House Dad's Literary Life

Chapter 431: Who Exactly Leaked It?

Early in the morning, Yang Yi’s phone suddenly rang.

At this moment, Yang Yi was combing the hair of Xixi, who had just woken up, her hair all fluffy, when the phone ringtone suddenly rang like it was summoning souls, making it unbearably annoying.

“Papa, is it Mama calling?” The little girl, who had still been very sleepy just moments ago, also froze for a moment, as if she had been startled awake. She turned her head and asked her father groggily.

Yang Yi walked over and picked up the phone, seeing that it was Fu Jun from Yangcheng¹calling him.

“What’s going on? Why is he calling so early?” Yang Yi frowned, thinking that something had happened with the Sahara Online Mall.

He gestured a “shh” sign to Xixi, signaling for her not to speak, and then answered the phone.

“Brother Fu, what happened?” Yang Yi asked with a smile.

However, Fu Jun’s urgent call to Yang Yi early in the morning wasn’t about the Sahara Online Mall.

“Brother Yang, do you know that photos of you, your wife, and your child have been exposed?”

Fu Jun’s voice came through the phone, but Yang Yi was confused and asked, “What’s going on?”

It turned out that when Fu Jun arrived at the company early that morning, his secretary, who loved gossip, came rushing over with an entertainment tabloid in her arms and told Fu Jun about Yang Yi being exposed!

“…The newspaper has photos of you coming out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, and your child’s appearance can be seen very clearly. Then your car was also photographed, and your name was found by following the trail!” Fu Jun was, after all, living in Guangdong Province, close to a city with an even stronger entertainment atmosphere and paparazzi who had practically no boundaries when it came to gossip, so he had been somewhat influenced by it.

So, after finding out, Fu Jun immediately called Yang Yi to let him know. “I’ll take a photo of this newspaper and send it to you by MMS in a moment. Hurry and make some preparations to deal with this!”

Yang Yi’s face had already darkened at this moment, and the veins on his right fist bulged as he clenched it. However, he did not show his anger immediately, but instead patiently waited for Fu Jun’s message.

Beside him, Xixi seemed to sense the change in her father’s aura. She pouted and said a little aggrievedly, “Papa, aren’t you going to comb my hair anymore?”

Yang Yi turned his head and looked at the cute, rosy-cheeked little girl. Most of the anger in his heart disappeared, and he steadied himself before giving a slight smile and saying, “Who said that? Daddy will comb your hair right now.”

While Yang Yi was combing Xixi’s hair, Fu Jun’s MMS arrived. But Yang Yi remained very calm and did not pay attention to it. Only after he had finished combing Xixi’s hair and put on her headband did he go to get his phone.

“I don’t like this sound. It’s not Mama calling.” Xixi jumped down from her father’s arms, went to get a little wooden puppet souvenir they had bought yesterday, and played with it as she spoke.

Yang Yi had no time to attend to his daughter anymore. He opened Fu Jun’s MMS and saw several photos of the entertainment tabloid inside. The text and photographic evidence were all captured in them. Although they were not very clear, Yang Yi still recognized those pictures at a glance.

Wasn’t this exactly the same as the contents of the USB drive he had hidden in his study?

Yang Yi glanced at his daughter, then got up and walked into the bathroom, closed the door, and dialed Ju Jie’s number.

It was so early that Ju Jie was probably not yet awake. Yang Yi bombarded him for several minutes, calling three times before Ju Jie finally answered. A groggy voice came through: “Hello, Boss Mu Li’ang, why are you calling me so early?”

“Ju Jie, are you freaking kidding me?” Yang Yi gritted his teeth, his voice almost squeezed out from between his teeth as he spoke angrily.

“Huh? What?” Ju Jie was completely confused.

Fifteen minutes later, after figuring out why Yang Yi had given him such a thorough scolding, Ju Jie said in a panic, “Boss Mu Li’ang, this has nothing to do with me! I already gave you the USB drive! And my aunt even agreed to get along well with Sister Mo Fei, so how could she possibly still leak the photos to the media?”

