A few minutes later, Jiang Zongyan, in his capacity as the Jiang Group president, posted his first Weibo:
“My standards aren’t that low. The legal department will send lawyer’s letters tomorrow to every marketing account and individual who participated in discussions about me and celebrity Su Wan. They will also be placed on the Jiang Group’s blacklist and will never be hired by us.”
The moment the post went up, the entire internet fell silent.
The fans and marketing accounts that had been bouncing around so enthusiastically just moments ago hurried to delete their comments in fear. One by one, they fell silent.
Some of the remaining fans began to doubt Su Wan as well.
They had supported her for so long and defended her indignantly, yet not a single word out of her mouth had been true.
“What the heck? So we were just making a fuss over nothing!”
“That’s disgusting! She was actually using Young Master Jiang to attract attention!”
“Well, now everyone’s been humiliated because of her.”
“She hides whenever something happens and lets her fans take the bullets for her. What kind of person does that?”
“I’m out.”
“Eat better from now on. Stop supporting just anyone.”
Only a few die-hard fans continued to stubbornly defend her.
“It must be Zhou Sui'an’s fault! He clearly agreed to it and then went back on his word!”
“Wanwan is the victim here, okay?”
“Wanwan, come out and explain! Tell us the truth! No matter what happens, we’ll always support you!”
These fans firmly believed in their idol.
They all tagged Su Wan, demanding that she come out and clarify who had wanted to give her the diamonds.
Su Wan had no choice but to post on Weibo.
“I have never hinted that anyone should give me a gift. It was all everyone’s own speculation. Please stop reading too much into things.”
The moment this post went up, another large wave of fans was angered into leaving.
“So it was all our fault?”
“I’m so disappointed!”
Seeing that the time was right, Zhou Suisui said to Cui Wu, “Sister Wu, we’re only missing the final push. Buy a few more trending searches. Since the person who gave her the gift wasn’t Eldest Young Master Zhou or Young Master Jiang, it has to be Xiang Lingxiao.”
Cui Wu immediately did as she was told.
Soon, new trending topics exploded online:
#Xiang Lingxiao Su Wan#
#Su Wan Has a Way with Men#
#Eldest Young Master Zhou Comes to His Senses, Xiang Lingxiao Takes Over#
At the Jiang family villa, Jiang Xingming and Mrs. Jiang sat together.
When they saw that Su Wan had actually tried to use their son to attract attention and had subtly shifted the blame onto Suisui, they were so furious that their teeth ached.
Their daughter-in-law could only be Suisui.
No random cat or dog was allowed to use her name for attention!
Just as the two elders were preparing to do something, they noticed that the online tide was quietly beginning to turn.
Their anger and shouting gradually turned into excitement as they hugged their phones and happily followed the gossip.
Mrs. Jiang smiled at Jiang Xingming. “Honey, why do I get the feeling this was Suisui’s doing?”
Jiang Xingming looked proud. “As expected of the daughter-in-law our Jiang family chose. She’s young, but she knows how to plan ahead and won’t let anyone bully her.”
Mrs. Jiang was delighted. “Look at these trending topics. They’re hilarious. That boy from the Xiang family probably never dreamed he’d end up trending alongside Su Wan. This time, he really brought disaster upon himself.”
“The Tianyu Group has been pulling one trick after another lately. They’re getting impatient.”
Jiang Xingming snorted.
No matter how much they jumped around, they were still nothing more than clowns.
If they wanted to do business, they should simply conduct business properly.
Jiang Xingming had always looked down on Tianyu’s unscrupulous methods.
Suddenly, he thought of something. A spark of interest flashed through his eyes.
“Wife, let’s help our daughter-in-law and make this fire burn even brighter!”
“Sure!”
“Let’s boost the heat!”
The couple exchanged a glance and spoke in unison.
As expected of husband and wife—they were thinking along the same lines.
Jiang Xingming casually boosted several trending searches, throwing in one hundred thousand at a time without the slightest hesitation.
“This Su Wan girl is so young, but every word she says reeks of calculation!”
“Hmph. This is just what Suisui needs to make that boy Zhou Sui'an come to his senses and learn his lesson.”
