Chapter 526: Chapter 526

Bai Long naturally sided with Chen Xin, but he couldn’t plead for leniency at the moment; he had to curse vehemently to achieve optimal effect.

When his phone rang, Chen Xin was overwhelmed, busy with his PR team.

The keyboard clattered loudly.

He had just handled two minor public opinion issues about Boxin Hospital when a much bigger storm erupted, shooting to the top of the trending searches.

"What’s going on? How did the Boxin matter get to the trending searches?" Bai Long’s tone sounded very stern, unlike usual, "What did Brother Shen say yesterday? Can’t even handle this small matter?"

Hearing this, Chen Xin’s heart sank: Oh no, Brother Shen knows now!

"All media and major platforms... have been contacted already, they’ll minimize the impact, similar news won’t reappear."

"Minimize? Now the whole world knows, how can you minimize it?"

"It’s going very fast already, give me a moment. Five minutes, at most five minutes, I’ll tell you... it must be Ling Xiao who paid for trending, otherwise it wouldn’t have tens of thousands of clicks within minutes."

"One hour? Do you think you have too long a life?" Bai Long yelled deliberately.

"Explain to Brother Shen."

"At most half an hour, otherwise quit." For origınal chapters go to novᴇlfire.net

"I’ll treat you to a drink when we’re back."

Hanging up, Bai Long took a deep breath and quickly returned to Li Zishen’s side.

"Brother Shen, I’ve just scolded Chen Xin severely." Bai Long paused, feigning anger, "He said he’ll resolve it within half an hour."

Li Zishen slightly lifted his head, his gaze sharp as he looked at Bai Long, "Half an hour?"

In half an hour, the whole world will know!

"Yes, he promised that the trending topic would disappear within half an hour, and he said there must be someone who spent a lot of money to deliberately smear Boxin, and also..."

"And what?" Li Zishen lifted his head to look at Bai Long, seemingly onto something.

"He thinks it’s very likely Ling Xiao manipulating behind the scenes." Bai Long said carefully, constantly observing Li Zishen’s expression, "Less than three minutes... and it’s already had tens of thousands of clicks, definitely paid traffic."

As he finished, Li Zishen’s complexion darkened slightly, but he didn’t erupt in fury.

He was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Tell Chen Xin, if it doesn’t come down from the trending list within ten minutes, he should take care of himself."

"Yes, I’ll notify him right away."

The assistant, feeling a chill, hurriedly bowed his head to check his phone, refreshing the trending list.

"Chairman, it’s gone!"

"Yes, it’s gone, not on the list anymore!" The assistant hastily handed over his phone, refreshed, his expression serious and complex.

Bai Long inwardly sighed in relief.

Then, Li Zishen walked towards the cloakroom, selected a dark blue tie to match his black shirt, and composedly put on the watch offered respectfully by his assistant.

"Let’s go to the Royal Palace first," Li Zishen said calmly, "We’ll investigate the trending list matter after we’re done."

Bai Long nodded, "Yes."

The two walked out one after the other.

Twenty minutes later, their figures gradually blended into the splendid Royal Palace.

Inside the luxurious hall, lights dazzled, and music flowed. Distinguished guests from various countries either danced gracefully or conversed quietly, each face displaying traces of excitement and joy.

At this moment, the King and Queen had not yet arrived.

This has always been a tradition at the royal ball, to show the King’s supreme status and to give everyone ample time to interact.

The appearance of business tycoon Li Zishen undoubtedly brought another highlight to the ball.

Standing at 186 cm tall, he radiated a heroic aura.

Girls cast admiring glances his way. Some were dressed in gorgeous gowns, graceful and charming; others wore priceless jewelry, dazzlingly brilliant. Some shyly stole glances, while others boldly met his phoenix eyes, hoping to capture his attention.

Among them were princesses and rich heiresses.

However, Li Zishen paid no mind to all this. His gaze swept over the guests and eventually settled on an elderly woman.

She was dressed in a pure black cheongsam, adorned with jade bracelets and beads, dignified yet commanding.

"Seen enough, tequila."

"Yes, indeed, a woman of great valor!"

Li Zishen slowly picked up the tequila handed to him by Bai Long and walked towards the woman with calm composure.

Meanwhile, at Jincheng Wuyou Pavilion,

in the bedroom, Second Aunt Lai put down her phone with a smile, feeling extremely pleased.

"In at twelve noon, hasn’t come out yet; strange, very strange indeed. When has she ever... stayed this long before!"

Hmm, I wondered why I hadn’t seen anyone this afternoon.

"It’s common to stay for meals as well."

"Have you eaten her cooking?" Second Aunt Lai raised an eyebrow, interrogating like a detective, "When did you eat it, how come I didn’t know?"

This question indeed made him somewhat embarrassed.

Li Wanshan coughed lightly, "I haven’t, when have I ever stayed at her place..."

He stopped mid-sentence, suddenly realizing his wife’s analysis might have some merit after all, it really was unusual, nearly eight hours now.

Could she be plotting against me again?

"Right? Definitely something wrong! Shall we go check it out?" Second Aunt Lai leaned in and asked.

"Why are you in such a rush? To catch a cheater? Or you want to make our younger brother beg for mercy?" Li Wanshan glared at his wife, his tone slightly displeased.

That’s his own younger brother!

Even if there was something, it had to be resolved privately, otherwise it would be the Leng Family’s face that would be lost.

One for all, all for one!

Second Aunt Lai, startled by his sudden glare, felt a little intimidated, but she still refused to back down, "Am I rushing? I just find it strange, a man and a woman alone together for seven or eight hours, who knows what they’re doing."

"Did you see it with your own eyes, or do you have video evidence? What are you thinking about?"

"I... I’m just curious." Second Aunt Lai’s voice lowered a bit, sounding slightly less confident, "Besides, our younger brother is such an honest person, he shouldn’t be corrupted by that vixen Yuan Min."

Honest? He’s cunning!

Li Wanshan’s eyes darkened, and he said firmly, "I’m going out... You just stay home and don’t go anywhere."

Second Aunt Lai was displeased to hear this; how could she miss the show without her? She was eager to hear how the pretentious Yuan Min would defend herself, how she would soothe Third Aunt Lai, who had just been discharged from the hospital.

The last time was a close call, nothing serious, but what about this time? Might her blood vessels burst?

"Husband, I want to go too, take me with you, please? I swear, I promise, I won’t speak out of turn... I’ll follow your lead all the way."

Li Wanshan glanced at her, "No."