After Wang Yu left Wong Qifu's office, the Wang Family Corporation posted an announcement on its Weibo, public account, and official website:

"In recent days, a very small number of media outlets have made false reports about the Wang Family Corporation, which has had an extremely adverse impact on our company's reputation.

A few media outlets and media personalities have deliberately quoted distorted and false information, seriously infringing upon our company's legitimate rights and interests.

In response, our company is issuing a stern statement. We reserve the right to pursue legal action and warn these media outlets to immediately cease their unlawful infringement against our company.

Furthermore, the online rumor that 'a certain Mr. Xu is the fiancé of the Wang Family Corporation's chairman' is false information. Please stop spreading it.

Should this cause a seriously negative social impact, we will take legal action to protect our legitimate rights and interests.

In addition, the Wang Family Corporation will soon hold a press conference regarding the group's strategic goals.

Answers regarding the public's active interest in our chairman's marriage will be provided at that time."

The release of this announcement was undoubtedly another bombshell.

Who couldn't see that 'Mr. Xu' was Xu Ke? Upon seeing this notice, they realized the Wang Family Corporation was denying the relationship between Xu Ke and Wong Qifu?

Netizens were dumbfounded. Their first reaction was that the Wang Family Corporation intended to disavow Xu Ke to protect the corporation's reputation, seeking to shed him like a cicada sloughs its shell.

So, the next moment, they stormed the comment section of the Wang Family Corporation's Weibo:

"Do you think you can deny it just like that?"

"Xu Ke raped someone and drove her to suicide! Don't think you can run from this!"

"If Wong Qifu hadn't ruined their relationship, would she have needed to commit suicide?"

"If Wong Qifu hadn't been backing Xu Ke, would he have raped someone?!"

"..."

In less than five minutes, the number of comments skyrocketed to thirty or forty thousand. But this time, the admin of the Wang Family Corporation's Weibo seemed to be intentionally waiting for the tide of insults to accumulate before posting a reply.

"We have never acknowledged any relationship between Xu Ke and our chairman through any official channels. We urge everyone to be careful with their words and actions."

At the same time, the Wang Family's PR team finally mobilized. A large number of press releases appeared on Weibo, all stating that Wong Qifu's true fiancé had not yet appeared. As for Xu Ke, the Wang Family's PR spun him as a tool—a tool used by one of the Wang Family's competitors to attack Wong Qifu and undermine her personal stability.

By this point, some netizens were convinced.

"So that's it! Wong Qifu has nothing to do with Xu Ke."

"Does that mean the Wang Family Corporation is innocent?"

"Possibly! But Xu Ke definitely isn't."

"Let's find his phone number and Weibo account! I'm going to flame that beast to death!"

Yet there were still people who didn't believe it, stubbornly thinking this was just a ploy by the Wang Family to extricate themselves. And just like that, the two factions started fighting.

At this point, the events of the evening had been stirred into muddy waters. Whether or not netizens believed Wong Qifu had a connection with Xu Ke no longer mattered. What mattered was that Xu Ke had been thoroughly branded as scum. More importantly, Xu Ke had been abandoned by the Wang Family.

「」

When Yang Qing heard the news, she was overjoyed. "Elder Sun, look..."

"I've seen it!" Sun Luo was all smiles, looking triumphant. This is what you call a complete victory. He and Wang Yu had coordinated from both inside and out, forcing Wong Qifu to publicly disown her fiancé. It was an incredibly gratifying outcome.

At the same time, a cold sneer played on Nie Qinghe's lips. "Mom, did you see? This is his retribution."

"Yes, yes!" Xu Feng'an beamed, her face crinkling with delight. To her, this evening felt as joyous as New Year's.

As for Xu Zhenmin, his expression was as ugly as if he'd just eaten shit. I can't believe it. Is Xu Ke really not going to do anything? Is he just going to let himself be nailed to the pillar of shame like that?

「」

The Ye Family, the Huang Family, and several others who held grudges against Xu Ke were all reveling in delight. Shan Lan was so ecstatic that the fat on her face quivered. She had finally gotten to see Xu Ke's downfall.

In the Li Family, Li Shichuan also wore a smile, as if a great vendetta had finally been settled. Although he hadn't participated in the night's events, it didn't stop him from feeling a thrill at seeing his son's killer facing such a dire plight.

「」

"Hasn't Auntie gone too far?!" Wang Qiya roared.

She had just arrived at the office and told Wong Qifu why Xu Ke had collapsed when she received news of the announcement. By the time they saw that Weibo, the official website, the public accounts—all of the Wang Family Corporation's platforms—were flooded with the notice, Wang Qiya was absolutely livid.

Others might not know why Xu Ke went to save Elder Master Zhou, but she did. Xu Ke had gone to treat Zhou Hongsheng from the very beginning to help Wong Qifu overcome her difficulties. He'd even saved him to the point of vomiting blood and fainting.

And now? While Xu Ke was unconscious, people were slandering him, accusing him of rape and of cheating. At such a critical moment, not only did the Wang Family Corporation not help, but they actually chose this time to disavow any relationship with Xu Ke?! Wang Qiya felt as if she herself had been viciously betrayed. If Wang Wu hadn't stopped her, she would have already called Wang Yu to curse him out.

"Second Miss, calm down. Calling him now won't do any good," Wang Wu said hurriedly.

"So we're just supposed to do nothing?" Wang Qiya demanded.

Wang Wu's face showed a hint of hesitation. He was also furious, but as long as Wong Qifu didn't make a move, he couldn't act on his own authority.

Seeing his hesitation, Wang Qiya gritted her teeth and turned to question Wong Qifu. "Sister, tell me, why did you agree to Auntie?"

"Didn't you say he was your safe harbor?"

"Now that the storm is raging, you're going to tear it down?!"

She knew this announcement was a consequence of Wong Qifu agreeing to Wang Yu's demand to hold a press conference. It was precisely because she knew this that Wang Qiya found it so hard to accept. Were all those things Wong Qifu said to me at the hospital a lie?

Lin Qinghua and Wang Wu's expressions changed drastically. Is Wang Qiya accusing Wong Qifu?!

Sure enough, Wong Qifu's face instantly darkened. "Wang Qiya, do you know what you're saying?"

"I know what I'm saying, but do you know what you're doing?" Wang Qiya glared back, unwilling to show any weakness.

Wong Qifu stood up, slammed her hands on the desk, and shouted, "Is this the 'help' you kept saying you wanted to give me? Xu Ke fainted, and you didn't even inform me immediately. Is that you helping me?! Wang Qiya, don't be so willful!"

Accused so harshly by Wong Qifu, Wang Qiya's face turned pale. Then, rage surged through her. "Willful? Yes, I'm useless. I'm a willful sister who only causes you trouble."

"Then what about my brother-in-law?"

"To get the Zhou Family to help us, he treated Zhou Hongsheng to the point of bleeding from his seven facial orifices, and he's still unconscious! Was he being willful? Does he deserve for you to disown him like this?"

As she spoke, tears began to stream down Wang Qiya's cheeks. She felt it was so unfair to Xu Ke.

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