45: Chapter 45: A Twist of Fate!

After Shen Yan took the folder, he handed all the materials inside to Chen Guangke and Wu Ya.

Chen Guangke and Wu Ya accepted the materials with bewildered expressions, and the more they read, the wider their eyes grew.

"This, this, this..."

Seeing their astonished looks, He Yunri raised an eyebrow and asked Shen Yan, "Are these your subordinates?"

Shen Yan explained, "They are both my Employees and my partners."

He Yunri frowned slightly. "I already said before that I would be very happy to have you work under me."

Shen Yan smiled and shook his head.

To be honest, he did not like the feeling of being beneath someone else.

Even if working for someone else earned him much more money than starting his own business, he still didn't want to work under another person.

"Sorry, I truly dislike working under others."

He Yunri sighed and did not pressure Shen Yan.

After getting the materials, Shen Yan left the high-end restaurant with the others.

Once they were away, Chen Guangke and Wu Ya excitedly asked Shen Yan, "Who exactly is that person? How could he investigate so much information? And how do you know him?"

With so many questions, Shen Yan didn't know which one to answer first.

"Can you please ask your questions one by one?"

"If you ask like this, how am I supposed to know which one to answer first?"

Chen Guangke eagerly raised his hand.

"Then I'll ask first! Who is he?"

Shen Yan searched He Yunri's name on the search software and showed the results to Chen Guangke.

"Okay, next question."

Wu Ya asked, "How do you know him?"

Shen Yan gave a sly smile and replied, "Sorry, that's confidential!"

Wu Ya pouted in dissatisfaction.

Why did Shen Yan answer Chen Guangke's question but not hers?

She wore her dissatisfaction all over her face.

"Hey, why are you arguing with me? I'm Old Shen's good friend of many years!"

Hearing Chen Guangke, Wu Ya became even angrier.

"Is being a good friend of many years such a big deal? Hmph!"

Chen Guangke fearlessly made a face at Wu Ya. "It really is a big deal! Na na na!"

Wu Ya was so angry her teeth ached.

"You scoundrel!"

Seeing them start chasing and fleeing again, Liu Hui and Shen Yan exchanged a knowing smile.

"So, the matter has been resolved?"

Liu Hui hadn't seen the materials, nor did she have any intention of looking at them.

Because she was just a doctor and wouldn't offer any suggestions, there was no need for her to look.

Shen Yan replied, "Yeah, we just need to hand this information over to the police."

He paused, then said to Liu Hui, "There's one more thing I want to say to you: thank you for being willing to believe that I didn't plagiarize."

Hearing this, Liu Hui's face instantly turned red.

"No, no... No need to thank me! I... I have other things to do, so I'll be going now. We'll be in touch later!"

Shen Yan nodded and parted ways with Liu Hui.

...

After submitting all the materials in hand to the police, the police quickly arrested the person who had slandered and spread rumors about them.

Because this kind of crime was very likely to result in a sentence, the rumor-monger quickly backed down.

He posted an apology statement on his social media platform.

Saying that everything he did was spreading rumors, and he apologized to Shen Yan's team.

Because the incident caused such a stir, the reversal also became very popular.

When everyone realized they had slandered Shen Yan and the others, they all went to Shen Yan's team's social media account to apologize.

Shen Yan's team's official account also gained hundreds of thousands of new followers within a few hours.

"That's great!"

"Now we have not only cleared up the plagiarism rumors but also gained hundreds of thousands of fans!"

Shen Yan was not as happy as they were.

He said to Chen Guangke and Wu Ya, "The mastermind behind this is Chen Ling. Since she instigated others to do it, we don't have sufficient evidence to have the police arrest her."

When this matter was brought up, Chen Guangke and Wu Ya became furious.

"How could someone be so insidious?!"

"Couldn't she defeat us using fair and square methods?!"

Shen Yan chuckled.

"If she could defeat us using fair and square methods, she wouldn't have resorted to such despicable tactics to drive me out of the company before."

"Forget it, let's not dwell on the past. Let's go back to the studio first, and we'll talk about this matter later."

Chen Guangke and Wu Ya nodded.

Before leaving, Shen Yan went to see He Yunri one more time.

This was at He Yunri's request.

"Is there something you need me for?"

He Yunri poured Shen Yan a cup of tea.

"Nothing major, I just wanted to chat with you for a bit."

Shen Yan smiled faintly and replied, "Then this is my honor. I haven't thanked you yet. If you hadn't traveled thousands of miles to help me investigate this matter, I'd probably still be troubled by it now."

He Yunri didn't feel like he had really helped Shen Yan much.

The method used by the rumor-monger was very low-level.

Even without him, Shen Yan could have found evidence of this person spreading rumors and slander; it would have just taken a bit longer.

"Don't be so modest with me. Even without me, you would have handled it very well yourself, wouldn't you?"

"By the way, that person named Chen Ling, do you need me to help you take care of her?"

Shen Yan shook his head without hesitation.

Chen Ling had plotted against him time and again; he would never let her off.

In this matter, he did not want to rely on others; he wanted to resolve things with Chen Ling with his own hands!

Seeing Shen Yan's resolute attitude, He Yunri said no more and started chatting with Shen Yan about other topics.

While they were talking, Shen Yan received a phone call.

It was from the competition organizing committee.

"Mr. Shen! I finally reached you. Congratulations on successfully clearing your name! We plan to reinstate your first-place ranking in the competition!"

"Oh? But what if I don't want my first-place ranking reinstated?"

The competition organizing committee didn't expect to receive this answer.

He was speechless for a while before asking Shen Yan, "Why is that?"

Shen Yan raised an eyebrow: "There's no 'why,' I simply don't want it. Is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up now."

The competition organizing committee was somewhat unwilling to accept it.

"If the ranking isn't reinstated, your prize money cannot be disbursed either. Are you sure you really want to give up the competition ranking and prize money out of momentary pique?"

Shen Yan looked down and laughed heartily, then said mockingly, "Your little bit of prize money isn't even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth. Do you really think I rely on your prize money to live?"

"Don't worry, I don't want the ranking, and I won't take the prize money either."

After saying that, he directly hung up the phone.

He Yunri looked at Shen Yan with an appreciative gaze. "Impressive! You have guts! But have you thought about the path you want to take next?"

Shen Yan nodded, his expression firm.

"I want to start another company of my own!"