Chapter 9

“What’s going on?!” Shi Wenfei lost control.

She got up abruptly and pushed the makeup artist away, slamming her into the wall without a care.

She then picked up her phone and called Zhou Yufan with trembling hands.

“Yufan...” Shi Wenfei sounded like she was about to cry.

“This issue is quite difficult. That man might have been bribed by Shi Ran, and the exposure of this incident hasn’t decreased. The technicians on Weibo can’t do anything either.” Zhou Yufan’s voice sounded a little tired.

Shi Wenfei gripped the arm of the sofa and asked uneasily, “Could it be the hacker from last night?”

“I looked up Ray. He’s the number one hacker in the world. He asks for more than eight million per mission so I suspect someone was just using his name.”

“Is it possible that it was Shi Ran?” Shi Wenfei’s heart skipped a beat.

“No way. If it was her, she’d have posted it online. She wouldn’t have gone to the trouble of dealing with us.”

“So... so what do we do now?”

Zhou Yufan pondered for a moment. “I’ve contacted Uncle Shi. Now, I can only use another matter to suppress the popularity. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of everything.”

“Yufan...” Touched, Shi Wenfei wiped the tears from her face. “Thank you.”

“Silly girl.”

After receiving Zhou Yufan’s reply, Shi Wenfei and her manager decided to wait for news on their phones.

“It’s here!” the manager said excitedly.

The netizens were still surfing. They were discussing the morning’s incident enthusiastically and they all had their own opinions.

Just as everyone thought that this matter was over, another video swept across the Internet.

It was a surveillance video with the Shi family’s house in the background at night.

The beginning of the video showed Shi Ran stepping on the security guard and then setting fire to the clothes at the door.

What followed was the scene of Shi Ran confronting the Shi family.

Mother Shi could be seen saying something before raising her hand angrily. In the end, she grabbed Mother Shi’s hand and flung her aside.

Finally, there was the scene of Father Shi angrily telling Shi to get lost.

The editing of the video was not obvious. After watching it, netizens called him an expert.

[She’s really lawless. Now we know why no one is on Shi Ran’s side!]

[How unfortunate to have raised such an ingrate.]

[To think I just changed my mind about her!]

[I’ve been doing post-production work for many years. It’s obvious that this video has been edited.]

[Stepping on people, setting fires, and hitting her foster mother! F*ck! What kind of person is she?]

[The person who said that Shi Ran was pitiful please come to take a look. Do you still think she’s pitiful?]

[Compared to this kind of person, Feifei’s recording was just some angry words. Besides, she wasn’t wrong to have said that.]

[I have a feeling that there will be more reversals. Shall wait quietly for Shi Ran’s explanation.]

[A crooked building. Why is there a pile of clothes in front of the Shi Residence?]

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was on the Internet, Shi Wenfei made a statement.

[Shi Wenfei]: I’m sorry. That recording was indeed my voice. I thought about stepping forward and admitting it, but it wasn’t something I could decide alone.

The recording had taken place backstage on yesterday’s talk show, when my sister and I were arguing. I had said those words in exasperation.

And I did not expect it to be recorded. The recording only captured a few lines and did not show what happened before and after.

As I do not have the full recording I cannot prove my innocence.

However, it’s true that those words on the recording did come from me, and as a public figure, I apologize.

Shi Wenfei’s fans also immediately began to comment.

[My heart aches for Feifei. What’s there to apologize for? It’s obvious that Shi Ran deliberately edited the recording!]

[The wicked will be punished by the wicked. Carry our Feifei away.]n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

[To make Feifei lose her composure, Shi Ran must have said something very overboard!]

“I suppose there’s no other way this time, is there?” the manager said worriedly.

“Only the Shi family has this surveillance video. Since she’s been kicked out of the Shi family, she won’t be able to get the footage,” Shi Wenfei said.

However, after everything that had happened today, she wasn’t too sure either.

With that in mind, she picked up her phone and dialed her father’s number.

“I’m really grateful to Dad for what happened. I don’t know why my sister picked on me like that. She wasn’t like this in the past.”

“It’s okay, Feifei. She is in the wrong this time. It’s a lesson for her.” Father Shi’s voice sounded gentler.

“Sister seems to have made a new friend. Yufan said that he asked the technicians on Weibo. They reported that there was a problem with the data and that someone was secretly manipulating it.”

“This really doesn’t seem like something she could do,” Father Shi said quietly.

“So was the interview last night. Yufan said that Sister must have met a friend with good computer skills.”

Shi Wenfei bit her lip and continued, “I don’t want to continue arguing with Sister like this, but I’m worried that if Sister gets the complete surveillance video, this will continue endlessly.”

“Dad, why don’t I just take responsibility for everything? After all, Sister has been taking care of you guys for so long. I...”

“Don’t talk nonsense,” Father Shi interrupted sharply. “You’re our biological daughter. It’s Shi Ran who has become more and more reckless over the years!”

“Don’t worry. I had the original footage formatted this morning. She won’t be able to get the full footage. Just focus on your work and don’t let your imagination run wild.”

Father Shi’s words gave Shi Wenfei’s confidence a booster shot.

Her call was actually meant to confirm whether the surveillance footage had been destroyed or not.

With this affirmative answer, she felt completely relieved.

“Anything from Shi Ran?” Shi Wenfei asked.

“No. She’s probably in her head and doesn’t know what to do.” The manager smiled smugly.

“The surveillance has been destroyed. What can she do?” Shi Wenfei returned to the makeup table, pleased.

The makeup artist immediately stepped forward in silence to apply makeup to Shi Wenfei.

“In the end, all this has done is add to your popularity.” The manager scrolled through the tablet.

Shi Wenfei’s eyes were closed. The makeup brush swept across her face as her lips curved into a smile.

“Director Guo is preparing for his new drama. I was worried that you wouldn’t be popular enough. Now that this matter has blown up, no one is now as popular as you.”

“Director Guo?” Shi Wenfei looked surprised.

One can call Director Guo a first-rate director in the industry.

So far, he had filmed a total of three period dramas, and almost every one of them had won great awards.

Back then, it is exactly because of his period drama that Movie Queen Wen became popular and won the Best Actress Award.

“I’ve read the script and it fits your image. Moreover, with the help of Shi Ran this time, I’m eighty percent confident you will do well.”

“Wonderful.” Shi Wenfei beamed.

She took out her phone. “Of course I have to thank my good sister for this opportunity.”

That b*tch Shi Ran!

‘I thought she would have improved by now.

In the end, she could only be an aide to me.

However, just as she turned on her phone, messages started popping up on her Weibo.

Netizens were frantically tagging her.

Instantly, she could sense something bad had happened.

At that moment, her manager received a call that destroyed her earlier confidence.

With a heavy face and gritted teeth, she asked. “How did Shiran get the complete surveillance video footage?”

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