Today, after being "beaten down" again and again, the three’s psychological defenses had already reached the verge of collapse.
Lin Wen pressed his pale lips together and said, "Let’s head back to school first."
Li Hui watched the three leave helplessly, and at this moment, he received a phone call from Wen Yan. The boy’s voice carried both fear and trembling.
"What’s going on exactly?"
"Young master, it’s my incompetence. The hacker I hired wasn’t skilled enough, which gave the other side an opportunity to counterattack. Rest assured, the Wen family still has connections in the Deep Sea Group. This network won’t be activated unless absolutely necessary."
Wen Yan rasped out in a hoarse voice, "Is it President Ding?"
Li Hui thought for a moment. "We can’t confirm that yet, but we shouldn’t rule out the possibility."
Wen Yan let out a cold snort, "They still made a move to protect him after all."
After pausing briefly, he added, "Resolve this as soon as possible, or my reputation will be completely ruined. When the time comes, don’t expect to walk away unscathed either."
The boy’s tone carried a hint of viciousness.
"Please rest assured, young master."
Wen Yan hid in the bathroom, watching the online narrative shift rapidly. The sympathy netizens had felt for him earlier had now turned into intense disgust, and his personal Weibo page was flooded with vicious insults.
His hands trembled with fury as he stared at those insults, the words seeming to gain a life of their own, morphing into venomous whispers that echoed ceaselessly in his ears.
Wen Yan suddenly hurled his phone to the ground, clutched his ears, and let out a terrified scream.
At the bathroom door, Ge Qi and Du Yuning glanced at each other uneasily.
Both had seen the online fallout, but it was Ge Qi whose expression was the most sour.
Netizens had dragged him into it, showering him with scolding just because of his earlier comment, "His fans are all blind."
And so he’d earned himself the nickname "Blind Ge," while the internet mocked him relentlessly as the world’s ultimate blind fool.
Meanwhile, Wen Yan had been christened "Green Tea Wen," embodying the most repugnant kind of "green tea" persona.
No wonder men were always fooled by green tea types—it was vividly reflected in Wen Yan and Ge Qi’s situations.
Even Ge Qi, the hardcore straight guy, couldn’t resist green tea’s magic spell.
It was both ironic, absurd, and comical to an extreme.
At this moment, Blind Ge’s heart was in turmoil. Having watched the video, there was nothing he couldn’t understand now. The netizens were right—he truly was the world’s biggest blind fool, manipulated thoroughly by Wen Yan.
Ge Qi turned on his heel and stormed out.
Du Yuning called after him, "Where are you going?"
Ge Qi scratched his head irritably, "Getting some air to cool off."
Du Yuning thought for a moment and said, "You should go and apologize to Aning instead."
Ge Qi’s expression instantly darkened.
Du Yuning spoke earnestly, "It looks like President Ding hasn’t abandoned him yet. If you still want to make it in this industry, you can’t afford to be his enemy."
Ge Qi shuddered, coming to his senses all at once.
Meanwhile, in the Eternal Century PR department, Fang Hui stared at the reversal happening across the internet. Her thoughts turned to the boy’s calm and composed demeanor, along with those deep and unfathomable eyes, and her back was suddenly covered in cold sweat.
The company hadn’t even had time to intervene, and everything had already been resolved perfectly.
Even Helian Yi, the lawyer whom the company couldn’t get to work with despite lowering themselves, had stood up to speak on his behalf.
That boy really hid well, playing the fool to overwhelm his opponents.
Fang Hui realized she had truly underestimated him. Her hesitation regarding the conversation she’d had with him earlier dissipated, and her conviction solidified.
"Track down this big fan called Chongchong. You must get in touch with her," Fang Hui instructed her employee.
This time, the reversal of public opinion owed much to her.
Fang Hui didn’t discount the abilities of the opposing side’s hacker, but Chongchong’s capability was still overwhelming evidence that her expertise far exceeded that of ordinary people. Follow current novels on N0v3l.Fiɾe.net
Someone like her, regardless of her true connection to Rong Xianning, had to be brought firmly under company control.
Fang Hui’s gaze turned sinister—when it came to the company’s interests, she wasn’t above resorting to any means.
But just then, an employee let out a startled cry and leapt back several steps.
The computer system had been forcibly injected with a program, followed by an eerie laugh echoing through like a ghostly wail. It was unsettling to the extreme.
The public relations department’s computers all simultaneously crashed.
Panic swept across everyone’s faces.
On Fang Hui’s computer screen, the display flickered before pulling up a contract.
Her pupils abruptly shrank.
It was the second edition of the contract signed between the company and Rong Xianning two months ago.
A string of phone numbers was attached at the bottom.
With trembling fingers, Fang Hui dialed the number.
"Hello, this is Spring River Law Firm. I am Helian’s assistant, Xiao Gan. Do you have an appointment?"
The blood drained rapidly from Fang Hui’s face.
The message was clear and was meant as a warning—the second edition of the contract required the endorsement of a statutory legal representative for formal validation.
And Helian was the legal agent appointed for Rong Xianning by her.
Fang Hui felt her scalp prickle and her head nearly explode.
Just who was this mysterious figure, going to such lengths to protect Rong Xianning?