Ling Qianchen's itinerary was originally only known to his secretary. However, someone still managed to spot him and posted the photos online.
As the photos spread, netizens immediately started speculating and spinning their own stories based on them.
[Mr. Ling looks so anxious. Where is he going?]
[Is he on a business trip?]
[Based on my years of experience in analyzing photos, I don't think it's a business trip!]
[I don't think so either. If it were a business trip, there should be more than just one secretary with him.]
[Then where is Mr. Ling going?]
[I have a bold idea. I'm not sure if I should say it.]
[I think we're on the same page, buddy!]
[Come on. You guys just want to say that Mr. Ling is in a hurry to win back the little princess of the Yuan family. It's not that hard to guess.]
Friends had their own opinions, but most people didn't support Yuan Meng taking Ling Qianchen back.
Even though Ling Qianchen was good-looking, tall, and from a wealthy family.
Ever since Ling Qianchen was sarcastic to Yu Luqing, Bei Mo rarely saw him.
She knew that he was deliberately avoiding her!
Even though she was aware of this, she still didn't dare to show up too often, even though she was extremely anxious.
After all, Yu Luqing began to regret trying to match her up with Ling Qianchen and secretly kept an eye on Yuan Meng's movements.
What did all this mean? Didn't it just show that he wanted to win back Yuan Meng and get the strong support of the Yuan family?
It was said that human selfishness was the ugliest thing. However, Bei Mo, who also had her own selfish desires, was the last person to point fingers.
Even a three - year - old kid probably knew this truth, but Bei Mo still blamed all her misfortunes on Yuan Meng.
However, as angry as she was, she didn't dare to go against the Yuan family. Moreover, there was Yuan Yibai from the Yuan family, who was very capable!
Knowing that she was at a disadvantage, Bei Mo had to come up with another plan. Finally, she decided to play the victim on the internet.
The Bei family was no match for the Yuan family. However, the Ling and Bei families had previously announced their engagement. As long as she made good use of this, she didn't believe she couldn't ruin Yuan Meng's reputation!
First, she put on a pale makeup to look haggard. Then she opened a live - streaming room and started her speech.
In just a ten - minute self - narration, within half an hour, it instantly topped the trending search of "Ling Qianchen goes abroad to chase his ex - wife" and stayed at the top.
Bei Mo took the opportunity to hire some internet trolls to start leading the public opinion.
Sure enough, those uninformed passers - by were successfully hooked and started to side with her.
[Miss Bei looks so haggard. I feel so bad for her.]
[Tell me about it! Those who just follow the trend never thought about who the real victim is!]
[Exactly! So what if Yuan Meng is a daughter of a noble family? Who says that just because she's a noble - family daughter, she can take what belongs to others and steal someone else's fiancé?]
With the help of internet trolls and passers - by, the public opinion was temporarily one - sided. Yuan Meng, who originally didn't want to get involved with them at all, instantly became the target of everyone's scolding.
Of course, there were still some rational people on the internet.
[Don't judge without knowing the whole story.]
[I think this is a bit far - fetched. After all, Yuan Meng is a daughter of a noble family. She shouldn't be playing hard - to - get, right?]
[Hard to say. Who knows what those rich people are thinking.]
[Exactly. I definitely don't believe that Yuan Meng had no idea about this!]
[Miss Bei and Mr. Ling had publicly announced their engagement. Now Mr. Ling regrets it and tries to win back his ex - wife... Anyway, Miss Bei is the more pitiful one.]
Thanks to Bei Mo's post, most netizens felt empathy. Generally speaking, Yuan Meng's current situation was a bit bad.
However, these scolding voices weren't enough to cause a big stir because the person involved really knew nothing about it.
As the competition was approaching, Yan Ke'er was more nervous than Yuan Meng, who was a judge. She almost tossed and turned all night.
Even though she tried to fall asleep, she only managed to doze off for an hour or two. Yan Ke'er sighed in resignation, got up early to prepare, and was also responsible for waking Yuan Meng up.
She thought she was the first one to get up, but unexpectedly, Yuan Meng was already ready and waiting for her in the room to set off together.
Yan Ke'er quickly regained her composure and concealed her surprise.
"Shall we go?"
"Okay."
There was an opening ceremony today. Even though Yuan Meng had put on makeup herself, when she arrived at the destination, she still had to go through some formalities.
Yan Ke'er could only accompany her to the backstage and watched as the makeup artist fussed over Yuan Meng.
Yuan Meng was naturally beautiful, and the makeup she had put on was very suitable for the opening ceremony. However, for some reason, the organizer insisted on putting on a heavy makeup that was the opposite of her temperament.
Frustrated and angry, Yan Ke'er could only hold it in for the time being. When Yuan Meng was about to go on stage, she just gave an extra reminder.
"Mengmeng, bear with it. It'll only be an hour at most."
Yuan Meng smiled.
She knew what kind of occasion it was today. Even though she was extremely unhappy, she still had to give Yan Ke'er some face and try not to cause any trouble.
After getting ready, Yuan Meng left the backstage with a junior assistant.
The junior assistant only led the way for half of the journey before being hurriedly pulled away by a colleague.
In a hurry, the junior assistant even forgot to show her the way. And since the assistant had already walked far away, Yuan Meng couldn't call her back.
Helpless, she had to find her way to the front stage by herself.
Fortunately, there was still plenty of time. When she finally managed to get close to the destination, she was stopped by an angry - looking staff member.
"This is not a place for someone like you. Leave now!"
The staff member was very arrogant, with his nose almost in the air. It seemed that he really disliked Yuan Meng.
This inexplicable hostility made Yuan Meng laugh out of anger. "I was invited. Why can't I go in?"
"You? Invited? Do you think I'm blind?" the staff member sneered. "With your outfit, it seems more likely that you're here for a hookup than for the opening ceremony."
Yuan Meng's face darkened.
She was already impatient with following the organizer's instructions. Now, to be ridiculed by a staff member and be insinuated as someone of loose morals... Who wouldn't be angry?
Yuan Meng just stood there, and the staff member felt a chill down his spine under her stare. But to maintain his tough act, he still pretended to be fierce.
"Aren't you leaving?"
"If I really leave, you might not be able to explain it to your superiors."
This was originally a last - ditch kind reminder. However, the staff member was still stubborn, believing that his own thoughts were the most correct and not listening to any advice.
"If I really let you in, that's when I won't be able to explain it to my superiors! Get out of here! The farther, the better!"
The staff member's attitude was clear. Yuan Meng didn't want to keep arguing on this pointless topic. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, a familiar male voice rang in her ear.
"Is this your attitude?"
Yuan Meng raised her eyebrows and turned to look at the source of the voice. Sure enough, she saw a familiar face.
Ling Qianchen was both surprised and delighted.
He never expected that during this trip abroad, he would run into Yuan Meng at the same venue.
Was this fate?
Of course, afraid of being disliked by Yuan Meng for being too forward, Ling Qianchen didn't say it out loud.