Transmigrating As a Poor Fake Heiress with Trillions in Family Asset - Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Baby’s Dad and Mom?

After Sang Jing forwarded the company’s promotional post for the “Support Agriculture” event, the direction of the comments under her newest Weibo post took a sudden turn.

The commenters were the same netizens as before, but their tone was no longer as “tough” as it had been moments ago.

“Originally, my wallet was bulging and I felt so confident, but the moment I see Little President Sang post on Weibo, I suddenly felt a bit scared!”

“When I was in middle school, I thought I’d definitely earn money to spend on my wife. Now I’m earning money and spending it on a woman—so Little President Sang, since you’re spending the money I earn, can you be my wife? If you’re not my wife, how do you have the heart to keep digging into my wallet every day?”

“The guy upstairs wants her to be your wife—you’re dreaming! You think if she’s your wife, she’ll let you spend money? If Little President Sang were my wife, wouldn’t I get to pick and take anything I want from Jing-Selection for free?”

The female netizens were having none of it.

“What is wrong with you men? Little President Sang is clearly our ‘husband.’ Please stop fighting us for our husband, okay?”

After everyone argued over this for a while, another hot comment appeared:

“Isn’t the main point today that Jing-Selection is starting to sell fruit? Buying fruit online?! Am I the only one who thinks Little President Sang is incredibly bold?”

Netizens began replying to this thread:

“You are not alone. I even suspect Little President Sang just posted this to lead us on for fun.”

“Personally, I feel buying fruit online is unreliable. I might not support her this time.”

Discussion began to revolve around the logistics of shipping fruit. Unlike clothes or daily necessities, fruit can’t handle collisions and rots easily.

However, some countered: “Do you think Jing-Selection hasn’t thought of the problems we’ve thought of? If they’re doing this, they must have solved them. There’s no need to worry!”

“Didn’t everyone worry about delivery issues before? Jing-Selection solved that perfectly. I heard they’ve already hired over a million couriers.”

This side gained traction, and people began looking forward to the event. “I just want to know how big the discount is. Can we get supermarket quality for 40% or 50% off like the last event?”

In short, the “Support Agriculture” event was successfully pushed onto the hot search list.

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However, shortly after the topic trended, voices of doubt suddenly emerged. These voices targeted the event itself first:

“Buying fruit online—who knows if it’ll arrive rotten or what the quality will be?”

“Better to be cautious with things you actually put in your stomach.”

“You get what you pay for. Cheap toilet paper or dish soap is fine, but do you dare put cheap fruit in your mouth?”

Then, people started questioning the company’s integrity:

“This company is suspicious. Everything is so cheap—who knows if their supply chain is safe?”

“This is disrupting the market economy! Online shopping doesn’t have the rent costs of physical stores, so it’s naturally cheaper, but if this app keeps growing, how many small businesses will be crushed by price wars?”

Finally, the Kou Group was dragged into the fray:

“News said Jing-Selection’s weekly turnover equaled a year’s revenue for a medium-sized Kou Group mall. Most of that turnover was probably snatched from Kou’s malls. If everyone buys online, who’s going to the mall?”

“Jing-Selection is a rival to the Kou Group! Everyone knows President Kou isn’t someone to mess with. I think it’s better not to buy the fruit; you might order today and see the company go bankrupt tomorrow!”

“I heard they have official support, but everyone knows the Kou Group’s ties to the government are deeper. They know which side is more important. Jing-Selection can’t win against Kou!”

The number of people who trusted the platform 100% was small to begin with. These “analyses” made many feel the company was unreliable. Then, people started jumping out to claim product defects:

“This is the toothpaste I bought during the last event. After opening it, something felt off. I bought the same brand from a mall for comparison—look at the photos. Jing-Selection is selling fakes!”

“Now that you mention it, I bought a pack of toilet paper from the mall, and it’s definitely higher quality and thicker than the one from the app.”

“The clothes I received were torn, the size was wrong, and they won’t let me return them. This app is a trap!”

