My Perfect Female CEO-Chapter 944: Yu Zhihui Is No Ordinary Person
Shen Zhengqing was extremely angry. By heaven and earth, everything he did was to help Lu Gaoyi make a good impression in front of the big boss.
But Lu Gaoyi’s reaction made him lose face in front of the CEO, so how could he not be angry?
"Dropping the ball at a critical moment, if you want to dig your own grave, that’s fine, but don’t make me lose face." Shen Zhengqing’s discontent grew.
Lu Gaoyi, seeing Shen Zhengqing’s expression, immediately regained his composure and understood the right and wrong of the situation. It was entirely his fault for being preoccupied with his own issues and missing such a good opportunity, and he regretted it deeply.
He also understood that his guilty conscience and fear of being found out had caused him to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"President Shen, your subordinates are certainly talented," Mengyao said discontentedly.
"I apologize for the embarrassment," Shen Zhengqing, full of shame, replied.
At this moment, Yu Zhihui stood up. She hadn’t expected such a simple solution to be handed to her. Based on the materials available, turning the negative impact into a positive one was quite straightforward. Shen Zhengqing meant for Lu Gaoyi to perform, but Lu Gaoyi didn’t rise to the occasion and passed the opportunity to her, so she had to take it.
Receiving a nod from Shen Zhengqing, Yu Zhihui confidently said, "The main source of negative publicity is Wu Xiuchun’s fans who won’t stop making noise. If we clarify Wu Xiuchun’s personal conduct, those fans will change their tune, realizing they’ve been deceived. They will undoubtedly turn all accusations towards Wu Xiuchun. As for the media, once we explain Wu Xiuchun’s issues, all difficulties will be solved. Regarding the cause of Wu Xiuchun’s death, the police are investigating. Before there’s a definite result, we will say she died from unnatural causes, murdered in a plot, which will stir more heated discussions. With the police providing murder evidence, there won’t be any more trouble. My suggestion is to wait a bit longer until the heated discussion over Wu Xiuchun’s death reaches its peak and public attention increases, then we’ll address the issue and hold a press conference. At that time, all the negative impact will become our valuable resources."
Yu Zhihui briefly described the solution, noting that the actual execution would require attention to some details.
"As for malicious hype, let’s leave it out. You two go handle the public opinion issue. It seems like Director Lu has a guilty conscience, so he won’t be participating in this action," Mengyao decided.
"Understood, President. Miss Yu and I will take care of it right away," Shen Zhengqing responded.
Lu Gaoyi felt like a wronged wife with her hair pulled, full of grievances.
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Ye Fan and Zhang Lu personally investigated the scene of Wu Xiuchun’s mother’s incident, but despite interviewing various sources, they found no useful clues.
The scene of Wu Xiuchun’s death was also very clean.
The two returned to Shuiyu Company, having spent half the day on this effort.
"If there really is a mastermind behind this, they did an impeccable job, leaving no useful flaws," Zhang Lu said, deflated.
"Having no flaws is the biggest flaw; it only shows that the opponent is very cunning," Ye Fan said, with a contemplative look.
"Which direction should we pursue in our investigation now?" Zhang Lu asked.
"The opponent left only two doubts: First, who sent those messages to Wu Xiuchun? Second, who handed Wu Xiuchun that bottle of poison?" Ye Fan calmly said, "If Wu’s mother didn’t commit suicide but was murdered, what was the reason? These are the doubts we face now, and only by clarifying them can we make further inferences."
"I will intensify the investigation from these three angles, hoping to find useful clues. The first and third doubts are almost dead ends. As for the second doubt, the person who handed the poison to Wu Xiuchun must be within Shuiyu Company, so we need to investigate thoroughly. As for Wu Xiuchun’s last words, pointing the finger at her superior, I think it’s likely she said those under duress. If the murderer was among Shen Zhengqing, Lu Gaoyi, and Yu Zhihui, there would be no need to force her to say those words, as it would reveal their identity. So, in my opinion, the murderer is someone else," Zhang Lu stated earnestly.
"Let’s wait for the results of the next step of the investigation," Ye Fan said casually. "Let Shuiyu’s employees keep their regular work hours. We’ll conduct covert monitoring and investigation. Eventually, the fox will reveal its tail. If pressing forward isn’t effective, we’ll have to adopt a roundabout tactic."
"That sounds good. Drawing too much attention certainly wouldn’t look good and may keep the murderer on guard. Easing up a bit might even prompt the murderer to expose themselves," Zhang Lu agreed wholeheartedly.
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Shen Zhengqing and Yu Zhihui acted swiftly, following the CEO’s orders without malicious hype. After making Wu Xiuchun’s issue public, the fans were devastated. Once they understood that their idol was a woman lacking decency, conscience, and filial piety, they were filled with remorse for being deceived for so long.
Now, they no longer cared about how Wu Xiuchun died. All they cared about was feeling ripped off and being made fools of.
The online criticism of Wu Xiuchun spread overwhelmingly.
How Wu Xiuchun died was the police’s concern. The heartache for the fans was that their long-time admiration culminated in idolizing a shameless woman, casting a shadow in their hearts.
Shen Zhengqing and Yu Zhihui took a series of actions to turn the unfavorable public opinion around.
"The CEO was a bit too cautious. If I were fully in charge, I would wait for the concern over Wu Xiuchun’s death to peak before stepping in to save the situation. Imagine the attention we could attract then. It’s a pity we missed such a good chance for free publicity," Yu Zhihui complained.
"Don’t speak ill of the CEO behind her back. Had there been no incident regarding Wu Xiuchun’s death, we could have handled this our way. But the CEO is too principled to exploit a death like this. You’re working under me, and you must understand this boundary," Shen Zhengqing instructed.
"Yes, yes, I’ll be careful next time," Yu Zhihui quickly stopped and changed the topic, "President Shen, do you think Director Lu will have any objections since I overshadowed him?"
"He has nothing to object to; you saved the day for him. As you know, my wife and children are abroad waiting for me. I was dealing with final arrangements, but this incident occurred. I originally planned to recommend him to replace me, but now it seems there’ll be changes. Hopefully, he’ll step up, or else he’ll embarrass me thoroughly," Shen Zhengqing said, frustrated. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
"I believe Director Lu won’t make a big mistake. Any problem he has would be minor," Yu Zhihui stated confidently.
"Let’s hope so," Shen Zhengqing replied, feeling an uneasy premonition.
