"I don't know," Mrs. Su replied coldly, but fearing that Shen Meiyin wouldn't believe her, she added, "I really don't. Zhou Jicai didn't say."
Mrs. Su simply blurted out, "He just said he had an absolutely reliable source. We guessed it must be someone inside Jin Cheng. Anyway, as long as the news is true, we don't need to investigate further."
Shen Meiyin finally let go of Mrs. Su and turned to walk back.
"Did someone come looking for trouble with you?" Lin Jinshen frowned and said in a low voice.
Shen Meiyin shook her head and explained to Mr. Smith in English, "That's my former foster mother. She was manipulated into doing this and came to apologize to me."
Mr. Smith was surprised, "Really?"
Shen Meiyin smiled and pulled Mrs. Su over.
Mrs. Su didn't know what Shen Meiyin was going to do and looked completely bewildered.
Shen Mianyin then said to Mrs. Su, "Tell Mr. Smith, was this whole thing a misunderstanding?"
Mrs. Su gritted her teeth, but had no choice but to force a smile and nod. "It was a misunderstanding."
"Did you come to apologize to me?" Shen Mianyin continued.
"Shen Mianyin, don't go too far!" Mrs. Su said, finally losing her patience.
Shen Mianyin didn't say anything, simply smiling as she looked at Mrs. Su.
"Yes, I came to apologize," Mrs. Su said reluctantly.
Anyone could tell from her expression that she was being forced.
Mr. Smith could see this too.
But Mr. Smith didn't care.
As long as Jincheng could resolve this matter, that was all that mattered.
How they resolved it—whether through friendly means or by resorting to certain tactics—was irrelevant.
The fact that Mrs. Su is so unwilling yet has to cooperate with Shen Meiyin actually shows that Shen Meiyin has some skill.
Smith was very satisfied.
So, the group ignored Mrs. Su and went straight into the company.
Mrs. Su glared at Shen Meiyin's back resentfully until she could no longer see her, and then left in a huff.
After seeing Mr. Smith and Gu Huaizhi off, Shen Meiyin called Reporter Tang and gave him the recording from today.
After listening to the recording, Reporter Tang called Shen Meiyin back and said, "This is pretty explosive. If we release it, it'll definitely generate a lot of buzz."
"But, Ms. Shen, I'll just ask out of curiosity," Reporter Tang said, "It's okay if you don't want to answer."
"This isn't an interview, is it?" Shen Meiyin asked with a smile.
"Of course not," Reporter Tang said, "It’s just my own curiosity. Rest assured, whatever you say, I won’t publish it.”
"You ask."
"Actually, isn't it better to keep this leverage in your hands?" Reporter Tang asked, "Just in case the Su family causes you trouble again."
“Now the Su family knows that unless they have a threat powerful enough to force me to donate a kidney, I won’t agree to give my kidney to Su Yiqing,” Shen Mianyin said. “And they don’t have any leverage over me.”
"Otherwise, they wouldn't have faked evidence to sabotage my business," Shen Meiyin said slowly. "So, without my kidney, the Su family can only find another way."
"Given the Su family's love for Su Yiqing, they'll definitely try their best to find a replacement for her kidney as soon as possible," Shen Meiyin said. "I estimate it won't be too long."
Especially with Gu Luoan’s help.
"So, I can't hold this leverage over them for too long. Once Su Yiqing has a successful kidney transplant, even if I expose this matter, they can deny it," Shen Meiyin said. "So it's better to take advantage of this situation while it's still beneficial to me and release this evidence to maximize my interests."
"At that time, the Su family will be so preoccupied that they won't have time to deal with me," Shen Meiyin said. "And as for hating me even more because of this, there's not much difference. Even if I don't expose this matter, their hatred for me won't decrease."
"Reporter Tang, I know you have more questions," Shen Meiyin continued. "In the recording, I told Mrs. Su that if she troubles me again, I'll expose this matter. But I never promised that if she doesn't trouble me, I won't say anything."
"For someone who has repeatedly caused me trouble, there's no such thing as good faith between us," Shen Meiyin said. "Besides, they caused me trouble, did they really think I wouldn't retaliate? If I don't retaliate, they'll think I'm a pushover."
"Reporter Tang, rest assured, I'm the kind of person who doesn't start trouble but won't let others bully me either," Shen Meiyin said. "As long as the other party makes the first move, I definitely won't let things go so easily. But as long as they don't provoke me, I'll keep my word and won't engage in any underhanded tactics."
Reporter Tang hadn’t expected Shen Mianyin to be so intelligent. Without her even asking, Shen Mianyin knew what she was worried about.
Indeed, as long as no one provoked Shen Mianyin, she had no reason to make enemies for no reason.
However, the fact that Shen Mianyin had so easily guessed her thoughts still surprised and impressed Reporter Tang.
Dealing with someone as intelligent as Shen Meiyin has saved me a lot of trouble, but at the same time, Reporter Tang once again realized clearly that Shen Meiyin is definitely not someone to be trifled with.
"Of course I trust Ms. Shen," Reporter Tang quickly replied. "After all, we've cooperated so many times."
"When do you want to release this recording?" Reporter Tang asked.
"The day after tomorrow," Shen Meiyin said. "I just released my clarification recording today, and the heat is still there. It should be able to maintain for another day."
"To avoid splitting the attention," Shen Meiyin roughly estimated, "The day after tomorrow should be about right."
Even if the Su family and Gu Luoan acted quickly, they wouldn't be able to find a kidney for Su Yiqing within two days.
"I think so too," Reporter Tang said.
In the afternoon, Shen Meiyin received a call from Gu Huaizhi.
"Zhou Jingqi just contacted Lin Jinshen's side, and Lin Jinshen should invite you to join him for dinner with Mr. Smith," Gu Huai-zhi said. "After all, the main purpose of this meeting is your cooperation with Kewei, and I'm just accompanying you."
"You asked Assistant Zhou to contact Lin Jinshen, but you contacted me yourself?" Shen Meiyin said unconsciously, "Isn't the order wrong?"
"Hmm." Gu Huai-zhi paused and asked rhetorically, "Don't you know why?"
Shen Meiyin: "..."
She was wrong, she shouldn't have asked.
She couldn't help but mutter, "Then why did you tell me in the morning that you wouldn't be back for dinner, and I was originally going to attend the dinner party too."
He wouldn't be home for dinner, and neither would she.
Unexpectedly, Gu Huaizhi said again, "You don't know why?"
Shen Mianyin really hadn't realized: "Why?"
Gu Huaizhi was silent for a few seconds before uttering four words: "Asserting dominance." (or "Marking his territory")
Shen Mianyin: "..."
"Should I pick you up tonight?" Gu Huaizhi asked again.
"No need, I'll just go with Lin Jinshen," Shen Mianyin blurted out.
Gu Huaizhi was silent again.
This time, Shen Mianyin inexplicably understood Gu Huaizhi's silence and quickly explained, "Lin Jinshen and I have a purely superior-subordinate relationship. At most, it's just that he's my best friend's older brother."
After speaking, Shen Mianyin suddenly stopped talking.
Why was she explaining this to Gu Huaizhi?
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