At the company, Gu Sisi suddenly shivered.
She rubbed her nose and murmured looking out of the window, "Is it starting to get colder?"
After taking a few days off at home, Gu Sisi had just returned to work, and there was a backlog of tasks.
These days, she had been almost constantly busy and had no energy to care about what was going on outside.
"Today?" Yang Qian walked over to the window and took a quick look. "It's a sunny day. It's quite warm!"
It was not until a few days later that Gu Sisi learned about the incident involving the Zhao family.
The online story was getting out of hand. Most noticeably, Zhao Wanru felt that no matter where she went, people around her were secretly sizing her up.
Finally, police officers in uniform burst into the Zhao Corporation and arrested Zhao Wanru in her CEO's office.
Surrounded by police officers with her hands cuffed, her pale little face was captured by various print media and featured on entertainment sections, making her a complete "celebrity."
Subsequently, more and more revelations came out: being two - faced, bullying others, having a strong vanity, dating multiple people simultaneously, having an abortion, etc.
The information became more and more exaggerated, with truth and falsehood mixed up. No one bothered to distinguish, and Zhao Wanru became someone everyone on the internet wanted to step on.
Even Gu Sisi accidentally heard someone in the company say that Zhao Wanru had been taken to the police station.
Gu Sisi wasn't very interested and then focused on her own work.
The Zhao family acted quickly and paid the bail to get her out.
The police had received the evidence sent by Huo Cheng, but it was not enough to convict Zhao Wanru. The most direct evidence had been destroyed.
Zhao Wanru didn't return to the company but was taken straight home.
As soon as she entered the room, the door was locked, and there came the sound of things being smashed inside.
The servants stood outside the door, not daring to move.
"Knock, knock, knock." The door was opened ferociously by Zhao Wanru. When she saw who it was, she calmed down and called out aggrievedly, "Mom."
"Mom, I'm finished." She clung to her mother's neck and sobbed.
"Wanru, stop crying first." Mrs. Zhao didn't know about the police station incident and thought she was just sad about the company's affairs.
She had seen the world and was more resilient than her daughter. "Don't worry about other things for now. The public opinion has fermented too much. We need to deal with it first."
Zhao Wanru stamped her feet anxiously. "But there's no way to solve it!"
If she could have solved it, she would have done so long ago.
Mrs. Zhao looked around and pulled her into the room. Then she whispered, "Over the years, I've saved some private money. You can use it to handle this matter."
Zhao Wanru blinked in surprise but finally accepted.
It was much easier to get things done with money. Soon, most of the major online media had been cleared, and the internet trolls went to work. After one night, the hot searches were completely cleared.
Jiang Lihao called Huo Cheng. "It seems the Zhao family still has a backup plan. Should I escalate it?"
"That's enough." Huo Cheng originally wanted to teach the Zhao family a lesson, and now his goal had been achieved.
"Okay."
Even though this incident disappeared from the public eye, for those who cared deeply about it, it was like a thorn that could never be removed.
"When are you going to cancel the engagement with the Zhao family?" Mrs. Wen frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with this matter.
Wen Xuanyang was in a mess.
"Mom, don't worry. I know what I'm doing." Wen Xuanyang comforted them.
"Yes, we've never really worried about you." Mrs. Wen, who usually took good care of herself, frowned so hard that it seemed she could catch a mosquito. "But we can't stop someone from using you!"
"Fortunately, you've only had the wedding banquet and don't have a legal marital relationship. Otherwise, who knows how they would suck your blood in the future!"
The Wen family was very dissatisfied with the idea of Wen Xuanyang being taken advantage of and taking over their mess.
Maybe the Zhao family thought everyone in the Wen family was stupid!
"Mom, it wasn't Wanru's intention to do this." Wen Xuanyang had heard these words so many times in the past few days that his ears were numb.
Mr. Wen shook his head. "Alright, let's put an end to this matter."
Mrs. Wen, who was about to speak, closed her mouth, took a deep breath, and calmed down.
"Don't develop your relationship with her any further. Think it over." Mrs. Wen had made her point very clear. In her eyes, she didn't agree with him being with Zhao Wanru in the future.
"Mom~" Wen Xuanyang called out helplessly.
Mr. and Mrs. Wen stood up and left his room.
At the door, Mrs. Wen straightened her face as if she hadn't been angry just now. She said lightly, "Go to bed early. Good night."
"Good night." Wen Xuanyang sighed.
These days, it was an almost sleepless night for everyone.
With her mother's support, Zhao Wanru finally had a good night's sleep.
But the good times didn't last long. She was taken to the police station again, this time directly from the mansion, and not many people knew about it.
"We've found the glass you used in the KTV private room."
Zhao Wanru was detained in the interrogation room.
"So what? I was drinking. It's normal to have my glass." Zhao Wanru was much calmer than last time.
The interrogating police officer's expression didn't change at this remark and still had a cold face.
"One of the glasses not only has your fingerprints but also traces of drug powder. How do you explain that?" After saying that, the police officer stared at her as if trying to see through her.
Zhao Wanru's heart suddenly sank, and her heart began to pound uncontrollably. Her whole body trembled slightly.
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind. Struggling under the police officer's gaze, she said, "What drug powder? I don't know. Maybe someone else put it on there to frame me."
"The drug powder on the glass was left by your fingerprints, which means you touched the drug powder first and then the glass."
Zhao Wanru, who had been tough - minded, immediately cowered.
The police officer made a gesture to the officer behind him, and they pressed her down.
Mrs. Zhao was still waiting at the police station. Seeing that her daughter didn't come out for a long time, she got anxious and tried to rush in.
"Let go of me, you hooligans!" Mrs. Zhao, who usually dressed elegantly, was in a mess after the scuffle.
The two police officers in front of her were like stone lions, guarding the entrance and giving her no chance to get in.
"If you really want to go in, you can continue. We can take you in on the grounds of obstructing official business." Looking at the woman's attitude of making a scene, the police officer coldly reminded her.
Mrs. Zhao tidied herself up, smoothed her disheveled hair, and was extremely angry at these words.
"Fine, you just wait for me." After saying that, she turned around and walked out of the police station. She made a phone call. "My daughter has been arrested. Please save her quickly, or I won't live anymore..."