She felt that if she had persisted that day and waited for the nanny van to take Lin Leyao back to her hotel, such a big thing wouldn't have happened.
She watched as Lin Leyao kept frowning, her lips trembling, looking like she was about to cry.
Lin Leyao noticed her expression and asked, "Why are you crying?!"
Xiaomi sobbed, "Everything was fine when I took you back to the hotel I booked that day."
Lin Leyao said, "What does this have to do with you? It's obvious that someone deliberately messed with me. I don't know if someone knew my whereabouts every day and deliberately waited for this day, or if the hotel staff orchestrated this."
Xiaomi said, "Sister Yan said the company is preparing to issue a statement soon."
Lin Leyao shook her head, her eyes turning cold: "Don't issue a statement, let her issue the police report receipt."
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Author's Note:
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Chapter 61
Upon hearing Lin Leyao's decision, Xiao Mi was shocked, her mouth agape in surprise.
At this moment, Director Long walked over.
Director Lung actually believed some of the rumors circulating online about Lin Leyao and Liu Fang.
After all, when Wang Baoliang threatened the production team to get Lin Leyao to agree to his demands, Liu Fang became the new investor in the production team.
When Liu Fang said that Lin Leyao was his sister's savior, Director Long believed him. Therefore, Liu Fang's investment was likely to repay Lin Leyao.
However, as time goes on, a savior can also develop into a romantic relationship.
There was a lot of discussion online, but Director Long, as the director of the film crew, didn't seem to care.
As long as the investors don't withdraw their funding and the production team has plenty of money, there's nothing to fear when making a film.
Director Long approached her and said, "Le Yao, how about we give you a day off today and you can rest?"
Lin Leyao smiled and shook her head: "I don't need to rest. But Director Long, I'd like to ask for two hours off. I'll be back to continue filming in two hours. Could you postpone my scenes for today?"
“Sure, sure,” Director Long nodded, “No problem!”
Lin Leyao asked the crew for two hours off. Without delay, she had the driver take her directly to the police station at the film studio.
On the way, Xiao Mi told Xiao Yan that Lin Leyao shouldn't issue a statement or send a police report receipt. Soon after, Xiao Yan called Lin Leyao's cell phone.
Xiao Yan asked, "This police report receipt is indeed more intimidating than a statement, but what happens after that? It takes a long time from accepting the report to investigating the truth and resolving the problem, and online public opinion waits for no one!"
Lin Leyao asked, "Have you come up with a solution yet?"
Xiao Yan sighed and said, "They're still in a meeting discussing it."
Lin Leyao calmly replied, "I have a way, don't worry about it."
Xiao Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, all we need to do is release the hotel's surveillance video. But the key is whether the person who deliberately targeted you will delete the video. If they do, it's hard for netizens to buy into other ways of denying the rumors."
Lin Leyao hummed in agreement and said, "I know."
Xiao Yan asked, "You know that Xin Si Nan's Chu Nan Entertainment made a move, right? Fortunately, they reacted quickly and communicated with various platforms in advance, preventing this scandal from trending on social media."
As she spoke, Xiao Yan sighed, "But we couldn't withstand the spread of viral marketing accounts."
Hearing Xiao Yan's tone, Lin Leyao smiled for once: "Then leave it to me to handle."
Xiao Yan hummed in agreement, then asked, "Did you talk to Xin Ying? She should have known about Xin Si Nan's actions long ago, right?"
Lin Leyao replied, "I don't know. She should be on her way to Hong Kong right now. I don't know if she's seen it."
Xiao Yan said, "You two should communicate properly. Although I was upset for a long time because of your sudden marriage, your partner is so wealthy that I was both upset and relieved. Now that you say you want to handle these things on your own, I believe you are capable of handling them well."
Lin Leyao smiled and replied, "Okay, I'll hang up now."
After Lin Leyao finished talking with Xiao Yan, she remained silent in the car.
Even after she left the police station, she was still not calm.
Xiaomi couldn't help but call out softly, "Sister Leyao?"
Lin Leyao snapped out of her daze, hummed in agreement, and then took a picture of the police report receipt she had received and posted it on her Weibo account.
Lin Leyao herself was well aware that the other party had deliberately edited the video in an attempt to damage her through public opinion, and that calling the police would not be a simple solution.
The simplest way to resolve this public opinion storm as quickly as possible is to directly request the hotel's surveillance video.
Xiaomi just called the hotel, and the response was exactly as Lin Leyao had expected.
The other party said that the surveillance footage had been maliciously destroyed and could no longer be viewed.
As Lin Leyao posted the police report receipt online, Liu Fang, reminded by his secretary, saw the various rumors circulating online about him and Lin Leyao.
