55 055 Whitewashing Confrontation
◎The person beside you.◎
The lights in Lu Hui's office were on all night. He was busy meeting with the public relations department and coming up with various countermeasures.
In fact, the best way is to deny it. As long as he doesn't admit it, the dirty water blamed on him can be cleared up, and it will not arouse the disgust of netizens.
"Mr. Lu, we haven't found the person behind this account yet, but it's obvious that they have a strong backstage. If we want to clarify, we must first clarify the authenticity of these photos. Otherwise, it is likely to cause a counterattack from the other party and release more photos." The head of the public relations department expressed his opinion, and at the same time he looked at Lu Hui with a serious expression.
At this time, Lu Hui naturally couldn't lie.
Besides, those who can stay here for the meeting are all old friends, so there is no need to hide anything.
"The photos are real." After a moment of silence, Lu Hui chose to tell the truth.
The conference room fell silent instantly. Apparently, the ministers were speechless. This father was such a jerk.
In their view, lust is human nature, and it is normal to like to hang out with young and beautiful women. However, when his son died, he was still lying in a woman's bed and having fun. This is really beyond the moral bottom line of normal people.
Even if there are no good men in this circle, it is still impossible to understand his behavior.
Lu Hui seemed to have seen through their thoughts and immediately made his position clear: "When I left the island, everything was calm. I never thought he would go racing, let alone die."
"Indeed, I understand." The others nodded in agreement and turned the topic back to business.
"Since the photos are real, we cannot deny them easily. It is best to find an excuse from other angles. Try our best to contact the blogger who broke the news. No matter what means, including coercion or inducement, we must make him shut up..." The few of them discussed for several hours before coming up with a series of counterattacks.
Lu Hui looked at the photo with a headache. In fact, he couldn't even remember who the girl in the photo was.
After all, he is old now, and he is only interested in sex and not love. He is just pursuing temporary freshness and excitement, and he will not keep anyone around him for a long time.
Especially since something like Meihua happened, he was afraid that someone else would imitate Meihua and secretly get pregnant, which would cause another farce. Lu Sinian was already dead, so there would be no one to take the blame for him by then.
[Shengtian Group: Why don’t you just release the video? Mr. Lu has been sponsoring poor students since he was young, and the girl in the photo is one of them. Mr. Lu didn’t make an appointment to meet her that day, they just met by chance, and she is very grateful to him. As for the photo of him putting his arm around her shoulder, it was also a coincidence. They met a dog walker in the community, and the girl was afraid of the dog so she hid for a while, and then they separated quickly. There was absolutely no ambiguity.
As for entering the villa, it was because the girl had just been fired and was very emotional, so Director Lu comforted her. After Director Lu left, the girl's boyfriend went to the villa to pick her up.
Mr. Lu and his wife had a very close relationship. They were the last to see their son die. Mr. Lu's untimely death has cast a shadow over the hearts of the whole family. Please do not make random guesses and cause trouble. 】
At eight o'clock in the morning, Shengtian Group's official account released this long Weibo post, which described the situation of the day in detail and seemed to fill in every gap at first glance.
Of course, there are also people who don't believe it. After all, the response to the Weibo post was posted quite a long time ago, more than twelve hours ago. Lu's stocks have been affected, so it's actually not the best time for public relations.
——After thinking about it all night, I finally came up with this reason, wow.
——Do you believe what this old man says, or do you believe that I am Qin Shi Huang?
——Haha, you sponsored female college students, can you please not tarnish this reputation? Why didn't you dare to respond when the photos first came out? You must be feeling guilty. Now you have taken care of all the relevant people, right?
——Based on my many years of experience as a gossip-teller, the female college student came out next and clarified things for Mr. Lu.
There are many experts among the people, and there are many talented people who can quickly make it to the hot comments, which was really expected.
Almost five minutes after the official announcement, a female college student who claimed to be the person involved came out to support Lu Hui.
[The world gives me a ray of light: I am the other person in the photo, Shi Weiwei. Please do not feel ambiguous when you see the photo, and do not wear tinted glasses. In my eyes, Mr. Lu is a very kind and enthusiastic elder. He is as old as my grandfather. How could there be any other relationship?
In fact, I did not meet the conditions for receiving financial assistance, because my family's financial situation was not bad, but there was a serious preference for boys over girls. When I was eight years old, my younger brother wanted to learn piano, so my family bought him a piano. However, I wanted to learn violin, but my family did not agree.
I was lucky enough to meet Angel Wings, a charity under Lu Dong. Lu Dong's sponsorship is divided into two types: one is for poor families, and the other is for special talents. My music teacher at the time said that I was very talented, so I signed up for the competition and was fortunately accepted.
Angel Wings selects a group of grantees every year to organize activities, such as outings or visits to Shengtian Building. Mr. Lu would occasionally come over and give us a speech to encourage us.
