In the western restaurant.

Seeing how readily Xu Ke admitted to it, the smile on Sun Luo's face grew increasingly smug. "Tsk, tsk. So this is all Xu Ke is capable of. I thought he would have held out for longer."

With this admission, Xu Ke would be branded a rapist in the public's mind, and Wong Qifu would have to bear the reputation of being married to an adulterer. Everyone would think Wong Qifu was out of her mind for giving up her status as Madame War God to be the wife of an adulterous rapist.

"With Elder Sun orchestrating things from behind the scenes, Xu Ke is obviously no match," Huang Zhenyang said with a sycophantic smile, flattering Sun Luo.

"Of course." Sun Luo accepted the praise without a shred of modesty and continued to mock Xu Ke. "Weren't they so quick to confirm their engagement at the start of the press conference? Look at them now, with so many media cameras and spectators watching... they've been rendered speechless by Ding Anzhi's questions. Tsk, tsk, tsk."

"The more readily they admitted it then, the more painful it is for them now! I'd like to see just how Wong Qifu plans to get out of this."

Sun Luo was absolutely thrilled. If he could bring this image of a humiliated Wong Qifu and Xu Ke back to Wong Ting, Wong Ting would undoubtedly be very satisfied. Since Wong Ting couldn't have Wong Qifu anyway, destroying her Wang Family Corporation bit by bit was exactly what he wanted.

"She won't be able to get out of this," Huang Zhenyang sneered. "Don't be fooled by how calm Xu Ke seems now. He didn't have this pathetic look on his face a moment ago when he was confident he could refute the reporters. Right now, all we have to do is wait for Wang Tianlu to stage a coup, and we can take advantage of the chaos to secure our own interests."

At this point, he felt that Xu Ke was truly cornered.

However, Huang Sheng still had a frown on his face. After dealing with Xu Ke once, he understood a crucial thing about the man: if you didn't finish him off in one go, he would latch onto you like a maggot on a bone, a relentless source of irritation.

...

「At the press conference.」

"Thank you for your answer, Mister Xu."

Ding Anzhi smiled, still exuding his scholarly and gentle demeanor, but he couldn't hide the triumph in his eyes.

The people at the scene were all exclaiming how impressive Ding Anzhi was. They were all from the same circle and naturally knew what was true and what was not. But many of them weren't here today to seek the truth; they were here to chase the words that would generate the most web traffic. Now, every one of Ding Anzhi's questions was prime, traffic-driving material. It was safe to say that after this press conference, they could all capitalize on Xu Ke and Wong Qifu's marriage to create buzz and make a hefty profit.

And a large portion of the credit for this went to Ding Anzhi.

Many faces were alight with excitement.

Just then, a reporter from the front row suddenly raised their hand. "Excuse me, I'd like to object to the question posed by Ding Anzhi."

The crowd was taken aback, their gazes shifting as one. Why would someone speak up for Xu Ke at a time like this? Could it be a reporter planted by the Wang Family?

When the crowd saw who it was, their eyes widened.

Ouyang Zhou!

He was a famous media personality from Tianhai, but more importantly, he was a member of the Ouyang Family! Why would someone from the Ouyang Family speak up for Xu Ke right now?

Wong Qifu glanced at Xu Ke in surprise. She didn't know Xu Ke had this card up his sleeve...

But Xu Ke's reaction puzzled her.

Xu Ke was just as confused... Could Ouyang Hao be making a move?

Ding Anzhi, however, was not in a hurry. He asked leisurely, "May I ask what Mister Ouyang wishes to object to?"

Dressed in a white shirt, Ouyang Zhou looked at Ding Anzhi. "I object to your line of questioning."

Ding Anzhi retorted, "Does my line of questioning displease you, Mister Ouyang?"

Ouyang Zhou didn't pull any punches. "Yes, it does. I think you lack any professional integrity."

The moment he spoke, the room erupted into an uproar. Was Ouyang Zhou trying to put Ding Anzhi in his place?

Ding Anzhi didn't seem annoyed. His smile remained gracious. "Then please, enlighten me, Mister Ouyang."

But Ouyang Zhou's expression remained stern, his words sharp and direct. "The topic of this press conference is the Wang Family Corporation's strategy. You were given a little time to inquire about Miss Wang's marriage, but instead, you've spent all this time digging into Mister Xu's private life. What do you think you're doing? You're worse than a common gossip."

Everyone's expression changed—that was brutal.

Xu Ke told people to eat shit, and now Ouyang Zhou was calling someone a gossip. Was this press conference going to turn into a public shouting match?

Meanwhile, the audience watching the livestream was furious.

"How can such a gentle person like Reporter Ding be scolded? Who does this Ouyang Zhou guy think he is?"

"Who is this piece of trash? Can he get off the stage?"

"He was obviously hired by Xu Ke!"

...

Ding Anzhi's face stiffened at the insult, but he quickly recovered his smile. "When inquiring about a marriage, shouldn't that involve the private lives of both parties? My questions are also intended to give those in society who are concerned about Miss Wang and Mister Xu's marriage a more comprehensive and objective understanding of Mister Xu himself. And you call that being a gossip? Mister Ouyang, I think you might need to re-educate yourself on what it means to be a reporter."

The audience supporting Ding Anzhi immediately cheered. "Well said!"

But Ouyang Zhou looked as if he'd heard the funniest joke in the world, the scorn on his face undisguised. "Comprehensive? Objective? I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of those two words. When you report on something, you're supposed to cover the cause and effect. The beginning, middle, and end. You should be reporting the full story, down to the last detail. Right now, you're asking if he's ever borrowed money, if his family has ever sought him out, where his family lives... Do you think these disconnected questions, devoid of cause or consequence, are comprehensive and objective? That's utter nonsense! Mister Ding Anzhi, let me ask you: do you want to kill me right now?"

Seeing how aggressive Ouyang Zhou was, everyone was dumbfounded.

Was he spoiling for a fight? Even if Xu Ke paid you, there was no need to be this confrontational, right?

A flicker of anger showed in Ding Anzhi's eyes, but he maintained his graceful smile. "First of all, the reason I ask these questions is..."

Before he could finish, Ouyang Zhou cut him off. "Don't change the subject. Answer the question. Do you want to kill me right now?"

At these words, Ding Anzhi's expression completely changed. "On what grounds do you interrupt me?"

He had been thoroughly provoked.

"On what grounds?" Ouyang Zhou laughed mockingly. "Didn't you interrupt Mister Xu earlier when he said that was enough? This is just tit for tat. What's wrong? If you don't like it, you can interrupt me too!"

"You're twisting logic..." Ding Anzhi fumed.

Ouyang Zhou had hit him right where it hurt. After all, he really had interrupted Xu Ke just a moment ago.

Just as everyone thought the two were about to start a real fight, Xu Ke suddenly spoke up. "Gentlemen, please calm down."

Seeing Xu Ke step in to defuse the volatile situation, everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief. The situation was finally under control.

Meanwhile, Ding Anzhi immediately reverted to his calm and refined demeanor, a look of smugness in his eyes...

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