Chapter 228: Driven Mad (1)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Ah Mo very swiftly took it, looking puzzledly at Mu Yuchen.
“These are some details of your sis-in-law at the military academy. Because it’s been too long and some people intentionally erased some things, it’s clearly incomplete,” Mu Yuchen said. As he slowly sat down, he looked calmly at Ah Mo. “I need you to help me investigate the truth of your sis-in-law getting expelled from the military academy years ago. Before you’ve gotten all the necessary evidence, you must keep this matter a secret. However you want to do that, you can consider it yourself.”
Ah Mo listened, and then opened the doc.u.ment in hand. He took a good look before nodding. “Don’t worry, Master. I’ll personally attend to this.”
He seemed to have noticed that this matter was important, so Ah Mo dared not to be careless. From the information of the contents, it looked like things were not that simple. Otherwise, how could Xi Xiaye have been living alright after stabbing that person’s eye? Clearly, someone was suppressing this, and who that was, he could guess.
“When you investigate that man’s background, you might come across some unexpected findings,” Mu Yuchen suddenly warned.
“Yes, Master! Don’t worry, I’ll handle this well. Right, Master, as for Xi Xinyi’s matter, I’ve already…”
Mu Yuchen propped his head up with a hand and answered softly, “You handled this Xi Xinyi matter well. Riding on this wave, just settle her once and for all.”
Ah Mo thought about it, and then said, “Master, I’ve just received a call. Quite a few advertising companies have already canceled their contracts with Yueying just as we predicted. Even if Qi Kai and the Han Corporation try to save them at all costs, I’m afraid this won’t be an easy feat, so…”
“We’ll just leave this matter at that for now. This storm won’t subside so quickly. That’s enough from you.”
Mu Yuchen naturally understood what Ah Mo was implying. Previously, Xi Xinyi’s incident with the orphanage had yet to die down, and now such a horrible scandal had been exposed. It would not take long before she would be infamous within the entertainment industry. One or two scandals could be used to hype suspicion, but if numerous negative coverage with real evidence, he could only mercilessly tell her that she was probably done for in the show business this time around.
“Yes, Master!” Ah Mo answered and retreated.
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The situation was worse than they had imagined. Inside the Yueying Culture Media office, Yue Lingsi was extremely panicked and anxious as she kept explaining to the person on the phone.
“CEO Fu, listen to me! This time, the rumors aren’t real. Someone’s intentionally smearing Xinyi. CEO Fu, please don’t be misled by the slander. Those were all nonsense reported by the media… CEO Fu! CEO Fu! Listen to me, CEO Fu!”
Unfortunately, before Yue Lingsi could finish, the person on the other end had already heartlessly hung up.
Yue Lingsi felt restlessly defeated. She was about to anxiously call the person back, yet before she could, another call came in. She quickly picked it up and forced a smile on her face. “h.e.l.lo, CEO Fang…”
The person’s tone on the other end of the phone was extremely upset. He just said a few things and Yue Lingsi’s forced smile stiffened before she quickly explained, “CEO Fang, it’s not like that. They’re just smearing Xinyi on purpose. CEO Fang, our contract’s still…”
Another person hung up!
Yue Lingsi’s expression was unusually dispirited. Her entire body turned rigid as she slowly put the phone in her hand down and looked up at Xi Xinyi, who was sitting on the sofa looking absent-minded, nervous, and anxious.
At that moment, she was scrolling through Weibo.
“Mother, what can we do? What can we do? I…”
Xi Xinyi’s body trembled as she looked up at Yue Lingsi, her beautiful eyes filled with an alarm that could not be disguised. She was so anxious that she started to tear up. Fl.u.s.tered, she took the phone from the side and called Han Yifeng, yet on the other end, she still only heard the dead tone of Han Yifeng’s phone being switched off.
“Mother, it’s not like that. Someone’s intentionally smearing me, Mother. Tell them not to cancel the contract. Yifeng’s not picking up my calls either…”
Xi Xinyi choked on her sobs, she looked pale and weak as she clung onto Yue Lingsi’s arm. She could not help but cry aloud. Having worried for the whole night, now she just looked pitiful and dejected. The thin paper cuts on her beautiful face could still be seen and they looked slightly scary.
Yue Lingsi hugged Xi Xinyi gently. Just as worried, she patted her back and advised, “Xinyi, don’t be worried first. Yifeng might still be busy with something. What happened? Explain to me properly. Why would there suddenly be so many negative news about you? I don’t control what you usually do, but what happened? All these information and pictures…”
As Yue Lingsi said this, she frowned at Xi Xinyi. Reading all these detailed information, she started to feel concerned.
“Mother, all these aren’t true. Someone must be messing with me! Mother, you have to believe me!”
Xi Xinyi’s grip on Yue Lingsi arm suddenly tightened, as if she was holding onto a life-saving final straw.
Yue Lingsi looked at Xi Xinyi with mixed emotions. “Then, can you guess who it could be? Xinyi, I’m afraid your grandmother cannot bear it anymore. Previously, you’ve signed with a lot of companies and all of them are requesting to cancel contracts! I’ve already reminded you before that it’s a precarious time for you right now, but you didn’t listen to me, and now such a huge ruckus has been caused. The company doesn’t know how to handle those reporters!”
Yue Lingsi sighed heavily. She let go of Xi Xinyi and lifted the curtains to take a look. They were still being surrounded by a large group of reporters downstairs.
“I think you should prepare a bit. Pack up your bags and go abroad to lie low until things die down. Just treat it as a vacation. When this dies down, we’ll make other plans. This just can’t go on!”
“But, Mother, for this year’s Gold Star Awards, I…”
“Xinyi, I know that you’ve persisted this path because you want to reach the peak of your stardom, but you have to look at the circ.u.mstances. Right now, the companys’s in trouble because of your problem. Your grandmother’s already very unhappy. You should know that to her, nothing’s more important than Yueying. Even if the company puts in more effort, it would be hard for us to suppress all the negative coverage. We can only secretly investigate the truth. Wait until this dies down. The company will naturally use you again, so don’t worry. This company will be yours in the future!”
Yue Lingsi held up her forehead with a slight headache, appearing upset.
“Mother, I… I’m sorry. I was just…”
Xi Xinyi wanted to say something else when at this moment, the door was suddenly flung opened as the secretary entered.
“CEO Yue, the people from Glory World Corporation are here. They’re at the visitor’s lounge and they said there’s something they want to discuss with Miss Xinyi!”