Chapter 864: Chapter 864: Suppressing the Ji Family, His Majesty the Big Sponsor, Qingqing Makes a Move (2)

[Distance creates beauty. Always give the other person enough space.]

**

Overnight, the stock of the Ji Group continued to plummet, leaving the Ji family in turmoil.

“Dad, I think I should apologize,” Ji Qingwei said, her lips pressed together, her face pale. “If I don’t, the stock will keep dropping to an unmanageable level.”

“This is someone taking advantage of the situation; it has nothing to do with that actress. She doesn’t have that kind of influence yet,” Ji Longtai’s expression was dark. “You must not apologize. This isn’t your fault. I’ve already had the PR department draft an apology, taking the blame upon myself.”

Hearing this, Ji Qingwei sighed in relief. “Thank you, Dad.”

Her godfather had told her that reputation and fame greatly affect one’s luck.

“Focus on your exams,” Ji Longtai said. “You should easily outshine Lin Jihuan, right?”

The humiliation Lin Bojian had caused him yesterday was something Ji Longtai wouldn’t forget.

Lin Jihuan didn’t attend Great Xia University Affiliated Middle School but went to Northern State No. 1 Middle School instead, suggesting her grades weren’t impressive.

Ji Qingwei would easily surpass her.

“I don’t compare myself to others,” Ji Qingwei lowered her head. “I just strive to be the best I can be.”

Ji Longtai was pleased. “With such a mindset, how could you not succeed? Rest well and don’t worry about anything else.”

In the end, the Ji family couldn’t withstand the pressure and issued a public apology online.

The apology letter, however, did not mention Ji Qingwei. It stated that Ji Longtai, in a moment of confusion, saw Si Fuqing’s embroidery design and, due to Ji Qingwei’s poor health, had someone create a similar one.

Aside from this excuse, the apology was sincere, admitting to plagiarism.

Seconds later, Si Fuqing retweeted the post.

[@SiFuQingV: Read//@JiGroupV: Apology letter…]

[LOL, read! The Ji family can step down now.]

[Everyone knows, plagiarism is plagiarism. Removing Ji Qingwei from the blame doesn’t change anything. They’re just looking for a scapegoat.]

#JiGroupApologizesToSiFuqing

With Si Fuqing’s retweet, the topic quickly trended, and the Ji family couldn’t remove it from trending, no matter how many times they tried.

More netizens became aware of the situation.

[I strongly suspect Si Fuqing has a big sponsor! Don’t think she’s all pure and innocent. Without a big sponsor, could she be so dominant in the entertainment industry? The paparazzi these days are useless; they haven’t even uncovered her sponsor!]

[So what if she has a big sponsor? Who says the relationship can’t be purely financial? ‘Crossing the Demon Realm’ is on IFTV; do you know how much profit that brings?

She’s been in the industry for three years. Aside from poor skills in the first two years, what’s scandalous about her? She even cleaned up the industry a bit! I hope she and her sponsor continue strong. Without some backing, how would she deal with certain people? I’d love to see those who think highly of themselves hit a brick wall.]

[A pure relationship? You’re fooling yourselves, fans. Let me be blunt, no one in the industry is clean. Just wait, she’s only offended the Ji family now. Once she offends the Yu family or foreign powers, her sponsor will definitely abandon her!]

Sang Yanqing thought to herself.

It really was a purely financial relationship.

Even if her sponsor wanted more, her artist was only interested in money.

That was quite dedicated.

Another day of saving on PR expenses.

**

Whether the Ji family apologized or not didn’t matter much to Si Fuqing.

When the two embroidery pieces were displayed and seen by the guests, she felt she had reclaimed a lot of her luck.

As her luck returned, so did her strength.

In her current state, she was just a step away from becoming a Class A evolved being.

“Third senior sister, I’m in a good mood today. Let’s go out for a walk,” Si Fuqing stretched lazily. “Have you visited all the bars around here?”

“I don’t have time for that,” Yue Jian wiped her hands. “I’ve been busy dealing with some trash. I haven’t even had time to admire the bartenders’ abs.”

Si Fuqing narrowed her fox-like eyes. “What’s going on?”

“There are quite a few evolved beings around Glenn, and no one oversees them here,” Yue Jian frowned. “Many low-level evolved beings don’t actually have any powers, but they love to bully ordinary people for fun.”

Unlike the Great Xia Empire, which had the Supernatural Management Bureau to oversee the five states, other places didn’t have such strict regulations for evolved beings.

In the world of evolved beings, it was survival of the fittest, with killings happening everywhere.

The Evolved Beings Alliance and the three major evolved being families had rules: high-level evolved beings couldn’t harm ordinary people.

But those scattered evolved beings loved to flaunt their power in small places, proving their dominance.

“Yesterday, I encountered a few evolved beings bullying two ordinary people,” Yuejian rubbed her temples. “I took care of it, but the bar got scared and closed down.”

Si Fuqing nodded slightly. “Let’s go have a drink today then.”

Yuejian smiled at her.

Si Fuqing quickly raised her hand. “I won’t drink alcohol, just juice.”

“Let’s go,” Yuejian placed her hand on Si Fuqing’s shoulder. “We might run into a few senior or junior brothers and sisters for some fun.”

The two disguised themselves and headed to the bar street on the outskirts of Glenn.

It was already midnight, but the street was still bustling.

Si Fuqing bought a cup of juice and was about to enter the bar with Yuejian when they heard crying up ahead.

Ahead, several men were dragging two girls toward a dark alley.

A boy rushed at them but was kicked in the stomach by the leading middle-aged man, knocking him down.

Not stopping there, another middle-aged man stepped forward and started punching and kicking the boy, cursing, “I’m doing you a favor by playing with your girlfriend! Get lost, or you’ll lose your life.”

The girls screamed when they saw the boy being beaten. One tried to shout but was immediately slapped in the face.

The middle-aged man holding her sneered, “Be quiet and behave.”

“Here we go again,” Yuejian glanced over, her eyes growing cold. “A Level E evolved being without any abilities.”

Not all evolved beings had powers, and Level E was the lowest rank.

But even trained Level E evolved beings were more than a match for ordinary people.

Si Fuqing responded with a calm “Hmm” and stepped forward.

Both girls had red marks on their faces, indicating they had been slapped earlier.

No one around dared to intervene.

The middle-aged man chuckled, grabbing the girls to leave.

His arm was suddenly grabbed, preventing him from moving an inch.

The middle-aged man frowned, his voice cold, “Who’s looking for death?!”

He was having fun, and someone dared to interfere.

Si Fuqing didn’t move, her voice calm. “Let go.”

“Well, well, someone walked right into our trap,” the middle-aged man first froze, then laughed. “Not bad, good figure. I’ll take this one. You guys can have the other two.”

The last part was addressed to his companions.

Wandering around at night without any means of defense, they deserved to run into him.

He wouldn’t forgive himself if he didn’t enjoy this.

Another girl, already crying, made a weak plea, “Miss, you-you should run. They-they hit really hard. You can’t beat them, run…”

Ordinary people didn’t know about evolved beings, so the two girls just thought these middle-aged men were unusually strong.

Even the boys they were with couldn’t stand up to them.

How could a girl possibly be their match?

The girl just hoped no more victims would be hurt.

Si Fuqing’s eyes narrowed, hiding the ruthlessness in her gaze. She smiled, “Not letting go?”

Fine.