your luck has really turned around.”
“Everything is developing in a positive direction!”
Yang Mi smiled.
“Isn’t that a good thing? From now on, things will only get better for us.”
Though she said this, Yang Mi knew in her heart that everything happening seemed to be driven by some immense force behind the scenes.
The only question was who that hidden power belonged to.
...
Early the next morning, Wu Yufei’s scandals, after fermenting overnight, spiraled further out of control online.
Countless spectators eagerly followed the trending searches.
As for Yang Mi, not a trace of her name could be found in connection with the controversy.
This left netizens baffled.
What was going on?
Why had all of Yang Mi’s negative publicity vanished without a trace?
Naturally, quite a few people guessed that the matter was not as simple as it appeared.
After all, battles between rival factions in the entertainment industry were nothing unusual. In the end, it all came down to whose methods were stronger.
...
Meanwhile, Chen Arthur had set out with Wu Yufei for Wanhxing Public Relations first thing in the morning.
“Damn it! How has Zheng Yong still not taken care of this after an entire night?”
Inside the car, Chen Arthur’s expression was grim. He had waited all night without receiving any word from Zheng Yong.
Beside him, Wu Yufei’s eyes were red from crying.
She had already become the target of a nationwide online harassment campaign, and her public image had completely collapsed.
If this continued, her entire acting career would be over.
“Honey, what are we going to do? What’s wrong with Wanhxing Public Relations?” Wu Yufei asked anxiously and angrily from the passenger seat, her face sour.
Chen Arthur said coldly, “Enough. I’ll ask him myself when we get there.”
“And control your temper. Don’t take that attitude with me.”
After being reprimanded, Wu Yufei froze for a moment. Then she obediently stopped throwing a tantrum.
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Following Chen Arthur, she understood her position perfectly.
Before long, they arrived at Wanhxing Public Relations and went straight to Zheng Yong’s office.
Inside, Zheng Yong’s eyes were bloodshot, with dark circles beneath them. Clearly, he had not slept well.
“You’re here, Young Master Chen.”
Zheng Yong had been awake all night, and his voice sounded weak and exhausted.
“I know we failed to bring the situation under control, but I’ve done everything I could.”
“Young Master Chen, if this isn’t enough, you’d better find someone else.”
Zheng Yong truly had exhausted every option.
For the entire night, more than a thousand employees throughout the company had worked overtime without rest, yet public opinion had not budged in the slightest.
Zheng Yong even began to suspect that Yang Mi had powerful official backing.
Hearing this, Chen Arthur froze. Then he stared at Zheng Yong in disbelief.
“President Zheng, what did you just say?”
Chen Arthur had never imagined that Zheng Yong would simply refuse to continue.
At a critical moment like this, where else was he supposed to find another company?
“President Zheng, I’ve already paid you. You can’t just refuse to handle this, can you?” Chen Arthur said in a deep voice. “Besides, the relationship between our two families is right there for all to see.”
Zheng Yong sighed.
“Young Master Chen, I advise you to let this go as well. We suspect that Yang Mi has powerful backing—someone we cannot afford to provoke.”
“Otherwise, there’s no reason my entire company could work so hard and still fail to shake her position even slightly.”
Speaking bluntly in front of Wu Yufei, Zheng Yong left no room for misunderstanding.
Before Wu Yufei could say anything, Chen Arthur frowned.
“President Zheng, is the situation really that serious?”
“That doesn’t make sense. Apart from Jiaxing Media, Yang Mi has no one else behind her.”
“And Jiaxing doesn’t have that kind of power either.”
Zheng Yong replied weakly, “Who says otherwise? But the facts are right in front of us. What can I do?”
“What if Yang Mi really does have powerful backing, and simply never revealed it before?”
Just then, the secretary suddenly rushed in from outside.
“President Zheng, officials from the tax bureau have arrived downstairs. There are police cars too!”
The secretary was panting heavily.
“Has something happened? I came to notify you immediately!”
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