Chapter 21

Lin Shanchu was driven back to the mountain villa in Qing Xi Bay.

After the bodyguards dragged her into the villa, they stood guard at the door.

They didn’t give her any chance to resist the whole time.

Her arms were in pain from being dragged.

She rested for a while before getting up to walk out.

Before she could take a step, she was stopped by the bodyguards.

“What do you mean by this?”

“Without President Lu’s orders, you can’t take a single step out of Lu Manor,” the bodyguard said expressionlessly.

Lin Shanchu’s expression changed slightly.

Lu Shiyuan wanted to imprison her.

In the original novel, there was indeed a plot where Lu Shiyuan imprisoned her.

However, that was in the later part of the novel. It was when she finally decided to leave Lu Shiyuan.

Lu Shiyuan sent someone to imprison her.

After her uncle found out about her encounter, he returned to the country to save her.

It was probably because her awakening had affected the plot, causing the plot of her imprisonment to be brought forward.

However, this time, she would not let her uncle return to this nation.

In the original book, her uncle died in Lu Shiyuan’s hands because he returned to the country to save her.

Having thought till this point, Lin Shanchu hurriedly ran into her room.

Fu Jue had shattered her phone at the Lu Corporation.

She didn’t have time to buy a new one, so she was unable to call her uncle.

She could only send him an email.

Lin Shanchu turned on the computer, but found out that the computer was not connected to the internet.

She tried a few times but couldn’t connect to the internet.

What was going on?

Lin Shanchu went out to look for the elderly butler.

“Grandpa Xu, why can’t I connect to the internet?”

The butler avoided her gaze. “There might be a problem somewhere. I’ll call someone to fix it tomorrow.”

Lin Shanchu looked at him for a moment and reached out to him. “Give me your phone.”

The butler hesitated for a moment, but still handed the phone to her.

Lin Shanchu realized that there was no signal on his phone.

“Did Lu Shiyuan block the internet signal at home? ” she asked.

“Yes.” The butler nodded.

Lin Shanchu bit the corner of her lower lip. Then, she revealed a disdainful smile.

Lu Shiyuan was afraid that she would go out and cause trouble, so he imprisoned her and refused to let her out of the house.

He was afraid that she would start a livestream and cause trouble, so he blocked Lu Manor’s internet signal.

In short, Lu Shiyuan was starting to be afraid of her.

As she thought of this, Lin Shanchu’s smile gradually spread.

In the end, it became a hearty laugh.

To think that there would come a day when Lu Shiyuan was afraid of her!

The butler frowned slightly and looked at her worriedly. “Ms. Lin…”

…

After sending Lin Shanchu back to the Lu family, Lu Shiyuan stayed in the company and waited for the results of the public relations department.

Fu Jue was an artist that the company had been promoting for the past two years.

He had invested a lot of money in the early stages. Now was the time to make profits off him.

He had to find a way to salvage the situation.

“President Lu.”

Zhou Yan pushed the door and entered.

“How is it?” Lu Shiyuan asked him.

Zhou Yan replied, “Fu Jue’s trending topic can’t be suppressed.”

“Increase the price!” Lu Shiyuan’s eyes were sharp.

Zhou Yan was silent for a moment. “It has already been raised to five million dollars.”

“Everyone’s useless!” Lu Shiyuan sneered.

Usually, it would only cost a few hundred thousand to a million dollars to suppress a hot topic.

Now that it had been raised to five million, it still couldn’t be lowered at all.

Despite being scolded, Zhou Yan still looked calm. “President Lu, I suspect that someone is trying to make the topic even more viral.”

Under normal circumstances, after spending so much money, it was impossible for him to not be able to suppress the topic.

Moreover, with Lu Shiyuan’s status, most people didn’t dare to offend him and would give him face.

When Lu Shiyuan heard this, he fell into deep thought.

The Lu Corporation was the biggest company in the entertainment industry.

Where did the rival come from?

Who would dare to go against him?

…

“Xunzhou, Fu Jue’s topic has reached the top of the trending list! My money wasn’t spent in vain!”

