Chapter 51 What? This is actually real?

“Hm?” Gu Xiaoqi looked at Li Chuan.

“How did your negotiation with the Fu Corporation go just now?”

Gu Xiaoqi suddenly understood, her expression indifferent as she replied, “Oh right, I forgot to mention it. I just went to see Fu Siyen, but he was a bit cold. And at that moment, I saw those people approach Yinyin, so I just left Fu Siyen to the side.”

Mu Yinyin: “...”

Li Chuan: “...”

Jiang Ling: “...”

For a moment, the car fell utterly silent. Gu Xiaoqi cleared her throat awkwardly and said, “Why are you all reacting the same way? I—well, I was worried Yinyin would get bullied, so I came over. I did say when I left that I’d visit him again!”

“Brilliant move,” Li Chuan remarked, those few words dripping with sarcasm anyone could catch.

Gu Xiaoqi snorted. “Well, I don’t care. No matter what, I can’t let those people scheme against our Yinyin. Each and every one of them deserves a lesson. I think I was already holding back a lot today! Yinyin, you were amazing today—I almost wanted to stand on my head just to support you!”

Mu Yinyin couldn’t help but chuckle. “I have no affection for any of them. Since things were torn apart from the start, I have no need to pretend. Their discomfort is exactly what I want.”

Gu Xiaoqi nodded in satisfaction. “Yes! That’s the best way!”

Li Chuan frowned slightly. “It’s a decisive approach, but won’t it make them all the more guarded against you? If you want to investigate what happened before...?”

“What happened before—even if I can’t find proof, I have other ways to make things difficult for them. So it doesn’t matter.” Cold amusement flickered in Mu Yinyin’s eyes. “I’ll keep looking for evidence. If I can use the law, so much the better. If not, they’ll pay back double.”

“Well said!” Gu Xiaoqi’s eyes were alight with excitement. “They should reap what they’ve sown!”

The car kept moving, with Jiang Ling remaining mostly silent. Gu Xiaoqi, on the other hand, kept chattering away, keeping the atmosphere lively.

There were four destinations for the car. Mu Yinyin’s was the nearest, so she was dropped off first. After bidding farewell to the others, she returned to her villa.

...

An hour later.

She stepped out of the bathroom and sat on the bed, her gaze cold.

Picking up her phone, she opened Weibo.

She thought, today’s events would surely be leaked—perhaps the He family themselves couldn’t help it. Right now, they needed to play the sympathy card so that, for the sake of so-called justice, she would be forced to back down from the scolding.

As expected.

The top trending topics were all about:

#Starlight Group targeting the Mu Corporation?#
#Starlight Group’s leader says anyone friendly with Mu Corporation will have their cooperation cut off?#
#Shocking! Starlight Group’s leader is actually a stunning young lady?#
...

One after another.

All of them concerned Starlight Group.

But the hottest topic wasn’t the identity of Starlight’s mysterious leader, but rather Mu Yinyin’s supposed targeting of Starlight.

Mu Yinyin raised an eyebrow. They were doing a decent job of spinning this.

She casually clicked on the first Weibo post.

—

[My worldview has been upended. Today I was lucky enough to attend the Lu Corporation’s banquet. No matter how small a role I play, my information is solid! Today, the leader of Starlight Group appeared out of nowhere—a very young woman, gorgeous and with a great figure. At first, I thought she was gentle, but a leader is always a leader! She immediately started targeting people...]

...

The rest of the post revealed Mu Yinyin’s identity and went on to disparage her at length.

The comment section was even livelier, with real users and hired trolls alike.

Before she could close Weibo, a message popped up on WeChat—from their little group chat.

Mu Yinyin opened it idly.

—Gu Xiaoqi: [Damn it! Someone’s slandering you on Weibo, I’m going to flame them!]
—Li Chuan: [Gu Xiaoqi!]
—Gu Xiaoqi: [/flustered]
—Gu Xiaoqi: [/wronged I’m just angry! How can they insult Yinyin? It’s just too much!]
—Jiang Ling: [Should I hack those posts?]

A faint smile played on Mu Yinyin’s lips. At times like this, they always stood behind her. Whenever this happened, Mu Yinyin wanted to chide her old self—she had such wonderful friends, yet she’d wasted her feelings on that dog Fu Siyen!

Stay clearheaded!

In the future, she must always remain clearheaded!

Never again let herself be deceived by such foolish love!

Taking a deep breath, she replied in the group chat.

—Mu Yinyin: [Don’t worry about it. Tomorrow I’ll make an official statement directly targeting the Mu Corporation.]
—Gu Xiaoqi: [Hahaha... you’re taking the initiative now!]
—Mu Yinyin: [Yes. Since they’ve chosen to be heartless, I can hardly be blamed for being ruthless.]
—Gu Xiaoqi: [So cool!!! I’m waiting for your announcement!]

They chatted for a bit longer before wishing each other goodnight. It was late, and with work the next day, rest was necessary.

But...

Late at night, Nan Shiqing couldn’t sleep at all. Lying in bed, she scrolled through Weibo.

The trending topics were unchanged, the heat only rising. Now, many people were attacking Starlight, accusing the group of lacking integrity.

Starlight Group had yet to give any official response, which left Nan Shiqing uneasy.

After all, Mu Yinyin had spoken so much at Old Madam Lu’s birthday banquet—she surely wouldn’t be afraid to respond on Weibo.

Was Mu Yinyin planning something bigger?

Nan Shiqing gripped her phone tightly, her face dark. And what she feared truly came to pass the next morning.

Just as work began, Starlight Group’s official Weibo released a statement.

Its wording was identical to what Mu Yinyin had expressed the day before.

This time, those who’d been attacking Starlight Group were left dumbfounded.

The comments under this post were even more surprising to many:

—xx: [Wait, what’s going on? Is this for real? I spent half the day yesterday criticizing Starlight, and I did believe that post, but now that Starlight has officially said they won’t cooperate with Mu Corporation, I’m confused. Is there some grudge we don’t know about?]
—xxx: [Starlight Group has genuinely been growing rapidly these past two years. Everything they do is steady and reliable. If Mu Corporation hadn’t done something truly outrageous, why would Starlight retaliate like this?]