"I certainly didn't know that when you asked me to address the engagement, you meant for me to deny my relationship with Xu Ke."

Wong Qifu smiled coldly. "Deviate from the original announcement? How did I deviate?"

Hearing Wong Qifu's flat denial, Wang Yu's eyes nearly popped out of his head. "You clearly promised me that night..."

"Don't make baseless accusations," Wong Qifu said coolly.

Seeing Wong Qifu's brazen denial, Wang Yu almost choked on his own blood. That night, Wong Qifu had clearly told him she would agree to his request.

When Wong Liqing saw Wang Yu lose face, he immediately stepped forward. "You definitely deviated from the original announcement."

"Xiao Ning, put the original text of the announcement on the screen," Wong Qifu instructed.

At the same time, Wong Qifu's gaze grew increasingly icy.

I hadn't originally intended to draw such a clear line between myself and Wang Yu and Wong Liqing, but they are becoming more and more flagrant in their opposition… How could I not understand that Wong Liqing and Wang Yu are worried Xu Ke will take their money? But aside from the ten million I gave Xu Ke at the beginning, I haven't voluntarily given him a single penny since. Moreover, to appease them and get them to accept Xu Ke, I've made concessions at Xu Ke's expense to achieve their goals. The incidents with the Wangjiang Hotel and the Black Card are prime examples. Everything was done so they would accept Xu Ke. Admittedly, it was Wang Yu's forceful coercion that led to those outcomes. However, it's not as if I had no other choice. If I had truly wanted to legitimize Xu Ke's Black Card status, I had the power to do it. But out of consideration for Wang Yu and Wong Liqing's feelings, I refrained. And Xu Ke has never harmed them in any way. Yet this is how they choose to repay me…

At Wong Qifu's command, Zhan Yunning nodded and projected the announcement originally released through the Wang Family Corporation's official channels onto the screen.

"...The online rumor that 'a certain Xu is the fiancé of the Wang Family Corporation's chairwoman' is false information...

...Regarding the public's active concern over our chairwoman's marriage, a comprehensive response will be provided at the appropriate time."

After reading the announcement, Wong Liqing laughed smugly. "Can't you read your own announcement? If this isn't deviating, then what is?"

Wong Qifu scoffed, "How have I deviated? Did I not address my personal marital status?"

Wong Liqing haughtily pointed at the words 'Xu Mou'. "Then how do you explain the part about 'Xu Mou' being false information?"

Instead of responding, Wong Qifu said calmly, "Xiao Ning."

Zhan Yunning switched to the next image. It was a news article: "Wong Qifu of the Wang Family Corporation is engaged to a certain male film star with the surname Xu."

Wong Qifu's expression was cold. "Is there a problem with me refuting this?"

The moment the image appeared and her words fell, Wong Liqing's face turned ashen.

The others were flabbergasted.

Wong Qifu's methods are just too audacious. That news about the male film star had absolutely no traction the other night; it was obviously a minor story Wong Qifu paid someone to plant. Everyone knows the 'Xu Mou' in the corporate announcement refers to Xu Ke, right? But now that Wong Qifu says the person being refuted is a movie star and not Xu Ke, what can anyone do? Nothing!

"You..." Wong Liqing's lips trembled. Wong Qifu's blatant fabrication was too much!

"I have already answered your questions. Are there any others? If not, let's adjourn the meeting. We shouldn't waste everyone's time," Wong Qifu said, ignoring Wong Liqing and moving to end the meeting in a domineering fashion.

The board members looked at each other in bewilderment.

Was that it? Wang Tianlu sent everyone a message early this morning, and it all ended just like that? Wong Qifu was as formidable as ever. Even Xu Ke's public takedowns required solid facts and logic. But Wong Qifu? She fabricated things when she wanted to and denied them as she pleased…

How domineering!

But how could Wang Tianlu let the matter drop?

"Xiao Fu, don't be so hasty. Your actions at the press conference were, indeed, not a problem," Wang Tianlu said, his tone changing as a smile spread across his face, as if he wasn't the one who had just been accusing her. "The issue is that Xu Ke used the Wang Family's name to issue a refutation right when the corporation was announcing its strategy. That in itself is wrong."

"The key issue now is whether Xu Ke has the authority to do so."

"Clearly, he does not."

"Even if you just claimed he has the authority to use our resources, where does this authority come from? You can't just invent it, can you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Wu and Lin Qinghua's faces flushed with anger.

Wang Tianlu is as disgusting as a maggot that won't let go. He's utterly nauseating.

Zhan Yunning, however, wasn't annoyed by Wang Tianlu. She was more annoyed with Xu Ke.

What Wang Tianlu said is true. Xu Ke is not qualified! The fact that this unqualified person has caused so much trouble for Wong Qifu just makes my disgust for him deepen.

After Wang Tianlu's interrogation, Wong Qifu did not reply immediately.

Just as everyone thought the domineering Wong Qifu was finally cornered, the unexpected happened.

Xu Ke, who had been silent the entire time, walked forward from the back.

As he stepped up, all eyes focused on him like spotlights, as if wanting to strip him bare.

Don't you feel any shame, being protected by a woman in a situation like this? many of them thought. If it were us, we would have killed ourselves long ago, having caused our own woman to be relentlessly attacked because of our issues! How disgraceful!

Seeing Xu Ke come forward, Zhan Yunning's frown deepened.

What is he trying to do? Can he please stop causing trouble for Director Wang?!

Xu Ke stepped forward and spoke calmly, "You've all said so much, but it all boils down to one thing: that I am not a member of the Wang Family Corporation."

"Let me be perfectly clear. I am a genuine member of the Wang Family Corporation. I was specially recruited as an Investigator for the corporation this past January."

His words were met with a moment of stunned silence.

Then, the next moment…

"HAHAHA..." Wong Liqing burst into unrestrained laughter, his eyes filled with undisguised mockery and contempt. "Investigator?"

"What investigator? More like a shameless liar! Since when does our Wang Family Corporation have a position like that?"

The other board members, looking at Xu Ke's dead-serious expression, also began to snicker.

An Investigator? That's hilarious! To look at him, you'd think he was the chairman. After all that fuss, it turns out he's some "Investigator," a position none of them had ever even heard of. Did Wong Qifu tell him to say this? What a ridiculous joke!

At this, Wang Tianlu's smile grew wider. "An Investigator, you say?"

"Then where is your employment contract?"

"At the very least, you should have a pay stub from the finance department of the Wang Family Corporation's parent company or one of its subsidiaries. Or bank statements showing direct deposits, right?"

"Where are these things?"

"And don't you dare try to pass off the allowance Xiao Fu gives you as a salary!" he jeered, showing no mercy.

"HAHAHA..." Wong Liqing led the laughter again. "His allowance is probably all he has!"

This time, the looks directed at Xu Ke were even more mocking, now mixed with undisguised schadenfreude.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.