Ah Mo very swiftly took it, looking puzzledly at Mu Yuchen.

"These are some details of your sis-in-law at the military academy. Because it's been too long and some people intentionally erased some things, it's clearly incomplete," Mu Yuchen said. As he slowly sat down, he looked calmly at Ah Mo. "I need you to help me investigate the truth of your sis-in-law getting expelled from the military academy years ago. Before you've gotten all the necessary evidence, you must keep this matter a secret. However you want to do that, you can consider it yourself."

Ah Mo listened, and then opened the document in hand. He took a good look before nodding. "Don't worry, Master. I'll personally attend to this."

He seemed to have noticed that this matter was important, so Ah Mo dared not to be careless. From the information of the contents, it looked like things were not that simple. Otherwise, how could Xi Xiaye have been living alright after stabbing that person's eye? Clearly, someone was suppressing this, and who that was, he could guess.

"When you investigate that man's background, you might come across some unexpected findings," Mu Yuchen suddenly warned.

"Yes, Master! Don't worry, I'll handle this well. Right, Master, as for Xi Xinyi's matter, I've already..."

Mu Yuchen propped his head up with a hand and answered softly, "You handled this Xi Xinyi matter well. Riding on this wave, just settle her once and for all."

Ah Mo thought about it, and then said, "Master, I've just received a call. Quite a few advertising companies have already canceled their contracts with Yueying just as we predicted. Even if Qi Kai and the Han Corporation try to save them at all costs, I'm afraid this won't be an easy feat, so..."

"We'll just leave this matter at that for now. This storm won't subside so quickly. That's enough from you."

Mu Yuchen naturally understood what Ah Mo was implying. Previously, Xi Xinyi's incident with the orphanage had yet to die down, and now such a horrible scandal had been exposed. It would not take long before she would be infamous within the entertainment industry. One or two scandals could be used to hype suspicion, but if numerous negative coverage with real evidence, he could only mercilessly tell her that she was probably done for in the show business this time around.

"Yes, Master!" Ah Mo answered and retreated.

...

The situation was worse than they had imagined. Inside the Yueying Culture Media office, Yue Lingsi was extremely panicked and anxious as she kept explaining to the person on the phone.

"CEO Fu, listen to me! This time, the rumors aren't real. Someone's intentionally smearing Xinyi. CEO Fu, please don't be misled by the slander. Those were all nonsense reported by the media... CEO Fu! CEO Fu! Listen to me, CEO Fu!"

Unfortunately, before Yue Lingsi could finish, the person on the other end had already heartlessly hung up.

Yue Lingsi felt restlessly defeated. She was about to anxiously call the person back, yet before she could, another call came in. She quickly picked it up and forced a smile on her face. "Hello, CEO Fang..."

The person's tone on the other end of the phone was extremely upset. He just said a few things and Yue Lingsi's forced smile stiffened before she quickly explained, "CEO Fang, it's not like that. They're just smearing Xinyi on purpose. CEO Fang, our contract's still..."

Another person hung up!

Yue Lingsi's expression was unusually dispirited. Her entire body turned rigid as she slowly put the phone in her hand down and looked up at Xi Xinyi, who was sitting on the sofa looking absent-minded, nervous, and anxious.

At that moment, she was scrolling through Weibo.

"Mother, what can we do? What can we do? I..."

Xi Xinyi's body trembled as she looked up at Yue Lingsi, her beautiful eyes filled with an alarm that could not be disguised. She was so anxious that she started to tear up. Flustered, she took the phone from the side and called Han Yifeng, yet on the other end, she still only heard the dead tone of Han Yifeng's phone being switched off.

"Mother, it's not like that. Someone's intentionally smearing me, Mother. Tell them not to cancel the contract. Yifeng's not picking up my calls either..."

Xi Xinyi choked on her sobs, she looked pale and weak as she clung onto Yue Lingsi's arm. She could not help but cry aloud. Having worried for the whole night, now she just looked pitiful and dejected. The thin paper cuts on her beautiful face could still be seen and they looked slightly scary.

Yue Lingsi hugged Xi Xinyi gently. Just as worried, she patted her back and advised, "Xinyi, don't be worried first. Yifeng might still be busy with something. What happened? Explain to me properly. Why would there suddenly be so many negative news about you? I don't control what you usually do, but what happened? All these information and pictures..."

