Chapter 121: 121: It’s Really Haunted

The online public opinion was already in tumult.

“Fengcai Guild has been developing so well, I never expected the boss to be such scum. We must boycott the streamers from Fengcai Guild!”

“Right, a boss who has unspoken rules with female streamers, his guild should go out of business.”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“I heard the boss of Fengcai Guild is also the owner of Jiangdi Lao. I’m not going to Jiangdi Lao for hotpot anymore.”

“Really? Is that true?”

“Of course, it’s true. I checked the business registration, it’s the same person.”

“Damn, I can’t believe the boss of Jiangdi Lao is such scum!”

“He’s talented, managed to create Jiangdi Lao, but his morals are lacking—ultimately, he won’t go far.”

“Don’t talk nonsense, that video doesn’t prove anything; maybe he’s being slandered.”

“Slandered? How could it be slander? How could a female streamer dare to slander a boss unless her brain’s been pinched in a door? She must have been unable to endure the oppression to take this route. After all, doing so would also damage her own reputation.”

“Exactly, don’t try to make excuses for the boss of Fengcai Guild. Such a scummy boss must be brought down.”

“Humph, evil deeds will meet with evil ends. I hope other bosses don’t do similar things, or they will be exposed sooner or later.”

Online discussions were rampant, mostly one-sided, harshly criticizing Xu Yang.

It wasn’t hard to see someone was fanning the flames.

The occasional rational comments were quickly drowned out by the torrent of verbal abuse against Xu Yang.

It seemed that everyone had already convicted Xu Yang as a boss who had unspoken rules with female streamers.

…

In Cang County, the Xu Family.

Xu Yang sent the evidence he had collected to Xiao Dongsheng, instructing him to post it on the official website and to call the police.

“Done!” Xu Yang closed his laptop.

It had to be said, using hacker skills was exhilarating.

It solved the problem in no time at all.

With these hacker skills, anyone who dared to slander him was just asking for trouble.

Anyone who dared to use unfair means against him, to strike at his business, was also asking for trouble.

Zhao Yuxin and Xu Xiaoyu snapped back to reality.

Xu Xiaoyu said, “Brother, you were awesome just now, finding those recordings and videos so quickly. Only a hacker could do that, right? Are you a hacker?”

Xu Yang nodded, “Sort of.”

“When did you learn? You didn’t know before. And you said you got dizzy just looking at the codes,” said Xu Xiaoyu.

“The past is the past. I secretly learned it during college,” Xu Yang fibbed.

“Brother, you’re amazing. With skills like yours, you could have a million-dollar salary in a big tech company,” said Xu Xiaoyu.

“I don’t know, I just learned for fun. Is it that much?” Xu Yang feigned ignorance.

“Of course, big tech companies would definitely fight over a tech talent like you,” said Xu Xiaoyu.

“Whether there is or isn’t, it doesn’t matter. I’m not going to work in a big company,” Xu Yang said with a shrug.

“True that. You’re a boss now, making who knows how much each year. There’s no need for you to work in a big company,” Xu Xiaoyu nodded in agreement.

“Husband, I never heard you mention you knew hacker skills before. You didn’t reveal a thing—it’s quite a deep secret you’ve kept,” said Zhao Yuxin, slightly reproachful.

“Heh, I was just thinking of giving you a surprise,” Xu Yang said, taking Zhao Yuxin’s hand.

“Bleh! It’s almost time for the New Year’s Eve dinner, and you’re still feeding me dog food. I can’t stand it.”

Xu Xiaoyu exaggerated a retching sound and ran into the kitchen.

…

Xiao Dongsheng released a statement through the official account.

The gist was that Wang Ting’s actions were slanderous, orchestrated by someone else. The boss, Xu Yang, had entrusted the company’s attorney to take full charge of the matter, had collected relevant evidence, and had already reported it to the police.

Additionally, the posted recordings and videos confirmed that Wang Ting was instructed by Jia Sheng Guild’s hidden boss and the son of the owner of Kai Xuan Investments, Chen Guanglei, to slander Xu Yang.

Suddenly, public opinion was in an uproar.

“Fuck, I didn’t expect such a twist in the story.”

“I said it, how could the owner of Jiangdilao be such a person!”

“That’s not what you said before; you called the Jiangdilao owner scum and even said you’d beat him up if you saw him.”

“Did I say that? I don’t remember.”

“These female streamers, they’d really do anything for money, even stooping to slander, truly shameless.”

“No need to say, that female streamer is finished.”

“Finished and rightly so, no one would pity a person like that.”

“That Chen Guanglei is truly vile, looks like the Jia Sheng Guild isn’t much better either.”

“Yeah, I won’t watch any streamers from the Jia Sheng Guild again.”

“To the owner of Jiangdilao, we were blinded by others, we misunderstood you, I apologize to you, I’m sorry.”

“Me too, I’m sorry, I will watch more of your guild’s streamers from now on and support them with donations when I can.”

“I won’t donate to streamers, but I will go to Jiangdilao more to eat hotpot to show my apology!”

Public opinion flipped in an instant, in the face of ironclad evidence, those who stirred trouble did not dare to come forward again.

…

When Wang Ting saw the evidence and declaration posted by the Fengcai Guild, her vision darkened suddenly, she almost fainted.

She knew she was finished, no one could save her now.

Even if Chen Guanglei wanted to vigorously promote her, it wouldn’t work.

Moreover, she understood the nature of these people.

Now that she was no longer of any use, they definitely wouldn’t waste any more resources on her.

At that moment, she finally felt regret.

Regret for being swayed by Chen Guanglei’s seductive talk into framing Xu Yang.

If she had just switched jobs without causing this mess, she could have continued being a streamer with a good income.

Now, not only is her career as a streamer cut off, but she also might face detention.

Unless Chen Guanglei was willing to help her, with Chen Guanglei’s powerful connections, she might avoid detention.

So, she immediately dialed Chen Guanglei’s phone number.

“Young Master Chen, you have to help me, Fengcai Guild has reported this to the police, if you don’t help me, I’ll be detained,” Wang Ting was truly panicked.

She definitely couldn’t be a streamer anymore, but being detained would be even more serious, and it would greatly affect her chances of finding other work in the future.

“Don’t worry, I’ll help you, no need to fear detention,” Chen Guanglei’s face was ugly, but he wasn’t worried about the detention issue at all.

When he saw the public opinion reversal, he had already discussed the matter with his dad.

His dad told him not to worry, that he would handle it.

With his dad’s connections, a promise to handle things meant they would indeed be taken care of.

As for helping Wang Ting, it wasn’t just lip service.

He was doing it for show.

If he didn’t help Wang Ting, others would know that he didn’t support those who worked for him when trouble arose.

Then, no one would be willing to work for him in the future.

“Young Master Chen, thank you, thank you,” Wang Ting said gratefully.

“I’ll transfer the one million to you, but you can’t work as a streamer at the company anymore. I’m giving you your freedom, and I believe you understand that this is already the best outcome,” Chen Guanglei said.

“I know, thank you,” Wang Ting was surprised that Chen Guanglei was still giving her a million.

“Alright, let it be,” Chen Guanglei hung up the phone.

Putting down his phone, he gritted his teeth furiously, his face darkening again.

“How the hell did Xu Yang find those pieces of evidence, even the recordings of my calls with Wang Ting, and our meeting videos, it’s like seeing a ghost!”