Although Ji Shuli said that, Ye Zhiwei still couldn't be completely calm. In particular, the male reporter's demeanor made Ye Zhiwei vaguely worried. It was definitely not as simple as a press conference. Even if the live broadcast was suspended now, it would be useless.

Ye Zhiwei opened her phone, and sure enough, the reports on it were a chaotic mess.

#The heir to the Ye Group is actually the son of a murderer#

#Ye Qingcheng Press Conference#

#Judgment of the Intermediate People's Court of X Province#

...

A series of premeditated topics had already been bought and trended on social media. Almost no one believed Ye Qingcheng's physical condition anymore. Screenshots and replays of the live stream, as well as the verdict, directly steered the topic in the worst possible direction. In particular, some people were manipulating public opinion, making everyone think the worst about the matter.

The number of comments under trending topics is skyrocketing, with several new comments appearing every second.

"Is Ye Qingcheng now preparing to ruin his reputation in his later years? Before, we thought he had withdrawn from the company's operations privately due to health reasons, and there was no news at all. Now he's doing this kind of shady move. To be honest, it's really damaging to his image."

"I used to really admire Ye Qingcheng. The chip industry is indeed difficult. Besides the lack of experience in the domestic market, it requires a huge amount of capital investment because of the research and development. Ye's Group is indeed the best in my country in terms of new electronic products. I have always thought Ye Qingcheng is a very capable person. But now, seeing this, I just feel quite disgusted. No matter what, it's better not to cause trouble in a family with a criminal history."

Immediately afterwards, videos of the families of some girls who had been assaulted by Jiang Yanqiang were reposted and placed at the top of the list. Jiang Yanqiang's beastly behavior was attributed to Jiang Jianian through the public opinion that "the sins of the father are paid by the son."

Occasionally, some people who spoke up for Jiang Jianian, saying that a father is a father and a child is a child, were also severely criticized.

Netizens unleashed their pent-up anger over Jiang Yanqiang's death onto Jiang Jianian, hurling all sorts of nasty insults. This incident seemed to have become the biggest crisis for the Ye Group, which had already hit rock bottom and was on the verge of a complete collapse. Some of the executives who had previously held onto their shares were now secretly selling them off.

The scene was extremely ugly.

This was a massive and widespread attack. They not only began to slander Jiang Jianian, but also accused the Ye Group of aiding and abetting evil. Some even started conspiracy theories, and the question of why Ye Qingcheng, who clearly had a daughter, ultimately chose Jiang Jianian to inherit the company was also brought to the forefront of the discussion.

Some people have started to discuss whether Ye Qingcheng has a preference for sons over daughters, and whether his own daughter is not as good as a murderer.

The most outrageous thing is that some people actually started to condemn Ye Qingcheng on behalf of Ye Zhiwei, and Ye Qingcheng's image went from being an entrepreneur to a criminal who had been shielded.

Those words were awful.

Ye Zhiwei took a deep breath and posted directly: "I won't comment without knowing the full story. Ye Qingcheng is very good to his daughter; many of his actions are for her sake. Furthermore, Chinese law only prosecutes individuals suspected of crimes. Why should someone who hasn't done anything wrong be subjected to such rampant abuse? When did the ancient system of collective punishment reach this point? Criminals are certainly hateful, but aren't their families and relatives also the most pitiful and innocent?"

Due to the character limit, Ye Zhiwei could only post these comments, but she was quickly overwhelmed by attacks. Before the second comment could even be posted, a group of people refuted her with offensive remarks such as "genes can be inherited" and "the son of a murderer can't be any better." Without any basis, the public had already begun to judge Jiang Jianian as judges, and even started to criticize Ye Qingcheng's sexist behavior on behalf of Ye Zhiwei.

Ye Zhiwei, furious, shut down the comments section.

Under deliberate manipulation of public opinion, these people vented their negative emotions at this moment. Sometimes they were not even concerned about so-called fairness, but rather about jealousy, anger, and venting the bad aspects of their lives. Although a large number of them also spoke up for Jiang Jianian, the deletion of posts by those manipulating public opinion resulted in a uniform barrage of insults.

Ji Shuli's company did not forward these comments. It's best not to repost this kind of topic anymore; let the buzz stay here for now.

After the press conference was forced to stop, Ye Qingcheng and Jiang Jianian quickly left their seats on stage, and Ji Shuli was also nowhere to be seen. Ye Zhiwei called Ji Shuli, who told her directly that they were dealing with the online public opinion and that Ye Zhiwei should go home first, as her driver was already waiting for her outside.

Ye Zhiwei took a deep breath. She knew that going there would only cause trouble, so at this moment she could only remain silent and calm down, and return home as Ji Shuli had asked.

Because of the scale of this operation, even Ye Yingying called to inquire about Ye Zhiwei's situation.

"Sister Zhiwei? Today's press conference—"

Ye Zhiwei knew that Ye Yingying's worrying about this matter was useless, and in addition, Ye Yingying's art exam was coming up soon. She tried her best to keep her emotions in check and gently comforted Ye Yingying, "Don't worry, nothing serious will happen. Dad and Jiang Jianian have already come up with a solution."

Ye Yingying was silent for a moment before saying, "I understand. Sister Zhiwei, if you need any help, please let me know!"

Ye Zhiwei smiled and said, "Absolutely nothing will happen, I guarantee it."

She promised.

After comforting Ye Yingying and hanging up the phone, Ye Zhiwei's expression gradually darkened. How could she guarantee anything? She couldn't even be sure if Ji Shuli's words were true or false.

Ye Zhiwei couldn't help but suspect that someone might have raised concerns about this, but she didn't expect that someone would seize on this point and spread it around. Ye Zhiwei immediately checked the news media that published the news, and they all said that after roughly knowing the media company to which it belonged, she immediately checked the shareholders of these companies.

As expected, a significant portion of the shareholders were from the Yu family.

Although Ye Zhiwei felt that Yu Jingchen didn't need to go to such lengths, after seeing this, she was basically certain that no one but Yu Jingchen could have done such a thing.

Ye Zhiwei immediately called Yu Jingchen.

Yu Jingchen seemed to be in a state of smugness. He did not hang up on Ye Zhiwei's call, especially after seeing things develop in the direction he wanted. He couldn't wait for someone to see his victory, and Ye Zhiwei's call gave him an opportunity to be complacent.

"Miss Ye..."

"Yu Jingchen, what exactly do you mean!" Ye Zhiwei's voice turned cold as soon as the call connected, and she angrily questioned, "After Jiang Jianian saved Yu Shishu, didn't you say you would no longer target Jiang Jianian? Why are you doing this now? What did Jiang Jianian do to offend you? What did my father do to offend you? What did the Ye family do to offend you?"

Ye Zhiwei's anger made Yu Jingchen chuckle softly. He was sitting on the leather sofa in his office. After hearing Ye Zhiwei's words, he slowly stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the bustling traffic outside, and said meaningfully, "Miss Ye, I only promised you that I wouldn't report Ye Qingcheng's illness, but I didn't promise you anything else. Jiang Jianian did save my brother, but isn't that what he should do? Studying medicine means saving lives and healing the wounded. It's his duty, and it's also paying back the debt he owes for all the bad things his beastly father did."

Ye Zhiwei sneered in a low voice, "Yu Jingchen, you're really disgusting."

“Miss Ye, I’m just presenting the truth to everyone. As for what they think, that’s beyond my control.” Yu Jingchen smiled and said slowly, “I told you before, choosing Jiang Jianian was not a wise move.”