At nine o'clock in the evening, the top floor of the Lu Group headquarters remained brightly lit.
Just moments ago, the legal department had finally gathered all the evidence necessary to file a lawsuit. Zhou Zheng had also used his connections to secure a verified "Blue V" corporate account on the short-video platform in less than half a day.
As soon as the account was active, Zhou Zheng personally used it to repost his boss's wife's video in a show of support. However, that wasn't enough; he needed to leave a comment under her video to truly grab people's attention.
The problem was: what should he write?
The entire public relations department racked their brains, but they couldn't come up with the perfect response.
While Zhou Zheng was fretting, his wife called to say she was bringing him dinner. The delicious food eased some of his stress, and he couldn't help but vent his frustrations to her.
Zhou Zheng’s wife replied, "What’s there to worry about? Just make it as 'lovey-dovey' as possible to make the single people jealous!"
Zhou Zheng was confused. "What do you mean?"
His wife knew that the Lu Group’s PR department usually dealt with official state media and didn't quite understand the nuances of the entertainment industry. She gave him direct advice: "Look, the official corporate account essentially represents Mr. Lu himself. Since it’s Mr. Lu commenting on his wife's video, it should be as sweet as possible. In short, show off their affection. Let everyone see how much Mr. Lu values his wife."
Zhou Zheng found this very reasonable and asked humbly, "Can you give me an example?"
His wife immediately pulled up several "couple accounts" on her phone. "Look at these couples. Whenever one posts a video, the other comments below with a kissing emoji or a compliment like 'so beautiful.' That’s the general idea."
Realization dawned on Zhou Zheng, and he immediately rushed back to the office to discuss it with his colleagues.
***
At the Lu Residence.
After playing with Lu Xun for a while and coaxing him to sleep, Shu Qingqing returned to her room.
Having spent the day relaxing, her mood had improved significantly. She pulled out her phone, intending to see what else the netizens were saying to bash her.
When she opened the comment section, she froze.
Everywhere she looked, the comments were filled with smiley faces, flowers, hearts, and compliments. Compared to how it looked before, it was like a completely different world.
Her intuition told her that this reversal definitely had something to do with Lu Bochuan.
Sure enough, the top-rated comment came from the official Lu Group account:
[Today is another day of being dazed by the Madam’s beauty.]
The fangirl-like tone was a hilarious mismatch for the solemn and imposing logo of the Lu Group.
Shu Qingqing laughed softly and continued scrolling.
The second top comment featured a landscape profile picture:
ILoveEatingTomatoes: [Ahhh, the boss's wife is so pretty! Kisses.]
This comment had thousands of replies beneath it:
DistantMountain: [Paid shills. These are definitely bots hired by the blogger.]
LittleCutie replied to DistantMountain: [Bots my foot! Hiring bots is illegal. We people from the Lu Group would never do that.]
DistantMountain replied to LittleCutie: [Heh, I bet your CEO forced you all to comment.]
ILoveEatingTomatoes replied to DistantMountain: [You’re just jealous. we’re doing this voluntarily. As for you, you can only whisper in the shadows like a coward. You’ll never get into a company as good as the Lu Group in your lifetime.]
Violet replied to DistantMountain: [Let me say something. The boss encouraged us to comment for the Madam because if we leave a comment, we get an extra day off this month. Dare you say you’re not jealous?]
CatcherInTheRye replied to DistantMountain: [Ahhh! After I posted a screenshot of my comment in the group chat, the boss actually personally said 'thank you' to me. Heavens, you have no idea—last time we closed a ten-billion-dollar project, the boss didn't say much, but this time I just left a comment and he actually replied! I'm crying. The boss is definitely truly in love with the Madam.]
MangoYogurt: [The boss didn't work all afternoon. I ran into him at the mall later when I got off work. Turns out he was accompanying his wife shopping to make her happy.]
BrotherXiaofeiIsHere: [Whoa, didn't people say she used a child to force her way into the family? It turns out he pampers her this much?]
DawdlingXiaoLi: [I’ll just say this quietly... am I the only one who noticed the handsome guy appearing in the last two seconds of the video? Is that your boss?]
MySurnameIsWang_W_A_N_G replied to DawdlingXiaoLi: [I went back to check because of your comment, and it really is our boss! You have to realize our boss almost never shows his face in the media, yet he actually helped his wife film a video! He loves her so much!]
Lu Bochuan was in the video?
Shu Qingqing dragged the seeker bar to the end, and sure enough, there he was.
The man in the video only showed his profile. He was wearing a white shirt with his suit jacket draped over his arm. He must have entered the frame by accident when he came home to change that day.
Although the compliments now occupied half the territory, there were still plenty of people slandering her. This time, Shu Qingqing didn't hold back and fired back at them one by one.
It was true she used the internet to make money, but that didn't mean she had to let people bully her.
Scrolling further down, she saw another comment with a high number of likes:
RemindMeToDrinkWater: [Madam, the boss is being so supportive, how do you plan to reward him?]
Shu Qingqing arched an eyebrow.
Author replied to RemindMeToDrinkWater: [Rewarding him with a kiss.]
Shu Qingqing stopped scrolling and turned off her phone.
Originally, she had planned to film a cooking video, but she suddenly changed her mind.
She decided to start a livestream.
Since Lu Bochuan was backing her up this much and had even said he didn't mind her flaunting her wealth, she was going to show off properly and slap the faces of those who were jealous of her.
At nine o'clock the next morning, she started the livestream right on time.
She thought there wouldn't be many people, but to her surprise, twenty thousand viewers flooded the room as soon as she went live.
"Hello everyone. I’m livestreaming today mainly to chat. After all, so many people have been hating on me these past two days; it would be a waste if I didn't take advantage of this traffic. You can ask me anything."
The comment section scrolled by at lightning speed:
[What shade of lipstick is that?]
[Link for the clothes!]
[How did you marry Mr. Lu?]
The netizens' questions came one after another.
After half an hour of livestreaming, Shu Qingqing answered everything she could catch.
Just as she was about to end the stream, a series of identical comments suddenly popped up—
[Has Lu Bochuan ever touched you?]
Shu Qingqing snorted inwardly. She clicked on the person's profile, followed them, and then sent a private message: "Seven times a night. Is that exciting enough for you?"
When Ren Qiuyang received the message and opened it, she nearly threw her phone in rage.
She held it in as long as she could, but finally couldn't resist replying: "Shameless."
She had completely lost her cool.
Shu Qingqing continued to reply: "Oh, you're so pure. How was such a pure person like you even born? And how could you ask such a question?"
The other side quickly replied: "Just wait and see. You won't be gloating for long."
Shu Qingqing raised an eyebrow: "Don't worry, I'll find you sooner or later."
One didn't even need to guess to know that the owner of this account was someone who knew her in real life, and very likely, someone who liked Lu Bochuan.
When Ren Qiuyang read the final message, her heart skipped a beat. Then, acting as if nothing had happened, she deleted the chat records and handed the phone back to her assistant.
“Don’t you still have those videos of Shu Qingqing selling off her designer bags and jewelry? Edit a few clips and find an account to leak them.”
