Su Yao immediately went to Pei Yan's office. When Sun Yang and Wang Luo saw her coming, they immediately surrounded her and bombarded her with questions.
"Yaoyao, how did you turn those blurry photos into ones that look like they were taken by a DSLR?"
"Yaoyao, how did you know a year ago that Du Ou was being kept? And you even kept the photos."
"Yaoyao, how did you know about Kong Yu's business? You even pay attention to someone so obscure?"
...
A barrage of questions came at Su Yao.
"Ahem, Sun Yang, have you finished that interrogation?" Pei Yan's voice came from his office. "Wang Luo, go buy Yaoyao a coffee."
Suddenly, it got quiet around Su Yao.
"Yaoyao, your move was really good. It not only cleared your name but also dragged the Wang Group into this." Pei Yan pushed his glasses and said, "But aren't you worried about the Wang Group's revenge?"
"There are the high - road and the narrow bridge. I'm Su Yao. Naturally, I have my ways." Su Yao's answer surprised Pei Yan a bit. The news today actually surprised him even more. His Yaoyao was no longer that innocent little girl. She was now the movie queen, Su Yao. But this Su Yao made his heart flutter even more.
"Yanyan, is your lawyer's letter ready? I need to send it out today." Su Yao remembered the purpose of her visit.
"It's ready. You can have it anytime." Pei Yan resisted the urge to touch Su Yao's head and sent a document to her.
Su Yao received the document. Looking at the time, it was already noon. She said she wanted to have lunch with Pei Yan to express her gratitude.
Su and Pei went to a restaurant. After they were seated, Pei Yan noticed that Su Yao had already posted the lawyer's letter on Weibo.
Today's entertainment headlines became [A Dramatic Plot Reversal? The Biter Gets Bitten Instead] [The Mantis Fails to Notice the Oriole Behind. The Scandal of Movie Queen Su Yao's Being Kept Takes a Big Turn]. Clicking on the links, the analyses inside were well - reasoned, with both pictures and comments.
While swiping her phone, Su Yao said, "People these days are really fickle. They follow the wind. The trend changes so fast. Even I, the person involved, am a bit unaccustomed."
After lunch, Su Yao said she wanted to cooperate with Pei Yan on solving cases again.
Pei Yan knew that Su Yao had nothing to do recently, so he agreed to inform her the next time there was a case.
In the afternoon, the online public opinion basically became clear. Netizens and fans all knew that Su Yao had been framed, and they all went to Du Ou's and Kong Yu's Weibo pages to leave messages, which directly led to the two of them closing their accounts.
Su Yao knew that there was still no news from Li Yin. The time was about the same as she had expected, so she went to a cat - themed coffee shop to wait for Li Yin's news.
But the one who came was Su Jin, Su Yao's older brother.
Su Jin scolded Su Yao bloody over the phone. He was almost climbing through the phone line to beat her. Su Yao knew that her brother had always disagreed with her entering the entertainment industry because he was worried about her. Although her older brother had a fiery temper, his intentions were good for her.
After perfunctorily answering Su Jin a few words, Su Yao hung up the phone. Just then, Li Yin showed up.
"Sister Yao, the matter is taken care of. My brother will come back later. Let's celebrate tonight." Li Yin said, sweating profusely.
Su Yao ordered an iced coffee for her. Li Yin told her the details of the matter, and Su Yao nodded repeatedly.
Soon, news spread online that movie queen Su Yao was going to star in a big - budget period drama, and her co - star would be Chu Dianlan, a popular young actor these days. A series of good news completely drowned out the online rumors.
Su Yao successfully reversed the situation, and the whole process took less than a day.
In the evening, Su Yao celebrated with the Li siblings at home.
"Cheers! Our counter - attack this time was really brilliant!" Su Yao clinked glasses with the Li siblings and drank it all in one gulp.
"Not only did we successfully counter - attack, but we also raised Su Yao's popularity to a higher level. Now our fan base is even larger. Sister Yao has first - class fan - attracting ability." Li Yin had already checked Su Yao's Weibo.
"The next drama is also set. It's called *A Melody on the Other Shore*. You'll be co - starring with Chu Dianlan. The target is the Spring Festival slot next year. I've read the script. If you perform normally, there's no problem for you to win another movie - queen title." Li Lin's delicate cheeks flushed after drinking some wine.
"Sister Yao, in my opinion, with your ability, it would be a good idea to set up your own studio." Li Yin admired Su Yao even more after this incident.
"Well, we'll think about the following problems later. Today, let's get drunk!" Su Yao didn't want to think about her future career for the time being.
It was already midnight when they dispersed.
Su Yao was alone in her room. She accidentally logged into her QQ account, which she hadn't used for years. Messages popped up one by one, and the male penguin in the lower - right corner of the screen was blinking. Su Yao checked the time. The messages were sent after she returned to China, and the sender was him.
Su Yao clicked on the chat window but didn't read the messages. She just logged out of QQ.
At the last moment of logging out, she glanced at his QQ signature, which read, "I'm back."
In the dark office, Pei Yan sat in front of the computer. According to his initial analysis, Su Yao didn't need to go to so much trouble. As long as she stated her whereabouts a year ago, she could break the lies. Why did she take such a roundabout way?
Where was Su Yao a year ago? What was she doing? Why couldn't she tell people about her whereabouts a year ago?
Pei Yan silently flipped through Su Yao's profile and found that there was a blank period in her resume for that year.
This Su Yao always brought Pei Yan surprises as well as endless confusion.
The phone screen lit up. Pei Yan took out his phone and saw a message from Miao Yue. She asked him to come over immediately, otherwise, the next day's headline would be about Su Yao.
Pei Yan sighed, pushed his glasses, picked up his briefcase, and walked out of the dim office.
At the hospital.
Pei Yan looked at the wilting flower bouquet on one side.
"They were sent by Liu Ai." After hearing this, Pei Yan looked at the bouquet again. The bouquet was very simple, just wrapped in kraft paper with a red ribbon tied around the flower stems. Pei Yan stared at Miao Yue.
"What do you want? Are you going to sign the agreement?"
"Of course not. Do you think I'm that kind of person? Wanting someone when I want them and discarding them when I don't? Humph, it's not that easy."
Hearing Miao Yue's tone and looking at her, Pei Yan fell into thought.
"I'm leaving first. Take good care of yourself. I'll come to see you in a while."
"Pei Yan, are you really going to ignore Su Yao's life or death?" Seeing that he was about to leave, Miao Yue shrieked, "I have evidence."
"She and I have nothing to do with each other. I advise you not to do anything that will drag yourself down." Pei Yan walked out of the ward without looking back. "Also, I just want a divorce from you. The conditions I offered are very generous. I hope you'll accept them as soon as possible. I don't want to fall out with you."
Miao Yue was stunned. Did Pei Yan know something? How could she drag herself down?