Fake Scandal

Three days later, the most famous Lyceum Theatre in Shanghai was completely booked by Zhixiufang.

An unprecedented new school uniform launch conference called "Qingqing Zijin" will be held here.

This was a groundbreaking event in Shanghai at the time. The boldness and creativity of bringing something as humble as a "school uniform" to the most elegant art venue was enough to capture the attention of the entire city.

On the day of the press conference, the theater entrance was crowded with people and dignitaries.

The Director of the Shanghai Education Department, the President of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, the principals of major universities, reporters from all mainstream media, and countless celebrities who came to the theater to attend the event filled the entire theater.

Backstage, Ling Xiuqing was making final preparations.

She wasn't wearing the fancy dress she'd designed, but rather a simple, elegant gown. Manager Wang, holding the process chart, was giving her the final report, his face revealing both excitement and nervousness. Uncle Lin, accompanied by a group of young embroiderers, meticulously inspected each sample garment that would be presented on stage.

Everything is in order.

At this moment, Murong Bai walked in hurriedly from outside, his face extremely solemn.

"A Xiu, something happened." He pulled Ling Xiuqing to a secluded corner and lowered his voice.

"What's wrong?" Ling Xiuqing's heart tightened.

"The Ling family has arrived," Murong Bai said in a deep voice. "Ling Xiong, the head of the Ling family, and several other family elders. They're standing at the door, asking to see you by name."

The Ling family?!

These two words, like an ice-cold needle, pierced deeply into Ling Xiuqing's heart.

Since her rebirth, she had deliberately forgotten and avoided this family that had brought her endless glory, but also brought her fatal pain. She had never expected that they would choose today, at the most critical moment for her, to take the initiative to come to her.

"What are they doing here?" Her voice trembled unconsciously.

Murong Bai took out a sample issue of "Feng Yue Pictorial" from his pocket, which he had just urgently intercepted from the printing factory and had not yet been published.

He unfolded the newspaper and handed it to Ling Xiuqing.

The front page headline had the most sensational, blood-red title, with a line of large characters written on it:

Shocking Scandal! Master Axiu of "Zhixiufang" is actually the wicked girl Ling Xiuqing! Her mother had an affair with someone and got pregnant!

The content of the report is extremely vicious!

The article, speaking as an insider, revealed that "A Xiu"'s true identity was Ling Xiuqing, the woman the Ling family had thrown into the river for having an affair. However, the report didn't focus on her bizarre "resurrection" from the dead, but instead threw all the blame on her long-deceased mother.

The report "quoted" a handwritten letter from Han Shaoheng, who "felt a change of heart in prison," revealing that he had committed the crime after accidentally discovering that his wife, Ling Xiuqing, was not Ling Xiong's biological daughter, but the child of an affair between Ling's wife and a Western painter before their marriage. Han Shaoheng, unable to accept such humiliation, committed the crime in a moment of confusion.

The intention of this report is extremely sinister!

It portrays Han Shaoheng's crimes as "excusable"; it attributes Ling Xiuqing's tragedy to her "unclean birth"; and it uses the filthiest language to tarnish the reputation of a long-deceased virtuous woman!

This is no longer a commercial attack.

This is the most despicable, ancestral grave-digging type of personality destruction!

"This report...it's simply vicious to the extreme!" Murong Bai's voice was filled with anger. He slammed the newspaper on the table. "Han Shaoheng wants to use this method to completely destroy your reputation. He even wants to use this opportunity to completely disrupt your relationship with the Ling family! The people in the Ling family...I'm afraid this letter has infuriated them!"

Ling Xiuqing stared at the report intently, her body trembling slightly with extreme anger.

She could tolerate any slander from others, but she could never tolerate anyone to defile her gentle, kind and innocent mother!

Mother is the only warmth and light in her memory of her previous life.

"Where... are they?" Her voice was so cold that it penetrated people's hearts.

"It's in the VIP lounge at the entrance. Ling Xiong is very emotional. He said... if you don't go out and give them an explanation, they will expose your 'true identity' today in front of all the Shanghai media and completely sever all ties with you!"

Everyone in the backstage focused their attention on Ling Xiuqing.

The stage outside is attracting everyone's attention, and the peak of her career is about to begin.

The lounge at the door was like a whirlpool with a bloody mouth, about to swallow up her life experience and emotions.

The glory of career and the scandal of family.

The grudges of the previous life and the glory of this life.

At this moment, they collided in the most tragic and unexpected way!

Everyone thought that she would collapse, panic, and choose to temporarily cancel the press conference to deal with this sudden family crisis.

However, Ling Xiuqing took a slow and deep breath.

When she raised her head again, all the fragility and anger in her eyes had been replaced by a resolute light like a phoenix rising from the ashes.

She looked at Murong Bai and said clearly and firmly, word by word:

"The press conference will proceed as usual."

"As for the Ling family...let them sit in the audience and watch carefully."

"Watch how I seek justice for my mother and myself, a justice that has been delayed for a lifetime!"