In my heart, he is a strong elder and a role model for all of us grantees.
The music school I attended was very expensive, and I had been working at a music training institution. At the time of the photo, I happened to be fired and cried very sadly. I met Mr. Lu by chance, and he invited me into his car to comfort me, but I was always emotionally unstable.
If I knew that I would cause such a bad influence on him now, I would have cried my heart out but would not have gotten in his car. For people like me, it doesn't matter if I live or die, but please don't frame a conscientious philanthropist.
I have a boyfriend, and we have agreed to get married after graduation. We will announce the wedding news then. Please don't speculate, or my boyfriend will be jealous. 】
The person involved directly revealed his real name and gave a complete explanation.
When Ren Lu saw this long article, she couldn't help but give her a thumbs up in her heart.
This is a very good public relations article, which is dedicated to whitewashing Lu Hui throughout.
At first glance, it seems to be just telling the life story of Shi Weiwei, but in fact it contains a lot of personal opinions.
The first thing was to drop a bombshell that her family favored boys over girls. This would easily arouse public anger. Everyone would stand up for her and go after her family, thus successfully diverting some of the attention.
Then the news of Lu Hui’s funding was released, pointing out that it was a long-term behavior, which elevated Lu Hui again and added more halo.
People often have filters for good people, just like in the entertainment industry. Generally speaking, veteran actors have better popularity than young actors. Some people think that young actors nowadays are unreliable and easy to be ruined, but in fact, many veteran actors had more fun than young actors when they were young, it’s just that the Internet was not well developed at that time and was not widely spread.
Finally, she used her boyfriend to take the blame to prove her and Lu Hui's innocence. One thing led to another. Even with such intimate photos in front of them, there must be many people who believed her.
——Shit, is Mr. Lu so serious about charity?
——As a sponsored person, let me prove that she did not lie. The Lu family does have a special charity organization that helps with student loans from elementary school to high school and college.
——Indeed, when these two people stand together, they are clearly a kind grandfather and a beautiful granddaughter. Can you please not think of something sexual when you see a man and a woman together?
——The angle of the photo is so important that even actors can use substitute shots when filming kissing scenes, let alone a blurry photo like this where you don’t know how far away the photo is.
Of course, some people still don't believe it, thinking that there is no such coincidence in the world. How could they just happen to get in the car, hug each other's shoulders, and go into the villa together? Two hours later, Mr. Lu came out alone.
Even if the photos were taken with a different angle, these things really happened. How could the beneficiary stay in a villa for more than two hours and not leave even after the owner had left?
Who is so shameless? Modern college students would definitely not be so impolite!
Later, Shi Weiwei's boyfriend also posted on Weibo. He posted a nine-grid photo of the couple, including some of them traveling together and some studying together in the library. Through these photos, one can intuitively feel how stable the relationship of the young couple is.
Shi Weiwei's roommates also jumped out to confirm these words, proving that their friendship is stronger than gold.
The waters were thoroughly muddied.
At the same time, a trend was set off on the Internet, and many people who had received funding from the Lu family stood up to praise Lu Hui, praising him highly and treating him like a super role model.
With so much golden light protecting him, the original criticism against Lu Hui was instantly weakened a lot, and many netizens changed their tune and began to believe in his character.
How could such an elder who loves to do charity and has cultivated many talents be having an affair with a young woman on the day his son died?
Not at all related.
There were even marketing accounts that popped up and released a lot of handsome photos of Lu Hui, including those when he was young, in his middle age, and in recent years. Even though time has changed, he is still elegant.
As expected, there were quite a few comments licking the screen.
There are many people who are obsessed with looks. To be honest, even if Lu Hui is ten years older, he is still a handsome old man. Elegant and rich are his synonyms.
He is the male lead. If his face can't be beaten, he can't be the male lead.
Ren Lu looked at these comments and couldn't help but sigh.
"Hehe, the PR department of the Lu family is full of talented people. They have found every angle to whitewash Lu Hui. This old man is so old, and he is still selling his face! He didn't make a living when he was young, but he whitewashed himself with his face now that he is old. Tsk tsk, he is really down and out." She rolled her eyes. She was really speechless and wanted to swear.
Look, this cheating old man not only did not get despised by everyone, but he became an Internet celebrity overnight, and he also has a good appearance. Who can believe it?
"Hey, you guys are really hungry. What's so good about admiring an old man? It's all an illusion. Can you wake up?"
She looked at the many outrageous compliments, her whole face wrinkled and goose bumps appeared all over her body.
The world is finally upside down.
After finishing her meal, Ren Lu browsed her phone for a while, and after calming down a little, she called Jiang Xiu.
She doesn't care about the reaction of netizens after she failed to maintain her integrity and then tried to clean up her mess. At most, they just laugh at the joke. However, she is still worried about whether her love-brained mother-in-law will be offended.
