Saturday brought a sense of relief to the Xia family as Xia Qingtian and Xia Honglang maintained a harmonious atmosphere.
That evening, an unexpected trending topic appeared, sparking a new wave of discussion.
[Anonymous Report: Xia Corporation President Xia Honglang Suspected of Money Laundering, Investigation Underway!]
[WTF! Money laundering? Is it true or not? Is Xia Corp done for?]
[What's going on with Xia Corp's president? He cheated with a popular female star, and now he's anonymously reported for suspected money laundering!]
[I'm totally confused by this! The news about the new energy cooperation earlier, I heavily invested in Xia Corp's stock! Will it all be ruined on Monday!]
[Could someone be trying to take down Xia Corp? Why not leak it earlier or later? Gu Corp just announced their cooperation with Xia Corp, and one scandal after another is popping up, it's outrageous!]
[If you have nothing to hide, why fear exposure?]
[It's over, Xia Corp is truly not far from bankruptcy.]
[That popular female star is completely finished this time, right? The exposure of her cheating yesterday hasn't been refuted, so it's probably confirmed. Now her backer has fallen, she's completely done for!]
[And they call him "Top Ten Youth"! If this is how you become a Top Ten Youth, I can too! I'm pure and righteous, and I've never done anything like this!]
[Wake up, upstairs. You also need to be young and beautiful, and brave enough to sacrifice~ As for how you sacrifice, everyone understands!]
[...]
Seeing the internet ablaze with arguments, Song Junhan chuckled and opened a bottle of champagne.
As the saying goes,
What goes around comes around!
The humiliation he suffered at Xia Corp back then, this time, he would make Xia Corp pay a hundredfold!
He wanted Xia Honglang and Xia Qingtian, this father and daughter pair, to fall into eternal damnation!
Meanwhile, in a rented room in Z City, Mo Jianing, who was applying a thick layer of foundation to her face, had a deepening smile on her lips.
Right!
If you want to break news, you should break news like this, news that can completely bring down Xia Qingtian!
The fake news yesterday lacked credibility; it was just a bunch of losers hyping things up.
It didn't cause any real harm to Xia Qingtian. But this time, it was different.
Didn't Xia Qingtian dare to be arrogant in front of her precisely because she was the daughter of Xia Corp's president?
Now, Xia Honglang was laundering money and would soon be imprisoned.
From now on, Xia Qingtian would be the daughter of a criminal!
Xia Corp's heiress?
That would be a joke!
She wanted to see how Xia Qingtian could still be so arrogant!
Thinking this, Mo Jianing applied her makeup with extra care.
She was meeting a big shot in the industry this time. Perhaps with just a casual introduction, she could secure a valuable resource.
Temporary honor or disgrace didn't matter now. Once she established herself in the entertainment industry, she would ensure Xia Qingtian could never recover!
Her eyes grew more peculiar and somber as Mo Jianing applied a fiery red lipstick.
This red was audacious, and she liked it very much.
At the same time, the atmosphere in the Xia family once again became strange.
Xia Honglang conducted business with integrity. Every penny he earned was clean, and there was no such thing as money laundering.
Moreover, he had just called his old friend, who only said that they had received an anonymous report, but the evidence was insufficient, and they hadn't even reached the stage of launching an investigation.
The trending topic that appeared on the internet was clearly a result of someone manipulating things behind the scenes, deliberately causing trouble.
Xia Corp's public relations department had already removed the trending topic, citing false rumors.
However, even with the removal of the trending topic, combined with the events of the previous day, the heat had not subsided.
Due to this, Mr. Gu had another phone conversation with Xia Honglang. After they discussed it, Xia Honglang had Xia Corp issue a statement and voluntarily requested an inspection of his assets and financial records.
After a detailed investigation of Xia Honglang's assets conducted over Saturday night and Sunday, the authorities officially issued a statement and, with Xia Honglang's consent, released several screenshots of data.
With the official statement proving Xia Honglang's innocence, the online criticism significantly decreased.
However, sharp-eyed professionals noticed a peculiar detail in the transaction details: an expenditure of one hundred thousand.
Soon, people followed the trail to find the IP address of the payment and the recipient. Within twenty minutes, someone came forward to claim it.
[Xia Qingtian Anti-Fan Committee - Member 107: This is strange, this payment account… isn't it the same account the chairman used to fund our activities before?]
[Xia Qingtian Anti-Fan Committee - Member 201: Holy crap! I checked the money I was reimbursed with, it really was paid from this account! What's going on!]
[Xia Qingtian Anti-Fan Committee - Member 09: @Xia Qingtian Anti-Fan Committee Chairman V, Chairman! Come out and explain! Chairman!]
...
This operation completely baffled everyone.
Just then, Xia Qingtian's official account made a statement.
[Xia Qingtian V: I am very grateful for everyone's support over the past year. After completing my current work, I will significantly reduce my workload and return to my studies and life. Thank you to Gu Corp Entertainment for their nurturing and understanding, and thank you to all my fans for your care and support~ Thank you all~]
The accompanying image was of a cartoon character's back, with the text: I'll be back~
[OMG? Is this true? Was she fired by Gu Corp? The Gu Corp Entertainment tag before her name is gone too!]
[Pfft! What do you mean by significantly reducing workload? If you can't hack it in the entertainment industry, just leave. Stop acting so coy and saying pointless things!]
[Qingtian! We still believe you are innocent! We'll wait for you!]
[If you want to wait, wait by yourself. Who is "we" referring to! Get lost, you morally corrupt artist!]
[If you want to talk about the most amazing anti-fans, it has to be Xia Qingtian's anti-fans. Other celebrities' anti-fans only Photoshop black images and shout slogans, doing all sorts of useless things. Xia Qingtian's anti-fans can actually drive people out of the industry! @Xia Qingtian Anti-Fan Committee Chairman V, awesome!]
[Xia Qingtian is finally retiring! I'm going to the anti-fan committee to rally the troops to celebrate!]
[Don't celebrate upstairs, the anti-fan committee is exploding!]
[WTF! I don't understand anymore either!]
While everyone was shouting for [Xia Qingtian Anti-Fan Committee Chairman V] in their bewildered state, the account finally posted a message.
[Xia Qingtian Anti-Fan Committee Chairman V: Has Xia Qingtian retired today? If she has, hurry home and inherit the family business!]
Less than two seconds after this message was sent, before anyone could react, Xia Honglang reposted this message with his main account, tagging Xia Qingtian: [Warmly congratulate Xia Qingtian on retiring and returning home to officially join Xia Corp~]
The accompanying image was of a giant panda holding a smaller panda, with the text: [Child, you are the hope of the entire village.]
Immediately after, Xia Corp's official Weibo reposted Xia Honglang's message, officially stamping their approval.