Wansheng Investment Bank was the most authoritative investment banking firm in the capital.
If Shen Nanyue wanted to develop the Shen Group, she needed to absorb knowledge from all sources and stay informed about the most influential trends in the financial world.
Among all the investment banks she had compared, Wansheng Investment Bank was the strongest.
The only thing she had been unable to discover was who owned it.
Rumor had it that the boss was extremely mysterious.
She didn’t dwell on it.
After reviewing the contract and finding no major issues, she informed Assistant Xu of a few minor revisions that needed to be made.
With that, her first task was completed.
To her surprise, once Zhou Yu arrived at the company, she handled numerous matters with swift efficiency and decisiveness.
Even Assistant Xu had gained a newfound respect for her.
When Shen Nanyue received a call from Zhou Yu and was firmly ordered to go to sleep, Assistant Xu stopped sending her any more work assignments.
She was a little bewildered.
Then, carrying a strange sense of warmth in her heart, she lay down on the bed and drifted into a deep sleep.
A few days later, Zhou Yu and Lin Shu successfully obtained their divorce certificate.
Shen Nanyue went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to pick her up.
As soon as she arrived, she saw Lin Shu standing there with a dark expression, shouting at Zhou Yu.
“Back then, you were the one shamelessly chasing after me! Now that you’re going back to your happy life, you throw me away and even took back the fifty million yuan you gave me! I regret ever meeting a bitch like you!”
Lin Siwan stood beside him, no longer wearing her usual pitiful expression.
When she looked at Zhou Yu, her face was full of disdain.
“Zhou Yu, I misjudged you too. I thought you could make my dad happy, which was why I agreed to your relationship in the first place. But in the end, you abandoned both me and my father. Let me tell you something—I will never forgive you!”
Zhou Yu ignored them and turned to leave.
Just then, Shen Nanyue’s voice sounded from behind.
“What? After living as beggars supported by my mother and the Shen family for all these years, you’ve lost your privileged position and now you’re taking your anger out on her?”
She walked to Zhou Yu’s side, her gaze fixed on Lin Shu and his daughter.
The moment Lin Shu saw Shen Nanyue, the anger on his face intensified.
Pointing at her, he roared, “It’s all because of you! You bitch! You and Zhou Yu already severed your mother-daughter relationship, so what right do you have to interfere in her affairs? You even hired a lawyer to help her with the divorce! You’re just trying to get revenge on me!”
Before Shen Nanyue could respond, Zhou Yu’s face suddenly turned cold.
She raised her hand and slapped Lin Shu across the face.
“Lin Shu! You’re the useless loser here! If you dare point fingers at my daughter again, I won’t hesitate to expose all the illegal business practices you’ve engaged in over the past few years. I’ve already shown you enough respect. Don’t push your luck!”
Shen Nanyue looked at Zhou Yu in surprise.
A warm feeling unconsciously flowed through her heart because of her mother’s protection.
Lin Shu had intended to strike back, but after hearing Zhou Yu’s threat, he clenched his fists and stood there trembling, not daring to say another word.
Lin Siwan frowned and looked at Zhou Yu.
“Mom, why are you—”
“Don’t call me Mom. Your mother died long ago.”
Zhou Yu’s voice was icy.
“I’ve already done more than enough for both of you. If you continue bothering me, I won’t be so polite next time.”
With that, she took Shen Nanyue’s hand and walked away.
Lin Shu and Lin Siwan watched their departing figures, identical malice flashing in their eyes.
Ever since Zhou Yu had recovered from her illness, they had felt that she was no longer the same person.
Neither of them had expected things to end in divorce.
Without the Shen Group supporting them, how were they supposed to live in the future?
It was easy to go from frugality to luxury, but far harder to go from luxury back to poverty.
Lin Siwan had grown accustomed to living like a wealthy young heiress under Zhou Yu’s protection.
Now she had been thrown back to reality.
She was unwilling to accept it.
“What shameless people! She even dares threaten me now!”
Only after Zhou Yu and Shen Nanyue had left did Lin Shu finally dare to mutter that complaint.
Ding.
