After Bankruptcy, the Billionaire Asked Me to Marry Him!
Chapter 440: Heaven-Sent Pig Teammate

Chapter 440: Chapter 440: Heaven-Sent Pig Teammate

Ye Li’s Studio’s WeChat group chat was being flooded with new messages.

And there were countless sassy, dancing emoji stickers being shared.

[Morning: Master V5! I’m waving the big flag for Master!]

[Ling Xiaohan: See, see, I knew Master wasn’t the kind to be all love-struck and sentimental!]

[Yan Ziqing: I’ve already shared it and tagged those shameless marketing accounts, hoping they won’t play dead!]

[Wan Mingyi: No way they can play dead! Uncle Fu has shared it!]

[Morning: ???!!!]

[Yan Ziqing: Uncle Fu is mighty!]

Scrolling up, Ye Li finally learned what had happened.

Using her Weibo account that she hadn’t logged into for ages but was still full of industry peers, Xie Chenlu posted a dark recording.

"I thought you’d be down for good, just sinking like that. Luckily, you’ve finally come to your senses!"

"Have you got something to say?... If you’re trying to greet me, then thank you, now it’s done! If you’re trying to reminisce, sorry, I don’t think there’s anything between us to reminisce about!"

"..."

"Shaoguang, just give up!... Several prizes in this competition are already predetermined... If Uncle Fu gets involved, Shaoguang will have strong sponsorship from the Fu Group, and this competition can almost count as your comeback, with no suspense. But Uncle Fu did not get involved, none of the sponsors are related to the Fu Group or its subsidiaries. Chenlu, you..."

"No need to say more! Our paths are different! As facts have proven, my decision back then was the right one!"

"That’s all I have to say, take care of yourself! I really want to see how much of a fool you and Ye Li’s Studio will make yourselves after the finals!"

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away as the 8-minute recording abruptly ended.

[Xie Chenlu V: That’s all!]

Xie Chenlu didn’t tag anyone.

But his name was high up in the sixth position on the trending list.

And when Fu Yanci, using his verified CEO account of the Fu Group on Weibo, reposted it, the trending six quickly shot up to trending four.

When Ye Li saw it, the recording had already surpassed 800,000 plays.

It was visibly rushing towards 1 million.

The comments section was in chaos.

"See, see, knew this competition had a dark side, the awards are all fixed, ha..."

"Anyone with a bit of intelligence wouldn’t say such a thing."

"Do you know what it means to have a clear conscience? If they’re brave enough to post, it means they’re not afraid!"

"@Yu Fangfei, Is this recording real?"

Netizens didn’t get a response from Yu Fangfei.

Instead, they got a reply from the "Shaoguang" organizers.

[Mo Du Shaoguang Jewelry Design Competition V: The competition has had 9 editions so far, thank you to all the sponsors who have strongly supported the competition, the judges and award presenters who took the time to attend. To ensure fairness and justice, since the first edition until now, sponsors have no connection to the contestants. The circulating rumors about the competition being rigged are sheer nonsense, and we have reported them! Additionally, the presenter who posted false statements has been disqualified from presenting awards! Image1.jpg, Image2.jpg, Image3.jpg]

Image1 is the report record.

Image2 is the legal letter from a certain lawyer firm’s office in Mo Du to the Tianma Xingkong Forum regarding "This Face-based Society" as well as several marketing accounts on Weibo spreading false rumors.

Image3 is the announcement from Shaoguang, canceling Yu Fangfei’s qualification to present awards on their website.

From rumor spreading to the official response, it only took a few hours, and the organizers’ stance was very firm.

At nine o’clock, there was still an hour before the finals began.

The legal department of Fu Group issued legal letters to "This Face-based Society", several marketing accounts spreading rumors, and accounts with comments forwarded more than 500 times jumping most enthusiastically.

The top trending went from "Shaoguang scandal" a few hours ago to "Fu Group’s legal letter" in no time.

In the bedroom of a five-star hotel in the city center, Yu Fangfei’s face was pale.

The finals were followed immediately by the awards ceremony. For this, her assistant had made appointments with the stylist and makeup artist days ago.

Unexpectedly, the call waking her up wasn’t from her assistant but a cold notification from the head of the organizing committee.

Said her qualification as an award presenter was canceled!

Just when she was about to ask "why," the other person coldly hung up the phone.

Immediately after, Yu Fangfei saw the Weibo trending and that recording.

She hadn’t expected Xie Chenlu to record.

Hadn’t expected him to have no sentiment at all.

What shocked Yu Fangfei even more was that "Shaoguang" truly didn’t have any predetermined award winners.

How... was this possible?

Yu Fangfei remembered clearly, a few years ago, domestically, all kinds of competitions were emerging one after another.

In some competitions, studios could bring their own sponsors to participate.

The organizers received program sponsors.

The studios received awards, successfully gilding their designers.

The final competition result, both organizers and studios won.

The initial intention was just to prevent Xie Chenlu from humiliating himself. But Yu Fangfei didn’t expect that a casually spoken industry insider would put herself in such an awkward and untenable position.

The Weibo backend was filled with private messages asking to "expose the insider."

The email contained the notice of disqualification sent by the "Shaoguang" organizers.

Originally, this return to the country was for today’s award ceremony. As soon as it was reported domestically, she’d show her face, equivalent to promoting her studio.

Combining domestic and international, there would be no shortage of buzz.

Unexpectedly, she didn’t gain any buzz; instead, she lost the opportunity to reveal herself.

In the end, was she hoisted by her own petard??

Looking at the computer screen where that recording had already exceeded 2 million plays.

Yu Fangfei’s complexion was exceptionally ugly.

Xie! Chen! Lu!!!

Dai Qingzhou was equally grim-faced.

The photo was what she sent to several self-media friends in Mo Du.

Whether true strength or not.

Whether competition scandal or not.

As long as the photo is published, with the competition participants and award presenters entangled, once netizens’ thinking spreads, even white can turn into black.

Though unable to decide the result, Ye Li’s Studio still participated fully.

But... what if?

If netizens manage to dig out any hint of the Fu Group among Shaoguang’s sponsors.

Then, Ye Li’s Studio’s complete advancement would be an unprecedented scandal.

Xie Chenlu, whether a genius designer.

Ye Li and Wan Mingyi, whether emerging dark horses.

Falling into the pit, even if the group can retreat safely, they’d be covered in mud stains.

Unwashable.

By then, the organizers would want to avoid suspicion, judges would want fairness.

In the finals’ segment, the critiques on Xie Chenlu and his team’s design would be harsher.

The outcome would be drastically different from before.

But Dai Qingzhou didn’t expect an unexpected recording to appear.

Yu Fangfei’s few remarks completely separated the Fu Group, Fu Yanci, and the competition.

For Ye Li, it was an unexpected pleasant surprise from hitting the mark by accident!

But for Dai Qingzhou, it was a pig teammate sent from the heavens.

The perfect hand was completely shattered because of Yu Fangfei!

"Mr. Dai..."

A worried voice called out beside Dai Qingzhou’s ear, pulling him back from his grim thoughts, as the secretary reminded him: "The Shaoguang finals have started!"

Glancing at the computer’s top right corner, ten o’clock sharp.

Logging into the "Shaoguang" website, the front page displayed the live stream of the finals kicking off.

Dai Qingzhou clicked into the live stream with a dark look on his face.