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Chapter 22
Chapter 22
Chapter 22
Everyone was shocked, seeing Le Xuanji lose her temper for the first time, criticizing a piece of work without any reservation.
This event caused a stir on the internet, rocketing directly to the top of Douyin's trending list.
Everyone was guessing why Le Xuanji was so angry.
Some said that Little Ran's elder sister's painting was too poor, and Le Xuanji, infuriated, couldn't control her temper.
Soon, this speculation was refuted.
Because Le Xuanji was known for her good temper, people who knew her in real life came forward to testify, saying that Le Xuanji was kind-hearted and beautiful, and she would never lose her temper and scold people.
Moreover, the work of Little Ran's elder sister was not that bad. Many art college teachers praised her work and commended her painting skills, asking her which school she graduated from and whether she wanted to hold an exhibition.
Since the problem was not with the work, it must be a problem with the person's character.
Rumors began to circulate that Little Ran's elder sister plagiarized, had an extremely poor character, and was expelled from school... a series of slanders were thrown at her.
Zhan Yiran was painting a large-sized piece these days and didn't have time to browse Douyin. When she finished her painting and logged into Douyin, she was shocked by a swarm of private messages, all scolding her, calling her a green tea bitch, and calling her elder sister-in-law a stinky bitch...
In short, all kinds of nasty words were thrown at her.
Zhan Yiran was so angry that her nose was crooked, and she immediately retorted.
Although she was strong, she was outnumbered. She was just one person, but there were thousands of insulting private messages, and she couldn't reply to them all.
Zhan Yiran could only hold back her anger and look for the source. After a half-day search, she found that the source came from Le Xuanji.
Zhan Yiran was simply furious. Was there something wrong with Le Xuanji? Why was she scolding her for no reason?
Zhan Yiran directly left a comment under Le Xuanji's Douyin post: "Le Xuanji, what do you mean? What gives you the right to say that I'm acting recklessly and attracting attention? Make it clear, or wait for my lawyer's letter!"
Soon, Le Xuanji replied: "I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about your elder sister."
"You're f***ing crazy!"
Zhan Yiran was so angry that she swore. Le Xuanji was clearly out of her mind. It was one thing to scold her, but why scold her elder sister-in-law?
All her elder sister-in-law did was guide her in her painting!
Le Xuanji replied, "Please calm down. I don't want to argue with you like a shrew. If you want to solve the problem, take down all the Douyin videos."
After seeing Le Xuanji's reply, Zhan Yiran was even more furious. Who did this woman think she was, acting like she was in charge, telling her not to post on Douyin?
Out of anger, Zhan Yiran quickly contacted her lawyer to send a lawyer's letter. She wanted Le Xuanji to apologize and make those who insulted her and her elder sister-in-law pay the price.
Zhan Yiran acted quickly, and by the afternoon, many people had received lawyer's letters, and many accounts were blocked.
The lawyer Zhan Yiran hired was the well-known Bian Taiqing.
Le Xuanji also received a lawyer's letter, personally delivered to the Le family by Bian Taiqing.
Bian Taiqing's arrival directly alarmed Master Le Chang.
You should know that Bian Taiqing was the chief lawyer of the Zhan Group, and the legal team of the Zhan Group was the strongest legal team in the world.
"What on earth is going on?"
Le Chang, with a stern face, questioned his granddaughter Le Xuanji, asking her how she managed to offend the Zhan family.
Le Xuanji was also surprised, she had not expected that Little Ran was actually Zhan Yiran, the third young lady of the Zhan family.
In fact, when the matter blew up, with countless people rushing to criticize Little Ran, Le Xuanji regretted her impulsiveness in her harsh criticism of the other party.
But she was truly furious.
Princess Changning was her idol, a renowned painter in history, and also the Princess Regent of the Great Qi Dynasty.
When Princess Changning was first conferred her title, her parents had passed away, leaving her younger brother still a child. She was then given the additional title of Princess Regent.
However, Le Xuanji preferred to call her Princess Changning, as the princess's life was tragically short, passing away suddenly at the age of 28, like a brilliant meteor streaking across the sky.
Le Xuanji hoped that Princess Changning could live a long and peaceful life, so she always referred to her as Princess Changning.
There are very few works of Princess Changning that have survived in the world, only three paintings, all of them about landscapes.
Everyone knows, Princess Changning excelled at landscape painting.
Little Ran, dared to mimic Princess Changning's techniques to paint childish ducks, cats, and dogs. She was simply tarnishing the reputation of Princess Changning.
Princess Changning, after all, was the Princess Regent of the Great Qi, a famous female stateswoman in history. If it wasn't for her deep affection for her younger brother, she would have ascended the throne long ago.
How could such a heroic woman ever paint childish animals?
At the time, Le Xuanji was too angry, thus she accused the other party of seeking attention. She didn't expect it would cause such a big mess.
After hearing her granddaughter's words, Le Chang helplessly touched Le Xuanji's forehead and sighed, "You, you're the one causing trouble. Anyone can learn the painting techniques of Princess Changning, and they can paint whatever they want. How can you be so domineering, even forbidding others to paint small animals?"
Le Xuanji pouted, "Grandpa, I know I was wrong. I really didn't expect things to get so out of hand, that those netizens would go and attack Little Ran."
"Enough." Le Chang waved his hand, "You need to watch your words and deeds. On the internet, even a small matter can be blown out of proportion, especially when you have so many fans. This time you are in the wrong. You have to apologize to her."
Le Xuanji had now calmed down, recognizing her mistake. She posted a video on TikTok apologizing to Little Ran:
"I'm sorry, I was too impulsive. Little Ran and her sister have no issues with their character, it's just that we have different views on traditional painting. I shouldn't have expressed my views so harshly in public.
Please don't misunderstand, and please don't spread rumors about Little Ran and her sister's character. They are both good people."
As soon as this video was released, fans kept leaving comments to comfort Le Xuanji, telling her not to apologize. She had not said anything bad about Little Ran and her sister, or questioned their character. It was just some people with ill intentions who were making malicious speculations.
And Little Ran and her sister were too sensitive. They sent a lawyer's letter over such a small matter, forcing everyone to apologize. That's really domineering.
Zhan Yiran was still not satisfied with Le Xuanji's apology. Seeing the comments netizens left for Le Xuanji, he was even more furious.
What do they mean by calling her a fragile heart, and calling her domineering?
They insulted her, and yet they're saying she's unreasonably demanding when she has the right?
That's too much!
Lawyer Bian advised Zhan Yiran to withdraw the lawsuit and not to bother with these insulting netizens. They are just trolls and nitpickers who habitually insult people. Arguing with them is a complete waste of time.
Moreover, Le Xuanji has already apologized. The matter should stop here, which can also be considered as giving Master Le some respect.
If Zhan Yiran still feels unsatisfied, Lawyer Bian can hire a professional marketing team, employ professional nitpickers, and have a war of words with those trolls.
After all, Zhan Yiran is not short of money. He can out-troll those trolls, using their own tactics to defeat them.