20demayo Chapter 1255 - 1244: Never Live With Humiliation
Chapter 1255 - 1244: Never Live With Humiliation
"Goddess, mighty! Support the goddess!"
"Exactly, those online trolls should face legal action. Do they really think they can say whatever they want?"
"Ha, what’s this? Anger from humiliation? Let me tell you, I dare to say this today because I’m not afraid. See you in court if need be, but remember: I won’t complain about this unless you personally apologize to me, or I’m never going online again for life." The person retorted without hesitation.
Ye Qiu smirked and replied, "You should probably learn some proper language before coming online!"
"A burst of laughter erupted, it’s great how the goddess jabbed at this person named ’Long Melon, Not Watermelon,’ whose logic seems flawed. You claim you’re never going online, yet how would you keep filing complaints or follow the developments of events? Just like your username, it’s absolutely ridiculous."
"Doesn’t anybody think Ye Qiu’s attitude is problematic? People were just suggesting she should treat her family a little better, and she directly confronts them—couldn’t she be the troll here?"
"Seriously, is there a need to blow things out of proportion? She’s even received higher education, yet lacks such tolerance."
Those supporting Ye Qiu were practically spitting blood. What kind of bizarre rhetoric is this? Just because she’s educated means she must endure your insults silently and humbly accept them? That’s absurd! Even if people like that ’Melon’ insult others, are they not allowed to retort?
They were about to respond when they saw a cascade of comments boycotting Ye Qiu’s products, declaring they would never use Ye Qiu’s developed products unless she apologized.
While netizens worried Ye Qiu might be pressured from above and forced to apologize, Ye Qiu spoke again: "Fine, be sure not to buy my products or enter the holographic network. I don’t care about your purchasing power. Apologies are out of the question, not now, not ever."
After venting, Ye Qiu felt relieved. Threaten me? Whether you buy or use my products isn’t certain, so what’s with the bravado here? Who cares about your purchasing power? If you can talk tough now, keep it up for life.
Seeing her so defiant, those displeased with her online grew even angrier, typing furiously, itching to see Ye Qiu humiliated and kneeling.
"Ha, never seen someone offend consumers before. You’re so arrogant—do your leadership and partners know?"
"Don’t worry, even if you begged me, I wouldn’t use any product you participated in creating."
"With such harsh tone, it’s clear which side is wrong between her and her adoptive parents. Support Ye Qiu’s adoptive parents demanding support fees from her."
"This person is forever disliked, no explanation needed."
"Alright then, that’s the agreement. I won’t apologize, and you trolls don’t use my products. Thanks to the real-name system, I remember you all. Don’t slap yourselves in the future." Ye Qiu retorted again.
"Uh... Ye Qiu is quite strong-willed, but I like it!"
"What if those trolls end up eating their words? Intelligent robots and holographic networks are appealing, aren’t they? With Ye Qiu’s capabilities, she’ll surely develop even more in the future!"
"A bit worried Ye Qiu’s rebuke could lead to disciplinary action from above."
"Same concern!"
On the other side of the internet, Xie Lizzi wore a smug smile, unexpected that things progressed this smoothly, thanks to Ye Qiu’s divine retort to the netizens. This would lead only to her getting utterly disgraced.
Timely, she instructed the release of videos showing Ye Meng hovering around Ye Qiu, accompanied by some manipulative commentary directly accusing Ye Qiu of being cold-hearted, likening her to her biological parents. Claiming her biological parents could cruelly abandon her at birth, so now she can heartlessly treat her adoptive parents who raised her with sweat and tears.
"Boycott Ye Qiu, hope those above can see."
"Resolutely not buying anything related to her unless she apologizes."
"Didn’t realize these netizens have quite a sense of justice." Lu Mei Juan remarked, somewhat ambiguously praising or mocking.
"Mom, we can sit back and wait for Ye Qiu to apologize, then obediently send us money." Ye Meng felt relieved, seeing her choice as correct; Xie Lizzi indeed had her way.
However, she and Xie Lizzi didn’t realize Ye Qiu wasn’t one who could be swayed by mere public pressure. They were clueless about Ye Qiu’s strength. How could those above abandon Ye Qiu over just this?
Ridiculous! Do they even know how many spies are searching for Ye Qiu right now? How crucial she is to the country?
Hence, instead of reprimanding Ye Qiu, the higher-ups fast-tracked her lawyer’s letters and gathered evidence of her childhood abuse.
Such things Ye Qiu couldn’t collect herself, but when comparing individual power to national authority, the former clearly pales. Investigation revealed the ulterior motives behind the public slander, which was quite serious.
This spurred inevitable conspiracy theories above, given the recent increase in spies around Ye Qiu. They suspected Xie Lizzi might be a traitor; otherwise, what would motivate her to target Ye Qiu now? Simply to make Ye Qiu lose confidence in the country as a scheme for other nations?
Such cunning, even orchestrating family members against Ye Qiu—if someone claimed it was purely out of personal grudges, who’d believe it?
Why would university grievances warrant such deep-seated resentment and elaborate schemes? Who’d believe it was without ulterior motives?
Thus, Xie Lizzi never anticipated that she’d be taken into custody by the state, including precautionary measures on Xie Group. Regardless of actual relevance, thorough investigation was certain—such big enterprises seldom lack murky dealings. Even if Xie Group is found innocent, its business would undoubtedly suffer.
So, before awaiting Ye Qiu’s downfall, Xie Lizzi fell first. To reassure Ye Qiu, the Ministry of Defense announced some countries used spies to attack key researchers like Ms. Ye Qiu, who was promptly controlled, urging netizens to handle online rumors responsibly.
Simultaneously, local authorities released evidence of Ye Qiu’s childhood abuse, indicating intent to preserve legal action against Lu Mei Juan and Ye Yide for child abuse.
The term ’preserve’ clearly implied letting Ye Qiu decide.
A multitude of netizens was stunned by this colossal twist—what kind of incredible development was this? The nation speaking on Ye Qiu’s behalf?
But that wasn’t all. At this moment, Professor An also recorded a video earnestly detailing Ye Qiu’s role in various experiments. In short, without Ye Qiu, those high-tech products would likely have taken decades longer to emerge.