Chapter 195: The Nation’s Brother-in-law

Chapter 195: The Nation's Brother-in-law

The agent was too embarrassed to admit that their artist had just laughed like a villain.

But not the kind of villain that people dislike, rather the kind that the more mischievous they are, the more people love them.

Gu Zhao also noticed Lin Miao's mischievous demeanor and wasn't concerned about him being wronged.

We should be thankful if he doesn't bully others.

But now it seems that those who oppose Lin Miao are the ones who will suffer first.

Sure enough, the situation escalated quickly. Those marketing accounts, experts in smear campaigns and exposés, executed a smooth series of moves and soon revealed Lin Tian's identity.

However, they held back slightly, not directly revealing Lin Tian's personal identity. If the two names were placed together, it would be too easy to expose that they are siblings, especially since Lin Miao and Lin Tian look so much alike. Anyone with eyes could see they are siblings.

The marketing accounts vaguely suggested that Lin Miao's arrogance was because he was being kept by a wealthy woman, and then brought up some old black materials, saying that Lin Miao bullied others and so on.

To be honest, the original body did have a bit of a spoiled temper when he first entered the entertainment industry.

But as long as one understands the wealth of the Lin family, they would know how rare it is for someone with so much money and pampered by their family to still maintain their moral standards and remain decent.

Most people with that much money would have already lost their moral standards. The original body was just a bit more spoiled, but he never did anything illegal or unethical, which is much better than those who commit crimes and misdeeds.

At most, he offended many people and concealed his identity in the entertainment industry, which is why he was often treated as an easy target.

If Lin Miao's identity were revealed, those who had slandered him in the past would probably have to sleep with one eye open.

The Lin Group is not high-profile, preferring to make a fortune quietly. Although the group's reputation is not very prominent, its brands and subsidiaries are leaders in many industries.

Initially, the marketing accounts released some ambiguous photos without Lin Tian's face, along with copy trying to suggest that Lin Miao was being kept, but netizens have been led around enough to know better.

The credibility of "the boy who cried wolf" is still rising.

How many times has Lin Miao's real sister been mistaken for a fake sister-in-law and made it to the hot search? Netizens are no longer buying it.

Who doesn't know that's Lin Miao's real sister? Her figure and hairstyle are exactly the same. Do they really think the internet has no memory, and netizens are just tools for marketing accounts to use?

Even before Lin Miao's studio came out to clarify, netizens could guess who the woman was.

Even antifans suspected whether Lin Miao was pulling his sister into the hype again, without falling for the marketing accounts' tricks.

Lin Miao was so amused by the online public opinion that he couldn't straighten his waist.

Don't these marketing accounts do any background checks before making up stories?

Netizens know his sister better than they do!

However, Lin Miao still chose to believe in the wisdom of netizens and pretended not to see the online comments.

For the first time, Lin Miao did not immediately come forward to clarify, which made some less firm netizens think more.

Could it be true this time?

Netizens, driven by curiosity, tried to dig deeper, and unexpectedly, some clues were indeed found.

Lin Tian is still too high-profile. She particularly likes the gifts Lin Miao gives her, so she often wears or dresses in the gifts Lin Miao gave her in public.

And Lin Miao, a big star, even if he goes out to pick up a package... just a metaphor, Lin Miao really doesn't need to go out to pick up packages himself.

In short, no matter what Lin Miao does, as long as it’s in a public place without restrictions, someone will secretly take photos. So the accessories and clothes Lin Miao bought have long been revealed online.

Some fans who like to buy matching items will save up to purchase them. Aside from the high price, Lin Miao’s taste is genuinely impressive.

Lin Miao has even boosted the popularity of many new products and later received endorsements from those brands.

After comparing a series of accessories and clothing from photos and videos in public settings, netizens actually managed to identify Lin Tian!

The internet was in an uproar!

Lin Tian is in her early thirties but has already become a top executive at the Lin Group. Her father retired entirely a few years ago and no longer makes decisions, so the Lin Group is now fully under Lin Tian’s control.

Lin Tian’s life story is like that of a protagonist in a rags-to-riches story, so dazzling that ordinary people can hardly imagine it.

Based on Lin Tian’s age and looks, netizens finally concluded—

Lin Tian is the “rumored girlfriend” sister who has been caught up in scandals multiple times by Lin Miao.

At first, netizens supported Lin Miao, but after discovering Lin Tian’s status, they flipped sides, and Lin Miao even earned a new nickname—

Brother-in-law.

Lin Miao: “...”

I really thank you for that!

Some female netizens even joked that sister should be more open-minded about her partner’s gender. Some even joined the queue, willing to be the “little 10086”—a playful reference to being a backup option.

Lin Miao’s antifans scoffed at the netizens’ fawning behavior, but that was all.

You can't criticize this; this is true wealth!

After the relationship between Lin Miao and Lin Tian was exposed, netizens kept a close eye on them, and the stock price of the Lin Group rose continuously for a good period of time.

Lin Tian has also firmly established her new title—the nation's brother-in-law.

Whether male, female, or even a Walmart shopping bag, everyone wants to be his brother-in-law!

This generation of netizens is too cheeky; Lin Miao doesn't even know what to say.

