Saving the male protagonist in the dungeon only resulted in him becoming cannon fodder.

Everyone else had a wonderful night, except for Zhu Ting. Seeing Bai Mengmeng and Lu Ze trending on social media, she was furious. Adding to her anger, Zhao Ming started hitting and cursing her as soon as he returned, fueling her hatred. Her already unstable emotions were further exacerbated by Zhao Ming's actions, making her even more irrational.

That night, she organized the photos she had taken with Lu Ze, and even hired someone to maliciously forge photos of Zhu Ting and Lu Ze in bed. Some unscrupulous media outlets didn't even bother to verify the photos and instead publicized them extensively. In an instant, Bai Mengmeng and Lu Ze were thrust into the eye of the storm.

What's even more despicable is that Zhu Ting went live late at night to maliciously smear Lu Ze, saying that he now has a better partner and doesn't want her anymore. She claimed that she never abandoned him when he was down on his luck, and now he's confessing his feelings to Bai Mengmeng and even dating her; she said he's just after the Bai family's money. Unexpectedly, this garnered her a lot of sympathy and people even spoke up for her.

Early in the morning, the elders of the Zhu and Zhao families rushed to the Bai family to apologize. After a night of fermentation, the matter had become uncontrollable. Bai Mengmeng was furious when she saw what Zhu Ting had done and immediately instructed Butler Li, "Don't rush to do a public relations response. Collect evidence and sue all the people who spread rumors yesterday."

Lu Ze stormed into the Bai family, his anger palpable. "Since your Zhao family couldn't even protect a woman, then don't blame me if she dies!" Lu Ze's eyes were bloodshot with rage. Even if he couldn't compare to these powerful families, he would still fight to the death to protect Mengmeng.

Uncle Bai was very pleased to see Lu Ze risking a falling out with the Zhao and Zhu families for his daughter's sake, but he wouldn't let him do whatever he wanted.

Uncle Bai could only stop Lu Ze, "Send him to Mengmeng first, and be sure to tell him to keep a close watch on him."

When Uncle Bai learned of Mengmeng's actions, he could only hold back for now and let them all go back first.

Actually, Bai Mengmeng did this more to draw out Li Yuan or even other members of the Li family. After all, they hadn't made any moves for so long, and they were afraid they couldn't hold back any good news. Why not create an opportunity for them? Now that the public sees that we haven't been doing any public relations, they will definitely think that we are guilty. This will make the Li family certain that what Zhu Ting said is true. Zhu Ting will not really tell them the truth. Besides, why not use a knife that has been handed to you?

Butler Li escorted Lu Ze back. Lu Ze was initially very angry, but he was more worried that Mengmeng wouldn't be able to handle the blow. Unexpectedly, she sat there quietly watching variety shows and eating snacks, looking quite happy.

Lu Ze asked cautiously, "Are you really not angry? If you blame me for being with Zhu Ting before, you can hit me or scold me however you want."

Bai Mengmeng turned to look at his irrational appearance and said, "Why am I angry? This is a good thing. The Li family has been quiet for a long time. Why not take this opportunity to lure them?"

Lu Ze was pleased to hear that Bai Mengmeng wasn't angry.

"I told you not to get too excited. There are probably paparazzi all around. We have to pretend we're not getting along to fool them. Zhu Ting knows the reason behind this, but she's not entirely sure if she'll drag us down. So she'll just create a scene of discord, refusing to listen to explanations, having a big fight, and pretending we're about to break up. By deliberately releasing this kind of news, it should make it almost certain to work out."

"Butler Li, do as I just said. We have to do things ourselves that others can't film."

Uncle Bai felt even more disheartened as he looked at the new trending topics. One wave hadn't been resolved, and now another had come. Netizens were attacking the company's website and Weibo, and now it was all covered in negative information.

As expected, the Li family made their move after dominating the trending topics for two days. Bai Mengmeng felt it was too unfair to let them acquire shares, so she preferred a contract. The Li family fell for it and deliberately sabotaged the cooperation. Bai Mengmeng had already contacted the Wang and Liu families, and the Zhao family was willing to cooperate, as were other smaller companies. The Li family was pleased to see the Bai family gradually crumbling and no longer tried to hide.

Unexpectedly, this action led to the discovery of Zhao Lei's illegitimate son, Zhao Xu, who also had dealings with Li Yuan. It was only through investigation that it was discovered that Zhu Ting and Zhao Xu were having an affair. While Zhao Ming was away from home, she deliberately seduced Zhao Xu and even sent the servants away. Those with discerning eyes discovered this, and Bai Mengmeng generously bought out the video.

After hearing what Bai Mengmeng had done, Uncle Bai kept praising her for her skill. Although she lost some money, she gained important information in return.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Bai Mengmeng began her counterattack. Her first step was to sue everyone who had previously participated in the public opinion campaign, even Zhu Ting. The internet was in chaos, with everyone thinking that Zhu Ting had won. Unexpectedly, the Bai family came with evidence to slap them in the face. Now they were all facing lawsuits, and it was too late to delete the public opinion. It was fortunate that Bai Mengmeng did not lose her composure, otherwise the entire Bai family's business would have been affected.

With improved public opinion, the relationship between Bai Mengmeng and Lu Ze is now more confirmed. Some have even unearthed that the Lu Group has returned to Lu Ze's hands—an unexpected development. They thought he was just a gigolo, but it turns out he's the one in power. Although he's not as powerful as the Bai Group, he's a force to be reckoned with, and catching up is only a matter of time.

The Li family, far away in the United States, finally realized that it was all a ruse. They thought they had done it perfectly, but it turned out to be a trap.

Old Master Li was furious. Li Yuan was his most prized grandson, and he never expected that even a simple task would be discovered. He had initially thought the Lu family was finished, but it turned out that Lu Ze was still in charge of the company. The Bai family's cooperation had also been gradually destroyed, but it turned out that it was all a deliberate act. In the end, we were the ones who were tricked.

"Tell me who told you to do this. You listened to him and now you've ended up like this. Is it because our Li family can't beat the Bai family?" Old Master Li was so angry that no one in the hall dared to utter a sound. Only Li Yuan knelt in the middle, silently bowing his head.

Because of this oversight, Li Yuan was confined to his quarters. In a family driven by self-interest, those who are useless are eliminated. He used to be high and mighty, but now he's so down on his luck that no one pleads for him. He hates that woman, all because he listened to her sweet talk. He cares more about his own position in the family. Li Yuan feels it's time to let go of the old family grudges. Isn't it better to live your own life? From childhood, he's been forced by his parents to please his grandfather and do despicable things. He's had enough of this life. This is a kind of liberation.

Li Yuan had no choice but to ask his younger brother to make the trip for him.

"Lu Ze, Li Yan came to see me. He's Li Yuan's younger brother. Should I see him?" Bai Mengmeng didn't expect Li Yuan to come to her door in person.

"It's time for a meeting. We need to distinguish between friend and foe." Lu Ze knew this was going to be a tough battle.