From Runaway Bride to Global Queen
Chapter 204: Public Opinion Ferments

Chapter 204: Chapter 204: Public Opinion Ferments

Exposed and angry, Lu Ming could no longer restrain his fury and started yelling into the phone.

"What you are doing now is no different from Lin Ke! Speaking of being a mistress, you are even more shameless than her, stealing your own sister’s husband, how could your sister have not found you several more men!"

If Qiao Xin’s words were exposing Lu Ming’s wounds, then Lu Ming’s counterattack was a thorough humiliation, every sentence poking at Qiao Xin’s most hated spots.

Marrying Lu Yanchuan was something Qiao Xin could never let go of in her life. She tried her utmost to marry Lu Yanchuan, but Qiao Yi achieved with ease what she couldn’t for many years.

Not just this, Qiao Yi seemed to be born to oppose her.

She always managed to easily achieve what she couldn’t, be it studies in childhood, business ability in adulthood, and even Zhao Wenjing constantly praised Qiao Yi.

Ever since Qiao Yi was born, she had always lived under Qiao Yi’s halo; everyone knew about Second Miss Qiao’s excellence and favor, but rarely anyone mentioned her!

It was unfair, it was incredibly unjust to her!

"Lu Ming, I’ll remember what you said today. Just you wait, this matter isn’t over!"

Qiao Xin slammed the phone down with a smack, throwing it against the wall where it shattered.

Lu Ming’s words had completely infuriated her; Qiao Xin even felt that her lesson to Lin Ke today wasn’t harsh enough, otherwise how could Lu Ming still be so arrogant in front of her!

The call-disconnected Lu Ming also regretted deeply at this moment.

He cannot completely fall out with Qiao Xin now, as if Qiao Xin really got desperate, she might just transfer the Lu Group’s shares to Lu Yanchuan.

If Lu Yanchuan got that thirty percent of shares, how could he possibly still have any say in the Lu Group!

If Lu Yanchuan weren’t married, he would care about these shares, but wouldn’t emphasize them so much. But seeing Lu Yanchuan and Qiao Yi being so affectionate everyday, it probably wouldn’t take long before they had children.

By then, the nominal heir of the Lu Group would turn into an absolute joke!

Without having stood at the peak, one wouldn’t fear falling.

Just the thought of losing the identity of the heir to the Lu Group, an endless fear was about to drown Lu Ming.

No way! The shares in Qiao Xin’s hands absolutely cannot be taken by Lu Yanchuan!

Lu Ming’s face slightly twisted, filled with anger and resentment.

Qiao Xin didn’t know that Lu Ming was already targeting her, her only thought now was to kill Qiao Yi and become Lu Yanchuan’s wife herself.

Stimulated by Lu Ming, Qiao Xin’s hatred for Qiao Yi deepened. Thinking of Qiao Yi by Lu Yanchuan’s side with that disgusting demeanor, Qiao Xin felt completely intolerable.

Qiao Yi must die! Lu Yanchuan can only be hers!

"Lin Ke was sent to the hospital? Qiao Xin moves fast."

When Lu Yanchuan told Qiao Yi this, she was shocked for a moment, especially upon learning that Lin Ke might even be disfigured.

Qiao Yi didn’t expect Qiao Xin to be so ruthless; she initially thought Qiao Xin would just teach Lin Ke a lesson, but who could have expected it almost cost a life!

"The case was suppressed, not sure if Lu Ming had a hand in it."

Even if Lu Ming didn’t intervene, neither Lu Family nor Qiao Family would let Qiao Xin be imprisoned. At most, it would be a minor punishment for a major admonishment, after all, both Lu Family and Qiao Family still care about their reputation.

Qiao Yi informed Qiao Xin about this not to have Qiao Xin deal harshly with Lin Ke, but to probe whether Lin Ke had other forces backing her.

Lin Ke’s investigative report was on Qiao Yi’s desk; Qiao Yi harbored strong feelings about Lin Ke and An Wei having attended the same school, leading her to hatch this plan.

If Lin Ke indeed had connections with An Wei and was involved with Dirk Group, suffering such harm would certainly make her seek their help.

The double-headed plan’s continued feasibility was now uncertain. Qiao Xin had gone too far; if Lin Ke was crippled, one look at Jenfors’s fate would reveal how Dirk Group deals with the disabled.

A few days after the incident escalated, someone posted a video of Qiao Xin assaulting someone online, leading to an immediate public outcry.

"Does being wealthy grant the privilege to trample over lives?"

"How can public assault occur in a society governed by laws?"

"What were the bystanders doing, why didn’t anyone save that poor girl!"

The online comments were overwhelmingly critical; the video rocketed to trending topics within half an hour of its release.

Almost everyone denounced Qiao Xin, with countless condemnations nearly tearing her apart.

Qiao Yi’s goal was achieved. After Lin Ke was transferred to a regular ward, she contacted a man and spoke secretly with him in the ward for a while before the video surfaced online.

She guessed correctly that Lin Ke indeed had other forces behind her; it’s just still uncertain whether this man was sent by Dirk Group to meet Lin Ke.

Qiao Yi was confident that Lin Ke had other backing because Lin Ke had always portrayed herself as a poor and lonely girl.

How could someone who only attended university through Lu Ming’s sponsorship, muster enough influence to manipulate online narratives with paid internet commentators!

"No facial details of that person were captured; they have some anti-surveillance capacity. None of the surrounding surveillance cameras captured anything useful."

The disappointing news returned by Yan Xiyu, who had been instructed to investigate by Lu Yanchuan as soon as Lin Ke met the strange man, was minimally fruitful.

Qiao Yi didn’t hear what Yan Xiyu said over the phone; had she heard, she would have recognized him as the LQ representative she had once met!

Just missing a clue, Qiao Yi was utterly shocked when she later learned the truth.

"Keep investigating, contact me immediately if there’s any new information."

Yan Xiyu acknowledged, then thought of the online situation and casually asked.

"How should we deal with the online comments against Lu Group and Qiao Family?"

"Are you really asking me that?"

Choked up, Yan Xiyu decided to enjoy the spectacle a bit longer before addressing it!

The inhuman Lu Yanchuan, having already exploited him, even dared to mock him!

What finally struck Yan Xiyu was Lu Yanchuan ruthlessly ending the call.

The busy tone in the phone seemed to mock him.

Seeing Lu Yanchuan end the call, Qiao Yi finally spoke.

"How is it, did you find out that person’s identity? Is Lin Ke related to Dirk Group?"