"Hello, Lulu." Jiang Xiu answered the phone quickly. His tone sounded quite relaxed, not depressed at all.
Ren Lu paused slightly. She thought her mother-in-law was threatening to hang herself, but she didn't expect her to be in such a good state. Could it be because of the clarifications on the Internet?
"Mom, I haven't been in good spirits these past few days. I've been going to bed early and getting up late. I just saw the news online. Are you and Dad okay?"
"Your dad has clarified it, did you see?"
"I saw it. The blogger who posted the photo is a new account and I don't know who he is."
"I think your father is also looking for someone. I'll notify you when there is a result." Jiang Xiu spoke slowly.
But just as she finished her words, Ren Lu heard a crisp "click" sound, like the sound of some iron colliding.
Before she could figure out what was going on, a few more noises were heard.
"Mom, what are you doing? Why do I hear a clicking sound?"
"I'm pruning flower branches. I don't know what's going on recently. The flowers are growing differently. Some are growing wildly as if they've eaten too much fat, while others are wilting."
Ren Lu couldn't help but cough lightly. She knew why. It must be the newly hired gardener of the Lu family's old house. It wasn't that she did it on purpose, but that the new gardener was obviously not well-trained.
But she had no intention of exposing him, so she brought the topic back: "Mom, how are you feeling? Are you affected? How about I go out with you for a massage today?"
Jiang Xiu had flown over to comfort her before, and her heart was not made of iron. Even though she was not heartbroken at the time, she now wanted to give something back.
"I'm in a good mood. I can't go out today. I have to prune this flower, otherwise I will feel unhappy."
"OK."
Ren Lu chatted with her for a few more words and then hung up the phone.
"The heroine in a male-oriented novel is really a typical pendant. She doesn't even need the male protagonist to coax her, she just believes in him wholeheartedly." Ren Lu threw her phone aside, took a long sigh, and couldn't help but sigh.
In the garden of the Lu family's old house, the flowers in the rose bed have been cut into pieces.
Jiang Xiuyuan was not as happy as she was when she called. She had a sullen face, clenched her teeth, and kept scissors in her hand, making the "click, click, click" sound without stopping.
It would be more accurate to say that she was just cutting randomly rather than pruning the branches, obviously venting her emotions.
I waited until she had finished venting her anger before I called the internal line to ask someone to come over.
"Madam, are you looking for me?" He Wen walked over tremblingly. She looked at the ground covered with cut flower buds and branches and felt that she, a fake, was finally exposed.
Alas, the lady must have discovered that her skills were not good enough and she had ruined the flowers, so she deliberately cut off all the branches to make her realize her mistake.
"Deal with this flowerbed and plant some flowers that are easy to grow. Clean up the branches and don't let the old lady and Mr. Lu know."
After Jiang Xiu gave the instructions, he turned and left without any intention of scolding her.
He Wen, who was waiting to be scolded, was stunned. It took her a few seconds to realize that it was not her who was exposed.
"Madam, are you in a bad mood?" she muttered, but when she thought about the comments online, she could understand it.
"If it were me, I'd be in a bad mood too."
He Wen didn't think much about it, she just took an oversized trash can and started dealing with the squid.
In the evening, Lu Hui returned to the old house. He looked around from the car and saw that lights were on everywhere, which made him feel relieved.
"You're back. Have you eaten yet?"
As soon as he stepped into the house, Jiang Xiu came to greet him with a smile on her face. It was obvious that she was waiting for him to come home as usual.
"No, I've been busy lately and I'm tired of eating out, so I want to eat what you cook."
"I knew that I was the only one who could capture your stomach." Jiang Xiu raised his eyebrows and said in a lively tone.
At this time, there were only the couple in the room, with no elders or children around, so flirting was inevitable.
"Yes, yes, from the first meal I ate you made, I fell into your palm, there is no escape." He pinched her nose and said in a doting tone.
"I'll go serve the food." She gently waved his hand away and trotted into the kitchen.
Lu Hui breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his wife was not angry.
Jiang Xiu is older now, and her temper is much better than when she was young. If this kind of gossip had happened ten years ago, she would still have quarreled with him. It's good that she has become so magnanimous now, which saves him the effort of coaxing her.
While eating, the two sat opposite each other. Jiang Xiu held her chin with both hands and looked at him with a smile on her face, her eyes full of tenderness and love.
"Why don't you eat?"
"I'm not hungry. I'm happy just watching you eat." She was still as charming as a little woman, which pleased him very much.
Seeing that she was still so deeply in love, Lu Hui felt more relaxed and took the initiative to bring up what happened online.
"You saw the photos posted online, didn't you? I've asked the company to clarify. Don't take it to heart."
