Chapter 190: The Woman Behind Him Has a Formidable Background

"Li Ba's team," the Chief Secretary replied.

Jiang Muye's hand, which had been hanging at his side, clenched into a fist.

His eyes became ice-cold.

"Find him!" Jiang Muye rose to his feet.

He wasn't normally a petty man, and wouldn't hold a grudge over trifling matters. But when someone pushed their luck, he would wipe them out one by one.

Just as Jiang Muye was about to go settle scores with Li Ba, a startled cry suddenly sounded from behind him.

"The trending searches about our company's negative news have all been taken down!"

Jiang Muye's heart trembled, and he whipped his head around to look at the Head of Public Relations. "What?"

"Someone's already taken them down for us." The Head of Public Relations nodded repeatedly. "The top trending spots have changed hands. They're someone else's now!"

"Who?" Jiang Muye asked in a low voice.

"Li Ba," the Head of Public Relations said. "He's been exposed for tax evasion—1.3 billion!"

Late at night, Li Ba had been sleeping soundly in his bed, feeling quite pleased with himself, when he was bombarded by a barrage of calls.

Irritated, he picked up. "What is it? Disturbing people in the middle of the night!"

"Brother Ba! Check the trending searches, quick!" his assistant's anxious voice rang out.

Li Ba snorted dismissively, smug. "What's there to look at? It's just Jiang Muye's reputation getting trashed and him getting hung up on the trending list. I already knew!"

"No, it's you who's on the trending list! We're done for!"

The assistant's words made cold sweat seep from Li Ba.

Li Ba hurried to check the trending searches.

One look, and his heart sank halfway down.

Oh my god, he was really finished!

Not only had his 1.3 billion in tax evasion been exposed, but all the shady dealings he'd done in his early years had been dug up and publicized.

Even the time he'd been a homewrecker had come to light.

Deep in the night, everyone was feasting on his scandal and stomping on him hard! The good reputation he'd relied on to survive collapsed in an instant!

At two-thirty in the morning, Li Ba and his team were run ragged at the company.

He had never imagined he'd be the one exposed, and that he'd end up taking the heat for Jiang Muye—all the attention was now focused entirely on him.

Not only was he being required by the relevant authorities to pay back taxes, but many clients were demanding to withdraw from product selections, and the previous slot fees and commission cuts were all being demanded back. This was definitely an enormous sum!

Li Ba was frantic, constantly calling people for help.

"Sister Lin, this is Li Ba. I need you to lend me some money to keep things running."

Sister Lin said flatly, "Do you know who you've offended? Young Master Jiang! Jiang Muye has already given the order that anyone who helps you is making an enemy of him. He alone is formidable enough, not to mention the incredibly powerful girlfriend behind him!"

"What's the story with his girlfriend?" Li Ba was confused.

He knew Jiang Muye had an extremely beautiful girlfriend, but he had no idea what her background was.

"Leng Ruoli—don't you know she's the heiress of the Leng Group? Right now she's stomping you into the ground, and the scandals about you won't be stopping anytime soon!"

Sister Lin spat. "I'll put it simply—you're dead."

Considering that Jiang Muye's girlfriend was a rabid protector of her man!

The first thing she'd done was bring Jiang Muye's trending searches down, replace them all with Li Ba's dirt, and get paid trolls to stomp on Li Ba relentlessly.

With the methods of this Leng Group heiress, she could probably pull off something even more ruthless.

West City University, night.

Moonlight poured down on the graceful figure standing on the balcony of the women's dormitory.

Her brown hair spilled loose over her shoulders. Her slender white left hand rested on the railing, while her right hand held a phone to her ear, taking a call.

"Young Miss, the task you asked me to handle is complete. I've had his tax evasion exposed, dispatched trolls to spread it far and wide, arranged for the trending searches, and Li Ba has been blacklisted."

A trace of satisfaction crossed Leng Ruoli's gorgeous, radiant face. Her fingertip twirled a lock of her long hair as she said meaningfully, "Whoever dares help Li Ba, kill without mercy. I want him to never be able to turn things around."

"Yes."

After the call with the company's Chief Secretary, Leng Ruoli hung up directly.

A hint of coldness flickered through her eyes.

……

"Ah! Brother Ba, all our accounts have been banned!" the assistant's shout rang out.

Li Ba's eyes went wide. He immediately grabbed the assistant's phone and looked—his Kuaix, Doux, and Taox live-streaming accounts on all the major platforms were gone!

Originally, after his trending searches came down and everyone forgot about it, he could still figure out a way to make a comeback. But now the rice bowl he relied on to survive had been kicked out from under him.

Tears of regret immediately streamed down Li Ba's face. He slapped his thigh and wailed, "Wah, what is all this!"

Just as Li Ba was agonizing over how all the hard work of these years had gone up in smoke, bang—the studio door was kicked open.

Li Ba and the others looked in astonishment toward the door.

They saw Jiang Muye striding in, elegant and coldly arrogant in a black trench coat. His bodyguards and secretary filed in after him, laying out Jiang Muye's full display of dominance.

Looking at this group of people who were not to be trifled with, Li Ba couldn't help but swallow.

"You… what are you doing here?" Li Ba's breath caught, obviously terrified, and he was backing away.

Jiang Muye pressed in step by step, a cold smile on his face. "Didn't you keep wanting to see me? Now that I'm here, why are you scared?"

Li Ba was full of remorse. He begged, "Boohoo, I was really wrong. Please let me off!"

"Heh heh, it's not that I won't let you off—it's that you won't let me off. Hiring trolls to smear me, slander my company, hmm? You're quite capable." Jiang Muye backed Li Ba into a corner.

Li Ba was so frightened his face went pale. His legs gave out and he slid down to the floor.

"I… I just hired trolls to say you had plastic surgery and were putting on a fake persona. I never told anyone to slander your company, and I had no way of knowing things would blow up like this." Li Ba hugged his head, utterly terrified.

He had no way of knowing how Jiang Muye had inexplicably ended up on the trending searches.

Or that Jiang's Snacks would be hit with scandals.

At the outset, he'd gloated, thinking whoever it was shared his goal—someone who hated Jiang Muye—and was stomping Jiang Muye into the ground.

But now he realized the other party had just been using him as a tool! And Jiang Muye had even shown up at his door!

Jiang Muye naturally had no desire to believe Li Ba's words, and took them as Li Ba shifting the blame.

He raised his handsome face and stared darkly at Li Ba. "Didn't you keep wanting to have a meal with me? Perfect. I have time now."