Shen Zhixian slapped him several tis, finally venting her frustration, and calming her breath.
"I know everyone here must have many questions. Let explain slowly. First, he is my foster father. What’s with the live broadcast claiming I’m an ingrate who got him beaten up? I just want to ask..."
"Did you clarify to everyone when and where, and for what reason you were beaten?"
"Do you dare tell everyone how shalessly you smoked and smashed things in soone else’s studio and how you behaved arrogantly?"
"Tang Wan has a good temper and didn’t bother arguing with you. Yet, you tried to shove Mrs. Jiang. How is beating you then undeserved?"
"Bullshit!"
Zhong Jijun, always a crude man, spewed obscenities when pressed.
"At that ti, there were quite a few employees in Tang Wan’s studio, and I guess there might be surveillance caras in the office. Everyone is welco to check..."
"The Jiang Family didn’t step in to correct you; that was purely to save face, not because they are really weak and can be bullied!"
"All this ti, you’ve slandered without a peep from us, and you actually think too highly of yourself?"
...
Though Shen Zhixian didn’t recount the full details, she roughly outlined the situation.
Zhong Jijun went to Tang Wan’s studio, followed by Shen Zhixian, smoking, smashing things, shoving Mrs. Jiang, and then getting thrown out... And then bit back at them?
He’s practically an animal.
At this mont, Tang Wan was Jiang Jinsang’s fiancée. Her new studio had been the center of attention, well-known to all, which stands easy to verify. Shen Zhixian didn’t need to lie.
"You said you ca just to see , nothing else. Well, I want to ask, if you truly cared about , not even as a daughter but just as family, you wouldn’t live stream to defa in front of so many people!"
"Didn’t it disgust you when you said those things?"
"Now you dare to co here, probably assuming I am too weak to argue. But today, I’ll not only say you deserve to die, but I’ll also lay my hands on you!"
Shen Zhixian stared at him intently, the bloodshot in her eyes like an ice blade piercing straight into his heart.
Zhong Jijun bellowed in rage, "You bitch—"
Cursing, he attempted to strike her.
Yet, blinded by his rage, his slap missed its mark. Instead, Shen Zhixian took the opportunity to retaliate with a slap of her own.
The backhand wasn’t strong, but it was incredibly sharp and resonant.
Xie Duo silently stood up and moved a few steps closer to Zhong Jijun. Should this man dare to start a fight, being closer, he could intervene.
"You say I seduced your son. Don’t you know what kind of person your own son is?"
"If there weren’t any evidence, would the police have arrested him? Do you truly believe, without solid proof, that the police would register the case and make an arrest based on my words alone?"
"Today, you’re here telling everyone that the police’s arrest of your son years ago was a miscarriage of justice? If not, such defamation against the police might just land you a few years behind bars."
"You’re so capable, why don’t you confront the police or file an appeal? Why don’t you—"
Suddenly, Shen Zhixian stepped forward, approaching him.
The podium in the conference room was hollow and wooden. As she advanced in her high heels, the sound reverberated like stepping directly on one’s heart...
It made everyone in the room shudder.
With the slaps still stinging, Zhong Jijun felt both furious and humiliated. Looking up to see her advancing towards him, he was montarily dazed.
"If it’s such an injustice, why don’t you file an appeal instead of just coming here to curse at ? Because deep down, you know exactly what kind of morality your son possesses..."
"You bully the weak because you’re scared of the strong. You only dare to vent your anger on , to shout at !"
"You don’t even deserve to be called a man, let alone a person—"
Shen Zhixian enunciated her last words extrely clearly, word by word, as if afraid he wouldn’t hear them clearly.
Seeing soone who rarely resisted you suddenly taking this stance, narrating these matters with such composure...
Beneath that calm, the hidden sharpness and coldness were even more piercing.
Especially her eyes, filled with boundless hatred, were like a tsunami engulfing him whole. Being so close, as she spoke with weighted words and her breath occasionally touched his face...
It sent chills down his spine.
At the Jiang Group, everyone was in their seats for the eting, including Jiang Zhenhuan and Jiang Zhaolin. Unprecedentedly, even Jiang Shiyi was present. Today’s main focus—
Jiang Yanting!
The seat reserved for him was empty; he hadn’t yet arrived.
"President Jiang, where is he?" The eting was already overdue, and soone asked Jiang Zhenhuan.
