243: Remember to tell the police that my name is Ye Chen!

Ye Chen!

It must be Ye Chen!

After all...

That guy had threatened him right before he left.

If it wasn't Ye Chen's doing, then who else could it be???

"That bastard!"

"Ye Chen! I'm not finished with you!!!"

Lin Mei's eyes were bloodshot like a crazed beast as he slammed the car door open and scrambled out!

He didn't care about his image at all; only one thought occupied his mind—

Find Ye Chen!

Tear him apart!

Get some answers!

And then... make him take everything back!

He charged back into Yunyao Tea House like a mad dog, knocking aside several waiters along the way. Ignoring the gasps and attempts to stop him from behind, he sprinted straight for the private room from earlier!

Bang!

He kicked open the partially closed carved wooden door!

Inside the private room, the fragrance of tea still drifted through the air.

Ye Chen was holding a teacup, gently blowing on the tea foam.

Miss Bing Lan sat beside him, holding a folder and calmly flipping through documents.

Li Qin was on her phone, her fingers sliding rapidly across the screen with a suppressed smile on her lips, clearly enjoying the spectacle of Lin Mei's downfall online.

Hearing the commotion, the three of them looked up simultaneously.

Seeing the panting Lin Mei at the door, none of their expressions changed much.

It was as if...

They had long expected him to return.

"Ye Chen!!!"

Lin Mei's eyes spat fire as he roared, "Was it you?!"

Ye Chen slowly put down his teacup, lifted his eyelids, and showed a hint of confusion on his face.

"Was what me?"

"Was what you?!"

Lin Mei was completely infuriated by this reaction.

"The rumors spreading online! The dirt on me! Did you do it?!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen suddenly smiled.

"Rumors?"

"Great Star Lin, you must be mistaken."

"When I, Ye Chen, do things, I only speak the truth."

"The things online..."

Ye Chen paused, his smile deepening, "Which one of them isn't a fact?"

Lin Mei's whole body shook as if struck by lightning!

That's right!

They were facts!

The threatening recording was a fact!

The unearthed screenshots of his past misdeeds were facts!

Ye Chen hadn't started any rumors at all; he had simply laid out the buried facts in a way no one could block, exposing them once more to everyone's eyes!

"It really was you!"

Lin Mei completely broke down, his face contorted as he roared hysterically.

"Do you believe I'll call the police right now?"

"I'll sue you for defamation! For invasion of privacy! For maliciously spreading false information!"

"I'll make sure you rot in prison!!!"

Faced with this frantic threat, the smile on Ye Chen's face didn't change in the slightest.

"Fine."

"Go ahead."

"Remember to tell the police—"

Ye Chen picked up his teacup and took a sip before saying word for word, "My name is Ye Chen."

Lin Mei laughed out of extreme anger: "You think I won't?!"

He immediately pulled out his phone and dialed, even turning on the speakerphone.

The call connected almost instantly.

Without waiting for the other side to speak, Lin Mei roared, "I want to report a crime! Someone is defaming me! Spreading rumors! It has seriously infringed on my right to reputation! I want to sue him!!!"

A steady male voice came from the other end.

"Sir, please calm down first. Speak slowly. What exactly is the matter?"

Lin Mei took a deep breath, forcing down his anger.

"My name is Lin Mei! The Lin Mei being slandered online! All of that is fake! Someone maliciously edited and spread it!"

"The person who started the rumors is sitting right in front of me!"

"His name is Ye Chen!"

As he spoke, he glared death at Ye Chen.

There was a two-second silence on the other end before the voice asked in surprise, "He... what was his name?"

"Ye Chen!"

Thinking the other person hadn't heard clearly, Lin Mei roared again.

"Ye as in leaf, Chen as in stars!"

"He's the one spreading those things online! Send someone over immediately!"

"I want him to apologize to me in person! Delete all the content! And compensate me for my losses!"

The phone went quiet for another few seconds before that steady male voice spoke again.

"Is it that... Ye Chen, the driver beside the female ceo of Shuyue Group?"

Lin Mei was stunned and instinctively replied: "Yes! That's him! He..."

Before he could finish.

He was choked up by the policeman's next words.

"Oh, if it's him..."

"Then we cannot dispatch officers for the time being."

"If Mr. Ye Chen really spread false information about you, we suggest you preserve the evidence and seek legal recourse, such as filing a civil lawsuit in court to protect your rights."

"Of course, if you believe the other party's behavior constitutes a crime, you can also organize your materials and come directly to the station to report it. We will handle it according to the law."

Lin Mei was dumbfounded: "Wait... what do you mean? What do you mean you can't dispatch officers? He's defaming me! It's going crazy online! Is this not an emergency?!"

The policeman's tone remained calm and measured.

"We process reports based on facts and procedures."

"Currently, there is no evidence to suggest that Mr. Ye Chen has committed any illegal acts, and..."

He paused, seemingly weighing his words.

"Mr. Ye Chen is a special individual registered with the Judicial Department and possesses certain authorities."

"If the content he released falls under official duties or information disclosure approved by superiors, then we have even less right to interfere."

"If you insist that he has infringed on your rights, please follow formal judicial procedures."

"That is all. Goodbye."

