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    Chapter 98

    “Chi Huang! You really have to kill yourself before you give up, right?” Zhu Changyi’s face turned red, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he was so angry that his hair was trembling.

    He raised his hands and grabbed Chi Huang’s collar: “Tell me why you don’t discuss these matters with the company and insist on making your own decisions. Do you have grudges with me or with the company? When did I treat you wrong?”

    Manager Yu quickly pulled Zhu Changyi’s hand off Chi Huang’s clothes.The current situation also gives her a headache, but she is not the boss and does not have to face huge financial losses, so she still has a trace of rationality: “Mr. Zhu, calm down, let’s find a way. Even if you beat him up now, everything that should have happened has already happened.”

    “What else can we do? There is nothing we can do. It’s all in vain…” He slumped down on the chair in the conference room, holding his head in his hands. “…All our efforts and money have been in vain…”

    Zhu Changyi was already on the verge of collapse.Chi Huang only had an expressionless face. He didn’t look like he was regretting or reflecting, but more like he was indifferent.Manager Yu frowned and was thinking silently.No one spoke, and the interview dialogue on the big screen echoed more clearly in the conference room.

    “Yes, Chi Huang is the son of Jiang Huaide and Chi Wantao. It’s absolutely true.” Chi Huanian leaned on a corner of the sofa, crossed his legs and accepted the interview, and said swornly, “Chi Wantao’s real name was Chi Jinxian, and she was my biological sister. How can I not know these things? After her death, I still raised Chi Huang.”

    The reporter asked again: “Is that Jiang Huaide, the founder of JAC Group? As far as I know, his wife and children are all other people.”

    “It’s normal for a successful person like him to have several families.”

    Hearing such words that were obviously against public morals, the reporter looked a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject: “After Jiang Huaide passed away, the JAC Group has been managed by his wife and children. If Chi Huang is really one of his children, why is he not included in the inheritance rights?”

    Seeing the reporter, he was still doubtful. Chi Huanian said angrily: “This is because those old ladies from the Jiang family are not good people and bully us. Chi Huang is an orphan without parents. We won’t give him anything.”

    “As Chi Huang’s biological uncle, why did you choose to expose this matter in the media?”

    “Why else? Chi Huang is now a star and has become rich, and he has completely forgotten his origins. I remember when his parents died, I took him as a sluggish person and didn’t even find a wife. Now his grandmother is terminally ill and wants to borrow some money for the old lady’s treatment, but he won’t even meet me.” Chi Huanian became more and more angry and shouted to the camera, “Chi Huang, did you hear it? My uncle advises you not to be such a white-eyed wolf…”

    The interview was just released at noon today, and it became a hot search as soon as it went online.Although the company responded immediately, it was already too late.Now this matter has become the most discussed hot event on the entire Internet. In addition to celebrity gossip, there are also many elements that stimulate the public’s sensitive points such as “rich people”, “mistresses”, and “illegitimate children”.

    In just a few hours, this interview video has been filled with numerous barrages:

    “When I was recording the variety show, I knew that Chi Huang was no good.”

    “What a good son the mistress can be.”

    “It’s really funny that an illegitimate child wants inheritance rights.”

    “Illegitimate children should never have been born. They are born with original sin.”

    “The cheating man died in a car accident with his mistress. What kind of retribution is this?”

    With a clang, the chair flew up and hit the TV hanging in the conference room. The dented and broken screen turned black with two hisses, the sound of the interview stopped abruptly, and the conference room became completely quiet.

    Zhu Changyi was startled and stared at the initiator with wide eyes: “Chi Huang, what are you crazy about?”

    Chi Huang was so calm and even a little indifferent: “I’m not crazy, and I didn’t do anything wrong.”

    Upon hearing this, Zhu Changyi became even more angry: “You haven’t done anything wrong yet? Do you know how much your uncle sold your privacy for? I asked someone to find out, and it was only 50,000 yuan.”

    As soon as the video came out, he immediately asked someone to contact Chi Huanian and offered him 200,000 yuan to accept another interview to eliminate the impact.Chi Huanian refused.He said that he originally only asked Chi Huang for 50,000 yuan, but Chi Huang was so rich that he didn’t even give him this.He just wanted to show Chi Huang something, and he still had Chi Huang’s “material” in his hand.

    When he learned that Chi Huanian had contacted Chi Huang first, Zhu Changyi was so angry that he was so angry: “Just for this mere 50,000 yuan, do you know how much the company has lost because of you? When he asks you for money, even if you don’t want to tell us about your family affairs, what can you do if you give him the money?”

