Chapter 193: Live Broadcast Apology
Although the live broadcast hadn't started yet, there were already more than 20,000 people waiting in the live broadcast room. According to this situation, when the live broadcast started, the number of people would definitely increase exponentially. It would be very easy for the audience to reach more than 100,000 people.
Su Yan asked Xiao Xiao to set up her phone. Then, she took a hot bath while enjoying the bath. She would even take a sip of red wine from time to time.
Twenty minutes passed in the blink of an eye. When the number of people in the live broadcast room had exceeded 100,000, the live broadcast finally began. Su Yan slapped the mask on her face hard. After doing all this, she exited the live broadcast room.
She took the phone from Xiao Xiao's hand, then sent a message to Zhao Lili. "Miss Zhao, although the live broadcast has begun, there is something I have to clarify. The apology I requested has nothing to do with you jumping into the sea. Instead, it is about what happened on New Year's Day at your temple. I need you to tell everyone the truth and apologize to me sincerely. If you can't do it, you know what the consequences will be."
In the Zhao family's villa, Zhao Lili had just adjusted the lighting and camera angle when she received a message from Su Yan. When she saw the content of the message, her expression immediately turned ugly.
She raised her head and glanced at the live broadcast room. Before she had even started speaking, the number of people in the live broadcast room had already exceeded one million. In front of a million people, Su Yan wanted her to admit that she had pushed Su Yan on purpose, and then framed Su Yan for breaking the fake Hollow Rotating Heart Vase in her house?
Thinking of this, Zhao Lili had an impulse. She wanted to immediately turn off the live stream, smash the computer, and throw it into the trash can. Su Yan had gone too far.
However, she could only think about this inside, because Zhao Yuanshan was sitting at the side with a serious look on his face and supervising her. If she dared to be disobedient, she would be beaten up immediately in front of millions of netizens. She couldn't afford to suffer that sort of humiliation!
After sending a message to Zhao Lili, Su Yan returned to the live broadcast room and handed her phone back to Xiao Xiao. Then, she brought Xiao Xiao to the first floor. She had already washed up. Now, she needed to replenish her body with some water and sugar. She might as well eat some fresh tropical fruits. Every three days, she would receive a piece of fruit that was flown in from a tropical country. She would enjoy the sweetness that ordinary people couldn't enjoy in winter.
After making all the preparations, Zhao Lili looked at the camera and sat up straight without smiling. On the public screen of the live broadcast room, people began to comment, "Everyone, don't forget to record and screenshot. It's rare to see something like this."
Zhao Lili pretended not to see the comments on the screen. Instead, she looked at herself on the screen and said, "Hi, everyone. Sorry to have kept you waiting. My name is Zhao Lili. The main purpose of this live broadcast tonight is to publicly apologize to Miss Su Yan. I want to apologize for framing Miss Su Yan for breaking my Hollow Rotating Heart Vase on New Year's Day. Strictly speaking, I was the one who broke the Hollow Rotating Heart Vase. I didn't like Miss Su Yan, so I thought of such a stupid way to frame her. I pushed her from behind while she was taking pictures of the Hollow Rotating Heart Vase, causing her to lose her balance and hit the Hollow Rotating Heart Vase. This is what happened in my temple on New Year's Day."
The more Zhao Lili spoke, the lower her voice became, and the more she spoke, the less confident she looked. In the end, she simply lowered her head, like a criminal who was confessing her sins.
"Raise your head. Don't lower your head. If you dare to do something, you have to admit it. You have to face your own mistakes."
"That's right. Since you've publicly apologized, it means that you've realized your mistake. You should face it bravely. If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"
"Since you did it, then admit it boldly. It's useless to be afraid of suffering humiliation if you want to admit your mistake sincerely."
On the public screen, the netizens posted all kinds of comments. Some criticized her, some despised her, and some encouraged her to face her mistake.
After a short silence, Zhao Lili raised her head and glanced at the live broadcast room. Her eyes seemed to be looking at Su Yan from afar. "In addition to the incident on new years, there is one more thing to clarify to everyone. The authorities have re-verified that my family's broken Hollow Rotating Heart Vase is a fake. However, my family is also a victim. Initially, I thought it was the real thing, but I didn't expect it to be a fake. Therefore, the Zhao family had no intention of blackmailing Miss Su Yan. However, such an incident has happened and caused a lot of trouble to Miss Su Yan. I sincerely apologize to Miss Su Yan for my attitude and behavior toward Miss Su Yan previously."
