CHAPTER 435: CHAPTER 248 COUNTERATTACK

"If you don’t drink the respectful toast, you’ll be forced to drink the penalty one," Zeng Wei sneered. "Do you really think your husband can protect you?"

In a place like Imperial City, crawling with hidden dragons and crouching tigers, one naturally investigates the background of the person they plan to deal with.

Zeng Wei had already had someone check up on her: Shu Wan was born into a nouveau riche family in Imperial City with one son and one daughter, and she was the least favored child.

As for her husband, he probably had some slight connections to the Fu Family, but definitely not many.

After all, no respectable person would marry a minor star without any supportive family influence.

Thus, Zeng Wei was quite perplexed by Shu Wan’s rejection.

In his view, crushing Shu Wan was as easy as crushing an ant.

Sensing Zeng Wei’s anger and disdain, Shu Wan glanced at him indifferently, then picked up a cookie, and took a light bite, utterly ignoring him.

Seeing the irreconcilable conflict between Shu Wan and Zeng Wei, Li Ya and her entourage couldn’t help but burst with joy.

They had initially feared that Zeng Wei had taken a fancy to Shu Wan and would let her off easy. But now that Shu Wan was so oblivious to her own good, she would definitely meet her end quicker.

Amid her excitement, Li Ya quickly gestured to the host.

Understanding immediately, the host grabbed the microphone and walked towards Shu Wan. "We’ve welcomed many old friends today, and some new faces have joined our charity family. We’re delighted to see you here, Lady Shu."

The focus of the entire room shifted to Shu Wan as the host approached, the spotlight casting a faint golden glow upon her.

Those around her were even more resolute about getting her out of the entertainment circle, knowing too well that her continued presence would take away too many resources.

"Hello everyone."

Shu Wan, seemingly oblivious to the host’s ulterior motives, calmly greeted the camera.

"Lady Shu, what do you understand about charity? Do you often participate in such events?"

"Quite often."

Including her past life, Shu Wan had indeed performed quite a few acts of charity, unlike these banquets; the charity she did was genuinely devoted to disaster relief.

"Oh, then you must be ready to donate generously later, I hear your husband is a very wealthy man," the host asked with a smile, his words laced with evident disdain for Shu Wan.

"Can I take that to mean that if I don’t donate later, I am a stingy person?"

Shu Wan’s question caught the host off guard; even though that was exactly what he thought, saying it out loud in public was another matter.

"Of course not, our charity events always respect everyone’s free will."

After the awkward moment with Shu Wan, the host did not continue and returned to the stage, "Now let’s learn more about our special guest today."

He then started his speech.

Originally, the organizers wanted to invite Wang Xiao herself, but Wang Xiao had refused.

It made sense, after all, having just disfigured her face, it wouldn’t be proper to expose her scars publicly.

Thus, the task of igniting the audience’s rage fell onto the host.

A host with a background in journalism, he knew exactly where the audience’s emotional triggers lay and how to maximize their anger.

He first painted a tragic background for Wang Xiao, sustaining her education with scholarships from Microblog, and memorizing scripts every day despite her minimal screen presence, she always worked diligently.

However, a tragic accident had destroyed her dream of acting.

"The flames destroyed her face but could not destroy the wings she grew through adversity."

Finally, the host concluded his entire speech with that line.

Being a natural at stirring emotions plus a perfectly crafted script that hit everyone’s sympathy, his speech concluded to a thunderous applause.

The time that followed was for reinforcing that mood.

The host proudly nodded at Zeng Wei, then turned to signal the staff to roll Wang Xiao’s video and picture.

The speech was just a prelude; the most impactful element, of course, was the gruesome image of Wang Xiao’s face.

As the pictures and videos started rolling on the big screen, the crowd reacted as the host had anticipated, exclamations and chaos erupted.

Even more tumultuous than he had expected, the host felt he had perfectly accomplished his task, happily looking towards Zeng Wei to garner approval.

However, the instant he saw Zeng Wei’s expression, the host froze.

Why did Zeng Wei seem not at all pleased, even furious?

Something was amiss, the host turned to look at the big screen, feeling a rush of blood to his head.

Who were these women on the screen? Weren’t they supposed to be pictures of Wang Xiao?

"Turn it off NOW!"

With a livid face, Zeng Wei strode towards him.

However, halfway through, someone grabbed his arm, preventing him from moving forward.

Zeng Wei instinctively tried to shake the hand off, but the grip did not loosen in the slightest, and no matter how much Zeng Wei struggled, he couldn’t sway it at all.

