Chapter 48: How Could Shengsheng Do Something Like This?
Shen Xingyu returned to the banquet hall with a grim face.
The Old Master was already overwhelmed with work.
I’m afraid the new product won’t be able to be exhibited again this time.
The headline of the Young Master of the Shen family cuckolding the President of the Shen Corporation had already taken over the hot search positions of major newspapers.
Although the Old Master had all the indecent photos removed immediately, quite a few blurry photos were still captured, and public opinion had reached a completely uncontrollable state.
Shen Xingyu first had someone take the Old Master away and removed all the hot searches that were unfavorable to the Shen Corporation.
As soon as he stepped onto the stage, all the reporters swarmed around him, with countless microphones and cameras pointed at him.
Qin Lou led the bodyguards to do their best to control the frantic reporters at the front.
Su Nian stood beside Shen Xingyu with a worried look on his face, but in an unnoticeable dark corner, the corners of his mouth were turned up. His expression was hideous—filled with indescribable triumph and excitement.
A sea of reporters scrambled to hold up their microphones.
“President Shen, how do you feel about the Young Master’s indecent photos being exposed in public?”
“President Shen, who could be the unidentified man lying beside the Young Master? Since the Young Master has cuckolded you, will you continue to be with him?”
“President Shen, how do you plan to handle this matter? Will the Shen Corporation be implicated as a result?”
“Why did the Young Master betray you? Why did he turn to embrace another? Is there some hidden story behind this? Would it be convenient for President Shen to tell us?”
All sorts of sharp questions emerged one after another.
Shen Xingyu’s face grew increasingly dark. His brow hadn’t relaxed since he stepped onto the stage. The surging reporters looked like dead objects in his eyes. He had no intention of answering. Everything about Liang Sheng was a disgrace right now—just like the disgrace when his father drove his mother crazy with a mistress in front of him years ago.
At that time, he was also surrounded by reporters like today, facing all kinds of difficulties.
No one was by his side.
He was shorter than a post but had to endure everything, so much so that even today, he still had a shadow when facing so many cameras.
Anger, pain, and helplessness…
Seeing that the man hadn’t responded for a long time, Su Nian blocked those reporters himself, acting as the “good person”:
“Please back off, everyone. Don’t make things difficult for our President. The Young Master isn’t as contemptible as you say. Someone must have intentionally framed him! Until we investigate clearly, we hope everyone won’t report on the matter!”
Unexpectedly, these words didn’t discourage the reporters but instead piqued their interest further:
“Secretary Su, we want to know, how is the relationship between President Shen and the Young Master usually? Why hasn’t President Shen been willing to let the Young Master appear in public over the years?”
“Secretary Su, can you reveal a bit? Is it because President Shen is cold and ascetic that the Young Master couldn’t stand the loneliness and committed such improper behavior?”
The reporters spoke more and more excessively. Su Nian was thrilled in his heart, wishing they would continue to slander Liang Sheng.
But as happy as he was, Shen Xingyu didn’t yet know that he had orchestrated this whole affair. His superficial work still had to be thorough: “Please stop asking! This is President Shen’s family matter! Can you give President Shen some time to handle it? I believe the Young Master is absolutely not the kind of person you describe!”
But clearly, the reporters didn’t buy this weak answer.
Shen Xingyu finally reached the end of his patience. He grabbed Su Nian and pulled him back to his side. “Fine, stop wasting words with them.”
“President Shen…”
Su Nian bit his lip slightly, looking helpless. He couldn’t understand why Shen Xingyu wanted to hide Liang Sheng. At such a critical moment, shouldn’t he push him out and confirm the charges?
Although being cuckolded would more or less invite mockery, Shen Xingyu would at least be the victim!
Liang Sheng ruining the family reputation, fooling around with a wild man, and taking indecent photos—all of this was enough to ruin the person’s reputation, and Shen Xingyu could logically divorce him! Then he could make a sincere statement to garner a wave of sympathy, and the company’s sales wouldn’t they just soar?
Why wouldn’t Shen Xingyu do something that yields both money and fame?! Now public opinion had split, and it was entirely unfavorable to him!
Su Nian clenched his fingers resentfully behind him.
Shen Xingyu stood before the numerous microphones, remaining calm throughout. He didn’t let anyone catch any emotion that could be used against him. He swept a cold eye over those frantic reporters and then warned them word by word:
“I’ll give you one more chance. Withdraw all reports on tonight’s events. If even half a word unfavorable to the Young Master is leaked, you won’t need to stay in the media industry anymore. I always do what I say.”
After a few simple words, he walked rapidly off the stage, surrounded by dozens of bodyguards protecting him.
The reporters looked at each other. Even though the man had a calm expression just now, the unquestionable momentum and majesty in his tone still made them timid. After all, Shen Xingyu was famously inscrutable.
But it was truly frustrating to give up on such explosive news. Some fearless reporters still plucked up the courage to chase after him, wanting to continue asking something. As a result, before their microphones were even raised, they were forcefully slapped away by Shen Xingyu’s accompanying bodyguards, and the cameras were snatched and smashed to pieces.
Now, who would dare say anything more?
Su Nian looked at the reporters who had stopped in their tracks behind him and gnashed his teeth. His plan hadn’t succeeded, and he was somewhat frustrated, yet he couldn’t do anything.
He truly understood Shen Xingyu less and less!
Shen Xingyu got into the car with a heavy heart.
The Old Master had been waiting for him in the car for a long time.
As soon as he closed the car door, the Old Master asked urgently, “Is the situation with the reporters resolved?”
“Mhm.”
Shen Xingyu gave a slight nod.
