Chapter Ninety-Seven: Only Fearing That the World Is Not in Chaos

Rong Qiaoyi let out a cold snort, pulled out her phone, and casually refreshed Weibo, only to see the trending topics already blazing across the top of the platform.

Shen Qingli was carried away by Gu Qingming.

What is the relationship between Shen Qingli and Gu Qingming?

“Buy these trends up immediately.”

After tossing the phone carelessly to Ye Qingqing, Rong Qiaoyi glanced at the driver. “Take me back. There is nothing worth staying for here.”

At that thought, a trace of frost entered her eyes.

The wound on her shoulder still throbbed faintly. She could not help but press a hand to the injured spot and said in a low voice, “Not enough. This still is not enough.”

“This little bit of harm is nowhere near enough.”

Ye Qingqing was spending money to push the topic up the rankings. When she heard the resentment in the woman’s voice beside her, her eyes flickered.

She instinctively inhaled, only to feel that resentment nourishing her body and soul.

Her eyes brightened, though she did not tell Rong Qiaoyi about the change.

“Qiaoyi, don’t worry. That Shen Qingli is not a threat to us at all.”

“You and Jinchuan are the true pair.”

Hearing that, Rong Qiaoyi curved her lips, her eyes full of delight.

“That’s right. He and I are the match made in heaven.”

Seeing the woman’s proud expression, Ye Qingqing lowered her gaze slightly, hiding the light in her eyes.

As she had guessed, she did not need Rong Qiaoyi’s power; even by feeding on resentment, she could still grow stronger.

“Ye Qingqing, what are you smiling about?”

The smile at the corner of the woman’s mouth made one narrow her eyes, and she studied the woman before her from head to toe.

“Qiaoyi, I was only thinking about what will happen to Shen Qingli in the end.”

Ye Qingqing immediately covered it up, and the two of them continued chatting and laughing.

...

Hospital.

The sight of Gu Qingming walking in with Shen Qingli in his arms, his face dark with concern, had naturally been captured by the onlookers as well.

By now, the online frenzy was practically on fire.

Ping Lang had no time to worry about it anymore. He handed the red wine glass in his hand to the doctor. “Please test this and see whether there is anything in it that should not be there.”

After all, in the entertainment industry, filthy tricks existed everywhere; people merely pretended not to know about them in public.

And Shen Qingli had been in good spirits. How could she possibly have fainted for no reason?

“Understood.”

The doctor took the red wine glass at once and headed to the testing station. Gu Qingming stood by the door, looking through the window at Shen Qingli undergoing examination, his eyes filled with undisguised worry.

“Qingming, because you suddenly carried her away, the internet is already in an uproar,” Ping Lang said helplessly, handing him his phone.

Looking at the overwhelming wave of posts slandering Shen Qingli online, a hint of irritation surfaced in his eyes.

“How did things come to this?” he said coldly, turning to Ping Lang. “You didn’t suppress it?”

Ping Lang looked a little helpless. “I rushed here with you to the hospital. Where would I have had the time to deal with this?”

He glanced at the man, his tone turning serious. “You should think about how to respond. If the reply is mishandled, Shen Qingli may only end up worse off...”

He did not finish the rest of the sentence. Rumors and public opinion could kill people, especially when Shen Qingli was, in name, Gu Qingming’s boss. This could affect the company’s development.

“Say whatever needs to be said. Handle it however you see fit.”

Gu Qingming had no time to concern himself with such matters. He immediately tossed the phone back to Ping Lang.

Seeing this, Ping Lang sighed and promptly released an official Weibo statement, saying that the two of them were merely friends and that anyone would have helped in such a situation instead of standing by and watching.

With this explanation, along with Gu Qingming’s fans controlling the comment section, the rumors that their relationship was improper were soon completely cleared away.

Seeing the situation online improve, Ping Lang finally let out a breath of relief.

Click.

The doctors came out from the examination room and looked at Gu Qingming. “Rest assured, the patient only ingested some sleeping pills. There is nothing serious. She is just a little overworked and needs proper rest.”

After saying that, the doctor left with the others.

Gu Qingming relaxed at once, and Ping Lang shot him a glance as if he were hopeless.

“Cough, cough, cough.”

A fit of coughing came from inside the room. The person on the bed moved.

Since it was nothing serious to begin with, Shen Qingli naturally woke up a little earlier as well.

“Am I... in the hospital?”

Rubbing her eyes, Shen Qingli looked at the surroundings and gradually recalled what had happened before she fainted.

As a qualified worker, the first thing she did was pull out her phone and open Weibo.

She completely ignored the two people standing beside her.

“Damn it!”

Seeing the news online, Shen Qingli could not help blurting out an expletive.

Gu Qingming blinked. Ping Lang facepalmed and shook his head.

“Cough, cough. Miss Shen.”

At the sound of the voice, Shen Qingli immediately came to herself.

Only then did she notice the two people standing there. Thinking of her reaction just now, she gave an awkward smile. “You’re here.”

Just as Gu Qingming was about to speak, the doctor walked in.

“Mr. Ping, this is the test report.”

With that, the doctor placed the examination report for the red wine glass into Ping Lang’s hands.

It was indeed the report for the wine.

When Ping Lang saw that the ingredients listed included sleeping pills, he immediately handed the report to Shen Qingli.

“I knew it. Someone deliberately set this up.”

Hearing this, Shen Qingli glanced at the report in confusion.

Seeing the medication listed on it, together with the situation online, it was not hard for her to connect the dots and figure out what had happened.

It must have been Rong Qiaoyi’s doing.

But she had underestimated the matter far too much.

Did she think something like this would be enough to bring Shen Qingli down completely? Little did she know, they had already arranged things with Gu Qingming’s fans.

“I’ll handle this. You two don’t need to worry about it for now. You should take Gu Qingming and leave first.”

“If you stay in the hospital too long, someone with ill intentions may use it against you.”

Ping Lang nodded and, without another word, pulled the man away.

They had already been delayed in the hospital for far too long. If they stayed any longer, even things that never happened could be twisted into fact.

“Miss Shen, please get some rest.”

Gu Qingming also knew he could not add trouble for Shen Zhinan.

After calling out to her, he followed Ping Lang and left the hospital at speed.

Once they were gone, Shen Qingli got out of bed as well.

After leaving the hospital, she drove straight toward Rong Qiaoyi’s villa.

“Clearly, if you don’t teach someone a lesson, they really start to think they are a sickly cat.”

Shen Qingli snorted under her breath, pressing the accelerator down a little harder.

Very soon, she arrived at Rong Qiaoyi’s villa.

Hearing music drifting from the back garden, she gave a cold laugh and walked straight toward it.

There she saw Rong Qiaoyi playing with several minor celebrities, and by a strange coincidence, those celebrities were also people who disliked her.