As Yue Lingsi said this, she frowned at Xi Xinyi. Reading all these detailed information, she started to feel concerned.

"Mother, all these aren't true. Someone must be messing with me! Mother, you have to believe me!"

Xi Xinyi's grip on Yue Lingsi arm suddenly tightened, as if she was holding onto a life-saving final straw.

Yue Lingsi looked at Xi Xinyi with mixed emotions. "Then, can you guess who it could be? Xinyi, I'm afraid your grandmother cannot bear it anymore. Previously, you've signed with a lot of companies and all of them are requesting to cancel contracts! I've already reminded you before that it's a precarious time for you right now, but you didn't listen to me, and now such a huge ruckus has been caused. The company doesn't know how to handle those reporters!"

Yue Lingsi sighed heavily. She let go of Xi Xinyi and lifted the curtains to take a look. They were still being surrounded by a large group of reporters downstairs.

"I think you should prepare a bit. Pack up your bags and go abroad to lie low until things die down. Just treat it as a vacation. When this dies down, we'll make other plans. This just can't go on!"

"But, Mother, for this year's Gold Star Awards, I..."

"Xinyi, I know that you've persisted this path because you want to reach the peak of your stardom, but you have to look at the circumstances. Right now, the companys's in trouble because of your problem. Your grandmother's already very unhappy. You should know that to her, nothing's more important than Yueying. Even if the company puts in more effort, it would be hard for us to suppress all the negative coverage. We can only secretly investigate the truth. Wait until this dies down. The company will naturally use you again, so don't worry. This company will be yours in the future!"

Yue Lingsi held up her forehead with a slight headache, appearing upset.

"Mother, I... I'm sorry. I was just..."

Xi Xinyi wanted to say something else when at this moment, the door was suddenly flung opened as the secretary entered.

"CEO Yue, the people from Glory World Corporation are here. They're at the visitor's lounge and they said there's something they want to discuss with Miss Xinyi!"

Inside the visitor lounge at Yueying, Xi Xiaye's rigid figure sat on the sofa. She was flipping through the document in her hand while Xiao Mei stood by her side.

The patter of rushed footsteps came and Xiao Mei very quickly looked up at the entrance as Yue Lingsi and Xi Xinyi entered.

"Why is it you!?" When Yue Lingsi saw Xi Xiaye's figure, her face sank.

Xi Xiaye was too lazy to look at her. She just handed the document to Xiao Mei who understood and passed them to Yue Lingsi and Xi Xinyi.

"Regarding the contract termination, I'm sure Manager Fang has already mentioned it to you. I've already signed the termination contract, so you guys need to sign it too. Glory World will choose another person in Yueying to replace you. Also, earlier, a few other shareholders came and discussed Yueying's current situation with me. We've all decided unanimously to remove Xi Xinyi's right to be an artiste with focused training this year. Besides that, we'd like to strongly recommending changing the main female lead for shows such as 'Starlight', 'Love Song' and several others. This is the statement that I've petitioned for the other shareholders to sign. Please take a look."

Xi Xiaye's indifferent voice read out as Xiao Mei then delivered the two documents to them.

"Xi Xiaye, you witch, how dare you hit us while we're down?!"

Yue Lingsi just took a quick glance at the document before instantly glaring at Xi Xiaye through clenched teeth. She could not keep her angry shout down. Then, she tossed the documents onto the ground in a rage.

Xi Xiaye looked at Xiao Mei who quickly picked the documents up again and handed the contract termination papers to Xi Xinyi who looked deathly pale and bleak. "Miss Xinyi, please sign this!"

"I'm not even hitting you when you're down. I'm just representing the company to execute the company's decisions. All of the shareholders' benefits can't just suffer a loss from someone who's not what they seem. CEO Yue, you're a businesswoman too. Why can't you think from the standpoint of fellow shareholders and do what's best for them? If you have any opinions, how about explaining them to me? Getting angry at me won't solve the problem."

Then, as if to complement Xi Xiaye, a commotion came from outside.

"CEO Yue, CEO Zhang, and the rest are here. They said they want to see you! I couldn't hold them off!" The secretary pushed open the door, looking extremely anxious.

Yue Lingsi's expression changed slightly. She then glared at Xi Xiaye before going outside.

