At this point, the crowd below broke into laughter. Someone chimed in, "We all know about the relationship between Young Master Chan and Miss He. On the day of Lanteng Aroma Therapy Center’s opening, we all saw it. Young Master Chan and his parents adored Miss He just like a family member. It’s known to us all that Young Master Chan has five good buddies. Now, it seems we’d have to include Miss He regardless of gender. So, Young Master Chan has seven ’flowers’ now!"
"Hey, hey, hey! What do you mean by seven ’flowers’? The number seven is accurate, but we wouldn’t be pleased if you describe us as ’flowers’! However, the term ’flower’ is especially fitting when describing our little Zhilan!" Bian Muhe retorted lightheartedly, "It should be said that from now on, Zhilan will be our single ’red flower’, while my buddies and I, Lin Chan included, will be the ’green leaves’ behind her. We will Enjoy reading on NovelHub - your free online novel platform."
At this moment, Bian Muhe made it very clear, both explicitly and implicitly, that anyone who hurt He Zhilan would be harming them as well.
The crowd reacted appropriately, acknowledging they understand. Subsequently, someone cleverly shifted the conversation topic and began discussing how He Zhilan first met Lin Chan when she arrived at the capital, how she got introduced to aroma therapy, and how she came up with the idea to establish the unprecedented Lanteng Company domestically.
For He Zhilan, this provided a great opportunity to clarify her misunderstood relationship with Lin Chan and promote Lanteng Company’s products simultaneously.
However, there were a few insensitive individuals, stooges who had accepted the Gu Family’s benefits and were hell-bent on defaming her. They repeatedly harped on her marriage ending in divorce within half a year and her questionable reputation at Capital University.
"Miss He, if you don’t have an overly intimate relationship with Young Master Chan and the others, why did your husband divorce you in less than half a year after your marriage? Could you explain why you married at such a young age and why you divorced so quickly? Did you do something intolerable to your husband, prompting him to divorce you?"
"Miss He, even though you and Young Master Chan constantly emphasize that you’re friends, siblings even, could you explain your reputation at Capital University? Why did the school leaders deny knowing you when we went to Capital University to interview you? They said you have significant flaws in personal character. Could you explain what they meant by that?"
This was blatantly disrespectful to Lin Chan and the others. He Zhilan’s face stiffened as she responded, "My divorce is a personal matter and I can’t divulge the details. I don’t want my affairs to affect my husband’s life."
"Miss He, shouldn’t it be ’ex-husband’?" Corrected a financial journalist.
He Zhilan’s forced smile was teetering on the edge of breaking. At this moment, she couldn’t guarantee she wouldn’t throttle the Gu Family if they were in front of her.
"If you want to know why so many negative rumors about me circulated at Capital University, you can ask Miss Gu of the Gu Family. She spared no effort to spread rumors about me at Capital University and even conspired with school leaders multiple times to expel me from Capital University. Do you consider the school leaders’ words credible? If you want to interview someone, why don’t you interview people who are close to me and truly understand me?"