Suddenly, a batch of accounts that violated regulations were announced on social media.

Some accounts were banned for a month, some for three months, and the most severely punished were permanently shut down.

As soon as this news broke, the trending topics about Wei Yuan inexplicably dropped.

Some netizens discovered that it was precisely these accounts that were punished that were most active and made the most noise in news about Wei Yuan.

Many netizens immediately realized that this was a deliberate publicity stunt.

It turns out that the accounts that were punished were all paid trolls who were maliciously attacking others.

...

Is Wei Yuan creating news about herself?

Is it really worth ruining your popularity and reputation like this?

Could it be a publicity stunt by the company?

Or is someone deliberately attacking and smearing Qiao Chu?

This is so boring!

Some netizens who were just watching the drama dispersed, sighing with regret.

Some netizens also felt indignant.

It turns out that the hope of Jiang Zhi and Wei Yuan getting back together was just wishful thinking on their part.

Some people were happy that Jiang Zhi and Qiao Chu had not divorced, which allowed them to still have beautiful hopes for love.

...

The online sentiment has shifted, with many netizens accusing Wei Yuan of using the incident for self-promotion.

Immediately, her agency released a statement: This matter has nothing to do with Wei Yuan. Wei Yuan disdains hype and does not need it. They urge everyone not to believe or spread rumors, refrain from personal attacks, remain calm, and focus on Wei Yuan's work. They reserve the right to pursue legal action against those who maliciously defame her.

Upon seeing the statement, Luo Luo scoffed.

What a hypocrite!

So scheming!

This scheming woman is back! She'll help Qiao Chu tear her apart!

...

Qin Yun had handled everything online and sent a message to Master Zhi to report back.

Jiang Zhi simply replied with a single word: "Okay!"

Many media outlets want to contact Jiang Yan.

However, he couldn't get through to Jiang Yan on the phone no matter what he tried.

What's going on?

"..."

"What do we do now?"

"..."

Those online trolls got anxious too.

This time, it was a complete disaster.

...

Sensing an opportunity, Rong Yan stepped in to salvage Jiang Yan's predicament.

I never expected that Wei Yuan's relationship with Jiang Zhi and Qiao Chu would be so wonderful.

Now I can set up another scheme to get revenge.

This time, we must make Qiao Chu taste what it means to be heartbroken.

We must tear down the pride of that despicable woman, Qiao Chu.

Rong Yan also called and texted Jiang Yan, but she just couldn't get in touch with her.

After making inquiries from various sources, Rong Yan finally got in touch with Wei Yuan.

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Grandpa told them to go back to the bamboo garden for dinner.

Qiao Chu left work early and went to the bamboo garden first.

In the front yard, Qiao Chu saw the servants burning something, and she went over to take a look.

Qiao Chu picked up the paintings that hadn't been completely burned yet.

The maid quickly said, "Young mistress, please put these down. They're going to be burned. You can't bear to look at them."

Qiao Chu was puzzled, and she also felt it was a pity to burn it like that!

It's a good drawing; you can tell the artist is very talented.

These paintings are also very special!

"Sister Xia, who told you to burn it?"

"Young mistress, it's better not to ask. It's better not to know."

Qiao Chu asked tentatively, "Did Grandpa tell you to burn it?"

"No! You're too early. Master and Steward Du aren't here. Only Young Master is home."

Are these paintings by Jiang Tuo?

Qiao Chu remembered that Jiang Zhi had said that her uncle was a poor painter.

It's possible that Jiang Tuo has a talent for drawing.

Perhaps his grandfather didn't like his drawing, so he burned all the drawings he secretly made.

Perhaps there are other reasons as well.

Shouldn't Jiang Tuo be at the Jiang family mansion? Why is he at the Bamboo Garden?

Qiao Chu tentatively asked, "Sister Xia, is Auntie coming to the bamboo garden later?"

"Young mistress, you don't know yet, the eldest young lady has been confined to her quarters by the master, and the master is furious."

"Wow, this has blown up so much! It must be something serious!"

The maid stopped talking; it wasn't her place to gossip.

Qiao Chu also guessed that the rumors circulating online were inextricably linked to Jiang Yan.

Perhaps there are others involved in this scheme.

The Jiang family might be quite complicated as well.

...

Qiao Chu stopped asking Xia Jie and went upstairs.

Upon reaching the stairwell, she looked out and saw Jiang Tuo talking on the phone on the balcony.

Qiao Chu called out, "A-Tuo!"

Upon hearing the sound, Jiang Tuo instinctively turned around and exchanged a glance with Qiao Chu.

He hung up the phone after only a few words.

"Sister-in-law, you're here! Where's my brother? Didn't he come back with you?"

Qiao Chu stared intently at Jiang Tuo, observing him with a probing gaze. "He's still busy, he won't be back until later. Tuo, are you... in a relationship? Your voice is so gentle!"

Jiang Tuo chuckled, "Sister-in-law, you're mistaken. I'm not in a relationship; I was just talking to my secretary about something."

Qiao Chu laughed too, "Sorry! By the way, was the painting that Sister Xia burned downstairs yours?"

Jiang Tuo's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

“Sister-in-law, I just doodled to pass the time when I was bored. I don’t want it to take up space, so please let Sister Xia burn it.”

Qiao Chu's sharp gaze was fixed on Jiang Tuo, not missing any subtle changes.

"I think it's a really good painting! It's such a shame it was burned! In the future, if you have any paintings you don't want anymore, feel free to give them to me."

Jiang Tuo smiled from the bottom of his heart, and his guard against Qiao Chu was no longer so cautious.

"Sister-in-law, you're a designer, your art skills should be much better than mine, your paintings should be more beautiful! I won't embarrass myself by showing off mine."

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