Chapter 348: Wang Bingbing's Public Apology

"We are going to the hotel; Aunt Yixin has something urgent to talk to us about," Shi Youxuan explained to the child.

"Oh."

Although the little one agreed, she was clearly very disappointed.

She was listless and lacked energy the entire way, while Shi Youxuan cursed Wang Bingbing over and over in her heart.

This damn woman never does anything good.

Shi Youxuan secretly swore: Wang Bingbing, you just wait for me; once I've comforted my daughter, I'll turn back around to deal with you!

She could handle anything done to her, but slandering Shi Ran touched Shi Youxuan's reverse scale!

When Sheng Hanyu told her this morning that he would handle Wang Bingbing, Shi Youxuan hadn't taken it to heart at all.

Many years ago, he had also said: "Xuanxuan, don't worry, leave Jian Yixin's matter to me; I will resolve it."

As it turned out, the person who ended up being "resolved" was herself.

Break trust once, and you won't be trusted a hundred times.

Shi Youxuan could forgive Jian Yixin, and could even go from being a love rival to a best friend with Jian Yixin.

But it was very hard for her to forgive Sheng Hanyu; she still held a grudge about that matter from many years ago and simply couldn't forget it!

When the car arrived at the entrance of the Prince Hotel, wow!

The entrance was as bustling as a supermarket holding a promotion.

It was a sea of people, with heads bobbing everywhere.

The only difference from a supermarket was that the people gathered at the entrance weren't elderly people waiting to snap up goods, but reporters holding cameras and microphones.

Most of them were entertainment reporters.

"Look, that's Shi Youxuan's car." Someone shouted, and these people immediately became as excited as if they had been injected with adrenaline, swarming toward the front of Shi Youxuan's car!

Poor Shi Youxuan and her daughter had no idea what had happened, let alone that these people were here for them. Just as they intended to steer clear, they were surrounded by the reporters.

The cameramen aimed their lenses at the mother and daughter, and countless microphones were thrust in front of them: "Hello, Ms. Shi, may I ask if you intend to accept Ms. Wang Bingbing's apology?"

Shi Youxuan:...

"Ms. Shi, may I ask, you and Wang Bingbing usually mind your own business, yet she slandered you and your daughter like this; how much compensation do you intend to ask from her?"

Shi Youxuan:...

"Ms. Shi, as a mother, you are undoubtedly the greatest mother, but by easily forgiving someone who actively provoked you, aren't you afraid that Wang Bingbing will continue to use despicable tactics against you in the future?"

Shi Youxuan:...

Shi Ran asked in a low voice: "Mom, what is going on?"

She also wanted to know what was going on, but it wasn't appropriate to ask in front of these reporters.

Shi Youxuan discovered that although the reporters asked many questions, all of them were in her favor.

It seemed like they were doing it on purpose, deliberately crafting an image of her as a weak and kind person!

Since the reporters were taking the initiative to build momentum, Shi Youxuan would be a fool not to go with the flow.

But since she didn't know the specific situation yet, she couldn't say too much; the more one says, the more mistakes one makes.

Thus, Shi Youxuan kept a smile for all the questions, only using vague, ambiguous answers to brush them off.

And this only further solidified Shi Youxuan's image of being "tolerant" and kind.

The reporters were not stingy with their praise for her; every one of Shi Youxuan's answers was embellished and interpreted with good intentions before being posted online!

Shi Youxuan had no idea what had happened; it was as if the sky had suddenly changed, and the whole world had suddenly become friendly toward her, and without any conditions attached.

Although she didn't know why this was happening, such a thing definitely had to have something to do with Sheng Hanyu.

Shi Ran smiled with her eyes curved, sweeping away the gloom of the past few days, and happily said to her mother: "Mom, I blamed you wrongly; you are the hero in my heart."

Shi Youxuan said to her daughter: "Baby, you are Mom's pride."

The mother and daughter were just praising each other as usual, but the reporters made a big deal out of it and heaped even more praise upon them.