Beep— Beep— Beep—

The call was hung up.

The busy signal sounded particularly piercing in the quiet room.

Lin Mei held his phone, frozen in place. The anger, the ferocity, and the smugness on his face faded bit by bit, eventually turning into a blank stare.

He opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound.

Ye Chen is a special individual?

Even the police have no right to interfere?

How... how is this possible?!

Isn't Ye Chen just a driver with some combat skills?

How could he have such a background?

Watching this scene.

Ye Chen put down his teacup and sighed softly.

"Believe me now?"

Lin Mei's whole body shuddered, and he suddenly snapped back to his senses.

"Who on earth are you?!"

"Even the police don't dare to arrest you?"

Ye Chen shook his head.

"It's not that the police don't dare to arrest me, it's that I've done nothing wrong."

"As for who I am..."

"You don't have the qualifications to know."

Lin Mei felt as if he'd been struck by a heavy blow. He stumbled back a step, his back hitting the doorframe before he managed to steady himself.

Fear!

Boundless fear!

Like a cold tide, it instantly submerged him!

His throat was dry, and his voice trembled: "What... what do you actually want?!"

Ye Chen swirled his teacup.

"What do I want?"

"That's not a question you should be asking me, is it?"

"It's what you want."

He looked up, his gaze falling on Lin Mei's face.

"From the very beginning, you were the one who sought us out, threatened my person, and wanted things you shouldn't have."

"I'm actually a pretty easy person to talk to."

"If you don't provoke me, I won't bother with you."

"On the contrary..."

"If you dare to be unreasonable, I will be even more ruthless than you."

Lin Mei jolted and dropped straight to his knees, tears welling up.

"I was wrong! Mr. Ye!"

"I failed to recognize your greatness! I was possessed by greed!"

"I shouldn't have targeted Miss Bing Lan! And I certainly shouldn't have threatened you!"

"I beg of you! Please show mercy! Let me go!"

"As long as you're willing to let me go, I'll do anything!"

He wailed as he kowtowed desperately.

"I can apologize publicly! Apologize to Miss Bing Lan! Apologize to the whole internet!"

"I can pay compensation! Any amount is fine!"

"I can quit the Entertainment Circle! Disappear forever!"

"Please, Mr. Ye! Give me a way to live!"

At this moment, whatever dignity he had as a top star and all his arrogance were crushed to dust.

In the face of absolute suppression, only his most primal survival instinct remained.

Miss Bing Lan frowned slightly, a flash of disgust in her eyes.

She had seen too many people in the circle who were glamorous in public but filthy behind the scenes, but someone like Lin Mei—arrogant one moment and begging on his knees the next—still made her feel uncomfortable.

Ye Chen put down his teacup.

"Do you think an apology is useful?"

Lin Mei's whole body shook, all color draining from his face.

Ye Chen continued: "Do you think if I were just an ordinary person today, or if Bing Lan didn't have me, you would have let us go?"

Lin Mei opened his mouth, speechless.

The answer was obvious.

He wouldn't have.

He would only have doubled down until he completely destroyed Bing Lan and Shuyue Group, satisfying his pathological possessiveness and desire for revenge.

Ye Chen stood up, walked over to Lin Mei, and looked down at him.

"So, save it."

"I'm not buying it."

"The reason you can still kneel here and beg for mercy today isn't because I'm soft-hearted, but because you haven't caused substantial harm to me or Bing Lan yet."

"Otherwise..."

"You would already be dead."

Looking at Ye Chen's eyes, Lin Mei's body shook like a sieve.

He could see it...

Ye Chen really would kill him!

"Get out of Xiamen City."

Without waiting for him to think further, Ye Chen spoke coldly again.

"Never appear before me or Bing Lan again."

"As for those things online..."

He paused.

Lin Mei looked up sharply, a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

However, Ye Chen's next words made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"They will stay there."

"This is what you deserve."

"You reap what you sow."

After saying that.

He said to Miss Bing Lan and Li Qin, "Let's go, the air here isn't very good."

Miss Bing Lan nodded, closed the folder, and stood up elegantly.

Li Qin also hurriedly followed, giving Lin Mei a fierce glare before leaving.

The three of them left the private room just like that.

Lin Mei slumped to the ground, staring at the empty doorway, the last trace of life vanishing from his face.

He knew...

He was completely finished.

Even if he wasn't blacklisted, even if he barely managed to stay in the Entertainment Circle, his reputation could never be cleared.

Capital would abandon him, fans would despise him, and partners would terminate contracts and demand compensation...

Everything he had worked for years to achieve would vanish like a shadow.

And all of this was simply because he had provoked someone he shouldn't have.

Lin Mei sat there in a daze for a long time until his phone began to ring frantically again. He answered it mechanically.

His manager's desperate roar came from the other end.

"Lin Mei! What on earth did you do?"

"All the endorsements have sent termination notices! The TV station has suspended your program! Even the movie we were negotiating has fallen through!"

"Who the hell did you offend?!!!"

Lin Mei's lips moved, but he couldn't say a single word.

Who did he offend?

He didn't know either.

He only knew...

That man named Ye Chen had simply sat there, drank a cup of tea, looked up once, and kicked him from heaven straight into hell...