"Leaving already?!"
Xie Youlin himself felt it was too smooth. Shouldn't Ou Yunchen, with his temper, have punched him twice before leaving?
But just as Xie Youlin was smugly thinking he had put Ou Yunchen in his place...
The secretary suddenly rushed into the conference room...
Secretary: "Mr. Xie, it's bad! We've been set up..."
As expected, Ou Yunchen wasn't there to be bullied. He had already arranged for reporters to wait outside Xie's Media, all for the first-hand scoop.
The moment Ou Yunchen, representing AtL, exited Xie's Media...
Reporter: "Mr. Ou, are you here to make a donation to the Hong Tian Foundation today?"
Ou Yunchen hid his face behind his sunglasses. Despite a hint of a smile on his face, he still looked so disappointed...
Ruby: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ou refuses to be interviewed."
Reporter: "Mr. Ou, did the donation fail? What happened?"
Reporter: "Mr. Ou, it's rumored that you and President Xie Youlin of Xie Group don't get along. Is that true?"
Reporter: "Mr. Ou, are you here to curry favor with Xie Youlin?"
Reporter: "Mr. Ou, please answer us. Did Xie Youlin refuse your donation?"
A crowd of reporters swarmed forward, surrounding Ou Yunchen until bodyguards rushed in and rescued him.
Reporter: "Xie Youlin is out!"
The group of reporters finally let Ou Yunchen go and rushed towards Xie Youlin.
Reporter: "Mr. Xie, why did Ou Yunchen leave so hastily? Did he make a donation to the Hong Tian Foundation?"
Xie Youlin: "We welcome any corporation or individual's support for the Hong Tian Foundation..."
Reporter: "Then can you tell us how much Ou Yunchen donated?"
Xie Youlin: "It's still under discussion."
Reporter: "Do you not get along with Mr. Ou? Is he trying to please you by making a donation?"
Xie Youlin: "That would depend on how Mr. Ou explains it..."
As the reporters pressed on, Xie Youlin's secretary led him back into Xie Group, blocking all the reporters outside.
A small interview interlude? Ou Yunchen wouldn't let Xie Youlin off the hook that easily!
How did that donation agreement, torn in half by Xie Youlin, so coincidentally fall on the ground?!
How did a reporter pick it up?
How did the media so quickly post everything that happened today online?
Didn't Xie Youlin give a vague answer?
The netizens, swayed by the narrative, were not so easily fooled!
"Hong Tian Foundation Refuses AtL's Thirty Million Unconditional Donation for Unknown Reasons?!"
Who wouldn't be curious about what happened behind the scenes?
After all, once the topic was hot, someone with inside information immediately revealed that the Hong Tian Foundation's donation threshold was over one hundred million!
In that case, with the Hong Tian Foundation receiving so much money, apart from some staged park events and surveys, where did the money go?!
***
Xie Youlin was shouting in his office. It was his secretary's bad idea to refuse Ou Yunchen!
The secretary felt genuinely wronged. He hadn't expected Ou Yunchen to play dirty!
Now, Xie Youlin was truly suffering the consequences of his own actions...
Secretary: "Why don't we clarify quickly and say the donation with AtL is still under discussion?"
Xie Youlin: "Is it too late? Are you an idiot? The whole internet is demanding the Hong Tian Foundation publicly release its donation list. They're clearly trying to give AtL justice!"
Secretary: "Mr. Xie, the urgent matter is to quickly find some gossip to trend and weather this storm..."
Xie Youlin: "Exactly! The internet has no memory! Go do it! No matter what gossip it is, until the netizens forget about us."
The secretary quickly ran out. Mo Qingyun, however, knocked and entered.
Xie Youlin: "Xiao Yun, what is it?"
Mo Qingyun signed: "This is the donation list you asked me to compile."
Xie Youlin: "Thank you for your hard work. Leave it here."
Mo Qingyun signed: "Mr. Xie, I saw that trending topic too..."
Xie Youlin: "It's fine. The Hong Tian Foundation won't have any problems."
Mo Qingyun signed: "I believe you."
Xie Youlin was suddenly moved by Mo Qingyun. He wanted to find more excuses to stop her from overthinking.
Xie Youlin took Mo Qingyun's hand and hugged her.
Xie Youlin: "Xiao Yun, with your words, I fear nothing. It doesn't matter if the whole world misunderstands me. I only care about you."
Mo Qingyun gently patted Xie Youlin's back. She nodded.
Mo Qingyun signed: "Then I'll leave now."
Xie Youlin: "Okay."
Xie Youlin truly forgot his anger and anxiety in an instant. As long as Mo Qingyun was by his side, everything was worth it!
However, after Mo Qingyun left the office, her expression changed. She gradually realized Ou Yunchen was right. It seemed that after the money was transferred, it had vanished...
But what was worse was that she had personally stamped all those authorizations... If an investigation were to occur, Mo Qingyun's name would be one of the pieces of evidence. She couldn't escape responsibility...