Seeing Yue Lingsi's figure vanish out the door, Xi Xiaye got up too. Her intense gaze fell onto Xi Xinyi. "Sign it. I'm still rushing to report back to the company."

Xi Xinyi trembled slightly as she stared at the document in front of her for quite a while. Then, she looked up at Xi Xiaye, her beautiful eyes flashing with a coldness that could not be disguised. Her fists that hid underneath her sleeves tightened.

"You don't need to act like this. I think there were probably many people who came this morning, asking for you to sign the same document too. If you don't want Yueying to fall into the wave of being on the verge of closing down again, it's best that you sign it. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that I won't sell my shares to Jinyi Media, and all the other shareholders seem to have the same thoughts too. When that happens, Yueying will cease to exist very soon."

Xi Xiaye handed the pen in her hand to Xi Xinyi whose chest heaved. You could see that she was trying very hard to keep her anger down as her eyes instantly flashed with cold hostility.

However, Xi Xinyi knew very well herself that Xi Xiaye was telling the truth. Yueying could not overcome such a huge surge of problems. Because Xiao Mei was present, in addition to the shareholders outside, she took in quite a few deep breaths before finally choosing to compromise!

She took Xi Xiaye's pen with gritted teeth and swiftly signed her name!

When Xi Xinyi signed the final stroke, Xi Xiaye suddenly leaned forward and whispered softly into her ear, "Your situation is worse than I'd thought. Looking at how sorry you are, I suddenly feel much lighter in my heart."

"Were you the one who did this this time, Xi Xiaye!?"

When she tossed the pen aside, Xi Xinyi suddenly widened her eyes and glared at Xi Xiaye coldly. The anger that she was suppressing was close to the point of erupting while she looked at Xi Xiaye with hostility.

Xi Xiaye signaled to Xiao Mei on the side. She very immediately understood and put the document that Xi Xinyi had signed away before packing up the briefcase and retreating outside.

"It was you, wasn't it!?"

Xi Xiaye did not answer, yet her lips had curved into a sneer, the answer abundantly clear.

Xi Xinyi's expression started to change. Her beautiful eyes were filled with an indescribable fury as both her hands pressed down on the table before her. She glowered at Xi Xiaye and said coldly, "You want to ruin me! I've finally gotten to where I am, and you want to ruin me? How evil can you be?"

"I thought you'd still feign innocence and wail accusingly like before, but from the looks of it, the incident this time really has angered you and you can't seem to accept it..."

Xi Xiaye squinted, her frigid gaze falling onto Xi Xinyi's face that was almost twisted from the rage. "Compared to all the things you've done to me, all of these was just child's play. You put on that hypocritical mask of yours and plotted for me to fall into all sorts of horrible situations, stealing everything that belongs to me, and even framing me. Aren't you eviler? I'm just imitating you right now!"

When she heard Xi Xiaye, Xi Xinyi's face instantly darkened. The sharpness that hid in the depths of her eyes suddenly broke the ice and she fixed her gaze on Xi Xiaye. Her usual gentle voice was enamored in a hint of biting chill as she took in a deep breath and said softly in Xi Xiaye's ear, "So, you want me to be in this sorry state? Trying to ruin my path to stardom, taking revenge on me? You've grown in capabilities now! So what? Weren't you still expelled by the military academy?"

"I can sue you in court for trying to frame me without evidence! I admit that if it were for the thing with Han Yifeng, I owe you that and I'm willing to compensate you. Yueying's matter was Grandmother's decision, yet you took it out on me. Why? Where did you get all this information? It's all fake! I'm telling you it's all fake! You're falsely accusing me and setting me up!"

Xi Xinyi was extremely mad. Even though she tried very hard to control her emotions, she could not hold her fury back. Her face was red with anger and just when she thought about how she was about to be banned forever, she started to lose control.

Xi Xiaye laughed coldly, responding carelessly, "Don't worry. I will find the evidence. I heard that back then, Yang Jianfeng who framed me seem to have some kind of relationship with your mother and the Yue family. If I count it correctly, he should be considered your distant cousin. Three days before the incident, someone saw you looking for him at the military academy..."

When Xi Xiaye said this, Xi Xinyi instantly cried out in alarm to deny it, "Nonsense! You're spewing nonsense! I didn't! I didn't!"

