Pei Jiangmu's revenge on them in the abandoned factory, "repaying them in their own coin," was distorted by Du Xixi as Meng Ruozhao's instigation and manipulation.
"Master Pei was deceived by her. He sent people to tie up our whole family to a terrifying abandoned factory and forced us to drink a... a special poison!" Du Xixi's face showed extreme fear, and her body trembled.
"He said... said that we would only live for at most seven days... After seven days, all our organs would fail and we would die..."
She raised her tear - filled eyes, looked into the camera, and said in an almost pleading tone, "We know we may not live much longer... But before we die, we just want to see Meng Ruozhao! We want to ask her face - to - face what our Du family did wrong to deserve such extermination?!"
"And she is so ruthless. How could she use Master Pei's hand to kill our whole family?!"
"She can't just hide behind and pour all the blame on Master Pei while pretending to be innocent!"
This performance was highly inciting.
The images of a vicious woman who was "ungrateful," "scheming," and "using the powerful to kill the family that raised her," and a dissolute playboy who was "infatuated with beauty" and "ruthless" instantly came to life.
At the end of the live - broadcast, Du Feng, who also looked sickly, came over and snatched the phone.
"Who told you to live - broadcast? This will make things difficult for your sister!"
"Turn it off quickly. We'll die anyway. Don't make your sister angry. This is what we owe her."
...
After the picture shook for a while, it was cut off.
Although the live - broadcast ended, the related edited videos, screenshots, and transcripts were spread like wildfire by the paid posters and some media with ulterior motives, quickly topping the hot - search lists on major platforms!
#Meng Ruozhao, the Vicious Beauty#
#Pei Jiangmu Kills for Love#
#The Du Family's Seven - Day Intestinal - Breaking Poison#
#Meng Ruozhao, Show Yourself#
The comment section exploded:
"My goodness! I used to think Meng Ruozhao was both beautiful and talented. Turns out she's such a person?!"
"No wonder her studio took off so quickly. The orders from Qin Mu and the resources from National Elegance Collection, it was all because of the young master of the Pei family!"
"Thinking about it gives me chills! Did she get lost when she was a child? Or did she leave the Du family on her own initiative to climb up the social ladder?"
"The Du family is so miserable! They found their daughter only to be on the verge of extermination?!"
"The four members of the Du family are all poisoned, and Mr. Du is still worried that this will be bad for Meng Ruozhao. How could Meng Ruozhao be so heartless..."
"Pei Jiangmu is so terrifying! He treats human lives like grass! Can he do whatever he wants just because he's rich?!"
"@Haicheng Police @Safe Haicheng, it's time to do your job! Someone here is openly claiming to have poisoned and murdered people!"
"Am I the only one who's suspicious? What's the truth behind Meng Ruozhao getting lost as a child? We can't just believe the Du family's side of the story."
"Agreed with the above. And Meng Ruozhao didn't seem like that kind of person on the show..."
"Those who are trying to whitewash her, get out! So many 'classmates' have come out with revelations. Can it be false?"
Soon, the weak voices defending Meng Ruozhao were drowned out by more "revelations."
A large number of small accounts claiming to be Meng Ruozhao's junior and senior high school classmates emerged. They "recalled" with certainty how she "bullied others at school," "stole other people's boyfriends," "used boys," and had a "chaotic private life." They painted her as a woman who had used her beauty and scheming to climb up the social ladder by any means since childhood.
At the same time, a powerful force began to point the finger at the Pei Group.
"Shouldn't the Pei Group come out and give an explanation? Your young master did such a thing. Is the Pei Group the mastermind behind it?"
"Can the capital do whatever it wants?!"
"Boycott the Pei Group! From today on, I'll never buy any products under the Pei Group again!"
"Such a company that treats human lives like grass should go bankrupt soon!"
The official account of the Pei Group was instantly overwhelmed by angry netizens, and its stock price also began to fall.
Just as this public - opinion storm was intensifying and was about to nail Meng Ruozhao and the Pei Group to the pillar of shame, another "bombshell revelation" quietly appeared and was quickly pushed to the top of the hot topics.
A "senior financial commentator" with hundreds of thousands of followers posted a long article and attached some blurry photos whose background could be recognized as being in a foreign country.
In the photos, Pei Jiangmu and Cui Ran could be faintly seen at the same high - end cocktail party. Although they were at a distance, the atmosphere between them didn't seem strange.
The long article detailed the "analysis" of the major cooperation projects recently launched by the Pei and Cui families. Then it pointed out that the rumor of the two families' marriage alliance had been around for a long time, and Pei Jiangmu and Cui Ran were the well - matched unmarried couple.
Then the tone of the article changed, referring to the time when Meng Ruozhao's shop was smashed. According to "reliable sources," Pei Jiangmu was on a project inspection and vacation with Cui Ran in a foreign country at that time.
Based on this, the article put forward a "reasonable" speculation: It was very likely that the smashing of Meng Ruozhao's shop was a self - directed and self - acted trick. The purpose was to gain Pei Jiangmu's sympathy and attention. At the same time, she used Pei Jiangmu's hand to deal with the Du family, which had always "obstructed" her and wanted her to return to the family. In this way, she not only consolidated her position in Pei Jiangmu's heart but also got rid of the "thorn in her side" by using a borrowed knife. It was a win - win situation! And Pei Jiangmu was just a pawn in her game.
As soon as this "speculation" was put forward, it immediately received a large amount of approval.
"I knew it! How could it be such a coincidence? The shop was just starting to do well and then got smashed!"
"So it was self - directed and self - acted! This woman is so terrifying!"
"Master Pei is really pitiful. He's being deceived by this scheming woman and has to take the blame for her!"
"Cui Ran is the really pitiful one. Her fiancé has been entangled by such a woman!"
"So is the Du family really innocent? Were they framed by Meng Ruozhao?"
"Please, Master Pei, wake up! Take a look at Miss Cui, who is well - matched for you!"
The voices on the Internet almost showed a one - sided trend.
Anger, condemnation, ridicule, boycott... All kinds of negative emotions rushed like a tsunami to every corner related to Meng Ruozhao and the Pei Group.
In the hospital, Qi Yu solemnly handed the public - opinion report on the tablet to Pei Jingdu.
Pei Jingdu looked at the disgusting insults and malicious speculations on the screen, his brows furrowed and his face ashen. He glanced at his younger brother, who was still standing guard outside the ward like a stone statue, and a sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart.
He knew that there was definitely more than just Du Xixi's last - ditch struggle behind this.
The quickly organized paid posters.
The well - timed "classmate revelations."
And the final "financial analysis" that pointed directly at the cooperation between the Pei and Cui families and tried to absolve Pei Jiangmu of some of the blame...
It was obvious that several forces were secretly fueling the fire, trying to take this opportunity to completely trample Meng Ruozhao underfoot and at the same time severely damage the Pei Group!
The Yan family? The Cui family? Or other business rivals of the Pei Group?
All were possible.
This public - opinion storm was far more complex and dangerous than it seemed on the surface.
And Meng Ruozhao, who was at the center of the storm, was still in a coma, completely unaware of all this overwhelming malice.
Pei Jiangmu, who was guarding her, was like an isolated island, ignoring the storm outside.
His whole world was left with only that faint heartbeat.