Nan Mu pushed the door open excitedly and entered with his phone in hand.

Huo Xunzhou sat in front of his computer. He didn’t respond at all.

Nan Mu walked over and saw Huo Xunzhou looking at the trending list..

“You’ve seen it!”

Nan Mu rubbed his hands together, then jumped onto the desk and sat down. “This matter has blown up so much. Let’s see how Lu Shiyuan’s company will handle the public relations of this matter!”

Huo Xunzhou’s brows were still tightly knitted together. No one knew what he was thinking.

“What’s wrong?” Nan Mu tilted his head and looked at him.

Huo Xunzhou turned around and saw him sitting on his desk. He just stared at him coldly afterward.

Nan Mu chuckled and immediately jumped off the table. He pulled over the chair across from him and sat down.

He said in a gossipy tone, “I even suspect that Lin Shanchu did it on purpose. I heard that when she was streaming, she could hear the sounds before entering the stairwell. She could have just not gone in. Lu Shiyuan has invested tens of millions in Fu Jue. Now is a good time to make money. Lu Shiyuan has suffered a huge loss after this incident.

“Lin Shanchu’s recent actions seem to be targeted at Lu Shiyuan. Do you think she’s really crazy?”

Huo Xunzhou looked at him expressionlessly. “You’re the one who’s crazy.”

Nan Mu was silent for a moment. Then, he started speaking seriously. “Actually, I think you’re quite problematic yourself lately.”

“Keep talking,” Huo Xunzhou said.

His expression was cold.

It was so cold that even Nan Mu felt a little cold.

Nan Mu silently moved his chair backward.

Thinking that he had retreated to a safe distance, he started talking carefully.

“You treat Lin Shanchu very differently. You’re always speaking up for her and paying special attention to her situation.”

Huo Xunzhou was silent for a moment. His tone was still emotionless when he replied, “She is the daughter of my teacher.”

“Oh.”It was clear that Nan Mu didn’t believe Huo Xunzhou.

There were countless good-looking women in the entertainment industry.

Nan Mu had been his manager for seven years. He had never seen Huo Xunzhou look at a woman outside of filming.

He had no emotions and desires to the point that he didn’t resemble an actual man at all.

Nan Mu once thought that something was wrong with either Huo Xunzhou’s mental or physical condition. That was why he had no interest in women.

Of course, he only dared to have internal suspicions. He did not dare to say it to Huo Xunzhou face to face.

At the age of twenty-six, Huo Xunzhou finally spared a woman a few glances.

The relief Nan Mu felt was akin to a father’s.

This woman may have a fiancé, but that wasn’t important.

Huo Xunzhou made him a top manager even though he was so useless, so a woman with a fiancé was definitely easy to court.

…

Nan Mu kept boosting the popularity of Fu Jue’s topic.

Meanwhile, Lu Shiyuan kept spending money to suppress it.

The platform was making a lot of money.

Lu Shiyuan’s money went down the drain.

The topic went extremely viral, meaning Nan Mu had achieved his goal.

Lu Shiyuan was the loser of this situation.

Zhou Yan came in to report the situation to Lu Shiyuan.

“President Lu.”

Lu Shiyuan sat in front of the computer with a grim expression.

Just by looking at his expression, Zhou Yan guessed that he already knew that Fu Jue’s topic had gone viral.

“The public relations department is preparing to start the second plan. They’ll release an apology statement and try to recover some losses.”

“Have you found out who’s boosting the popularity of Fu Jue’s topic?”

Lu Shiyuan’s voice was filled with suppressed anger.

Zhou Yan answered, “I’ve investigated a few companies that have a competitive relationship with us. This matter has nothing to do with them.”

Lu Shiyuan didn’t say anything. He was deep in thought, his gaze cold.

Zhou Yan stood on the spot while waiting for his instructions.

After a while, Lu Shiyuan ordered, “Investigate Huo Xunzhou.”

Puzzled, Zhou Yan just replied respectfully, “”Yes, sir.”