The next morning, the entertainment section of City A was abuzz with headlines.
Sunflower Entertainment truly lives up to its reputation as the largest entertainment self-media company in City A; the headlines they come up with are all incredibly sensational.
"Shocking! Li Churan, president of Mengran Group, actually abandoned his wife for a social media influencer mistress."
"How a borderline streamer hooked up with the domineering CEO Li Churan."
The article was written in vivid detail and was incredibly erotic.
Li Churan was already a celebrity in City A, young and handsome, a business tycoon, while Lin Mengru's identity made people think even more.
This news quickly went viral and soon became a hot topic of conversation among the people of City A.
Mengran Group's public relations department launched an emergency public relations campaign to try and suppress the news, but it was to no avail; instead, the situation escalated.
Once this kind of explosive gossip gets out, it's not so easy to stop.
Of course, Ye Ning and Xiao Jingchen played a crucial role in this.
Meanwhile, other self-media companies, not to be outdone, began digging into the past of Li Churan and Lin Mengru, and even information about Ye Ning and Ye Jingtian was unearthed, adding fuel to the fire in this war of public opinion.
Under Xiao Jingchen's secret guidance, Li Churan became a completely ungrateful person, Lin Mengru became a Daji-like figure, and Ye Ning was naturally an innocent and pitiful young lady whose value had been exploited.
As public opinion intensified and eventually affected the stock market, the directors of Mengran Group could no longer sit still.
The president's meeting room at the highest level of Mengran Group.
Li Churan sat at the head of the table, her expression shifting between light and dark.
Below them were the anxious shareholders.
The old man with gold-rimmed glasses spoke first, "Chu Ran, what did I tell you last time? I told you not to get a divorce, not to let your personal matters affect the company's interests. Was that your answer?"
The elderly man with gray hair sitting next to him said with a pained expression, "He's still young! What should we do now? Let's all work together to figure out a solution!"
Another bald, middle-aged man spoke up sarcastically, "Chu Ran, I'm not trying to criticize you, but why did you have to choose this internet celebrity streamer of all people? It would be fine if you just played around, but you had to take it seriously."
The shareholders below were chattering amongst themselves, mostly blaming Li Churan.
Countless voices rang in and out of Li Churan's ears, but he was lost in thought. Ye Ning and Xiao Jingchen had gotten their marriage certificate; she was actually with Xiao Jingchen now.
“In that case, I will resign from my position as CEO of Mengran Group,” Li Churan said abruptly.
"What?" The group hadn't even reacted yet.
"I said I want to resign from the position of CEO. How about that? Are you satisfied?" Li Churan's cold face was full of frost.
"Chu Ran, really! We're just discussing countermeasures with you! We're not blaming you!" the old man with the gold-rimmed glasses said, trying to smooth things over.
The CEO position is a hot potato right now. If the crisis management is not handled properly, it will be troublesome. Li Churan has always been ruthless. It's better to leave this kind of thing to him to handle!
Li Churan coldly observed the way the crowd below were passing the buck, and stopped caring. She began to seriously discuss how to deal with the situation.
Two hours later, Li Churan returned to her office, exhausted. As soon as she entered, she took off her tie and collapsed wearily onto the sofa.
Those old men are all shrewd and calculating; dealing with them is exhausting.
Upon seeing the message, Shangguan Rong stormed over to the Li family villa, intending to cause trouble for Lin Mengru.
Seeing that things were not going well, Lin Mengru quickly hid inside the house and dared not come out.
When Li Churan called, Shangguan Rong was organizing the servants to dismantle the door.
"Lin Mengru, you bitch, you jinx! It's all because of you that Chu Ran has been in trouble. Ever since Chu Ran met you, nothing good has happened."
Shangguan Rong pounded on the door, cursing, "Come out! Come out here! When I catch you, I'll skin you alive! And that little bastard of yours, I'll pluck all his hair off!"
"Hey! Chu Ran, are you at the company right now? How did the board meeting go?" Seeing that it was his son calling, Shangguan Rong quickly answered.
"I'm at the company, it's fine! Mom, why is it so noisy over there?" Li Churan asked, frowning.
"That vile woman Lin Mengru is hiding in her room and won't come out. I'm having the servants tear down the door!" Shangguan Rong said aggressively.
"Mom, tell them to stop! Hitting and scolding Lin Mengru now will only vent our anger and won't serve any purpose. Besides, I need her cooperation on my matter." Li Churan said wearily, feeling more exhausted than ever before.
Seeing his son stop him, Shangguan Rong, though unwilling, had no choice but to stop.
She spat at the door, "You're a jinx, consider yourself lucky."
After hanging up the phone, Li Churan decided to go home first.
He called the driver to wait downstairs, took the private elevator down, and after thinking for a moment, he walked towards the back door.
But as soon as I stepped out of the passage, I was surrounded by all sorts of microphones and flashlights.
It turned out that these reporters, who had caught wind of the situation, had already surrounded the building completely.
"Mr. Li, is it true that you divorced your first wife for Miss Lin?"
"This incident has affected the company's stock price. What's your take on that?"
"Mr. Li, please say a few words!"
"Excuse me, no comment! Everyone, please make way!" The security guard quickly stepped forward to stop them.
With the security guards urging her on, Li Churan smoothly got into the car, which drove steadily toward the Li family villa.
He pushed open the door, and Shangguan Rong was already sitting in the living room, fuming and waiting.
Upon seeing Li Churan approach, she complained, "Churan, I really don't understand, what can Lin Mengru do for you?"
"Mom, don't worry about these things. I know what I'm doing. You should go back now. I'll handle these things myself!" Li Churan gave her the order to leave without any politeness.
Although Shangguan Rong was unwilling, she knew that Li Churan was always shrewd and decisive, and no one could question his decisions.
Li Churan walked to Lin Mengru's door and knocked.
"She's gone. Come out now!"
The door opened a crack, and seeing that Shangguan Rong had indeed left, Lin Mengru rushed over, tears streaming down her face.
"Chu Ran, you've finally agreed to come back! Do you know how heartbroken I've been these past few days?"
Li Churan dodged it in a flash.
This man is the most cold-blooded. When he loves you, he'll offer you the whole world. When he doesn't love you, he won't even glance at you if you die right in front of him.
Cold-blooded, stubborn, and decisive, these traits shaped Li Churan into a unique individual.
"I don't have time to watch your performance. I'm back today because I need your cooperation on something. Don't try anything funny or try to blackmail me. If you behave, you can continue living in this villa. Otherwise, I can't guarantee you'll leave City A safely." Li Churan's thin lips uttered words that sounded almost threatening.
"Listen carefully to what I'm about to say..."
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