"Surely some people don't think their attempts to drive a wedge between us were all that clever?"
Ye Yizhou looked into the camera, his smile growing brighter. "Sorry to disappoint certain people, but I wasn't hiding at home crying and refusing to go out for half a month. I was just..."
"On my honeymoon abroad. No joke, I really was having so much fun these past two weeks that I almost forgot to come home."
"Huh?"
The reporters present all voiced their confusion at once.
The livestream chat was also filled with question marks.
Nobody had expected this answer from Ye Yizhou.
They had assumed that, as the weaker party in this battle over succession, Ye Yizhou would either be scrambling to build alliances, raging helplessly at home, or grieving in private.
It had never occurred to them that there might be a third possibility.
"That has to be a lie!"
Someone voiced their doubts. When everyone's attention immediately turned to them, they hurriedly added, "That's what everyone in the livestream chat is saying. Since nobody saw you during this period, it's reasonable for them to question your account."
"Even if I posted honeymoon photos now, someone would surely accuse me of Photoshopping them. Besides, I have no reason to prove or explain anything to you. Whether you think I spent these past two weeks crying at home or believe I was out having fun..."
Ye Yizhou did not care whether they doubted him and refused to fall into the trap of having to prove himself. "Who's sitting in this seat? Can you still not see where things stand?"
That last remark from Ye Yizhou truly snapped everyone out of their daze.
With Lingyao Group currently facing the unfavorable situation of a steadily falling share price, if Ye Yizhou really