“I—I will call Attorney Gao right now and have the trending topic taken down.”
Better late than never.
Yin Chen hurried to show his sincerity and, while he was at it, scooted over to sit half a meter away from his boyfriend.
Zong Cheng gave a few soft huffs, his gaze circling around Yin Chen’s lips.
Forget it.
He thought that once Yin Chen’s injury healed next time, he would make up for it then.
Bold as a tiger in his heart, timid as a mouse in his mouth, Zong Cheng opened his mouth and spoke in a tone full of cowardice.
“It’s fine. It’s just a trending topic. It doesn’t matter.”
Oh?
The smile in Yin Chen’s eyes deepened slightly as he leaned closer, pressing a hand against the firm swell of Zong Cheng’s chest.
“Does it really not matter?”
He is touching it again!
Does Yin Chen actually like his pectoral muscles that much?
Zong Cheng’s ears turned red, but in his heart he made a solemn decision—he absolutely could not slack off on his chest workouts!
“It doesn’t matter.”
His voice dropped a little.
“Anyway, it’s a trending topic with you.”
E-even if it is a public execution.
But it is basically no different from going public with their relationship, right?
Thinking this, he silently straightened his chest even more.
That’s right! He is Yin Chen’s official boyfriend now. What does he have to feel guilty about?
Sensing the change beneath his palm, the smile in Yin Chen’s eyes deepened further.
Ah, his boyfriend is truly adorable.
“Then, boyfriend, when are you planning to arrange today’s update?”
Yin Chen asked with a cheerful smile.
?
I am right here with you, and you are still thinking about updating?
Zong Cheng lowered his head to look at Yin Chen’s hand.
Yin Chen slowly withdrew it.
“We can touch later. It will be the same.”
But the update? That cannot wait.
Zong Cheng met his gaze for a moment.
He surrendered.
Forget it. How could he refuse his boyfriend’s request?
He would go right away!
The trending topic was eventually taken down.
But it was not Yin Chen’s side that made the move—it was Wu Mei’s.
The moment she saw that trending topic, she knew she had been sold out by her little partner.
When she looked again at who had posted on Weibo, she realized that her little partner might have been resold after being sold once already!
Fuming, she went to her father for help to get the trending topic removed, then called her little partner and gave her a thorough scolding.
Her little partner, feeling guilty, quietly endured it.
Then she turned around and scolded everyone in their group chat one by one.
It turned into a large-scale collective punishment scene.
After the trending topic was taken down, Dongfang Wan received the news.
He was so angry that he smashed things in his room, though he only dared to throw them onto the bed to vent his anger, not daring to act too recklessly in the old residence.
This New Year had been miserable for him.
After receiving that piece of information, he had deliberately hired a private investigator to look into it.
The final result chilled him to the bone.
His second uncle really did have a son outside!
And that son had been carefully cultivated. If his second uncle were to bring him back one day…
No!
Dongfang Wan bit his fingernail, repeatedly considering what he should do.
Make a move against that guy?
But that would be too difficult. His second uncle seemed to have secretly assigned people to guard that precious son of his.
Even if he made a move, it would be hard to say that his second uncle would not suspect him.
The best solution would be for that guy to meet with an accident on his own.
Or…
Dongfang Wan’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Or, before his second uncle brought that son into the company, he could seize control of Dongfang Group himself.
As long as he could establish a firm foothold in Dongfang Group, then even if that guy entered the company later, what could he do?
After thinking it through again and again, he realized that this was actually his only way out!
But how could he establish himself firmly in Dongfang Group?
Without tangible achievements, those old foxes would never listen to him!
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind before settling on the words his second uncle had once said to him in person.
Dongfang Group had not risen to prominence through his second uncle’s intelligence alone!
It had relied on copying every project plan of the Yin Corporation, following behind step by step, eating meat and drinking soup, and only then building today’s empire.
In that case, if he wanted to produce real achievements, Yin Chen was still the key figure!
If he could grasp Yin Chen’s thoughts…
With that in mind, he hurriedly called that young master.
As soon as the young master heard his words, he became irritated.
“Young Master Wan, it’s not that I’m not trying. Take a look—he already has a partner. How am I, as a third party, supposed to interfere?”
Besides, they clash in roles. Does Dongfang Wan really not understand that?
Clash in roles!
If he has the guts, Dongfang Wan can go himself!
“He has a partner? Are you sure?”
Dongfang Wan froze.
Saki rolled his eyes.
“Young Master Wan, did you not see today’s trending topic? It clearly said that the guy with the big chest muscles is President Yin’s partner! They have even kissed! If you round it up, they have basically slept together. You tell me, how am I supposed to pry them apart?”
Only then did Dongfang Wan remember the trending topic. He frowned slightly.
In the next second, an idea came to him.
“I have a way. Tidy yourself up these days. I will need you.”
With that, he decisively hung up.
Saki felt like vomiting when he heard that.
But what else could he do?
After hanging up, Dongfang Wan immediately spent money to push the trending topic back up.
Yin Chen has a partner?
In that case, as long as that partner becomes nothing, would that not make things easier?
He had calculated it well. After pushing the trending topic back up, he hired several batches of online trolls.
The trolls, paid to do their job, swarmed under the trending topic.