Surrounded by reporters, Shi Youxuan and her daughter moved forward slowly. Although she didn't know why things were like this, Sheng Hanyu had handled the matter quite beautifully this time.

Shi Youxuan praised him in her heart, but she praised him too early; even more beautiful things were yet to come!

After much difficulty reaching the entrance, Jian Yixin finally came to greet them with a smile: "Come with me."

After saying this, she pulled the big one and the little one inside, and those reporters who were fawning over them at the entrance did not follow them in.

It was much quieter inside than outside.

Shi Youxuan asked her: "What is going on?"

Jian Yixin led the mother and daughter to a room, closed the door, and said: "I'll explain the details to you when we go back."

She squatted in front of Shi Ran, and although she was still all smiles, she said to her very seriously: "Ranran, Auntie has something to tell you, do you want to hear it?"

"I want to hear it," the little girl replied.

Jian Yixin: "I am very sad to tell you that Wang Bingbing lied. Everything she told you before was fake, and now she is going to apologize to you."

Knowing that Wang Bingbing had lied to her, Shi Ran was not sad at all; she actually looked quite happy: "Really? If Sister Bingbing lied, then what Mom said is true, right?"

"Yes, what Mom said is the truth."

Jian Yixin kissed the child's little face: "We are going out now, and Wang Bingbing is going to apologize to you. You can forgive her, but you must believe that Mom is the person who loves you the most. Promise Auntie that no matter who speaks ill of Mom in the future, we won't believe them, okay?"

"Okay."

The little one was happy now, and even a bit impatient: "Auntie, let's go quickly."

Jian Yixin pulled Shi Ran as they walked out, looking back at Shi Youxuan and winking: "You don't need me to tell you what you should say, right?"

Shi Youxuan smiled so much that her eyes were mere slits: "I know, I know, don't worry."

Prince Hotel executive conference room.

The conference room had been set up as a temporary press conference, and Wang Bingbing sat in the main seat with an ugly expression on her face.

The press conference was prepared by Sheng Hanyu specifically for her; he did not agree to a private apology, insisting that Wang Bingbing admit her mistakes in front of the public and apologize to Shi Youxuan and her daughter.

Of course, she could refuse, as there is freedom of speech, but then the photos in the bag would be ready to be seen online!

Wang Bingbing began to tear them up subconsciously, tearing them one by one, wishing at that moment that her parents had given her more hands.

Sheng Hanyu was also very patient, watching her tear them up quietly.

Wang Bingbing was too terrified; she did not know how these things from the past had ended up in Sheng Hanyu's hands.

But she knew that these things absolutely could not appear on the internet; if that happened, there would truly be no possibility of a comeback for her acting career.

She started by just tearing the photos into shreds, but later she still felt uneasy, as shredded pieces could be pieced back together, so she started eating them, preparing to destroy the final evidence.

Sheng Hanyu and the bodyguards behind him watched her eat, and no one stopped her.

Just watching it gave them a headache.

There was such a thick stack of photos; how long would it take to eat them all?

Even if she ate until she was full, she wouldn't be able to finish them, would she?

"Ugh, ugh—"

Wang Bingbing couldn't take it anymore after eating only a few—she gave up completely!

And so, this press conference came to be.

Before coming, Lao Qi told her, "Miss Wang, please rest assured, there are only financial reporters at the press conference, no entertainment reporters, so the impact on you will not be very great."

Upon arriving at the venue, she saw that it was indeed so, but what she didn't know was—there were indeed no entertainment reporters inside the venue, but there were some at the main entrance!

Shi Youxuan brought her child to the venue; although Wang Bingbing's expression was poor, her attitude was very good.

She bowed respectfully to apologize to Shi Youxuan, following the script Sheng Hanyu gave her while adding a little polish of her own, which served as both an apology and a good cover-up for herself.

Then she asked Shi Youxuan, "Miss Shi, can you forgive me?"

"No," Shi Youxuan answered crisply and decisively.