Zong Chun and Zong Siqi returned in a fluster. As they passed through the backstage door, Pei Mingxuan asked with a grin, "Mr. Zong, how are you feeling?"
The veteran Zong Chun couldn't even manage his facial expressions at this moment. He shot an almost ferocious glance at Pei Mingxuan, as if blaming them for meddling.
"Oh my, judging by that look, you're still not well. Are you sure you don't need an ambulance?" Pei Mingxuan asked with feigned concern.
Zong Chun ignored her completely and left.
Zong Siqi's eyes were also filled with malice. That little vixen had found a way out, and he hadn't even gotten his hands on her yet. Moreover, if things turned out this way, wouldn't his uncle avoid divorce?
Zong Siqi left with a gloomy face.
Ji Fei caught sight of the two and was secretly delighted.
[It's rare to see Sister Pei so undiplomatic. Indeed, what old Zong Chun did was truly despicable.]
Pei Mingxuan turned back and said, "I guess we accidentally did a good deed."
Ji Fei was smug: [Of course it's a good thing. We need to make sure Zong Chun's schemes backfire.]
Though gloating internally, she didn't dare show it too much in front of Pei Mingxuan, lest she arouse suspicion.
The Qin family was still accompanying Ji Fei. Recalling the reason for the program's sequence adjustment, they felt a surge of pride.
While arranging for PR personnel to monitor online trends, Pei Mingxuan said, "Originally, we were going to wait until Yu Rouyin's stage play was over before planning the whitewashing campaign against the Ladies' Club's accusations. Now we've saved ourselves the trouble."
Qin Rong asked curiously, "We don't need to whitewash anymore?"
"Because of the trend our theme has sparked, when people see Yu Rouyin perform those five acts, they'll definitely go looking for related dirt. Even if we haven't prepared any evidence for the last five acts, those incidents will hardly escape the netizens' sharp eyes if viewed from a different angle."
Pei Mingxuan's fingers flew over her notebook, then she said coldly, "Sure enough, it's started."
Everyone was very curious, but seeing Pei Mingxuan's excited expression, clearly preparing for a big move, they didn't dare to ask further.
However, Ji Fei soon provided an explanation.
[Sure enough, those clowns just can't stand to see Yu Rouyin doing well. Seeing that Yu Rouyin has a chance to clear her name, they immediately start making noise.]
The Qin family: The Ladies' Club?
[They're just ordinary people, how dare they? Do they really righteously believe they're the victims? To dare to come out and smear someone at this time, they truly haven't felt the hammer of justice! Go for it, Sister Pei, crush them!]
The Qin family understood now. The old dirt about Yu Rouyin's student days had been dug up again.
Those people originally could stand on moral high ground and vent their malice towards Yu Rouyin to transfer their own stains, how could they be content to let Yu Rouyin see the light of day again? After all, once Yu Rouyin clears her name, they would become the villains.
Pei Mingxuan was already well-versed in handling such situations: release exposé posts, buy water armies, buy trending topics.
In fact, the incidents from back then all depended on people's perspectives.
If one viewed Yu Rouyin with malice, naturally everything would still be blamed on her, just like before. But if viewed with goodwill, it would completely overturn the narrative.
So Pei Mingxuan only needed to release the complete course of events, not allowing those people to find opportunities to take things out of context. The rest would depend on which way the wind blows.
"We might be able to arrange a perfect grand finale."
Ji Fei immediately became curious, "Are you planning to invite Yu Rouyin to our studio right after the performance ends, in front of the live broadcast cameras?"
[That would definitely push tonight's excitement to its peak.]
Hearing this, the Qin family also looked at Pei Mingxuan with full of expectation.
Pei Mingxuan felt strangely pressured, but the cautious manager still suppressed it, saying, "Let's wait for the public opinion."
After all, the Ladies' Club was planning to blacklist Yu Rouyin. Although their various tactics were put on hold due to the disrupted performance order, they wouldn't sit idly by in the current situation.
If it became uncontrollable, they would have to avoid the sharp edge and prepare other plans.
At this moment, the Ladies' Club was indeed getting anxious. The top-tier group's move had left them bewildered. The short video Madam Zong had prepared to mock Yu Rouyin was now directly invalidated. Moreover, due to the reversal of public opinion stirred up by the actresses in the previous acts, they were all feeling somewhat uneasy now.
"What do we do now? We've already spoken out, we can't just stop, can we?"
"Can't you see? Ji Fei and Qin Zhao are on Yu Rouyin's side. Don't forget Ji Fei and Qin Zhao's identities, we can't afford to offend them."
"Why don't we see how Yu Rouyin performs before deciding? If she messes up, we won't need to say much, the whole internet will criticize her."
"Madam Zong, say something, will you?"
At this point, Madam Zong had already learned from Zong Siqi that it was actually Zong Chun who had pleaded for Yu Rouyin to get this opportunity.
Madam Zong's eyes turned bloodshot at the thought of her husband so wholeheartedly protecting another woman. She finally sent a message.
"Look at what happened to those people before. Now it's either you die or I live. Mobilize all resources, we must completely nail Yu Rouyin! Otherwise, we're all finished."
Sobered by Madam Zong's words, the other ladies immediately arranged their personnel.
A large number of paid commenters began posting leading comments across the internet, and some even came to the live broadcast room to muddy the waters. However, there were so many gossip-loving neutral parties and passersby that the effect was not obvious.
Naturally, Madam Zong had other things to do. She contacted her family, hoping to find connections to persuade Qin Corporation not to interfere in this matter. She promised not to harm the Qin family, only targeting Yu Rouyin.
"No need for you to say that, many people have already reached out," the other party replied wearily.
After all, they had offended too many people in one night, and their network of relationships would always lead back to Qin Corporation one way or another.
At this time, Qin Zhao couldn't possibly answer his phone on stage, and not many people knew Ji Fei's phone number.
So some people called the phone of another person who could handle this matter.
Qin Xian ignored the vibration of the phone in his pocket and pushed open the backstage door. He saw Ji Fei alone, watching the live broadcast on the screen while gleefully typing on her phone, seemingly without any problems.
Qin Xian finally let out a sigh of relief and hurried over.
The few staff members who remained here suddenly saw such an imposing man walk in, heading straight for Ji Fei. They immediately lost interest in the gossip about Yu Rouyin and curiously watched these two.
Before, they had speculated whether Ji Fei had some relationship with Qin Zhao, otherwise why would all of Qin Zhao's family members be so close to Ji Fei?
Now another man appeared, looking even more handsome and wealthy than Qin Zhao. Everyone's gossiping hearts were about to take flight. Although they couldn't hear what they were saying, they could observe the atmosphere between the two!
"Ji Fei!" Qin Xian called out, his voice slightly tense.
Ji Fei turned her head, immediately surprised to see the newcomer. "Why are you here?"
Qin Xian looked odd tonight. His usually impeccable attire was no longer neat due to running, and his hair was slightly disheveled.
Qin Xian's gaze was intense as he leaned forward to look at Ji Fei's feet, unable to tell which foot was sprained, as both were casually propped up on the footrest.
"I saw you fall on the live broadcast and asked Dad. He said you injured your foot. Now that the stage performance is over, I'll take you to the hospital to have it checked."
As he spoke, he actually reached out towards Ji Fei, seemingly intending to carry her in his arms.