These posts were vivid and included pictures. Some items looked like the real deal, but upon closer inspection of the packaging and texture, they were clearly counterfeit.

As the saying goes, “Good news stays indoors, but bad news travels a thousand miles.” The scandal began to trend even higher than the actual event promotion. Media accounts, some of them paid shills, began sensationalizing the reports. Before the “Support Agriculture” campaign could even reach its peak, the smear campaign had spread across the entire internet.

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Faced with this massive wave of negative reviews, Zuo Wei compiled the data and brought it to Sang Jing.

“Little President Sang, based on the timing and format of these posts, we can conclude that professional ‘water armies’ (hired commenters) are blacklisting our company,” Zuo Wei said, her brow furrowed. “We need to respond quickly. They’re also instigating a conflict between us and the Kou Group to get President Kou to act against us.”

Sang Jing felt a headache coming on. In the original book, Kou Yan was a “love-brain” whose focus was entirely on the female lead, but his setting was still that of a ruthless, “God-tier” CEO. If he truly targeted her, Jing-Selection would be dead in the water.

She even wondered if her previous approach was right. If Kou Yan were still obsessed with the female lead, he might ignore these online rumors. But lately, he had been focused on his treatment and was hopelessly addicted to raising his dog. She wasn’t sure if a little Husky could make him ignore a business dispute.

While Sang Jing worried, others were rejoicing—namely the culprits, Mrs. An and her niece, Zeng Pan.

Zeng Pan was thrilled to see netizens being led by the nose. “Auntie, look! At this rate, Jing-Selection won’t last long!”

Mrs. An felt a slight pang of disappointment; if the platform collapsed, she couldn’t use it to dump the An family’s old inventory. But Zeng Pan quickly pivoted: “Auntie, everyone used to say Sang Jing was a ‘lucky star.’ Look at her now. If she were really so gifted, why hasn’t she been able to handle this? Where is the ‘heaven-sent luck’ for a turnaround?”

Mrs. An felt better. The An family’s prosperity had nothing to do with Sang Jing; it was the result of her and her husband’s hard work. They were almost ready to open a bottle of champagne, imagining Sang Jing calling them to beg for mercy.

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But things did not go as they expected.

No one anticipated that President Kou of the Kou Group—whose Weibo had been dormant for ages—would suddenly post a new update.

Kou Yan had taken a photo of the small Husky sleeping soundly on his office desk. He posted it with the caption:

“Baby says Mom is very capable. If Dad’s mall loses business, it’s just because Dad’s company isn’t good enough; we can’t blame Mom for being too talented.”

When this post went live, everyone—including Sang Jing—was shocked.

Mrs. An, seeing the post, immediately hallucinated a “secret pregnancy/melodramatic romance” scenario. Knowing Kou Yan’s temper, she instantly panicked. She didn’t even have time to think before making a survival-based decision: “Quick! Contact the water army! Tell them to stop posting immediately and delete everything they’ve already said!”

Zeng Pan, no matter how brainless, didn’t dare go up against Kou Yan. So, the day Kou Yan appeared with the dog wasn’t a coincidence? He and Sang Jing had been involved for a long time? They even had a “child”?

The water army company didn’t even need their reminder; they were already frantically deleting posts. The boss of the company even scolded Zeng Pan: “If I’d known President Kou knew the owner of Jing-Selection, I never would have taken this job!”

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While Mrs. An and Zeng Pan were in a frantic, nervous mess, Sang Jing—one of the subjects of the post—was utterly confused.

If she understood correctly, “Baby” referred to the Husky in the photo. But what on earth were “Dad” and “Mom”? When did she and Kou Yan become the parents of a Husky?

With Kou Yan’s post, the entire internet’s attention shifted instantly.

President Kou has a “baby”?!

President Kou is the “Dad” and Sang Jing is the “Mom”?!

No wonder Jing-Selection developed so smoothly—it was because the Kou Group was backing it! If the Kou Group was behind it, the credibility of those massive discounts went up 1000%. After all, they were practically a married couple now, right?