With that, Zhao Lili stood up, took two steps back and bowed to the camera. "Miss Su Yan, I'm sorry. Please forgive me."
Chapter 194: War of Press Releases
Su Yan saw it clearly. Zhao Lili's bow was very standard, and her attitude and tone were also very sincere. Perhaps it had bruised her ego, so her eyes were slightly red.
The broadcast started on time at 11:00, and the live broadcast ended at 11:05. In just five minutes of the live broadcast, Zhao Lili had completed the bet. Su Yan exited the live broadcast room, but her eyebrows were raised.
When Zhao Lili bowed and apologized earlier, she had acted as if she was the pitiful one, the one who was bullied. Therefore, many netizens who came in later didn't know what was going on, and they had even mistakenly thought that Su Yan had bullied her. It could be said that Zhao Lili was really quite good at putting on a pretense.
After eating all the cherries, Su Yan said goodbye to Xiao Xiao and went straight to her bedroom to sleep. However, just as she lay down, Tang Yitong sent her a video call. She didn't need to pick it up to know what Tang Yitong wanted to say.
After picking up the video call, Su Yan asked, "It's already so late, so why aren't you sleeping?" Tang Yitong said in a angry voice, "Sleep? How could I sleep? I was almost angered to death by that little b*tch Zhao Lili. Don't tell me you didn't watch the live broadcast just now."
Su Yan said calmly, "Of course I watched it. After all, she was apologizing to me. But what's there to be angry about?"
Tang Yitong said fiercely, "Aren't you angry at her lousy and b*tchy performance just now? It was clearly her fault, but she acted as if she was the victim. She's simply shameless!"
Su Yan said fearlessly, "Whatever. Since she likes to pretend, then let her. There are some people on the internet who are stupid, but I believe that most of the netizens are sensible people. Moreover, there should be quite a number of people who have recorded the video, and she just confessed everything. Even she herself has admitted that she was the one who was wrong. So it's useless for her to act miserable, because the netizens have a memory."
Tang Yitong had been in the entertainment industry for many years. Since she became famous, she had been dealing with all kinds of scandals almost every day. Naturally, she knew what Su Yan meant. It was just that she was a little angry. "Hmph, I still can't let her off just like that. She actually dares to pretend to be pitiful. I'm disgusted by her," Tang Yitong said angrily.
Su Yan said, "Then what do you plan to do?"
"Just wait and see. I've already found a few marketing accounts and got them to write a few articles," Tang Yitong said.
Su Yan took a deep breath and said somewhat tiredly, "As you wish. If you're scolded by Sister Ling, don't come crying to me. It's already very late. I should rest."
To her, after Zhao Lili's live broadcast of her apology tonight, the bet between them was completed. Thus, the matter was completely over. However, she and Zhao Lili had already reached such a point, so there was absolutely no possibility of reconciliation between the two of them. Since they couldn't become friends, they were destined to be enemies. If they were enemies, it would be a fantasy for Zhao Lili to try to clear her name by pretending to be miserable. How could she possibly grant Zhao Lili's wish?
Upon hearing that she was going to sleep, Tang Yitong teased, "Alright, Your Highness. I'll kneel down now."
Su Yan smiled and immediately turned off the phone. She instructed Xiao Xiao to wake her up in the morning, and then went to sleep. Too many things had happened recently, causing her sleep schedule to become irregular. Even her biological clock was somewhat out of order.
Not long after she had fallen asleep, Zhao Lili's live broadcast caused another sensation on the Internet. Zhao Lili's live broadcast apology was criticized since she pretended to be pitiful and had no sincerity at all. She was accused of just putting on an act. There was even a marketing account that pointed out that Zhao Lili was a scheming woman. Even when she apologized, she had to act as if she was forced into a corner by Su Yan. In fact, she was the main culprit behind everything. What Su Yan and Tang Yitong didn't expect was that Zhao Lili seemed to have found quite a number of marketing accounts and actually dug up the matter of Su Yan and Wei Zhou's divorce, as well as the things that had happened between Su Yan and Guan Yutong. Although she didn't say it explicitly, but she secretly accused Su Yan of being calculative and petty.
Seeing that Zhao Lili still dared to cause trouble, Tang Yitong was naturally angry, so she increased the intensity of her press release and directly asked each marketing account to type the title "If You Have The Guts To Do It, Then You Must Have The Guts To Admit It".
