CHAPTER 479: CHAPTER 479

Seeing the overwhelming support from netizens siding with her, Jiang Weiwei also timely released some of her college entrance examination scores, the medals and certificates she had won from various competitions, as well as videos of her drawing drafts in the studio...

In just half a day, the plagiarism incident helped Jiang Weiwei bring in over a million followers for her account.

This series of maneuvers proved exceedingly beneficial for Weifeng’s subsequent promotions and new product releases.

The Jiang Family was overjoyed to learn about the instant fame of Jiang Weiwei’s studio.

Especially Jiang Tairan, who said he would hold a celebration banquet for Jiang Weiwei that very night.

Jiang Tairan said, "It’s been a long time since our Jiang Family has had such a joyous occasion, we must have a big celebration tonight."

For Jiang Weiwei, having a celebration banquet in her honor, was naturally agreeable—it was, after all, her moment in the spotlight.

But Jiang Weiwei never anticipated that Jiang Tairan would then instruct her, "Weiwei, remember to also invite Shirong over, let’s make it a lively gathering!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Weiwei immediately felt displeasure.

Not to mention that it had been a long time since she had seen Wu Shirong, he even blocked her contact on his phone.

After all, during this time, Jiang Weiwei couldn’t even see Wu Shirong’s social media updates .

But in the presence of Jiang Tairan, Jiang Weiwei could only agree reluctantly, planning in her mind to either brush it off or take advantage of the good mood to announce her breakup with Wu Shirong.

Before heading to the banquet, Jiang Weiwei also made a last-minute decision to check in on Zhuang Wenjin’s apartment.

A week had gone by, if Zhuang Wenjin hadn’t died, he should have contacted her, Jiang Weiwei, by now.

Moreover, with today’s big stir from Weifeng, knowing Zhuang Wenjin’s character, if he was still alive he would definitely come asking her for money.

But there was nothing!

Jiang Weiwei waited a whole day, but there was no sign of Zhuang Wenjin.

So, she thought, could Zhuang Wenjin have really died?

Jiang Weiwei couldn’t help but get excited.

Although with Zhuang Wenjin’s death, the police would likely come to investigate, and then discover he had some recent interactions with her, Jiang Weiwei, inevitably casting suspicion on her.

But Jiang Weiwei thought, the cephalosporin and beer were ingested by Zhuang Wenjin himself, not forced down by her, Jiang Weiwei.

No matter how the police investigated, they wouldn’t be able to trace it back to her.

And with Zhuang Wenjin gone, no one could use Suchen’s matter to threaten or intimidate her anymore.

Just the thought of this made Jiang Weiwei feel like the air today was much fresher.

Full of anticipation, Jiang Weiwei arrived at the apartment formerly rented by Zhuang Wenjin, entered the apartment using the password Zhuang Wenjin had told her.

Even before entering, she covered her mouth and nose with her sleeve.

Yes, Jiang Weiwei thought that with Zhuang Wenjin being dead for a week, the inside would definitely not look good, and the odor would be unpleasant.

But when Jiang Weiwei pushed the door open, she discovered that there was no horrific corpse inside, nor any rotten, foul smell.

Zhuang Wenjin wasn’t dead?

Jiang Weiwei’s heartbeat missed a couple of beats.

Nevertheless, she couldn’t let it go and kept on walking deeper into the apartment.

"Wenjin?"

"Wenjin, are you in here?"

"Wenjin, come out!"

Jiang Weiwei searched every room, every corner, but still did not find Zhuang Wenjin.

"Damn it, is he dead or not?"

Jiang Weiwei then forced herself to calm down and started to observe the items in the room with greater scrutiny.

Then she discovered that the leftover takeout in the room was all dishes she had ordered for Zhuang Wenjin, next to which were a few empty beer cans.

The Cephalosporin she had previously purchased for Zhuang Wenjin was also unboxed and placed to the side.

Besides that, Zhuang Wenjin’s luggage was still in the apartment...

Jiang Weiwei narrowed her eyes, surveying everything: "Logically, she should have had a drink. Could it be that she died outside?"

But aside from Jiang Weiwei herself, there was no one else in the room, so naturally no one could respond to her question.

In the end, Jiang Weiwei still left.

