OBS Chapter 392 The battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
Chapter 392 The battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
Liu Shiyu sat on the sofa, watching the messages popping up in the fan group, but initially didn't pay any attention.
Every time she makes an appearance, fans excitedly ask if it's really her; it's become a daily occurrence.
But one fan was particularly "noisy," sending several messages in a row, with an urgent tone: "Shiyu, it's me! I'm out!"
Annoyed by the noise, Liu Shiyu typed rapidly on the screen and replied, "Shut up. You're the noisiest person in the group. Don't disrupt the order here."
But as soon as she finished editing the message, a notification popped up saying "You have been banned." Her heart skipped a beat, and she was instantly shocked.
This is her official fan group, and the administrators are all company employees. Why would they suddenly ban her from speaking?
Just as she was about to send a private message to the administrator to question him, that "noisy" fan sent another message, instantly silencing the lively group.
"I'm Song Chi. I just got out of prison and came home yesterday. I saw our child. My parents said you don't want the child anymore, and you don't want me anymore either. Is that true?"
The name "Song Chi" struck Liu Shiyu like a thunderbolt. Her hand holding the phone trembled violently, and the screen almost fell to the ground.
Why did Song Chi come out?
Back then, he took the blame and went to prison. It was also found that he had bullied other underage girls. She clearly heard people say that because the governor demanded that the case be handled strictly, he would have to serve at least seven years, or even die in prison. How come he was released after only six years?
Fans in the group are still asking, "Who is Song Chi?"
"child?
"What child?"
One question after another. Seeing that Liu Shiyu remained silent, Song Chi became even more anxious and sent message after message.
"Shiyu, say something! I know you're a big star now and living a glamorous life, but don't forget, if I hadn't taken all the blame for you back then, would you be where you are today?"
You promised me that if I went to jail, you would take care of my parents and raise my child properly. Have you forgotten all that?
No one knows how much suffering Song Chi endured in prison during those three years.
The once wealthy young master was bullied and scorned in prison, his body and mind worn down. What kept him going was Liu Shiyu and their child.
He heard that Liu Shiyu had given birth to his son, so he tried his best to get a reduced sentence and was finally released from prison a year early.
But after his release from prison, he was met with the devastation of everything.
The Song family had long since fallen on hard times, and the parents lived in a cramped rented room with no savings.
What chilled him even more was that his parents said that Liu Shiyu had not only never visited them once in the past few years, but had also never paid any child support.
He tried to contact Liu Shiyu, only to find that he had already been blocked; when he went to her agency to wait for her, the security guards mistook him for a crazy fan and called the police to drive him away. When he was desperate, someone suddenly added him as a friend and pulled him into this fan group.
The administrator of the fan group was a staff member of Liu Shiyu's company. Seeing that the situation was getting out of control and Liu Shiyu was not speaking, he quickly stepped in to control the situation.
"Don't listen to his nonsense! This guy is a lunatic who's deliberately trying to smear Shiyu. Let's kick him out now, and don't let him get on our bad side!"
He then clicked the "Kick" button.
I tried it several times, but it didn't work.
These words completely enraged Song Chi.
As he looked at the words on the screen, the pent-up grievances and anger of the past few years erupted instantly.
Immediately afterwards, private photos of him and Liu Shiyu, along with several videos documenting their past, began to circulate wildly in fan groups and even entertainment forums.
The intimate actions of the two in the photos, and the video of Liu Shiyu crying and begging Song Chi to take the blame for her, each piece of evidence is like a sharp knife, tearing apart Liu Shiyu's carefully maintained "big star" persona.
"Quickly! Disband that fan group immediately!"
Also, contact the PR team immediately and say that those photos and videos are fabricated and that someone is deliberately trying to smear Shiyu!
Liu Shiyu held her phone, her hands still trembling, her voice filled with panic. Her manager, however, reacted much faster, quickly making calls to arrange work while trying to remain calm and reassure her.
The group had barely disbanded when those private photos and videos were leaked, spreading across major entertainment forums in just over ten minutes.
Meanwhile, Cheng Lingling was still pacing anxiously in the live stream, constantly refreshing the comment section to see if the negative comments had decreased. But when she checked the trending topics, she was instantly amused.
The terms "Liu Shiyu," "Song Chi," "Liu Shiyu's private photos," and "Liu Shiyu abandoning her husband and children" are prominently featured on the trending search list and continue to climb.
The assistant who had been assigned by Liu Shiyu to stir up trouble in the live stream comments section saw this and dared not continue to act. She quickly deleted all her comments and fell silent.
Fans in the live stream also noticed the trending topic, and the comments section instantly shifted.
"My God! It turns out Liu Shiyu really has a dirty secret! She actually gave birth to a child and then abandoned her husband and child!"
"I just saw a post that said she wasn't a top student at all when she was in school; she was just a delinquent who often bullied her classmates!"
"And another thing, isn't her brother Liu Jinnian? There were rumors before that Liu Jinnian wasn't a good person either!"
Cheng Lingling and Qin Shengsheng were looking at the trending topics together when they were surprised to find that Liu Shiyu's attempt to smear others backfired and exposed her own shortcomings.
What's even more satisfying is that technicians quickly came forward and, by comparing the lighting in the photos and the frame rate in the videos, confirmed that the content was not fabricated and was entirely real.
Liu Shiyu's agency was initially deleting posts and issuing statements to deny the allegations, but as more and more revelations surfaced and netizens began to question her, they decided to give up and didn't even bother to issue a statement anymore.
With nowhere else to turn, Liu Shiyu could only cry as she called Liu Jinnian for help.
