Chapter 34: The Great Lie

"Then... do we still need to clarify?" Shen Huai asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, Tong Yue's eyes flashed: "If Li Xinran were seeing an ordinary person, her star career could be declared over right here."

"But her boyfriend just happens to be the only son of the Shen Corporation, that's the Shen Family! Sitting on trillions in assets! Do you know what a trillion is?"

"... Is that so? I'm not sure," Shen Huai replied vaguely.

"It's normal that you aren't sure. After all, for someone of your social standing, if you hadn't been lucky enough to get into Star Shine, I'm afraid you'd never touch the class of the Shen Corporation in this lifetime."

Tong Yue made a sarcastic remark, then pulled the topic back: "Do you guys know what Yang Shuhua's husband does, or how old he is?"

"How old?"

"65. He started out in the dock business, he's ugly and obese, and he's recently been mired in gambling debt. His only good reputation is that he married the national-level actress Yang Shuhua."

"I ask you, would a normal person abandon a young heir worth trillions to choose a debt-ridden fake tycoon?"

After finishing her analysis, Tong Yue's gaze swept confidently over everyone present.

"This news about the Shen Family is simply heaven-sent."

"Yang Shuhua is truly going to lift a rock only to drop it on her own feet this time."

Tong Yue's eyes turned, and a plan formed in her mind at lightning speed.

"Wan Dequan, contact the whistleblower immediately. Whether we buy them off or cooperate, dig up as much dirt as you can for me."

"Qi Mingfei, have the media shift their focus and emphasize the strength of the Shen Family."

"Jiang Xinxin and Fu Hai, you two go compile the history of Yang Shuhua's husband's rise and his news from the last few years into a compressed file and send it to our partner media."

"Promote the Shen Family and Yang Shuhua's husband?"

Qi Mingfei scratched his head, "Then what about Li Xinran?"

Hearing this, Tong Yue swept a cold gaze over him and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, isn't traffic what the media wants? Just give it to them."

"Didn't Yang Shuhua say at her press conference that our Star Shine artist is two-timing? We won't make judgments on the surface; we just need to pull her husband and the Shen Family out to make a comparison of their strength."

"One is the son of China's richest man, the other is a greasy, fat, debt-ridden gambler. The more intense the contrast between them, the more public opinion will naturally tilt back in our favor."

Pausing, Tong Yue glanced at everyone with pointed intent: "So, we should throw out the smoke bomb; there will be scholars to chant scriptures for me, understand?"

"... That's awesome, as expected of our Team Leader!" Jiang Xinxin looked on with admiration.

Finally, Tong Yue turned to look at Shen Huai: "As for you, contact the Legal Department now, draft a lawyer's letter, and post it on Li Xinran's account."

"Okay."

Shen Huai nodded, sat down at his workstation, and typed rapidly on his keyboard.

Very quickly.

The Legal Department sent the lawyer's letter over.

Shen Huai forwarded the lawyer's letter to Yu Xiang and told her to post it immediately.

Yu Xiang took the lawyer's letter and immediately picked up her phone to start the process.

Watching Yu Xiang operate her phone with full concentration.

Shen Huai glanced at Li Xinran out of the corner of his eye.

He saw that ever since Yang Shuhua's revelation, she had been sitting silently in the corner, watching the people in Group 2 busy themselves.

Shen Huai had too many questions inside that needed her to explain.

He pretended nothing was wrong and walked to Li Xinran's side. After confirming everyone was buried in their work, he lowered his head and whispered to Li Xinran: "Is it convenient to go out and talk?"

Li Xinran was no fool.

Seeing Shen Huai's serious expression, she immediately knew he must have questions he wanted to ask.

She nodded silently and stood up to follow behind Shen Huai.

Watching the two walk out of the Group 2 office one after the other.

A flash of doubt crossed Tong Yue's eyes.

What are these two going out to do, acting so sneakily? Tong Yue really wanted to ask.

But the words reached her throat and she ultimately couldn't bring herself to say them. The words Shen Huai had said before suddenly echoed in her mind.

That's right, she and Shen Huai were now just superior and subordinate; it couldn't be more than that.

What standing or qualification did she have to question where he was going? Or what he was talking about with Li Xinran? Tong Yue took a deep breath and patted her cheeks to pull herself together.

Right now, the most important thing was to handle the crisis PR at hand.

Otherwise, her Ryan Press Conference would be in jeopardy.

"You... actually dated the Young Master Shen? How come I didn't know about this."

Walking to the corner, Shen Huai turned around and looked at Li Xinran with a deep gaze, seemingly wanting to find some clues in her eyes.

"Hmph, don't you know who I dated in college?"

Li Xinran brushed her hair behind her ear dismissively: "If I said these photos were fake, would you believe me?"

Of course I know they are fake.

Shen Huai muttered to himself.

These photos were taken by his mother for him.

The original files were also with his mother.

Which meant that the original photos this "whistleblower" used to edit were taken from his mother.

But Shen Huai knew his mother, Yang Shuqin, very well.

Although she looked like she spent all day idling, doing nothing but buying houses or playing mahjong.

She had an absolute sense of the big picture when it came to major issues.

Otherwise, with Shen Zhiyuan's attitude, he wouldn't be able to hold onto his position as the richest man in China.

But it was precisely because he knew Yang Shuqin's character.

Instead, it made Shen Huai feel even more suspicious.

This whistleblower, or to be more precise, Lin Yeman, how exactly did she get her hands on the photos? "Looking at your expression, you seem very surprised."

Li Xinran looked at Shen Huai's solemn expression, thinking he was doubting what she said, and then shrugged helplessly: "To be honest, when I saw the photos, my first reaction was also shock."

"It's the truth, I don't even know any Young Master of the Shen Group; in all my years, I've only known one person with the surname Shen."

After speaking, Li Xinran swept a meaningful glance over Shen Huai.

"But don't worry, no one will misunderstand you."

"Just based on the shabby air about you, no one would ever connect you with the only son of the Shen Corporation."

"..." Shen Huai rolled his eyes.

Good news: his identity as the only son of the Shen Corporation had not been exposed.

Bad news: he had been thoroughly looked down upon.

Looking at Shen Huai's darkening face, Li Xinran continued to explain: "The person in that photo is indeed me, but the location where it was taken is completely different. I guess someone deliberately Photoshopped me together with the Young Master Shen."

"It's Lin Yeman," Shen Huai said in a deep voice.

"It could only be her," Li Xinran teased, "Besides her, who else would use such a sinister and vicious trick?"

Hearing this, Shen Huai chuckled: "You talk about your leader like that, aren't you afraid I'll report you?"

"Would you?" Li Xinran also curled her lips into a smile, "Besides, isn't she doing this to clean up the mess for you and me?"

Looking at Li Xinran's confident expression.

Shen Huai's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Li Xinran, do you know?"

"When a person tells a monstrous lie, they can only use even bigger lies to cover it up."

Shen Huai's eyes flashed with a certain glint, "Aren't you afraid that the real only son of the Shen Family will suddenly jump out and expose the lie told by you and Team Leader Lin?"

(End of this chapter)