"Huh?"
"What is it?"
The entire room fell silent, everyone staring at Lu Ming with incredulity.
The pug? Was he referring to Guo Jianrong?
They glanced at Guo Jianrong's swollen belly and wrinkled old face. Come to think of it, it was quite fitting.
The editor couldn't help but chuckle, then realized it was inappropriate and stifled his laughter.
The most dejected was Guo Jianrong.
All the schemes he had devised in his mind to humiliate Lu Ming were shattered by Lu Ming's single sentence.
He clenched his fist, just about to berate Lu Ming.
But then...
Lu Ming calmly picked up the clear tea from the tray.
Guo Jianrong smiled. After all, Lu Ming still had to apologize to him. What was the point of acting tough just now?
Just as Guo Jianrong was about to take the clear tea from Lu Ming's hand, he was completely surprised to find that Lu Ming wasn't offering the tea to him, but was drinking it himself!
Right in front of Guo Jianrong, Lu Ming drank it with relish.
This! This!
Guo Jianrong's face was full of embarrassment, and he didn't know what to say.
Lu Ming took a sip of tea and said contemptuously, "Pug, I haven't settled scores with you for what happened this morning, and you dare to fabricate news to smear me? Are you looking to die?"
Guo Jianrong steadied his nerves. The initiative was still in his hands, and he couldn't be led astray by Lu Ming.
He took a deep breath and said, "Heh heh, the TV station is mine. I'll write whatever news I want. If you're not happy, sue me."
That's how arrogant he was!
Even if you did sue him, it would take a year or two for the lawsuit.
Even if you won the lawsuit, the TV station would take down the news and apologize, and it would all be too late. Once reputation is damaged and popularity declines, it's hard to recover.
Guo Jianrong could afford to drag it out, but Lu Ming and Jiang Mengxin couldn't!
This was the capital of Guo Jianrong's arrogance.
The vast majority of entrepreneurs and big stars also ended up paying to resolve the issue, even though they knew they were being slandered and Guo Jianrong was trying to pick a fight.
You couldn't afford to play with people like him.
Jiang Mengxin watched from the side, frowning repeatedly. She shot Lu Ming a glare and thought to herself: I asked you to serve tea and apologize to him, but you drank it yourself? Isn't this making things worse?
She sighed.
Jiang Mengxin glared at Lu Ming and said fiercely, "You scoundrel, how can you speak to Mr. Guo like that? Hurry up and apologize!"
Apologize?
Heh heh.
Lu Ming looked at Guo Jianrong and said, "He's the one who should apologize."
He put down his teacup and continued, "Pug, I'm giving you a chance now. As long as you obediently apologize to us, withdraw all negative news, and hold a press conference to clarify that Jiang and I are innocent, and all accusations are fabricated by you, then I will be magnanimous and let you off this time."
Guo Jianrong heard this and burst into laughter.
His three subordinates also roared with laughter.
"What did you say? Did I hear you right? You, a piece of trash who guards graves, dare to threaten us?"
"What, if we don't do as you say, are you going to beat us? Lu Ming, I'm telling you, if you dare to lay a hand on us, we'll create even more negative news and make it so you can never hold your head up again!"
"The three of us can decide someone's life or death with a pen."
Their arrogance was indeed real.
Jiang Mengxin shook her head repeatedly. She also knew that Lu Ming was innocent, and she knew even more about the shamelessness of Guo Jianrong and his ilk.
But there was no other way.
The situation demanded it.
For the sake of the Jiang Corporation's overall interests, Lu Ming had to make a sacrifice.
She said, "Lu Ming, you must understand that a true man knows when to bend and when to stand tall! If you are a man, you should have the ability to take responsibility. Come over and apologize to Mr. Guo!"
Guo Jianrong snorted coldly.
He also crossed his legs, swung his leather shoes, and said, "Just apologizing might not be enough. My shoes are dirty. If someone is willing to lick them clean for me, I might feel better and not pursue some matters."
This...
Jiang Mengxin's brows furrowed.
Asking Lu Ming to apologize was already an insult to him; now she was asking him to lick Guo Jianrong's shoes? It was too degrading.
But then again, if Lu Ming licking his shoes could get the negative news withdrawn and restore the Jiang Corporation's reputation, then it would all be worth it.
Jiang Mengxin thought to herself: Anyway, Lu Ming is a lowly grave keeper, a piece of trash living at the bottom with no dignity. It shouldn't be a big deal to ask him to lick someone's shoes.
With that thought in mind.
She said to Lu Ming, "Did you hear Mr. Guo? Come here and lick Mr. Guo's shoes clean."
Hoo—
Lu Ming wondered if his ears had malfunctioned.
Even though he knew Jiang Mengxin disliked him and despised him, he was still her fiancé!
Was it human to ask your own fiancé to lick someone else's shoes?
From this moment on, Jiang Mengxin was completely cast out by Lu Ming. No matter what happened in the future, Lu Ming would never have any feelings for this woman.
Helping her was merely to fulfill his mentor's dying wish.
In the VIP room.
The reporter smirked and said, "You dead trash, your wife is asking you to lick our boss's shoes. Hurry up and get over here, kneel down and start licking!"
Guo Jianrong happily picked up his wine glass, shaking his shoes while looking down on Lu Ming.
As for Jiang Mengxin.
She didn't feel much guilt. In her opinion, Lu Ming had caused the trouble, so it was only right for him to suffer a little humiliation now.
Besides, it wasn't really an insult to ask someone as lowly as Lu Ming to do some lowly work.
In the entire room, not a single person spoke up for Lu Ming.
At this moment.
With a loud bang, the door to the VIP room was forcefully pushed open.
It was Jiang Lan!
She had been eavesdropping outside and could no longer suppress her anger, so she burst in.
"Little sister?"
Before Jiang Mengxin could even figure out what was happening, Jiang Lan strode over, snatched the teacup from Lu Ming's hand, and without thinking, splashed it directly onto Guo Jianrong's head.
Splash~~
The entire cup of clear tea was poured directly onto Guo Jianrong's face, drenching him.
"You!!!"
Guo Jianrong quickly stood up and wiped the tea from his head with his clothes.
As he wiped, he said, "President Jiang, is this the attitude of your Jiang Corporation's apology? Good, very good. When I get back, I will intensify my creative news and completely ruin your Jiang Corporation!"
Jiang Mengxin panicked when she heard this and angrily berated Jiang Lan, "You scoundrel, what are you doing? Do you want to destroy the Jiang family? Hurry up and kneel down and apologize to Mr. Guo!"
"Kneel down and apologize? Heh heh." Jiang Lan sneered and said, "Sister, it's me who should be asking you, what are you doing?! Groveling and being subservient, are you still worthy of being the President of the Jiang family?"