The man's cold words, delivered without mercy, pierced Mu Yinyin's heart.
She took a breath and hung up the phone.
Listening to the "beep, beep" of the busy tone in her ear, Fu Siye's expression grew darker and more indifferent.
However... just as he tried to call Mu Yinyin again, a mechanical female voice came through.
"Sorry, the number you have dialed is busy, sorry..."
Fu Siye's face was extremely grim!
Mu Yinyin dared to block him?!
But...
Fu Siye misunderstood. After hanging up, Mu Yinyin had received a call from Xiao Lu, and was currently listening to him speak.
"Sister Yin, I did one more thing for you. I hacked into Fu Siye's computer and got real-time access to the corridor surveillance. Pretty neat, huh?"
When Mu Yinyin asked him to send the recordings of Nan Shiqing and Lu Shan to Fu Siye, he understood.
If the goal was to expose Nan Shiqing's true colors to Fu Siye, then the exposure should be even more thorough.
Xiao Lu's voice came through the phone, but Mu Yinyin couldn't bring herself to be happy.
After all, he was someone she had genuinely loved, and they had only divorced not long ago. How could she remain calm?
"Mhm."
Mu Yinyin responded faintly, her spirits low.
This reaction made Xiao Lu curious. He secretly guessed that the comments must have affected her.
Xiao Lu immediately patted his chest and declared resolutely, "Sister Yin, don't worry. Although Juxing said that only those with consumption records can be nominated, I'll definitely fight back for you."
No one believed she was "Y." Originally, she had wanted to use this opportunity to ruin Nan Shiqing's reputation in front of everyone.
But Fu Siye's attitude made her realize one thing: with Fu Siye's protection, how far could Nan Shiqing truly fall?
"You don't need to deal with this matter. Let it be," Mu Yinyin said faintly.
Let the situation develop however it wished.
"Ah?"
Xiao Lu was bewildered.
Before he could say anything more, Mu Yinyin, uninterested in continuing the call, said, "I want to sleep for a while. I'm hanging up now."
Mu Yinyin hung up as she said, not waiting for Xiao Lu to speak again.
Although Mu Yinyin appeared calm, those comments were very damaging to her. And today, he had already helped by releasing the recording and the surveillance.
How could he possibly stand by and do nothing?
As it turned out, the works below became polarized.
They all had one thing in common:
—XX:【Nan Shiqing, plagiarism dog, incompetent, get out of the design circle!】
The previous turmoil with Xingxing had finally ended with an apology and a livestream. Now, such a situation had erupted at the Juxing competition.
And all that Xiao Lu had done...
Made Nan Shiqing's face pale beyond words.
at this moment, she sat by the bed, hugging her knees. Her phone had been thrown aside; she had no intention of looking at it any longer.
She had lost everything!
There were people around, and she couldn't make a move against Mu Yinyin in public. Especially since she still had many unfinished matters, she couldn't afford to have anything happen to herself!
She wanted to find help, but Lu Shan had directly abandoned her.
What to do... what should she do?
Tears began to stream down Nan Shiqing's face. Her phone suddenly rang, prompting her to pick it up immediately. Seeing that it was her mother, she quickly answered. Before He Xia could speak, she cried out with a sobbing voice, "Mom, what should I do? What should I do!"
"Shiqing, my dear daughter, don't panic! Just adamantly deny it! Nothing will happen!"
Nan Shiqing's expression froze.
Even her crying stopped.
What did she mean!
She had only just returned, and her mother already knew about this?
Her face was extremely miserable. Yes, the situation had blown up so much. At that time, she couldn't control her anger and went to find Mu Yinyin. So many people had seen it; how could it not spread? She said hoarsely, "Did you see it online? Am I trending again?"
He Xia frowned. Although she wanted to comfort her daughter as before, her daughter's repeated impulsiveness only made things worse!
She said in a deep voice, "I saw everything about you going to find Mu Yinyin just now."
"Saw?!" Nan Shiqing panicked. Even though she had guessed something, she couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean!"
As if unwilling to admit it, she waited for He Xia to say something else.
But...
He Xia's words were like a bolt from the blue.
"Someone was livestreaming the entire time."
Boom—!
Nan Shiqing felt her eardrums ringing, leaving her unable to recover for a long time.
It was over!
It was over!
Then Fu Siye must have seen everything!
She had been wondering how to explain to Fu Siye, but now, would Fu Siye suspect her of being a ghostwriter too?
"Ah! Mom, what should I do? What should I do!!!"
"Besides adamantly denying it, what other choice do you have?" He Xia sighed helplessly, then coaxed gently, "Even though there was a livestream, everyone's anger is directed at Mu Yinyin, because her works have threatened many people. I've already had people manipulate the situation to completely shift the blame onto Mu Yinyin. What you need to do now is find a way to dispel Fu Siye's suspicion of you."
"But, but..." Nan Shiqing was so flustered she couldn't even form a complete sentence, "Will Fu Siye believe me? I, I... Mom..."
"He has always had a bad impression of Mu Yinyin; he always thought Mu Yinyin was a woman blinded by profit. So he will definitely still stand on your side. You just need to show your grievances and helplessness, clearly stating that Mu Yinyin is framing you. I will also create some false evidence to make Fu Siye think he has misunderstood you again. This isn't a bad thing."
Nan Shiqing: "?"
She was so angry she laughed. "Mom, are you joking with me at a time like this? I'm about to be ruined, and you still think it's not a bad thing? Does it mean that if all my past deeds are exposed to the public, then it's a bad thing?"
With the last sentence, Nan Shiqing completely roared.
Seeing that she couldn't suppress herself again, He Xia's face completely darkened, and she said coldly, "Calm down! Nan Shiqing, where is your composure!"
"Calm down? How can I calm down? I..." Just as she was about to anxiously utter a string of complaints, He Xia suddenly rebuked, "Shut up!"
Nan Shiqing was startled and for a moment, she was speechless.
It was because her mother had never yelled at her like this before.
He Xia didn't rush to explain herself. Instead, she continued to yell at her, "If you continue to lose control of your temper like this, you'll achieve nothing! Fu Siye will leave you completely! Mu Yinyin will completely crush you under her feet, Nan Shiqing! After scheming for so many years, are you going to let your temper ruin everything!! Are you even my daughter anymore! Not only are you useless! You have no foresight either! How could I have given birth to such a useless thing like you!!!"