Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 105 trending again

Chapter 105: Chapter 105 trending again

The man’s voice was mild, a complete departure from the severity he had displayed just a second ago during the meeting.

Everyone in the conference room silently bowed their heads, those looking at computers focused on their screens, and those reviewing reports concentrated on their papers. But in reality, all their ears were straining, wanting to know who was on the other end of the phone call.

Someone who was able to instantly calm the CEO’s temper.

On the other end of the line, Ye Zhenzhen paused for two seconds before recounting the afternoon’s events to Song Jinze in full detail.

She was succinct, stating only the key points, asking Song Jinze to contact lawyers and also to investigate the kindergarten, including other teachers and students there...

Song Jinze’s right hand, with its slender fingers, held the phone tightly, his handsome face marred by a deep frown and the corners of his lips slightly downturned, yet his voice remained gentle, "Alright, I’ll take care of this. You..."

Before he could finish the sentence expressing his concern, Ye Zhenzhen had hung up the phone.

Song Jinze stared at the ended call screen, his feelings complex.

Afterward, he rose from his chair and told the others, "If the financial and marketing departments’ analysis reports are still like this tomorrow, you don’t need to show up.

And the engineering department needs to further optimize the budget for the new project in Ancheng.

Tomorrow, I hope none of you will waste another day of my time sitting in here with you!"

Once Song Jinze had stepped out of the conference room, the high-level executives, who had been sitting motionless, not even daring to breathe, started sighing heavily.

"Who was the one who called just now, a living bodhisattva, a savior! A few more minutes in there, and I think I would have suffocated!"

The head of the finance department thumped his chest, "Ah! I should be the most grateful for that phone call. If that meeting had gone on, none of you would see me tomorrow!"

The data on the report, which the head of finance had just realized had some errors when the boss took the call, indeed had been mistakenly prepared by the staff below, and there wasn’t just one error.

There had been no issues when he checked previously, but the one time he didn’t check, there was a problem.

A single slip brings an everlasting regret!

...

While Ye Zhenzhen had been on the phone with Song Jinze, Liu Rui had been continually calling her. Once she saw the other side had finished speaking, she immediately answered Liu Rui’s call.

Only then did she learn that in the duration of the afternoon, there had been new negative posts about her, Ye Zhenzhen, on Weibo.

#YeJianjianBeatUpTeacherAtAKindergarten#

#YeJianjianInstructsStepsonToHitClassmate#

#YeJianjianUnethicalUnprincipledGetOutOfEntertainmentIndustry#

With these kinds of negative news breaking out, the casual fans who had started to like Ye Zhenzhen because of variety shows quickly switched sides, and various comments on Weibo began to spin out of control:

[Hahaha, I said Ye Jianjian faking an injury was all an act, look, the moment she had a chance, she ran to her stepson’s school to beat up a teacher]

[This morning I was still defending Ye Zhenzhen against her haters, but now that I’ve seen this news about her hitting a teacher, I don’t want to say anything else. Any bit of goodwill I had for Ye Zhenzhen is completely gone.]

[I’ve been saying all along that she is an evil stepmother, pretending to be righteous in front of the camera, but behind the scenes, this is how she teaches Xiao Chen, poor child.]

[Aren’t you guys curious as to why Ye Zhenzhen would hit a teacher?]

"[If you’re asking that, it shows you don’t understand Ye Jianjian. Ye Jianjian doesn’t need a reason to hit someone; that’s just the kind of awful person she is]

[Say what you will, but I still believe in Ye Zhenzhen. From what she said on the variety show, and the way she helped that old lady sell oranges, I don’t think she’s the terrible person you’re making her out to be.]

[Enough with the paid trolls Ye Jianjian hired. It’s useless. Even those who became fans from the variety show have joined the hate brigade. The public’s eyes are sharp—her faking an injury to beat up a teacher and getting her stepson to hit a classmate, she’s not getting past this. Blacklist her for life!]

[No need to blacklist her for life, just join hands and boycott Ye Jianjian. Let’s get her out of the entertainment industry for good.]

After skimming through the latest trending topics and comments that afternoon, a serious expression gradually took over Ye Zhenzhen’s beautiful face.

The afternoon’s malicious rumors had twisted the truth, key among them, involving Xiao Chen in accusations of hitting his classmates.

Essentially, all of this chaos had been caused by her. If it hadn’t been for those negative trending topics about her on Weibo, Xiao Chen wouldn’t have been treated differently by that immoral teacher...

Ye Zhenzhen immediately made up her mind. She had to clear up all these negative rumors before tonight.

Before she could even start, she received another call from Old Master Song;

"Zhenzhen, I saw those trending topics related to Xiao Chen this afternoon. What’s going on? Child, if you encounter a problem you can’t solve, you must speak up. The Song family has your back; don’t try to shoulder it all alone!"

The old man’s words expressed concern for both her and Xiao Chen, spoken in a calm and gentle tone, without a hint of reproof.

Ye Zhenzhen felt deeply touched. As a woman married into such a wealthy family, having elders who understood her, she considered herself very lucky.

Ye Zhenzhen briefed the old master about the afternoon’s events and told him that she had already informed Song Jinze, emphasizing especially;

"Grandpa, I’m sorry to worry you. I’ll take care of all the negative publicity online by tonight, rest assured. And I’ll protect Xiao Chen; he won’t suffer a bit of harm."

After hearing about what had unfolded that afternoon, Old Master Song nodded gently on the other end of the line, his fondness for Ye Zhenzhen growing even more.

And when she mentioned that Song Jinze already knew about the incident, Old Master Song thought that it was good that the two could discuss matters and seemed to be getting along well.

He laughed heartily, "Good! It’s great that you young people can handle your own matters. Grandpa believes in you.

As for Xiao Chen, don’t feel too much pressure. Your main purpose in joining our family was not to be Xiao Chen’s evil stepmother but to become Mrs. Song of the Song family.

You are Song Jinze’s wife and shouldering things with him is right. Don’t carry any burdens, child."

Ye Zhenzhen responded with a laugh, "Alright! Grandpa, you’re so good to me!"

Old Master Song laughed again, "You are my granddaughter-in-law and part of the Song family. It is right for us to take care of you. Come back and visit again this weekend!"

"Sure, Grandpa!"

After hanging up the phone, Ye Zhenzhen took a deep breath. The conversation had filled her with a sense of security and happiness...

...

Ye Zhenzhen didn’t plan on eating dinner at home that evening. She made a point of telling Xiao Chen to have his dinner properly as she would be busy with work and would sleep with him when she got back.

Song Yuchen’s trust in Ye Zhenzhen was growing stronger. He didn’t try to stop her or throw a tantrum. Before Ye Zhenzhen left, he even reminded her not to skip her meals because of work and to come back early.

Ye Zhenzhen hugged the little guy tenderly in her arms, gave him a light pat, and then she was out the door.