Lin Yue and others were taken away in a car on the pretext of gathering and disturbing public order.
The female protagonist was also among those being taken away. Unfortunately, she had fainted from pain and was therefore carried into an ambulance and sent to the hospital.
The female protagonist, in order to create momentum and expand public opinion, had specifically arranged for influencers to live-stream the event.
As a result, whether it was the male protagonist's horse-riding charge, the female protagonist's blooming flowers, or even the final精彩互殴 (exciting mutual combat), it was all live-streamed by the dedicated influencers.
Despite the protagonist's halo, the male and female protagonists' private lives, which violated moral bottom lines, still drew the angry scolding of netizens.
"Holy crap!
Is this the kind of content I get to watch for free?"
"The president and his wife of Lin Group have consistently ranked number one on the model couple list. I never expected them to play so wild in private?
The man finds a mistress, and his illegitimate child is old enough to be carrying soy sauce.
The woman has flowers blooming all around her, and she's touched every single one!
Oh my god!
Novels don't even dare to write it like this!"
"How did they manage to be all lovey-dovey here, and then find new lovers in the blink of an eye?"
"Can I say that people who sleep in the same bed cannot be different?"
"Exactly, neither of them is a good bird!
Especially the woman, she's slept with half of the entertainment industry!
Good thing our Gu Yingtian only has eyes for Lin Shen."
"Boycott the unhealthy trend of messy relationships and boycott Lin Group!"
"Anyway, neither I nor anyone around me will ever buy anything from Lin Group again. It's simply too disgusting."
The scolding online escalated.
The male protagonist, Lin Yue, was detained, and the market value of Lin Group evaporated by half overnight.
Meanwhile, Lin Jingxing, who had orchestrated this entire spectacle, was comfortably at home, enjoying the close care of a certain film emperor.
"By the way, where is Sister Wan'er? Why don't I see her coming out for dinner?"
Gu Qing brought the fruit, cut into small pieces for dessert, to Lin Jingxing. Although dissatisfied that the other party often mentioned Shangguan Wan'er, he still answered truthfully:
"She just received a call from her agent saying she has a dinner engagement tonight and that you don't need to wait for her."
"A dinner engagement? Didn't she ask Ye Xiangchen to help her terminate her contract with the agency?"
"Terminating a contract with an entertainment company is not that easy.
Even with Ye Xiangchen personally intervening, all the necessary procedures must be followed. This is for the good of your Sister Wan'er.
However, Ye Xiangchen's efficiency has always been very high, so the complete termination should happen tomorrow or the day after."
Lin Jingxing, who had only a superficial understanding of the entertainment industry's rules, became even more puzzled after hearing this.
"Does Sister Wan'er having to unilaterally terminate her contract mean she has to pay a large penalty to the company?"
"Naturally, but Ye Xiangchen is not lacking in money.
The penalty that seems astronomical to ordinary people is just a drop in the bucket to him. That's why he didn't feel comfortable asking for repayment, only asking Shangguan Wan'er to be his companion for one night.
If you really don't want Shangguan Wan'er to owe Ye Xiangchen this favor, I can help.
Actually, besides acting over the years, I've also made some investments. Although my net worth might be just a tiny bit less than Ye Xiangchen's, I can easily afford tens of millions in penalty fees."
Lin Jingxing glanced at the film emperor who was getting closer and whose hands were becoming a little restless, and he pulled at the corners of his mouth with a smile that didn't reach his eyes:
"If I'm not mistaken, you're not only invested but also involved in the business of killing, aren't you?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Qing's smile faded slightly. A flicker of surprise crossed his deep dark eyes, and then he chuckled softly:
"Indeed, nothing can escape my husband's all-seeing eyes~"
"So, are you really my fragile, delicate, yet ruthlessly murderous wife?"
Although the other party had revealed their identity before, this was the first time they were sitting down to have a heart-to-heart talk so calmly, so Lin Jingxing couldn't help but ask again.
Gu Qing's tone turned sarcastic after hearing this:
"Hmph, I'm not like someone heartless who goes to their death without saying a word, and then immediately goes to find male models for pleasure upon returning."
"Big brother, can we not bring this up?"
Fearing that the other party would dwell on the matter of him finding male models, Lin Jingxing quickly changed the subject:
"Are you an assassin from Dawn?"
Dawn, this top international assassin organization, although only mentioned briefly in the book, served as Lin Yue's powerful cheat, eliminating any character that posed a threat to him almost every time they appeared.
This was the case for her as a villain, and the same for Ye Xiangchen, the second male lead.
However, both she and Ye Xiangchen had actually deviated from the plot and avoided being eliminated.
This must mean there was some hidden reason that even someone with an God's-eye view couldn't comprehend.
The commonality between her and Ye Xiangchen, besides their unfortunate fates, was that they both knew the film emperor Gu Qing.
Although this reason was a bit far-fetched, after Gu Qing voluntarily revealed her identity, it was hard for her not to associate the wife who would go on a killing spree at the slightest provocation with Dawn's assassins.
To be honest, when she saw her frail-looking wife killing, she always felt like the other party was merely crushing annoying bugs.
How to describe that feeling?
It was as if the other party had no human emotions at all, just a ruthless killing machine...
Meanwhile.
In a high-end, members-only club, Shangguan Wan'er was forced to sit next to a fat, big-eared rich businessman, being urged by her agent to take the drugged wine glass.