After Being Betrayed I Married the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 270 - 268: Just a Minor Issue, No Need to Worry!

If this was handled poorly, Wen Ruyue suspected she wouldn't be able to retire from the entertainment industry peacefully. Instead, she might just rot in jail.

Wen Ruyue's hands trembled as she opened her phone, searching for her acquaintances in the news media. She intended to ask them what exactly had happened. How could the entire country be discussing her scandal overnight? And this was a true scandal in every sense of the word.

She opened the homepage of a chief writer she knew, and just as she was about to make a video call, a red exclamation mark popped up.

Huh? Blocked?

Wen Ruyue's heart sank. Isn't this a bit too real? Severing all ties the moment I'm in trouble, pretending you never knew me and never had my contact information?

Just wait until I get through this storm. I'll settle the score with you, you snob, Wen Ruyue cursed inwardly.

She scrolled to the next contact.

Then, another red exclamation mark.

The third person, the fourth. They had all blocked and deleted her.

She finally managed to contact one person, but his reply was simple: the matter was too big. No one dared to help, and no one dared to intervene.

This… Wen Ruyue was dazed. In the past, these people were always fawning over her, calling her 'Sister Wen' this and 'Sister Wen' that. They would stop at nothing to get an interview, shamelessly flattering and fawning over her.

And now?

The moment she ran into a tiny bit of trouble, they all looked at her like she was a rat scurrying across the street, scrambling to get away as fast as possible. They ran faster than anyone else.

Am I, Wen Ruyue, some kind of demon? Is this really necessary? Blocking or deleting me?

This deeply humiliated Wen Ruyue. In her eyes, these people had always been contemptible buffoons, and now they had finally revealed their true colors.

"Hmph," Wen Ruyue snorted coldly, trying to calm herself. Don't be angry, don't be angry. Getting upset over this trash is just torturing myself. I'm not that stupid. I won't waste my mental energy on a bunch of worthless people.

Just then, the boss of her agency called. Wen Ruyue composed herself, answered the phone, and said sweetly, "Boss."

"Wen Ruyue, what the hell have you been doing?"

"Do you have any idea what a huge mess you've made? The entire company is being dragged down with you, damn it!"

"You—you're going to be the death of me!"

"Turn yourself in immediately! Otherwise, your fate will be even worse."

CLICK!

Before Wen Ruyue even had a chance to explain, the man on the other end unleashed a torrent of abuse and abruptly hung up. From his tone, it seemed if Wen Ruyue had been standing next to him, the boss might have already struck her.

The key was, Wen Ruyue felt she had been wronged. She hadn't done anything. Who the hell knew how such a scandal had suddenly erupted?

Shen Fanyun? The name echoed in her mind.

She hadn't clashed with anyone recently, except for Shen Fanyun.

Could it be that Shen Fanyun was giving her a taste of her own medicine, preparing this special 'feast' just for her? But how did he manage to dig up my secrets? And how did he leak it to the media, causing such a massive fallout?

"You're too cruel! You're trying to destroy me! Aren't you going to leave me any way out at all?"

Wen Ruyue trembled with rage. She never could have imagined things would escalate to this point. Shen Fanyun's methods were too ruthless, utterly aggressive, leaving her no room to escape.

"Sister Wen, what do we do now?" Li Juan asked impatiently.

Wen Ruyue remained silent. At this stage, her only option was to cling to Long Qingwen's coattails. Besides, hadn't Long Qingwen said he was planning to talk to Shen Fanyun?

If Shen Fanyun really was behind this, Wen Ruyue would have to swallow her pride and negotiate with him properly.

Otherwise, she would be completely ruined!

"Has Boss Long woken up yet?" Wen Ruyue asked.

Li Juan nodded. "He's in the dining room having breakfast."

"Good." Wen Ruyue waved a hand, dismissing Li Juan. She would change her clothes and go see Long Qingwen directly.

「At this time.」

The news reports about her continued to spread like wildfire as more and more victims came forward to testify against her. People had thought the initial revelations were shocking enough, but as time went on, it turned out Wen Ruyue had done even more despicable things.

"Is this for real? Is Wen Ruyue really that kind of person?"

"Forcing innocent women into prostitution, completely lawless... even the cruelest man wouldn't be this ruthless. Does she have a conscience?"

"Just yesterday, Miss Wen was attending a charity banquet in all her glory, with everyone praising her for being as beautiful as she was kind. And now this?"

"It's true what they say, an actor is just an actor. You can never know what they're really like without getting close!"

"And to think I liked Wen Ruyue for so many years! I really thought she was a kind-hearted fairy. I never expected her to be so disgusting."

Just recently, Lu Feiyan's news had dominated the headlines, making her the target of public discussion and criticism. Who would have thought that just a few days later, Wen Ruyue's own scandal would come to light? And hers was far more severe and warranted a much deeper investigation than Lu Feiyan's. The fact that the relevant authorities were already involved showed just how massive the scandal had become.

If Lu Feiyan's was a simple moral failing, then Wen Ruyue's involved suspected criminal activity! 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Is the feng shui in the entertainment circle really that bad lately? Why are there so many scandals one after another, each one bigger than the last?"

"Considering Wen Ruyue's unshakable status in the entertainment industry, for someone so established to get into trouble like this is simply unbelievable."

Wen Ruyue had barely stepped out the door when she heard whispers nearby. The service staff, who had been all smiles and attentive deference just last night, were now looking at her with distinctly odd gazes.

It made Wen Ruyue extremely uncomfortable. She felt as if she'd been stripped naked, forced to endure the profane stares of strangers scanning her body over and over again.

"What are you looking at? Believe it or not, I'll gouge your eyeballs out! Get lost!" Wen Ruyue snarled on the spot.

She rolled her eyes, her own gaze filled with bitter resentment and arrogance, completely devoid of the gentle, cultured demeanor she had always maintained.

When she reached the dining room and saw Long Qingwen, Wen Ruyue immediately burst into tears, clinging pitifully to his arm. "Boss Long, you have to stand up for me," she sobbed. "I've been bullied so badly. Look at the news, they're all cursing my name! I can't go on living like this. Why is this happening? Why is everyone treating me this way?"

Long Qingwen had always been very fond of Wen Ruyue. Seeing the woman he adored looking so utterly distraught, his heart ached for her.

"I'm here. What are you panicking for?"

Long Qingwen still carried himself with an imposing air. He wasn't actually worried about the chaotic storm of public opinion against Wen Ruyue.

After all, it was just news. Whoever controlled the initiative and the narrative could spin things in their favor.