Yu Linwan, upon returning to her office, swept everything off her desk onto the floor.
Damn it!
She had tried so hard, yet these fools caused her to suffer crushing defeat time and again.
The image of Gu Yaoyang's clear, soul-piercing eyes, after he woke up from the ward following the fire, flashed in her mind…
Yu Linwan shivered.
No.
She couldn't lose, she wouldn't lose!
Wanqing Entertainment was her everything; she had gambled her entire existence on it.
The Yu family was in its current state, with so many people waiting to mock them, to mock her.
She absolutely would not concede!
With this thought, Yu Linwan quickly organized her thoughts and paced her office.
After a long while, Yu Linwan walked out of her office and returned to Mo Jianing.
Seeing Yu Linwan again, Mo Jianing trembled like a sieve and threw herself before Yu Linwan. "President Yu, I was wrong, I was truly wrong! Please spare me, okay? I'll repay your money! I definitely will!"
"With you?" Yu Linwan had already had all of Mo Jianing's information investigated. "Can you compensate for Wanqing Entertainment's losses? We invested nearly a hundred million in this project, and it's all ruined because of you! What will you use to repay it? Even selling yourself wouldn't be enough! If this goes to court, you'll be in prison for life!"
Hearing Yu Linwan's words, Mo Jianing was stunned and collapsed to the floor.
A hundred million!
That was truly a astronomical figure to her…
She couldn't go to prison. She was still so young; if she went to jail, everything would be over!
Her beauty, her intelligence, her talent, her boundless future…
It would all be wasted!
"Now, I'll give you a chance to fight for your own survival. It depends on whether you cherish it." Yu Linwan said coldly.
"I cherish it! President Yu! I, I will definitely perform well!" Mo Jianing immediately grabbed Yu Linwan's leg.
"Get lost! Don't touch me!" Yu Linwan kicked Mo Jianing away, disdainfully. "You're filthy."
Kicked fiercely by Yu Linwan, Mo Jianing dared not approach further, but her eyes, fixed on Yu Linwan, were filled with a desperate longing for survival.
Yu Linwan's expression grew increasingly grim.
Even if this project failed, she had to cut her losses promptly and save Wanqing Entertainment!
That day, Mo Jianing, wearing a mask to hide her bruised and swollen face and pulling down her hat brim, tearfully recounted to the cameras that she had been temporarily confused and had been misled and deceived by someone.
She also claimed that it was all Xia Qingtian's conspiracy and schemes, and that Xia Qingtian had asked Mo Jianing to use her voice at Wanqing Entertainment to commit fraud in order to earn double the money.
Now, she was bravely coming forward to expose Xia Qingtian's hypocrisy and schemes, hoping to clear Wanqing Entertainment's name, and also promising to surrender herself and seek leniency.
Wanqing Entertainment also stated that they would offer reasonable compensation for this "unintentional" infringement and promised to handle the matter seriously.
Mo Jianing's apology video was delivered with apparent sincerity, and when she mentioned Xia Qingtian, she gnashed her teeth in hatred, making it difficult for people to discern the truth.
The accusation, including names, also plunged Gu's Entertainment into a public opinion storm.
"Wanqing Entertainment is prepared to drag everyone down with them! Hiss… how ruthless!" Someone in the meeting gasped.
"Their virtual idol [Yi Xia] is completely ruined, and now they want to make the [Sui Sui] project collapse as well. It's astonishing how she could come up with such a malicious scheme."
"Wen Ning, what are your thoughts?" Mr. Gu, seated at the head of the table, turned his gaze towards Wen Ning.
"We have sufficient evidence to prove Xia Qingtian's innocence," Wen Ning stated. "It's just that we haven't been able to contact the voice actress."
"That's alright, I've already obtained the voice actress's testimony." Mr. Gu placed a USB drive on the table. "Please cooperate with the public relations department to handle this, and also pay attention to calming the artists' emotions."
"Understood," Wen Ning replied. "I will take care of it."
While Gu's Entertainment was systematically counterattacking, the president's office at Xia's was enveloped in an unprecedented low-pressure atmosphere!
"She's simply slandering and spouting nonsense!" Xia Honglang slammed his fist on the table.
Xia Qingtian had been doted on by him since childhood. He had never begrudged her hundreds of thousands, or even ten million spent at auctions.
Xia Qingtian had never lacked money, so how could she possibly collude with others to commit fraud for such a small amount of money?
And fraud against Gu's Entertainment, Xia's own business partner?
This was utterly preposterous!
"Mr. Xia, the public currently doesn't know the eldest young lady's true identity, which is why they are being misled by these remarks. As long as Xia's officially speaks out to clear the eldest young lady's name, everything will be resolved," the secretary couldn't help but say.
Xia Honglang opened his mouth, then slowly closed it again.
He really wanted to do that, but if he helped Xia Qingtian resolve this issue this time, how would she ever understand the darkness of the entertainment industry and obediently return home to inherit the family business?
Therefore, Xia Honglang restrained himself.
"Let her be!" Xia Honglang said irritably. "Honestly, I've told her countless times that the entertainment industry is chaotic and she shouldn't have dreams of being a star! She refused to listen, so let her suffer!"
Hearing Xia Honglang say this, the secretary fell silent and quietly withdrew.
Despite his intention to let Xia Qingtian suffer and fend for herself, Xia Honglang still called Mr. Gu to vouch for his daughter, assuring him that this matter was definitely a frame-up by others.
Mr. Gu naturally knew that Xia Qingtian was not involved and soothed Xia Honglang a few words, telling him to rest assured.
Xia Honglang responded with assurances, and after hanging up the phone, he muttered, "Who's worried about her? Humph! Let her suffer!"
Upon receiving the USB drive, Wen Ning immediately released it along with screenshots of Xia Qingtian's WeChat conversations, and call records between the voice actress and Mo Jianing.
The screenshots clearly indicated that Mo Jianing had purchased these two songs from Xia Qingtian, and that Xia Qingtian had also warned her that these were merely covers and that Mo Jianing should not use them carelessly due to copyright restrictions.
Furthermore, Mo Jianing's bossy tone in her calls with the voice actress was a stark contrast to her tearful apology in the video.
[Good heavens, she has two faces!]
[I have never seen such a shameless person! Using someone else's voice and then acting as if she was bestowing a favor!]
[From the voice actress's words, it seems she was disfigured and only her voice was used, making her a pitiable young lady…]
[Wanqing Entertainment, go to hell! Truly doing every kind of wicked deed! May you go bankrupt soon!]
…
The online abuse was overwhelming, and the police, having gathered sufficient evidence, came to invite her for a talk.
As Yu Linwan was desperately trying to cope, that phone call came again.