The next day, Xi'ou Studio's official account issued a warning to the Weibo account "Sniffing Adept," demanding the deletion of the false statements, or legal action would follow.
The little paparazzi was ready to confront Ou Yunchen head-on; he would soon obtain the so-called evidence to support his claims.
Wang Ziran received the call. He looked at Ou Yunchen's counterattack with great satisfaction. This was exactly what he wanted. If Ou Yunchen didn't dare to utter a word, it would have made him seem like a pathetic loser, which would have been no fun at all.
A short while later, Jin Youli arrived at the address Wang Ziran had provided, driving her car.
Jin Youli: "Young Master Wang."
Wang Ziran: "You've finally shown up. I thought you were too scared to come and testify."
Jin Youli: "How could that be? I would never forget what Young Master Wang asked me to do."
Wang Ziran: "I'm glad you remember."
Jin Youli: "Young Master Wang, I have one condition. Could you please agree to it?"
Wang Ziran: "You have a condition?"
Jin Youli: "No, no, no, it's not a condition. I just want to ask Young Master Wang for a favor."
Wang Ziran: "Go ahead."
Jin Youli: "Before, your father promised the project to Datong Textile. You know about it, right?"
Wang Ziran: "You mean the one that was originally for Su's and was snatched by Datong?"
Jin Youli: "Yes, yes, that one."
Wang Ziran: "Is there a problem?"
Jin Youli: "Datong has worked very hard for this project. I can testify for you, Young Master Wang, but could you please speak to the chairman and urge him to expedite the project for Datong?"
Wang Ziran: "So that's your goal."
Jin Youli: "Young Master Wang, I'll do whatever you ask. Please, just speak to the chairman for Datong to get this project…"
Wang Ziran: "Alright. All you have to do is clearly state on Weibo that you are a customer of Athena and that Ou Yunchen once served you as a bartender. Then, my father and I will put in a good word for Datong."
Jin Youli immediately took out her phone and began composing the Weibo post as Wang Ziran instructed.
After watching Jin Youli successfully send the post, Wang Ziran patted her shoulder with satisfaction.
Wang Ziran: "Don't worry, I will definitely help Datong."
***
The little paparazzi received the information and immediately retweeted Jin Youli's Weibo.
The sudden appearance of a witness seemed to make the seemingly untrue news even more undeniable.
Customers who had been served by Ou Yunchen came forward to point fingers and accuse him of being a sex worker. Uninformed netizens began to waver, feeling once again like they had been fooled.
Wang Ziran was proud of the show he had orchestrated to socially destroy Ou Yunchen, unaware that the螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后 (mantis stalks cicada, oriole behind).
Ou Yunchen had been waiting for this evidence to appear. Only then could he expose the protective umbrella above Fan Zhijie!
Sister Lan's phone finally rang. Seeing the caller ID, she knew everything was proceeding as planned.
But she couldn't answer the phone at that moment. She could only flip it over and continue to lie in Tong Zekai's arms.
Tong Zekai: "Why aren't you answering?"
Sister Lan lied naturally: "Oh, it's the hotel's client manager."
Tong Zekai: "What would she want with you so late?"
Sister Lan: "Probably to let me know which guests have booked private rooms."
Tong Zekai was somewhat suspicious of Sister Lan's answer. He pushed her aside and picked up her phone to check it.
Seeing that the missed call was indeed from the hotel's client manager, he felt a little relieved.
Sister Lan, thinking that was the end of it, was about to rekindle their passion when Tong Zekai dialed the number back.
Sister Lan stared nervously at the phone. Moreover, Tong Zekai put the call on speakerphone.
The phone rang for a long time without anyone answering. This made Tong Zekai even more suspicious!
Sister Lan had never not answered someone's call in front of him before, let alone when the call came in the middle of the night.
Recently, Sister Lan's behavior had been inexplicably strange.
Tong Zekai immediately pinned Sister Lan down, his hands around her neck, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Tong Zekai: "What are you planning?"
Sister Lan: "What are you… what are you talking about… I… I don't understand…"
Tong Zekai: "A client manager calling the boss in the middle of the night? Do you think I'm an idiot?"
Sister Lan: "I really wasn't lying to you…"
Tong Zekai: "If it was just to inform you about guests booking private rooms, why didn't you dare to answer?"
