Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 88 - 83: Digging a Pit
Just as Yiyi and Lawyer Zhang anticipated, after Sun Yao’s family’s deceit was exposed, the reputation of Qinghe News, which first reported the incident, suffered greatly. Moreover, when Yiyi used the system to help question whether "Li Yuan beating his colleague" was a conspiracy carefully crafted by Qinghe News using the account "Zhou Dahong," Qinghe News’s reputation plummeted even further!
Even though Li Yuan continued to make foolish moves, stirring up hate, Qinghe News issued a new clarification statement and uploaded the full video of the assault incident, yet it couldn’t save Qinghe News’s declining reputation!
Seeing the timing was right, Yiyi once again had the system secretly do something bad! This time, she directly hacked into Li Yuan’s account with the system and posted a lengthy article she had prepared questioning everything!
This lengthy article was based on previous news reports by Qinghe News that the system found online. Yiyi questioned each point with various conspiracy theories, nitpicking every detail! It was truly a mess!
After writing the critical article, even Yiyi herself couldn’t bear to look at it and hadn’t decided which account to use to post it. However, after observing Li Yuan’s reckless behavior, Yiyi felt that it was most fitting for Li Yuan to post such a questioning article!
To this end, she intentionally removed the reports done by Li Yuan himself to make it appear more authentic and credible. Anyway, Li Yuan had nearly become a mad dog taking a bite at anyone around, so nobody would probably doubt such a nonsensical article if he posted it!
After making the system do the bad deed, Yiyi joyfully went to the kitchen to cook, waiting to see how things would unfold. During a break from cooking, she chatted with Pang Zhi. Since signing the contract, Pang Zhi had rented a spacious shop near the school in the second ring. The shop has two floors. After seeing the virtual model, Yiyi discussed with Pang Zhi and decided on the renovation style, leaving the renovation work to Pang Zhi.
Lately, tangled in scandals and unable to go out, Yiyi had Pang Zhi worried she might be dissatisfied with the renovations. Not only did he take up the supervision role, but he also reported progress to Yiyi daily, showing her the latest photos. That way, if Yiyi was dissatisfied, the workers could promptly make changes.
However, Pang Zhi was also keeping an eye on the news online these past few days. Seeing Li Yuan’s various self-destructive antics and the dog-eat-dog scenario between him, Sun Yao’s family, and Qinghe News, he often vented to Yiyi, laughing heartily each time.
Yiyi didn’t tell him about her secret mischief, so Pang Zhi thought Zhou Dahong must have had a moment of madness to post such questions and didn’t think much more of it. Even later, when Zhou Dahong deleted that message and personally declared it wasn’t his post, no one online believed it.
This time, after reporting the renovation progress to Yiyi, Pang Zhi put on a pitiful face and asked, "Sister Yiyi, when will this matter end? I miss your cooking so much!"
Amused by his antics, Yiyi said, "What do you want to eat? Bring the ingredients yourself, and I’ll cook for you."
Pang Zhi’s eyes lit up with surprise, and he asked excitedly, "Really? Then... then I’ll head over now! But... I don’t know what ingredients are needed?"
Yiyi, knowing quite a few dishes by now, saw Pang Zhi’s indecisive look and simply selected a few dishes according to his taste, sending him the list of ingredients needed.
Pang Zhi, ever dedicated to food, arrived at Yiyi’s place shortly after with several large bags of ingredients. Probably due to her good mood, the dishes Yiyi cooked this time were even tastier than those she’d made for practice before! The aroma wafting from the kitchen made Pang Zhi crave even more before the dishes were ready!
The meal ended up being thoroughly enjoyed by both guest and host. Considering Pang Zhi’s appetite, Yiyi increased the portion sizes for every dish, and in less than 20 minutes, she and Pang Zhi had cleaned everything up! Even the remaining juices on the plates were mopped up by Pang Zhi without waste!
Once they finished eating, they both instinctively opened their personal terminals, only to see the internet buzzing again, with the trigger being the lengthy questioning article Yiyi had the system post!
No one knew what Li Yuan was thinking, but he hadn’t deleted the article, making it go viral with countless shares. Among them, some astute observers noticed the ridiculousness and knew it was senseless bickering, but many others believed the contents outright, starting to question Qinghe News!
The situation quickly escalated, and with the previous assault incident not yet properly resolved, the harmful impact persisted. This new event led Qinghe News’s reputation to be on the brink of collapse! 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Although many people realized the ridiculousness of it, due to the nasty things Qinghe News had done before, hardly anyone, besides a few, stood up for them! Out of desperate measures, Qinghe News had no choice but to spend big to buy off people to "assert justice" for them!
As for "Li Yuan," who posted the article, they developed a deep animosity towards him!
For several consecutive days, the internet heaved with debates over this issue. Even though Qinghe News bought many trolls to defend itself, its reputation continued to decline! Adding to its frustration, Li Yuan had still not been caught!
Sensing the moment was right, Yiyi once again asked the system for help, using Li Yuan’s identity to raise questions about the accident! This time, she didn’t directly throw out crucial evidence but released explosive information about the victim being long mistreated by his son and daughter-in-law!
She specifically mentioned that soon after the accident occurred, the guards arrived, but the victim’s family didn’t call a doctor or take the victim to the hospital, leaving him unattended on the ground! It wasn’t until more than half an hour later, when Chef Tang arrived at the scene and suggested going to the hospital, that the victim’s family repeatedly obstructed!
Without evidence, the information sparked mixed reactions online, with some doubting and some disbelieving. At this time, for reasons unknown, Li Yuan, instead of denying the article, deliberately made a new statement suggesting the hospital conduct an injury examination!
With this suggestion, more people believed him. After all, once the injury was examined, the truth would be clear. As a result, voices online demanding an injury examination grew louder.
These calls shocked certain onlookers who usually found it unaffected and amusing, wondering how this grand drama, after twists and turns, managed to implicate them?
However, except for the so-called victim and his family, others weren’t panicked. As long as the hospital’s injury examination results were normal, they had nothing to worry about!
Not only that, but they also instigated that middle-aged couple to release a statement online accusing Li Yuan of slander! They also stated that the victim was still receiving treatment and asked people not to disturb! (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
