Chapter 662: All for Nothing

Su Yi had faith in Goody-Two-Shoes since the occasional scandals involving Tianheng Entertainment were whitewashed by Goody-Two-Shoes. Sometimes, Su Yi would work with the guy if there was a need to hype a rookie’s name.

“I’m sending my bank details. You won’t be disappointed.” Goody-Two-Shoes was kneeling on the ground. After hanging up the call, he apprehensively emailed his account number before lifting his head to stare at the handsome man with a knife in hand. “Sir, I followed your script. What do I do now?”

The person opposite him was none other than Fang Chu.

Fang Chu slapped Goody-Two-Shoes’ face with the blade while his narrow eyes reflected a bloodthirsty glint. Fang Chu asked, “How many times have you committed this crime?”

Goody-Two-Shoes? To think an evil and conscienceless internet shill would come up with such a name, Fang Chu wondered if he was being cynical.

Almost peeing his pants, Goody-Two-Shoes was shaking from head to toe. With the knife stuck against his face, he dared not move an inch. His sobbing cries carried pleas. “It’s all my fault. I deserve to die. Please be the bigger man and spare my measly life!”

Fang Chu smiled. Since he had time on his hands, he was in the mood for a little humor. “Tell me. What did you do for money?”

The sleaze, Su Yi, was still trying to get a clean slate and do business with Li Corporation. Fang Chu was intrigued to find out whether Su Yi would lose his mind when the latter found out the 100 million yuan was all for nothing.

Su Yi anxiously waited for good news from Goody-Two-Shoes from transferring the 100 million yuan. He could check the major websites every now and then to see if the news had been taken down.

He still had money from the two billion yuan he borrowed from the bank. The bank approved the loan two days ago, seeing that it was for a partnership with Li Corporation.

To his dismay, Su Yi had not had the money for long or begun cooperation with Li Corporation when the sudden exposé cost him 100 million.

Still, all was good as he could earn back the money. Money was no object so long as Goody-Two-Shoes could pull the news from the screens. He got the message from Fang Chu. Li Corporation would not terminate the deal if Su Yi was able to remove any negative publicity about him.

The car soon arrived at Su residence.

In the living room, Li Jingran leaned against the sofa while clutching her phone with her boney hands. Her eyes were fixated on the screen as though they could drill holes in it. Detecting the noise from the car, she looked out. “Honey, you’re finally home.”

Yuan Heng, that b*tch, refused to leave her alone even though she was dead. The little sh*t she gave birth to had the nerve to expose them. What should they do now that the whole internet found out and was swearing them out?

Su Muyan was black in the face as he sat by Li Jingran with a scowl. With Su Yi walking into the room, he abruptly stood up. “Dad, why is Yuan Yu framing you and Mom?”

Mom said that it was all a fake. Yuan Yu was setting them up and slandering them. She and Dad never harmed anyone as Yuan Heng and her dad died of illness. The Yuan family’s inheritance was left to Yuan Yu’s name by Yuan Heng’s father and Yuan Yu’s grandpa.

However, Su Muyan was no longer a child and could tell right from wrong rather than believing in Mom’s side of the story. Still, a family should resolve the dispute internally if there was a conflict in the family. What was with Yuan Yu airing the dirty laundry?

How was he supposed to show his face now that the whole internet community and China knew about it? How was he supposed to remain in showbiz? His life might be over.

Having gotten his act together due to his trust that Goody-Two-Shoes had it taken care of, Su Yi gazed at them and said, “I’m already on it. The matter will soon blow over.”

With Li Jingran seeing rage brewing inside, she looked like an eerie ghoul that escaped from the depths of hell, especially when her illness had eaten away her flesh. “Honey, what is Yuan Yu trying to pull? You can’t show him any more mercy.”

Had they known this was the thanks they would get from the ingrate Yuan Yu, they would make sure he joined his b*tch of a mother and pathetic grandpa in death back then.

“I won’t go easy on him.” Su Yi nodded, lamenting how he let Yuan Yu off the hook because of the blood ties they shared. His kindness landed them in hot water. Su Yi should not have found it in his heart to spare Yuan Yu’s life only to leave a ticking time bomb in their life.

Su Yi vowed to get his hands on Yuan Yu and transfer Cosmos Entertainment’s shares to his name once this was over. With Cosmos Entertainment becoming his, Su Yi was free to do whatever with the ingrate.

Su Muyan might be filled with doubt, but this was no time to provoke Su Yi. He listened on the side, putting all the blame and animosity on Yuan Yu.

It did not take long before Su Mushi and Su Muxuan returned home. Looking distressed, they bolted in to ask about the headlines and ways to handle it. Their nerves finally settled when Su Yi mentioned that he was on the case.

The Su family was all present and accounted for, except Su Ruowan.

Thrown into a fluster, Su Ruowan was at a loss of what to do. She had called Li Jingran, but the latter told her that everything was untrue. Yuan Yu made up lies to get back at the family, slander them, and drag their names through the mud. Su Ruowan was not to worry because Su Yi would get everything back to normal.

Nevertheless, two hours had passed but the online abuse only grew more intense without showing any signs of stopping. The situation was getting out of hand.

Su Ruowan grabbed her phone and checked the latest update on all major websites before making up her mind. She could not just sit around and wait for Su Yi to whitewash them or take control of the events. She had to take charge and talk to Hu Zheng and Cloud Seven by selling a sob story to gain sympathy. Su Ruowan could say she did not want to implicate the production crew and that would be her reason for withdrawing from her role.

With the plan well thought out, Su Ruowan straightened herself in front of the mirror. After making sure her eyes were swollen and her expression apologetic, she walked out of her room and knocked on Hu Zheng’s door.

Hu Zheng was chatting with the others in a group chat, gossiping about the sudden scandal about Li Jingran and Su Yi. Lin Chan created a new group chat when the scandal first hit the papers. Everyone was in it apart from Su Ruowan.

Everyone in the group knew that Lin Chan did not see eye to eye with Li Jingran. Lin Chan was not scared to hide the fact either. She created the group just for the heck of it, so they all could have an outlet to share their opinions.

Following the knock on the door, Hu Zheng got up and put away his phone. He opened the door to find Su Ruowan standing there with teary eyes. He cleared his throat. “It’s late. How can I help you?”

Su Ruowan held her tongue and let her tear-brimmed eyes do the talking first before speaking in a raspy voice, “Mr. Hu, I’m sorry for the trouble I’ve caused to Screenwriter Cloud Seven and everyone..”