Sister Lan: "I was afraid of affecting your mood. You know, you just had your… performance."
Tong Zekai squeezed harder, and Sister Lan was almost on the verge of suffocation.
The phone rang again.
It seemed the client manager was calling back.
***
— Sister Lan on the phone —
Client Manager: "Hello? Manager? Sorry, I went to wash my face when I saw you didn't answer."
Sister Lan: "Oh, what is it?"
Client Manager: "Don't even mention it. I just received a message from Mr. Wang. He wants to change the date, but the kitchen has already prepared the ingredients, and there won't be any free slots for the next two years."
Sister Lan: "Then tell him, it's either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow in two years."
— Sister Lan ends the call —
***
Sister Lan quickly hung up. Only then did Tong Zekai completely believe that Sister Lan hadn't lied to him.
As Tong Zekai tried to fawn over Sister Lan like a dog, she kicked him away.
She picked up her phone, went into the bathroom, and locked the door.
Sister Lan turned on the shower, the sound of the water masking her typing.
Using a different password, her phone revealed another interface!
No wonder Tong Zekai had seen a call from the hotel manager. The person Sister Lan was secretly communicating with was Ou Yunchen, from a different interface.
***
— Sister Lan's recollection —
Sister Lan opened her laptop and read every single piece of sensational news that had recently surfaced.
— On a call with Ou Yunchen —
Sister Lan: "Who do you think leaked the information to the paparazzi this time?"
Ou Yunchen: "Wang Ziran dislikes me. He will definitely use what he knows to expose what he believes to be the truth."
Sister Lan: "I never understood why, if I had dealt with Jin Youli directly, there wouldn't be so much trouble today?"
Ou Yunchen: "Haven't you been investigating the relationship between me and Mrs. Su? No progress for so long? Don't you think you should be suspicious of something?"
Sister Lan: "There hasn't been no progress. I just can't understand how Su's became a group controlled by Xu Shuming, and Mrs. Su doesn't have a particularly good relationship with Xu Shuming. Why hasn't she made any moves?"
Ou Yunchen: "Mm, continue."
Sister Lan: "So… are you working for Mrs. Su?"
Sister Lan suddenly realized! She finally understood the relationship!
Sister Lan: "This explains how you suddenly went from a bartender to an ATL executive in Swartz!"
"But you're still not the largest shareholder! So, your mastermind is Mrs. Su!!!"
"And ATL happens to be an investment company. As long as ATL has sufficient funds, it will eventually acquire Su's from the outside!!!"
"Oh my god! No wonder! No wonder!!!" Sister Lan exclaimed!
Ou Yunchen: "You missed one point."
Sister Lan: "What?"
Ou Yunchen: "Have you forgotten about the hundred billion project in the chairman's hands recently?"
Sister Lan: "The hundred billion project? That was originally Su's. For some reason, the chairman recommended Datong Textile… Wait, Datong Textile? Jin Datong? Jin Youli's brother?!"
Sister Lan was so surprised she could barely speak. Ou Yunchen's inaction, or even lack of dealing with Jin Youli, was all for this!
Ou Yunchen: "That's right. The project will eventually return to Su's, and you will be the great contributor to this project."
"You've allowed Su's to have Colin's involvement. Now the whole world knows about Su's. Which textile company can compare to Su's?"
Sister Lan: "What about Datong?"
Ou Yunchen: "Datong? Heh, how can it compare to Su's? It had the opportunity to become Su's rival because ATL didn't have a competitor comparable to Su's yet!"
Ou Yunchen: "Only by letting Datong lose the project can ATL have the opportunity to approach Su's. I swallowed Datong Textile only to have an excuse to compete."
Ou Yunchen: "So, from now on, as long as Wang Ziran hates me, he will definitely use Jin Youli to target me. When Datong fails, this woman will have no choice but to beg Wang Ziran."
— Sister Lan ends the call —
After hanging up, Sister Lan was completely impressed by Ou Yunchen.
No wonder threatening him with Su Ruiyi didn't work. The Su family's daughter was merely a pawn to provoke Wang Ziran in his eyes, and he was truly capable of meticulously planning every step at any cost!
— Sister Lan's recollection ends —