When the audience watching the live stream saw Xu Ke finally stop his sharp retorts, they began commenting with abandon.

"How about that? The scumbag is speechless, right?"

"His mother-in-law didn't have any evidence, but now that he's faced with his ex-girlfriend committing suicide for love, he can't act so high and mighty anymore."

"Heh, just a moment ago he was telling a reporter to eat shit and saying his junior brother lacked professionalism. I think he's the biggest piece of trash here."

"Does he think he's so tough just because he can run his mouth?"

"PAH!"

Of course, there was no shortage of rational, neutral viewers among them who offered rebuttals.

However, due to their small numbers, those comments were quickly drowned out.

「Meanwhile, at the Siao family's home.」

"That scared me to death."

Siao Fan's face was pale. He had only started to relax when he saw the female reporter pose a question that Xu Ke couldn't answer. When the big-character poster incident had been exposed and Xu Ke called it slander and defamation, Siao Fan's heart had nearly leaped into his throat.

He was terrified he might have to go to prison again.

Chang Xiujuan hurriedly soothed him, "It's okay, it's okay, son. The Huang Family said they would protect us."

Then, with a vicious expression, she stared at the speechless Xu Ke on the screen. "Now we just have to wait and see how Xu Ke dies. With so many people against him, his death is certain."

Siao Fan nodded vigorously. "Exactly!"

「Meanwhile, Ye Fan was furious.」

"Where the hell did this fucking stupid reporter come from?" he roared.

He quickly dialed a number. "Get that bitch out of the press conference right now! Get her out of our Ye Family's company!"

After hanging up, Ye Fan's face was green with rage.

Watching the still-silent Xu Ke on the live broadcast, he clenched his fists even tighter. "Incompetents, all of them!"

He had eagerly turned on the live broadcast just to watch Xu Ke be rendered speechless by his family's own reporter.

And now? Not only was everyone watching Xu Ke "educate" their Ye Family reporter on how to do her job, but worse—

This fucking stupid reporter actually brought up Siao Jia's death? Doesn't this idiot know the Ye Family ruled her death a suicide?

Ye Fan's palms were already cold with sweat.

All he could do was pray that Xu Ke wouldn't say anything more…

「Back at the press conference.」

"Why is it not so easy to answer, Mister Xu?"

The female reporter looked at Xu Ke with an arrogant air. Seeing his silence, a sense of victory washed away her earlier frustration.

Xu Ke has no words!

At this moment, every reporter's camera was fixed on Xu Ke's face. Everyone watching the live stream could see his prolonged silence.

"Because it really isn't easy to answer," Xu Ke chuckled.

To be honest, he had no desire to discuss this matter in public. Siao Jia's death was Ye Chen's doing, but it had happened in a villa belonging to the Wang Family. If a real investigation were launched, it would be difficult for both sides.

So, Xu Ke was waiting, waiting to see if someone from the Ye Family would show up to shut this reporter's mouth.

The reporter pressed on, "Is it because Miss Siao's death is indeed related to you? That you indirectly caused her death, and so your conscience is troubling you?"

Seeing this, the others grew even more excited.

They couldn't wait to see how Xu Ke would defend himself.

The more astute among them zoomed their cameras in on Wong Qifu's face, trying to capture her microexpressions.

Unfortunately, Wong Qifu's expression remained unchanged from start to finish.

Xu Ke just smiled. "That's not the case."

The female reporter pushed again, "Then what is?"

She was backing him into a corner, the smugness practically radiating from her face.

Xu Ke, you can talk all you want, but can you escape the condemnation of your own conscience?

Seeing her attitude, Xu Ke shook his head.

Ye Fan still hasn't made a move. Fine, forget it then!

Although Siao Jia had died in a Wang Family villa, which could make a real investigation tricky, no one actually knew who owned it. Even the registered owner was someone completely unaffiliated with the Wang Family Corporation. If no one said it was a Wang Family villa, it would be impossible for anyone to discover the truth. Therefore, if Xu Ke brought this up now, the only ones who would get a headache would be the Ye Family.

He smiled. "By the time Siao Jia died, we had been separated for a long time. I didn't pay much attention to my ex-girlfriend.

"I can only provide you with some information. The night before Siao Jia died, she went out with the Ye Family's Fourth Young Master, Ye Chen.

"The next day, she committed suicide. I recall learning the news of her suicide from the Ye Family's own media outlets.

"As for the specifics, you might be better off asking the Ye Family."

As his words fell, the crowd was momentarily stunned before their expressions shifted.

They sensed that something was amiss.

Some instinctively looked toward the female reporter.

At that moment, the triumph on her face froze. She suddenly realized she was doomed. She remembered that the official story of Siao Jia's suicide had been dictated from on high. Initially, under the Ye Family's media control, the incident hadn't caused much of a stir.

But in her haste to attack Xu Ke, she had just blown the whole thing wide open.

Her face went deathly pale, and her lips began to tremble…

She had just blurted out the very secret the Ye Family wanted to hide—how could they possibly let her off the hook?

She finally realized with horror why Xu Ke had chosen not to answer at first.

It was for her own good!

Seeing the reporter's pale face and trembling lips, the crowd was shocked.

Is there really something going on?!

Just then, a middle-aged man sitting in front of the reporter looked at his phone, and his expression changed drastically.

Then, he shot to his feet. "Excuse me, everyone. I need to interrupt for a moment."

Everyone was taken aback by the man's sudden action. They all recognized him—he was the boss of Chuan Hong Media, a subsidiary of the Ye Family, and also the female reporter's superior.

Why would he stand up at a time like this?

The next moment, the middle-aged man offered an apologetic smile. "I've just received word that this woman is not one of our reporters from Chuan Hong Media. She's an impostor who stole an employee's press pass.

"Her earlier statements have nothing to do with our company. I would now like to request the assistance of the Wang Family Corporation's security to apprehend her."

As his words landed, everyone was dumbfounded.

What's going on? She's been asking questions for ages. How can her own boss only just now realize she's an impostor?

The reporter's face became ashen. "I'm not an impostor!"

How could she not realize—this was the Ye Family coming after her for her reckless blabbering.

Regret flooded her heart.

Xu Ke was about to drop the subject, why couldn't I have just let it go? Now I'm done for!

But before she could voice her regret, a hand clamped over her mouth.

The panicking middle-aged man covered the reporter's mouth and pleaded, "Please, friends from the Wang Family Corporation, help me remove this impostor who is disrupting the conference!"

He had been scared witless when he received Ye Fan's message. Utterly out of his wits, his only thought was to shut the reporter up, completely forgetting what kind of event this was.

The surrounding spectators were left with their mouths agape.

The way the Chuan Hong Media boss is acting—doesn't that just confirm everything Xu Ke said?

The technicians in charge of the live stream were also dazed by the scene.

Why are they suddenly trying to arrest someone?

But when someone from the Ye Family gave an order, who would dare disobey?

They immediately cut to the advertisements they had prepared for unexpected incidents.

The next moment, the broadcast was cut.

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