It Started With a Kiss: Leng Shao's Beloved Wife

Inside the ward, sunlight shines through the glass windows onto the white sheets, adding a touch of warmth to this sterile space.

Although Wu Xinyan's face was a little pale, she was in high spirits, with a determined light flashing in her eyes.

Her slender fingers slid across the screen of her mobile phone, browsing the latest market analysis report, with a confident arc at the corner of her mouth.

Guo's opponent's relentless pressure not only failed to defeat her, but instead aroused the fighting spirit deep within her heart.

In this business war, she has found a breakthrough and is about to launch a Jedi counterattack.

At this moment, a piece of news suddenly popped up on the phone screen, and the title caught the eye - "The wife of the president of Luo Group secretly met with a mysterious man, and her marriage is suspected to be in trouble."

Wu Xinyan's heart suddenly trembled, and an ominous premonition came to her mind.

She clicked on the news and saw a photo of her being intimate with a man, but the man's face was cleverly covered with a hat and a mask, revealing only a pair of deep eyes.

The angle at which the photo was taken is extremely tricky, minimizing the distance between the two people and creating an ambiguous atmosphere.

"How could this happen..." Wu Xinyan muttered to herself, her mind in a mess.

She was sure that she had never seen the man in the photo. It was obvious that someone had deliberately set him up!

At this moment, the door of the ward was gently pushed open, and Luo Yichen's tall figure appeared at the door.

He held a bouquet of bright roses in his hand and had a gentle smile on his face.

"Xinyan, how do you feel? I bought your favorite..." His words stopped abruptly, and his eyes fell on the screen of the mobile phone in Wu Xinyan's hand.

Luo Yichen's smile froze on his face, and a hint of imperceptible pain flashed in his eyes.

He silently placed the rose on the bedside table, trying to control his emotions, and asked calmly, "What's going on?"

Wu Xinyan raised her head and met Luo Yichen's deep gaze, her heart aching.

She could feel his inner struggle and doubt at the moment, just like a tiny needle gently pricking her heart.

"Yi Chen, I..." Wu Xinyan opened her mouth and wanted to explain, but found that any words seemed pale and powerless at this moment.

Luo Yichen took a deep breath, forced himself to look away, and said lightly: "I believe you."

Although his tone was calm, Wu Xinyan still caught the fleeting suspicion in the depths of his eyes.

At that moment, she felt as if her heart was tightly grasped by an invisible hand, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

Suddenly, a rapid ring of a cell phone broke the silence in the ward.

Wu Xinyan glanced at the caller ID—Agent Zhang.

She took a deep breath, tried to calm herself down, and pressed the answer button.

"Hello..." Manager Zhang's voice on the other end of the line was so anxious that it almost broke. "Xinyan, something terrible has happened! The scandal has become a hot topic. Now the whole internet is spreading pictures of you and that man. Many marketing accounts have even exaggerated the lie that you abandoned your husband! What should we do now?!"

Wu Xinyan's heart sank suddenly, and a chill ran from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.

She suppressed her uneasiness and asked calmly, "What did the PR department say?"

"Manager Liu said that he has contacted the platform to delete those false reports, but..." Agent Zhang hesitated to speak, his tone revealing a deep sense of powerlessness.

Wu Xinyan took a deep breath. She knew now was not the time to panic. "Send me my Weibo account and password."

After hanging up the phone, Wu Xinyan logged into her Weibo account with trembling hands.

What caught my eye was a screen full of insults and attacks.

"You can only judge a person by his appearance, but not by his heart. I didn't expect you to be such a fickle woman!"

"You don't even know your last name after marrying into a wealthy family? Mr. Luo must be blind to marry you!"

"Boycott Wu Xinyan! Boycott all products she endorses!"

Zhao's black fan's ID appeared prominently in the most conspicuous position in the comment area. He was like a disgusting fly, inciting more people who were unaware of the truth to join this online violence.

Wu Xinyan's breathing became rapid. Those vicious words were like sharp knives, piercing her heart.

Bad news also came from the company. Because of this sudden scandal, several originally negotiated cooperation projects were forced to stop, and the company's stock price began to fall sharply.

Wu Xinyan felt unprecedented fatigue and powerlessness. She was like a butterfly trapped in a spider web. No matter how she struggled, she could not escape the shackles of fate.

