CHAPTER 376: CHAPTER 376: LIKEWISE

"Dingding..."

Ye Chen held Yu Dingding tightly, his strength frighteningly forceful, as though he wished to mold her into his very bones.

Yet Yu Dingding seemed unfazed by his brute force, her eyes half-closed and brimming with mockery.

"Young Master Ye, you wouldn’t be trying to tell me that the person who contacted me wasn’t your Shuangshuang, that your Shuangshuang wouldn’t do such a cruel thing."

Ye Chen’s body trembled.

No, he recognized that account; it was indeed the one Qin Shuang used to contact him.

He was well aware that Qin Shuang wasn’t some pure and innocent damsel; after all, kids raised in wealthy families are bound to be as cunning as a hornet’s nest.

Nevertheless, he was willing to indulge Qin Shuang’s whims, always feeling that even if she were bad, she merely played some harmless pranks.

Plus, since Qin Shuang had saved him before, Ye Chen was willing to clean up this mess for her.

However, he had never anticipated that Qin Shuang could be so rotten to the core, to actually let others do such things to Yu Dingding...

Ye Chen wanted to explain to Yu Dingding, to tell her he believed in her.

But Yu Dingding didn’t give him a chance to speak, continuing on instead.

"This account is definitely real; it was registered with your precious Shuangshuang’s mobile phone number. Besides, the texts and voice messages were also sent by her, I’ve even had experts confirm it."

"Do you know why I haven’t blocked her despite her sending me these terrible videos every day, tormenting me to the verge of a mental breakdown? It’s because I, Yu Dingding, wanted to keep the evidence to sue her."

"And it’s not just those videos. I’ve also found the footage from years ago in the bar’s private room in Emperor City, where she asked you to help her ruin me, and you agreed without hesitation."

Yu Dingding edited that piece of video, along with the chat records sent by Qin Shuang, and uploaded them online, immediately causing a massive uproar.

"Hell is empty, and all the devils are here."

"Just because she’s from the Qin Family and suffers from asthma, she’s unconditionally shielded by her family and friends, which makes her so brazen."

"No more words needed, I hope the illness takes her swiftly."

"Am I the only one who noticed that this Qin Shuang snatched someone’s boyfriend to be her fiancé, and also incited another man to go against Ms. Yu?"

"The one above, I noticed as well. If this guy isn’t a moron, then he must have been having an affair with Qin Shuang, which is why he’d help her do such inhuman things!"

"This guy isn’t a moron; didn’t you see the headlines from Yan City? The place that guy runs, Night Color, has also been exposed for illegal operations and he’s been arrested. That’s simply karma."

In fact, when the incident first came to light, Mr. Qin, Qin Xiangyang, also questioned Qin Shuang about the truth of the matter.

"I just couldn’t stand her; she’s been played out in Night Color and still has the shamelessness to cling to Brother Chen," Qin Shuang said, noticeably irritated.

She couldn’t bear to see Yu Dingding and Ye Chen together. Brother Chen neglected her because of Yu Dingding, so she went out of her way to destroy her.

But she didn’t expect that Yu Dingding, in her quest for revenge, would disregard all face and release those videos and chat records.

Qin Xiangyang was livid: "Even if you did it, you shouldn’t have left her so much evidence to hold against you."

Right, such was the way Qin Xiangyang taught Qin Shuang.

They had already lost a child, and now all they wished for was for Qin Shuang to live well by their side.

Thus, whatever Qin Shuang desired, they tried to satisfy to the best of their ability.

Even when Qin Shuang took a fancy to Mo Yifeng, they, against their better judgment, helped her coerce him into breaking up with his then-girlfriend, Yu Dingding, and get engaged to Qin Shuang.

Whenever Qin Shuang made mistakes, they only thought of covering for her.

As they did now.

It was only because the internet’s public opinion was unfavorable to the Qin Family that Qin Xiangyang gave Qin Shuang a slight reprimand.

As a result, Qin Shuang started to feign coughing, looking as though she was on her last breath.

