After Switching Bodies, the Mad Overbearing CEO Takes Over the Entertainment Industry-Chapter 243 - 238: The Ji Family Takes on This Business Battle

Chapter 243: Chapter 238: The Ji Family Takes on This Business Battle

At that moment, the sound of a glass bottle shattering suddenly came from upstairs, piercing the ears, even audible over the gentle music playing on the first floor.

Shen Zhiyi paused for a moment, worriedly saying, "Oh no, Ji Tian is alone upstairs, could something dangerous have happened? Come with me and let’s check it out."

Tang Yu’s face changed, "Do you know which room she’s in?"

Shen Zhiyi nodded, "Yes, follow me."

Having said that, she led the way forward, and a large group followed her upstairs.

As the host of the banquet, Bai Tingyu was naturally at the forefront. There were at least twenty guest rooms reserved for the guests, spreading across the second, third, and fourth floors.

Shen Zhiyi led everyone to a room that she had arranged with Gong Dongxi, located in the second to last one along the spacious corridor.

Even through the door, ambiguous panting could be heard.

Shen Zhiyi stopped in her tracks, hesitating at the door handle, looking at Bai Tingyu as if seeking help, while the expressions of the people behind them grew more intriguing.

Shen Zhiyi had just mentioned that Ji Tian was the only one on this floor, so why were there panting sounds? The answer was obvious.

Oh my, the Eldest Miss Ji was actually indulging in such behavior at the Bai Family’s place. If this got out, the Ji Family’s reputation would be ruined in an instant, and Ji Tian’s life would be destroyed.

The sound of suppressed moans became clearer and clearer when Tang Yu pushed past the two, his face stern, "Move aside."

The door wasn’t locked, and it opened with a push. He entered, followed closely by Shen Zhiyi, excitement flashing in her eyes.

The sound was coming from under the quilt. Shen Zhiyi was quicker than Tang Yu and pulled it back first, "Ji Tian, did you encounter some danger...?"

Her voice suddenly stopped. Beneath the quilt were two pillows and a mobile phone, while the sound came from the speaker at the head of the bed, not from Ji Tian at all.

Shen Zhiyi stepped back incredulously, "This is impossible, she was clearly in this room."

Tang Yu sneered, "From the sound of it, you seem disappointed that my cousin isn’t here?"

Realizing her slip of the tongue, Shen Zhiyi put on a forced smile, "No... I was just worried about Ji Tian."

"You were on the first floor, never came up here, yet you pinpointed my cousin’s ’location’ precisely and led everyone upstairs. Who would believe there isn’t a trick behind this?" Tang Yu was not naive, if Ji Tian was indeed here, her reputation would be tainted for life.

Shen Zhiyi’s lips quivered, "I guessed... because it was too noisy, I just walked straight over." Unsatisfied, she added, "Let’s continue searching, maybe Ji Tian was locked up?"

Her main goal was to locate Xu Rang, as she had indeed directed Xu Rang to wait in this room for Gong Dongxi to bring Ji Tian in, then he could do whatever he wanted, as long as it ruined Ji Tian’s reputation completely.

She began searching on her own, checking the wardrobe, under the bed, and the balcony, leaving no spot unexamined.

Tang Yu looked at Bai Tingyu, almost laughing with anger, "Is this how your Bai Family treats guests? This stranger is making a scene in your guest room searching for my cousin, trying to frame her or what? You think the Ji Family is easy to bully?"

Bai Tingyu’s face was iron blue. What was going on with the usually sensible and courteous Shen Zhiyi?

"Zhiyi! Ji Tian isn’t here, stop searching."

Shen Zhiyi, her back to everyone, bit her lip fiercely until a ring of bruises formed before she relaxed, trying to sound casual, "Maybe she’s in another room."

"Heh." Just as Tang Yu was about to throw a sarcastic remark, another woman’s voice came from within the room.

"Huh? What are you all doing in my room?" Gong Dongxi, changed into a new set of clothes, her hair still damp, had obviously taken a shower in this room, and there was no one else besides her.

She tilted her head slightly, puzzled, "Catching a cheater? Why such a big fuss?"

Shen Zhiyi stared at her intently, realizing from that moment she had been played by Gong Dongxi, and she was naive to believe Gong Dongxi, that foolish thing, would do anything right. When the time came, she would push all the blame onto Gong Dongxi, the perfect scapegoat.

"Was it you who played this sound?" Bai Tingyu asked.

Gong Dongxi picked up the phone on the bed, screen facing everyone, "It’s just a running video, why are you all so anxious?"

The screen showed a woman running, panting breaths emitted through the Bluetooth speaker and sounding ambiguous, which had led to misunderstandings.