The company's public relations manager asked if they needed to use the company account to refute the rumors.
Liu Fang glanced at it, then instructed his secretary to hold the meeting according to the scheduled work time for the day.
On the way to the meeting, Liu Fang told the public relations manager, "It's just a rumor, there's no need to deny it."
On her way back to the film set, Lin Leyao dialed her grandfather's number.
Ji Hongchen answered the phone quickly and greeted her warmly, "Yaoyao."
Hearing her grandfather's voice, Lin Leyao smiled and said sweetly, "Good morning, Grandpa."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lin Leyao hesitated, unsure whether she should ask her grandfather for help in investigating the hotel where she had stayed while drunk that day.
But her grandfather was getting old, and she didn't want him to help or worry about her.
Lin Leyao hesitated for a long time, then suddenly heard other people's voices coming from her grandfather's phone.
Lin Leyao asked, "Grandpa, have people come to visit?"
Ji Hongchen hummed in response, "It's your mother who's here."
Lin Leyao gave an "oh," swallowed back the words she was about to say, and instead asked, "Did Grandpa see the rumors about me today?"
Ji Hongchen didn't hide anything: "I saw it. Yao Yao, are you alright there? If you've been wronged because of these things, go home and talk to your grandfather, okay?"
"I'm fine, how could I be fine? I'm glad you're alright. Grandpa, I have to go back to filming, so I'll hang up now!"
"good!"
Lin Leyao hung up the phone, holding it in her hand, and remained silent for a long time.
Grandpa is getting old, and his health has deteriorated a lot after he was hospitalized. Lin Leyao doesn't want these things to bother him.
After entering the entertainment industry, Lin Leyao was unwilling to use her maternal grandfather's influence or the Ji family's influence to solve problems.
First, it's related to Ji Rong. They don't get along, so she's always wanted to build her own career without relying on her family. Second, she doesn't want these trivial matters to bother her grandfather.
She remained silent for a long time, and then Xin Ying's name quickly came to mind.
Xin Ying, my other half, should I go find her?
She was used to carrying many things on her own, but today she was really tired.
She couldn't understand why acting was such a complicated profession, and why it was so difficult for her to simply film.
As she thought about it, Lin Leyao's eyes couldn't help but redden.
She took a deep breath and turned on her phone.
She sent a WeChat message.
What should I do about this rumor? /crying
At this moment, Xin Ying was in a private room at a restaurant in Hong Kong when her phone rang. After opening her phone and seeing the message, the cold expression on her face instantly melted away.
Lin Leyao thought Xin Ying was on a plane to Hong Kong and expected to receive a reply from her some time later, but to her surprise, Xin Ying sent a message very quickly.
[I'll handle it, you just focus on filming / Sticky]
Upon seeing this message, Lin Leyao's eyes, which had been slowly recovering, quickly turned red again.
Lin Leyao, who had been very strong and made the decision to call the police on her own, suddenly felt wronged.
This time, her grievance wasn't because of the rumors targeting her, but because of Xin Ying's words.
When she was worried and hesitant about finding her maternal grandfather, Xin Ying was her support.
Lin Leyao quickly composed herself and asked, "Have you arrived in Hong Kong yet?"
Xin Ying: [We've arrived.]
Lam Lok-yiu: [Didn't you say you'd be very busy after you went to Hong Kong? Then you go ahead and get busy.]
Xin Ying: [Okay, I'll go take care of things now. We'll talk more about it when we get back to the hotel tonight. I'll take care of everything, don't worry, baby.]
After receiving this message, Lin Leyao felt relieved and her emotions gradually returned to normal. She did not reply.
In Hong Kong, inside the private room of the restaurant where Xin Ying was.
Sitting opposite him, Xin Bolang watched as Xin Ying, whose expression had been very cold and hard, changed her expression immediately after finishing looking at her phone.
Xin Ying's emotions seemed to melt away in an instant, and this huge change made Xin Boliang raise an eyebrow in surprise.
After replying to Lin Leyao's message, Xin Ying's expression turned cold the moment she put down her phone.
Xin Bolang had been watching his younger sister closely and noticed Xin Ying's obvious change.
Putting the previous topic aside, Xin Boliang asked, "Was that Le Yao just now?"
Xin Ying gave a faint "hmm," her expression unchanged.
Xin Boliang didn't mind his sister's expression at all and said, "Seeing you so happy now makes me really happy."
Xin Ying didn't respond, so Xin Boliang continued, "I've already been to the cemetery today, so I won't go with you tomorrow. You two siblings should have a good chat. When is Sixth Brother coming?"