“What is this? Even this can trend?”
“This feels so strange. What kind of status does President Yin have? Why would he trend with someone? As a domineering CEO, he does not need this bit of fame, right? Could it be that his so-called partner is hyping it up?”
“+1. This trending topic feels inexplicable. At first I even thought some newcomer was about to debut. Now you are telling me it is just public displays of affection? The more I think about it, the more something feels off.”
As the trolls stirred the waters, ordinary netizens quickly got dragged into the mud.
“It does seem strange. I know President Yin—he really has no need to show off his relationship on trending searches. This feels like his so-called partner is forcefully tying himself to him.”
“Exactly, it is too weird. I cannot help but feel that President Yin’s partner is either after fame or after profit. To get President Yin to trend with him—his motives are far from pure.”
“Uh… something feels off to me. Is that person really President Yin’s boyfriend? He only attended one annual meeting before, wore a mask, and he is a man. That is enough to say he is the boyfriend?”
“Who knows? The trending topic went down and then came back up. Could it have been deliberately bought?”
That’s right.
Dongfang Wan watched as the trolls steered public opinion, gradually splashing all the dirty water onto Zong Cheng.
Yin Chen has a partner?
As long as the partner is gone, would that not solve everything?
He refused to believe that someone of Yin Chen’s status would not care about the motives of the person by his side.
At least, he did not believe it!
Did that young master from Heavenly Realm not say at first that he wanted nothing? In the end, did he not still open his mouth like a lion and squeeze money out of him every time?
Besides.
Dongfang Wan’s gaze darkened.
He did not believe that Yin Chen truly no longer liked Lin Yuhan!
If he had not investigated later, he would never have known that Yin Chen had given Lin Yuhan so many valuable gifts before and after.
As soon as the direction of public opinion shifted, Attorney Gao received the news.
Wu Mei also received it.
She was stunned!
Had she not already arranged for the trending topic to be taken down?
Why was it back up again?
She hurriedly called her father.
President Wu sent his people to investigate, and the trail led to Dongfang Group.
President Wu fell silent at once.
It was not that he feared Dongfang Group. The main question was—why was his little princess so concerned about a man who already had a partner?
And that partner was also a man!
Moreover, why would Dongfang Group target President Yin?
In terms of strength, Dongfang Group was far from being President Yin’s opponent, was it?
Attorney Gao also reported the matter to Yin Chen.
After hearing it, the smile at the corner of Yin Chen’s mouth vanished in an instant.
He stood up, his tone icy.
“Have you found out who did it?”
How dare they make a move against his boyfriend?
Do they not know he is cherishing him dearly right now?
If such an adorable boyfriend were scared away, where would he find another one?
And after seeing today’s trending topic, he felt even more certain that his taste was excellent.
Great body, handsome, wealthy—most importantly, easy to bully!
A boyfriend like this would not even be written so perfectly in novels!
And he even writes novels!
And the novels he writes are especially good!
He is even writing an update right now just to please him!
The thought that such a wonderful boyfriend was being accused of harboring ulterior motives for approaching him made Yin Chen let out a cold laugh.
Those people have no idea how good his boyfriend truly is!
Of course, he has no intention of letting them know.
Such a treasure is meant to be hidden away for himself.
Attorney Gao nodded.
He had already confirmed that the email had indeed been sent to Dongfang Wan’s mailbox.
“It should be Dongfang Wan’s side. I checked—it traces back to Dongfang Group.”
“Again?”
Yin Chen frowned.
“Did we not already expose his second uncle’s situation? How does he still have time to fixate on us?”
Attorney Gao found it strange as well.
“I am not sure. But it has been confirmed that he knows about that matter.”
The email would self-destruct after being opened, and there would be a notification on their end. He could be certain of it.
So…
What exactly is Dongfang Wan thinking?
Why target President Yin’s boyfriend?
He knows about it and still dares to provoke Zong Cheng?
It is not that Dongfang Wan has seawater in his brain—he simply does not have a brain at all.
The more Yin Chen thought about it, the angrier he became.
Very well. He had originally planned to live happily and peacefully.
But that damned Dongfang Wan kept disturbing his happiness. In that case…
“Look into Dongfang Lie’s son. Then give it a push—have him talk to Dongfang Lie sooner about being brought back into Dongfang Group. Also, tip Dongfang Lie off. Let him know that Dongfang Wan already knows about his son outside.”
Dongfang Wan is idling around to target Zong Cheng?
Then he will make sure Dongfang Wan has no time to target Zong Cheng!
He will have Dongfang Wan besieged by his own second uncle and that precious son!
He spat in contempt.
What trash, daring to touch his boyfriend.
Yin Chen issued his orders with a cold smile.
Attorney Gao quickly expressed his understanding.
It has been a while, he thought as he hung up the phone.
It has been some time since he has seen President Yin this angry.
Just as Yin Chen instructed Attorney Gao to take action, Zong Cheng, who was typing away in the study, also received an email.
He clicked it open instinctively.
Then his gaze gradually froze.
Yin Chen, and Lin Yuhan?
He had known about that long ago!
But they clash in roles, do they not?
And Yin Chen said…
Zong Cheng slowly looked further down.
Big?
Very big?