But if she were to harm others, regardless of defamation, her celebrity aura would surely shatter.
"What? Am I not explaining clearly enough?" This time, Shi Xinxin was the one questioning her.
"Are you waiting here for my subpoena? Perhaps not. I might have to call my legal counsel after you leave. Or do you want me to call the police station right now?"
Shi Xinxin was not trembling as Ye Yun had expected. The woman standing before her was not the same Shi Xinxin she had met at the ball, dressed in luxurious attire yet feeling as lowly as the common folk.
"I understand. Celebrities like you must enjoy hyping yourselves up, right? Or perhaps you want me to call the paparazzi. That works too."
Shi Xinxin made a move to take out her phone. Ye Yun rushed forward, snatched it, and smashed it on the ground, stomping on it repeatedly.
No, she absolutely could not be discovered causing trouble here. She absolutely could not be found to have left the set. She could not let the outside world know, and she could not let the company know.
After she finished, she realized how impulsive she had been. Enraged and embarrassed, she grabbed her bag, covered her left cheek, shoved everyone aside, and stormed out of the magazine office.
As she passed Shi Xinxin, she turned back stubbornly and said, "This is not over, you wait and see!"
With that, she tried to bolt out the door. Shi Xinxin turned around and called out to her retreating back, "I hope that next time you come, you'll have gathered sufficient evidence, instead of continuing to slander me so brazenly. Next time, you won't be able to walk out as easily as you are now."
Ye Yun stopped at the doorway, listening to her finish. She was utterly furious.
Not only had she failed to humiliate Shi Xinxin today, but she had also been slapped by Shi Xinxin in front of everyone. Furthermore, she had left a negative impression on all those present. It could be said that all her plans had failed.
Most people in the magazine office didn't know what had transpired. The editor-in-chief happened to be out for a meeting today; otherwise, there would have been one more person to testify that Shi Xinxin had indeed been fulfilling her contract during that time.
Even though the editor-in-chief was unaware of the nature of Shi Xinxin's work with Sheng Chenjin, at least someone could vouch for him.
However, after scolding Ye Yun away, Shi Xinxin felt that the editor-in-chief's presence was no longer that important. She didn't feel she had done anything wrong in today's incident.
Her only dissatisfaction was perhaps that she had only slapped Ye Yun once, not twice.
An intern ran forward to pick up the phone Ye Yun had smashed and carefully held the shattered pieces in front of Shi Xinxin. "Sister Xinxin, this..."
"It's alright, give it to me." Shi Xinxin smiled and took the broken phone. A phone was nothing significant. Compared to losing a phone, she was happier about the confidence she now possessed.
She was no longer timid like before. However, she did need to contact Sheng Chenjin quickly. Firstly, to prevent him from worrying if he called and couldn't reach her.
Secondly, she needed to discuss with Sheng Chenjin how to handle Ye Yun. Although this incident had temporarily concluded, judging by Ye Yun's demeanor just now, she would likely stir up trouble again.
Shi Xinxin could not continuously cause trouble for the magazine office using her status as his fiancée. She needed to find a way to deal with it.
Meanwhile, being at the magazine office meant there was work that Shi Xinxin constantly needed to complete. Someone had even taken photos of Ye Yun's rampage at the office and drafted an article, planning to feature the incident in the next issue.
In the absence of the editor-in-chief, the associate editor took on the role of temporary editor and convened a brief editorial meeting.
For a moment, Shi Xinxin forgot about finding Sheng Chenjin. Ye Yun, on the other hand, quickly covered her face with a scarf after leaving and was not recognized on the street.
She then took a taxi back to her small apartment and called Ding Muyu, embellishing the story of what had happened at the magazine office that day.
In Ye Yun's account, she had done everything she should have, said everything she should have. The reason for not achieving the intended outcome was entirely because Shi Xinxin was no longer as weak as they had imagined, having become arrogant and defiant.
She was completely difficult to deal with. Upon hearing this, Ding Muyu became furious. She hadn't expected Ye Yun to handle things so poorly, leading to such public exposure.
Furthermore, if this Shi Xinxin wasn't so easy to bully like before, things would have been much more complicated. She thought a little scare would resolve the issue, but now they would have to find another approach.
"Stay in the apartment for the next two days. We'll make other plans. Absolutely do not let anyone discover you're staying there, understand?"
"Understood." Ye Yun, tearfully, wanted to act pitiful with Ding Muyu, hoping to gain more sympathy, which would benefit her situation.
However, Ding Muyu gave her no such opportunity. After giving her instructions, she hung up the phone, unwilling to be too involved with her.
"Useless! You only cause trouble!" Ding Muyu, enraged, threw her phone onto the bed after hanging up. Fortunately, this woman had not revealed herself during the incident.
She hadn't considered that saying such things and smashing a phone in front of so many people could backfire. If that vixen went to Sheng Chenjin and played the victim, they would both be finished.
But thankfully, she hadn't exposed herself. In that case, let Ye Yun face her doom alone. However, since Shi Xinxin was no longer easy to deal with, what methods could she use to pressure her?
How could she make Shi Xinxin voluntarily leave Sheng Chenjin? Ding Muyu's once beautiful face became furrowed again.
Just then, she received an email. It was from a hacker she had bribed to access Gao Yuan's computer to monitor Sheng Chenjin's itinerary.
Gao Yuan was Sheng Chenjin's capable assistant, and important matters were usually handled through him. Because others were not privy to their relationship, investigations into Sheng Chenjin often started with the chairman's assistant.
As a university classmate of both of them, Ding Muyu knew their relationship well and directly bribed the hacker to gain access to Gao Yuan's computer.
She opened the email. Inside was a contract written entirely in English. This was not a problem for Ding Muyu, who had studied abroad.
She carefully read through the contract and quickly understood that it was a contract for Sheng Chenjin to purchase a manor in Australia.