Chapter 72

Yan Jin was chatting with the heir of the Hai family in Beijing.

This was someone he had worked hard to get close to for several hours, and the other party seemed to be softening under his persuasion and was willing to form an alliance with him.

More importantly, the other party harbors a subtle hostility towards Shang Feng, which Yan Jin detected during their conversation. This could be the hope for the two to reach a cooperation agreement.

Finally, the commotion at the gate caught their attention. They both looked over and saw a chaotic crowd with faint sounds of excitement.

"Rong Rong is here!"

"Is it that woman?" Yan Jin sneered. The other party finally dared to come over.

Yan Jin turned around and saw Hai Heng looking puzzled.

“It must be Shang Feng and his girlfriend who have arrived.” Yan Jin sneered. “I’m not saying this to be mean, but Shang Feng’s taste is terrible. I’m sure that with someone like him, the Shang family will definitely be ruined in his hands.”

"Oh? How so?" Haiheng asked, even more curious.

"Shang Feng has become a joke, and he and his girlfriend have aroused public outrage. He is no longer a legendary figure and has long been brought down from his pedestal. Just wait and see, Mr. Hai."

Yan Jin gave his secretary a wink, and the secretary immediately turned and walked backstage at the venue.

"There's going to be a good show." Yan Jin said mysteriously, with a confident air about him.

Hai Heng was very interested, "Let's wait and see!"

No one knew that Hai Heng's malice towards Shang Feng stemmed from the fact that the latter always subtly suppressed him. If Yan Jin could really make him see Shang Feng make a fool of himself and fall from grace, it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to give the Yan family a boost.

The two men were laughing maliciously, and the venue staff finally began to maintain order.

Rong Rong and Shang Feng walked towards their seats under the protection of bodyguards when suddenly another scream rang out.

"Look at the big screen!"

Rong Rong and Shang Feng looked over and saw that the screen was playing a series of insults directed at Rong Rong by netizens.

Ugly people often cause trouble, bullying others and oppressing them with their power; they'd be better off dead!

What right does she have to act like a puppet? One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel!

[Leave Lin Zeyang alone. Back in school, he was a leader in keeping mistresses and insulting people; now on film set, he forces people to bow their heads and leaves them no way to survive.]

[Shameless! She's being kept by a powerful figure. She mocked Lin Zeyang back then, but isn't she just like him now? Hypocritical!]

[You bitch, die! You bitch, die!]

......

All sorts of harsh words and vicious comments were scrolling on the big screen. The comments seemed to have been carefully selected, each one more vicious and more embarrassing than the last.

Following the negative comments were video clips of the original owner during her school days, all of which showed her in an ugly state, doing things that were outrageous to both gods and men.

A buzzing sound filled the room. Yan Jin felt a sense of satisfaction. He knew that the entire crew was keeping Rong Rong's online activities a secret, and Shang Feng had also cut off Rong Rong's internet access. He was determined to expose the netizens' malice towards Rong Rong in front of her.

In front of everyone, leave her nowhere to escape and let her fully experience this humiliation.

Today's banquet was meticulously prepared by Liu Qi and Yan Jin for Rong Rong, with the aim of breaking down her psychological defenses.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is Shang Feng's girlfriend?" Hai Heng asked incredulously.

People like them rarely pay attention to things online. Haiheng had only vaguely heard that Shang Feng had a woman by his side, but he never expected it to cause such a big and ugly scene.

Getting involved with a woman like that will inevitably damage a company's image, right?

Hai Heng's story is too complicated to explain in a few words.

“You understood correctly.” Yan Jin chuckled, then pointed to the big screen. “Look again.”

Hai Heng looked up and saw that the screen had switched to comments from netizens jointly boycotting the Shang and Rong families.

In fact, these comments were specially collected by Yan Jin's people and played in rotation to give the impression that the entire internet was boycotting the Shang and Rong families.

As for how many people actually made similar remarks, whether they were the majority or the minority, people in their current agitated state have no time to care about such things.

Hai Heng was one of those people who were deceived. He was overjoyed to see Shang Feng in trouble, and he was happier than anyone else.

Yan Jin was also very pleased. On the one hand, he reported back to Rong Rong, and on the other hand, Hai Heng's reaction made him certain that the two would form an alliance.

The two laughed heartily, but their smiles froze on their faces the next second.

Suddenly, someone at the scene shouted, "Who made this video to defame Ms. Rong? That's outrageous!"

"This is clearly a slanderous attack on Ms. Rong by netizens! This is cyberbullying, and we support Ms. Rong in reporting this to the police!"

"I believe Ms. Rong is definitely not the kind of person shown in the video; it must have been maliciously edited!"

"How could Miss Rong possibly be kept by someone? Who is worthy of that? I'd like to ask Miss Rong to keep me! I don't want anything! I'm willing to support my goddess!"

......

More and more voices defending Rong Rong emerged at the scene, and the people who spoke all had fanatical expressions.

In fact, many of them were rich second-generation heirs who often ridiculed and mocked Rong Rong.

Don't think everyone didn't see it; they were the ones who were frantically bidding low prices on Rong Rong's painting just now!

But why have their attitudes toward Rong Rong suddenly reversed?

No one knew that it was precisely because they harbored the deepest malice towards Rong Rong that they rushed over to watch as soon as Rong Rong and Shang Feng arrived at the venue.

Once they saw it, they were completely engrossed and could no longer extricate themselves.

The others, who were completely bewildered, were utterly confused. Yan Jin suddenly stood up, finding it unbelievable.

It's happening again! It's happening again! It seems that no matter how much people in the world hate or despise Rong Rong, they will always end up falling in love with her, going crazy for her, and losing their minds for her!

This can't be real! Yan Jin suddenly began to doubt the reality of the world. He strode towards the crowd, forgetting Hai Heng beside him. He wanted to see what had happened. He felt that everything about Rong Rong was like an absurd drama.

Rong Rong somewhat agreed with this. Although she had witnessed the frenzy of the crowd towards her in the previous small world, she still couldn't adapt to it now.

Her brows were furrowed, and the corners of her usually smiling mouth lost their curve. She didn't show any sadness, but the onlookers seemed to be more distressed than she was.

Shang Feng tightened his grip on Rong Rong's waist and patted her back reassuringly, "Don't worry, the lawyer is handling this matter, and those who spread rumors will soon be punished accordingly."

Few people seriously pursue the responsibility of those who engage in cyberbullying and spread rumors online; it's troublesome and time-consuming. But this time, Shang Feng is determined to get to the bottom of it, clear Rong Rong's name, and give her a clean online environment.

Rong Rong shook her head without speaking. She was actually frowning at the chaotic crowd, not at the content on the big screen.

She already knew about what was going on online, but she was just pretending not to know in cooperation with everyone else.

"Let's go." Rong Rong was in low spirits, and her enthusiasm for filming had instantly vanished by more than half.

If acting and becoming a public figure means being in front of people every day and facing crazy crowds, she would rather not act; she prefers a peaceful life.

Shang Feng didn't ask any further questions, and turned to leave with Rong Rong in his arms.

"Miss Rong!" Exclamations and calls for her to stay echoed from behind.

No one noticed that right behind the crowd, someone was struck dumb.

He stood frozen in place, his face filled with disbelief.

This person was Yan Jin, who had walked up to him. The moment he saw Rong Rong clearly, he felt something in his mind shatter – all his previous impressions and memories of Rong Rong.

What followed was Rong Rong's image at that moment, deeply imprinted in his mind, becoming an eternal memory.