As a group with a long history and a particularly young leader, the Lin Group naturally has impeccable control over public opinion.

The internet is full of unanimous praise, and netizens even discovered that the recently popular app is also part of the Lin Group!

Lin...?

Netizens seem to have caught a whiff of a business war.

As soon as the app launched by the Lin Group became popular, Lin Miao's scandals were immediately pushed out, and even Lin Tian was dragged into it?

It must be said that netizens' speculations are very accurate, but neither Lin Miao nor Lin Tian expected that with the netizens' push, the security around Lin Tian's company would improve, whether it's a crackdown or an inspection.

This was indeed an unexpected delight, and it was only later that Lin Miao heard that netizens, fearing their "future wife" might suffer personal harm, made numerous calls expressing concern and demanding Lin Tian's personal safety.

After all, this app is now too popular and has stepped on many people's toes. They dared to target Lin Tian's brother, even a public figure in the entertainment industry. What if they hurt Lin Tian?

This era is already very different from the past.

Netizens don't think that Lin Tian's achievements and strength are due to a man behind her. As a successful female entrepreneur who pays so much tax every year, isn't it right to protect her safety!

Lin Tian found herself in the spotlight, with so many netizens across the country watching, it scared off a lot of people who were thinking of playing dirty.

As for those who had already made their move...

Lin Miao lounged on the sofa, in a great mood, humming a tune. He didn’t lay low at all, taking care of everyone who had crossed his sister.

He handled the ones he could deal with quietly, in the shadows. For the ones he couldn’t handle right away, Lin Miao leveraged his fame.

He was, after all, a top-tier star. Even while filming, he’d take on gigs and keep up with his Weibo. Ruining someone’s reputation was a piece of cake. All it took was a mention, and the netizens would take care of the rest.

These days, how many companies can honestly say they’re squeaky clean? Even if they’d messed up before, they could just throw money at the problem to make it go away.

But Lin Miao’s influence wasn’t something you could just sweep under the rug. Besides, he had Lin Tian backing him.

Exposing the shady dealings of these companies—isn’t that a good thing?

It’s just that he went about it in such a flashy way.

At the wrap party for the TV series, with so many people around, it was a real mix of folks. A desperate guy actually crashed the party.

When the glinting knife came slashing at Lin Miao, no one at the party even flinched. It wasn’t until blood sprayed across the room that the first scream rang out.

It wasn’t Lin Miao who got hurt, but the man who had attacked him with the knife. Lin Miao moved lightning fast, pinning the guy in an instant and using the guy’s own knife to slit his throat.

Lin Miao swore it was pure instinct in the moment. He’d been in life-or-death situations before, and any threat to his life set off a muscle memory reaction, leaving no room for the other party to fight back.

Showing mercy would only get him killed—this was what Zhongli Jin taught him, and Lin Miao had learned this the hard way.

The way he slit the assailant's throat was so clean and swift, it seemed like a seamless part of subduing him. When Lin Miao came to his senses, blood was spurting everywhere, and everything he saw was a sea of red, then he realized what had happened.

Lin Miao quickly placed the assailant whose throat he had slit onto a chair and swiftly took remedial measures.

Blood pumped out with each heartbeat from between his fingers, the scene was chaotic, mixed with screams and cries.

Everyone was stunned, having lived in a stable country for too long, no one had ever seen such a scene.

It seemed like no one heard what Lin Miao said, but he couldn't let go of the hand pressing down on the wound.

He was getting a headache from the noise, this wasn't a TV series! Stop filming scenes where a slit throat leads to instant death! The human body isn't that fragile, if the wound isn't deep or doesn't hit a major artery, even spurting blood for several minutes won't kill you!

Lin Miao had never felt so helpless.

Until a pair of hands appeared in front of him, handing him what he needed.

Thankfully, Gu Zhao was there, even in such a situation, he was the only one who calmly heard what Lin Miao said and fetched what he needed.

Lin Miao felt like he was experiencing the suspension bridge effect, the moment Gu Zhao handed over the items, he genuinely thought Gu Zhao was incredibly handsome!

But Lin Miao didn't have time to admire, he quickly stopped the bleeding, if conditions allowed, he could have even stitched the wound on the man's neck back together.

Although he had learned traditional Chinese medicine from Taoist Zhang, the level of development of surgical procedures in ancient times wasn't as backward as modern people imagine.

The ambulance arrived quickly, and the doctors were somewhat surprised to see Lin Miao using a straw to connect the trachea and maintain the patient's vital signs.

Who would have thought that the person who performed such a perfect emergency measure was the one who had slit the assailant's throat?

After the assailant was taken away by the ambulance, the scene finally quieted down a bit.

Everyone around looked at Lin Miao as if they had seen a monster, their eyes filled with fear.

Lin Miao also felt that he looked quite terrifying now, covered in blood, and he had just unhesitatingly cut someone's throat.

The atmosphere felt a bit awkward. He looked down at his palm, wondering if he should find a handkerchief to wipe off the bloodstains, and then his hand was covered by another large hand.

In Gu Zhao's eyes, there was comfort and concern, but no fear or avoidance.

He wasn't afraid of him.

Lin Miao thought.

It seemed he had found someone he could always count on, and who unconditionally trusted him.