“Young President Cheng, we could be considered as having fate with each other,” Ji Mushan said to the phone with a cold face. In order to dispel her doubts, he added, “There are clearly people behind this incident who are deliberately adding fuel to the flames. But I believe that with your Shenyin Technology in the forefront, this field can only develop faster.”

Cheng Liu only listened to the first half of his sentence, but not the second half at all. She was quite excited on the other end of the phone, “President Ji, I too have always felt that we have a destiny together.” It’s like we’re destined to be a family!

Of course, Young President Cheng didn’t dare to say the last part and could only hold it in her heart.

Ji Mushan: “…” Was this the point?

How come Cheng Liu couldn’t tell the difference between what’s important and what’s not at critical moments?

“If you need any help, feel free to come to me.” Ji Mushan could only put forward the offer on his own.

If it weren’t for Ji Chaozhou, Ji Mushan would never have said this to Cheng Liu.

On the other end of the phone, Cheng Liu heard this and could only think that, alas, she would have to go elsewhere for help. There was obviously a big problem in the father-son relationship between President Ji and her beloved. How could he possibly help her chase the one in her heart?

But, after all, they would still be family in the future, so Cheng Liu replied seriously, “Thank you, President Ji. I will definitely speak up when I need your help in the future.”

Ji Mushan looked at his son. He had already reached this point. Chaozhou should be a little happier?

Cheng Liu on the other end of the phone was still talking about fate, “President Ji, actually from the first time we met, I felt that we were particularly destined. You are as kind to me as my own family.”

Ji Mushan, who always had a cold face: “…”

This Cheng Liu was really good at saying things. When they first met, they didn’t even say ‘hello’. The two of them stood in opposite corners, separated by a group of middle-aged men. The fact that they could even see each other was simply because they were taller than most of the people in the room.

Ji Mushan was not used to Cheng Liu’s shamelessness, so he pushed his phone towards Ji Chaozhou and asked him with his eyes if he wanted to talk to Cheng Liu.

Ji Chaozhou lowered his eyes and looked at Cheng Liu’s name on the screen, then shook his head in refusal.

She still wanted to gossip at this time—then it seemed that she already had a solution.

When Ji Mushan saw this, he picked up his cell phone and said, “Young President Cheng, let me just say this first then I will let you go. If you need any help, just call me.”

“Okay,” Cheng Liu agreed and hung up the phone.

Ji Mushan looked at his son, ”Don’t worry too much. Cheng Liu has gone through a lot to get to this point. She should have a sense of proportion.”

But to be honest, if it was Ji Mushan who was in Cheng Liu’s position, there would be no way he could undo the impact of this incident.

There were too many people behind the scenes who wanted to suppress Cheng Liu. The Mingtai car accident only opened up this opportunity, and the system notification they sent was the sharpened knife they handed for everyone to use.

Ji Mushan also saw the statement posted on the official website of Shenyin Technology—but even if Mingtai was pulled down and proven to be in the wrong, Shenyin Technology’s reputation in the field of autonomous driving has already been dragged through the mud. Its vitality in this field was destined to be severely damaged going forward.

In order to recover, he estimated that a huge price would be paid, and that, during this period, someone would definitely take action to suppress Shenyin Technology.

Ji Mushan glanced at Ji Chaozhou. The only consolation now was that these two people seemed to have some potential to be together.

It would be good if his son’s love didn’t remain a secret one.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

After Cheng Liu hung up the phone, she felt happy for a minute. She felt that she was one step closer to Ji Chaozhou. After all, Ji Mushan’s surname was ‘Ji’ and he was the father of the person in her heart!

After a while, she calmed down and asked the manager of the company’s PR department to come up.

The entire PR department was working overtime tonight.

Five minutes later, the PR department manager knocked on the door.

“Come in,” Cheng Liu was still in the conference room, but she was the only one inside. He Bai returned to his office to handle the press conference.

The manager of the PR department opened the door and came in, standing next to Cheng Liu. Her face was tense, “President Cheng.”

Cheng Liu raised her head and said, “The fire is not strong enough right now, you can add more fuel tonight.”

The manager of the publicity department looked puzzled, “Add… more fuel?”

They have been trying to suppress trending searches, why would they want to add fuel to the fire?

Cheng Liu placed her elbows on the conference table, interlaced her fingers, and rested her chin on the back of her hands. She said casually, “To guide public opinion, say that Shenyin Technology should not continue to stay in the field of autonomous driving.”

“But President Cheng,” the manager of the publicity department couldn’t help but call out, “This is not okay! If public opinion shaped this way, it will definitely have a huge negative impact on Shenyin Technology.”

Cheng Liu raised her eyes, looked at the manager of the publicity department and said with a smile, “What I want is the negative impact. The bigger the fire, the better. It would be best if someone could say that Shenyin Technology should be kicked out of the autonomous driving field.”

The manager of the publicity department was shocked by Cheng Liu’s words. She stared at Cheng Liu’s face for a long time. Seeing that Cheng Liu had no intention of changing her mind, she had no choice but to agree, “I’ll do it right away.”

President Cheng had always made the right choice every time. There should be no problems following her plans this time too.

The PR department manager reassured herself with such thoughts as she left the conference room.

… …

This matter fermented overnight. Although the word ‘explosive’ was removed from the hot search, the hot topic still carried Shenyin Technology.

As Cheng Liu instructed, Shenyin Technology’s PR department worked overtime all night to promote public opinion topics, focusing everyone’s negative emotions on Shenyin Technology, not wanting the company to continue research and development in the field of autonomous driving.

By the afternoon of the next day, the matter seemed to have been settled. Several mainstream media outlets have directly named names, criticizing and calling out Shenyin Technology.

The manager of the PR department didn’t sleep all night, and only slept for an hour in the office that morning. She really couldn’t sleep anymore. She drank a few cups of coffee and continued to follow the news on the Internet. She stood anxiously walking around the department, biting her nails down to the quick, looking at department employees sitting in front of computers sending out messages quickly.

By now most of the mainstream media have spoken out. If this continued, Shenyin Technology would be completely unable to recover, and even if it could turn around, it would nevertheless toll a heavy strain on its bones and sinews.

“Knock, knock—”

Someone knocked on the door of the PR department twice. The manager was still biting her nails in a daze until the subordinate next to her nudged her and whispered, “Manager, President Cheng is outside!”

The PR department manager came to her senses and walked over quickly, then—as if seeing her savior—she called out, “President Cheng!”

“This is the task for the night.” Cheng Liu took out a folder and handed it to the manager of the publicity department. She looked at the other person’s face and said, “The press conference is still four hours away. You should get some sleep first.”

The publicity department manager held the folder and thought to herself, how could she sleep? She was so anxious that she had bitten through the corners of her lips.

However, when she wanted to ask more questions, Cheng Liu had already turned around and left.

The publicity department manager had no choice but to stand in front of the door, open the folder and look at the task plan inside.

… …

Ten minutes later, a woman’s excited voice was shouting from the main office of the publicity department, “Everyone! Go and have a rest. Cheer up and let’s work hard tonight!”

If It’s Wrong, Then It’s Wrong translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N:  ‘to be fated together’ sounds romantic in English but it just means they are meant to cross paths and perhaps walk awhile together—as friends, family, or lovers. People who have fate together will meet each other, even if they are thousands of miles apart. 

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Chapter 52.2 — Day 19: Guiding Public Opinion
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