The newcomers were, of course, Xu Fei and his group. When Xu Fei arrived and saw that Hao had already played the video, he thought to himself how fortunate it was that he had prepared in advance, fully disguising Hua Ling.
Her entire body was covered, leaving only her eyes visible, otherwise the scene would have been uncontrollable by now.
Hua Ling had initially been puzzled about why Xu Fei insisted she wear this bulky, fluffy mascot costume.
But when she saw the chaotic scene, with everyone raising their arms and shouting, demanding that Hua Ling herself come forward to explain, she was frightened.
Her heart filled with lingering fear, grateful that she had followed Xu Fei’s advice.
Hao, who was watching the drama unfold from the sidelines, saw Xu Fei arrive and immediately approached with his men to block them, smiling.
“Without an invitation, you’re not allowed to attend this press conference!”
Though Hao’s words sounded righteous, Xu Fei naturally knew what he was really up to.
He was clearly trying to stall for as long as possible. The longer Hao delayed, the more the online public opinion would spiral out of control.
Hao had witnessed the power of public opinion yesterday, when even the PR firm he paid for was powerless to stop it.
So, he believed Xu Fei would be equally helpless.
Though they had just arrived, Xu Fei was well-prepared.
Seeing Hao and his men blocking him, Xu Fei couldn’t easily make a move in front of so many people.
If someone recorded it, things could get tricky later.
But that didn’t mean Xu Fei was out of options to stop the chaos.
He subtly winked at Hell Ear nearby, then turned to Hao with a smile and continued, “Don’t be so distant. After all, we’re acquainted. Your Zhenghao Group is holding such a grand press conference, it’d be rude of me not to show up!”
Xu Fei spoke as if he were an old friend of Hao’s, reunited after years.
Even Hao, hearing this, couldn’t help but frown, wondering to himself.
“What’s this guy planning? Isn’t he in a hurry to stop me and control the situation?”
The more Hao thought, the stranger it seemed, but he instinctively responded, “Rules are rules. No matter what you say today, I can’t make an exception to let you in.”
What Hao didn’t know was that Xu Fei’s words were mainly to buy time for Hell Ear.
That’s why he suddenly acted so chummy with Hao.
Now that Hell Ear was ready, Xu Fei glanced up and saw the screen’s content had changed.
He knew it was time to strike back. Suddenly changing his demeanour, he looked at Hao and said, “You said that yourself, don’t regret it!”
Hao, facing Xu Fei’s rapid mood swings, was genuinely confused about his tactics.
At that moment, Hao suddenly noticed the crowd pointing at the big screen behind him, bursting into wild laughter.
The screen was showing the videos Hao had prepared to smear Hua Ling.
Having seen them himself, Hao thought they shouldn’t have such exaggerated comedic effect.
Then, a nervous staff member rushed over to warn Hao, saying…
