Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Mr. MO nodded and admitted, âIâm relieved; I was a little worried before, when
Shi Nian said he was married. I was afraid heâd end up with a bad match! Now, I can rest assured. Yun Nan would definitely make a fine wife!â
âMr. MO, people would generally worry about women being the weaker party in a relationship rather than the men.â
Mr. MO chuckled. âJust look at Shi Nianâs expression. Heâs clearly the one clinging to Yun Nan, so thereâs nothing wrong with what Iâve just said!â
Shi Nian put an arm around Shi Xiu and introduced her, âThis is my little sister, Shi Xiu. Sheâs my biological sister! We have the same parents and all that! Sheâs the baby of our family and has never left the sight of our family. She has at least two visible and four invisible bodyguards whenever she goes out. Itâs impossible for her to skip school even if she wants to.â
âHey, whatâs-his-name! Where did you get the idea my sister eloped, took drugs, and had an abortion? Did you come up with it yourself, or did someone else make you say that? Oh, right, you mentioned it before. Someone told you to say those things! Come, you have to give me an explanation today. Otherwise, not only you, but your entire companyâincluding your media outletâwill be going down with you.â Shi Nian uttered those alarming words in the calmest tone.
Cold sweat trickled down Wang Weiâs neck. His colleague couldnât wait any longer and spoke up. âChairman Shi, this truly is a misunderstanding. Itâs honestly a misunderstanding.â
Shi Nian remarked, âThe word âmisunderstandingâ seems paltry. Wang Wei, Iâm still waiting for that explanation. You canât avoid this. Say something; Iâll give you guys three minutes to make up a lie, and if Iâm satisfied with your explanation, Iâll let you guys go. If Iâm not satisfied⦠then you better pray to your ancestors.â
Wang Weiâs colleague tugged at him, signaling him to hurry up and spit out whatever he planned to say. Wang Wei straightened his back, still stubbornly insisting, âI didnât come up with the news. Someone leaked the news to us but they didnât mention Miss Shi. They said the news was about the lead actress of â4:30 P.M.â! Who wouldâve thought that the lead actress of this movie was Miss Shi?!â
âOh? Sounds like itâs my sisterâs fault youâre in this mess! If she didnât act in this movie⦠if she wasnât the female lead, this wouldnât have happened, right?â Shi Nian inquired.
âYeah,â Wang Wei answered honestly.
His colleague nearly went on their knees as they pleaded, âChairman Shi, you heard what Wang Wei said before. You understand, donât you? Wang Wei was deceived. He truly didnât mean to spread rumors about Miss Shiââ
Shi Nian didnât even bother looking at Wang Weiâs colleague. He only stared at
Wang Wei as he ordered, âShut up! Nobody asked for your opinion. Let Wang Wei give his own answers!â
Wang Wei raised his hand to wipe away the sweat on his forehead. It seemed there was no escape for him today. As his colleague glared furiously at him, he finally bowed his defiant head and stated, âSomeone did ask me to say this. They really did ask me to do so, but I didnât expect the lead actress of this movie to beâ¦â
No one was surprised by his words. Someone was deliberately slinging mud at â4:30 P.M.â, but that mud was now thrown at the wrong person and caused trouble.
âThey must have paid you quite a sum for you to be so tight-lipped about them! How about this; so long as you tell me who made you do all this, however much theyâre paying you, Iâll double it,â Shi Nian calmly offered.
âN-no need. I-I canât take your money,â Wang Wei hurriedly refused.
âOh? Does that mean you donât intend to tell me whoâs behind all this?â Shi Nian asked slowly.
Wang Wei lowered his head and uttered, âNo, thatâs not what I meant⦠Itâs Ding Pei from Yun Corporation.â
These were overwhelming circumstances he found himself in; at this moment, Shi Nian was a hurdle he couldnât overcome no matter what. He could take Ding Peiâs moneyâcould ask Ding Pei for double the amountâbut Shi Nian would ensure he wouldnât be able to spend a single cent of that money. Shi Nian could even wipe out their companyâin that case, he also wouldnât be able to take a single cent. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Shi Nianâs smile faded slightly when he received his answer. âAlright, noted.â
Wang Weiâs colleague was very perceptive and quickly added, âChairman Shi, we were deceived by them. We definitely didnât mean to offend Miss Shi.
Please, sir, have mercyââ
However, Shi Nian acted as if he didnât hear anything. He turned to look at the emcee standing at the corner of the stage and asked, âSorry, I seem to have disrupted your show. Whatâs next on the program?â
The emcee was quick on the uptake. She swiftly walked over and smilingly stated, âNo, not at all! Weâre honored to have Chairman Shi interact with us and even disclose such explosive news. We would all like to know more. Isnât that right, everybody?â
âYeah!â the crowd replied. Of course, they wanted to hear more! This was news that Shi Nian was tacitly allowing them to publicize! The eyes of the entertainment reporters lit up in anticipation.
The emcee smiled as they asked, âChairman Shi, when did you get together with Director Yun? You two hid your relationship so well; there wasnât any news about it in or outside your social circles..â