Evidence Delivered to His Door

At home.

Zhuang Xin looked at Xu Pei's message demanding five million and nearly burst out laughing.

Just when he needed it, it came right to him. His evidence had already been explosive enough, yet she just had to add another charge of extortion.

There was nothing Zhuang Xin could do about that.

She was practically delivering her own head on a platter.

After taking a screenshot as evidence, Zhuang Xin went downstairs to eat.

The owner recognized Zhuang Xin. The moment he entered the restaurant, he heard quite a few people whispering among themselves.

"Isn't that Zhuang Xin? I was cursing him online just a few days ago."

"Yeah, but some huge news broke last night."

"Sigh, I don't know what's going on anymore. Let's wait and see."

A server soon came over, and Zhuang Xin ordered a bowl of porridge.

After finishing it, he paid and left.

Back in his car, he turned on his phone and immediately saw a message from Qu Hongyun.

"Young Master Zhuang? Is that person online you? Do you need any help?"

Zhuang Xin smiled and replied, "No need. Just wait and watch the show."

Ding~

A moment later, Qu Hongyun sent another message. "All right, then I'll wait for your show, Young Master Zhuang."

Qiu Qi had also messaged him to ask about it. Zhuang Xin replied, "I'm fine." Qiu Qi then invited him to dinner, and Zhuang Xin sent a smiling emoji and said next time.

However...

Someone posted Zhuang Xin's censored photo in their old classmates' group.

"Can you guys tell who this is? He looks kind of familiar." The person who posted the photo was an old female classmate, Ma Shuang. Rumor had it that she was already married, and her kid was old enough to run errands for soy sauce.

"He does look familiar."

"Isn't that Zhuang Xin?"

One classmate immediately recognized Zhuang Xin's outline. Not long ago, Zhuang Xin had posted a selfie on his Moments, and someone promptly pulled it out for comparison.

"Holy crap, it's really him? Zhuang Xin is that mysterious super-rich tycoon online? But... I introduced him to his job not long ago. How could that be possible?"

"Maybe it's a mistake?"

Still, someone sharp-witted tagged Zhuang Xin.

After a brief silence, Zhuang Xin ignored the class group.

Instead, he headed toward Biyue Bay Beach.

As for the class group, they were still discussing it.

"Isn't it easy if you want to know? Ask Qiu Qi. Didn't Zhuang Xin help Qiu Qi handle something a few days ago?"

"Right, right, right."

So the group tagged Qiu Qi as well.

"Qiu Qi, how did your matter go? Did you get the contract from New World Mall?"

Qiu Qi, who was working in the warehouse, looked at the class group with amusement.

Normally, these people couldn't care less about Zhuang Xin. Last time he had been looking for work, he had asked around for ages, yet no one had helped him.

If she hadn't found another classmate and asked that person to help him, probably no one would have paid Zhuang Xin any attention.

But now that they knew Zhuang Xin was a mysterious super-rich tycoon, they were all changing their tune?

With that thought, Qiu Qi replied, "It was settled. The Deputy General Manager of New World Mall personally received me."

"What? The Deputy General Manager personally received you? For the contract on a single storefront?"

"Damn, I saw some gossip before saying that New World Mall was wholly owned by that mysterious tycoon. Now it seems entirely possible."

"That tycoon is surnamed Zhuang. His build and clothes are exactly the same as Zhuang Xin's. There can't possibly be such a coincidence in the world."

The group immediately began heatedly discussing Zhuang Xin.

Some people asked for Zhuang Xin's address, while others messaged him directly.

Unfortunately, Zhuang Xin replied to none of them.

At the hospital.

Ningbo had awakened long ago. As an editor-in-chief who had spent so many years in the media industry, he had considerable influence.

After making several calls in succession, he was brimming with confidence that he could resolve the matter perfectly, reassuring himself not to worry.

"What? Manager Huang... Wait..."

"This matter was personally ordered by Manager Zhuang. There's nothing we can do. You'd better take care of yourself."

Beep, beep, beep~

The call Ningbo had just made was to a Doushi shareholder. They had always been on good terms.

He had only wanted the man to make some arrangements and stop promoting those little influencers who were singing a different tune.

Yet Manager Huang had simply hung up on him.

Manager Zhuang's arrangement?

Manager Zhuang...

Could it be Zhuang Xin?

He was also a Doushi shareholder? How... how was that possible? Why hadn't he received any news?

He then called another shareholder and received the same answer!

But he also received a piece of information... one that scared the soul out of him.

This Manager Zhuang was actually Doushi's largest shareholder, holding the greatest say in the company.

It could be said that Doushi was now entirely this Manager Zhuang's one-man show!

Manager Zhuang, Zhuang Xin...

At last, he understood why some little influencers' videos had become trending overnight.

Doushi had been pushing them behind the scenes!

Lying in bed, he trembled even more violently.

Just what kind of person had he offended? How could Zhuang Xin own so many businesses? Even Doushi...

Ningbo lowered his head and made several more calls, but no one was willing to take the risk.

On the last call, he was even cursed out.

"Do you know who Zhuang Xin is? You dared to act recklessly before even investigating his background? You idiot!"

"Huh? Manager Lin, isn't... isn't he just an ordinary person?"

"Ordinary person? You idiot! Could an ordinary person achieve so much in such a short time? The Zhuang family's only male heir, Nie Han'er's fiancé, Zhu Zuo's friend through life and death—and you're telling me he's ordinary? Recently, someone even revealed that he's Doushi's largest shareholder. With Doushi's current traffic, you should know what that means!"

Boom~

It was like a bolt from the blue.

Ningbo collapsed onto the bed. He even forgot to listen to what was said afterward.

Zhuang Xin's background was actually this terrifying?

He had actually believed some peasant woman's words and truly thought Zhuang Xin was an ordinary person?

He had truly believed that Zhuang Xin's father was just a manual laborer...

He was such a fucking idiot!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. The more he thought, the more furious he grew.

The roar pent up in his heart made him unable to stop himself from letting out a howl.

Then his body began to convulse uncontrollably...

The nurses outside heard the noise and rushed in to check. Seeing Ningbo's condition, they were startled and hurriedly notified the attending physician.

The doctor arrived and arranged for all kinds of examinations. In the end, they reached a conclusion.

Stroke!

From then on, Ningbo would likely be unable to care for himself.

Ningbo had spent years sitting for long periods, and his health had already been poor. This hospitalization from anger had pushed his body to its limit.

How long had it been? He had only just begun to recover when he was provoked again and suffered a stroke outright.

"Notify his family and have them come decide what to do. Sigh... I'm afraid it's beyond saving."

The nurse nodded and went to call the number Xu Pei had left behind.

When Xu Pei received the call, she did not dare get involved at all and informed Ningbo's younger sister.

When this little delinquent girl arrived in the room and saw her brother's miserable state, she finally burst into loud sobs!

"Zhuang Xin, Cheng Huai... I won't let you off... I will make sure you die horribly!"