Su Liran wasn't very well known, but after the archive went public, the buzz around her eventually surpassed Zhao Ming's.
The public feed became a carnival for the depraved.
[Wow, Miss Su, putting yourself up for sale now?]
[Six out of ten for the body, eight for the face, two for the expressions. Still room for improvement.]
[Holy shit, this is amazing, boys. Has anyone cracked the next archive yet? Send me a link!]
[Be patient, we're working on it!]
The buzz built all day. By eight that evening, more than ten million people were watching Su Liran's livestream.
Even some celebrities and major influencers logged in to watch the drama unfold.
Feng Yiqian was among them.
He couldn't understand why Su Liran was doing this.
"So many people," Su Liran said, sitting in front of the camera.
She wore no makeup that day, just a plain white T-shirt, her curly hair hanging loose. Her voice was soft, like snowmelt flowing down a mountain. "I believe you've all come to ask about the archives, right?"
[She looks better than she did in the video.]
[Filthy whore.]
[What's the password? I can't wait.]
[This woman is so desperate for fame she's lost her mind. Does she have no shame???]
Feng Yiqian couldn't hold back anymore. He typed.
[Feng Yiqian V: Why?]
The moment Feng Yiqian's comment appeared, the viewers grew even more restless.
[Feng Yiqian knows this whore too???]
[Hahahaha, this is hilarious.]
[They're all trash. Why is it surprising that they know each other?]
Su Liran visibly paused when she saw Feng Yiqian's comment.
Then she tucked her hair behind her ear, ignoring the insults flooding the chat. "Everyone, the password for the second archive is 4156. I'll give you ten minutes to watch."
Feng Yiqian didn't know why Su Liran was ignoring him, but there was nothing he could do now.
Following her instructions, he opened the archive and entered the password.
There were six videos in total.
These videos were far more shocking and filthy than the earlier ones!
There were five girls and over a dozen men in the videos. Apart from Su Liran herself, all the other girls had been blurred out.
The scenes were so extreme that Feng Yiqian couldn't bear to watch beyond half a minute.
The viewers went wild.
[Holy shiiiiit.]
[This is incredible!]
[I can't even imagine the fun rich people have!]
[This is better than the porn I watch.]
[What garbage porn do you watch? Su Liran doesn't even moan. It does nothing for me.]
[What do you know? That's called an ice queen~]
Su Liran saw that comment, then said calmly, "I didn't make a sound because I had been drugged."
[????]
[Drugged??]
Looking straight into the camera, Su Liran said, "I, Su Liran, am publicly reporting director Zhang Shenzhou under my real name for drugging and raping female performers!"
The moment she said it, the screen filled with cries of disbelief.
[Holy shit, I thought that old guy in the video looked like Zhang Shenzhou!!! It really was him!!!?]
[Drugged? You mean Su Liran was drugged???]
[What???? Zhang Shenzhou, the legendary director who won that lifetime achievement award in film?]
[Holy! Shit...!]
"It was him," Su Liran said calmly, as though she had prepared for everything. "I didn't want to speak out at first, but yesterday, someone told me that the law protects victims."
"So I thought, if I don't come forward, there will only be more and more victims in this industry."
"And so, here I am."
Feng Yiqian had met Su Liran once, and all sorts of images of her flashed through his mind.
Her face twisted with rage, filled with hatred, overcome by despair.
But he had never seen her like this.
She had cleaned herself up, presenting her plainest self. Her voice was slow and her gaze steady, so calm that she might have been talking about someone else.
"You've all seen the videos," Su Liran said. "I believe there's no need for me to say much more."
"That night, I was tricked into going to the club. Besides me, there were five other girls."
[!!Animals!!]
[Look at the video notes. This happened three years ago, and you're only bringing it up now??? Didn't you ever think about speaking out before?]
"No, I tried to get revenge during that time, but I failed." Su Liran's eyes shifted slightly. "After that, Feng Yiqian saved me."
She could never forget what happened that night.