Angry, Zeng Wei turned his head, only to see Shu Wan smiling at him.

In such a situation, even if it was a beautiful woman initiating contact, Zeng Wei had no interest anymore,"If you have something to say, say it later, later..."

It suddenly occurred to Zeng Wei,"Was it you?!"

Shu Wan didn’t hide it; she nodded,"Yes."

"How dare you?" Zeng Wei widened his eyes,"You don’t think this will actually harm me, do you?"

Having calmed down after his initial anger, Zeng Wei no longer looked at the contents on the screen.

So what if he had played with many women? He didn’t believe any media would dare publish these things unless they didn’t want to survive in the entertainment industry.

He had the power; he could smooth over anything, a lesson he learned from countless victories.

"Then just wait and see," Shu Wan remained calm.

She stood there, observing on the screen how Zeng Wei had bullied so many young girls, the most outrageous one being a girl who wasn’t even of age.

Looking at everything on the screen, not only did Zeng Wei not feel a hint of panic, he even gloated,"That little girl had an ordinary taste, though her skin was quite tender. But compared to you, she falls short."

Shu Wan ignored Zeng Wei’s verbal abuse.

She turned her head and saw Zeng Wei’s shameless smirk, her eyes slightly squinted,"Tell me, if it were Wang Xiao’s pictures and videos being shown right now, no matter how I explain, I would still be torn apart by everyone’s anger, right?"

"Don’t think you can escape every peril," Zeng Wei sneered.

"Oh." Shu Wan nodded,"I don’t know if I can escape the next peril, but I know you won’t escape this one."

As Shu Wan spoke, she slightly lifted the hem of her dress, revealing the black stiletto heels beneath.

Her slim and fair ankles, encased by the high heels, exuded a beauty of both delicacy and resilience.

Zeng Wei’s eyes brightened,"Are you talking about a seduction peril?"

He didn’t finish his sentence when he saw that fair ankle flash, and the next second, a sharp pain transmitted from his shin.

Zeng Wei recoiled in pain, trying to say something, but the heel of the shoe stomped towards him again.

He didn’t understand why those seemingly thin heels hurt so much.

"Damn it, Shu Wan you—"

Shu Wan quickly stuffed a tablecloth into his mouth and kicked him under the table.

Beneath the tablecloth, only the slight shaking of the table legs could be seen.

At this moment, Lin Man also arrived,"It’s good it wasn’t that. It seems someone swapped the video, wow, these people are really ruthless."

As Lin Man spoke, she noticed the table seemed to be shaking a bit; curiously, she peeked under the table, letting out a scream before she recognized it was Zeng Wei.

Lin Man blinked and quickly sat up straight, realizing no one else seemed to have noticed what was happening here. She then sneakily stomped repeatedly on Zeng Wei under the table with her high heel.

Until someone came over, Zeng Wei seized the moment to crawl out from under the table, and Lin Man then withdrew her foot.

She glanced at Zeng Wei’s swollen face and burst into laughter.

"Damn you, Shu Wan, someone call the police!!!"

Seeing his people arrive, Zeng Wei became much more confident, his tongue swollen and speech unclear, but his eyes looking at Shu Wan were as if ready to devour her.

"Are you sure you want to call the police?" Shu Wan was very calm, she leaned slightly towards Zeng Wei,"Guess, since I was able to swap the video, could I also have swapped that drugged drink?"

Zeng Wei’s heart shook, and he instinctively covered his stomach.

He wasn’t afraid of the police privately, but in public, being found with illegal drugs was indeed troublesome.

Damn it, to think he, Zeng Wei, who had been unchallenged for half his life, would fall into the hands of a girl today, Zeng Wei was nearly grinding his teeth to bits.

The venue was in disarray, everyone openly or secretly watching his debacle; Zeng Wei took a deep breath,"You just wait."

With that, Zeng Wei prepared to leave.

But Shu Wan wasn’t ready to let him go just yet; she called out to Zeng Wei,"Wait, there’s still something unfinished."

Zeng Wei looked at Shu Wan with disgust,"What?"

"Such a high-profile event, what a waste it would be."

Shu Wan smiled at Zeng Wei, a smile that was ethereally beautiful, yet in Zeng Wei’s eyes, it was as threatening as a scorpion’s sting.

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Shu Wan spoke, pulling out a facial mask from her bag and then facing the dozens of live streaming cameras around.

"Welcome everyone to try the latest facial mask produced by Shufu Company, it’s great for fading scars and also provides good moisturizing effects."

Shu Wan’s sudden advertisement left everyone flabbergasted.

What the hell???