    “Why should I give it to him? He blackmailed me, and I still have to coax him?” Chi Huang, who had always been indifferent, suddenly became excited. “This has happened more than once. I’ve had enough. No matter what he wants to do, I will never give him another penny.”

    “He is blackmailing you. We can find a way to send him in instead of you going head-on. If you don’t give him money, what will you get? In addition to destroying your own future.” Zhu Changyi took a breath and wanted to say something, but relaxed and lost all hope. “Chi Huang, we can’t continue to cooperate. Let’s terminate the contract. My small company can’t tolerate you, and we, the incompetent people, can’t take you.”

    Hearing what he said, Chi Huang’s eyes suddenly turned red: “What do you mean? Just because of this bit of negative news, you are going to terminate the contract with me?”

    “This ‘little’ negative news?” Zhu Changyi stood up and pointed at Chi Huang’s nose, “I could tolerate the troubles you made to me before. Even if you pinched your nose, Lao Yu and I would wipe your butt wholeheartedly. Now that your identity as an ‘illegitimate child’ has been exposed, do you still want to hang out in the industry? You are really naive.”

    “What’s wrong with being an illegitimate child? Do I want to be an illegitimate child?” He turned around and grabbed Zhu Changyi’s collar, “Is this my fault? Is it something I can choose? Why should I be the one who gets all the punishment!”

    “Go tell the public and see if they will accept it. Why are you yelling at me? If I had known today, you would have forced Chi Huanian to expose you. Why didn’t you think about it? Who do you blame? At this point, the company can be said to be extremely benevolent to you. You can only blame yourself for this!”

    Chi Huang’s eyes were red, veins were bulging on his forehead, and his fists were clenched.

    Seeing that something was wrong, Manager Yu quickly grabbed Chi Huang’s hand and tried to separate the two people, while persuading Zhu Changyi: “After all, it is not a crime, and it is not time to give up everything. Thinking on the positive side, through this incident, Chi Huang has completely entered the public eye. If we can change the direction of some public opinion, things may turn around.”

    On the other hand, she comforted Chi Huang: “You are right, you did nothing wrong in the whole incident. But as a public figure, any flaws in morality will be infinitely magnified. We just need to find a way to restore some reputation. You calm down first and tell the public relations team exactly what happened to your parents and see if there is any breakthrough.”

    In Manager Yu’s calm and affirmative demeanor, the violence in Chi Huang’s eyes also faded a little.He didn’t actively work with them to find a solution to the matter, but simply slammed the door and left.

    When he got home, Zuo Yifan carried his shoes and water for him, and was more attentive than usual to please him. Especially looking at his caring look, he must have read about his life experience online.

    Seeing him hesitate to speak several times, Chi Huang couldn’t bear it: “If you fart, just fart. I hate your shrinking look.”

    Zuo Yifan had no choice but to say: “I have read everything your uncle said on the Internet…”

    “Whose uncle are you talking about?”

    “No, no, that kind of villain is not worthy of being an elder. I mean, none of this is your fault, it’s your parents’ fault. They made you an illegitimate child, and now you have become a victim of public opinion.”

    Chi Huang was suddenly furious. He turned around and grabbed Zuo Yifan’s clothes from his chest, almost lifting him up: “You mean my birth was a mistake, and I shouldn’t be born in this world?”

    “No, you misunderstood, that’s not what I meant…” Zuo Yifan held his fist with both hands. Facing Chi Huang’s fierce desire to eat people, he had no fear at all and his eyes were full of tenderness. “…I mean they should think more about you and let you live happily in this world. This is their responsibility as parents.”

    Chi Huang’s angry eyes flickered on his face, but soon even the last anger disappeared.He threw Zuo Yifan on the sofa and said with some disdain, “If you can only talk such nonsense, you’d better be a mute from today on…”

    The words stopped abruptly before he finished speaking. From the corner of his eye, Chi Huang saw some more cardboard boxes and a huge woven bag on the wall of the living room. The familiar feeling made him feel inexplicably flustered.

    He grabbed Zuo Yifan again and pointed at the pile of things: “What is that?”

    “They said they were your things. I took a look, and there was nothing strange about them. They were just clothes and shoes.”

    Chi Huang’s eyes widened, his pupils trembled slightly, and cold sweat began to break out from his forehead. He subconsciously tightened his fingers on Zuo Yifan, squeezing Zuo Yifan’s wrist until it hurt.

    With a bang, he swallowed hard: “Who sent it here?”

    “A man, about thirty years old. He didn’t say his name. He just said that you will know who he is when you see something.”

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