No one could put up with someone spreading sexual rumors like that.
Hearing Ji Xiangchen's words, Officer Li changed his attitude very quickly. "Forget what I just said."
As a police officer, he did not support violence, but if the rumors had gone this far, not throwing a punch would have been rude.
With things having reached this point, they naturally would not end so easily. Zhou Lu was unwilling to let it go. He felt that although he had spread rumors first, Fang Ning had beaten him this badly! And she had treated him like this even at the police station.
He could not stand it, and he would not!
He would not let these two get away with it.
So without giving it much thought, he called his manager, explained the whole sequence of events, and told him to get a lawyer over here.
Zhou Lu was currently the top star at their entertainment company. A whole crowd of people throughout the company depended on him for their livelihoods. Upon learning that he was in trouble, the agency quickly sent a lawyer over.
Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen naturally did not want things to end just like this either. That bastard Zhou Lu had already gone this far. If they swallowed it this time, who knew what he would do next?
Besides, Ji Xiangchen already had a grudge against Zhou Lu, so naturally, he did not want the matter brushed aside so lightly either.
But compared with how quickly Zhou Lu had reached his manager, things did not go nearly as smoothly for Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen.
Both of them called their own managers for help.
But whether Ji Xiangchen's manager, Zhou Li, was doing it deliberately or really had no time, he simply would not answer. Ji Xiangchen made over a dozen calls, and not a single one was picked up.
It was the same on Fang Ning's end. Her manager did not handle only her, either, and perhaps that was why her calls also went unanswered. She had only recently transmigrated here and did not know anyone else who could help, so Fang Ning was in the same situation as Ji Xiangchen.
Looking at their disconnected calls, the two stared at each other.
After a long silence, Fang Ning clapped her hands, her eyes lighting up as someone came to mind. "I thought of someone. Let's ask Xiangyi! She'll definitely be willing to help."
The book said the female lead was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. She was like that with both the male lead and her family. So this time, with Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen reduced to such a sorry state, she would definitely be unable to turn a blind eye!
Hearing Fang Ning call her "Xiangyi" so affectionately,
Ji Xiangchen curled his lip. Call her? Forget coming over; she would most likely hang up the moment she saw his call. "She won't come. She could hang up as soon as she sees my call. Believe me?"
Fang Ning did not understand why Ji Xiangchen thought the female lead was so heartless. How could the female lead possibly be such a cold, disloyal person? She was the female lead!
"Come on, Ji Xiangchen, how can you think that about her?"
[They're biological siblings! How can Ji Xiangchen say that about Ji Xiangyi? He has absolutely no trust in his own family!]
Ji Xiangchen was a little annoyed. She was putting him down to praise Ji Xiangyi. Ji Xiangyi was clearly the one who had no trust in her family, not him. Despite those thoughts, Ji Xiangchen finally said sulkily, "Then I'll call her now."
Let's see who's really cold and disloyal, so Fang Ning can see Ji Xiangyi's true, cold-blooded face.
With that, Ji Xiangchen began calling Ji Xiangyi.
After he called, it had to be said that Ji Xiangchen did understand Ji Xiangyi to some extent.
The phone on the table rang several times, but no one answered. Ji Xiangchen called again. On the third ring, the other party hung up outright. Her impatience could be felt even through the disconnected call.
"..."
Their silence was deafening.
Looking at the disconnected call, Fang Ning could not help asking, "Ji Xiangchen, are you and Ji Xiangyi really biological siblings?"
Ji Xiangyi had long since developed a standard answer to questions like this. She sighed. "Maybe we aren't related. After all, she's so cold and disloyal, while I care so much about affection and loyalty."
Fang Ning: "..."
"Let me try."
Fang Ning pulled up her contacts. The last time Ji Xiangyi had driven her over, the two of them had exchanged contact information.
Ji Xiangchen could not resist throwing cold water on the idea. "You'd be better off believing I'm Qin Shi Huang than believing she'll answer..."
But before Ji Xiangchen had even finished speaking, Ji Xiangyi's uniquely calm, indifferent voice came from Fang Ning's phone. "Is this Fang Ning?"
Fang Ning looked at Ji Xiangchen as if to say, See? You can't be Qin Shi Huang.
Ji Xiangyi was in a meeting with the shareholders.
The Ji Group had businesses across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing. Recently, the Ji Group had been expanding its manufacturing supply chain, with City B selected as the production location. The team had already worked out most of the details with the local government, and things were close to being finalized.
But there were still a few details to discuss with the directors.
Ji Xiangnian had originally been in charge of this matter, but unfortunately, he was still abroad discussing an acquisition with foreigners.
So full responsibility for it had been handed over to Ji Xiangyi. Her other work was already annoying enough, and now she had another task added to it.
The project lead was discussing the project's progress and matters related to the contract. It had been going on for over two hours.
Ji Xiangyi felt that her patience was almost completely worn away.
Yet some idiot chose this moment to call her, making Ji Xiangyi even more irritated. She took out her phone and saw that the caller was Ji Xiangchen.
Working this damn job was annoying enough already, and now she had to deal with a call from that idiot Ji Xiangchen. Ji Xiangyi's expression darkened further, and she left the phone untouched.
When the phone rang again, she saw that Ji Xiangchen was still tirelessly calling.
Without hesitating for even a second, Ji Xiangyi ended the call and continued listening to the project lead.
But a minute later, the phone rang again. The frozen expression in Ji Xiangyi's cool eyes was cold enough to scare someone to death.