144: Chapter 144: This handling was quite professional!

[Shocking! The inside story of Shen Qingxue's contract termination exposed! So she is this kind of person!]

The content was also a long article, accompanied by a few blurry photos.

The gist of the long article was...

During her time at Starlight Entertainment, Shen Qingxue didn't rely on her strength to get by at all, but rather climbed to the top through "special means".

The implication of the so-called "special means" was very obvious.

The accompanying pictures were a few photos taken at a drinking party, all shot from the side. In the frame, Shen Qingxue was sitting next to a middle-aged man, and her expression could not be seen clearly.

Lu Li stared at those photos for a few seconds, suddenly felt a little flustered, and then subconsciously raised his head to look at Shen Qingxue.

"Ah this… What's the situation?"

Shen Qingxue's cold expression didn't change much, but a trace of imperceptible exhaustion flashed in her eyes.

"The photos are real, but the story is fabricated."

She paused and continued speaking.

"That was when I had just signed with Starlight Entertainment. It was a business dinner arranged by the company, and many artists went. I just sat there and didn't do anything."

"Later, someone in the company did hint that I should accompany important clients, but I refused."

Her tone remained calm, as if she were talking about something that had nothing to do with her.

Lu Li also subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"And then?"

"Then there was nothing more."

Shen Qingxue said indifferently.

"I refused, and the company didn't force it either, but ever since then, good resources wouldn't fall to me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have ended up being invited by Heartbeat 72 Hours."

"As for after that… Well, it was the matter of me terminating my contract with the company."

The living room was quiet for a long while.

Lu Li leaned against the sofa, staring at the ceiling expressionlessly, but inside he was overjoyed.

Ahem, arranged… Oh no, what a great refusal!

In a place like the entertainment industry that loves unspoken rules, they should be heavily rejected like this by Shen Qingxue!

But that's a separate matter.

Since both matters broke out at the same time and the timing was so precise, it was definitely not a coincidence.

Someone was pushing things from behind again?

And this person's influence was not small; they could manipulate two hot searches at the same time and make them surge to the front of the list simultaneously.

"Who do you think it is?"

Shen Qingxue's fingers gently swiped across the phone screen, her gaze lingering on those malicious comments, and her brows furrowed slightly.

"Zhao Ming."

Lu Li leaned back on the sofa, resting his hands behind his head, staring at the ceiling and thinking for a moment.

"Oh… That Zhao Ming from Starlight Entertainment?"

"Yeah, he sent a message before wanting to buy the copyright, but we rejected him. He's probably thinking of playing dirty tricks now."

Lu Li nodded, reached out to take his own phone, clicked on the related hot searches as well, and looked at them carefully.

Regarding that piece of dirt on him, the comment section had already exploded.

[Lu Li cheating? No way, I actually quite like his songs]

[Wasn't this cleared up before?]

[In my opinion, the so-called clarification last time was nothing more than building a persona, it's just that the dirt can't be hidden anymore]

[Exactly, the chat records are out, can this still be fake?]

[To the person above, chat records can be photoshopped, and if you look closely, the timeline doesn't match]

[Then why only target Lu Li for dirt and not others? Isn't it just because Lu Li has a lot of dirt]

[This scandal was already around before, and now it's being brought up again. Is it because there's no new dirt to dig up, so they can only repeatedly stare at this single one?]

[Tch, whitewash, keep whitewashing, Lu Li has so many brainless fans]

[Shen Qingxue's is even more explosive! Climbing up through unspoken rules? Is this the true face of the national goddess?]

The direction of the comment section instantly polarized.

Although some netizens kindly explained, they were flooded by a massive amount of comments and forced to set their accounts to private.

After reading, Lu Li threw his phone onto the coffee table and sneered.

"That's it? This is made up way too poorly."

Shen Qingxue turned her head and glanced at him.

"Aren't you worried?"

"What do I have to worry about?"

Lu Li spread his hands, looking completely unconcerned.

"Things I haven't done, what is there to fear? Moreover, these so-called pieces of evidence are fake to begin with. If we sue, every single lawsuit will hit the mark."

"If I had a PR team right now, I would definitely sue these little punks until they go bankrupt."

He paused, his gaze falling on Shen Qingxue's face.

"It's your side instead… The photos are real, and although the story is fabricated, netizens won't care about that much; they only believe what they see."

Shen Qingxue was silent for a few seconds, then nodded slightly.

"I know, but I'm not afraid."

"Why?"

"Because I didn't do it."

Lu Li stared at her for two seconds and suddenly smiled.

"Oh my, alright then. Anyway, neither of us is afraid. An upright man fears no crooked shadow."

He stood up from the sofa with his hands on his hips, looking like he was ready for a big fight.

"However, we can't just wait around like this; we have to take the initiative to strike."

Shen Qingxue raised her head and looked at him.

"What do you want to do?"

Lu Li paced back and forth in the living room for a couple of circles, his brain running at high speed.

"First, for your piece of dirt, the core is those few photos. The photos are real, but the context is fake. We can find other artists who attended the dinner back then to testify."

"Secondly, for my chat records, we can directly find a technical appraisal to prove they are forged, and then issue a lawyer's letter first."

"And then…"

He stopped and looked at Shen Qingxue.

"What do you think Zhao Ming will do next?"

Shen Qingxue thought for a moment and spoke.

"Since he has made a move, he won't stop easily. These two hot searches are just appetizers, and there should be other actions following up."

Lu Li nodded, sat back on the sofa, and tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest.

"Then let's do as I said, deal with these two hot searches in front of us first, and then see what card he plays."

Shen Qingxue looked at him and suddenly asked a question.

"When did you become so reliable?"

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, then grinned.

"Please~ I've always been reliable, alright? It's just that I'm usually too lazy to use my brain. Now that someone is bullying us right onto our heads, I can't just keep lying down, can I?"

The corners of Shen Qingxue's mouth curled up slightly without replying.

She picked up her phone, flipped through her contacts, found a number, and dialed out.

The phone rang twice before it was answered.

"Hello, Lawyer Li, it's me, Shen Qingxue. There's something I'd like to trouble you with…"

Lu Li sat aside, listening to her communicate with the lawyer in a calm tone and with clear logic.

In just a few words, she explained the matter clearly, and then hung up the phone.

"Lawyer Li said that the matter of forging chat records can be sued. Collecting evidence will take some time, but the chances of winning are very high."

Lu Li gave a thumbs up.

"Professional."