CHAPTER 486: CHAPTER 486: TRICKED AGAIN BY THAT RASCAL LIN FAN

"Lin Fan, are you crazy? You actually let Ning Xiaoyue voluntarily expose her relationship? Don’t you realize this is ruining her?"

Feng Tianming shouted hoarsely.

His agitation wasn’t because he feared ruining Ning Xiaoyue, but because his plan had been entirely disrupted by Lin Fan.

Originally, he intended to use Ning Xiaoyue’s scandal to blackmail Lin Fan, demanding 200 million, expecting Lin Fan to pay double.

Once the money was in hand, he’d then expose the scandal and ruin Ning Xiaoyue!

This plan was supposed to be flawless; he held the scandal in his grasp, and Lin Fan had no option but to pay up.

Such things aren’t uncommon in the entertainment industry, where some paparazzi specialize in stalking and secretly photographing celebrities. Once they capture something the stars don’t want public, they use it to extort money; the celebrities have no choice but to pay to protect themselves.

Even among thieves, there’s honor. Typically, once the paparazzi get their money, they don’t make the photos public.

But Feng Tianming wasn’t a paparazzo; he didn’t need to follow these unspoken rules. He wanted both Lin Fan’s money and to destroy Ning Xiaoyue.

This plan was supposed to be perfect. Who could’ve guessed Lin Fan would act so unpredictably?

He outright refused to buy!

Not only did he refuse, but Lin Fan also encouraged Ning Xiaoyue to publicly release the intimate photos herself!

This left Feng Tianming with no retreat, turning the photos in his possession into worthless scraps of paper, neither sellable nor threatening.

What on earth was happening?

Feng Tianming broke into a cold sweat and hastily checked the internet on his phone.

Others were just as baffled, unable to understand why Lin Fan would have Ning Xiaoyue expose her romantic involvement—wouldn’t this ruin her?

Driven by curiosity, the crowd also pulled out their phones to check.

Ning Xiaoyue’s latest Weibo post featured a series of photos, including one of her holding hands with a "boy." Indeed, they were high-definition shots, much clearer than what Feng Tianming had secretly taken.

The caption read: "First album recording since our group’s formation, enjoy the sneak peek."

The "boy" in the photo turned out to be a short-haired girl!

This short-haired girl was one of Ning Xiaoyue’s teammates; she had an androgynous style, hence the short hair, making her look like a boy.

It turned out that the so-called dating scandal Feng Tianming found was merely Ning Xiaoyue shooting a new MV with her teammate!

The supposed romance was completely a misunderstanding; even the "boy" holding hands with Ning Xiaoyue was actually female, just with a neutral style that looked masculine!

Learning the truth, everyone at Wenyue Company couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

No wonder Lin Fan said he wouldn’t buy it, no wonder he let Ning Xiaoyue expose it herself—it was never something that couldn’t be made public. Only a fool would pay 200 million for fake dirt from Feng Tianming!

Lin Fan even took the initiative, having Ning Xiaoyue release the photos first. Feng Tianming didn’t even get the chance to spread rumors. If they hadn’t preemptively released them, Feng Tianming could have used those pictures to slander Xiaoyue as being in a relationship, spreading defamatory articles. Now he couldn’t, and the photos were, quite literally, trash.

Wang Xiangqian understood and knelt before Lin Fan. Brother Fan is brilliant, truly smart; what was initially a dreadful threat was perfectly resolved by Lin Fan.

"How could this be, fake!" Feng Tianming was on the brink of tears. He thought he could definitely make Lin Fan suffer this time. He came over just to see Lin Fan’s miserable expression, yet he was the one who got humiliated in the end.

He couldn’t believe the photos his father gave him turned out to be fake!

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Young Master Feng, do you have any other advice? If not, you can scram!"

Without further ado, Lin Fan grabbed Feng Tianming and tossed him out.

Whoosh!

Feng Tianming was thrown out the door, landing hard on his backside.

He was in extreme pain, struggled to his feet, and angrily said, "Lin Fan, don’t you get cocky. This time was a misunderstanding, next time you won’t be so lucky. Sooner or later, I’ll make you pay. I refuse to believe Ning Xiaoyue will never make a mistake!"

Lin Fan chuckled, "Young Master Feng, no need to worry about our Xiaoyue, better to concern yourself with your own future."

Feng Tianming asked, "What do you mean?"

Lin Fan replied, "You’ll find out soon enough."

Feng Tianming snorted, "Stop trying to scare me, what can you do to me!"

Lin Fan looked at Wang Xiangqian, "Old Wang, could you please hand me the broom, there’s some trash outside that needs cleaning."

Feng Tianming’s expression shifted; he couldn’t compete with Lin Fan, so he cursed and quickly fled.

Watching Feng Tianming run away in disgrace, everyone burst into laughter. Feng Tianming was just like a clown, continuously showing up to get slapped by Mr. Lin, becoming a true source of joy.

Shengshi Group.

Feng Wanshan sat in his office, a smug smile on his face.

Lin Fan had won 100 million in cash from him, but with a small trick, Feng Wanshan got double back.

Faced with Ning Xiaoyue’s scandal, Lin Fan could only obediently pay.

He couldn’t wait for Feng Tianming to return and report; Lin Fan’s humiliated expression would surely be amusing.

So, Feng Wanshan called Feng Tianming to inquire.

"Xiaoming, how’s the situation? Let me guess, Lin Fan’s 200 million cash should about be landed by now." Feng Wanshan chuckled; this time his foresight trapped Lin Fan—he didn’t believe Lin Fan could have any countermeasures!

On the other end, what he heard was Feng Tianming’s crying.

Feng Tianming was already on the brink of tears upon discovering the truth. Hearing Feng Wanshan’s words pushed him over the edge.

Feng Wanshan was taken aback, "Why are you crying, what happened?"

Feng Tianming said, "Father, we’ve been tricked; those photos are completely fake..."

After listening to Feng Tianming’s explanation, Feng Wanshan was stunned, muttering, "How could this happen..."

Feng Tianming asked, "Father, where did you get these photos from? What was the source? Could you have been deceived?"

Feng Tianming casually speculated, but his words shook Feng Wanshan out of his stupor. Cheated?

The photos were brought by Anna, could she have tricked him!

Upon this realization, Feng Wanshan flew into a rage, hung up on Feng Tianming, and called Anna.

"Anna, come to my office." Feng Wanshan said coldly.

Anna quickly arrived at Feng Wanshan’s office.

"Godfather, what’s the matter?" Anna asked calmly.

Feng Wanshan glared at her, sneering, "Anna, look at what you’ve done. I trusted you so much, and now you have no way to escape blame."

Anna furrowed her brows, "I don’t quite understand what you mean, Godfather."

Feng Wanshan angrily replied, "The so-called dirt you gathered on Ning Xiaoyue was merely her shooting an MV with her teammate. You’re around Xiaoyue, it’s impossible for you not to know. You intentionally handed me those photos and lied about Ning Xiaoyue’s scandal! I couldn’t believe it before, but it seems you’ve truly betrayed me!"

Anna was speechless.

Because no matter what she said, Feng Wanshan wouldn’t believe her anymore.