Standing Next To You-Chapter 393: Protecting

The next day, Bei Sangyun received a lawsuit from the Fei family. Intrusion, disruption of events, abduction, extortion, and violence—they threw all the charges they could against her.

Facing the summons, Bei Sangyun remained indifferent.

"Well, it’s not like that old man Fei is easy to crack." She threw the written document on the desk. "I am giving him time and space to reconsider and settle this peacefully because he is Fei Chuan’s grandfather. But since they don’t want to do it this way, then I don’t have a choice." Bei Sangyun smiled. She didn’t look like someone who was forced.

If Fei Chuan asked why things were dragged to court, she finally had a reason. It wasn’t her who started it first, but the Fei family.

So, they couldn’t blame her for being merciless.

"Third Chief, you will handle the legal preparations. And Butler Xin, make sure the media is well-fed this time."

Third Chief nodded and left to handle his task, while Butler Xin remained in the room. When they were alone, Butler Xin finally voiced his complaints.

"Do you really have to fight them head-on? Although Head Master Lin gave you the go-ahead to do whatever you want under the Lin family name, this is still too risky. What will happen if the Fei family wins? You are barely twenty, yet you already have several charges against your name. Even if you compensate with money, you might still have to serve some time in jail."

Butler Xin felt all this effort wasn’t worth it, especially since this huge risk was all for that useless boy.

"I told you, I am not playing this game to lose. Anyway, did you find out what I asked you yesterday?"

Butler Xin sulked. His master didn’t falter for a moment, even though this matter was huge. Was this why he didn’t feel the slightest bit anxious about it?

"I have conducted my investigation, but this is strange. Those people received a call after your spies left. I tracked the number, but it led to an overseas number registered under a deceased person’s name. The trace ends there." Butler Xin opened the folder and passed it to Bei Sangyun.

"I hired several hackers to trace the caller, but they found nothing. They even suspect it might be the work of a genius hacker."

Bei Sangyun scanned the files.

She had expected that those guests would be difficult to persuade. The offers her spies brought to the table were only meant to buy her time. If those people were tempted by her offer, that would be good news; if not, she had a plan B.

And that plan was to spread rumors about Fei Min and other dirty laundry of the Fei family in public, focusing society’s attention solely on them.

They were already the talk of society after the disastrous banquet. Bei Sangyun and Fei Min were the protagonists of the gossip, which was greatly exaggerated. However, since most of the guests had alliances with the Fei family, they tacitly agreed to only speak ill of Bei Sangyun.

Thus, Bei Sangyun’s reputation in high society plummeted, and she had become the topic of ridicule.

So when another rumor broke out related to the previous gossip, people eagerly devoured the big news. Fei Min and the other scandals of the Fei family were juicier than Bei Sangyun’s scandal, so they naturally discussed the Fei family’s scandal more.

And the people who were supposed to stop the rumors from spreading suddenly washed their hands clean and hid in their homes, making the rumors unstoppable. In just one day, they spread far and wide.

The schedule had been pushed forward because the loyal supporters of the Fei family, who initially rejected her offer, suddenly contacted her and said they wouldn’t interfere. They wished to avoid being dragged into this fight.

The hump she thought she had to jump over suddenly smoothed out, making things easier for her and her plans.

Without that unnecessary work, Bei Sangyun proceeded with her plans and fanned the flames. She ensured that those initially against the Fei family received sufficient information to create a bigger fire. Thus, more rumors about each member of the Fei family spread, even dragging the prized heir, Fei Hua Jiang, through the mud.

Their reputation was trampled multiple times, and their names were chewed up and spat out.

Everything went well. From the time she started sending her people to bribe the guests to spreading the rumors, everything went so smoothly.

So smoothly that it was suspicious.

Bei Sangyun had always been on guard, especially when things were going well, thanks to her previous life’s experience. She traced back everything, starting with why those people suddenly stopped supporting the Fei family.

And this is what she found.

A skilled hacker was interfering in her plans. Or should she say, helping her?

Bei Sangyun was silent for a long time. She then exited the folder. "How about the information those families were spreading? We only gave them three scandals, but they spread more than that. Were those scandals even true at all?"

"I looked into that as well. According to the informant, they received a mail after your call. They thought it was from you."

Bei Sangyun tapped on the desk and finally nodded. "We are the ones who sent them the mail. And those phone calls as well."

Butler Xin was stunned. But they weren’t... right?

However, looking at Bei Sangyun’s solemn expression, Butler Xin did not ask why she was hiding the fact that there were people working behind the scenes. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Perhaps she already knew?

When Butler Xin left, Bei Sangyun leaned back in her chair and looked up at the ceiling.

...A genius hacker.

The fog about how Fei Chuan knew those secrets instantly cleared up. Those threats... those pieces of information that even she, a resourceful person with the knowledge from the previous lifetime, couldn’t find...

So her boyfriend was this amazing, huh? Even at a young age, he was already formidable.

No wonder even William James was friendly with him.

A sheepish smile broke out at the corner of her lips. Here she was, thinking she should protect him well. But it was actually the other way around.

And it sure feels great to be protected as well.