Zhan Xiaojun changed to another shopping mall.
This time, the prices were much more reasonable.
After picking out some clothes and other items, she returned home with her bags.
Just as she entered the community gate, she encountered four or five people, one of whom was carrying a camera and talking animatedly.
"That's enough material!"
"Once the news goes viral, we'll make a fortune, maybe even enough to buy a house."
"These wealthy families are so generous; there will be plenty of such opportunities in the future."
"But that woman earlier looked quite pitiful. I feel a bit uneasy about it."
"What's there to feel uneasy about? There are plenty of pitiable people in the world. It's just bad luck that she picked a fight with the wrong person."
"..."
Zhan Xiaojun glanced sideways at them.
When the group saw Zhan Xiaojun, their eyes lit up. Could she be someone famous living here?
They hadn't heard of her before.
This wasn't a high-end community, just an ordinary one. There shouldn't be any celebrities living here.
They had seen and filmed many celebrities and didn't recognize her.
A newly debuted minor celebrity?
Zhan Xiaojun carried her things upstairs.
The door was not closed.
Zhan Xiaojun felt a bit puzzled and pushed the door open, stepping inside, "Mom?"
Lin Ya sat on the sofa, looking distraught. Her face, which had regained some color, was now pale.
She didn't seem to hear Zhan Xiaojun calling her, remaining lost in her misery.
"Mom?"
Lin Ya snapped back to reality, looked up at Zhan Xiaojun, "Xiaojun..."
"What happened?" Zhan Xiaojun's voice was calm, with a soothing power.
Lin Ya suddenly stood up and hugged Zhan Xiaojun, trembling with fear.
"Zhan Zhicheng is a bastard, a complete bastard! Why, why! He abandoned me! He swore he would treat me well forever, but then he left me, condemning me to a life of pain. Even now, he won't let me go? He still wants to smear my name! Why!"
"They asked me why I had an affair back then, and even said you weren't Zhan Zhicheng's daughter..."
"What do they know?"
"Zhan Zhicheng is twisting the truth!"
Lin Ya's face was streaked with tears by the time she finished speaking.
She held Zhan Xiaojun tightly.
She feared that Zhan Xiaojun would eventually leave her too.
The person she had trusted so much, the one she would have given everything for, had turned out to be so heartless.
Zhan Xiaojun's expression darkened, and she pursed her lips slightly. From Lin Ya's fragmented words, she had pieced together what had happened. The reporters earlier were hired by Zhan Zhicheng, another calculated publicity stunt.
To maintain his reputation in Yan Cheng, Zhan Zhicheng would resort to any means to tarnish Lin Ya's name.
All the accusations were pinned on Lin Ya, while he presented himself cleanly to the public.
What a pipe dream!
"Mom, it's not worth being heartbroken over a scoundrel. The one who should be devastated is Zhan Zhicheng," Zhan Xiaojun said softly, comforting Lin Ya.
Lin Ya had lived under Zhan Zhicheng's shadow her entire life. Even though she understood what Zhan Xiaojun was saying, she couldn't escape her grief.
She could only cry and nod, "Mom will listen to you, Mom will listen to you."
Zhan Xiaojun gently patted Lin Ya's back.
At this moment, she became even more certain of the reason she had come to this world.
To help Lin Ya escape her suffering.
To let Lin Ya live as freely and joyfully as her own mother.
If a man isn't worth it, then he can get lost, as far as possible.
Mourning over such men is the greatest harm one can inflict upon oneself!
...
Assistant Liu pushed open the door and entered.
"Mr. Ning, several reporters from the television station went to Miss Zhan's home and interviewed her mother. I have obtained the content. It wasn't very friendly towards Miss Zhan and her mother. Zhan Zhicheng bribed those reporters."
If he hadn't been investigating Zhan Xiaojun, this matter wouldn't have reached him.
There were countless messy and unsavory affairs within the wealthy families of Yan Cheng.
These matters were not significant.
However, since it concerned Zhan Xiaojun, and Zhan Xiaojun was currently giving Mr. Ning acupuncture, it somehow became relevant.
Ning Yecheng was reviewing documents and did not look up.
Seeing Ning Yecheng's silence, Assistant Liu understood that Mr. Ning had not been swayed by Zhan Xiaojun's charms these past two days.
Therefore, Mr. Ning would not intervene in Zhan Xiaojun's affairs.
"I apologize for disturbing you, Mr. Ning," Assistant Liu said apologetically and prepared to leave.
"Send them the materials they are about to release to Zhan Xiaojun. Tell her that if she wants to stop it, she can come and beg me," Ning Yecheng said coldly.
Assistant Liu looked astonished.
He wanted Zhan Xiaojun to beg him?
Assistant Liu couldn't quite figure it out. What were Mr. Ning's intentions towards Zhan Xiaojun?
Did he want Zhan Xiaojun to reveal who had instigated her to seduce him?
...
Before the news could be broadcast as Zhan Zhicheng and his associates had hoped, Zhan Xiaoya was enraged by a video circulating in a group chat.
She locked herself in her room, sobbing uncontrollably and smashing things.
Wang Qi had just returned from outside, exuding a seductive aura, her eyes alight with the afterglow of triumph.
However, this good mood didn't last long, as she was disturbed by the crying and the sound of objects being broken.
Just as she was about to inquire about what was wrong with Zhan Xiaoya, she saw a WeChat message from a friendly socialite.
She opened it and her eyes widened in shock.
She thought she was hallucinating.
In the luxuriously decorated shopping mall, her daughter, whom she had always groomed to be a socialite, was lying on the ground with her short skirt hiked up, revealing her private parts, which were not covered by underwear. Although the video wasn't clear, those who understood would know.
It implied that Xiaoya was a promiscuous girl.
Furthermore, Mu Bai was beside Xiaoya.
Even though they were engaged, this kind of situation was something a man could not tolerate!
The color drained from her face.
If this video could reach her, it meant that many people in Yan Cheng had already seen it!
No wonder Xiaoya was crying and throwing tantrums in her room!
"Xiaoya, what happened? How did you end up being filmed in a shopping mall?" Wang Qi asked anxiously.
Inside the room, Zhan Xiaoya finally stopped crying, and then began to curse, "Mom, it's Zhan Xiaojun! It's all because of her! She followed me and Mu Bai, and then pushed me down! If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been filmed! Now I'm a laughingstock in Yan Cheng!"
Earlier, she had called Mu Bai. After answering the phone, Mu Bai had only comforted her for a moment before hanging up. She knew Mu Bai found her embarrassing.
It was all Zhan Xiaojun's fault!
Upon hearing this, Wang Qi was furious, "How dare she push you! Don't worry, Mom will handle this, and I'll make sure Zhan Xiaojun crawls out of Yan Cheng!"
"However, tell Mom, why weren't you wearing... underwear when you were with Mu Bai?"