My Fortune-Blessed Leading Lady
Chapter 487: Distorted Personality

Chapter 487: Chapter 487: Distorted Personality

"Seventh Master, shall you deal with this person, or shall I assist you in dealing with them?"

Gao Can was overseas, and speaking of handling matters, it was quite troublesome, but duty bound him to bring about a reasonable conclusion to this issue.

Bo Yan hooked his lips into a smile, looking indifferently at the screen where Gao Can appeared, "No need for your intervention, this is a trivial matter, Xie Cheng alone is enough."

Gao Can smiled, "Seventh Master is right. The Eldest Young Master asked about your condition yesterday and told me to relay a message to you."

Bo Yan raised an eyebrow, "I’m not particularly inclined to listen."

Gao Can’s smile deepened as he reported faithfully. Though Bo Yan said he didn’t want to listen, he hadn’t refused either; it was natural for him to report, "The Eldest Young Master said that the Seventh Master has become much kinder after staying in his comfort circle for long, which is a good sign."

The words ’good sign’ were clearly meant to be taken with quotes, and Bo Yan, neither pleased nor angry, cut off the video call.

Gao Can, looking at his own reflection on the now dark screen, turned to his assistant beside him, "Did I say something I shouldn’t have? Did I make the Seventh Master angry?"

The assistant replied, "Not at all. It was the Eldest Young Master who instructed you to inform the Seventh Master, so I don’t think you made him angry."

The tone was full of uncertainty.

Bo Yan had given Ji Zexiu a way out, at least a 24-hour grace period. Diyang probed step by step, informing that if the mastermind came forward to apologize, the matter would be put to rest. One hour, two hours... after twenty-four hours had passed, Diyang’s official Weibo was ridiculed across the internet.

The reason? Everyone believed Diyang was ready to pay a high price to find a scapegoat — and who would be that foolish?

More importantly, Diyang did not state the price explicitly; without seeing the price, there could be no negotiation.

Diyang had always been a pillar of strength in the industry, yet it faced continuous sarcasm from netizens, and its reputation faced its biggest challenge since its establishment.

Diyang’s artists were fearless, not deleting their previous endorsements of Diyang from their official Weibo accounts, allowing them to remain pinned at the top of their profile pages. Anyone could see the very first post supporting all of Diyang’s decisions.

Diyang had made them successful; they naturally could not be ungrateful. Moreover, the artists were acutely aware that Diyang was a behemoth; the idea of defeating Diyang with mere online comments was an impossible dream.

How naive and innocent.

While many netizens mocked Diyang for using its power to oppress, Diyang truly showed them what it meant to exert power.

Diyang Headquarters V: "As the spokesperson facing the public on behalf of Diyang, we can say with clear conscience that we’ve shown the utmost tolerance and given time for rectification. But it seems that some have mistaken this as indulgence. Dear, what are you to Diyang that we should indulge you? Have you ever made a single cent of profit for Diyang? @JiZexiu; you expose gossip about Yuran on the internet, attempting to tarnish our Diyang’s image and perform countless conscience-erasing acts, how were you raised? Feeding on chaff and wild vegetables, filled with skepticism towards the world?"

The world is still a beautiful place. Regarding the defamation of our artist Yuran, we are formally pressing charges against you. Evidence as follows, we welcome all industries to dig deeper; evidence in hand, the world is ours. Diyang fears not your daily mockery, online censors.

The advisory team for Diyang’s external spokesperson is definitely a humorist.

They ridicule others by grinding them into the mud, relentlessly.

Ji Zexiu had believed his actions were extremely secretive, but unexpectedly, Diyang exposed him so publicly, leaving him feeling anxious internally. His enormous scandal could affect his position within his family and directly diminish his rank.

When he acted, he thought it all through very well, but when exposed, he became passive, feeling frustrated and distressed.

As the head of the family, Grandfather soon found him for a talk. However, before their conversation could start, it was interrupted by the steward’s subsequent report.

At that time, Ji Zexiu had just stepped onto the staircase, preparing to go upstairs to his grandfather’s study. In the living room sat Ji Zekai, designated by the Ji Family as the heir. Ji Zexiu had several older brothers and two older sisters, whose status were much higher than his. Seeing his downcast appearance, none wished to speak a word to him. Instead, they blamed him for being impulsive, acting without thinking—didn’t he know the stature of the Bo Family and the standing of the Ji Family?

To mess up was one thing, but to drag them all down with him—did he despise the Ji Family and wish for its faster demise?

Speaking of the whole Ji Family, they were not even as good as the Qin Family, which only had three daughters and one son. The old man of the Qin Family was capable of handling affairs, which seemed to involve much more means compared to his own grandfather.

Used to being scorned, ridiculed, and reviled by his family, Ji Zexiu had grown accustomed to it. Having been raised in the shadows, he concealed his secret thoughts extremely well. Over the years, he had become like a venomous snake lurking in the dark, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike.

What he desired was the supreme position within the Ji Family, and he held quite a few handles on his older brothers and sisters. To ensure no slip-ups, he had learned to stay hidden and sheltered.

Being looked down upon, despised, and cursed at—he could endure it all.

But he made a wrong move in his strategy because of jealousy and a sense of injustice. He got involved in Yuran’s matters on his own initiative.

At that moment, the steward appeared in the living room. His restrained expression as he looked at the room full of Young Masters and Misses, as well as at Ji Zexiu and the old Ji Family Master standing on the second floor, was particularly eye-catching.

The old Ji Family Master had always had an understanding with this steward. Noticing the steward’s expression, he knew something important was going to be said, and so he told Ji Zexiu to come up later. The steward followed him to the study.

"Old Master, there’s been an incident."

The moment they entered the room, the steward spoke openly and straightforwardly about the reason for his appearance.

Old Master Ji’s brows twitched, "What happened?"

The steward’s face was pale, devoid of any color, "Bo Yan from the Bo Family is targeting the Ji Family’s industries. I sent people to negotiate, and Bo Yan’s message was, he wants to see what the Ji Family will do."

Old Master Ji understood the meaning of these words all too well. A member of the Ji Family had offended someone they shouldn’t have, and now they would have to pay a steep price. Could he say that Bo Yan was merely causing trouble arbitrarily?

No, Bo Yan would simply say that it was normal business competition and survival of the fittest. That was the rationale.

Old Master Ji suddenly seemed to age several years, "Before, I thought Zexiu was a good candidate to inherit the Ji Family. I thought this three years ago when I learned of his true character. But he is unstable himself. Most of the offspring of the Ji Family are useless, unable to shoulder the Ji Family. The only somewhat capable one is impatient."

The steward did not understand the meaning behind Old Master Ji’s words and did not dare to ask more.

"Old Master, should I let the Young Master in?"

"Let him in."

The steward nodded, "Yes."

It seemed that the Ji Family had not yet given up on Ji Zexiu. Perhaps the Old Master already had some ideas in mind.

Ji Zexiu entered the study and saw his grandfather practicing calligraphy. He stood quietly, not uttering a word. After a moment of silence, the old master said, "I know, you feel that the Ji Family has wronged you, given you too little, gave too much to others. Do you think they look down on you, is that right?"