The trending topic this time arrived very abruptly, but after netizens learned its content, they unhesitatingly subjected Ou Minghan and Cen Ya to merciless mockery.
The incident spread further and further, quickly becoming a new joke online, a new source of amusement for everyone.
Zhan Ruoqing naturally noticed. She naturally sought out Ye Zhi to share such a joke immediately.
"Ye Zhi, Ou Minghan has really made a fool of himself this time. Even Cen Ya is being mocked," Zhan Ruoqing said, relishing the misfortune. "You think this might have been done by the Cen family?"
"It doesn't seem like it..." Ye Zhi frowned slightly. "This matter feels a bit off. By the way, with the situation escalating so much, didn't Ou Minghan spend money to remove the trending topic?"
Zhan Ruoqing blinked, surprised. "He really didn't. All the major social media platforms are mocking him this time, and he hasn't removed a single trending topic!"
Hearing her say that, Ye Zhi became even more certain of her guess. "It seems this trending topic is Ou Minghan's own doing."
"Huh?" Zhan Ruoqing looked completely bewildered. "You mean Ou Minghan himself exposed his stupid actions online? But what's his motive? Could it be that, like Cen Ya, he also suffers from Stockholm Syndrome, where the more people scold him, the happier he gets?"
"There's a tactic in the entertainment industry called 'abusing fans'," Ye Zhi said calmly.
Zhan Ruoqing suddenly understood, immediately grasping Ye Zhi's meaning.
"I get it!" Zhan Ruoqing calmly analyzed. "Ou Minghan must have already secured Cen Ya, making Cen Ya believe that Cen Xiucheng deliberately slandered Ou Minghan to sabotage their relationship. Now that the internet is abuzz with controversy, even I think the Cen family is behind it. Cen Ya will definitely think the same, believing this is the Cen family's way of forcing her to leave Ou Minghan!"
"Yes," Ye Zhi nodded slightly. "And the more the internet scolds them, the more it will give her a sense of tragic defiance, as if she's fighting the whole world for love. This better fits the kind of earth-shattering romance Cen Ya expects. In such a situation, Cen Ya will only see this as a test of their feelings and choose Ou Minghan even more firmly."
Zhan Ruoqing clucked twice, offering a sharp critique. "Abuse fans to consolidate fans. Ou Minghan's tactics... he really should open an entertainment company."
"Do you think he doesn't want to?" Ye Zhi chuckled softly.
Zhan Ruoqing paused, thinking carefully. Ou Minghan indeed had this intention. Relying on Feilong Live, he launched variety shows, signed a large number of internet celebrities through the live streaming platform, and later attracted investment to make movies, clearly aiming to enter the entertainment industry to make money. If he had developed slowly through the live streaming platform, he might have been able to cultivate artists for his own company.
It was just that he didn't follow the right path. Ye Zhi directly summoned the 'Fist of Heavenly Justice' and blew up his live streaming platform, causing all the viewers to flee. Now Ou Minghan had lost the platform to make his own artists popular, and his subsequent plans became water without a source, making execution extremely difficult. It could be said that if not for Cen Ya's financial support from the Cen family, Ou Minghan wouldn't have been able to last this long.
"The Cen family really owes Cen Ya..." Zhan Ruoqing couldn't help but sigh. "I need to use her as an example to tell the younger sisters among my relatives, to prevent them from becoming such love-struck fools!"
Ye Zhi found it both funny and exasperating. They chatted for a few more minutes before hanging up.
However, Ye Zhi's expression did not relax. The fact that this incident blew up indicated that Ou Minghan did not yet know about the problems within the Cen family. Otherwise, he wouldn't have put so much effort into Cen Ya. In the current situation, Ou Minghan would definitely make a move against Cen Xiucheng. He had already made Cen Ya devoted to him, so the next step would inevitably be to quickly take over the Cen family's industries here. After all, it was less stable to constantly take money from Cen Ya than to have all that money become his.
But Ye Zhi's concern was another issue: where was Ou Minghan's capable subordinate, Wu Yongzhi, who had done a lot of dirty work for Ou Minghan? If Ou Minghan intended to attack Cen Xiucheng, his most effective weapon would undoubtedly be Wu Yongzhi. However, ever since Jia Cheng absconded with Ou Minghan's money, Wu Yongzhi had followed him out of the country. Since then, there had been no news of Wu Yongzhi.
Ye Zhi had also secretly sent people to investigate Wu Yongzhi's hometown, and even sent people to search in some third-tier cities where Wu Yongzhi had been active, but found no trace of him. This person seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth. Ye Zhi did not believe he had been discarded by Ou Minghan, as Ou Minghan still had many uses for him. He was likely hidden by Ou Minghan, but where exactly he was hidden required her to broaden her search.
As Ye Zhi and Zhan Ruoqing had predicted, facing the surging wave of public opinion, Cen Ya firmly believed it was Cen Xiucheng's despicable tactics and even more resolutely chose to believe Ou Minghan. To show his sincerity, Ou Minghan directly checked out of the hospital, indicating his magnanimity and his decision not to pursue Cen Xiucheng for hitting him anymore. Afterward, Ou Minghan took her back to the Ou residence, where the two eagerly engaged in repeated displays of affection for their love.
Afterward, Ou Minghan looked at Cen Ya's abdomen and asked with a frown, "Ya Ya, it's been so long, why isn't your stomach showing any signs of movement?"
"I don't know either..." Cen Ya said with some unease. "Maybe it's because I've been under too much pressure recently..."
"Take some time to go to the hospital for a check-up," Ou Minghan frowned, displeased. "If there's any problem, you can adjust your body in time. You know, I really want to have a child with you." As long as they had a child and made the "raw rice into cooked rice," he didn't believe the Cen family would continue to not accept him!
Cen Ya said tearfully, "I went for a check-up at the hospital recently, and the doctor said my body is very healthy and there are no problems..."
"It must be that doctor's poor medical skills! Let's find a better doctor, and I'll accompany you another day!" Ou Minghan said firmly.
"Minghan, you're so good to me," Cen Ya said emotionally.
Late at night, seeing Cen Ya fall into a deep sleep, Ou Minghan secretly got up. He left the bedroom, went to the study, and made a video call to Ou Tiantian.
"Tiantian, I urgently need money right now. Transfer fifty million to me first!" Ou Minghan said directly.
"Sure," Ou Tiantian agreed obediently. The next moment, she asked curiously, "Brother, why do you suddenly need so much money? Didn't your Cen Ya agree to give you money anymore?"
Ou Minghan's expression was somewhat agitated. He had indeed made Cen Ya devoted to him, but Ni Na was not devoted to him. Ni Na still suspected him and refused to let Cen Ya give him money.