The article pointed out that Zhao Lili's eyes were red during her live broadcast apology, and said that her performance was very dramatic, but she should blame herself. After all, she was the one who had done the wrong thing.
Chapter 195: Helpful Netizen
As the marketing accounts of both parties went back and forth, two factions gradually formed on the internet. Various netizens argued endlessly. In the end, according to the official statistics, the sensation caused by Zhao Lili's live broadcast of the apology incident actually exceeded that of many A-list celebrities.
As one of the parties involved in this incident, Su Yan naturally didn't escape from public attention. A trending search appeared the next day. Although some people were swayed by the media and cursed Su Yan on the internet, the vast majority of the netizens were sensible. It wasn't until many netizens uploaded the live broadcast of that day's video back onto the internet that the condemnation and criticism against Su Yan completely disappeared.
What made people dumbfounded was that after learning of the true situation, those who had originally stood on Zhao Lili's side changed sides and asked Zhao Lili if she had intentionally acted pitiful when she apologized on the live broadcast that day? What was the purpose of this?
At this moment, the plot changed again. A "helpful netizen" who appeared out of nowhere publicly stated that she knew Su Yan and Zhao Lili, but her relationship with the two of them was very ordinary. This person also said that three years ago, Wei Zhou and Su Yan were invited to Old Master Zhao's birthday banquet. At that time, everyone thought that Su Yan was a gold digger, and therefore, the Zhao family's attitude toward Su Yan was very unfriendly.
This "helpful netizen" was afraid that the majority of netizens wouldn't believe it, so she posted a statement detailing everything that had happened on the night of Old Master Zhao's birthday banquet, including how Zhao Lili and Wei Shani had ganged up to bully Su Yan, how they had smeared the cake on her, and how they had dyed the back of Su Yan's skirt red.
The "helpful netizens" also said at the end that she didn't say this out to add insult to injury, to take the opportunity to snub Zhao Lili, or to show how wicked Zhao Lili was. It was her own guess that the reason why Su Yan forced Zhao Lili to apologize live was to get revenge for being humiliated by Zhao Lili at the birthday banquet.
Three consecutive articles were exposed, and the entire Weibo was in an uproar. Originally, a small number of people were on Zhao Lili's side because they sympathized with her, but after seeing these three articles, they immediately stood on Su Yan's side. "Oh my God, I didn't expect there to be such a reason. I can finally understand Su Yan. If I were her, I would definitely take revenge."
"Hmph, if you don't want people to know what you did, don't do it. Zhao Lili has done so many wicked things. Now, she has finally been exposed."
"I didn't expect the prestigious Zhao family to have such a scum. Zhao Lili is so mean-spirited and unprincipled. Previously, I was quite sympathetic to her. But now, it seems that the punishment for her is too light."
The netizens all went to Zhao Lili's Weibo account to bombard the comment section. Under Su Yan's Weibo, there were comments full of worship and praise. The outcome of the battle between the two had already been decided
As the public opinion shifted to Su Yan's side, another person stood out to confirm that what the "helpful netizen" said was true. He said that he was also present at the birthday banquet and witnessed the entire process with his own eyes. It was indeed Zhao Lili working together with others to bully Su Yan.
Following this person's confirmation, the comment section was in an uproar again. A trending search immediately put Zhao Lili at the top, and even the news of a famous rock singer, Little Bee's concert, was overshadowed.
"F*ck, so all of this is true. No wonder Su Yan divorced Wei Zhou. If it were me, I would have divorced him too."
"Zhao Lili is so young, yet she's so vicious. There's really nothing to be sympathetic about. If I were Su Yan, I wouldn't let her just apologize. Su Yan is really magnanimous." "This daughter of the Zhao family had already become an inhuman person three years ago. To think that I even stood up for her two days ago. I feel so regretful."
Su Yan only paid attention to this matter for two or three days. She didn't care about how things turned out after that. She didn't like being a keyboard warrior, and she also didn't like wasting her time on the Internet. If there was anything in this world that she was interested in, it would probably be doing business to earn money.
"Xiaoxue, can you find out who that "helpful netizen" is?" Su Yan asked during the video call.
The person who left the deepest impression on her was the "helpful netizen" who posted three articles in a row. She didn't expect that someone would stand up for her regarding the birthday banquet incident three years ago.