"Why would I take it to heart? Those cowards who dare not show their heads framed you. They will definitely ask you for money later. They have encountered this trick many times when I was young. I have experience in dealing with it. Husband, I believe you." Jiang Xiu nodded repeatedly and took the initiative to help him excuse himself.
Lu Hui couldn't help but touch his nose. Indeed, this had happened many times when he was young.
Not only did they send photos, but also the beautiful women who were favored by him took the initiative to contact Jiang Xiu privately and asked her to divorce and abdicate.
After all, he had too many romantic debts and he simply couldn't quit. Although he had been very careful and asked his assistants to help him deal with it and use money to clear the way, there were always a few people who were blind, like Meihua.
There were several crises that almost led to a catastrophe. The most dangerous one was when two women came to Jiang Xiu at the same time, with various photos and videos as evidence. Jiang Xiu believed them and wanted to divorce Lu Hui.
He immediately found five innocent women to act as his stings and deliberately threw dirty water on him, saying that they had an affair with him. They also took out photos and videos, creating a Shura scene of seven people forcing him to abdicate.
He later used his connections to call the police to prove himself, and he also used threats and bribes to get the two women who really had affairs to change their stories. The other five were proven to be fake, and the credibility of those two was close to zero.
In the end, Jiang Xiu had no choice but to believe him and mixed in five fake ones to make the two real ones fake as well. This was his plan.
If five defective products are mixed with two genuine products, the five defective products will be proven to be fakes, and the remaining two will also be suspected.
"My wife, you are so nice." Lu Hui said sincerely.
He was both grateful and touched at this moment. Jiang Xiu believed in him wholeheartedly and always revolved around him. She was truly the best wife in the world.
But he still cheats as usual and doesn't feel guilty at all.
"I believe it, but I also have a sense of crisis." She curled her lips.
"What sense of crisis?"
"Husband, you see I'm old now, and I've been idle at home all my life. I can't even keep up with you when you talk about work. My beauty is fading and my love is fading." She touched the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.
She has maintained herself very well and her age cannot be seen visually, but the changes in her eyes and the lack of youthful vitality are unmistakable.
Lu Hui was amused by her, and at the same time felt extremely satisfied and proud.
Look, this woman still loves him so much, and she even develops an inferiority complex because she loves him so much.
"You will always be the most beautiful in my eyes, both in appearance and soul. Those young and superficial girls out there can never compare with you." He has always been good at talking, and he sprinkles out nice words as if they were free.
"That won't work either. We have fewer and fewer common topics. Apart from daily necessities, there are also problems with the children. I am always thinking about random things at home and want to find something to do. Husband, I don't want life to be so difficult."
"What about the beauty salon you run? You can go and inspect the work."
"The beauty salon has been transferred to Lulu. Those are just small things. I can't always talk to you. How many people came today to get water light injections? Can you find a class for me in the company? I also graduated from a prestigious business school."
Lu Hui looked at her slightly dissatisfied state and knew that she nominally wanted to have a common topic, but in fact she just wanted to stay by his side and watch him.
In fact, he was unwilling to do so. After all, with her around him every day, how could he go out to have affairs with other women? But if he rejected her directly, Jiang Xiu would not let it go.
"Okay, but public is public and private is private. Even if you join the company, you can't always be by my side. You have to distinguish between public and private."
"Of course I know that. But when you run a company and are the boss, it's a big taboo to confuse public and private matters. Don't worry, I want to go to the planning group. Of course, if it's not convenient, the logistics group is also fine." She was smiling, and it was obvious that as long as her goal was achieved, it didn't matter which department she was in.
"You are Mrs. Lu. Is it appropriate for you to go to the logistics team? Then go to the planning team. You can report there tomorrow."
Jiang Xiu achieved his goal and immediately cheered.
It was not until midnight when Lu Hui fell asleep that Jiang Xiucai had time to go to the bathroom. She stood in front of the sink, looking at herself in the mirror with a cold look.
Thinking back to when Lu Hui wanted to invite her to have sex before going to bed and she found an excuse to refuse, she felt a little uncomfortable.
In fact, when the photos were posted, she didn't believe that Lu Hui was cheating. At least he wouldn't go to bed with a woman on the day his son died.
But she waited all night, but received no rebuttal or phone call from him.
She asked the assistant indirectly and found out that Lu Hui had been in a meeting, and she already had the answer in her mind.
She really loved Lu Hui dearly, and everything revolved around him, as if she lived for this man.
But because of this, she understood him better than she thought.
If that Weibo post was fake, Lu Hui would have come out to clarify it long ago. Only if it was true would he go to great lengths to find so-called evidence to dispel the news.
She could tolerate Lu Hui's cheating, after all, she had seen too many stories about men and women in the wealthy circle, but she could not tolerate Lu Hui's cheating on the day her son died.
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