Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 85 - 80: Dog Eat Dog
Don’t be fooled by Sun Yao’s usually timid demeanor, it seems Wang Fang has him firmly under control. But when it comes to moments of life and death, the family still has to listen to him. This time, he was unusually clever, realizing that Qinghe News was too powerful to offend, so he planned to scapegoat the Li-named reporter who was responsible for the initial interview.
Everyone else, after hearing his opinion, understood that they were no match for the bigger power and agreed. Then, the family of four discussed for a while, reached a consensus, and issued a public apology statement on their personal homepage, expressing that their nonsense during the interview was entirely under the pressure of the Li-named reporter. They said they had no choice but to act that way, and now that they realized their mistake, they decided to publicly apologize to everyone and were willing to return the previous donations, hoping for forgiveness, and so forth.
It was unfortunate for the Li-named reporter. He thought he had the Sun Yao family tightly controlled and was contemplating how to make them take the blame and clear his name. Little did he know that he would be severely undermined by the Sun Yao family!
Although the Sun Yao family were just insignificant small figures, the initial interview, followed by numerous slaps in the face from a Zhang-named lawyer and video broadcasts, drew considerable attention to them. As soon as their statement was released, the internet was abuzz once again.
The news spread wildly, and the Li-named reporter soon caught wind of it. He opened the webpage and saw the statement from the Sun Yao family, and was so furious that he nearly spat blood, his face turning as black as the bottom of a pot! He never expected the Sun Yao family, whom he had never paid much attention to, would strike back at him so viciously!
But by then, it was too late to regret. The Sun Yao family had issued their statement, directly shifting the blame onto him. Even though he was angry, he understood that now was not the time to be mad; he had to do something to salvage his reputation!
Fortunately, he wasn’t entirely unprepared. The initial interview was contacted by Wang Fang on her own initiative, and he still had the recording of the call! The Sun Yao family wanted to make him a scapegoat? No chance!
He quickly found the call recording from back then and posted a heartbreaking statement on his personal homepage, declaring his innocence and stating he had been kept in the dark by the Sun Yao family until now, only to see their ugly true colors. Lastly, he posted the call recording as evidence.
As a reporter, he was somewhat of a minor celebrity in Qinghe City, and since he conducted the interview with Sun Yao’s family, the number of people paying attention to him had recently increased. Especially after the Sun Yao family’s statement assaulted him with a bucket of filth, even more people were now watching him to see how he would respond.
So as soon as his statement and the call recording came out, the internet buzzed again with everyone discussing it, some saying he was duped by the Sun Yao family, some saying both sides were colluding and no good, and others expressing they couldn’t wait to see them betray each other—various opinions abounded.
Watching the various comments online, the Li-named reporter’s anger seethed within him. He almost wished he could directly curse at those people and silence them so they would no longer dare to slander him. But he knew in his heart that he was already walking on thin ice, and any slight mistake could spell the end for his reputation, leading to him being swept out by the company and losing his foothold in Qinghe City altogether!
So despite the seething anger in his heart, he forced himself to endure the burning rage, trying not to read the disparaging comments online about himself, closely monitoring the development of this matter instead.
Then, the situation changed again almost immediately. Not long after he sent out his recording, the Sun Yao family issued another statement, accusing him of making false accusations, and they also released a call recording.
The recording was one from a while back when the Li-named reporter contacted Sun Yao, clearly documenting his questioning and warning to Sun Yao.
Hearing this recording, the Li-named reporter, who had always thought he had the upper hand, truly panicked. He had completely forgotten that the other party could also record their call!
Now things were a mess. He had just released a statement declaring his innocence, only to be ruthlessly slapped in the face! At that moment, he didn’t even dare to look at how the internet would comment on him now!
Just then, a colleague’s voice suddenly came from behind him: "Li Yuan, Chief Editor Wang wants you in her office."
The voice was exceptionally cold, devoid of any warmth, and even carried a hint of schadenfreude! It’s laughable that not long ago, before things reversed, this person was still calling him "Brother Li" with the utmost respect!
See! Such is the fickle nature of the world!
At this moment, Li Yuan felt only disheartened and a strong sense of anger at being slighted! He gave the person a cold glance, and as he passed by, couldn’t help but lower his voice and say in the person’s ear, "Don’t get smug, this little trouble can’t bring me down!"
Then he heard the person chuckle coldly, retorting impolitely, "Oh really? Well, I’ll be waiting to see that. Good luck, Brother Li."
This "Brother Li" carried no respect, just full of sarcasm!
Li Yuan’s body stiffened, and his fists clenched tightly. He was just itching to land a heavy punch on the person’s face. But thinking of his current situation, he forced himself to control this impulse. However, just as he was about to let it go, he heard the person scoff disdainfully! 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
In that instant, the string of "rationality" in Li Yuan’s mind snapped completely. His face turned ashen, and without hesitation, he turned around and swung his tightly clenched fist at that person’s face!
The person widened their eyes, seemingly not expecting the sudden punch, but their eyes clearly flickered with a quick trace of disdainful ridicule!
Li Yuan was momentarily stunned, then quickly realized. He instinctively looked at the camera in the corner of the ceiling and then glared furiously at the colleague who had fallen to the ground, saying with extreme anger, "You actually plotted against me on purpose!"
This colleague was a sweet-looking girl who gave a particularly well-behaved impression. She was now lying on the ground, her left face swollen and bruised from the punch, looking quite horrific against her fair and delicate skin!
She covered her face, her eyes filled with tears, looking at Li Yuan with disbelief, sobbing, "Li... Brother Li? What... what’s wrong with you?"
By now, Li Yuan was incredibly angry. Who could have imagined the company would go to such lengths to clear themselves, arranging this entire setup for him to take the fall! Looking at the colleague’s face full of grievance and innocent charm, thinking about all the comments online, his expression suddenly turned ferocious, and he casually picked up a stool beside him to smash it towards her face!
"How dare you plot against me! I’ll beat you, you shameless b*tch!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
