Ch 66: Stepping Up

Li Yun, wanting to pursue the matter, caught sight of the reporters approaching aggressively from the corner of her eye, and became fearful, timid, and retreated.

Li Yun was too cowardly to face the reporters.

Zhang Buran could only face it alone.

“Zhang Buran, that’s Zhang Buran, he’s come out!”

Tan Ping, sharp-eyed, immediately rushed forward, and the cameraman switched to a new camera for a close-up shot.

“Mister Zhang Buran, as Li Yun’s boyfriend, how do you explain this incident?”

Zhang Buran had no fondness for this reporter fabricating facts, and calmly questioned:

“You say Li Yun is a mistress who destroyed Liu Yang’s family, what evidence do you have?”

Tan Ping stated confidently: “This was personally admitted by Director Liu Yang! Please don’t change the subject, please answer my question. As Li Yun’s boyfriend, are you a mere shield, or…?”

The microphone was almost shoved into Zhang Buran’s mouth.

Zhang Buran slapped away the microphone from his mouth, and said confidently:

“Liu Yang, whatever Liu Yang says is the truth? Where’s the evidence?”

“Or, are you Liu Yang’s dog? A dog that bites indiscriminately!”

Zhang Buran’s sudden outburst shocked everyone present.

Even the most angry celebrities wouldn’t curse in front of cameras and the public.

But Zhang Buran wasn’t a celebrity.

Zhang Buran’s words were recorded by over a dozen cameras and broadcast live to hundreds of thousands of online netizens.

“How could he curse! He’s so uncouth!”

“I think Zhang Buran is some hired actor! Trying to cover something up! He’s furious!”

“I think Zhang Buran is quite handsome, after all, the reporter’s tone was too aggressive, it felt like a moral high ground.”

“Hahaha, interesting, Zhang Buran dares to speak his mind, so cool!”

“Please, what are your Three Views! You think someone who curses on a live broadcast is handsome? Unbelievable.”

“……”

Tan Ping’s guess was right, she was momentarily flustered.

But then she seized on Zhang Buran’s outburst as a breakthrough.

“Is this anger at being exposed? Is this personal insult? Or something more?”

“I am a reporter, a reporter who pursues the truth, I just want to present the facts to the public, what’s wrong with that? Insulting me is insulting the profession of a reporter!”

“Pursue the truth? The truth you say is just believing Liu Yang’s side of the story. You don’t have any evidence, yet you stand on the moral high ground, speaking eloquently, and aggressively questioning me. The ulterior motives… are yours!”

Zhang Buran coldly snorted, didn’t waste any more words, and directly raised his mobile phone.

The phone’s screen was displayed in front of the cameras, and broadcast live.

It was a video call with Li Yanni.

Tan Ping was stunned, she didn’t expect Zhang Buran to do this.

When she saw the person on the video call, Tan Ping was completely taken aback.

It was a face full of harsh features, looking somewhat fierce, but from the outline and facial features, it was clear that it was a woman.

As a gossip reporter, Tan Ping naturally recognized Li Yanni!

How did Zhang Buran have Li Yanni’s contact information, and a video call went through directly?

No, this must be fake!

Zhang Buran must be scaring himself!

The viewers in the live stream were also startled.

“Wow, who is this woman?”

“I really don’t want to use the word ‘ugly’ to describe a girl’s appearance…”

“Isn’t this an enhanced version of Cai Luo Li?”

“You don’t understand, this is Liu Yang’s real wife, Li Yanni.”

“That’s Li Yanni? Are you sure it’s not a photoshop? My God, if my wife looked like that, I’d find the cleaning lady at the door more appealing…”

“Short-sighted, isn’t it? No matter how unattractive Li Yanni is, she’s from the Li Family, Liu Yang’s director status is nothing, marrying into the Li Family is a huge climb.”

“Short-sighted! No matter how unattractive Li Yanni is, she’s from the Li Family. Liu Yang’s director status is nothing; marrying into the Li Family is already a high climb.”

Li Yanni on the video call spoke.

“I am Li Yanni, Liu Yang’s ex-wife.”

“I believe you all recognize me from the recent online uproar.”

“I’m clarifying here, the photos taken by the paparazzi yesterday were indeed me.”

“But I wasn’t catching him cheating as the marketing accounts said, Li Yun and I have known each other for a long time and are good friends.”

“And I divorced Liu Yang simply because I found out he repeatedly used his position as a director to make sleazy deals with actresses.”

“Don’t doubt it, the Li Family’s PR team will release a statement and sue Liu Yang shortly.”

“Li Yun and Zhang Buran are my friends, we have a very good relationship, don’t believe the malicious rumors.”

After I finished speaking to the camera in the video call, I put away my phone.

“Thank you for your help.”

“Doctor Zhang, I have to thank you too.”

Then Zhang Buran hung up.

I had already explained the situation to him backstage, and just now I made the video call, in public, having Li Yanni admit it herself, was better than any explanation or PR.

The reporters who were clamoring for an interview were speechless.

Tan Ping’s face was ashen.

She felt like she had been slapped in the face…

No! It must be fake!

This Li Yanni must be fake!

It must be AI face-swapping!

Tan Ping continued to deceive herself.

“Mister Zhang Buran, was the person we just spoke to really Li Yanni?”

“Who else? Where would I find a female Tyrant to play Li Yanni?”

Zhang Buran’s words left Tan Ping speechless.

The live stream exploded.

“Reversed! I knew there would be a reversal! Our Yun Bao couldn’t be a mistress!”

“Is this Li Yanni real? Didn’t they say she’s from the Li Family? Such a powerful person, how could she be friends with Li Yun and Zhang Buran? And have known them for a long time? Are you kidding?”

“Yes, it must be a lie!”

“The Li Family’s PR team has already issued a statement on their official microblog to sue Liu Yang, hahaha, face-slapped!”

“Go check the Li Family PR team’s microblog, clown!”

Tan Ping incredulously took out her phone and opened the official microblog of the Li Family’s largest entertainment company—Li’s Tianhua Group.

Li’s Tianhua Group’s official microblog posted a statement.

Listing a series of evidence of Liu Yang’s infidelity, keeping mistresses, and making sleazy deals, the legal team officially filed a lawsuit against Liu Yang.

The final sentence added—

“Artist Li Yun and Tianhua Group General Manager Li Yanni are long-time friends, and have a good relationship, please do not misunderstand!”

Tan Ping’s brain went blank.

The Li Family’s PR team has already issued a statement.

What else is there to say! Believe it or not!

Tan Ping’s body instantly slumped.