"Do you ask ? How would I know?" Jiang Zhenhuan’s face was stern, showing neither joy nor anger.
The crowd: "..."
You are his father, how do you not know where he went.
"Actually, his presence doesn’t really matter today. Today is about making our stance clear. Once the decision is made, we just need to inform him," Jiang Zhaolin suddenly spoke up, then looked towards Jiang Zhenhuan, "What do you think?"
"You’ve already arranged everything, why ask !"
He fired back harshly.
Jiang Zhaolin was neither shocked nor angry, "Actually, who he associates with is his personal matter. However, under the current circumstances with the Xie Family’s aunt, her public reputation really isn’t good, and he even declared he would advance or retreat with her. Under these circumstances, our company’s reputation might inevitably suffer..."
"I’ve always felt personal emotions shouldn’t mix with business affairs, yet reality often blurs the lines."
"The impact this situation has caused to the company is clearer to everyone present than to . I am not asking him to leave the company, but I do believe his current state truly makes him unsuitable for the position of general manager. What does everyone think?"
Inside the conference room, there were clear divides and argunts, with so agreeing and naturally quite a few dissenting opinions.
Jiang Zhenhuan sat at the head, watching coldly, as if the unfolding events had nothing to do with him.
...
The atmosphere at the Xie Family’s press conference was even more subtle and tense.
Although Zhong Jijun dropped several depth charges, all were countered by Shen Zhixian. He accused Shen Zhixian of slandering his son’s arrest, but as the police handle the cases, even if she was underage, without evidence, it wouldn’t reach the prosecution stage.
He had said too much earlier, nearly causing headaches, yet upon careful reconsideration,
Even the netizens before the live broadcast had sensed sothing off.
Shen Zhixian’s rebuttals were verifiable later and undeniable, while Zhong Jijun relied on gimmicks to attract attention. Speaking of solid evidence, he actually had none.
At first hearing his words, they seed fresh and exciting, but they were full of holes and couldn’t withstand scrutiny.
"If this were , having gone abroad to study, I wouldn’t want any contact with such a family. What are they even trying to do?"
"I really don’t know how she managed before."
"I have never seen such brazen shalessness, taking advantage of honest people. If it weren’t for the Xie Family supporting her today, she’d probably only be able to swallow her suffering."
"That’s damn shaful, just scram already, why are you still standing there?"
...
Even so journalists below were indignant, "Enough has been said, why aren’t you gone already?"
"Doing such despicable things, you still have the face to stand up there, co down imdiately."
"Scram—"
Zhong Jijun clenched his teeth, his cheeks swollen from slapping, looking at Shen Zhixian with a fierce expression, as if he wished he could flay and debone her.
"If you were really so chaste, where did this illegitimate daughter co from?"
"You and your mother are alike, unmarried, just bearing children for n."
"I guess you went wild abroad, not knowing which foreign man fathered this child."
"I bet even you don’t know who the child’s father is, why else would you hide and not dare to show the child publicly?"
"That man you’re seeing, does he know he’s about to be a cheap dad, raising another man’s daughter?"
Coarse people spoke with extre acidity, and the mbers of the Xie Family standing behind all frowned deeply.
"Father, please have soone throw him out, he’s shaless." Xie Tongtong, well-mannered, wished she had learned a few swear words to scold him properly, feeling it was a waste not to lash out at this trash.
"Zhong Jijun, say sothing about my daughter again?"
A mother’s fury is strong, cursing a child is absolutely intolerable for parents.
"She’s nothing but a wild child you had with so random man—"
Deep down, Zhong Jijun knew she hated ntions of this, but having been scolded and beaten, he needed a place to vent. The more upset she got, the happier he beca; his intent was precisely to provoke her.
If he was uncomfortable, then she wouldn’t have it any easier!
Shen Zhixian, unable to contain her anger, raised her hand to hit him, but this ti Zhong Jijun was prepared and even aid to return those slaps...
Xie Duo quickly grabbed Zhong Jijun’s arm, and just then, another hand grabbed Shen Zhixian’s wrist, causing her to stagger backward into soone’s arms.
And following that, that person lifted a foot. Since Zhong Jijun was wholly restrained by Xie Duo, he couldn’t dodge...
This kick landed solidly on his chest, "Thump—" a sound.
The person was thrown off his feet, tumbling to the ground.
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