After hearing the whole story, Liu Jinnian frowned and told her to calm down: "Don't rush, let me contact Song Chi first and see what he wants."
No one knows what Liu Jinnian and Song Chi talked about on the phone; all they know is that it was afternoon.
Song Chi suddenly posted a clarification statement on his social media account, saying that the previous revelations were all "made up on impulse" and that the photos and videos were "early joke material." He also apologized to Liu Shiyu, which brought a sudden reversal to this uproar.
The atmosphere in the Liu family's living room was so oppressive it was hard to breathe. Liu Jinnian took off his gold-rimmed glasses, rubbing his temples hard with his fingertips, his eyes full of exhaustion.
With his father in prison and his sister's situation, he's been facing too many troubles lately, making it hard for him to breathe.
"What? You want me to marry Song Chi? And you want me to give one-tenth of the money I've earned over the years to the Song family? Why should I?!"
Upon hearing Liu Jinnian's arrangement, Liu Shiyu's swollen eyes widened instantly, and she jumped up from the sofa in anger, her voice filled with disbelief.
"I'm a big star now, how could I possibly marry a good-for-nothing who's been to prison! If word got out, my career would be ruined!"
She turned to look at Liu Yuli sitting to the side, pleading with a sob in her voice.
"Mom, please say something for me! My brother is pushing me into a fire pit! I'm so eligible, even if I'm going to get married, I should marry into a wealthy family, how can I be tied to someone like Song Chi?"
Liu Yuli quickly chimed in, pulling on Liu Jinnian's arm and advising, "Jinnian, your sister is right. How could you arrange it like this? Your sister is at the peak of her career right now. If she marries someone who has been to prison, how will she maintain her position in the industry? Don't you know that Secretary-General Si?"
"He's powerful and influential. If we could introduce Shiyu to him, our Liu family might be able to get in touch with him, and your father's situation might improve!"
"Mom, can you think before you speak?"
Yan Xue, who had been silent all along, finally couldn't help but speak up, giving Liu Yuli a disapproving look, her tone full of sarcasm.
"Who is Si Chu? He has extremely high standards, and he's always surrounded by heiresses from prestigious families or business elites. Shi Yu is currently embroiled in scandals and has a child to raise. How could he possibly be interested in her? Your idea is simply wishful thinking!"
Liu Yuli's face turned pale and then red after being rebuked, but she couldn't say anything to refute it. She could only glare at Yan Xue and mutter, "You hen who can't even lay eggs, how dare you talk to me like that!"
Liu Yuli's words struck a nerve with Yan Xue.
Yan Xue had been married to Liu Jinnian for several years, but she hadn't conceived. Liu Yuli had been harboring resentment for a long time. In addition, Yan Xue was always indifferent to her mother-in-law and showed no obedience whatsoever. Liu Yuli was furious.
"Who are you calling brainless? I think you're the one who's a useless piece of trash! You've been married into the Liu family for so many years and haven't even given birth to a grandson, yet you still have the nerve to nitpick here!"
Liu Yuli pointed at Yan Xue's nose, her tone sharp and sarcastic.
These words instantly ignited Yan Xue's anger. She stood up abruptly, her chest heaving, her eyes filled with rage: "I don't lay eggs? It's clearly your son who's impotent!"
She became more and more agitated as she spoke, thinking to herself, "I used to wonder why Yan Lan had never gotten pregnant after being with your son for so many years. Now I understand that it wasn't a woman's problem at all; it was Liu Jinnian's own incompetence!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Liu Yuli was so angry that she trembled all over and rushed forward to hit Yan Xue.
Yan Xue was not to be outdone, and pushed her back. The two immediately started fighting, cursing at each other as they fought. Tea cups and fruit plates were smashed all over the living room floor, leaving it in a mess.
"Enough! Stop hitting him!"
Liu Jinnian was already in a bad mood, and seeing the chaotic scene in front of him, he could no longer hold back. He and Liu Shiyu rushed over and finally managed to pull the two apart.
Looking at his disheveled mother and wife glaring at each other, and remembering a pile of unresolved troubles, his anger surged to the top of his head. He lost all patience, slammed the door shut, and left the house without looking back, leaving behind a mess and three women still panting for breath.
Liu Jinnian walked quickly to the parking lot, opened the driver's side door but did not get in immediately. Instead, he took out a cigarette case from his pocket, took out a cigarette and lit it.
Smoke curled upwards, blurring his tense brows and eyes. Sparks flew from the cigarette between his fingers, but his thoughts drifted back to many years ago.
Back then, he hadn't been blinded by greed yet, and Yan Lan was still by his side; the two of them were planning their future together...
But later, he was blinded by the Yan family's background and the resources Yan Xue brought. In a moment of greed, he pushed away the person who had his heart and eyes full of him and turned to marry Yan Xue, who could bring help to the Liu family.
What about now?
His father was imprisoned, his sister was embroiled in a scandal, his family was in chaos, his wife and mother were at odds, and he was caught in the middle of all these conflicts, living like a spinning top with no time to catch his breath.
Liu Jinnian took a deep drag on his cigarette, the smoke making his throat tight, and a hint of regret flashed in his eyes.
If I hadn't been greedy, hadn't given up on Yan Lan, and hadn't chosen this path full of self-interest and calculation, would everything be different now?
Could he also have a stable life instead of being overwhelmed by a bunch of troubles like he is now?
As the smoke gradually dissipated, he stubbed out his cigarette in the trash can. The regret in his eyes was quickly replaced by coldness and hardness. He opened the car door, got in, and started the car. The moment he started the car, he transformed back into the deep-thinking, profit-driven Liu Jinnian.