Ye Zhi said with a bit of amusement, "Mom, you're really keeping up with the times."
"Of course! I'm not like your dad, who can barely operate a smartphone... Oh dear! How did we get onto this topic!" Liu Lingyu steered the conversation back. "Xiao Zhi, don't you worry about anything at home. Since that Tang Chuan dared to bully you like this, we absolutely have to get justice for you! Hmph, if they want your forgiveness, they'll have to show some sincerity at the very least!"
Being so wholeheartedly supported by her parents, Ye Zhi felt a warmth spread through her heart.
"Mom, they will have plenty of sincerity, and will even be willing to wait," Ye Zhi said. "But they aren't truly apologizing because they think they did something wrong. So no matter how sincere they appear, I won't respond."
"Ah?" Liu Lingyu looked utterly bewildered. "I don't understand what you mean."
"Mom, you must have seen what they dug up about Tang Chuan online, right?" Ye Zhi asked.
"Of course I did," Liu Lingyu said with clear disdain. "Tang Chuan should look in the mirror and see what he is. How dare he still pursue you?"
The news that pursuing Ye Zhi required launching a satellite had exploded online. The original post had naturally been dug up. Although the original post had been deleted, the ever-ahead-of-the-curve netizens had already taken clear screenshots.
Everyone was very curious about what kind of 'top-tier elite family' it was that didn't even regard Taoxun as significant, even deeming Taoxun merely "minorly popular."
Thus, many people began to investigate the background of this 'top-tier elite family's' second-generation heir. Not a small number of people knew the truth, and soon, someone exposed Tang Chuan's identity. Not just Tang Chuan, but even the Tang family's background was thoroughly revealed.
Moreover, according to insider information, Tang Chuan had taken on an unreliable project and wanted Taoxun's investment, but was rejected by Ye Zhi. After that, he began pursuing Ye Zhi, was rejected again, and then, in a fit of rage, started maliciously slandering Ye Zhi.
Combined with the fact that Tang Chuan had frequently posted pictures of luxury cars, mansions, and beautiful women on domestic forums while studying abroad, those posts were also unearthed.
When all this information was put together, everyone's eyes were opened! So...
He was just a 'second-rate elite family.' The only thing they could boast about was their marital ties with the Su family, and Tang Chuan was an out-and-out playboy. And he still dared to pursue Ye Zhi?
Furthermore, this person had tried to scam Taoxun's foundation with a project, failed, and then turned to pursuing Ye Zhi. Did he take Ye Zhi for a naive fool, thinking he could trick her out of Taoxun's enterprise this way?
Instantly, the jeers directed at Tang Chuan grew louder and louder, the topic's heat steadily following close behind the topic of Ye Zhi's relationship status.
"The biggest impact of Tang Chuan being cursed is that the Tang family's industries were also dug up, and the stock prices of companies under the Tang family have all hit the limit down," Ye Zhi patiently explained to Liu Lingyu. "So their coming to our house is more about hoping to reach a settlement with me and salvage the Tang family's losses."
"Good heavens! These Tang family members are too much!" Liu Lingyu was furious. "I thought they were sincerely apologizing, but it turns out they only want to save their own interests! I... I'm going to throw dirty water on them, this shameless family!"
"Mom, don't," Ye Zhi told her with some helplessness. "If you really go and throw water on them, then you'll be helping them.
They came to apologize, and if we make any moves to humiliate them, they will undoubtedly spread it far and wide, letting the whole world know how humbly they've bowed down and how bad our family's attitude is. At that point, public opinion could very well reverse, and we might be the ones getting criticized!"
"It can be like that?" Liu Lingyu was stunned.
"Yes," Ye Zhi nodded. "There are quite a few people online who like to forgive others on behalf of the involved parties. I'm telling you this so you don't get blinded by their superficial actions. You're too easily soft-hearted."
"I, do I...?" Liu Lingyu immediately became like a child who had made a mistake, saying in a very small voice.
"No, no, it's that they are too cunning and are trying every way to make us sympathize with them!" Ye Zhi said soothingly.
"Right! It's the Tang family that's full of bad intentions!" Liu Lingyu immediately agreed, but then added with some unwillingness, "But are we just going to do nothing?"
"Mom, tell Dad to stay out of it. I'll make the Tang family leave."
"You're not planning to take a loss yourself and settle with them, are you?" Liu Lingyu asked anxiously. "That won't do!"
"Mom, don't worry, I won't do that." Ye Zhi estimated that Liu Lingyu wouldn't necessarily believe her just by saying this, so she organized her thoughts and said, "Tang Chuan is indeed very high-profile, but the fact that he and the Tang family's industries were dug up so quickly is not that simple. Someone is deliberately fanning the flames behind the scenes, with the aim of delivering a precise blow to the Tang family!"
"Isn't this something you did?" Liu Lingyu asked in surprise.
Ye Zhi: ...
What kind of image did she have in Liu Lingyu's mind?
"In terms of public opinion, Taoxun and Nandou have both won. I'm not like Tang Chuan, who's narrow-minded. There's no need for me to do this," Ye Zhi explained helplessly.
"That's true," Liu Lingyu agreed. "So it was their enemy who did it?"
"It's possible, but unlikely," Ye Zhi analyzed. "In fact, this matter probably involves infighting within the Su family. It's highly likely that Su Ming did it."
"Ah?" Liu Lingyu exclaimed. "Isn't he Tang Chuan's uncle?"
"Mom, for these big families, blood relations are never as important as interests," Ye Zhi said gravely. "Although Su Ming is the chairman of Su Corporation and owns the most shares, his sister Su Yun, who is Tang Chuan's mother, also owns a considerable number of shares.
Moreover, with Tang Chuan's recent return to the country, Su Yun has been going against Su Ming on many decisions to pave the way for her son. Su Ming has been unhappy with their family for a long time!
Now, the Tang family's stock prices are plummeting. If it continues to worsen, and their capital chain encounters problems, the losses will be immense. If my approach doesn't work, then Su Yun will have to part with some shares to get Su Corporation to help save the Tang family."
Liu Lingyu was astonished!
She had never cared about these things before, and subconsciously felt she couldn't understand them. But with Ye Zhi's explanation, she suddenly realized she understood everything!
So, there were so many twists and turns within those large families!
"That Su Ming is also very wicked. He's just using you!" Liu Lingyu said angrily.
"This kind of old fox will definitely seize any opportunity firmly," Ye Zhi said calmly. "This is something he orchestrated, and I will make him come forward and take the Tang family away. Mom, you don't need to worry."