After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Shen Baolin's eyes reddened with anger. How did it become her being unreasonable?

What kind of affection exists between Lu Sijian and Xia Youyou? They're clearly just using each other!

"What good is your advice? It's just for show. You know perfectly well that Lian Buman won't listen. How can you help A-Jian?"

Lu Sijian's expression turned serious: "Shen Baolin!"

She rarely called Shen Baolin by her full name like that.

In Shen Baolin's memory, she was always more mature and composed than her peers, and she always spoke to her in a coaxing and deceiving tone.

When Shen Baolin was a child, she was sent to the Lu family. Because she was unhappy with her parents' arrangements, she threw a tantrum and smashed the maid who brought her there, leaving her head covered in blood. That's what Lu Sijian called her.

That time, she was slapped on the palm and cried out that she wanted to hit Lu Sijian, but she was suppressed by him.

That was the time when Lu Sijian disciplined her so well that she never dared to lose her temper and hit the servants again.

Long-buried memories suddenly flooded back, and Shen Baolin turned her head away in embarrassment.

"Never mind, it's my fault. I shouldn't have been so anxious." She stood up abruptly and grabbed her bag.

“I shouldn’t have told my cousin as soon as I saw the news and asked him to help me think of a solution.”

But what is the reality? He did so much for her, yet he didn't receive any appreciation in return.

Xia Youyou was just putting on an act, and Lu Sijian was already extremely grateful.

My phone suddenly vibrated; it was a new notification from the system.

Shen Baolin glanced at the headline, thought for a moment, and then turned to remind Lu Sijian, "Your cousin has already had the company issue a statement to clarify things for you."

Xia Youyou looked down at her phone, refreshed it for a moment, and then looked a little confused. "No."

Shen Baolin was immediately furious. "It's trending on social media, how could I possibly lie?"

Lu Sijian: "But it was the Lian Group's clarification that was trending on social media."

Shen Baolin was stunned for a moment, then quickly clicked on the entry and found that it was indeed associated with the official Weibo account of the Lian Group. Undeterred, she exited and checked the official Weibo account of the Lou Group, only to find that there were no new updates at all.

The Lian Group's clarification was very official, stating that the Lian family has never married into any family, that the recent rumors are all untrue, and that netizens should not believe or spread rumors. The Group also stated that it will not rule out taking legal action against those who deliberately spread rumors.

Shen Baolin calmed down. This matter had nothing to do with the Lian Group, so there was no need to jump out and issue such a statement at this time.

Unless someone contacted the CEO of the Lian Group and asked him to issue such a statement.

“Ah Jian, it must have been my cousin who asked Uncle Lian for help!” Shen Baolin’s mind raced. “After all, my cousin knows that the Lou family’s clarification alone won’t do much good. Only by persuading Uncle Lian to clarify can the rumors about the mistress be truly dispelled.”

Lu Sijian's reaction was indifferent: "Really?"

[Lou Xiao is actively persuading the Lian family to help me clear my name? I just don't believe it!]

Shen Baolin was anxious. Besides her cousin, who else would be so selfless as to protect her?

"The Lian family and the Lou family are still in a cooperative relationship. My cousin must have given up a lot of benefits to persuade the Lian family to speak out on his behalf."

In the comments section, many people shared the same thoughts as her.

[This must be Lou Xiao's doing, right? He really cares for Lu Sijian; where can you find such a devoted man?]

[Lou Xiao, wake up! Your fiancée is a green tea bitch, don't be fooled by her anymore!]

[Rumor has it that this statement was issued directly by the public relations department at the behest of President Lian, without Miss Lian's prior knowledge. She's probably furious right now.]

[Aren't all capitalists like this? They prioritize profit above all else. What does it matter if their daughter suffers a little grievance? The cooperation between the two families cannot be broken.]

[President Lian really dotes on his daughter; he lets her buy whatever she wants without batting an eye. His actions show that Lou Xiao has really given her a lot of discounts! It also shows that Lou Xiao is incredibly wealthy!]

Actually, I think it might have been Lu's older brother who made the move; he's a total doting brother.

What's going on? Who is Lu's older brother?

[The photo cropped from the financial news, circled is Lu's older brother, an exceptionally refined and elegant young nobleman, completely etched in my heart.]

[Ahhh, this guy is so handsome! He's like a real-life version of a wealthy young master!]

[Lu is so lucky! She has such a kind older brother who dotes on her and such a handsome fiancé who protects her. No wonder she dares to be so reckless.]

Many of the subsequent comments went astray, focusing on whether Lu Lingjun or Lou Xiao was more handsome.

Although no one believed the Lian Group's statement, public opinion was much better than before, when everyone was overwhelmingly condemning the mistress.

Shen Baolin felt that things had been resolved very well. With the Lian Group's clarification statement, no one could criticize Lu Sijian's marriage for being illegitimate.

But when she thought about how much benefit her cousin had given up, she felt a little sorry for him.

Instead of expressing any gratitude, Lu Sijian immediately became suspicious.

After thinking for a moment, Aunt Wang said, "Young Master Lou is very good, but our young master must have also contributed! The young master would absolutely not allow anyone to slander the young lady!"

Why is it that the Lou family paid such a high price? The Lu family also has people who dote on their young lady!

Shen Baolin choked for a moment, "I never said that Brother Lingjun didn't contribute!"

[Maybe I didn't even help at all; my brother still hasn't replied to my messages.]

Shen Baolin: "..."

How could she not even trust her own older brother?

Zhou Guyang's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile, "If Young Master Lu also makes a move, then it won't be surprising. Miss Lu is very lucky to have such a loving brother."

Lu Sijian: "I don't think it's a good idea to make such a guess. It was clearly the Lian Group that issued the statement, so don't try to pin the credit on someone else."

Zhou Guyang thought she was being modest, "The Lian family actually gained a lot of benefits from this statement."

He knew that the marriage between the Lian and Lou families was real. Lou Xiao must have given up a lot of benefits when he broke off the engagement. In addition, the Lian family was ashamed, so they had been swallowing their anger.

The Lian family could have used public opinion to seek revenge this time, but they chose to come forward and clarify, which means they would need much more benefits than they did back then to do so.

However, doing so would inevitably cause Lian Buman to suffer.

But when faced with the prospect of personal gain, a daughter's minor grievances are really nothing.

Shen Baolin understood Lu Sijian's unspoken meaning; she had sent a voice message to Lou Xiao a few minutes earlier.

"Cousin, did you ask them to post the statement on the Lian family's official Weibo account?"

Just then, Lou Xiao's phone vibrated, and he replied with a voice message.

Shen Baolin specifically set the speakerphone: "I asked you to post this, how did you see it so quickly?"

Seeing everyone looking over, she raised an eyebrow. "I checked with my cousin to make sure he didn't take credit for it, that would be embarrassing."

Lu Sijian looked at her phone screen. Just now, she had sent a WeChat message to Sheng Yunchao, asking if he had interfered.

She thought about it for a moment, then deleted the WeChat message.

This idea is completely unfounded, since he didn't send her any messages of concern today.

So it really was Lou Xiao who helped.

Shen Baolin smiled and said, "Ah Jian, why do you seem so surprised?"

She felt a little smug, thinking to herself, "Now you've been proven wrong."