Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love-Chapter 291 - 304: Overbearing Presence

"No way, Su Xingyu actually said she’s not Zhuang Heng’s assistant?" Many people in the audience began discussing.

"Is this... a public confrontation?" Someone smelled gossip in the air.

Many sharp-eyed reporters already raised their cameras, capturing Su Xingyu and Zhuang Heng’s expressions with a few clicks.

Amid the noise, Zhuang Heng’s face looked quite unpleasant. She hadn’t expected Su Xingyu to be so bold, denying her assistant identity right on stage. However, this might be for the better... Zhuang Heng maliciously laughed inside, Su Xingyu, go ahead, be as willful as you want. Someone like you, who doesn’t understand the big picture, will be abandoned by Shifeng one day! You don’t know that Shifeng detests when people tarnish Feng Ren’s image, do you? You’re an employee of Feng Ren, exposing a conflict with another employee in such a public setting, no matter how valid your reasons, it damages Feng Ren’s image!

Thinking of this, Zhuang Heng managed to display just the right amount of surprise, confusion, and hurt on her face, and asked with puzzlement, "Xingyu?"

It sounded as though she was unaware of what had happened, yet trying her best to maintain the bigger picture.

Su Xingyu sneered. After multiple confrontations with Zhuang Heng, she had long concluded that the way to deal with such a pretentious person was to directly reveal their true colors!

With a microphone in hand, she spoke clearly, "Miss Zhuang, perhaps you’ve forgotten, during the internal meeting at Feng Ren, you said that you couldn’t manage and asked me to help. I even confirmed with you whether it was as an assistant, saying that if it was as an assistant, I wouldn’t come. You said it was to help you, that’s why I came."

Zhuang Heng felt flustered inside, but on the surface, she smiled with a hint of helplessness and grace, as if indulging a little sister being unreasonable, "Xingyu, sorry, I’ve been so busy lately that I forgot you cared so much about that title. Helping is helping, you and my assistant Yun Xi are doing the same work. I really didn’t think about it..." Between the lines, it seemed she was telling everyone that Su Xingyu was her assistant, regardless of the title. Moreover, Su Xingyu was being overly proud, doing the same work as an assistant yet unwilling to admit it.

Su Xingyu’s smile grew even colder, "What do you mean by ’helping is helping’? Miss Zhuang, I’m helping you, how come it feels like you’re the one who’s wronged?"

"I..."

Without giving her a chance to find an elaborate excuse, Su Xingyu turned to Mr. Yang in the audience, "Mr. Yang, you’re a leader at our photography center, and you hosted that meeting. All of our colleagues at the photography center were present. If Miss Zhuang has forgotten, could you please help her remember whether I was there to help her or to be an assistant?"

"Xingyu..." Seeing everyone’s gaze turn toward him, Mr. Yang was extremely conflicted and secretly blamed Su Xingyu for being troublesome. Why couldn’t she resolve her issues with Zhuang Heng behind closed doors? Why did she have to bring such a small matter into the public eye in front of so many reporters?

But, Su Xingyu wouldn’t give him the chance to smooth things over, "Mr. Yang, I already gave Miss Zhuang one concession regarding the publicity photos, but I can’t be wronged again over this title issue, right? I, Su Xingyu, may not like stirring up trouble, but I’m not a pushover either, letting others bully me time and again. Do they really think I, Su Xingyu, won’t retaliate?!"

The last few words were crisp and resonant, striking everyone’s hearts like the sound of a bell.

Many people in the audience almost couldn’t resist applauding, regardless of who was right or wrong, but people do have a sense of righteousness, especially when watching from the sidelines. Su Xingyu’s assertive stance was far more appealing than Zhuang Heng’s attempt to smooth things over. "Mr. Yang, just step forward and speak fairly, is Miss Su’s status in Feng Ren really inferior to Miss Zhuang’s?" someone shouted to the stage.

Being forced into a corner, Mr. Yang felt a jolt at Su Xingyu’s last remark "retaliate." He hadn’t forgotten that she was Lu Shifeng’s girlfriend, personally introduced into the photography center by Xie. Although she usually avoided trouble and was manageable, a peaceful subordinate, if she truly got cornered, her retaliation might directly end his career!

Mr. Yang quickly sorted through the pros and cons in his mind, and although unwilling, he still went up to the stage and carefully said, "During that meeting, Miss Zhuang indeed asked Miss Su Xingyu to help, not as an assistant."

Upon hearing this, Su Xingyu smiled, "Thank you."

She looked up, her clear, crystalline eyes fixed on Zhuang Heng, "Did you get that?"

It was as if a superior were reprimanding a subordinate.

Many people in the audience were moved by Su Xingyu’s imposing manner. A reporter quietly whispered to his companion, "Look at this girl, so inconspicuous and quiet, wearing just a T-shirt and jeans so modestly, but when she speaks, wow, that flair, that strategy, she’s even more decisive and strong than Zhuang Heng! She and Lu Shifeng make quite the couple."

"I think so too," his companion said while adjusting the angle to capture a few shots of Su Xingyu and Zhuang Heng together. He already had the theme for his report; he would write about the contrast between Su Xingyu and Zhuang Heng, Lu Shifeng’s alleged girlfriends, sharing the stage—one dressed elegantly but all show, another simply dressed, yet her aura didn’t rely on clothes for augmentation.

"No wonder Su Xingyu dares to go on stage wearing just a T-shirt. To deal with someone like Zhuang Heng, she doesn’t need a war robe," another fashion-circle female reporter chuckled.

Several people around her were amused, nodding in agreement.

On stage, Su Xingyu’s superior query left Zhuang Heng in a dilemma, neither capable of responding nor ignoring it.

Responding would make her seem inferior to Su Xingyu, while ignoring would be impolite for a wealthy young lady. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Darkly resentful inside, Zhuang Heng wondered why Su Xingyu was so troublesome.

In a moment of desperation, she subtly shifted the topic, "Let’s not linger over these trivial details anymore. Everyone is here today to listen to the photography lecture, not to hear whether you’re an assistant or not, Xingyu, please just quickly open my PPT, cooperate early, and let’s not waste everyone’s time."

Su Xingyu knew exactly what she was planning.

However, she had already clarified the assistant matter to the audience, and the reporters and consumers naturally understood the situation. As the victor, she didn’t feel the need to dwell on it further.

She smiled slightly and opened the PPT for Zhuang Heng.

Zhuang Heng seemed to regain her confidence and began explaining her photo set under Su Xingyu’s assistance, "This time, I’m honored, my photos stood out among everyone at the photography center and were selected to promote the new camera..."