155: Chapter 155 The title of "National Husband" is confirmed

Just as things were settled here, the atmosphere in the Lu family's old mansion meeting room was tense.

Lu Qingping stared at the trending topic "#Lin Wanyi Orphan Playing the Victim#" on his tablet, his knuckles turning white as he gripped it. Memories of Lu Xiaoxiao stealing Lin Wanyi's songs and forcing her to withdraw from the competition in his previous life suddenly flooded his mind, and a chill instantly coated his eyes. "She didn't do enough to harm Wanyi in the previous life, and now she dares to buy bots to spread rumors in this one! Does she really think the Lu family has no one left?"

"Brother, don't be angry." Lu Qingyan pushed up his glasses, his fingertips tapping rapidly on the keyboard. "I just found Lu Xiaoxiao's transfer records. Two million was transferred in three installments to a bot farm in Southeast Asia, labeled as 'consulting fees.' I also found her chat logs with the bot farm, which are full of phrases like 'smear Lin Wanyi to death.' The evidence is all here."

Lu Qingan stood up abruptly, grabbed his phone, and dialed the studio's number, his tone filled with unquestionable determination: "Draft a statement immediately. Say that Lu Xiaoxiao is only an adopted daughter of the Lu family, and Lin Wanyi is the only biological daughter of the Lu family. Lu Xiaoxiao maliciously smeared Lin Wanyi, seriously damaging the Lu family's reputation. Starting from today, the Lu family completely severs ties with her, and she will bear all subsequent legal responsibilities herself! Also, contact all my friends in the industry, ask them to help repost, and find a few authoritative entertainment media outlets for exclusive interviews to clarify the matter!"

As a top-tier film emperor, Lu Qingan's influence was instantly apparent—within half an hour, his studio's official Weibo account released a long statement, attaching screenshots of Lu Xiaoxiao's transfer evidence. Dozens of artists and directors in the industry reposted in support. Authoritative media outlets like "Entertainment Weekly" and "Jiangcheng Film and Television News" simultaneously released exclusive interviews, detailing the "ins and outs of the Lu family's family reunion" and clarifying "Lin Wanyi's status as the biological daughter, and the fact that Lu Xiaoxiao spread rumors."

Meanwhile, Yunqi Technology's official Weibo also released a statement, taking a stance in the name of "Lu Group Affiliated Enterprise": "We firmly support Ms. Lin Wanyi in defending her legitimate rights and interests, and oppose any malicious rumor-mongering. Ms. Lu Xiaoxiao's personal behavior has nothing to do with the Lu family or Yunqi Technology. Our company will assist the relevant departments in pursuing her legal responsibility."

At three o'clock sharp, just as Lu Xiaoxiao's bot army was about to post the smear material in bulk, the internet was already flooded with news of "The Lu family severs ties with Lu Xiaoxiao" and "Lu Qingan proves Lin Wanyi's identity."

Singularity Technology followed closely behind, releasing the complete chain of evidence collected by Gu Jingshen—from the bot company's archives and Lu Xiaoxiao's transfer records to the PS source files of the forged contracts and the unedited original recording of the withdrawal from the competition. The evidence was so detailed that netizens exclaimed, "This is a solid hammer!"

#Lu Xiaoxiao severed ties with Lu family#

#Lin Wanyi biological daughter confirmed#

#Zhang Fan and Lin Wanyi fairy couple# and other topics quickly rushed to the top of the trending list. The comments previously led astray by the bots instantly reversed: "So Lu Xiaoxiao was the ungrateful one! Stealing songs in the previous life and spreading rumors in this one, she deserves to be cut off!"

"Lu Qingan is so protective of his sister, using his industry resources to help Lin Wanyi clarify things. This is what a real brother is!"

"Zhang Fan is protecting Lin Wanyi so much, I'm definitely shipping this CP!"

Just after Lin Wanyi finished recording a charity song in the studio, she received a message from Lu Qingan: "Wanyi, don't pay attention to that mess. Brother has already clarified things for you. No one will dare to bully you again in the future."

She looked at the phone screen, her fingertips gently stroking the text, a surge of warmth filling her heart—the protection from a brother she never had in her previous life had finally arrived as expected in this one.

Back at the Lu family's old mansion, Lu Qingping watched the escalating public opinion and dialed Zhang Fan's number, his tone tinged with apology: "Mr. Zhang, thanks to you and Mr. Gu for your help this time, and for going to the trouble of investigating the evidence. If Wanyi encounters such things again in the future, the Lu family will never let her face it alone."

