Chapter 343: Just Here to Stir Up Trouble

"That is rumor-mongering, slander; it is something that never happened at all." Wang Bingbing was so angry her liver ached.

Shi Youxuan smiled slightly: "Since I am rumor-mongering, why don't you just have your Lüshi sue me? Why the need for a private chat? There is absolutely no necessity for that."

Uh...

If it weren't for the entertainment reporters following her, how would she have swallowed her pride?

It was all to avoid blowing the matter out of proportion.

But Shi Youxuan had come specifically to stir up trouble; it was impossible for her to follow Wang Bingbing's script.

Shi Youxuan was extremely arrogant: "Move aside, what is the meaning of you blocking the front of my car? Are you planning to stage a scam?"

"Whoosh—"

The crowd broke into an uproar, laughing as one.

Wang Bingbing's face flushed to the color of a pig's liver, but she still blocked the front of Shi Youxuan's car.

Now she no longer demanded a private chat, but instead adopted a tough stance, demanding that Shi Youxuan apologize to her, and also declared that while the photo was real, it didn't prove anything.

Wang Bingbing admitted the photo was real, but she claimed Shi Youxuan was impersonating her fan, and that the little girl who took the photo with her also claimed to be a fan.

She had many things to do every day, and it was normal to encounter fans for photos; she couldn't possibly remember every single fan, could she?

Now this woman was spouting nonsense just based on a single photo; it was truly too much!

Her explanation quickly turned the situation around, and different voices began to emerge among the onlookers.

"Bingbing makes sense. When a person is popular, there are many controversies. Who knows where this woman suddenly popped out from? It's possible she's just jealous of her."

"Mm, I think so too. Maybe she was sent by the originally scheduled lead actress..."

"Exactly, this woman is quite pretty; she's probably some bottom-tier actress who's gone crazy trying to get famous. She'll come up with any rotten idea!"

Shi Youxuan would not be defeated by her few words; she still had a trump card she hadn't used yet.

She took a large stack of papers out of her bag and tossed them casually—they scattered everywhere immediately!

On the papers were the chat logs that Wang Bingbing had asked Shi Ran to delete, but they had been edited.

The edited chat logs were all about Wang Bingbing cozying up to Shi Ran, saying things like how she liked her the moment she saw her and even wanted to adopt her as a goddaughter!

Originally, if these words were in the complete chat logs, they wouldn't mean much, but being edited like this, coupled with the groundwork Shi Youxuan had laid earlier, it perfectly confirmed that Wang Bingbing was lying!

The crowd immediately erupted, and those few people who had been speaking up for Wang Bingbing immediately shut their mouths.

The entertainment reporters no longer hesitated and immediately edited the content to upload.

A big exclusive news story; it had a cause and effect, it was reasoned and evidenced, and Wang Bingbing was left with no way to argue!

Between the urgency and the anger, her eyes rolled back—she fainted!

The onlookers didn't think she had actually fainted; they thought it was a delaying tactic she used on purpose because she couldn't save face.

At this moment, the Security Guard who went to report the news arrived with people from the production crew. Everyone's attention was on Wang Bingbing, and Shi Youxuan took the opportunity to leave.

"I'm back!"

Shi Youxuan carried full bags in both hands, filled with delicious snacks.

A complete victory; it needed to be celebrated!

Jian Yixin and Shi Ran were putting together toys in the living room. Seeing her return, Jian Yixin went up to her and lowered her voice: "Tell me, what bad things did you go do just now?"

Shi Youxuan glared at her: "I went out shopping, what bad things could I do? I let you watch the child for a while, and you spread rumors about me. Don't come over anymore... I won't accompany you to the photo studio this afternoon either!"

Jian Yixin was about to become a bride; with work and wedding preparations, everything was a tangled mess, and she wished she had three heads and six arms to multitask.

She was already very busy, and on top of that, she had been temporarily roped in by Shi Youxuan to watch the child.

As it turned out, not only was this woman ungrateful, she even turned the tables and blamed her!

Jian Yixin endured it.

Who told her she owed her?

"Look, come here, look for yourself." Jian Yixin handed her phone in front of her.

Whoa—

In just this short amount of time, the internet was already flooded with news about Wang Bingbing having an "illegitimate daughter."

"Hehe, these people are so efficient. In just this short while, it's already spread across the whole internet?"

Shi Youxuan took a box of potato chips out of the two big bags, curled up on the sofa, eating while watching, and even laughed foolishly: "Hehe, it's written so well. No wonder people say everyone has their own specialty; it really is written well."

"Hehehehehe, this is too ridiculous, right? I didn't say this part..." She commented while reading!

Jian Yixin leaned over and took her phone back.

"Hey, don't take it away? Go cook, I'm hungry." Shi Youxuan said it as a matter of course: "There are ready-made ingredients in the fridge. The braised pork made last time was delicious, make it again."

Jian Yixin didn't move, hands on her hips, glaring at her: "Shi Youxuan, I warn you, don't go too far."

"What did I do?" She looked blank, appearing especially innocent.

"What did you do?"

Jian Yixin pointed at her with her finger: "You still have the nerve to ask me what you did? I'm not your family's servant. Shi Youxuan, what right do you have to order me to do this and that?"

"I thought you were willing to do it."

"Pah!"

These words were too infuriating; who would be willing to do the work of serving others?

Jian Yixin was, at any rate, a person in charge of a group company now, yet she was being ordered around by Shi Youxuan. The deep guilt she had originally felt was gradually being worn away and disappearing.

"Hmph! If you want to eat braised pork, go make it yourself. From now on, I'll only make it if my goddaughter says she wants to eat braised pork. If you want to eat, I won't care..."

She became more indignant as she spoke: "Look at you now, you don't care about company matters at all, you can't do a single bit of housework, and when you're idle you go out and stir up trouble. Starting tomorrow—no, starting today—I have to arrange some work for you. I can't let you be idle; when you're idle, you look for trouble!"

Shi Youxuan wasn't annoyed after being lectured; she curled up on the sofa hugging a pillow, smiling and saying: "Isn't this better? The matter passed so many years ago, so let it pass. Don't look at me as if you owe me a huge debt every time you see me. Even if you did, after you saved Ranran and took care of her for so many days, we're even."

Jian Yixin:...

Only then did she realize that Shi Youxuan had been doing this on purpose all these days.

Because of what happened many years ago, Jian Yixin had always felt guilty toward Shi Youxuan; as time passed, this guilt had become a scar on her heart that could not be easily removed.

Yet Shi Youxuan had already let it go, and even used such a method to help her let go as well.

Moved to tears, she grabbed Shi Youxuan in a hug: "Thank you."

Actually, Jian Yixin wanted to say much more, but a thousand words welled up in her throat, and for a moment, she did not know which one to say first.

"Let go of me; if you want to thank me, go make me some braised pork." Shi Youxuan pushed her away, as she was not very used to two women hugging each other.

"Fine, I'll make it for you."

The reason Jian Yixin agreed to make it this time was because of the tone Shi Youxuan had used.

This was a conversation between equals, not the condescending and arrogant tone from just a moment ago!

She was just about to head to the kitchen when she was stopped: "What are you doing? Come on, let's have a big meal at noon; my treat, to celebrate my first victory."

If Shi Youxuan hadn't mentioned it, Jian Yixin would have forgotten about what just happened; reminded by her, she recalled: "Right, you still haven't told me, what was that about just now?"

She was curious, incredibly curious.

Shi Youxuan and Wang Bingbing.

They were two people who had absolutely nothing to do with each other, so why did Shi Youxuan go to cause trouble for Wang Bingbing?