Chapter 56: Looking Everywhere for a Scapegoat

Sending her away won't work, and letting her stay is even worse; I was soft-hearted at the time, and now I've actually brought such huge trouble upon myself.

Jian Yining didn't know what to do either, so Yingzi patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Don't be anxious, I'll go over and talk to her to see what exactly she wants."

"Can you handle it?" Jian Yining was half-doubting.

"Whether I can or not, I have to try to find out."

Shi Youxuan walked upstairs with a swagger; she originally didn't want to come, just fearing she would be recognized by Shi Yuke.

Now it's great, she even has to "negotiate" at close range.

However, she was confident in persuading Shi Yuke; the two had fought from childhood to adulthood, and every time it seemed on the surface that Shi Yuke took advantage, but in reality, the one who suffered was her.

Yingzi pushed the door open and went in, told the servants to leave, then pulled over a chair, straddled it with a bold and unconstrained posture with the back of the chair facing forward, her two long legs swinging back and forth restlessly.

Not good-looking, tacky dressing style, old and ugly, and not paying attention to her image—Shi Yuke looked down on Yingzi from the bottom of her heart.

"What are you here for?"

Shi Yuke's attitude was arrogant, but Yingzi didn't care at all and said: "I've come to see what the thickest-skinned woman in the world looks like; she runs to a man's house without a word and calls herself his girlfriend, and when he doesn't agree, she makes a scene threatening to die—it's truly hilarious..."

Even though what Yingzi said was the truth, Shi Yuke still found it particularly grating.

She didn't feel anything when she did it herself, but she couldn't accept it when someone else said it.

Shi Yuke immediately sank her face: "Get out."

"Why should I?"

Yingzi wasn't annoyed at all and continued: "This isn't your house, so I'll just leave because you tell me to? Besides, what if I go out and talk nonsense? Are you at ease with that?"

"Whatever." Shi Yuke wasn't afraid at all, and there was even a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

Yingzi suddenly changed the subject: "Your father and mother are downstairs discussing having your father come to pick you up; I came up to ask for your opinion. If you have no objections, we'll make the call."

The color on Shi Yuke's face changed: "No, don't let my dad come. We can solve this matter ourselves; there's no need for the elders to step in."

Yingzi thought to herself: There's a way!

Shi Yucheng did not dote on his daughter; all of Shi Yuke's bad habits were inherited from Jiang Yadan. If Shi Yucheng found out that his eldest daughter had run to the Jian Family to impersonate Jian Yining's girlfriend, and that she was making a scene threatening to die when the other party didn't agree—she would likely be in for it.

Yingzi nodded calmly, then took paper and a pen, preparing to record with a businesslike air: "Speak, what conditions do you need to end this?"

She bit her lip and said nothing, so Yingzi waited patiently.

Shi Yuke finally spoke: "Make Jian Yining prove that the woman on the internet isn't me, and I guarantee I won't pester him here anymore."

"On the internet?"

Shi Yuke nodded, but said nothing else.

Yingzi took out her phone and went online to look—good heavens, so that's how it is!

A short video was circulating everywhere online, in which a woman wearing a tight, fiery red short skirt was striking various alluring poses on the street, acting coquettishly.

But her appearance couldn't be seen clearly; the woman wore a golden half-mask on her face, wore heavy makeup, and had flaming red lips, full of temptation, making men's blood boil as they watched...

Although the woman was wearing a half-mask, some people still guessed it was Jiangzhou's number one beauty, Shi Yuke!

But a large portion of people disagreed, so they started arguing online; the argument grew more intense, and it had now escalated to the point of wanting to human-flesh search Shi Yuke's movement trajectory!

Shi Youxuan was watching with great interest, but her phone was suddenly slapped away by Shi Yuke: "Alright, stop watching, are you ever going to finish?"

"You go and tell Jian Xiansheng to issue a statement saying that I was with him the entire day yesterday."

She was anxious; when she discovered the video online, she felt as if the sky had collapsed. Shi Yuke knew this was Sheng Hanyu's revenge on her, so she called him to beg, wanting to say some soft words to make him let her off.