Xi Xinyi realized that she lost control in the instant she screamed. She then took a deep breath in, trying to calm down. However, Xi Xiaye was not giving her any room to catch her breath.

"I also found out someone transferred $200,000 into his account several months ago. I wonder if it's related to you. Well, we'll know soon enough!"

Just as Xi Xiaye finished her sentence, her phone started ringing. She grinned coldly as she took it. Then, her mouth formed an "O" when she saw who was calling. She shot Xi Xinyi a meaningful glance before waving her phone at her. "See..."

She then answered the call and turned on the loudspeaker.

"Ms. Xi, it's me. I've confirmed that Huang Shanshan transferred $200,000 into Yang Jianfeng's account, and the next day, Xi Xinyi transferred $200,000 to Huang Shanshan." Detective Zhang's deep voice came through the phone.

Xi Xiaye raised her eyebrows and glanced at Xi Xinyi whose expression froze up instantly while her whole body was tensed.

"Okay, I got it." Xi Xiaye then hung up on the call.

"I even found out that you'll transfer money into Yang Jianfeng's account every three months. Before the New Year, he looked for you and you guys had a fight. It must've been because of a money issue, wasn't it?"

"No! No! He's never looked for me. He's my cousin and I'm just giving him some money out of pity. What's wrong with that?" Xi Xinyi tried her best to defend herself, her eyes turning red. "You framed me! You're a thief and even seduced my cousin shamelessly. Now, you're trying to frame me for it! You were expelled by the military academy back then! If it wasn't for Father, you'd be in jail already. Father almost got demoted because of you. He would've been done for if Mother hadn't asked for help from Grandfather and Uncle. How dare a shameless thief like you accuse me?! I won't let you get away with it, Xi Xiaye. If you want to ruin me, I won't just let you be!"

"You can deny it, but I can tell you that I've found the few gangsters in the small alley from back then. Unfortunately, they told me that you ordered them to put on an act with you. After that, you gave them $20,000 each, but they were smart enough to make you write a clarification letter to avoid them from being held responsible. Your handwriting was just like before. There's been no improvement at all," Xi Xiaye said in a plain tone as she grabbed a paper from her bag and put it in front of Xi Xinyi.

"I didn't want to expose you this soon. I planned to find out the whole truth about the military academy incident and talk to you again, but you forced my hand. I don't really have the patience anymore. I told you, don't think that I wouldn't have the evidence to expose you."

Xi Xinyi was out of mind as her whole body froze. Xi Xiaye did not care at all and just left that piece of paper on the table.

"I'll take back whatever belongs to me... I'll get both Yueying and Father back. Yueying will be mine, and Father will belong to only my mother!"

Xi Xiaye flashed a disturbing smile, and a sharp gleam shone through her eyes. That depressed vibe earlier was now gone and her strong willpower was displayed!

Xi Xinyi was startled by Xi Xiaye's powerful aura. She slammed the table and grabbed the paper, skimming through the contents swiftly!

Her expression changed all of a sudden!

"I didn't write this! Where did you get this to frame me?! I didn't write this!"

Xi Xinyi tore the paper up like crazy. It almost became flecks before she flung them all onto the ground.

"We'll find out if you wrote it after we compare the handwriting and fingerprints with yours. You can tear them up all you like. It's just a photocopy anyway. I have a whole stack of it back in my drawer. Xi Xinyi, you're so smart that you risked yourself to make me owe you, and you mentioned your injury everytime you tried to bully me."

Xi Xiaye looked coldly at the paper scraps Xi Xinyi had thrown onto the floor. Xi Xinyi was panting and her eyes seemed odd. Xi Xiaye smiled before losing interest to look at her anymore.

She turned around without so much as a glance and went towards the door. "I'll make sure to send these to the people in West Park and Han Yifeng. Let them know what kind of person the princess they have been proud of actually is..."

When she arrived at the door, someone opened it.

At the same time, Xi Xinyi suddenly screamed, "Xi Xiaye! You witch! How dare you!?"

She grabbed the teacup on the table and flung it straight towards Xi Xiaye!

As she felt something coming from behind quickly, Xi Xiaye shifted her body and the teacup flew straight.

"Ah!"

With a painful scream, the teacup fell on the floor and broke, the ceramic pieces scattering everywhere!