Recognized by My Ex After Being Reborn
Chapter 498: Directly scrapped her

Chapter 498: Directly scrapped her

After nightfall, rain began to fall in Yancheng, the cool breeze blowing in one’s face felt piercing to the bone.

Huo Zhao went for a full-body checkup in the afternoon, and other than some bruising in his brain, the rest of his body was unscathed by those punks.

His phone had been crushed beyond repair, so he had no choice but to get a new one, but some important items were lost forever.

Just past six, Huo Zhao went to Peak’s training room to report to the little rascal.

The little rascal had just finished dancing and was wiping off sweat. Seeing Huo Zhao, his eyes immediately lit up, but then he frowned, "Why did you come in just a jacket again? Don’t you have injuries?"

"I’m not cold," Huo Zhao said.

"Are you made of steel or something? I’m done with class in half an hour, go sit over there and rest."

Luckily, the practice room was heated, so the little rascal didn’t have to worry about Huo Zhao getting cold.

Huo Zhao didn’t argue and truly took a seat in the dance studio, leaning against the wall.

The little rascal pulled out a satisfied smile before returning to his teacher’s side.

Perhaps because of his injury, Huo Zhao seemed a bit more mellow, his eyebrows and eyes relaxed while he played with his phone, and since he wasn’t wearing a mask today, he kept attracting the gaze of the team members while he sat there.

This guy, just by physique alone, really does resemble his brother-in-law quite a bit.

However, their personalities are completely different.

"Is your bodyguard even twenty years old?" the choreographer asked An Yang.

"He’s an international bodyguard, can take on ten at a time!" the little rascal boasted, thumping his chest, "Skilled in parkour and martial arts."

Huo Zhao, hearing the little rascal shoot his mouth off, glanced up but didn’t say anything and went back to playing with his phone.

The little rascal took a look and thought, wow, the big lug is being quite obedient today.

...

In the midst of the stormy winter, the cold in Yancheng made the young lady choose to stay indoors recently.

But at this time, a forum post titled "When My Family’s Nanny Ranked Among the Rich" started circulating on the forums.

The main content of the post stated that an old nanny who had worked for the poster’s family for over forty years was thrown out due to misconduct, theft, and badmouthing her employers behind their backs. After being kicked out, she attached herself to an elderly artist. From then on, the nanny underwent a transformation into a phoenix, being packaged as a top artist, currently in collaboration with international luxury brands.

Initially, netizens merely ridiculed the story underneath the post.

Love Diary Days: "Are all nannies this awesome nowadays? Is anyone digging up which artist it is?"

Light Clouds, Gentle Wind: "Just saying, you can’t give these lower-class folks a chance because they will climb up the ladder and then stand on your head to show off triumphantly."

RNB-20: "The only new face in the art circle recently, especially among the elderly, is Yunlian Studio. Allegedly, this Chen Yunlian, used to be an old nanny."

Ordinary Love: "Are we exposed now? That’s a lot of information. Isn’t she almost ready for the coffin and still hooking up here and there?"

Strawberry Indeed Y: "It’s a bit world-shattering, isn’t it? Do all artists have such heavy tastes? Or does the old nanny have some tricks? Yunlian Studio has been quite popular in the circles lately, right? Didn’t expect the old man to be so willing to spend money, even promoting an old nanny. This is more impressive than the entertainment industry."

Desert Sound: "What’s even more shattering to one’s principles, you guys still don’t know, this Yunlian Studio, they’ve recently won an award, and it seems they’re going abroad. My goodness, with such character, I really don’t want to be represented by this old nanny."

wang1987: "Can we report this? Let’s all report them together, we can’t let this old thing succeed."

The post had a high view count and the response was heated, so it soon caught the attention of other media, who started to repost and gossip about it.

Mainly because Yunlian Studio was just too conspicuous, and before long, it became the target of public criticism, getting wildly sprayed by keyboard warriors.

Some official departments also received complaints from netizens, questioning how someone with such character, producing such products, could be fit to represent them abroad?

They didn’t want to be represented by someone like that.

Very quickly, the controversy spread throughout Yancheng creating an uproar.

On Shi Lan’s side, she also received a call from the studio staff: "An Lan, Teacher Chen still doesn’t know about this, we’re all keeping it from her. You have to think of something, I’m afraid we won’t be able to keep it a secret much longer."

"Send me the original post, and also, have Old Zhong take Chen back here, just tell her I need Chen for something over here."

"Okay," the staff nodded, "We’ll arrange it right away."

A moment later, the staff forwarded the post to Shi Lan, who knew immediately whose handiwork it was.

Then, Shi Lan called Han Hao and asked, "Has Lian Qingyi been keeping quiet lately?"

"She’s been snooping around Mingliu’s owner all the time, aside from that, no other misdemeanors," answered Han Hao. "Why do you ask?"

"I’m sending you something to see." After saying that, Shi Lan forwarded the post to Han Hao.

After reading it, Han Hao called Shi Lan back, "This post has been really hot recently, it’s being shared everywhere. So, you’re suggesting that the post originated from Lian Qingyi?"

"Find a way to confirm it for me, and if it is, after I’ve dealt with the post, you can get rid of her for good," Shi Lan said.

"Understood."

Since the post was clearly referring to someone, and no one other than the Lian Yinseng family could be the target, Lian Yinseng, who valued his reputation above all else, would not stoop to such maneuvers publicly, nor would he be clear on the online forum tactics favored by the younger generation. Thus, the only person it could be was Lian Qingyi.

Her father would go to great lengths to hide the dirt, not wanting the family’s disgrace to be seen by outsiders, but Lian Qingyi was ready to go all out.

It was just that, in so doing, she was digging her own grave.

...

Before Old Lady Chen returned, Shi Lan went to Zhongyun Pavilion, which was the dignified name given to their villa by Old Master Zhong.

She told Old Lady Lian about the incident with the post, as she wanted to test Old Lady Lian’s stance towards the Lian Yinseng family and to see to what extent she would be willing to support Old Lady Chen.

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Lian’s lips pursed in anger, exclaiming, "It’s an unfortunate household. If it wasn’t for Yunlian saving that ungrateful son, would he be where he is today? And those children he sired, I don’t care for a single one of them. I’m furious, how could they try to ruin Yunlian’s reputation like this?"

"Grandma, do you still consider that family to be your kin? Because if I intervene, my actions could be quite harsh, and there might be some collateral damage," Shi Lan said.

After listening, the old lady pondered for a moment, then said, "There’s an old saying, a life for a life, and debts must be repaid. Since that family proactively chose to harm others, they can’t blame others for biting back. Just go ahead and do what you need to do, you don’t have to worry about my feelings. Besides, nobody knows better than I do what kind of person Yunlian is. If you need me to speak up, just let me know."