Chapter 119: No Sooner Has One Wave Settled Than Another Rises

Noon the next day.

Lin Fan personally drove Mi Qiaoxinxin, Miao Tiantian, and Zhang Yichen to Superstar Media for Yan Bin’s professional training. Before leaving, he deliberately left both a driver and a bodyguard stationed outside the classroom. Yan Bin did not dare to protest this arrangement.

Earlier that morning, after a phone call with Su Juanmo, in which she explained Yan Bin’s background, she suggested that he arrange for two bodyguards to accompany them, thus preventing Yan Bin from brainwashing anyone.

The following afternoon, Lin Fan received a sudden call from Zhu Ruoxue. As it turned out, Chen Wei had been appearing at the company entrance over the past two days, repeatedly harassing her. Unable to bear it any longer, Zhu Ruoxue decided to take time off and stream from her villa instead.

Lin Fan decided to check on the situation himself.

Because the new company, Genesis Entertainment, was still under renovation and wouldn’t be ready for another month, apart from top streamers like Miao Tiantian and Qiaoxinxin, who broadcasted from Starlight Entertainment, the other, lesser-known streamers continued working from the old dance training center.

After picking up Zhu Ruoxue, Lin Fan planned to wait at her home for Chen Wei to show up. According to her, Chen Wei had been lurking around her parents’ old residential complex throughout the National Day holiday.

As fate would have it, just as the two of them descended the stairs, Chen Wei suddenly jumped out.

What Lin Fan hadn’t expected was that Chen Wei had brought several companions with him.

“Everyone, look! This is the scumbag who abused my sister! I’ve finally caught him today, and I’m going to expose him to the entire internet!”

“And this woman beside him—she was my fiancée! Who could have guessed that this jerk would two-time and steal my fiancée away!”

“Folks, this man is the modern-day Chen Shimei! Tell me, should I teach him a lesson?”

Lin Fan glanced sharply at Chen Wei and noticed that his companions all had their phones out, recording him and Zhu Ruoxue from every angle.

Fortunately, it wasn’t a live stream but just a recording.

“Chen Wei, stop talking nonsense! I was never your fiancée—we never even had an engagement party, and I never admitted to being your girlfriend!” Zhu Ruoxue, seeing Chen Wei’s aggressive and well-prepared approach, immediately guessed his intentions and clarified everything on the spot.

But Chen Wei was already determined to drag everyone down with him. His expression wild, he shouted, “Then what about all the gifts your parents took from me? They said I could marry you for three hundred and eighty thousand! Isn’t that true?”

“Hmph! Zhu Ruoxue, I see you for what you are now. You’re just as bad as this jerk—a typical two-faced woman! Today, I’ll expose you both online!”

Lin Fan stared at Chen Wei, his expression dark. He hadn’t anticipated such a move from him—a surprise attack.

But knowing Chen Wei, this wasn’t a scheme he could devise on his own. It was too cunning—a plot to kill two birds with one stone.

Most likely, someone was coaching him from behind the scenes.

It couldn’t be Chen Yanzi; she had already deliberately smeared him. If she was involved and things were turned around, the internet would surely turn on her. In fact, Chen Yanzi hadn’t posted new videos for ages, only occasionally updating her status with bits about her life, since her recent cosmetic surgery prevented her from appearing in public.

Chen Wei’s sudden appearance today, trying to expose Lin Fan, was clearly the work of someone else pulling the strings.

With this in mind, Lin Fan refused to back down. He pulled out his own phone and started filming Chen Wei.

“That’s quite the clever tactic—someone must be giving you advice, huh? Don’t forget how your whole family tried to ruin my reputation. I haven’t even taken you to court yet…” Lin Fan replied calmly but sharply.

Chen Wei was briefly taken aback but quickly recovered.

“Then explain why you seduced my girlfriend! Why did you buy her a house and a car? Didn’t you have ulterior motives from the very start?”

“If you say you’re going to sue us, why haven’t you done it? What are you afraid of? Are there other dirty secrets yet to be uncovered?”

“You won’t even admit to being a scumbag! See, folks? He’s speechless now! Look at him—such a pathetic loser. My sister must have been blind to fall for him. He deceived her so badly that she’s now having plastic surgery, changing her face, and considering moving away just to escape his harassment. She’s in such a fragile state…”

Chen Wei’s relentless accusations left Lin Fan and Zhu Ruoxue struggling to respond. The man’s logic was airtight; any slip or contradiction in their rebuttal would unravel all their arguments.

Therefore, Lin Fan chose not to argue.

He understood that Chen Wei was simply a pawn, executing someone else’s plan—he’d probably even memorized his lines beforehand.

Chen Wei was the archetype of a reckless youth: he dropped out of high school to work, found it too tough, and returned home to live off his parents.

With his intelligence, he could never have orchestrated such a scheme to ruin Lin Fan.

“Chen Wei, aren’t you afraid I’ll expose all your dirty secrets?” Lin Fan had no desire to waste words with him. This thug thrived on arguments—engaging only played into his hands.

“See that, everyone? He’s threatening me! This scumbag even wants to lay hands on me!” Chen Wei pointed at Lin Fan, glancing back at the camera with a deliberately frightened expression.

Even Zhu Ruoxue could no longer hold back.

“Chen Wei, you’re shameless! To use such despicable tactics—luckily, I never agreed to date you, or else I’d be the one being abused!”

Zhu Ruoxue scolded him in anger and shame.

“You have the nerve to call me shameless? Aren’t you? When you accepted my gifts, you seemed quite interested in me! But as soon as he got money, you changed your mind! Do you look down on me now?” Chen Wei retorted with disdain.

At those last words, Lin Fan’s brows suddenly shot up.

Finally, a flaw!

This guy actually said Lin Fan was wealthy? That gave Lin Fan the perfect angle to fight back.

He switched to counterattack mode: “Back when I had nothing, how did your family treat me? Should I expose that? Your sister slandered me, and I didn’t take you to court out of courtesy.”

“Now that I have money, opened a company, and bought a luxury car, you’re jealous—so you think you can harass me over and over? You can’t make money yourself, so you resort to these filthy tricks to extort me? You think I can’t see through you?”

“Don’t fool yourself—no one online will be swayed by your lies! Justice lives in people’s hearts, and the viewers can see the truth for themselves—they won’t be manipulated by you!”

Those last words spilled out of Lin Fan’s mouth in a flash of inspiration, born of the moment.

He realized that because he’d spent the past while quietly at home reading and studying, rather than wasting time on idle pleasures, he was now able to handle such a sudden crisis with a clarity and composure he’d never experienced before.