"News just came from the company...."
"For now, things are fairly good; because your father's matter has only just begun to ferment, the stock price has been affected somewhat, but it's still within a bearable range......"
"As for inside the company, at first there was some turmoil and panic. But now it has quickly stabilized!"
"......"
Hearing this, Lin Xuan smiled slightly; the situation was about what he had anticipated.
These days Su Group's reputation has been quite good; it wouldn't collapse in an instant.
As for inside the company......
Most of the disloyal folks were all replaced in the last big personnel purge.
Those selected anew now..... are all employees with a certain degree of loyalty.
Therefore, so long as wages aren't delayed and the company runs normally, in the short-term unity can be maintained.
As for the Lin Group side......
Originally some hot-blooded haters, upon learning that Lin Jianjun used to be this group's chairman, rushed to the official site and spewed anger non-stop.
But with the alt identity [L] as cover, the ardent music fans not only didn't blame him at all, they flocked to the comments to offer warm comfort, afraid their idol [L]'s fragile little heart would be hurt by this incident and his desire to create be affected.
(?"? ?)?"(???︿???).
Seeing that some haters dared to implicate their idol???
Screw them!!!
For every one that comes, we flame one back!!!!!!
Under the protection of the vast legion of diehard fans, Lin Group flourished, a scene of "you're good, I'm good, everyone's good" harmony.....
Seeing this, Lin Xuan was filled with emotion.
On the spot he officially announced he would compose another song to thank the fans for their support, which stirred a cascade of cheers and support!!!
.......
"This spike of heat came rather strangely; the traffic is unusually high."
"Under normal circumstances! Even though this matter is infuriating, it wouldn't spread across the entire internet in such a short time."
"The only possibility......."
"Someone is stirring things up in the dark, taking the chance to fan the flames."
"But that's quite normal; the group has been developing too fast, and who knows how many forces in the shadows are envious of us......."
"Now that there's a chance to hit us when we're down, how could they possibly let it slip?!"
"........"
Lin Xuan set down his phone with an amused smile, turned to meet Su Qingge's gaze, and both understood.
"About your father's matter—what do you plan to do?"
"In this incident, your father is the fuse! Handle it poorly and it'll be very troublesome!"
"But whatever choice you make, I will support you."
At this moment, Su Qingge frowned and spoke again, also stating her position.
The implication.....
If Lin Xuan wanted to shoulder the pressure and privately use connections, spending huge sums to shield his father, she would choose to understand and help.
Even though she actually very much didn't want to help someone like Lin Jianjun escape punishment.....
Even though intervening in this matter might seriously damage the company's reputation and cause the current great momentum to go to waste.....
Even though it could lead to cyberbullying and public condemnation.......
Even though.....
But so long as Lin Xuan proposed helping his father, she would, without hesitation, choose to stand with him.......
......
"What else is there to do? That idiot has already caused deaths and committed such a monstrous crime."
"As an adult, he must of course pay the price he deserves."
"As for what price that is, let the fair and strict law judge it!"
"........"
Lin Xuan's unhesitating answer made Su Qingge secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
She had thought he would try every way to help his father escape punishment?!!
After all, this incident was far too serious and caused a very bad social impact.
If one didn't intervene, even if Lin Jianjun didn't get the death penalty, he'd at least be locked up for a dozen or twenty years......
Although Lin Xuan and his father had a bad relationship, he was still his father!!!
Blood is thicker than water!!!
Seeing a close relative end up like this, how could a normal person possibly remain unmoved?!
If it were her father, who knows how much pain she would be in......
In Su Qingge's eyes......
Lin Xuan must be pretending to be strong now, but in truth his heart had long been like a knife twisting!!!
And the reason he could grit his teeth and say he wouldn't save Lin Jianjun....
On one hand was out of a sense of justice.
On the other was to avoid dragging down the company, fearing that if Su Group suffered undeserved calamity, she would be sad because of it (⊙︿⊙).
So that's how it is....
After sorting out the heartwarming truth hidden behind it.......
Enlightened!
She was enlightened!!!
Su Qingge completely got it!!!!!!
......
'To be honest! I can't wait for that idiot to get locked up sooner and be done with it.'
'Otherwise, with his arrogant nature, he'll bring me even bigger trouble sooner or later.
'Besides, as a righteous Chinese citizen, how could I possibly cover up for a criminal?!
'But this matter is related to me to some extent; at least those poor victims are innocent.'
'So, the public facilities damaged by Lin Jianjun and the compensation to the victims' families—what should be paid must be paid in full.'
'As for the flood of negative comments online—tsk tsk tsk... a loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise! I already have some ideas......'
'Maybe we can flip this incident to increase our group's visibility and accumulate even more good reputation!'
"......."
Just as Lin Xuan was talking at length, eyes full of confidence......
A system prompt suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Ding! Supporting-female Su Qingge's favorability increased; the cuddle reward is raised to 3 points/1 second.]
Lin Xuan: "??????"
What the heck?! What's going on?
Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing???
Lin Xuan's head was full of question marks; he had no idea why.
He didn't seem to have done anything?
What's with this sudden spike in favorability?!!
Puzzled, Lin Xuan turned his head and looked at the girl in the wheelchair beside him; her eyes were red, and she was looking at him with a heartaching gaze.....
"Men, cry, cry—it isn't a crime!"
"Lin Xuan, I know you're pretending to be strong."
"No need for that; in front of me you don't have to put on a mask—if you want to cry, then cry???....."