92: Chapter 92 Public Opinion Finally Settles

At Liu Zijun's home, he held Choi Sulli in his arms. This girl had no schedule tonight, so she stubbornly stayed here and wouldn't leave.

The phone next to Liu Zijun suddenly vibrated.

The three words 'Jeong Hyun-bin' flashing on the screen caused a hint of playfulness to flash in his eyes. Calling him at this time usually meant something was up.

“I'm going upstairs to take a call.”

Liu Zijun stood up, gently patted Choi Sulli, who was laughing happily at a variety show on TV, and then went to the bedroom.

“BOSS, there's a good show waiting for you at the Night Banquet Bar. It'd be a pity if you didn't come.”

Jeong Hyun-bin's voice carried a hint of banter.

Liu Zijun said 'okay' and went downstairs!

“Jin-ri, I have to go out to handle some business. Should I drop you off at the dorm first?”

Choi Sulli was taken aback and suddenly pouted, saying, “You don't have many friends in The Peninsula. You're not going to see some beauty, are you?”

Liu Zijun smiled and rubbed her little head, saying, “Could any beauty be as pretty as my Jin-ri?”

A smile blossomed on Choi Sulli's face, and she giggled.

At this moment, she didn't blame herself for having a pretty face; instead, she was happy because of it.

Because it was what her oppa liked.

“But oppa, I don't want to go back tonight. I want to stay here and keep you company!”

For once, Liu Zijun didn't indulge her and said with a smile, “Go back. If you don't, I'm afraid your Older Sister Victoria Song will hack your oppa to death with a cleaver!”

Choi Sulli muttered softly, “She already knows you've already 'eaten' me.”

She also knew that Liu Zijun was only joking.

Liu Zijun looked at the clinging Choi Sulli and said with a face full of indulgence, “I heard that! But oppa really does have things to do tonight!

I don't know when I'll be back. Don't you guys have a commercial shoot tomorrow morning? Go back early!”

Only then did Choi Sulli stand up reluctantly.

She suddenly stepped closer and asked extremely softly and anxiously, “Oppa! Are you going to do 'that' kind of thing again?”

Liu Zijun was stunned, then laughed, “No! A friend just asked me to drop by, we have some things to discuss!”

Choi Sulli then nodded happily.

The Night Banquet Bar was also located in a prime area of Gangnam District, its flashing sign particularly eye-catching in the night.

Pushing the door open, deafening music accompanied by a mixture of alcohol and perfume hit him. Shadows swayed on the dance floor, extravagant and noisy.

Jeong Hyun-bin was already waiting in a private VIP room on the second floor. Seeing Liu Zijun enter under the guidance of a staff member, he immediately pointed toward the adjacent room.

He lowered his voice: “The show is next door. I had a pinhole camera installed, and the audio is clear too.”

He pressed the play button on his phone, and the scene from next door was instantly projected onto the screen in the VIP room.

Ryu Hwayoung and her older sister Ryu Hyoyoung were sitting side by side, with a middle-aged man sitting next to them—it was their father, Ryu Sang-chul.

Facing the three of them sat a middle-aged man wearing glasses.

This man had quite a large belly, and he was clearly one of Jeong Hyun-bin's people.

Ryu Sang-chul looked haggard. He bowed to the middle-aged man and said, “I'll have to trouble Representative Zhang to mediate this time. As long as you can help my two unfilial daughters through this crisis and get JS Entertainment to drop the lawsuit against them, we are willing to pay the necessary price.”

Ryu Hwayoung sat to the side, her former arrogance gone. Her eyes were rimmed with red, and her hands tightly gripped the hem of her clothes.

“I know I was wrong before, but I really have no other way.

Everyone in The Peninsula circle knows the relationship between SD Group and JS Investment now. I'll have to trouble Representative Zhang.”

Her sister Ryu Hyoyoung chimed in, her tone almost pleading.

“Representative Zhang is so well-connected and is also familiar with Director Jiang of JS Entertainment.

