"Quiet," a stern shout echoed from behind.
Quán Xīngfā, consumed by rage, trembled and instinctively deflated. Tóng Xiùqióng dared not utter a sound.
Seeing their reactions, Quán Zhìwěi and Quán Xiǎotáng felt both angry and wronged.
Quán Xiǎotáng grumbled again, "So what are your brains for? Do you think you're the God of Wealth reincarnated? If pie is about to fall from the sky, it's obviously a trap set for you. Are you brainless pigs with no awareness at all?"
"You beast, can you speak properly?" Quán Xīngfā couldn't help but roar again.
The monitor behind them also raised his voice, "Quiet, or you'll be sent back."
"I can't be bothered with you. I don't have the money for the ball. I only have a hundred yuan on me now. Next semester, I won't even have tuition. You're causing me to fail and be unable to find a job. I won't take care of you. You deserve it."
Quán Xiǎotáng angrily dropped these words and stormed off.
Quán Zhìwěi, recalling his once glorious days and comparing them to his current impoverished state, was also filled with resentment. "It's all your fault. You've ruined our once good home into pieces. I wouldn't care even if you died."
He then got up and left.
Quán Xīngfā and Tóng Xiùqióng watched their children leave, shocked and furious.
Tóng Xiùqióng cursed, "Heavenly damnation! I'm your mother, are you speaking human words?"
"Rotten beasts, giving birth to two little beasts. Every single one is an ungrateful wretch who deserves to be struck by lightning. Go to hell and stay far away, as far as possible. I don't have ungrateful wretches like you."
Quán Xīngfā's angry curses echoed far from the detention center. Tóng Xiùqióng wailed, sometimes scolding Quán Xīngfā, sometimes Quán Jiǔ, and sometimes Quán Zhìwěi and Quán Xiǎotáng. In short, she cursed the entire Quán family.
As for Quán Xiǎotáng and Quán Zhìwěi, they went their separate ways after leaving. At this moment, no blood relation mattered.
...
Quán Xiǎotáng returned home first. Upon arriving, she set up equipment in her room and began broadcasting on a live streaming platform.
"I will expose the venomous heart of Quán Jiǔ, the boss of Chūxīn Culture, in my real name. She is my cousin. Our parents died early, and our family took her in, raised her, and gave her the warmth of a home. But she is stone-hearted. Not only did she snatch the inheritance left to us by our grandmother, but she has now caused my parents to be imprisoned.
She is ungrateful and bullied me since childhood. But considering she had no parents, I always tolerated her. As she grew older, she became worse, hitting me multiple times, slapping me, and even uttering vicious words, saying she would beat me every time she saw me.
She married into a wealthy family. I have no power or influence. I have no choice but to seek justice this way. I hope netizens can support me and ensure that evil people are punished.
Finally, I implore netizens to give me something to eat. Our family's assets have been frozen, and I am penniless. I haven't eaten for many days, and I have no tuition fees. If I can't pay tuition next semester, I'll have to drop out. I am a master's student studying abroad, with excellent grades, and I'm about to graduate, but now I have nothing, not a single cent.
I don't want to drop out. I want to study, get my diploma, and find a good job after graduation to repay my parents' nurturing. But this simplest wish has been destroyed by Quán Jiǔ, the boss of Chūxīn Culture. She is not a good person; she is a demoness, an evil woman. Everyone, please do not be deceived by her venomous heart."
This video, riding the wave of Chūxīn Culture's trending status, quickly gained considerable attention.
In just one hour, Quán Xiǎotáng's live stream had over 200,000 viewers, and the rewards exceeded 20,000.
In the live stream, everyone was cursing the boss of Chūxīn Culture with Quán Xiǎotáng, using all sorts of vulgar and indecent language. Simultaneously, some "kind people" forwarded the video, and in no time, Quán Xiǎotáng's live stream became popular across the entire internet. Advertisers even approached her, asking her to stream and sell products.
Quán Xiǎotáng never expected such results. She instantly became an internet celebrity. The temptation of such explosive fame made her increasingly reckless. She accepted five advertising brand deals in one go, selling products while continuing to "tell her sob story" in the live stream.
Two hours later, her live stream's viewership had surpassed one million, and it had entered the top ten of the trending charts on major online platforms.
However, amidst the overwhelmingly positive comments and attention, some "thorns" gradually appeared.
"I always said the boss of Chūxīn Culture is definitely not a good person. The Hēi Lì incident must be related to her."
"Seeing someone expose black material makes me feel relieved."
"Too hateful. The entertainment industry is chaotic because of people like her. I demand legal sanctions and lifelong imprisonment."
"Miss, you are too pitiful. Your parents are in jail, and you are still a student. Let's each donate a hundred yuan, please."
Seeing the supportive voices, Quán Xiǎotáng was overjoyed behind her phone. She had completely forgotten about her parents being in jail or whether she could graduate. Her only thought was that she was now an internet celebrity and would soon be famous all over the internet, making those around her unable to reach her.
With such ambition, she exaggerated and smeared even more. "...Since childhood, Quán Jiǔ was insecure about her appearance. She was jealous that I was prettier than her, jealous that the person she liked liked me, and even bullied me daily because of it. I suffered from depression because of her and took medication daily to alleviate it.
The situation had already improved, but now our family has suffered a disaster, and our factory was snatched by her husband. I really can't take it anymore. I want to die every day, but dying would be letting my parents down. Moreover, I need to raise money to get my parents out.
Family members, please pity me and forward the video so more people can see it. If your financial situation allows, please contribute to our family. I will bow and thank you, and be grateful to you for life. May good people have a peaceful life."
This wave of playing the victim immediately garnered over fifty thousand more rewards.
The live streaming platform, noticing the high traffic, pushed more traffic to her. They even placed her live stream at the very top of the platform's featured display page, bringing in even more traffic.
Furthermore, many entertainment accounts noticed the public opinion surrounding her and reposted screen recordings of the video, attracting traffic.
Looking at the money pouring in, Quán Xiǎotáng suddenly felt that her previous life was wasted. Money could come so easily. If she had known this earlier, why would she have studied? Although she studied because she didn't want to work.
Just as she was overjoyed, Chūxīn Culture and Tianyǔ's data monitoring team also noticed her.
Tianyǔ directly contacted Wáng Xiāo, while Chūxīn Culture reported to Quán Jiǔ.
When Quán Jiǔ received the news, she wasn't too surprised. In fact, she had long known that Quán Xiǎotáng wouldn't let things go. She was just waiting to see how and when Quán Xiǎotáng would cause trouble.
Clearly, this time was earlier than she expected.
However, the sooner the trouble, the better she could deal with it. And the bigger the fuss, the more satisfying it would be to resolve.
After hanging up the phone, Quán Jiǔ called Cui Tíng, the manager of the public relations department, again. After making arrangements, Cui Tíng immediately went to execute them.
First, she had the cooperating legal team issue several lawyer's letters, addressed separately to the live streaming platform, Quán Xiǎotáng, and over thirty of the most aggressive marketing accounts.
Second, Cui Tíng personally drafted a public announcement and issued the lawyer's letters along with it, tagging the online accounts of the live streaming platform and the relevant involved parties.
Finally, Cui Tíng directly reported to the police to file a case and made this information public.
The police's intervention was also swift. Knowing the significant public opinion surrounding the incident, they also released a statement on their official platform announcing their investigation.