Although her real name had never been exposed online, not even a clear photo of her had emerged.
However, her past was being exposed one after another, embellished with details.
All of a sudden, she was labeled as a woman who had defrauded others of their money, abandoned her husband and child, left behind a pile of debts and messes, and then gone abroad to enjoy herself.
She was portrayed as a vicious woman who didn't care about the well - being of her young child or the situation of her husband.
Xu Tingyu frowned deeper and deeper as she read those comments.
Those who made these revelations must have come prepared.
Because what they said was a distortion of her real past.
Under the guise of objectively describing the past, they were actually guiding public opinion to shape her into the image they wanted.
Who could it be?
Someone who knew her real identity and hated her so much that they wanted to ruin her.
Could it be someone from the old mansion?
The thought flashed through her mind but was quickly dismissed.
The old master was extremely concerned about his reputation. If he really wanted to ruin her, he would have done what he did four years ago, expelling her from Kyoto and making her disappear from the public eye forever.
So who could it be?
Xie Yu?
Xu Tingyu thought it was quite possible. Since the last time Xie Yu came to provoke her, she had disappeared. This was not in line with her character.
Playing dirty tricks behind the scenes was exactly her style.
Thinking of this, Xu Tingyu immediately regarded Xie Yu as the "number one suspect".
It didn't matter if it wasn't her. Anyway, this woman had done enough disgusting things to her. It was better to make a mistake than to show any mercy.
So she immediately turned on her computer, retrieved a PPT from it, and registered a new account.
After uploading the PPT file to the cloud drive, she started posting with the new account.
"Come and have a taste of this melon. After all these years, hasn't anyone ever wondered where Xie Shu has gone?"
They say the best ways to forget someone are time and a new love.
The same goes for gossip.
The best way to reduce the heat of one piece of gossip is to replace it with another.
The PPT Xu Tingyu released contained detailed records about the Xie Yu and Xie Shu sisters. In particular, Xie Shu had disappeared without a trace since going abroad.
Xie Shu used to be in the entertainment industry. Wasn't it strange that she had disappeared so completely? Didn't anyone wonder about it?
After Xu Tingyu posted with the new account, she hired a lot of online trolls and then waited for the post to gain popularity.
While waiting, she received a call from Chen Yan.
"Tingyu, that Yan Zhou is sick and still trying to drag you down? How dare he? Is he tired of living?"
Chen Yan had encountered some problems with his business abroad last week. He flew there overnight to deal with it and still hadn't been able to return.
"I'm fine. But you've been involved too, and it's a direct mention. Do I need to explain it to your fiancée?"
Xu Tingyu answered the phone while browsing the posts.
This made Chen Yan unhappy. "Where did I get a fiancée? Don't talk nonsense. That Miss Zhang has nothing to do with me."
"Still haven't smoothed things over? Isn't the wedding date approaching?"
She was surprised.
She had always thought that his sudden return to Kyoto was because he had quarreled with Miss Zhang and came back to cool off.
After so many days of cooling off, hadn't they made up yet?
"Xu Tingyu," he called her name seriously, "Miss Zhang is not my fiancée. I do have someone I like, but it's not her."
It was the first time he had spoken to her in such a serious tone, which startled Xu Tingyu.
But now her attention was completely drawn to the post that was gradually gaining popularity. She replied absent - mindedly, "Oh, got it."
Chen Yan was still waiting for her to ask who the person he liked was, but to his surprise, she said "got it" and that was it.
There was a moment of silence on the phone. Then Chen Yan asked, "What are you doing? Is there anyone else around you?"
When he saw the hot search, he immediately booked a flight back to Kyoto.
Especially when he saw that someone was live - streaming near the Qi's Hotel, his worry for her reached its peak.
"I'm looking at online posts. Don't worry. I'm in the hotel. I'm very safe."
Xu Tingyu knew he was worried about her.
But she wasn't afraid of this level of personal safety issues at all.
In her more than twenty years of life, there had been many dangerous moments. This was not the most helpless and isolated moment for her.
"I'm already at the airport. Wait for me. I'll be by your side in at most eight hours."
Chen Yan heard that the background sound was really quiet and guessed that she was alone in the room.
"Before I get to you, don't act alone. Tingyu, your safety is very important. You can't put yourself in any danger. Do you understand?"
He knew she was more likely to be persuaded by gentle words, so his tone was as gentle as water.
Even the assistant who had driven him to the airport couldn't help but glance at him.
Xu Tingyu finally spared a bit of attention from "eating the melon" for him. "Okay, I know. You should be careful too."
She didn't act coquettishly and tell him not to come.
Because she knew he wouldn't listen even if she did.
Chen Yan was really good to her. He truly loved her as a family member.
If Jiajia were still alive, seeing this, she would have rushed to her side immediately too.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yan looked at the assistant beside him. "Don't report my itinerary to the family."
"Okay, Young Master Chen. However, Miss Zhang has visited the Chen family twice recently. She also attended Old Master Chen's birthday last month."
The assistant was Chen Yan's personal assistant, arranged by the Chen family, saying they were afraid he couldn't take good care of himself.
Chen Yan thought it was funny. He was already an adult. If he hadn't missed out on Xu Tingyu, his child would be in primary school by now.
But the family had always doted on him, so he had to accept the assistant.
After all, having an assistant was better than having his older brothers and sisters come to "bother" him in person.
"I've made my attitude clear to the family. If they want to have a relationship with Miss Zhang, that's their business. It has nothing to do with me."
"If the family asks you, just convey this to them."
Chen Yan knew that the assistant suddenly brought this up to test his attitude, but his stance was still very clear.
Out of consideration for the feelings of the elderly in the family before, he had met Miss Zhang, but he had made it clear from the start that his heart already belonged to someone.
That Miss Zhang had also appeared very generous and said she understood.
So Chen Yan regarded all her subsequent interactions with the Chen family as having nothing to do with him.
Chen Yan took the plane ticket from the assistant's hand. Just as he was about to walk in, he suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, please ask the family not to spread such unfounded rumors about the wedding date anymore, so as to avoid any awkward situations later."
Xu Tingyu wasn't a gossipy person. If she was so sure that Miss Zhang was his fiancée and the wedding was approaching, it must have been spread by someone within the Chen family.
Just thinking about it made him grind his teeth in anger. Instead of helping him, they were even holding him back!