The True Thousand Gold Possessions of the Myriad Realms Trading System

The hacker friend paused for a moment, then said, "Actually, from the netizens' perspective, this is just deception and backstabbing. Even if you find the person who posted the video, it won't help. You made a terrible move..."

Zhou Yan'an's reputation, or rather the Zhou family's reputation, is completely ruined!

The more genuinely netizens supported Zhou Yan'an's angry rebuke of Ruan Mianmian before, the more disgusted they are with Zhou Yan'an and his family now.

The hacker friend said he didn't understand what this friend's family was thinking.

But friends shouldn't kick someone when they're down or distance themselves when they're in trouble, so he said that one sentence and then stopped talking.

Zhou Yihan hung up the phone and wearily shook her head at the three people who were looking at her expectantly.

Then he took out a cigarette, lit it, and started smoking.

He took a deep drag of his cigarette, then exhaled, his voice hoarse, and said, "We're finished..."

He knew how terrifying public opinion could be from how they used it against Ruan Mianmian.

From this moment on, public opinion will become a weapon, rushing towards his family, tearing them apart, leaving them utterly devastated.

Zhou Yan'an was unwilling to give up. His eyes were bloodshot, and his face showed the madness unique to people on the verge of despair: "There must be a way. We can say that this is a video that Ruan Mianmian filmed with AI, and it's not real."

Zhou Zihan and his wife's eyes lit up again, and they nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's right, that's exactly it! Their film and television AI is said to be very realistic, right? Then this video was made by Ruan Mianmian using the film and television AI. She deliberately made this video to smear us!"

A glimmer of hope arose in Zhou Yihan's heart. He stubbed out his cigarette and quickly started scrolling through his phone.

But after scrolling for a while, he dejectedly put down his phone and looked at Zhou Yan'an and the other two who were discussing how much money to spend on hiring online trolls: "It's no use. Netizens have already analyzed it frame by frame. Our video is real, not AI-generated." He rubbed his face with his hands. "It must be Ruan Mianmian's PR team that's pulling out all the stops."

She will never let them get away with this!

Zhou Yan'an immediately picked up the phone that Zhou Yihan had put down and looked down at it.

The more he looked, the more rapid his breathing became, and the uglier his expression grew.

Mrs. Zhou and Zhou Zihan were frightened by his expression, but because they were really worried about the fate of their family, they hurriedly went over to take a look.

After watching it, the three of them completely lost their strength.

After an unknown amount of time, a scream echoed from the ward: "No—"

The roar was filled with endless regret and panic.

Ping called Ruan Mianmian: "Mianmian, this matter is pretty much settled. If you don't come out and forgive the Zhou family, they're probably doomed. Zhou Yan'an is, after all, your biological father. What are you thinking? Why don't you go to such extremes?"

She wasn't sympathizing with the Zhou family, but rather worried that Ruan Mianmian had gone too far and damaged her reputation, and that Ruan Mianmian would regret it in the future.

Now, Ruan Mianmian is in her prime, looking down on the world, and naturally she won't care about the relatives who hurt her. But when she gets older and starts to crave family affection, and thinks about this, I wonder if she will regret being too ruthless.

“I have no feelings for them, I’ll fight them to the end,” Ruan Mianmian said without hesitation. “When they become poor and destitute in the future, I will provide them with alimony.”

Of course, it's based on the minimum standard; there's nothing more.

Then the phone rang.

Seeing that it was an unfamiliar number, Ruan Mianmian answered the call.

The phone rang with Zhou Yan'an's unusually tired and regretful voice: "Ruan Mianmian, come out and say something for me. I'm willing to sever our father-daughter relationship legally."

"No need, I can still afford the alimony." Ruan Mianmian's voice was gentle, without sadness or joy.

The Zhou family has been pushing her to the brink of death, and now that they realize they can't win, they expect her to back down? Dream on!

"I can apologize to you!" Zhou Yan'an felt both regret and hatred upon hearing Ruan Mianmian's heartless words, but he still tried to bargain as if nothing had happened. "We were wrong this time. I apologize to you and hope you will let us go."

Ruan Mianmian asked quietly, "When the whole school bullied me, I asked them to help me. Did you help me?" She answered before Zhou Yan'an could reply.

"No. Not only did you not help me, you also scolded me for being unrespecting and immoral, saying that flies don't land on eggs without cracks. I produced evidence that Zhou Danhan and Su Jingchen incited classmates to bully me, and you said, I'm not missing any limbs, why did I cause such a commotion at home? Did you have to ruin Zhou Danhan to be satisfied? I was severely depressed at the time, but you only cared about Zhou Danhan's reputation."

“From that moment on, I knew there was no affection between us. So, you don’t need to talk to me about feelings or ask me to back down today. I will never back down, never, because I want to stand up for my teenage self.”

After saying these words, Ruan Mianmian hung up the phone immediately.

Even if Zhou Yan'an recorded it, she wasn't afraid.

She believed that if Zhou Yan'an dared to post it, he would definitely be the one getting scolded.

As for forgiveness, when Zhou Yan'an was torturing her to death, did he not think about what would happen to her reputation if she couldn't refute him?

Now that their family is in big trouble, they're starting to admit their mistakes—it's a joke.

Zhou Yan'an held the phone that had been hung up, his face first showing anger, then turning to despair.

He looked at his wife and children with a dejected expression: "She won't say a word for us, we're finished..."

"How could she do this..." Mrs. Zhou stood up in disbelief, pacing back and forth anxiously. "Let's think of another way, let's think of another way, there must be a way."

Zhou Zihan hurriedly asked, "What will happen to us if we don't survive this wave?"

Zhou Yihan clutched her head: "If we can't prove that the video is fake, netizens will keep criticizing us. Once our reputation deteriorates, our partners will stop cooperating with us, and the company's stock price will be affected. I estimate that a shareholders' meeting will be held soon, demanding that we take responsibility..."

When the matter first escalated, they couldn't resolve it. Once it blew up and public opinion exploded, they were even less able to take responsibility. Therefore, they were destined to lose this battle to their grandmother.

The old lady has been diluting their shares, fearing that their dividends will plummet once she actually takes over the company.

Without power and with their incomes drastically reduced, they could no longer squeeze into high society circles.

They could no longer maintain their former luxurious lifestyle.

The more Zhou Yihan thought about it, the more painful it became. She murmured, "If only we had been nicer to Ruan Mianmian back then... We shouldn't have sided with Zhou Danhan and bullied her."

Having managed the company for many years, Zhou Yan'an was more insightful and perceptive than Zhou Yihan. He was even more desperate about the future. Upon hearing Zhou Yihan's words, he couldn't help but complain to Mrs. Zhou: "People say that mothers are strong. Ruan Mianmian was born after you carried her for ten months. Why do you have no maternal love for her at all? If you had cared for her even a little, we wouldn't be in this situation today!"