Seeing her mother Jiang Yan’s behavior, she became frantic: "Shuangshuang has only made a mistake, why can’t you just find someone to help her suppress this? Is there any need to scold her like this, making her so upset?"

Under Jiang Yan’s clamor, Qin Xiangyang’s last few complaints had to be swallowed down. He immediately used all his connections, trying to quash the trending searches.

But just like the incident with Ye Chen that was exposed, the trending searches were put up through hacking, and no matter how much money the Qin Family spent hiring professionals, it was to no avail.

As a result, Qin Xiangyang could only resort to employing internet trolls to post disgraceful comments beneath the posts.

"Ms. Yu, since you have so much evidence, why only expose it now? You must have ulterior motives, aiming to bring down the Qin Family."

"I think it’s very likely that Ms. Yu colluded with the Qin Family’s rivals, setting up such a huge trap!"

But such comments only incited netizens’ disdain for the wealthy.

A female netizen said: "No woman would use being violated as a scheme, what kind of conscienceless money are you making upstairs?"

"When you post this kind of content for the sake of money, turning a blind eye to your conscience, have you ever thought about what it would be like if this happened to your own family members, unable to find solace for their grievances?"

"I wish those of you earning such dirty money would encounter the same."

The internet trolls’ comments only further angered the general netizens. They even began boycotting the hotels, real estate, restaurant chains under Qin’s, and all their products.

In addition, some people started protesting at the relevant departments.

Qin Shuang, seeing the overwhelmingly one-sided comments online, was so furious that she smashed her phone.

"A bunch of ants actually siding with Yu Dingding. As soon as I find someone to track down your IPs, I’ll send you a violent surprise package!"

No sooner had Qin Shuang finished her rant than the police arrived at the Qin Family home.

"Miss Qin, regarding Miss Yu’s accusation of you hiring someone to violate her, we need you to come with us to the station for questioning."

"I’m not going!" Qin Shuang flatly refused.

She was the number one lady of Emperor City.

If she were taken to the police station by the police, wouldn’t that validate the accusations online? How would she then continue to mix in these circles?

"Miss Qin, this matter is not up to you. This is a direct order from the higher-ups, please don’t make it difficult for us," the lead officer said.

But Qin Shuang quickly hid behind Qin Xiangyang: "Dad, I don’t want to go to that dreadful place!"

After saying that, Qin Shuang also started coughing violently, as if she was about to have an attack.

So Qin Xiangyang and Jiang Yan also quickly tried to discourage the officers.

"Gentlemen, our Shuangshuang has a severe case of asthma, and she might be having an attack right now. Is it possible to make an allowance and just ask her a few simple questions at home?"

"Right, the weather is so cold when you go in, and it gets colder at night! Our Shuangshuang definitely can’t withstand it."

But the police asked them: "Is your daughter the only precious one, while other people’s lives don’t matter? Put yourself in their shoes. This is a task directly assigned by the higher-ups, and we cannot make an exception."

After saying that, the lead officer gestured to his subordinates to arrest Qin Shuang.

Qin Shuang was still trying to evade, and Jiang Yan and Qin Xiangyang also attempted to intervene, but to no avail.

Soon, Qin Shuang was handcuffed and forcibly dragged out the front door.

"Dad, Mom, save me! Hurry and save me, I don’t want to go to that horrible place!"

To make Qin Xiangyang and Jiang Yan act quicker, Qin Shuang desperately coughed, pretending that she was having an attack.

Qin Xiangyang also tried to step forward again: "Can’t you see she is already ill? Can’t you make an exception, at least wait until her treatment is over to cooperate with the investigation?"

The officer said: "No, these are orders from above. We have instructions that Miss Qin Shuang has on multiple occasions faked illness to frame others and evade punishment. So even if she dies today, we still have to bring her into the police station."

After saying this, the officer signaled to his team: "Take her away!"

Then, amidst hysterical cries and protests, Qin Shuang was taken away in a police car.