He had rushed in, pulled her out of the crowd, and gotten into a fight with Zhang Shenzhou.
"Do you really fucking think you're a hero?!" Zhang Shenzhou spat out a mouthful of blood and ordered his bodyguards to restrain Feng Yiqian.
Feng Yiqian was a young master of the Feng Family, after all. Zhang Shenzhou didn't dare hurt him, so he could only take his anger out on Su Liran.
He played the videos he had recorded back then in front of everyone, laughing like a madman as he listened to the girl's heartrending screams.
He looked at Su Liran and gave her two choices. "You must be pretty short on money, right? Doesn't your little brother have a heart condition? Costs over a hundred thousand a day, doesn't it?"
"We only had you for one night. Ten million, plus we'll cure your brother's illness, and we put this behind us. How about it?"
"If you insist on going to the police, that's fine too." Completely at ease, Zhang Shenzhou pointed at the video. "But I'll post this online first. Your choice."
Pinned to the floor, Feng Yiqian couldn't even lift his head. He shouted Su Liran's name.
But Su Liran backed down.
One night in exchange for ten million, and my brother.
My career is already ruined. I'll never be able to return to this industry, so why-why shouldn't I take the money?
Go to the police? What would that get me?
Maybe even my report would be buried.
Maybe I'd give it everything I had, only for them to make a show of it and let him off lightly, without making the slightest ripple.
So... why speak out?
"I'm not a good person. I was too selfish." Su Liran's voice trembled slightly. "I'm sorry."
Su Liran bit her lip, doing everything she could not to cry in front of the camera, but her fingers were shaking. "Afterward, Feng Yiqian offended Zhang Shenzhou while trying to help me."
[...No wonder there's been so much dirt on Feng Yiqian lately!]
[My heart breaks for her!]
[I apologize for bad-mouthing Feng Yiqian.]
[I'm such a piece of shit!!!]
[Don't cry, sis. You did nothing wrong! Those monsters are the ones at fault!!!]
"Yes, those monsters are the ones at fault." Su Liran raised her head. "They're the ones who should be punished, not me."
"Tomorrow, I'll report this to the police and have them collect evidence!" Su Liran looked into the camera. "If anything happens to me before then, please remember: Zhang Shenzhou must be behind it!"
"Zhang Shenzhou! Your reckoning is here!"
With that, Su Liran ended the livestream and disconnected.
She left a huge crowd of viewers still flooding the chat.
[Holy shit!! Su Liran was so badass!]
[She's so fierce!!!!]
[Fuck, that bastard Zhang Shenzhou looks respectable, but he's a monster!!!]
[Justice will prevail!!!! Let's go after Zhang Shenzhou, boys!!!]
[@Feng Yiqian V, bro, are you still here? I'm sorry. I'm an idiot. I shouldn't have bad-mouthed you!]
[@Feng Yiqian V, you brat, just tell us if you had your reasons! How are we supposed to know if you don't say anything!!]
Feng Yiqian stared at his phone's dark screen for a long time. Her resolve and courage had moved him, and his heart beat harder and faster.
He was so worked up that even his breathing had become unsteady.
Click-
The door sounded.
Feng Ze had come home from work.
He glanced around first, then looked at Feng Yiqian. "You're here alone?"
Feng Yiqian still hadn't calmed down. It took him a few seconds to react when he saw Feng Ze, then he got up and rushed over, ready to tell him about the huge revelation he'd just witnessed.
Feng Ze raised a hand to stop him. "I'm exhausted. Go tell Butler Tao."
"I can't. Butler Tao hasn't gotten up yet! I can't tell him!" Feng Yiqian held up his phone. "Bro, listen, I was just watching this livestream-"
At those words, Feng Ze's brows drew tighter and tighter.
Hasn't gotten up?
It's already nine, and he still hasn't gotten up?
Feng Ze looked toward Tao Zhiyan's room, an uneasy premonition stirring in his chest.
He shoved Feng Yiqian aside and rushed straight toward Tao Zhiyan's room.
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