After going home, Jiang Weiwei was constantly searching for news about poison-related deaths in the vicinity of Emperor City.

But after looking around, she couldn’t find any useful clues.

What happened instead was that the celebratory banquet Jiang Tairan was hosting for her in Emperor City began on time.

Aside from the third branch who was driven back to Yan City and Jiang Ruxin’s family who did not follow the Jiang Family to develop in Emperor City, everyone else was present.

Jiang Tairan was very pleased, he said, "I really want to thank Weiwei for this, as this counts as the Jiang Family’s first successful business venture in Emperor City and also serves as a strong booster for the whole family, increasing our confidence in developing further in Emperor City.

After saying that, Jiang Tairan prepared to raise his glass to invite everyone for a toast, but upon scanning the room, he realized that Wu Shirong was nowhere to be seen.

Thus, Jiang Tairan asked Jiang Weiwei, "Where’s Shirong? Didn’t I ask you to notify him to come?"

Seeing Jiang Tairan’s behavior, Jiang Weiwei still felt that although she had a small business achievement, in Jiang Tairan’s eyes, she was still not as attractive as the Wu Family.

Therefore, she could foresee that Jiang Tairan, upon learning about her breakup with Wu Shirong, would definitely still want her to ask for reconciliation, so she gave up the idea of announcing the breakup today.

Jiang Weiwei responded with a smile, "Grandpa, Shirong has an important dinner to attend tonight and couldn’t make it. He asked me to pass his regards to you!"

"What dinner could be more important than your celebration banquet?" Jiang Tairan was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Grandpa, as you know the Wu Family’s business is huge, they might not pay much attention to my modest achievements."

Indeed, Jiang Weiwei was preparing to gradually erode away Jiang Tairan’s good impression of Wu Shirong.

That way, when she would later announce the breakup, Jiang Tairan might not take the initiative to seek reconciliation with Wu Shirong.

However you put it, Jiang Weiwei was still their Jiang Family’s pride.

Hearing Jiang Weiwei say this, Jiang Tairan felt a bit bitter inside, "Did he say such things to you in private?"

"Although he didn’t say it directly, there was somewhat of this implication," Jiang Weiwei lowered her gaze, putting on a look of someone who felt wronged but didn’t dare to say it aloud.

Jiang Tairan quickly patted the back of her hand with a show of sympathy, "Weiwei, if Shirong were to step out of the business empire that Mr. Wu and Mrs. Wu have built over the years, his achievements would definitely not compare to yours. Don’t sell yourself short..."

Jiang Weiwei humbly nodded her head.

In reality, she didn’t actually feel aggrieved, she just wanted Jiang Tairan to be aware of her standpoint.

Their conversation came to this point, and Jiang Guosheng, afraid of ruining the mood, stood up with his glass and said.

"Today is Weiwei’s big day, let’s not dwell on these trivialities. Let us all raise our glasses and toast to congratulate Weiwei on Weifeng’s successful voyage and future accomplishments."

Yu Man was the most supportive, quickly standing up with her own glass to toast.

Thus, Jiang Tairan also got up pulling Jiang Weiwei to her feet, and the rest of the Jiang Family hurried to stand and clink glasses together.

Tears of excitement welled up in Jiang Weiwei’s eyes: "Thank you all, I will definitely manage Weifeng well, showing everyone the prowess of our Jiang Family..."

The celebration banquet was exceptionally lively, even Jiang Ruxin in distant Yan City, the aunt from Old Jiang’s Family, specially made a video call to congratulate Jiang Weiwei.

"Weiwei, our Old Jiang’s Family must have accumulated good fortune for several lifespans to have a wonderful child like you," Jiang Ruxin’s smile was exceedingly obsequious.

Jiang Weiwei responded with a laugh, "Aunt, if you keep complimenting me this way, I might become arrogant."

"You deserve it, child."

But as Jiang Ruxin was about to continue showering Jiang Weiwei with excessive flattery, her daughter Li Tinglu suddenly snatched the phone from her hand and said:

"Jiang Weiwei, you really have no shame. You plagiarized Designer X’s work and took advantage of releasing it first to claim the moral high ground, and now you even regard all these as your grand achievements..."