Chapter 491: Negative Reports
Today’s comeback was brilliant, it at least caused the Wang Family quite a bit of heartache, even Wang Daoran was quite furious.
This was something to be happy about, so Bai Shishi treated everyone to dinner and celebrated at a restaurant in the evening.
The dining place was, of course, a luxurious hotel, in an extremely large private room where everyone gathered without feeling cramped.
Drinking was inevitable, everyone, including Lin Tian and Liou Qingcheng, had quite a bit to drink, and it was very late before everyone went home.
Back at the villa, only Lin Tian and Liou Qingcheng were left.
After experiencing so many things during the day and having some drinks, Liou Qingcheng appeared very tired. She drunkenly wrapped her arms around Lin Tian’s neck, hanging onto him, muttering incoherently.
Suddenly, Liou Qingcheng lifted her head from Lin Tian’s shoulder, looked at him seriously, and slurred, "Lin Tian, let’s stay away from the Bai Family and the Wang Family, okay? I can elope with you..."
After she spoke, Liou Qingcheng rested her head back on Lin Tian’s shoulder, murmuring continuously.
As the saying goes, ’care leads to chaos,’ and that’s how Liou Qingcheng was. She used to be such a shrewd girl, but because this matter involved Lin Tian’s safety, she was at a loss.
Lin Tian, amused but helpless, lifted her up by her buttocks, holding her as if carrying a child, and placed her on the bed.
Liou Qingcheng hadn’t drunk much tonight, but her tolerance was too low, getting drunk so quickly.
Lin Tian washed Liou Qingcheng’s face with a warm towel, then undressed her outer clothes, which left him stunned for a while.
To proceed or not? That was the question.
Finally, Lin Tian gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and gave up... he just changed her into some fresh pajamas.
After taking care of everything, Lin Tian just lay down, and Liou Qingcheng turned over by herself, resting her head on Lin Tian’s shoulder. Her delicate lips pouted, murmuring in her sleep.
Lin Tian felt a heat rise in his lower abdomen, unable to suppress it any longer, he turned over and pressed Liou Qingcheng underneath him.
No words were spoken through the night.
Early the next morning, when the first ray of sunlight filtered in, Lin Tian woke up. He lay in bed with Liou Qingcheng nestled in his arms, her eyes still closed adorably, her long eyelashes seemed to speak, enticing Lin Tian.
Last night, aside from some innocent touches, nothing substantial happened between them.
Lin Tian was about to take it further, but when he saw Liou Qingcheng’s drunken face, he held back.
After all, it was their first time; if something ambiguous happened, Liou Qingcheng might have regrets.
Thinking of this, Lin Tian calmed down.
Liou Qingcheng soon woke up and, seeing herself in Lin Tian’s arms, sat up abruptly, quickly covering her alluring body with a blanket.
She could feel some pain in her chest, it must be because this rogue was too rough yesterday!
"What did you do last night?" Feeling shy and a bit annoyed, Liou Qingcheng dared not meet Lin Tian’s eyes.
Seeing her half-covered with clothes, Lin Tian pounced like a hungry tiger.
In the end, they did not take that final step, as it started inexplicably and ended just as mysteriously.
After getting up, the two had something to eat, and Liou Qingcheng ran off with a flushed face, as she had morning classes.
Lin Tian didn’t need to go, as he had a sick leave for a whole month, which Zhao Xuefeng had proactively arranged for him, saying if it wasn’t enough, he could extend it.
Fortunately, Lin Tian wasn’t the class president, just a small security team leader, a boringly idle role, and there was nothing Zhao Xuefeng needed his help with.
As Zhao Xuefeng said, Lin Tian didn’t need to attend classes since the teachers couldn’t teach him anything; more likely, he could teach them something.
Thus, Zhao Xuefeng, who otherwise was strict and wouldn’t allow students to miss class, granted Lin Tian full freedom. He could attend classes if he wanted to or go wherever he pleased.
With Liou Qingcheng gone, Lin Tian, feeling bored, picked up his phone and started reading the news.
As expected, of the five featured posts on the news homepage, one was about the Bai Family, and the other was about the Wang Family. These eye-catching reports naturally occupied the most prominent positions.
Lin Tian clicked into the Bai Family’s news section.
There were over thirty subheadings everywhere.
Titles like "Dare You Buy Such Food?", "The Dark Side Behind the Bai Family", "How the Bai Family Was Whitewashed"...
In short, all kinds of attention-grabbing titles aroused Lin Tian’s curiosity, making him want to see how people were depicting the Bai Family.
Clicking into one of the articles, a picture immediately popped up. The image showed a scene from a canned food processing plant, where a worker stood on high heels, frowning and covering his nose, holding a black stick in one hand, stirring in a barrel filled with gunky oil.
The barrel was full of gutter oil, pitch-black and viscous; even through the phone screen, the worker’s frowning and nose-covering action illustrated how disgusting it was.
This was a report about the Bai Family’s food company using gutter oil. The writing style and wording were full of anger, as if the editor who wrote this article was extremely indignant.
After reading the entire article, it was just accusations and insults without any foul language.
Out of curiosity, Lin Tian searched online about the Bai Family’s food company, only to find that during a sudden inspection by the relevant authorities from the Sanitation Bureau, no violations were found, and so this matter was left unsettled.
That food company, apart from being scolded and its reputation taking a hit, wasn’t punished at all.
But even so, they temporarily shut down production, as no one wanted to buy their products; what’s the point of producing?
Many orders were even returned by customers, and supermarkets and merchants removed their food products from shelves, putting them on the brink of bankruptcy.
Lin Tian skimmed through other news articles; they were mostly the same, unable to provide any substantial evidence besides accusations. The comments from netizens were also not favorable.
Looking at the Wang Family’s section, though only a day had passed, they were in a worse state than the Bai Family, receiving just as much criticism. Some people even went to the Wang Group’s headquarters to demand refunds after reading the reports.
But getting refunds wasn’t easy; naturally, no one paid them any attention, causing the Wang Family’s reputation to plummet faster.
It seemed they were about to overshadow the Bai Family and climb to the top of the headlines.