Chapter 218

Editor-in-Chief: … 

He wanted to strangle this idiot!

"How did you not mess this up completely? Oh, wait, you've never been clear-headed. You fool."

Zhang Wei wanted to defend himself, thinking about whether to tell the Editor-in-Chief that he had taken many more photos, but Owen had taken them.

If he said that, the boss would probably storm into his house with a knife!

Zhang Wei decided to keep this to himself.

After a solid fifteen minutes of scolding, he finally heard the Editor-in-Chief's voice soften, "Even though we only have one photo, we still need to push this to the front page and make it tomorrow's hot topic."

The two then enthusiastically discussed how to plan the story and what headline to use.

Late at night, the magazine's official social media account released a big entertainment story. Within just half an hour, it had been shared over 300,000 times, spreading at a terrifying speed.

Meanwhile, Owen came out of the bathroom, turned off his phone, and happily went to sleep.

While Owen slept soundly, his agent Isaac was jolted awake.

Assistant Rhett, upon seeing the news online, immediately tried to contact Owen but found his phone turned off. He then called Isaac.

"Zhou, we have a big problem. A paparazzo caught Jing and Zuri having dinner and posted the photos online. Now everyone thinks Zuri is Owen's girlfriend. Even the fan club president is asking about it," Rhett said anxiously.

Isaac had just lain down, but after hearing the news, he quickly turned on his computer. Seeing the content and the comments, he immediately tried to call Owen.

His phone was off!

"Zhou, should we pay to have the news taken down?" Rhett asked.

"No. Taking it down now would only make the public think it's true."

Isaac knew how much Owen cared about Zuri. If the media or paparazzi dug deeper and found out more about Zuri, that would be the last thing Owen would want.

"I'll discuss it with him first."

This matter involved Zuri, and her identity was sensitive. If they were just normal siblings, they could simply explain it away online.

But Owen's sister was unique—she didn't want to return to the Feng family.

The Feng family treated her with utmost caution.

If he handled this poorly and angered that little princess, he'd be in big trouble.

Since this involved Zuri, Isaac dared not make any decisions on his own.

Isaac got dressed and rushed to Owen's apartment complex.

Owen was awakened by the incessant ringing of the doorbell. He opened his eyes, heard the doorbell ringing nonstop outside, and angrily threw off the covers, getting out of bed.

Damn it! Who the hell was it?

He had been having a great dream, where Zuri was making a cake for him and feeding it to him. Just as the cake was about to reach his mouth, he was jolted awake.

His sweet dream was shattered!

Owen opened the door with a dark expression. Seeing Isaac, he restrained his anger, "You'd better have a good reason, or I'll end you."

Isaac ignored his threat and rolled his eyes at him, "Bro, this is urgent. A paparazzo took photos of you and Zuri having dinner and posted them online. Now social media is blowing up."

"What?!" Owen jumped up. "Damn it! That paparazzo held back some photos!"

A hunter is eventually hunted.

Owen immediately opened his computer and logged into social media. Upon seeing the initial report's photo, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

That was close, very close. Zuri's face wasn't clear in the photo.

Isaac looked at him, "What should we do now?"

"First, find out how many more photos they have. As for the online news, have someone monitor it. As long as it doesn't involve Zuri, leave it alone."

The more you explain, the messier it gets.

"Alright. I'll go check things out." Isaac began making calls and, through connections, reached the magazine's editor-in-chief.

Half an hour later, Isaac hung up with a smile on his face.

"Don't worry. They only have that one photo."

Isaac was, after all, a top agent. Getting someone to talk was his forte. It didn't take long to get the information out of that foolish editor-in-chief.

"Now you can relax. There's only that one photo on the internet, no clear shot of Zuri, so fans and the media won't be able to find her."

Owen let out a breath of relief but was still furious.

He wanted to teach that paparazzo a lesson!

That guy had ignored his warning—outrageous.

"I want to punch someone," Owen said with a dark expression.

This time, it was a close call.

Isaac quickly stopped his dangerous thoughts, "Bro, my dear bro, don't do anything rash. That paparazzo has seen Zuri. If you push him too hard, he might really spill everything."

Owen knew this was true, so he could only fume silently.

Isaac suddenly had an idea, "Actually, if Zuri were exposed, it might be the perfect opportunity to bring her back into the family."

Owen had thought about that possibility, but what he feared more was pushing Zuri further away.

In the first twenty years of her life, she had suffered so much.

For her to have reached this point, what right did they have to demand anything of her?

Whether it was him, his brothers, or their parents, they all wanted her to return willingly, not because of external pressure or other factors.

As long as she hadn't accepted them, they would never resort to underhanded means to bring her back.

The next morning, Zuri was brushing her teeth in the bathroom when Shen Menglai suddenly let out a piercing scream.

"Ahhhhh!"

"No way, absolutely no way."

"How could my Jing like such a flashy skank?"

"This picture must be photoshopped, it must be!"

"These unethical media outlets just love using fake news to get clicks and traffic."

Shen Menglai was jumping around the dorm room, cursing incessantly.

When Zuri came out, she saw a frenzied Shen Menglai.

Zuri grabbed her textbooks and left the dorm, but on her way out, she noticed small groups of girls whispering and looking indignant, their faces full of frustration.

It wasn't until Zuri received a call from Azura that she learned what had happened.

"Got caught?"

Azura nearly jumped when she realized Zuri knew nothing about it.

Oh my goodness!

The whole internet was buzzing, yet the person involved was clueless.

How could she be so calm?

Did she not understand her brother's charm, or was she completely unaware of how attractive her brother was?

"Social media has crashed. Fans overloaded it," Azura said, enunciating each word.

Zuri was so shocked she couldn't even think of the right words.

"They didn't catch me in the photo, did they?" Zuri couldn't help but ask.

"If they had, do you think you'd still be alive?"

You'd have been torn to pieces by now.