Chapter 17: Killing with Praise
With Yin He’s assurance, Yin Chengjue finally felt somewhat relieved.
It wasn’t that he was overly anxious—it was just that Yin He’s behavior in his past life had been too extreme, extreme enough to terrify and sadden him.
However, Yin Chengjue was clearly overthinking it. In his past life, Yin He had felt despair, as if her world had collapsed, and had resolutely chosen to end her life—not solely because of Feng Chengda’s betrayal or the company’s stock crash, but because, in her desperate attempt to get her son out of detention, she had instead been accused of "bribery."
Some people used her actions to insist that her son was truly the culprit.
Yin He, who had dominated the business world for years without a single loss, completely lost her composure only when it came to her son.
With one thing after another piling up explosively, suffocating her, she couldn’t help but entertain a thought: If I die, will the public’s attention shift from my son to me? Will people realize that there’s another mastermind behind all this?
So she posted a statement exposing Feng Chengda’s affair, his mistress, and his illegitimate child, presenting all the evidence—and then ended her life.
Did she hate? Of course. She wanted revenge on Feng Chengda.
Did she resent? Of course. She wanted revenge on herself.
Did she regret? Of course. She felt she had failed her son.
And, like most wronged wives driven to suicide by mistresses, there was that tiny, pitiful, laughable sliver of hope in her heart—
If I die, will you regret it?
After I’m gone, will you remember me?
If you do, then I’ve gambled right—then it was worth it. You’ll remember this moment forever, remember me forever. I’ll take root in your heart, haunt you, and leave you restless for the rest of your life.
But the reality was, most betrayed wives who committed suicide only made their cheating husbands’ lives more comfortable, more guilt-free, and more unrestrained.
In his past life, Yin He had clung to that tiny hope—because she had no other way out.
But now, it was ten years earlier. Nothing was beyond saving yet. Yin He still had her company, and she still had Yin Chengjue, her very much alive and kicking son.
It was just Feng Chengda having an affair—how could she possibly be driven to suicide over it?
Her pride alone wouldn’t allow it.
So when Yin Chengjue saw that, on the second evening, right when Weibo traffic peaked, a hashtag suddenly appeared on the trending list #Feng Chengda Shows Off His Love in Public#—he realized: Your mom is still your mom. When it comes to ruthless schemes, she’s miles ahead of you.
Of course, if he thought the content of that hashtag was just exposing Feng Chengda’s affair, he’d be dead wrong.
Because the first article he’d see upon clicking featured photos of Feng Chengda out shopping with his mistress and illegitimate child—and, perhaps intentionally, the entire article referred to them as Feng Chengda and "his family."
The title was about showing off love, the theme was about showing off love, and the entire article described Feng Chengda as an incredibly devoted and ambitious man.
It even recounted how Feng Chengda had fallen in love with Yin He, married the wealthy heiress, and skyrocketed to become the CEO of the Yin Group.
The article deliberately exaggerated, turning their love story into an enviable legend.
After relentlessly bombarding readers with saccharine fluff, leaving the comment section collectively nauseated because of sugar overload, a "well-informed insider" stepped forward to further elevate Feng Chengda’s image—painting him as the very embodiment of devotion, as if "Feng Chengda" and "undying love" were synonyms.
They even coined the absurd slogan: "If you marry, marry Feng Chengda."
As Yin Chengjue read, he marveled at Yin He’s mental and gastric fortitude: I’m about to puke from reading this, yet she can tolerate people praising Feng Chengda like this?
Love stories, no matter the era, are always a topic people relish. So this trend stayed up for a long time, even spawning another hashtag: #100 Ways to Show Off Your Love#
Couples flocked to the scene, posting photos, writing essays, flaunting their love in every imaginable way—flooding the internet with so much PDA that single netizens couldn’t help but feel a tiny urge to find love themselves.
But soon, their fantasies were shattered.
Just as the hype peaked and began to cool, a skeptical comment appeared:
@LittleWhistleblowerV: Um, something feels off here? Isn’t Feng Chengda’s son already a college grad working at the company? Pretty sure he’s even the general manager of Huansheng Entertainment now. Here’s a photo of Yin Chengjue I found on the official website, he looks nothing like the teenager in these trending pics, right?
Finally, he’s almost gone lol.
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