Chapter 196: Unexpected Person
Wang Xiaoxue nodded, but her expression was a little awkward. "I did find out, but.."
As Su Yan's secretary and fan, she had been paying attention to Su Yan's situation at all times. Many tasks didn't require Su Yan's instructions at all. She thought of it and went ahead to arrange it, so she had already started paying attention to that helpful netizen.
When she this, Su Yan was slightly surprised. Wang Xiaoxue had been with her for so many years and rarely showed such an expression, so she asked, "But what? What is it that makes even you so surprised?" Wang Xiaoxue forced a smile. "President Su, the information has already been sent to your email. You should take a look yourself."
Su Yan nodded. "Alright, I also want to see who it is that can make you so surprised."
However, when she opened the email, her expression froze and she muttered to herself, "No wonder you're so surprised. It's really surprising."
From Wang Xiaoxue's phone call, Su Yan understood that she definitely knew this helpful netizen. However, no matter how hard she racked her brain, she would never have thought that this person would be Jiang Ruoruo, Jiang Yuan's biological sister.
Wang Xiaoxue said, "President Su, apart from that, I also found out that many of the posts on the Internet were sent by Jiang Ruoruo. She even spent money to hire a few marketing accounts to promote the posts."
When she heard this, the corners of Su Yan's lips twitched. "Hehe, what is Jiang Ruoruo up to?"
Looking at her almond-shaped eyes that were filled with mysteriousness, Wang Xiaoxue felt her heart skip a few beats. She hurriedly avoided Su Yan's gaze and forced herself to calm down. However, her face flushed and burned again. Su Yan was so d*mn charming that even though she had been by her side for so many years, Wang Xiaoxue still couldn't resist it.
Su Yan saw all of Wang Xiaoxue's actions. Hence, she looked at her with a seductive expression. "Why don't you dare to look at me?"
Wang Xiaoxue stuttered, "No, no, I.."
Su Yan's voice became even more gentle. "So you want to resist me? Tell me, how are you going to resist?" Wang Xiaoxue's head was almost lowered to the ground and she was blushing. In the company, she was known as the aloof secretary who was swift and decisive. However, she couldn't say a single word now.
When she saw that she couldn't take the teasing, Su Yan smiled again and stopped teasing her. "Alright, hurry up and contact Jiang Ruoruo. I'll personally ask her what she wants to do."
Wang Xiaoxue nodded. "Oh right, President Su, there's one more thing. Wei Yanbin's lawyer wants to see you."
Without waiting for her to finish, Su Yan directly rejected, "I'm not free!"
Wang Xiaoxue wasn't surprised at all because she really understood Su Yan too well. In fact, her asking was just a formality. After all, it was what a secretary like her should do.
After the two of them hung up the video call, Su Yan walked towards the parking lot. After passing two traffic lights, Wang Xiaoxue sent her another message, saying that she had made an appointment with Jiang Ruoruo, who had agreed to meet tomorrow afternoon.
After she hung up the phone, the traffic lights just happened to turn green. Su Yan stepped on the gas pedal and drove forward. Half an hour later, Su Yan drove back to the Floral Villa Scenic Spot. When she passed a small intersection, Su Yan was surprised to see Zhong Cuiping and Wei Shani standing by the side of the road, but she still drove over.
Before she parked the car, Zhong Cuiping said in a furious voice, "Su Yan, get out of the car!"
Su Yan smiled and rolled down the car window, "May I ask, Ms. Zhong, in what capacity are you talking to me now? And why should I listen to you? It seems like there's nothing to talk about between us, right?"
Wei Shani snorted coldly. "Su Yan, you're really too rude. Although you and my brother are divorced, my mother is still your ex-mother-in-law. We came to your house, yet you're treating us with this attitude?"
Su Yan glanced at her and said disdainfully, "You said it yourself. She's my ex-mother-in-law, so what do you guys have to do with me? And why should I welcome you guys?"
Wei Shani had started to act up again in the past few days. It seemed that the impact of the previous incident on her had begun to weaken. However, Su Yan also felt that it was quite good that she was willing to continue acting up. This way, she could have more fun.
When she saw that the mother and daughter had already found their way to her home, the corners of Su Yan's mouth curled up. She immediately called Wei Zhou.
Zhong Cuiping knocked on the car door and suddenly softened her tone, "Su Yan, on account of the fact that we used to be a family, please spare Yanbin this time. Don't worry. When he comes out, I'll make sure he apologizes to you in person."