This farce caught not only Wen Ruyue but even Shen Fanyun completely off guard. Neither had expected it to devolve into such a mess.
Zhan Feng had been holding back his laughter the entire time.
As for Li Juan, Wen Ruyue's capable subordinate, she was utterly baffled, her eyes wide with confusion. Xu Haofeng and the others standing nearby were also dumbfounded.
"You beast! You've ruined me," Wen Ruyue wailed, her voice thick with accusation as she pointed at Long Qingwen.
Long Qingwen's face was ashen. Faced with Wen Ruyue's accusations and curses, he simply played dumb.
Shen Fanyun saw that the matter was settled. He instructed, "Tomorrow, you will issue a formal apology, and then you will turn yourself in."
"Turn myself in?" Wen Ruyue recoiled, then roared at Shen Fanyun, "A noble person like me, with such a promising future… Why should I turn myself in? To live in some dark, damp, freedomless hole?
"You, Shen! You won't get away with this. Give up that idea right now.
