Chapter 347: Why Argue, Just Ban Them

Jiang Muye said lazily, "Why argue with the trolls? Banning their accounts is more useful than anything. The kind that bans their ID cards, too—no matter how many times they register, it's useless."

"Then in the future, when I can't win an argument online, can I use your shady connections?" Little White Dove gazed at Jiang Muye with teary eyes.

Jiang Muye rolled his eyes. "You really think I own the internet?"

"Isn't it?" Old He chimed in. "The internet isn't yours, but rounding it off, it's still paving a shortcut for you. Just now your rumor topic was still ranked number one, and now it's suddenly been taken down—you can't even find it in the top fifty."

Jiang Muye said coolly, "Normal. I trust my people to get things done. If they couldn't even do this, what would I keep them around for?"

However, even though all the negative topics about Jiang Muye online had been eliminated, and even Weibo searches couldn't find the keywords, there were still quite a few people who knew about Jiang Muye's negative news.

These netizens were still convinced that Jiang Muye had cheated, especially the netizens whose accounts had been banned—they were now using abbreviations to denounce Jiang Muye.

Even though this matter had its trending searches taken down, the impact on Jiang Muye was naturally still there.

The first to bear the brunt was the personal zine.

The three million copies of the personal zine that had originally sold out were now frequently facing requests for return.

The returned orders flooded in, which troubled Jiang Xueli, who was mired in scandal.

"What do we do now? They've all been returned, the netizens have been led by the nose, and they're still cursing you and Young Master Jiang, saying they've added you to their blacklist and will never support you." The sales manager was on a video call with Jiang Xueli, spelling out his worries. "If this continues, the consequences will be unimaginable."

After all, a top cosplayer relied on the masses to buy in.

Now that her reputation had been damaged, if it caused a mass boycott, it would undoubtedly bury Jiang Xueli's career.

Jiang Xueli bit into her ice cream angrily. "These netizens don't use their brains to think. A few marketing accounts lead them around, and they believe the rumors."

She was so angry that she took a few more fierce bites of her ice cream.

Her cheeks were puffed up like a goldfish's, and her rosy lips were full of grievance.

"The priority now is to clarify this matter and minimize the impact," the sales manager told Jiang Xueli.

Jiang Xueli rested her hand on her chin, deeply vexed. "I've already clarified on WeChat groups and Weibo, and even bought trending searches, but the vast majority of people think there's something fishy about it."

The netizens were all afraid the world wasn't chaotic enough, eager for some real problem to emerge.

After all, Jiang Muye had lofty status and a beautiful girlfriend.

If there was a problem with their relationship, then Jiang Muye wouldn't be living so comfortably, and those ordinary confident men could find some balance—so of course they were doing their utmost to smear him.

Jiang Xueli scratched her hair in frustration and grumbled, "Who on earth is scheming behind the scenes and dragged me into it too? I definitely won't let them off easy!"

While she and the sales manager were working hard to deal with the personal zine matter, the dorm door clicked open.

Jiang Xueli, who was eating ice cream, immediately looked back.

When she saw the beautiful and graceful Leng Ruoli, her eyes lit up, but she quickly became a bit hesitant.

"Sister-in-law, you're back… Um, I need to explain something to you." Jiang Xueli pouted her cherry lips, clearly a little troubled.

"I know. It's about Muye, right?" Leng Ruoli cut straight to the point.

"Yes, that's right! I hope you believe that Brother and I are innocent. I'm just his sister from different parents~ Even if I were to like pretty girls, I wouldn't like him!" Jiang Xueli hurried to explain.

Afraid that Leng Ruoli would still mind this and quarrel with her brother, she continued to declare, "I'll go come out of the closet right now! I absolutely won't cause you any trouble!"

"Pfft." After hearing Jiang Xueli's words, Leng Ruoli immediately burst out laughing. "You like pretty girls?"

"Who doesn't like pretty girls? Though if you want me to casually kiss one, I can do that—I could even kiss you~!" Jiang Xueli looked at the beautiful and gorgeous Leng Ruoli, feeling a little embarrassed.

When she was about to lean forward, Leng Ruoli directly dodged. "I like guys."

"I like guys too, but that doesn't stop me from swinging both ways!" Jiang Xueli said, then stuck out her tongue in embarrassment. "No no no, I'll just swing for girls, not guys~!"

"I know you like guys, and of course I believe there's nothing inappropriate between you and Muye." Leng Ruoli told Jiang Xueli seriously. "You absolutely don't need to make a fuss about turning yourself gay over this matter. As long as you haven't done anything, white won't turn into black."

After hearing Leng Ruoli's tone, Jiang Xueli was taken aback for a moment, then her eyes lit up in an instant. "Wow! Fang Yu, you're so righteous and understanding, so gentle and considerate~ If I were a guy, I'd definitely fall for you~"

She directly buried her head in Leng Ruoli's soft curves, rubbing hard against them, looking completely blissful.

Seeing this little sister acting spoiled so freely, Leng Ruoli raised her hand and gently stroked Jiang Xueli's hair. "I should be the one apologizing to you on Muye's behalf for dragging you into this. You're a victim."

Leng Ruoli's gentle words soothed Jiang Xueli's wounded heart.

"Who wouldn't want to be a child doted on by Fang Yu~ Fang Yu is so gentle, still thinking about me even now." Jiang Xueli was truly touched.

Normally when something like this happened, the girl would mostly be blinded by the rumors, and might even misunderstand her and scold her.

But Ruoli was different—she was still willing to believe her unconditionally.

"Fang Yu, here, have some ice cream~" Jiang Xueli smiled and handed Leng Ruoli the ice cream. Leng Ruoli didn't mind that she'd already eaten from it, and took a bite with her head lowered.

Jiang Xueli stuck out her tongue, her smile sweet. "These marketing accounts are really too much. Actually, saying the two of us are together would have some credibility—but believing those people's rumor that I'm involved with my brother~"

"When the time comes that they spread rumors about us being involved, you'll probably be more anxious than anyone."

"Who said that! I like you the most!" Jiang Xueli's round eyes were watery and bright, quite lovely.

"Alright, our priority now is to properly handle this crisis." Leng Ruoli's eyes turned cold. "I've already mobilized the publicity resources at my disposal, working hard to turn the crisis around, and I'm going to arrange a press conference. I want to invite you to attend with me."

Jiang Xueli and Leng Ruoli reached a consensus. "Yes, let's go together! After all, this has interfered with our normal lives. We must handle it properly~!"

Never, ever offend a woman.

Especially Jiang Muye's woman.

Leng Ruoli and Jiang Xueli were Jiang Muye's right and left arms.

Whoever was scheming behind the scenes would be dragged out and given a beating.