“If it has nothing to do with you, then does it have something to do with me?” Yang Yi was not particularly angry about the media exposing his relationship with Mo Fei. What made him angry was that the media had also published a front-facing photo of Xixi. There was no such thing as minors not being allowed to be reported on in this world.

At the same time, Yang Yi was also angry that Ju Jie had played him and broken his word. He had said that the matter was already resolved, but when Yang Yi turned around, the photos had already been exposed by the media!

Yang Yi really felt like killing someone!

“No, I… I…” Ju Jie’s mind was a little insufficient at this moment.

“You, surnamed Ju, if you don’t give me a satisfactory explanation for this matter, don’t blame me for not being polite to you!” Yang Yi wasn’t just throwing out harsh words; he was genuinely angry and was not opposed to using some of his own methods.

“Don’t, Boss, don’t be anxious! Let me think. My aunt shouldn’t possibly leak the photos again. My father has already talked to her about it.” Ju Jie became anxious. He was genuinely afraid of Yang Yi—the man who did not care much about the law when he did things—and hurriedly tried to reassure him.

“If it wasn’t her, and it wasn’t you, then who else could it be?” Yang Yi slammed his fist against the bathroom wall.

“Jian Chuo, Manager Jian. My aunt gave the USB drive to her before. Could it be that she secretly sent the photos out?” Ju Jie suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

“You’re asking me?”

“No, no, I mean it’s possible. Boss Mu Ziang, don’t get anxious yet. I’ll immediately ask my aunt about this and have her get to the bottom of it for you!” Ju Jie said confidently.

Yang Yi remained silent for a while before slowly saying, “I’ll wait for your reply. Don’t disappoint me again!”

Regardless of whatever assurances Ju Jie was still making afterward, Yang Yi impatiently hung up the phone.

After hanging up, a glint flashed in Yang Yi’s eyes. He could no longer fully trust Ju Jie. However, now that he was in Shanghai, there was still nothing he could do about it.

“Papa, are you pooping? I’m scared.” The little girl’s timid voice came from outside the bathroom. Seeing that her father had stayed inside for so long without coming out, she had become unable to sit still.

Yang Yi’s mind settled down a little. He washed his face, came out of the bathroom, and said with a smile, “What? Are you even afraid that Papa fell into the toilet and couldn’t get out?”

Xixi stretched out her little hands, wanting her father to hug her. Once she was in her father’s arms, she mumbled, “I was scared. Papa disappeared, and there was only Xixi left alone.”

Holding the innocent, soft little girl in his arms, Yang Yi finally felt some of the beauty that still existed in this world. The dark clouds hanging over his heart finally gave way to a ray of sunlight.

This entertainment tabloid was not only distributed in Guangdong Province, and the explosive news that had suddenly broken was also discovered by people at Tianmei. They did not know that there was a problem with the source of the photos. But Mo Fei had suddenly encountered a reputation crisis, and the entertainment tabloid had even used the headline, “The Jade Maiden Song Queen Is Actually a Married Young Woman; Mo Fei’s Husband and Child Exposed.” (“Jade Maiden Song Queen” was a title the media had given Mo Fei six years ago.) How could the public relations department not take it seriously?

While they were asking Mo Fei whether the report was true, they were also anxiously preparing their public-relations response.

So, while Yang Yi was calling Ju Jie, Mo Xiaojuan and Mo Fei had also received the news from the company.

This morning, Yang Yi had originally planned to take Xixi, Mo Fei, and Mo Xiaojuan to try some of the special breakfast dishes of Shanghai, but now it seemed they could forget about it.

The media reporters had certainly gotten the news earlier than them. By now, the entrance to the hotel was certainly surrounded by reporters who had rushed over after catching the scent of a story. Not to mention Mo Fei—even Yang Yi would probably have a hard time getting away!

“What should we do?” Upon arriving at Mo Fei’s room, Mo Fei anxiously sought help from Yang Yi.

Their relationship had suddenly been exposed, completely disrupting Mo Fei’s plans. And she had never been someone who reacted quickly or thought particularly fast on her feet.