Chapter 147: Did You Come Up With This?

"Did you arrange this?" Zhou Wan asked.

Meng Yanzhou smiled brightly and nodded. "Yes."

"What is the point of this?" Zhou Wan frowned.

Meng Yanzhou replied, "To shift the conflict and focus, and to paint Ye Yuning as the vulnerable party."

Zhou Wan and Ning Cai did not fully understand, but having no better alternative for the moment, they could only wait and see how things developed.

When Chen Rumeng faced the camera, she was complaining internally. She had never wanted to be associated with Shen Xian, yet now she was forced to pose as his girlfriend. She had no desire to shoulder such a tarnished reputation!

Seeing Chen Rumeng enter, Ye Yuning was taken aback, unsure what kind of game was being played. However, since they were live on air, she could not ask.

"May I ask, are you Shen Xian's girlfriend?" the reporter, Qin Yike, directed the camera toward Chen Rumeng.

Chen Rumeng nodded. "Yes, Shen Xian is my boyfriend."

Liu Ruyun was stunned. When had Chen Rumeng gotten involved with Shen Xian? She instinctively felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.

Seeing that Chen Rumeng had entered the frame, Shen Xian stood up and exhaled a long ring of smoke. It was time for his own performance to begin.

"I was deceived by Shen Xian. I never imagined he would be so unscrupulous, capable of doing anything for money!" Chen Rumeng said bitterly. The rage in her eyes and the hatred on her face could not be feigned.

Countless viewers, including Qin Yike, saw the utter revulsion for Shen Xian on her face.

"Shen the dog is disgusting! Down with him!"
"What a loser. Sister, dump him quickly! If you don't, you'll suffer even more!"
"How is Chen Rumeng supposed to face Ye Yuning after this?"

Chen Rumeng continued, "At first, I thought Shen Xian was a decent man, but as I got to know him, I discovered he was arrogant, self-centered, and a complete hypocrite. Everything he has done has been for the sake of money!"

Hearing this, Zhou Wan clenched her fists, glaring at her phone screen in anger. Even if Shen Xian had done something wrong, how could she stand there and tell such blatant lies?

Meng Yanzhou noticed the anger on Zhou Wan's face and, assuming it meant her impression of Shen Xian had hit rock bottom, felt quite smug. As Shen Xian's "official girlfriend," Chen Rumeng’s testimony had effectively nailed him to the pillar of shame.

The netizens had never hated anyone so intensely, and the comment section descended into a chaotic verbal war.

People kept sharing the live stream.

"Sisters, watch this stream; you must keep your eyes open when looking for a partner!"
"This Shen Xian is the quintessential scumbag!"

Chen Feng laughed heartily at the sight. This was an official, authoritative broadcast—he wanted to see how Shen Xian would ever wash his reputation clean now!

"He's crashed and burned," Qi Zhengqing couldn't help but laugh toward the heavens.

Liu Ruyun finally witnessed the extent of Shen Xian’s infamy, and her scalp began to tingle. He probably wouldn’t be able to survive in the country anymore, would he?

"May I ask, have you broken up with Shen Xian now?" the reporter asked, glancing at the live comments, posing the question netizens cared about most.

Chen Rumeng curled her lip in disdain. "Who would want to stay with him? Of course we broke up! Why would anyone keep a man like this around?"

"Exactly, sister! You should break up!"
"I support you! Break up!"
"So satisfying. Everyone, remember Shen Xian's face and avoid him in the future!"

Qin Yike nodded and then asked, "Miss Chen, do you have anything else you would like to say regarding this matter?"

Chen Rumeng recalled the plan Shen Xian had given her. What was she supposed to do now? Highlight Ye Yuning’s pitiful state and frame her as the weak, innocent victim!

Chen Rumeng was a talented actress; her eyes turned red as she looked at Ye Yuning. "I never expected something like this to happen. I feel so guilty, and I am truly sorry for Miss Ye."

"President Ye has poured countless efforts into this base. Every day and night, she has been busy working here. While people her age were out shopping or hitting clubs, she was busy at the base."

"While other women her age were enjoying the holidays, she was still working, inspecting the varieties."

"She has carried too much for this base!"

After Chen Rumeng finished speaking, Ye Yuning recalled the blood and sweat of the past two or three years. Her eyes reddened involuntarily, and she began to cry, her tears streaming down like rain on a pear blossom.

"Shen Xian, you truly deserve to die!"
"Damn you, Shen Xian! How could you have the heart to bully a woman like this?"
"Shen Xian, get out here and apologize!"

The live stream comments went completely wild, and the popularity of the broadcast continued to soar.

Qin Yike felt moved as well, nodding. "Very well, let us continue our interview with Miss Ye Yuning."

Chen Rumeng walked out of the room with a faint smile on her face.

"President Ye, I would like to ask about what you said in the leaked video—that there is no difference between farmed and wild birds. What did you mean by that? Does it imply... that you have eaten wild Red-Crowned Geese?" Qin Yike looked at Ye Yuning with burning intensity.

Ye Yuning already felt heartbroken, and at the reporter’s question, she grew flustered. Not knowing how to answer, she wept before the camera, appearing utterly fragile and pitiable. Many men watching were filled with sympathy.

"Let her rest before continuing the interview."
"Host, let her compose herself."
"Even as a man, I find this pitiful."

Qin Yike saw the comments and turned to the camera. "We will suspend the broadcast for ten minutes to allow Miss Ye Yuning to compose herself."

Ye Yuning nodded, wiping her face with a tissue. "I'm going to wash my face."

The live stream was cut. Ye Yuning did not notice that the follower count on her personal social media account was growing frantically. She walked out of the interview room and hurried toward the room next door.

Seeing Ye Yuning enter, Zhou Wan, Ning Cai, and the others hurried forward to give her a big hug.

Meng Yanzhou said with a smile, "Looking at the current situation, things are very favorable for you. Shen Xian is now bearing the brunt of the public's hatred, and the viewers see you as incredibly pitiful. The conflict and focus have been successfully shifted."

Ye Yuning looked at Meng Yanzhou with gratitude. "Thank you, Brother Meng."

Meng Yanzhou waved his hand dismissively. "Haha, it's nothing. We're all friends. So, how is it? My plan is viable, isn't it?"

Ye Yuning and the others were just about to agree that his plan was excellent and had given them a chance to breathe, when they heard a cold voice from the doorway:

"You came up with this?"

They turned to see Shen Xian standing there, having appeared out of nowhere, holding a large file folder in his hand.