E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World
Chapter 115: Episode 115: Seizing the Advantage and Counterattacking 7

Chapter 115: Episode 115: Seizing the Advantage and Counterattacking 7

"I’m also confused," Mi Lu confronted Da Boyi unabashedly. "Did you invite me to the hotel room really just to discuss a contract? Or was it to sleep with me?"

"I have a wife, I have kids! How could I possibly..." Da Boyi stopped mid-sentence, realizing he couldn’t follow her lead, and slowly exhaled. "Who says going to a hotel room can’t be just about discussing contracts? Seems like you’re overthinking it, Miss Mi."

"Tsk..." Mi Lu gave Da Boyi a disdainful look. "Spare me the excuses; all the evidence shows that you raped me! If you don’t invest the 1 million you were going to give 51buy into our company, I will call the police and have you locked up!"

"Oh my, I am so scared," Da Boyi mockingly pretended to be frightened, patting his left chest, but he soon recovered his composure. "However...do you really think that you encountered me that day?"

"What, what do you mean? How could it not have been you?" Mi Lu panicked briefly, and started to doubt what exactly happened that day. How could it be that in just the time it took to go up and down in the elevator, everything in the room was back to normal?

"Are you sure? Then tell me, what exactly did we talk about that day?" Da Boyi deliberately led Mi Lu on.

"We arranged to meet at Shangri-La after work that day, and after seeing each other, you took me to room 1606. You said you preferred to discuss with clients in a quiet environment," Mi Lu recalled.

"And then?" Da Boyi pressed on.

"Then? After that, you went to the bathroom and drank a glass of water when you came out... then you collapsed..." As Mi Lu spoke, she quickly covered her mouth.

She realized that Da Boyi was leading her into a trap.

"That’s right! You just said we were drinking. Now you say I drank water? So, did I drink alcohol, or did I drink water?" Da Boyi looked at Mi Lu with a smile.

"I don’t care if you drank water or alcohol! Anyway... Anyway, I have evidence that you raped me! If you don’t give me that 1 million investment, I’ll go to the police!" Unable to outargue Da Boyi, Mi Lu started making a scene.

"You have evidence that I raped you? I also have evidence that you drugged me! Do you recognize this paper cup?" Da Boyi had Zhou Xueyin take out a plastic bag with a paper cup from her bag.

"Hmph... Heh..." Mi Lu’s expression stiffened, but she still retorted stubbornly, "Who knows where you found that cup from!"

"Miss Mi, would you please check your email?" Zhou Xueyin had sent a message to Li Jiniang to email Mi Lu the video footage from that day and then looked up to cue her.

"Check my email? What’s so interesting about checking email?" Mi Lu frowned, opened her computer screen, and glanced at it carelessly.

But in the next moment, her eyes widened in shock, her entire face almost pressed against the screen, her expression growing more serious and more furious.

"You, when did you take this? It’s not me! I get it now, you made a little video to set me up?" Mi Lu slammed the table, stood up, and pointed at Zhou Xueyin. "You! Where did you get this video from?"

"Miss Mi, please don’t get agitated. Sit down, let’s talk this through nicely?" Da Boyi said in an unruffled manner.

"Talk? What’s there to talk about? If you can give the 1 million, just give it! If you don’t want to give it to me, are you making a little video to threaten me?" Mi Lu prepared to bite back at Da Boyi.

"We’re in the same boat! Aren’t you also trying to frame me for raping you for that 1 million? But the key piece of evidence, you don’t have it. You said we drank, so where’s the drinking glass, the bottle?" Da Boyi still sported a smile, but it was one that made one’s skin crawl. "With your intelligence, Miss Mi, you wouldn’t have just taken post-incident photos, right? No photos taken after drinking?"

"I... I forgot..." Mi Lu rebutted, clearly lacking confidence.

It was not that she had forgotten; she was just ill-prepared and had never even thought about using the glass or bottle...

"Alright, cut the crap, you’ve never forgotten anything! Your mind has always been crooked, only thinking about how to use threats to get a huge investment!" Zhou Xueyin removed her wig, took off her glasses, and ditched the fake buckteeth, looking down on Mi Lu with contempt, "Do you know who I am?"

"Who the hell are you?" Mi Lu genuinely didn’t recognize Zhou Xueyin, even if she had seen her before, she couldn’t remember anyone.

"I am the general manager of 51buy, Zhou Xueyin!"

"Tch... So it’s you?" Mi Lu sized her up, clearly unimpressed.

"You might as well stop struggling. If you! Don’t want to be charged with business fraud, you’d better be sensible, shut down your company, and get out of the Internet industry!" Zhou Xueyin threatened Mi Lu.

"On what grounds? Why should I get out of the Internet? I! I could use these panties to sue... sue him!" Mi Lu pointed at Da Boyi, "Sue him for raping me!"

"Miss Mi Lu, please stop making a scene, alright? We’ve recorded every move you made in the hotel room!" Zhou Xueyin looked at Mi Lu with pity, "Check your email again."

"...It’s fake! This... this video was made by you!" Mi Lu continued to argue, "I, I didn’t go to room 1606 that day at all! No, wait... Room 1606 was empty! Nobody was there!"

"Oh really, no one was in 1606? Then where did your photos come from?" Zhou Xueyin asked with interest, "How are you going to explain your earlier story then?"

"This is all your conspiracy! A conspiracy to frame me!" Mi Lu screamed and shouted.

"Ms. Mi... it’s time to get off work..." The only remaining employee timidly pushed open the door at this moment.

"Get out, get out, GET OUT! Don’t bother coming back tomorrow!" Mi Lu snarled, eager to have the person out of her sight.

"Hang on, at least pay the girl her wages first, right? You can’t just expect her to work for you for nothing, can you?" Zhou Xueyin unceremoniously pulled the girl into the office.

"Take the money and scram!" Mi Lu pulled out her wallet from a drawer and counted out 10 notes into the girl’s hands.

"1000 yuan? Where’s the compensation?" Zhou Xueyin was persistent.

"What compensation! Just scram!" Mi Lu yelled at both of them.

"Oh boy, I just realized, Ms. Mi turns out to be a legal ignoramus, huh?" Zhou Xueyin said with a smirk on her face.

"You’re the legal ignoramus!" Mi Lu retorted again.

"You had Zhang Jingwan sign deals by sleeping with clients, and incited Zhao Caiyun to steal important documents from my company. With the evidence I have, if I submit it to the authorities, it should be enough to get you in real trouble, right?" This time, it was Zhou Xueyin doing the threatening.

"You, do you have evidence? Baseless accusations! Be careful or I’ll sue you for defamation!" Mi Lu bluffed, her bravado hiding her inner guilt.

"Forget evidence, there are even witnesses!" Zhou Xueyin pressed the send button on a text message.

Soon, Zhang Jingwan and Zhao Caiyun appeared in front of Mi Lu, both with expressions showing they couldn’t wait to skin her alive.

"You two ingratiating traitors! I treated both of you well! And now you’ve joined the enemy to come after me? Fine! Very fine! I, Mi Lu, must be blind!" Mi Lu backhandedly accused the two of them first.