The door of the ward opened silently, and Luo Yichen's tall figure appeared at the door. There was a trace of fatigue that was hard to conceal on his face, and his deep eyes were filled with complex emotions.

Wu Xinyan looked at him, opened her mouth, and wanted to say something, but in the end, nothing came out.

Luo Yichen walked to the bedside, was silent for a moment, and slowly said, "It's late, go to bed early."

After saying that, he turned and left the ward without hugging her as usual or leaving a goodnight kiss on her forehead.

When Luo Yichen returned home, he found a suffocating low pressure in the luxurious villa.

He took off his coat and threw it on the sofa, his deep eyes filled with fatigue and suspicion.

Instead of walking over to Wu Xinyan as usual, he walked to the wine cabinet, poured a glass of whiskey, and drank it all in one gulp.

Wu Xinyan looked at Luo Yichen's abnormal behavior and felt a little uneasy.

She endured the discomfort in her body, walked over, gently tugged at his sleeve, her voice soft but trembling, "Yi Chen, what's wrong with you?"

Luo Yichen turned around, his deep gaze fell on Wu Xinyan's pale face, his tone cold, "How do you explain those photos?"

Wu Xinyan's heart sank suddenly, and tears instantly burst out of her eyes, "Yi Chen, those are all fake, someone deliberately framed me! I don't even know the man in the photo!"

"Framed?" Luo Yichen sneered, "The photos are clear, and you still want to quibble?"

"I didn't! I really didn't!" Wu Xinyan cried bitterly and shook her head desperately, but she couldn't stop the suspicion in Luo Yichen's eyes from growing stronger.

"Yichen, you have to believe me. How could I do anything to let you down?" Wu Xinyan grabbed Luo Yichen's arm and looked at him with tears in her eyes, her eyes full of pleading and despair.

Luo Yichen looked at Wu Xinyan's tearful face and felt a slight movement in his heart, but when he thought of those photos, his heart felt as painful as if it were cut by a knife.

He shook off Wu Xinyan's hand with force, his tone cold, "I will find out the truth."

After saying that, he turned and walked into the study, leaving Wu Xinyan standing there alone, tears rolling down her face like pearls from a broken string.

At the same time, Agent Zhang was not idle either.

She used all her connections to investigate the source of the scandal.

Soon, she locked on her target - Wang Goupai.

Wang Gouzai is well-known as the "King of Paparazzi" in the entertainment industry. In order to dig up exclusive news, he will do anything to get it.

Agent Zhang knew that there must be someone behind paparazzi Wang, otherwise he would not have the courage to expose the scandal about the wife of the president of Luo Group.

On the other side, Wu Xinyan wiped away her tears, with a determined light flashing in her eyes.

She knew very well that crying would not solve any problems, and only by finding out the truth could she clear her name.

"Manager Liu, prepare a statement immediately. I want to clarify this matter on Weibo!" Wu Xinyan's voice was calm and firm, as if she was a different person.

When Manager Liu received the call, he was startled.

She was fully aware of the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to delay. She immediately called together the public relations team and drafted a statement overnight.

Soon, a harshly worded statement appeared on Wu Xinyan's Weibo.

In her statement, she said that she had never done anything to offend Luo Yichen, and those photos were maliciously photoshopped by someone to deliberately smear her reputation.

She will use all legal means to hold the rumormongers accountable and clear her name.

As soon as the statement was released, it immediately caused an uproar.

Netizens were discussing the matter. Some believed Wu Xinyan's innocence, but others scoffed at her words, thinking she was quibbling.

Luo Yichen sat in the study, looking at Wu Xinyan's statement, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes.

He knew that with Wu Xinyan's personality, she would never sit still and wait for death, but he didn't expect her to be so decisive and resolute.

"Xinyan, you really..." Luo Yichen murmured to himself, with a hint of imperceptible tenderness in his tone.

However, before he could finish, his cell phone rang suddenly. He glanced at the caller ID and his expression instantly became serious.

"What's the matter?" Luo Yichen's voice was low and cold.

"Boss Luo, this is bad..." Manager Liu's anxious voice came from the other end of the line, "After the statement was released, not only did it not have any effect, but it actually..."

"On the contrary what?" Luo Yichen's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

"On the contrary..." Manager Liu's voice became smaller and smaller, as if he didn't dare to say it out loud.