Chapter 519

As soon as these words were spoken, the sleeping fans woke up.

【After looking into the situation, bullying an underage girl—is that still human? Support rights protection!】

【I studied law; if this defamation is serious, sweetheart, you can seriously pursue them and it could lead to criminal charges.】

【What does it matter to them who my wife is involved with? Rumormongers, die with your whole family!】

【Don't be afraid, sis, we're all here!】

【Goddess, just focus on your painting; we'll block the outside rumors for you!!】

Netizens hadn't yet recovered from these statements when the official accounts of the Mu Clan Conglomerate and the Song Clan Conglomerate each reposted Mu Youyu's statement.

Mu Nian used the Mu Clan Conglomerate's official account to post several statements in a row, the simplest of which read: 【Regarding the false remarks online about our Mu Clan's eldest miss, the Mu Clan Legal Department has intervened and will pursue to the end】

Lu Yuchu posted via the Song Clan Conglomerate's official account: 【@Song Clan Legal Department has also intervened; any improper conduct toward their eldest miss, the Song Clan reserves the right to pursue legal responsibility—no rumormonger will escape】

Right after that came a long string of accounts bearing red V and blue V certifications.

Mu Xi V: 【Evidence secured, all IDs locked—don't think anonymity lets you get away with it】

Mu Xin, using the Duke's Mansion of Paveika's official account and the XY Group account, sent a lawyer's letter with stern wording: 【Any defamation or insult toward my sister Mingxi·Sierwen and Jiang Liangjin is a provocation against the Paveika family】

At the end followed a red exclamation mark, like a seal.

Mu Xianqi and Mu Xianyan's accounts also spoke up in turn, with different wording but remarkably consistent attitude.

The Y Kingdom Royal Family's official account reposted Mu Xin's words in both languages, concise: 【The reputation of Princess Mingxi·Sierwen is that of the Y Kingdom Royal Family. We have entrusted the M Guo Royal Legal Team to intervene, pursuing responsibility across borders!】

Xun Li·Sierwen V: 【Mingxi·Sierwen is my sister, enjoying Y Guo's highest honor protection; any false remarks against my sister will be regarded as an offense against the Y Kingdom Royal Family!】

The M Guo Royal Family's statement followed shortly after, with largely the same content, adding an extra sentence: 【Prince Qing'an Mo Heng He expressed extreme anger over this matter】

Qing'an was indeed furious in M Guo, directly posting five consecutive statements on his own account, each more intense than the last.

After Ruo Ya called to advise him, he finally calmed down, leaving only one statement: 【Man does, heaven watches, prison awaits】

Several royal statements from different countries, each wording tougher than the last, scared off more than half of the bandwagoners.

Song LuXiao V: 【Rumor-mongers flap their mouths; refuters run until their legs break. But it's fine—we have more people and more legs, we'll chase you until you go bankrupt】

Song Lujing V: 【Mouths are for eating, not for spewing dung】

Song Huaixian V: 【Sick】

SY Star Road Entertainment V: 【This statement has seriously harmed the reputation of our company's founder's sister; rumor-mongers and their spreaders must stop immediately. A lawyer's letter has been sent!】

Lu Yuchu V: 【Please, netizens, do not believe or spread rumors; jointly maintain a clean online environment, awaiting trial】

Song Yan V: 【The cost of rumor-mongering is too low, so low that some forget the consequences; adults must take responsibility for their actions】

When these three V-accounts appeared, fans from both sides flooded the comment section, instantly reversing the atmosphere.

【Got it, you handsome ones, listen to yourselves】

【If the target of rumors were an ordinary timid person, I wouldn't know what would happen……Full support for my sister's rights protection!】

【That's right, the cost of rumor-mongering is too low, so low that those people think they can act with impunity. This time let them remember it well】

【I believe the law will give my sister-in-law justice! Husbands, don't be angry—I'll feel sorry for you】

On domestic and international social platforms, the information showed explosive growth, with several related terms hanging on the hot-search list.

One hour later, the Mu Family's dedicated legal team arrived at C University; the team leader, a lawyer with thirty years of experience, had been bought by Mu Nian with a hefty sum over a decade ago solely to serve the family.

Behind him followed over a dozen assistants; upon entering the campus gate, they headed straight for the administration building to liaise with the school and local police.

The evidence materials have all been organized and filed; everything is ready.

The poster was a male junior at this school, unacquainted with Mu Youyu.

After being found, he admitted the motive for posting was 'I couldn't stand her being so high-profile'; the post's content was entirely fabricated, with no factual basis.

The legal team did not accept his apology, upgrading the case from an ordinary civil dispute to a criminal one, with the charge of defamation.

The poster saw that the demanded compensation was so high he could never pay it off in his lifetime, and he was very likely to face imprisonment.

He finally became afraid, no longer caring about face, and, as the legal team demanded, repeatedly posted a face‑showing video apology.

In the video, a man in his early twenties knelt before a white wall, his eye sockets red, speaking a sentence then slapping his own face.

"My name is xxx, I am a third‑year student in the xx major at C University. Here I sincerely apologize to Mu Youyu and Jiang Liangjin; the post's content is entirely my fabrication, with no factual basis……I deeply recognize my mistake, sorry."

After the video was posted, the poster thought the matter was over, but the next second the legal team took him away.

Several accounts involved in spreading the rumor also had their identities locked in the following days.

The legal teams of the Mu, Song, Jiang, Shen clans and Mu Youyu herself gave no one a chance to get lucky, delivering indictment after indictment to the court.

When the Mu Family's lead lawyer faced reporters for an interview, his expression was calm and steady: "This case will be pursued to the end, with no settlement."

That day, the news that the case had entered judicial proceedings was officially spread across the entire network.

The next day, the legal teams of Y Guo and M Guo also arrived domestically, and online chatter about Mu Youyu quickly cooled.

Those accounts that had been the loudest at the time mostly fled and were canceled, but the legal team left not a single one untouched.

The forum's management, due to lax review and untimely handling of infringing content, was called in by regulators; the forum was ordered by law to suspend updates and undergo major rectification.

And those who had been lurking in the dark, eager to act, upon seeing that long list of reposts, also quietly withdrew their outstretched hands.

Mu Youyu didn't really look at the comments then, so she wasn't much affected emotionally and didn't pay further attention to the matter.

In later university life, there will surely be fewer unnecessary matters; killing a chicken to scare the monkeys works more directly than any explanation.

On the first day of October, Jiang Liangjin stood before the floor‑to‑ceiling window of the Mu Family's Painting Studio, gazing into the distance.

Light swept past the window lattice; he turned to look at the girl in the studio lowering her head to mix colors, her brows and eyes gentle.

Between them, they had long surpassed youthful fluttering hearts. Not lovers, yet better than lovers; without an official title, they nonetheless surpassed all worldly deep affection.