Just imagining her parents finding out that Uncle Sun and Aunt were having an affair made Jing Shu giggle to herself. What a beautiful scene.
"Dad, you start with the legal case, gather documents, and find a lawyer. That'll take a few days. I can help you write a few articles, then record a short video with you to send to Sun Yinrui. Maybe he'll voluntarily pay you back."
"All right. Just don't make things bigger than they need to be." Jing's Dad had no other way. He couldn't find Uncle Sun, and even if he did, the man refused to repay the debt. His only option was to recover the money legally and then consider everyone strangers. If he could get the money without legal action, that was better. Jing Shu, however, thought making a fuss was far more fun.
"Sun Yinrui, this is your IOU. If you still don't pay, I will sue you."
Jing An recorded a short video and posted it to his social circle. Within moments, countless comments appeared. Jing Shu then shared the video and articles to Sun Yinrui's company social circle, adding all the bragging Uncle Sun's son had done about the past decade—how his father profited from reselling customer information, and how terrible the customers supposedly were.
She deliberately highlighted Uncle Sun's failure to repay, his poor character, and his abusive behavior toward clients to stir public outrage. She also enlisted online supporters to amplify the story, aiming to destroy Sun Yinrui's social circle.
Step one: ruin Uncle Sun's reputation.
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On November 17, Wu City normally would have snow by this time of year, but the sun still shone warmly in the sky, with no sign of snow.
Today, Jing Shu began taking Spirit Spring diluted 1 drop in 500ml of water, labeled number 3, for the bulls, rams, and boars—one sip per day.
After more than ten days of experimentation, number 1 Spirit Spring, diluted 1 drop in 100ml water, had made the hens grow aggressively. They now weighed about 20 jin (10 kg), showing intelligence reminiscent of a dog. When Jing Shu entered Cube Space to check number 1, the hen displayed affectionate and friendly behaviors. It ate the most, laid the most eggs, and had a fiery temperament—a true battle hen.
Number 2 Spirit Spring, diluted 1 drop in 250ml water, was for sows, cows, and ewes. Now, the cows were pregnant, and the black sow and ewes were bigger than normal, eating more and producing more waste. This led the community to post notices condemning residents who dumped half their manure in the trash, warning of surveillance if it continued. Jing Shu had to run extra kilometers to harass other communities as a result.
Number 3 Spirit Spring, diluted 1 drop in 500ml water, was for bulls, rams, and boars. Though they were the size of normal mature animals, their bodies had cheetah-like streamlined curves: muscular and powerful, without excess fat.
Number 3 was the perfect choice for Jing Shu.
At 165cm, Jing Shu had a proportionate, well-shaped body. Her appearance had been her only advantage until age 22. She did not want Spirit Spring to turn her into a muscle-bound fighter or make her body fat like a sow.
After the apocalypse, almost no one would be overweight. Staying low-profile was better.
After drinking the diluted Spirit Spring, Jing Shu felt nothing unusual, only that breakfast smelled too good. She accidentally ate two baskets of soup dumplings, a bowl of eight-treasure porridge, a bowl of tofu pudding, two tea eggs, and three small side dishes. She still felt a bit unsatisfied.
Leaving money behind, Jing Shu fled in a rush. She first drove to the pottery factory, drinking a bottle of AD calcium milk, eating two Cube Space cucumbers, and a handful of Brazilian pine nuts along the way.
Upon arrival, she bought 50 large-capacity kimchi jars. She burned a piece of paper inside each jar, covered it with a bowl, added water, and sealed it. The jars bounced happily without leaking air.
She had someone inspect each jar for quality and then bought 500 smaller, 2-liter new-style sealed kimchi jars, perfect for storing various foods for a long time.
For the livestream, anyone wanting different pickled foods or cooked dishes could take from these jars. Unclaimed items would stay for personal use, including various spicy rabbit cubes and beef jerky, all sealed for easy access.
After paying, Jing Shu did not waste time and rushed to Suning. The villa had been completed two days ahead of the 15-day schedule. After inspection, Jing Shu was very satisfied. She installed all appliances and large-capacity refrigerators purchased from Suning, then hired three cleaners to clean the empty villa.
Today at Suning, she drew from 68 prize draws, mostly useful items ranging from small to heavy: 8 pairs of silent sleep earplugs, 6 warm ear muffs, 4 electric hot water bags, 5 thermos flasks, 6 blankets, 3 electric kettles, 3 electric heating pads, 1 electric griddle, 2 juicers, 2 humidifiers, 8 silk quilts, 5 heaters, 4 fans, 1 56-piece dishware set, 2 knife sets, 1 oven, 1 small sewing machine, 1 dehumidifier, 2 blenders, 2 sets of German cookware, and 1 fully automatic massage chair.
Since one could draw a prize for every 5,000 yuan spent, the winning rate was 100%. Most prizes were inexpensive items like earplugs or ear muffs.
The most valuable prizes were the fully automatic massage chair worth over 10,000 yuan and the full German cookware set worth 5,000 yuan. Jing Shu was lucky to draw both. Happy, she continued shopping. Grandma Jing and Grandpa Jing were about to stay for a while, and the villa still needed daily necessities.
She stocked plenty of bedding, mattresses, pillows, towels, and other household items, having them delivered to the villa.
For lunch, Jing Shu had scallion oil meat noodles with extra noodles free of charge, then went to meet someone intending to give her money: Heng Jin, the son of Heng Jiu, general manager of Hengda Logistics. He had long wanted to drive Sun Yinrui, responsible for Yuntong Logistics, out of Wu City.
"Are these the posts you published?" Heng Jin raised an eyebrow, surprised. He had been looking for dirt on Sun Yinrui for a long time but had not achieved decisive results. He never expected that overnight, the posts flooding Yuntong Logistics' social circle would come from her.
Companies that insulted customers could not survive. Now, the entire Yuntong Logistics staff were doing public relations, claiming no evidence existed. Sun Yinrui was likely overwhelmed but he still intended to pour more fuel on the fire.
Since this young girl's influence alone was insufficient, Heng Jin would take the next step.
Jing Shu nodded, equally surprised. Someone from her past life she never met now contacted her because of a shared enemy. After a short conversation in the morning, she understood his intentions.
"Then sign the confidentiality agreement. This is a 50,000 yuan check. Your task is this off-camera interview. Your voice will be processed. You can say everything you know. We'll handle the remaining investigation and evidence collection."
"All right."
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That evening, Jing An returned home looking worried.
"Strange. Lao Sun suddenly transferred 200,000 yuan. He wants me to make a statement that he never owed me money. Why didn't he just pay back 100,000 directly?"
"That's easy. Just tell the truth." Jing Shu took Jing's Dad's phone and quickly posted a screenshot of the 200,000 transfer along with the statement:
"Sun Yinrui gave me 200,000 yuan and asked me to make a statement that he never owed me money. Then I'll make the statement."