“Did you call these reporters here?” Shen Nanyue asked.
Zhou Yushen lowered his gaze toward her. “Do you think I have the power to summon reporters like these?”
Although journalists chased after breaking news wherever they could find it, this involved the Meng family.
Without solid evidence, the media would never dare storm into the Meng residence to gather firsthand information.
And among these reporters were journalists from some of Fengcheng’s top media outlets—they were even less likely to act recklessly.
Besides, Zhou Yushen himself had not known about what happened at Lingtian Bar five years ago.
There was no way he could have arranged for these reporters.
“Then who was it?”
Who else would help her?
“Perhaps they aren’t helping you,” Zhou Yushen said softly.
“Maybe the family of the girl who died five years ago has finally decided they can’t endure it any longer and wants justice for her.”
Shen Nanyue fell silent.
Meanwhile, the Meng family’s bodyguards rushed over from every direction, pulling the reporters away and finally giving Meng Yan a chance to breathe.
“Who allowed you people in here? Throw them all out!”
Meng Yan had become furious from humiliation.
With so many people present today, if the events from five years ago were exposed, he would lose every shred of dignity and reputation.
The bodyguards immediately moved to force the reporters out.
Suddenly, a petite figure burst out from the crowd of journalists.
She slipped through the bodyguards’ arms, tearing off her press badge as she sprinted toward Meng Yan.
“Meng Yan! You’re the murderer who killed my sister!”
The woman’s eyes blazed with fury, her dark face filled with hatred.
The bodyguards quickly rushed forward and restrained her.
The moment Meng Yan saw her face, his pupils shrank and his expression visibly changed.
“Throw her out! Get her out of here!”
“Meng Yan! Do you think forcing me out changes the fact that you murdered my sister? I became a journalist for this very day—to avenge my sister!”
“What are you all standing around for?”
Meng Wen barked sharply.
The bodyguards immediately covered the woman’s mouth and prepared to drag her away.
“Why won’t Master Meng let her finish speaking?” Zhou Yushen’s calm voice rang out as he walked over with Shen Nanyue.
“She claims Young Master Meng is a murderer. If you force her out now, won’t that just make him look guilty?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Nanyue added:
“Young Master Meng, are you feeling guilty?”
Nearly everyone from the banquet hall had gathered outside by now.
If Meng Wen still insisted on driving the reporters away after being questioned so openly by Zhou Yushen and Shen Nanyue, then it really would look like guilt.
Meng Wen’s face turned ashen.
“What would we possibly have to feel guilty about?”
Then he glared viciously at Zhou Yushen.
“Zhou Yushen, have you thought about the consequences of opposing the Meng family?”
“Hah, what consequences? Is my fiancé wrong?”
Shen Nanyue stepped protectively in front of Zhou Yushen, glaring coldly at Meng Wen.
“Shen Nanyue! Back then, your mother begged us to agree to your engagement with my son. Fine, you refused. But now you’re trampling the Meng family’s dignity into the ground! We overlooked your behavior before because you’re a junior, but if you continue making trouble today, don’t blame me for showing you no mercy!”
“Then I’d really like to see exactly how ruthless your Meng family can be!”
Lowering her voice, she quietly said to Zhou Yushen:
“Stay here. Don’t move.”
Then she walked directly toward the woman being restrained by the bodyguards.
“The police are here,” she said calmly.
At the instant the bodyguard turned his head in distraction, Shen Nanyue grabbed his wrist and exerted a sudden burst of force, executing a clean shoulder throw that slammed the tall, muscular bodyguard onto the ground.
Despite her petite frame, she had thrown the much larger man down so hard that he curled up groaning in pain.
Everyone around them was stunned.
Shen Nanyue calmly dusted off her hands before looking at the shocked woman beside her.
“Go ahead,” she said evenly. “Tell everyone the rest of what you didn’t finish saying earlier.”
Watching her actions, Zhou Yushen’s lips curved faintly into a smile.
The woman snapped out of her shock and no longer hesitated.
Standing beside Shen Nanyue, tears welled in her eyes as she glared furiously at Meng Yan and the others.
“Zhang Qingxue. Young Master Meng still remembers that name, right?”
The moment Zhang Qingxue’s name was spoken, Meng Yan stiffened again.
Guilt and fear flashed through his eyes.
Meng Wen subtly signaled toward the bodyguards.
After a brief hesitation, they started moving forward again.
At that moment, Zhou Yushen glanced to the side.
Standing nearby at some unknown point was Zhao Xuan, who gave a calm nod.
Behind him, several far more professional-looking bodyguards suddenly stepped forward and blocked the Meng family’s men in place.
Seeing this, Meng Wen’s face darkened like ink.
Han Qingruo trembled with rage and instinctively looked for Han Ping, only to realize that Han Ping had disappeared some time ago.
Neither Shen Nanyue nor the female reporter noticed the commotion happening nearby.
Seeing that Meng Yan still refused to answer, the reporter continued bitterly:
“Meng Yan, five years ago you toyed with my sister’s feelings. You got her pregnant and then heartlessly abandoned her. At Lingtian Bar, she went to demand an explanation from you, but you stood by coldly while others humiliated her. You are the real murderer who killed my sister!”
The moment those words fell, everyone present was stunned.
It seemed Meng Yan had suppressed his anger for too long.
He finally exploded.
“Zhang Qingning! That matter ended five years ago! I already compensated your family. Your sister and I broke up normally—what right do you have to slander me?!”
“Compensated?” Zhang Qingning let out a cold laugh.
“You used sweet words to deceive my sister. You fooled her heart and her body. You were a wealthy young master—you knew perfectly well there was no future between you and her, yet you still spun fairy tales about a prince and princess escaping their cages together. My sister believed you. But what about you?”
“You enjoyed my sister’s love while humiliating her behind her back with your rich friends. You even shared her private photos in your group chat for entertainment! You are the true murderer!”
Standing nearby, Meng Zhishuo knew in his heart that the reporter was telling the truth.
The matter was no secret within Meng Zhishuo’s social circle.
Five years ago, he had also been part of that group chat.
He remembered seeing Meng Yan post revealing photos of his girlfriend with the caption:
“Look, so what if she’s the pure campus beauty? Once she’s in bed, she’s still mine to play with!”
What followed were countless disgusting comments from Meng Yan’s friends.
Meng Zhishuo had been younger then.
Disgusted by the behavior, he quietly left the group chat.
He never expected the matter to be exposed now.
As he was thinking about it, Zhang Qingning’s furious gaze suddenly turned toward him.
More accurately, she was glaring at the entire Meng family.
“And all of you! After my sister died, my parents and I tried to seek justice for her. The courts couldn’t punish Meng Yan, and your Meng family, in order to protect his reputation, forced us to leave Fengcheng!”
“My parents became deeply depressed because of this and eventually passed away one after another.”
“I became a journalist for one reason only—to expose everything your Meng family has done and seek justice for my family!”
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.
The contrast between her grief and the Meng family’s anger—without even a trace of guilt—was striking.
Although the reporters had been blocked, their cameras were still recording from afar, capturing every moment of the confrontation.
News spread across the internet at lightning speed.
Before long, Meng Yan’s disgraceful crimes had surged onto trending searches.
If the law could not punish him, then public opinion would pressure him instead.
Online harassment was never encouraged, but for someone like Meng Yan, public exposure proved highly effective.
Madam Meng’s birthday banquet ultimately ended with the long wail of police sirens.
Before night had even fallen, the event had completely collapsed.
Meng Wen did not even have time to comfort Han Qingruo before rushing off to the company, trying desperately to find a solution to the disaster caused by today’s events.
— The end of the Chapter–
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