“What a tragedy…”
The Old Master began to lament again, with old tears streaming down his face. “Tell me, how could Shengsheng… how could he do something like this? Was he framed? Have you had someone investigate clearly? What exactly happened?”
Shen Xingyu’s mind was in a mess right now. Just thinking about those indecent photos on the screen made him feel disgusted.
“Say something!”
The Old Master grew anxious. “If Shengsheng really did something that brings shame to the family, I will absolutely not forgive him! If someone did this intentionally, I won’t swallow this insult either!”
Shen Xingyu massaged his throbbing temples, forcing himself to stay alert. “Grandfather, don’t worry about this matter. I’ll handle it myself. Just take care of your health.”
“How can I turn a blind eye?!”
The Old Master was furious to the extreme, his eyes red. He slapped his own old face and scolded Shen Xingyu:
“This matter concerns the face of the entire Shen family! Do you know how much the stock price inside and outside the company has dropped in the few hours since those photos were exposed? Everyone is discussing how Mrs. Shen has cheated. How are you going to explain?! By doing nothing like this, where are you going to put the Shen family’s face? At my age, do I still have to be humiliated?!”
Shen Xingyu knew he had seen his inaction at the press conference just now and didn’t explain. Doing so would only allow public opinion to continue to ferment. But what was there for him to say about this kind of thing? Sell a sob story about being cuckolded in front of reporters? Betrayed by the wife he had shared a bed with for seven years?
It was too insulting to his self-esteem.
Moreover, Liang Sheng’s affair was already a settled matter. Ever since the incident with Xie Zhengran, he felt Liang Sheng’s heart was unfaithful. He hadn’t expected it to be even more excessive this time.
After another long silence without an answer, the Old Master was truly about to be driven crazy by his grandson’s taciturn personality.
“If you can’t handle it, leave it to me to resolve.”
“No need, I know what to do.”
Shen Xingyu spoke calmly. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked ahead. “Grandfather, you should go back to the company in Nan City to stabilize the situation first. I have some business to attend to.”
The Old Master knew he couldn’t win against him. In all the years since he brought him back to raise him, he had never truly seen through his thoughts.
Fine. He was old, after all, and the young had their own ideas. He couldn’t control them anymore. He would just wait and see.
If Liang Sheng truly was as scandalous as the photos suggested, he wouldn’t need to consider whether that matter was feasible or not anymore.
The Old Master frowned and gave a nod.
After sending the Old Master back to the company, only Qin Lou remained in the car. Shen Xingyu finally asked, “How is it?”
Qin Lou: “From the moment the product information was saved, the USB drive only left the Young Master’s hand for a few minutes—when Su Rao took it backstage to project it.”
“Su Rao…”
Shen Xingyu whispered the name. He didn’t have much of an impression of Su Rao. He only vaguely remembered that she was Su Nian’s sister. Su Nian had recommended her to the company a few years ago. It was also out of respect for Su Nian that he made an exception and let Su Rao, a novice with neither academic qualifications nor ability, become a “leg ornament.”
“Take her to the warehouse. I have something to ask her.”
Shen Xingyu’s face grew cold now.
“Understood.”
Qin Lou turned the car around and drove in a different direction.
A faint sunlight appeared on the horizon.
The sun was about to come out.
Su Nian didn’t follow the Old Master back to the company after leaving the press conference. Instead, he kept following Shen Xingyu’s car. He rode his electric scooter, following from a distance. The man was very suspicious, so he didn’t dare get too close.
He grew a bit anxious when the car in front changed direction and quickly increased his speed to follow.
On the other side, Su Rao was taken into the car by bodyguards without any explanation and sent to the door of the Shen residence’s warehouse.
She stood before the door in fear, surrounded by tall bodyguards, her legs so weak they felt like jelly.
“You… what are you taking me here for? Ah!”
Before she could finish, she was pushed into the warehouse.
The door closed quickly, and bodyguards stood guard outside.
Su Nian hid behind the railing. Seeing Su Rao go inside, he lost his footing, terrified that she might leak something.
Although Su Rao was completely unaware of his framing of Liang Sheng, it would be even easier to trace back to him this way!
This matter had to be resolved quickly and decisively!
Su Nian paced back and forth in anxiety. In his desperation, he suddenly remembered he still had the earpiece in his sister’s hearing aid. He hurriedly pulled out his phone and connected it to Bluetooth.
He never expected his sister’s deafness would one day come in handy.
Inside the warehouse, Su Rao fell to the floor. She climbed up in fear. Fortunately, the warehouse was brightly lit, and she soon clearly saw Shen Xingyu with his back to her.
“President Shen…”
She called out in surprise and ran toward the man. Whenever it concerned Shen Xingyu or she was near him, her heart would flutter shyly, and her “love brain” would take over instantly. She didn’t even care why the bodyguards had thrown her in.
“W-why are you here?”
She stood a few steps away from the man, looking at that tall, slender back with excitement and anticipation.
She was a “dream girl” for Shen Xingyu.
Now that the two were alone in a room, even the air felt sweet. Su Rao couldn’t help but start fantasizing about what the man would do next. Was he going to confess to her? Or kiss and hug her…?
The more she thought, the more she smiled bashfully.
Shen Xingyu gave a cold snort and slowly turned around.
Su Rao almost jumped with excitement.
Happiness had come too suddenly!
But then, the man’s words shattered all her fantasies: “Were you the one who put up the Young Master’s indecent photos?”
Su Rao was stunned, her mouth hanging open. She hadn’t expected him to ask her that and didn’t know how to answer for a moment.
“P-President Shen, what do you mean?”
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