Just then, Jiang Zongyan pushed open the door and walked in. His eyes were fixed on his phone as he messaged someone. The corners of his lips were curved upward, and he looked positively triumphant.
“Dad! Mom!”
He called out, changed into his slippers, and turned to head upstairs.
“Wait!”
Jiang Xingming’s eyes lit up, and he immediately hurried over to ask, “You gave the diamonds to Suisui, didn’t you?”
At that, Jiang Zongyan stopped and looked Jiang Xingming up and down. His expression remained calm as he nodded.
“You did well tonight! Eleven hundred million is within an acceptable range. Once the set is complete, its value as a collection will double!”
At that, Jiang Xingming’s eyes shone with excitement. He rubbed his hands together eagerly.
“Does Suisui know they were from me? What did she say? Did she ask you to pass anything on to me?”
Suisui must have been thrilled to learn that he had given her so many diamonds, right?
Even if she didn’t immediately start calling him “Dad,” she should at least have sent him a few heartwarming words.
Hearing this, Jiang Zongyan frowned almost imperceptibly. He looked Jiang Xingming up and down, his face filled with confusion.
Pass something on to him? What was he talking about?
Jiang Zongyan’s handsome face stiffened slightly.
Only then did he remember that his father had apparently—perhaps—reminded him that these diamonds were supposed to be the gift he was giving Suisui in exchange for her changing the way she addressed him.
Uh…
He raised a hand and rubbed his nose. Under Jiang Xingming’s expectant gaze, he said righteously, “Dad, when you give a girl a gift, do you have to leave your name? Could it be that you’re being nice to Suisui with an ulterior motive?”
“Damn it!”
Jiang Xingming instantly realized what had happened.
His son had tricked him!
That leather jacket really was a little debt collector!
Those seven pink diamonds had been incredibly difficult for him to acquire!
He had originally planned to personally obtain the eighth one as well.
But that little debt collector had claimed he could handle it.
Handle it, my foot!
So he had actually taken advantage of his own father like this?
What sin had he committed? When would he ever get to hear Suisui call him “Dad”?
“I…I…”
Jiang Xingming was so furious that his teeth ached. He glanced around, grabbed the feather duster nearby, and swung it at Jiang Zongyan’s shoulder.
“You little brat! How dare you trick your own father! Give me back my diamond!”
Jiang Zongyan’s expression changed. He took off running, shouting indignantly as he fled, “How can you ask for a gift back after it’s been given? Old man, why are you getting stingier as you get older? Can’t you even afford to give someone a gift?”
“Who’s the one who can’t afford to give gifts?”
Jiang Xingming chased after him, panting heavily. The feather duster in his hand trembled with agitation.
“You’re the one pursuing your wife, so you should buy the gifts yourself! How dare you trick your own father out of his diamond!”
Mrs. Jiang sat on the sofa, watching the father and son fool around, and rubbed her temples in exasperation.
“Jiang Xingming, how old are you? Why are you still acting like a child?”
“Sit down!”
Jiang Xingming immediately looked at his wife with an aggrieved expression, looking as though he were about to fall apart.
“Wife, you’re actually scolding me for that little brat!”
Mrs. Jiang was speechless. “Who gives the gift doesn’t matter, does it?”
She couldn’t stand seeing Jiang Xingming look so pitiful, so she softened her tone and comforted him.
“Once our son wins over his wife, they’ll have a little grandson or granddaughter who takes the Jiang name. Won’t you be happy then?”
“Happy, of course I’ll be happy!”
Jiang Xingming instantly cheered up and stopped being angry, grinning from ear to ear.
His wife was right.
His wife was the only one who knew how to comfort him.
Mrs. Jiang smiled. “There, that’s better…”
Before he could finish, Jiang Zongyan’s voice drifted over lazily. “Not necessarily. Whose surname the child takes will depend on Suisui.”
“Me?!”
Jiang Xingming choked, then grabbed the feather duster and chased after him again. “You little brat! Get back here if you’ve got the guts!”
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Good night, my princesses. We’ll continue tomorrow… Hehe, I finally managed to catch up and post by midnight today~~