But Sheng Hanyu had his phone turned off, and when she ran to the Villa, she was driven away by bodyguards before she could even enter the door!

She also went to find Sheng Yukai, but that detestable man was extremely interested in the video and even invited her to the best Presidential Suite at the Prince Hotel.

That man Sheng Yukai couldn't be relied upon; he just wanted to take advantage of her. Shi Yuke wasn't stupid and wouldn't throw herself at him at this time, wasting time and emotion, which was why she had run to Jian Yining's house early in the morning.

Shi Youxuan: "Why? Why should he be the scapegoat for you?"

Shi Yuke: "I have evidence in my hands that he took me to open a room yesterday. As long as he stands up and says a word to prove my innocence, I will leave immediately. If he isn't willing, then I'm sorry, I can only take out the evidence myself to prove my own innocence."

"Let me see the evidence."

She had been prepared for a long time; she had developed over a hundred photos she had taken casually yesterday, and she took out a stack and handed it to Yingzi: "Look for yourself, the name for the room is Jian Xiansheng, and I stayed there for a night; he can't deny it."

He really couldn't deny it; the fact that Shi Yuke could casually take out a stack meant she had even more.

If this kind of "evidence" were to fly everywhere, her "innocence" might be regained, but Jian Yining would never be able to wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

Yingzi put the photos aside: "I have a way to eliminate the influence online, but you must guarantee that you will no longer pester Jian Yining in the future."

"Just you?"

Shi Yuke looked Yingzi up and down, her gaze full of disdain and distrust.

"If you don't believe me, then forget it, go ahead and post your evidence."

Yingzi stood up and walked to the door, then added another sentence: "Don't think that only you have evidence; Jian Yining was with me all last night. If you post yours, I'll post mine, and we'll see who the netizens believe."

"You come back."

Shi Yuke agreed.

Under Yingzi's requirement, she wrote a Guarantee Letter and pressed her fingerprint on it.

Yingzi dialed Sheng Hanyu's number in front of Shi Yuke: "President Sheng, this is Yingzi, do me a favor and take down the video online."

"Why should I?"

Indeed, why should he?

Yingzi didn't waste words: "I'll give up one percent of the profit."

Sheng Hanyu: "I'm not short of that bit of money."

"Five percent."

"I said, I'm not short of that bit of money."

Yingzi: "Ten percent, I can't go any higher." Her heart was bleeding.

"Fine."

He agreed.

She had only just gotten her hands on ten percent of the shares, and before they were even warm, she had to hand them back, along with an Apartment for nothing; who had she offended to deserve this?

One minute later.

All the videos about Shi Yuke on the internet appeared in an overwhelming flood, only to disappear just as inexplicably!

The related comments were also all deleted; the speed was staggering.

"Alright, you can go now, the matter is resolved."

Yingzi had resolved the online videos for Shi Yuke, but not only did she not offer a single word of thanks, she was also extremely resentful and angry.

She said sourly, "Not bad, I didn't realize your taste in clothes was so poor, but you certainly have a way with men; don't bite off more than you can chew, be careful not to choke."

A woman like Shi Yuke, who only cared about appearances, would never be able to understand that there is a kind of ability called being evenly matched!

Only by being evenly matched does one have the right to equal dialogue, and only then can trouble be resolved quickly and effectively.

She could not understand it, and Yingzi would not explain it to her; Yingzi didn't even want to say any extra words to her.

The Jian Family was still waiting for news downstairs, so Yingzi turned and went downstairs.

Fearing that she would go down to claim credit, Shi Yuke hurriedly followed.

Yingzi said lightly, "It's all settled, Miss Shi is going back now, I'll see her out."

She wanted to leave together with Shi Yuke, but Shi Yuke did not think so.

She bowed and apologized to the Jian Family parents very politely, and even said some high-sounding words.

Things like "I've caused you two elders trouble" and "I was young and ignorant, please don't hold it against me"—even with things having reached this point, she was still trying to build up favor.

Yingzi did not rush her, standing quietly to the side to watch her performance.