Shen Youjin's heart was pounding like a madly beating drum, as if it were about to burst out of her chest.
But there was a glint of excitement in her eyes, like a warrior about to go to battle, both eager and anxious.
"What did she tell you?" There came the sound of a door being pushed open from the earphone, followed by Shen Guoliang's uneasy voice. "What evidence?"
Shen Qilin seemed unable to believe Shen Guoliang's reaction, and his uncertainty about the matter became even more shaken.
"Dad, is what she said true? I..."
Shen Guoliang obviously didn't want to admit it. No matter how Shen Qilin pressed him for an answer, he just wouldn't give a definite reply.
"Enough! Even if you don't say anything, Shen Youjin will expose it sooner or later!" Yin He suddenly interrupted Shen Qilin sharply, sneering. "Shen Guoliang, the fact that you were dating two women at the same time back then, chasing me while your girlfriend was pregnant, is finally going to be exposed. Are you scared?"
"I'm telling you, if you dare to let that little slut's daughter release the evidence and endanger me and my son, we'll get a divorce! You won't get a single cent from this family! Moreover, I'll tell the whole world how shameless you are. You controlled her for so many years with a child, embezzled that little slut's property, and even..."
A loud slap rang out. Shen Guoliang roared in a rage, "Shut up! Have you had enough of your good life?"
Then, the three - member family was in a complete mess. The sound of things breaking and shouting mingled together.
It was not until half an hour later that the earphone finally fell silent.
Outside the window, the night was thick. Shen Youjin unconsciously clenched her fists, trembling slightly, and her fingertips turned white from the force.
Tears slid uncontrollably down her beautiful face, and her breathing became rapid and heavy.
She had finally waited for this day. After all the hardships she had endured for so long, she had finally... waited for it!
That night, she listened to the recording over and over again and finally fell asleep with tears in her eyes.
When dawn broke, Shen Youjin opened her red - rimmed eyes. She got out of bed, drew the curtains, and looked at the faint light in the sky. A long - lost smile appeared on her face.
At last, a ray of light had shone into her world through the cracks.
After washing up, she put on an eye patch to reduce the swelling. Only after making sure her eyes didn't look so puffy did she drive to the studio.
On the way there, she bought breakfast for everyone. She was in an unusually good mood the whole morning.
Even when she received Fu Qingye's nameless checking - up call, she could calmly talk to him for a few words instead of hanging up directly.
"Was Shen Qilin's visit yesterday too much of a shock to you?" Ling Qiuqiu touched her forehead. "Are you okay?"
Shen Youjin shook her head. "I'm just in a good mood."
"I'm warning you. You're likely to have bad luck when you're too happy." Ling Qiuqiu still felt something was wrong and reminded her. "Do you remember when we were freshmen? I was laughing so happily one day, and the next day, everything went wrong. I lost my phone and wallet, and I even failed an exam..."
Shen Youjin blinked and smiled at her. "I remember! But I'm still very happy."
Ling Qiuqiu fell silent. She turned around and pulled a few other employees in the studio to a corner.
"Did Shen Qilin really not cause any trouble yesterday?"
"No, he just didn't cooperate much during the shooting."
"Is she really not driven crazy by anger?"
"Doesn't seem like it! If anyone should be angry, it should be Shen Qilin. Sister Youjin called him an illegitimate child, and he was furious when he left!"
"Oh no. Get ready, everyone! That guy is a fool. He's definitely going to take revenge!"
Just as Ling Qiuqiu finished speaking, the sound of a cup breaking suddenly came from Shen Youjin's office.
Ling Qiuqiu immediately rushed into Shen Youjin's office and saw Shen Youjin looking at the laptop screen excitedly, just like a crazy beauty in a comic.
Even when going crazy, she was still so beautiful in a unique way that people couldn't help but be amazed.
"Finally here. You're so slow!"
The employees glanced at each other and finally pushed Ling Qiuqiu forward.
She came to Shen Youjin's side and saw that Shen Youjin was looking at the Weibo hot search. The words "Shen Youjin, Zhuguang" were written boldly on it.
There were several photos below. Apart from the ones where Shen Qilin deliberately didn't cooperate, the rest had been deliberately doctored. Anyone in the know could tell at a glance.
The last photo in detail described how the Zhuguang Studio "ripped people off". At the end, it said, "Help! Such an expensive photography studio produces such rubbish. I wouldn't even let them take pictures of me for free! PS: If you're a kept woman, please stay in your cage. Don't come out and harm others!"
The person who posted the Weibo was not Shen Qilin, but a female internet celebrity named "Half - Ripe Apple", who had more than a million followers on Weibo. No one knew how much money Shen Qilin had spent behind the scenes.
The female internet celebrity's Weibo post had the tag #Zhuguang Studio#. She even deliberately mentioned the five major families in Kyoto and managed to get it on the hot search.
"No way! I just started to have a good impression of Shen Youjin. How could such a thing happen so soon?"
"Were these photos taken with your toes? Zhuguang claims to offer top - notch services. Apart from the nice clothes, where's the so - called top - notch quality?"
"Are you so greedy for men's money that you've lost your mind? You need an extra two thousand yuan for rush photo - editing? Thank goodness I'm too poor to go to such a 'top - notch' studio."
"Emmm, I have to say, the person in the photo seems to be the eldest young master of the Shen family. It's understandable that the illegitimate daughter can't take good pictures of the child of the legitimate wife."
"If you're running a business, you should treat everyone equally. If you don't have the mental strength for it, just go home. You're so disgusting."
"..."
Seeing that the number of comments had exceeded 50,000 in an instant, Ling Qiuqiu panicked.
"Shen Qilin is crazy! Damn it! I'll call him and tell him to remove the hot search!"
As she said this, she was about to walk out with her phone. Shen Youjin grabbed her. "Too many people have reposted it. Removing it won't help."
"What should we do then?" Ling Qiuqiu was extremely angry. "Even if we post the nice photos online, no one will believe us. Shen Qilin will lead the public opinion and say that we doctored them."
Shen Youjin looked at Ling Qiuqiu. The other girl's eyebrows were raised in anger, and her delicate face was puffed up like an angry cat, ready to scratch someone at any moment. She was unexpectedly cute.
She couldn't help but burst out laughing. Ling Qiuqiu was slightly stunned and got even angrier.
"What time is it? How can you still laugh? If you don't think of a way, you might as well just close this studio."
Shen Youjin propped her chin with one hand and looked at her with a smile. "Isn't that just perfect? You didn't really want to work here in the first place. If Zhuguang closes, you won't have to see me every day."
Only then did Ling Qiuqiu realize that she had overreacted. For a moment, her expression was a bit awkward.
"I... I'm just doing my job and being responsible. If you don't appreciate it, forget it. Do whatever you want!"
After saying that, she turned around and ran away. Shen Youjin curled the corners of her mouth. Qiuqiu was still so cute after all these years. It was really nice!
Seeing this, the employees looked at each other and then at her. "Sister Youjin, what should we do now?"