The woman apologized, "I'm sorry, I lied to you. I just really wanted to come to this birthday party. Susu, I didn't mean to deceive you, but I was right to come this time. Such big news, if I don't report it and let everyone know, it would be a dereliction of my duty as a journalist!"
Listening to her righteous words, Shen Qingqing didn't feel angry anymore, but rather speechless. "You're telling us you're going to report on our family's affairs right in front of us, did you even ask for my permission?"
"A vixen like you doesn't need permission, everyone wants to beat you!"
The woman was indignant.
King felt that this woman might be mentally unstable and quickly let go, to avoid catching whatever she had. However, he still warned her, "I'm warning you, stop taking pictures, or I'll have you thrown out!"
"Why should I stop because you say so?" Seeing him let go, the woman's arrogance grew even more. She hurriedly picked up her camera, which had been thrown on the ground, and aimed it at Fu Jingshu, Shen Qingqing, and King.
"I warn you, if you dare to try to force me again, I'll photograph your every move and post it online!"
The woman was fearless, believing that successful entrepreneurs like them were most afraid of damaging their image, so this threat would definitely work!
She shamelessly declared, "I'm exposing this matter to bring the truth to the public. I'm doing this out of justice!"
King was so angry he was speechless. He slowly rolled up his sleeves, rubbing his hands together. "I've never made a habit of hitting women, but you, you're truly the most annoying woman I've ever met!"
As soon as he took a step forward, the female reporter shrieked, clutching her camera.
"Don't come near me! If you dare to touch me, it will show you're guilty and that this matter is one hundred percent true!"
King was unmoved. He was never someone who could be threatened.
"Then try me."
"You dare touch me!"
The female reporter didn't expect him to not be threatened but to become even more excited. She suddenly became a little scared, thinking that rich people like them could always get away with anything, even murder.
She instinctively looked at Ning Su.
If Ning Su was willing to protect her...
Ning Su did indeed step forward, shielding the female reporter behind her, her face full of righteousness. "No matter what, you can't lay a hand on a girl, that's not gentlemanly behavior."
"A gentleman isn't for women who can't understand human language."
Ning Su refused to back down. "In any case, I won't let you touch her today. If you want to hit her, then hit me first."
"You think I don't dare?" King asked with a half-smile.
Ning Xin took a step forward, blocking Ning Su and the female reporter behind her. "Miss, I will not allow anyone to harm my sister."
That's right.
This was Ning Su's confidence.
As long as her sister was here, she would definitely be fine today, and she could protect this female reporter too!
King sneered and was about to say something when Shen Qingqing stepped forward and blocked him. The situation now became a confrontation between two women.
One was as captivating as a fiery bloom, the other was elegantly aloof.
Two completely different women, their gazes meeting as if invisible sparks were flying.
Ning Xin spoke, "Miss Shen, to be honest, I really don't want to be your enemy."
"Is that so?" A captivating smile flickered across Shen Qingqing's eyes. "Your every action is showing me hostility."
She glanced at Ning Su.
Ning Xin also glanced at her sister. "There's no other way. If your family member were standing behind you right now, would you stand by and let others harm them?"
"So, there's no room for negotiation then," Shen Qingqing said, not wanting to argue with her about who started it. Ning Xin's attitude was already very clear.
No matter what her sister did, she would protect Ning Su.
"If Miss Shen is willing to take a step back, perhaps there's still room for maneuver," Ning Xin suggested.
"How do I step back? Cede territory?"
Perhaps sensing the sarcasm in Shen Qingqing's tone, the indifference on Ning Xin's face gradually disappeared. After a moment of silence, she said expressionlessly, "My request was excessive. Since we've come this far, I'll be blunt: this matter has nothing to do with my sister, and I will not allow anyone to touch her."
"You think you can protect her?" King asked with a half-smile. "With your sister's talent for causing trouble, you'll likely be powerless."
"That's not necessarily true."
Ning Xin would absolutely not back down.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present felt the temperature drop as if the atmosphere had plunged into freezing point. The sound of everyone's breathing could be heard.
This extreme oppression felt like the calm before the storm.
It made everyone uneasy.
Shen Qingqing personally walked to the large screen, took down the USB drive, and glanced at the servant who had inserted it. She captured the servant's clearly nervous yet feigned calm expression.
She just smiled, then approached everyone with the USB drive.
"This USB drive was maliciously swapped. I will find out who swapped it and hold them responsible. Also, King, are you still going to conceal your identity?"
"What do you mean?" The female reporter instinctively glanced at King. Although this man was handsome, he had no gentlemanly demeanor at all. She was sure that such an unreasonable man wouldn't have any good background.
"Don't try to scare us with your pretense!"
Shen Qingqing sighed and looked at King, saying with a hint of exasperation, "Aren't you going to reveal your identity soon? If this continues, my reputation will be ruined by you."
King raised his hand and touched his eyebrow. "It's not like I did it on purpose. You know I don't like revealing my identity... I couldn't have imagined there would be such an unexpected turn of events."
Everyone listened, utterly bewildered.
Shen Qingqing simply announced directly, "He is my painting instructor."
Ning Su blinked in surprise, then looked King up and down seriously before shaking her head. "Do you have any works in the art world? Why haven't I seen you abroad?"
She had been abroad for a long time. If anyone knew foreign artists, it would undoubtedly be her.
If she said she didn't recognize him, it meant this person wasn't an artist.
Someone scoffed, "Are you joking? Or do you think we're all fools? Do you think you can just fool us?"
"You need to prepare your lies! If you want us to believe you're a designer, you need to provide some credible evidence!"
"Mrs. Fu comes from a prestigious family. If she were to become a designer, she would certainly study under a very famous and experienced teacher. And you?"
The speaker sized King up.
Seeing his handsome face, he clearly looked under 40. In the design world, any established figure was usually much older!
"If you're a designer, you'd make people laugh their heads off."
Everyone echoed the sentiment.