Listening to Zhan Mohan's comfort, Wei Yumeng nodded, "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile. These people are just a bunch of brainless trolls online. It would be truly foolish of me to let them disrupt my normal life."
Although the words of those online were unpleasant to read, Wei Yumeng couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable. However, she knew that this discomfort was unnecessary. After all, she didn't know these people, so why torture herself for a group of strangers?
She was merely displeased that the people in the company were so malicious. Even if Zhan Mohan hadn't said anything, she could have guessed that those people had plied her with alcohol to set the stage for Wang Hua's scheme later.
Even though she knew her relationship with these people wasn't good, she hadn't expected them to be so wicked. Even a small celebration banquet had become a trap for her.
She sighed, "Then let Fang Xun handle this. Since I'm not working today or tomorrow, rumors spread fast and die down quickly. The hype will subside soon."
Cold treatment was the best approach for such matters. Explaining continuously would only make them seem guilty and further amplify the public opinion, disrupting her normal life. It was better to ignore it. With endless news breaking every day, no one could dominate the trending searches forever.
Zhan Mohan felt the same. As long as she didn't care, he had nothing to worry about.
Since it was the weekend, he decided to stay home and keep her company.
However, things didn't develop as they had anticipated. Two hours later, the news was still dominating the top of the trending list, with its popularity only increasing. This made Zhan Mohan begin to question Fang Xun's work efficiency.
He called, "The matter I entrusted to you is not yet resolved. Your work efficiency is declining."
Fang Xun apologized profusely, "Mr. Zhan, the matter was almost settled, but suddenly an ID popped up online claiming that Mrs. and their company's boss have some kind of relationship. Riding on the momentum of the original trending topic, these two pieces of news amplified each other, causing the popularity to not decrease."
Hearing such baseless gossip online, Zhan Mohan asked Fang Xun to send him all the content. He wanted to see what kind of "ghosts and monsters" were flooding Weibo.
Looking at the unusually active IDs in the comment section, which had no other posting history and seemed to have been created solely for this incident, every sentence pointed to Wei Yumeng's poor character and her unsuitability as Mrs. Zhan.
Zhan Mohan understood that these were so-called "water armies," which meant someone was orchestrating and fanning the flames from behind the scenes.
It wasn't that Fang Xun wasn't diligent, but rather that the other party was constantly employing water armies. With such rumor-mongering posts, as soon as one old post was deleted, a new one would appear. Moreover, any deletion would be seized upon as evidence of guilt.
This was precisely what made handling such matters so troublesome.
The person being slandered couldn't freely refute the claims, thus giving the rumor-mongers an opportunity to flourish. These keyboard warriors, hiding behind their IDs, believed they would face no consequences, and even thought they were purging society of its scum.
Regarding this matter, Zhan Mohan decided to handle it personally.
He contacted Wei Yumeng's company boss. Their conversation lasted only a few minutes. Soon after, new trending topics appeared online: "Suspected Insider Personally Speaks Out, Denies Special Relationship with Wei Yumeng, Vows to Sue Rumor-mongers."
Wei Yumeng looked at the slightly old-fashioned ID and asked Zhan Mohan with a hint of doubt, "Is this really our boss?"
She couldn't imagine her boss registering a Weibo ID for this matter. However, if Zhan Mohan had instigated it, she would believe it.
Zhan Mohan didn't answer her question but told her to keep watching the trending searches.
The trending searches refreshed every minute. She watched her name gradually drop from the list as a new news item climbed to the top, with its popularity soaring.
"Shocking! Suspected Zhan Zong's Private Account Speaks Out, First Time in Years Unearthing Zhan Zong's Dormant Social Media Account."
Wei Yumeng skeptically clicked on the link. The Weibo ID was unprecedentedly straightforward: Zhan Mohan.
The profile picture was their wedding photo. Below it, there was only one post with a few brief sentences: "I believe my wife will give me absolute loyalty. As for the other rumor-mongers, you will receive lawyer's letters from Zhan Corporation tomorrow."
[OMG, even Zhan Zong himself has stepped in to refute the rumors. Sisters, why are you still scolding? Let's all embrace this!]
[I never thought I'd see a living Zhan Zong in my lifetime, only to see a living Zhan Zong ID. My life is complete.]
After Zhan Mohan posted this message, the public opinion immediately shifted. There were many similar "god-tier" comments.
Wei Yumeng stared at her phone, dumbfounded. So, clarifying rumors wasn't that difficult.
With just a single sentence, Zhan Mohan had reversed the situation. The comment sections and trending lists were no longer filled with scolding Wei Yumeng but were a unanimous display of envy for Wei Yumeng's good fortune in marrying such an excellent husband.
Netizen 1: Zhan Zong is so busy, yet he personally handles such matters, showing how much he cherishes his wife. A person as wise and intelligent as him couldn't possibly be deceived by his wife. We must have misunderstood. Those rumor-mongers are truly detestable.
Netizen 2: Exactly. We are all waiting for those rumor-mongers to be exposed and see how they handle Zhan Corporation's powerful legal team.
Netizen 3: This is a good opportunity to rectify the unhealthy online environment. Everyone must be accountable for their actions and words online, just as they are for their offline behavior. Zhan Corporation will not let go of those who defamed and slandered Mrs. Zhan.
In an instant, Zhan Mohan was deified by netizens, who even looked to him to cleanse the internet of its negative influences. In a moment, he gained legions of fans and became a hot topic online, truly enviable.
Meanwhile, the protagonist of this event was holding her phone and laughing heartily, "Husband, you mean you didn't know that an ID doesn't have to be your real name?"
Seeing how smoothly Zhan Mohan used it, she had thought he was an experienced player, but it turned out he was a novice.
Zhan Mohan's expression was rather awkward. He stubbornly insisted, "I just thought my name would be more intimidating. After all, who would dare to misuse my name online?"
What he said was true, but Wei Yumeng, feeling playful, wanted to see if anyone would actually create IDs similar to or related to his name.
So, she went to the user search bar, typed in "Zhan Mohan," and clicked search. A screen full of user IDs appeared below. Zhan Mohan's little lover, Zhan Mohan's only, and even an ID like Zhan Mohan's daughter.