Lin Siwan instinctively picked up her phone.
A news notification had appeared, and the headline contained the name “Shen Nanyue.”
Curious, she tapped on it.
The article was filled with discussions accusing Shen Nanyue of being the other woman who had come between Zhou Yushen and Gu Linlang.
The photos included romantic pictures of Zhou Yushen and Gu Linlang strolling together, as well as images of Shen Nanyue leaning against Zhou Yushen’s chest.
Placed side by side, the comparison seemed to paint a clear picture.
In the article’s narrative, Shen Nanyue’s enchanting, fox-like beauty appeared full of seductive intent, as though she were deliberately trying to lure him away.
A smile suddenly spread across Lin Siwan’s face.
“Dad, stop complaining.”
“We’ve got something to do now.”
…..
After the rumors about Shen Nanyue being a mistress shot to the top of the trending charts, the Shen Group’s public relations department was thrown into chaos.
“Where are all these posts coming from? They keep appearing one after another. We can’t delete them fast enough!”
“Isn’t this Zhou Yushen supposed to be President Shen’s husband? How did he suddenly become someone else’s boyfriend? Did President Shen really steal another woman’s man?”
“The phrase steal another woman’s man is spot on! I don’t think President Shen is the type to interfere in someone else’s relationship. Either Zhou Yushen and Gu Linlang were never actually a couple, or Zhou Yushen was trying to date both women at once and deceived President Shen!”
“Enough. The private affairs of wealthy executives aren’t our business. Our priority right now is reducing the attention this is getting. If we really can’t delete everything, we’ll have to request funds from upper management to remove the trending topics.”
“…”
Because of the controversy surrounding Shen Nanyue, the Shen Group’s stock price continued to fall.
Sitting in her office, Shen Nanyue browsed through the online discussions.
Almost all of them were criticizing her.
Even the Shen Group’s clothing products were being attacked and ridiculed by association.
If this continued, it would be extremely harmful to the company.
Assistant Xu entered the office.
Without looking up, Shen Nanyue asked, “Did you find anything?”
“The first few IP addresses responsible for spreading the rumors all originated from the capital. President Shen, have you offended anyone in Beijing?”
The moment Beijing was mentioned, the first face that appeared in Shen Nanyue’s mind was Zhou Yushen’s.
Not because she had offended him.
For some reason, he was simply the first person she thought of.
She couldn’t help frowning.
“Call the police. Send legal notices. Sue the IP addresses responsible for the worst defamatory posts.”
When the entire internet was condemning her, she had no opportunity to speak for herself.
She couldn’t defend herself publicly.
The only way to prove her innocence was through legal action.
The moment she finished speaking, the display on her computer suddenly changed.
The webpage went completely blank.
She refreshed it, but the loading icon kept spinning endlessly in the middle of the screen.
Thinking the computer had frozen, she closed the browser and reopened it.
To her surprise, all the trending topics related to her had disappeared.
Shen Nanyue frowned.
What was going on?
Seeing this, Assistant Xu quickly pulled out his phone to check.
The topics about Shen Nanyue were gone.
Instead, the trending list was now filled with Zhou Yushen’s name.
#ZhouYushen Chairman of Qianzhang Entertainment — Explosive
#ZhouYushen’s Ex-Wife — Explosive
#ZhouYushen Is So Devoted — Explosive
…
Nearly half of the trending topics were occupied by Zhou Yushen.
Assistant Xu tapped on one of them.
It showed a screenshot of a social media post Zhou Yushen had made on the day he and Shen Nanyue received their marriage certificate.
The post included the original photo of their marriage certificate.
At the same time, an official statement had been published on Qianzhang Entertainment’s verified account.
Qianzhang Entertainment:
“We are making this statement for the record. Our chairman, Zhou Yushen, has absolutely no relationship with Miss Gu Linlang. Shen Nanyue was once our chairman’s wife. President Zhou has made it clear that he has only been married once in his life. We hope netizens will open their eyes and see the truth. If the rumors continue, our company will take legal action to protect our chairman’s rights and interests.”
— The end of the Chapter–
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