"We are allies now, helping each other is only right." Zhang Fan responded with a smile, "Mr. Lu's statement also relieved us of a lot of pressure. Next, let's focus on Polaris and don't let them take the opportunity to cause trouble."

On the other end of the line, Lu Qingping solemnly agreed: "Don't worry, Lu Qingyan is already investigating Polaris's overseas movements. I will sync with you as soon as I have news."

Meanwhile, in a rental apartment, Lu Xiaoxiao looked at the screen full of negative news, receiving consecutive legal notices from the Lu family and payment reminders from the bot company on her phone. She slumped on the floor, her eyes hollow—she had racked her brains to destroy Lin Wanyi, but she didn't expect that she would end up driving herself into a dead end.

The atmosphere in the office area of Singularity Technology was somewhat subtle. Zhou Yurou had just finished processing emails for overseas distribution. When she opened the browser, the pop-up entertainment news headline made her fingers pause—"Behind Lin Wanyi's Explosion, Is Zhang Fan's 'National Husband' Status Confirmed? Counting the Four Goddesses Protected by Him." The accompanying picture was a photo of her, Song Zhiwei, Liu Ruyan, and Lin Wanyi together, and the copy deliberately embellished that "Zhang Fan is gentle and considerate to every goddess, and his emotional state is a mystery."

She frowned and closed the page, but couldn't help but recall the discussions she heard in the pantry just now: "Zhou is starting a business with Mr. Zhang, they must have feelings, right?" "Director Liu is editing code with Mr. Zhang every day, maybe they are already together." "Miss Song is an investor, she's beautiful and rich, Mr. Zhang must choose her!" Zhou Yurou took a deep breath and picked up the documents to head to the meeting room, but at the door, she saw Liu Ruyan staring blankly at her phone screen, which displayed that "National Husband" news.

Liu Ruyan noticed someone and quickly closed her phone, a trace of unnaturalness flashing across her face: "Ms. Zhou, did you see the news too? The media is really writing nonsense. Mr. Zhang is clearly only concerned about work."

"Hmm, don't pay attention to them." Zhou Yurou nodded, but a strange feeling welled up in her heart—she remembered the early days of the startup, when Zhang Fan was staying up late to fix bugs, she was the only one accompanying him to eat instant noodles; she remembered when he was framed by Chang Yuan, she was the first to stand up and find evidence; but now, more and more people are surrounding him, and she suddenly wasn't sure if she was a "partner" or something else in his heart.

Meanwhile, in her office, Song Zhiwei slammed the entertainment newspaper onto the table. The newspaper read, "Song Zhiwei has a prominent family background, but she is no match for Lin Wanyi's 'rebirth and counterattack' persona. Zhang Fan may prefer the latter," which made her chest feel tight with anger. She picked up her phone to call Zhang Fan, but put it down again—she was the eldest lady of the Song family, people had always chased after her, how could she lose her composure because of a lousy report? But the thought of Lin Wanyi and Zhang Fan standing side by side at the press conference made her feel like there was a stone stuck in her heart.

When Xia Qinyi saw the news in her hometown, she was playing "star dream workshop" with Lele. Lele pointed to Zhang Fan's avatar on the screen and asked in a milky voice: "Mom, is Uncle Zhang Fan a 'National Husband'? What is a husband?" Xia Qinyi paused for a moment and stroked Lele's head: "It means many people like him." But her heart felt a bit sour—she knew that she and Zhang Fan were impossible, but seeing him surrounded by so many excellent women, she still couldn't help but feel lost.

At this moment, Zhang Fan was sitting in his office, looking at the mountain of documents in front of him, complaining wildly in his heart: "I just want to make games quietly, develop medical ai, fight against Polaris, and now there's an extra title of 'National Husband'. Can you let me be a salted fish!"

He picked up his phone, wanting to send a message to comfort Lin Wanyi, but then remembered Zhou Yurou's look just now, Liu Ruyan's evasion, and Song Zhiwei's missed calls, and rubbed his temples with a headache. "I clearly only wanted to focus on my career, how did I get involved in so many emotional whirlpools..." He sighed helplessly, not knowing that this storm caused by Lu Xiaoxiao not only failed to destroy his cooperation with Lin Wanyi, but instead made the relationship between him and the four women become more complex and unclear.

The sunset outside the window gradually fell. Zhang Fan looked at the overseas reservation data for "star path: reboot" on the screen still rising, and could only pray in his heart: "I hope things go smoothly from now on, don't have any more trouble." But he didn't know that on the side of Polaris Capital, Robert was already furious because of his repeated breakthroughs, and a bigger crisis was brewing quietly.