They started to act as soon as they said they would, and the target was the Su family. This made Li Hanting have to have a deeper consideration.

"Leave the recorder with me for now. I'll deal with it later. You can publish the clarification on the paper I gave you earlier. It would be best to also attach the entry and exit records you found in advance." Li Hanting gave detailed instructions. "Also, attach a lawyer's letter. It's time to close the net on these media outlets."

Xia Yunxi understood what he meant. She also knew that the longer the situation dragged on, the worse it would be for her. Since Li Hanting had already made all the arrangements, she would follow his instructions, just like before. He would never harm her.

After finishing the conversation, Xia Yunxi left the study and went straight back to her bedroom.

After Xia Yunxi disappeared, Li Hanting made a phone call. He looked at the incense burner on the table with smoke rising from it with cold eyes, his gaze filled with coldness.

The call was quickly connected, and Li Hanting instructed in a cold tone, "Keep a close eye on Stace, and report any movement immediately."

After receiving a response from the other end of the phone, Li Hanting hung up the phone and thought about what Xia Yunxi had just said. Haha, did he force his way directly to the other person's doorstep?

Is it because he took these people too seriously and made them forget where they are?

How dare they act so brazenly on his territory, going straight to someone's house and forcing them to hand over the secret recipe... Li Hanting smiled, his face sullen, like a ferocious hunter. He had once used brutal force to eliminate those outside his group without bloodshed, firmly grasping all power. His methods had intimidated all three factions, and anyone who saw him would bow their necks respectfully and call out, "Master?"

It's just that I have been cultivating myself and improving my character over the years, but I have only whetted these people's appetites.

Did they really think that Li Hanting was a sick cat? So they dared to use public opinion to deal with the Li Group - Oh, very good, since he had taken action, he would let them know the consequences of provoking him.

Li Hanting narrowed his eyes slightly, then glanced calmly at the recorder on the desk. In fact, when the rumors were flying, Li Hanting had already responded. Rather than asking Xia Yunxi to go to such great lengths to find her stepmother, the simplest method was to bribe or find a former servant of the Xia family. With just a few questions and some clues, the truth would be revealed.

However, the stepmother and stepsister kept those things secret. Otherwise, Qin Zhe would not have been able to find any clues after repeated attempts, and his thoughts would have been dominated by those rumors.

Therefore, even if the servant knew something, it had no major connection with this incident.

That's why Xia Yunxi had to make that trip. Li Hanting tapped the table lightly with his fingers, his face calm, without any emotion.

It is hard to guess what he is thinking, nor do we know what decision he will make.

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Xia Yunxi returned to the room and wrote and published the announcement according to the contents on the paper.

She has social media, but she's just a small, insignificant person who only comments and likes the usual posts, and nothing makes a splash.

However, just after these few days, after the public opinion broke out, in just three days, someone dug out her social account, and in just a few days, the number of fans had reached hundreds of thousands.

The latest update in the comment section was an article she casually forwarded a few months ago.

At this point, there are already tens of thousands of comments under this article.

All of them were insults, doubts, and speculations about her...

At the same time, some posts and news released by the media have frequently become hot searches.

Xia Yunxi did not read those comments. She took a deep breath, wrote those things, checked them carefully to make sure there were no typos, and then sent them out.

The copy was written by a senior editor commissioned by Li Hanting. It included a lawyer's notice. Every word strongly expressed her thoughts and self-clarification.

Xia Yunxi's palms were actually sweating. After all, it was the first time she was attacked by so many people. The obscene words they used included curses against her and her family... If a person with a fragile heart had seen those words, they would have probably committed suicide out of shame.

Xia Yunxi stood up to him, which didn't mean she was heartless or didn't care. On the contrary, she valued her reputation more than anyone else, and no one liked to be scolded for no reason.

Her belief came from the fact that the rumors were completely false.

However, even now, I still feel a little uneasy, worried that others might not agree or believe me...

After all, public opinion has been fermenting for so long. Even if there are a few sober voices among them, when these things are preconceived, people first believe what they see at first sight. Once a label is established, it will not be easily undone.

Xia Yunxi understands human nature too well, and precisely because of this understanding, his heart is actually even more restless.

But she forced herself to calm down and not read those comments, and let the follow-up of the matter be handled after she published the clarification article.

Li Hanting was on the phone when someone knocked on the study door again and then pushed it open.

He turned around and saw Xia Yunxi walking in with his head lowered and looking a little listless.

His subordinates were reporting some company matters on the phone. Li Hanting took a day off today to rest, so he didn't go to the company.

Even though I didn't go to the company, I couldn't miss anything that needed to be dealt with.

"The management department will be handled by the online staff. You just need to take care of your own tasks. I'll discuss everything after I return to the company."

I don’t know what the other end responded to. Li Hanting just nodded lightly and then hung up the phone.

When he turned around, he met Xia Yunxi's face, which was obviously hesitant and very conflicted.

"What's up?"

Xia Yunxi came back to her senses, but she didn't know what to say. She murmured dryly, "Well, I posted it..."

"Yeah!" Li Hanting responded casually, turned around and walked towards the desk. When he sat on the chair and picked up the documents beside him, he saw that Xia Yunxi had not left yet, but had her head lowered and her hands twisted together. It was rare to see her like this.

The man raised his eyebrows slightly and put down the documents: "Anything else?"

"Um, don't you want to take a look?" Xia Yunxi's eyes were wandering around. At this moment, she was like a primary school student waiting for the teacher to check her homework, feeling very uneasy.

I look forward to hearing the answer from other people and knowing what role the article she published played.

Did those people believe it?

Will you still just believe in other people's rumors?