Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 48 The counterattack begins

Soon, in the days following the reversal of public opinion, all the criticism turned against Wen Shiyu and Xu Chen.

"This is utterly ridiculous!" Old Master Wen was furious. "At this rate, Wen's stock price is going to plummet!"

“Dad, things aren’t as bad as they seem. Everything is going according to plan. You have to believe me!” Lu He comforted his father.

"What exactly is your plan? Tell me the truth! Didn't you say you don't like men and won't get married? Then, what exactly is going on between you and Xu Chen...?"

Wen's father was so anxious that his hands trembled and his words became incoherent.

"Dad, don't worry about that. I have nothing to do with Xu Chen. I'm using him to deal with Duanmu. My girlfriend is Xia Lan, the one who was attacked by public opinion before."

Lu He quickly provided the crucial information to reassure Mr. Wen, as the successor of the Wen Group was now a matter of concern for the stock price.

"Even so, whatever your plan is, you must resolve this negative impact within 48 hours. Otherwise, if the stock price falls, I won't be able to explain it to the board! If that happens, they'll want to replace the CEO and the successor, and I won't be able to do anything about it!"

"Don't worry, I'll definitely make Duanmu Cong suffer a big defeat this time!" Lu He's eyes gleamed with wisdom, full of confidence.

Lu He has been staying at the Wen family villa these days, deliberately avoiding the company and refusing to see anyone.

Xu Chen was very worried and called her many times, but she didn't answer because it wasn't the right time yet.

Xia Lan was alone at Wen Shiyu's villa.

Before Lu He left, he told her not to look for her for the next few days.

There will be no problem, everything is going according to plan, so don't worry.

But how could she not worry? Xia Lan typed a message on her phone: Are you okay?

Then cancel sending and delete...

She had to be patient, not disrupt Lu He's plans, and trust that she could achieve a surprising victory.

Just after Wen's father issued the 48-hour deadline, Lu He received a call from Xiao Yang.

"So? Have you figured it out?" she asked impatiently, for this was the key to her victory.

"Yes, Tina did steal Xia Lan and Xu Chen's phone information, but your information has not been stolen."

Xiao Yang replied, "I have already forged new phone information and obtained surveillance footage of Tina and Xiaomi meeting and transacting in private at the coffee shop."

"Very good, can you tell there was a monetary transaction?" Lu He needed to confirm this.

"Yes, Tina gave Xiaomi an envelope with 10,000 yuan in it. You can see from the surveillance footage that Xiaomi took it out and counted it."

Xiao Yang replied, "They were quite careful and chose cash so as not to leave any transfer records."

“Very good, at least now Xiaomi is confirmed to have taken money to instigate trouble.”

Lu He finally laughed out loud, this was good news: "Have you found any evidence that Tina is a traitor?"

When it was discovered that Tina and Xiaomi might be traitors, Lu He firmly believed that there must be someone behind Tina, and that it must be someone from the Duanmu Group.

"Yes, we found a man she's been frequently in contact with recently. He's Assistant Lin from the Duanmu Group, who works with Duanmu Cong. The two seem to have an ambiguous relationship, but there's no financial exchange between them."

“Oh? Then that’s not enough to prove that Tina was bribed…” Lu He was a little troubled.

“Wen Can was the one who had financial dealings with her,” Xiao Yang added.

"Then Wen Can must have met with Duanmu Cong. Is there any way to find evidence?" Lu He asked thoughtfully.

"There's no other way but to find the surveillance footage on the road where Wencan went to the Duanmu family villa. The surveillance footage further in is within the Duanmu family's controlled area, so we might have to hack into it."

"Is it possible?" Lu He asked nervously.

"Yes, but it will take some time."

"Within 48 hours!" Lu He gave the order.

"Yes, Mr. Wen, what should we do if we can't get that surveillance footage by deciphering it?" Xiao Yang asked, somewhat uncertain.

"It's alright. Have the online trolls you asked me to prepare been ready?" Lu He remained calm, quickly reviewing the counterattack plan in his mind.

"Ready, Mr. Wen."

“Okay!” Lu He raised an eyebrow and smiled: “First, let the online army publish a lot of articles to stir up trouble and spread the rumor that Xiaomi is the mastermind behind it. Don’t release any evidence yet. Wait until they can’t help but reveal the phone information first.”

Marketing accounts suddenly changed their tune overnight.

They began to extensively disclose that Xiaomi employees, dissatisfied with being fired by the company, had spread rumors about their boss Xia Lan's immoral lifestyle and even incited laid-off employees to hold up signs and protest.

It was also discovered online that some of the people who caused trouble in front of the Wen Group that day were not laid-off employees of Wen Group at all, but rather members of the public who were hired to cause trouble.

Some video clips from that day were leaked, and those individuals were identified. Within minutes, it was revealed that these people were originally thugs.

Immediately, public opinion turned against Xiaomi, causing a great uproar.

What the general public loves to see most is twist after twist.

As expected, Xiaomi couldn't take it anymore. Her phone kept ringing with strangers who were insulting and mocking her.

Harass all her social media accounts.

She had no choice but to use the phone of a friend who was at home with her to call Tina.

"Tina! Quickly release Xia Lan and Wen Shiyu's chat history! Prove that I didn't spread rumors!"

Xiaomi screamed frantically, "I can't take it anymore! If you don't do this, I'll report you right now!"

After being threatened, Tina panicked, realizing the immense power of public opinion.

Xia Lan, who was attacked before, then Wen Shiyu, and now Xiaomi, she doesn't want to get caught up in the vortex of public opinion.

So she quickly reassured Xiaomi: "Okay, calm down and protect yourself. I'll go and publish their chat history right away."

Tina was still cautious; she not only recorded the conversation but also immediately called Wencan to inquire about it.

Upon hearing this, Wen Can dismissed it, saying, "Of course it should be released. After all, Xiaomi didn't spread any rumors. Xia Lan did indeed climb into Wen Shiyu's bed. They shouldn't think that they can turn the tide by just using online trolls to write some nonsense. How naive!"

Wen Can waved his hand and said, "Send it! It must be sent out. Send out all the evidence that proves the two of them have an ambiguous relationship!"