As long as we can reach a settlement, we sisters... we are willing to do anything.”

At these words, Ryu Sang-chul's face turned several shades paler, and his fists clenched tightly, but in the end, he didn't stop them.

As a father, he really didn't want to hear this.

Representative Zhang, with his large belly, let out a happy smile upon hearing this.

“Then you guys tell me the whole story from beginning to end, and I'll see how to handle it.”

Ryu Hwayoung was still a bit reluctant to speak, but after Representative Zhang gave a cold snort, she confessed everything.

As Ryu Hwayoung told her story, the T-ara incident was suddenly cleared up.

This group was, in the end, just a stepping stone for her.

In front of the screen, Liu Zijun sneered. As expected, a leopard doesn't change its spots.

Back then, she used any means necessary to climb higher. Now that she was cornered, she wanted to use such despicable methods to seek a turnaround.

And her situation was merely a microcosm of The Peninsula's entertainment industry!

Jeong Hyun-bin scoffed, “This Ryu Sang-chul is supposed to be a man of some status, but for his daughters, he's lost all his bottom lines.”

Liu Zijun asked with a smile, “Why don't you see them? They're a pair of sisters, after all. With just a word from you, they'd both be in your bed.”

“BOSS! Their level isn't high enough to reach me, and they're certainly not worth me showing my face personally.”

“I had Zhang Ruihe string them along on purpose just to record this scene.

What do you think the reaction of The Peninsula's public will be when they see the 'victims' who were crying about being bullied willing to give up everything just to escape punishment?”

A cold light flashed in Liu Zijun's eyes: “Well done.”

Jeong Hyun-bin handed a USB drive containing the full video and audio recording to Liu Zijun.

“BOSS, you decide how to handle the follow-up.”

Liu Zijun didn't take the USB drive, only saying, “Give it directly to Kira. She knows what to do.”

Jeong Hyun-bin asked again, “Then how should the BOSS handle things later?”

Liu Zijun looked back at him and said, “You have to ask me about this kind of thing? Don't you Peninsula chaebols understand how to play this game very well?”

Jeong Hyun-bin gave an embarrassed smile.

Then he suddenly leaned in close to Liu Zijun and said, “BOSS! There are a few decent artists downstairs. Do you want to have some fun? Their bodies are quite something.”

Liu Zijun patted his shoulder, gave a happy smile, and then pushed the door open directly.

“Jeong Hyun-bin, if Kira hears those words, you're in for it, kid!”

Jeong Hyun-bin jumped in fright.

When Jiang Hongshao received the items sent by Jeong Hyun-bin's people, she immediately sent them to Yang Hyeri.

Yang Hyeri was that assistant. She moved quickly, immediately arranging for the technical department to process the video.

She obscured information related to Zhang Ruihe and JS Entertainment Company, keeping only the footage of the Ryu sisters and Ryu Sang-chul, and arranged for it to be posted on major social media platforms overnight.

At three in the morning, this candid video suddenly went viral on the internet.

Initially, some questioned the video's authenticity, but with the release of the full audio, the Ryu sisters' humble, pleading tones and the entire sequence of events became clear.

Combined with the truth about the bullying scandal previously exposed by JS Entertainment, netizens' anger was instantly ignited:

“My God, these two sisters have no bottom line, do they? How arrogant they were when they framed T-ara, and how pathetic they are now!”

“'Willing to do anything?' They must be crazy to take shortcuts!”

...

Public opinion completely shifted to one side.

The online flame wars that had been fierce just moments ago suddenly died down.

The social media accounts of Ryu Hwayoung and her agency were instantly overrun by netizens, with the comment sections filled with abuse and accusations.

Her father, Ryu Sang-chul, was also implicated. His already precarious business went completely bankrupt due to this public opinion storm.

Early the next morning, JS Entertainment issued a statement reiterating that they would not withdraw the defamation lawsuit against the Ryu sisters, while also announcing that T-ara would return as a six-member group, with preparations for a new album already underway.

As soon as the news came out, T-ara's fans were incredibly excited.