Everyone: "..."

You play a video and even use a speaker to create such a disturbance, really?

Sensing the silent disapproval, Gong Dongxi embarrassedly explained, "I don’t like exercise much, but I like watching other people exercise, especially listening to others panting while tired during my bath."

"..."

What kind of oddity is this?!

Of course, these were others’ hobbies, and they had no right to interfere.

"Since Ji Tian isn’t here, she might have gone to the first floor, let’s go down."

As the group returned to the spiral staircase, the gentle music soon turned into human conversation.

"There’s someone in school who likes Ji Tian."

"Could it be Brother Yu? Do I have another rival in love?!"

"No, it’s Xu Rang."

"Xu Rang? Isn’t he Brother Yu’s cousin? He likes Ji Tian? That’s impossible."

"It’s true, he’s about to graduate, don’t you want to help him out so he can leave without regrets? Even if it’s just letting the two of them be alone, giving him a chance to confess his feelings could be an option."

...

"Three days later is Bai Tingyu’s coming-of-age ceremony, and Ji Tian will definitely be there. All you need to do is let her drink something spiked, and then take her into the room, and you’ll know. Xu Rang is a gentleman; he won’t do anything to her."

"Okay, I’ll find a way to get her into the room that day. It’s just to express his feelings, right? He won’t do anything to her, will he?"

"Don’t worry, I guarantee they’ll have a good talk."

The first voice to speak out turned out to be Shen Zhiyi.

And the second was Gong Dongxi.

Bai Tingyu paused, then glanced at Shen Zhiyi.

But Shen Zhiyi’s face turned deathly pale, and she quickly ran down the stairs.

Ji Tian was sitting in a chair, leisurely eating a piece of pastry, accompanied by Jian Chuyi, who was also eating a cake. freewёbnoνel.com

On the projection screen directly in front was a video.

It was Shen Zhiyi in the restroom conspiring with Gong Dongxi, the recording matched perfectly with her lip movements.

Ji Tian turned her head to face Shen Zhiyi’s lifeless eyes and smiled slightly, "I heard you were looking for me? I’ve been waiting for you on the first floor for a long time. Do you like this gift?"

The recording was looping, Shen Zhiyi’s eyes red as if bleeding, she had checked the restroom that day, there was no one there. The angle looked like it was secretly recorded from the back, Ji Tian!

She chewed these words and swallowed them, wishing she could tear Ji Tian apart right now.

The people around had already distanced themselves.

Jian Chuyi frowned at her, "Why are you so wicked? You plotted against my Tiantian, bribed Xu Rang, and had Gong Dongxi drug her and take her to a room. Your calculations are very clear. Luckily, Gong Dongxi is not stupid and sided with us. I’ve never seen anyone as evil as you! You’re insanely trying to ruin Tiantian’s reputation!"

Shen Zhiyi tried to explain, knowing if this video got out, she’d be done for, but seeing that everyone around was recording and taking photos, it would blow up by tomorrow.

She blew it, tears rolling down her cheeks, "I didn’t, please don’t post it, I still need to study, please, my mom is sick and has high blood pressure, she can’t see this."

"Ugh, what’s the use of begging us? You should beg Ji Tian; it was you who wanted to hurt her." Someone in the crowd jeered.

Shen Zhiyi knelt down in front of Ji Tian, "Please, I didn’t mean it, I just wanted to help Xu Rang. He said he liked you, wanted to confess, please have mercy, don’t let this get out, it really can’t get out..."

Ji Tian looked at her indifferently, "So I should pay for your malicious actions?"

Tears streamed down Shen Zhiyi’s face, she turned and choked up looking at Bai Tingyu, "Tingyu... I—I didn’t mean to, Tingyu..."

Bai Tingyu’s hands clenched at his sides, he couldn’t believe Shen Zhiyi was this kind of person, the simple words made everyone understand, her explanation was too weak, almost making things worse.

Eventually, he couldn’t bear the pain inside, walked up to Shen Zhiyi, pulled her up, and looked coldly at those present, warning them, "Before everyone leaves the venue, they must have their phones checked by my people for any videos and photos, otherwise, forget about stepping out of the Bai Family premises. If anything leaks tomorrow, it’ll be going against the Bai Family, and we will never again do business with your companies, the choice is in your hands."

With this statement, people who were afraid of the powerful Bai Family quietly deleted videos and photos from their phones, thankful it wasn’t forwarded.

One told ten, ten told a hundred, everyone started deleting their evidence.

Ji Tian stood up, signaling Tang Yu, and they left.

She looked at Bai Tingyu, smiling brightly, "Ji Family accepts this business war challenge, Shen Zhiyi, you can’t protect her."