After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved

What?

At Lan Yu's exclamation, everyone was taken aback.

Fortunately, Lan Yu's phone screen was big enough.

Turning it around to show everyone present, they all saw, at a glance, that the image on the screen was indeed the image of the current reception room they were in, leaving everyone stunned.

This was the Li Family.

The layers of guards outside made it impossible for outsiders to enter, and those who could come inside were all the most trusted family and friends. How could someone be secretly filming the reception room and live streaming it?

Moreover, the current viewership of this live stream was nearly three million?

Li Muchen furrowed his heroic brows.

After hearing Lan Yu's words, the man's expression suddenly turned sharp. Taking Lan Yu's phone, he lowered his head, his voice carrying a chill: "Let me see."

Upon a closer look, Li Muchen discovered that the camera was directly facing his direction in the center of the image.

However, in the next second, the picture shook. It seemed the person secretly filming was startled and took a step back, moving the camera with them.

Li Muchen quickly looked up and saw a short-haired woman dressed in maid's clothing and wearing a white mask standing about five to six meters away.

The woman did not dare to lift her head, but her shoulders visibly trembled, clearly frightened and looking very guilty.

Although there were many new servants hired at the Li Mansion, and Li Muchen couldn't recognize everyone, he had instructed Chen An before that the household would not employ female servants under forty years old.

Yet the short-haired woman not far away showed no signs of fine lines on the skin exposed around her eyes, unmistakably indicating she was a young girl without needing to see her face.

Li Muchen's gaze turned cold, as he took a long stride forward. Fang Yan had no time to react before her mask was yanked off.

The moment the mask was removed, the butler standing beside was shocked, exclaiming, "This is not one of our people, who are you?!"

"I, I..."

All eyes shot over, sharp as knives, causing Fang Yan's legs to go weak with fear.

Fang Yan had considered the possibility of being discovered for doing something so risky, but she did not expect to be caught so suddenly and unexpectedly.

She had originally snuck in to take a quick shot of whom the Li Family's reception room guests were and leave. But when she heard Meng Lin was going to reveal a secret to Bai Wei, she bit her lip and followed along.

After eavesdropping on Meng Lin and Bai Wei's conversation, she planned to leave, but then the butler mentioned that Master Feng Guolin was coming with people, implying another big news event, so she gritted her teeth and returned.

Later on, she intended to leave after learning who Feng Guolin's Closed-door Disciple was, but the live streaming audience kept urging her to capture a shot of Lu Sheng.

She hadn't been discovered before, which emboldened her, leading her to instinctively think to move forward again. But she was caught at this crucial moment.

"You're not from the Li Family, so what are you, and how did you get in?"

With bloodshot eyes from staying up overnight, Lu Youye jumped out and stood directly in front of Fang Yan.

Seeing a black object with a faint red glow in her apron pocket, he took it out directly—a small hidden camera appeared in front of everyone.

"Damn, you brought a camera to secretly film?!"

This made Lu Youye so angry he could hardly speak.

Lu Sheng was in bed in a deep sleep, and everyone present was too concerned about her to pay attention to anything else.

Someone had sneaked in to secretly film and live stream during this time? Did that mean everything they said and did had been streamed live?

With this thought, Lu Youye smashed the camera on the ground and stomped on it several times.

Lan Yu was quick with her hands and feet too. Just as Fang Yan tried to cover her pocket, she had already reached in and pulled something out—

A square badge with a lanyard.

Seeing the text on the badge, Lan Yu's eyes widened: "Beijing Evening News, Intern Journalist Fang Yan. You're actually a journalist?"

"No!"

Fang Yan instinctively defended, "I am not a journalist, I stole this press card! I was just curious about Lu Sheng's situation, so I sneaked in. I'm not Fang Yan!"

This excuse was too clumsy.

The people present weren't blind, could they not see that the person on the press badge photo was the same as the one in front of them?

"...A journalist, is it?"

Shi Muchuan, a well-known top lawyer in Beijing, couldn't believe it when a journalist had sneaked into the Li Family to secretly film, so he stood up. His cold voice devoid of emotion: "Mr. Fang the journalist, it seems that you only learned to capture first-hand news but never studied our country's laws."

"According to Article 42 of the 'Law on Public Security Administration Punishments,' acts such as peeping, secret filming, eavesdropping, and spreading others' privacy are violations of personal rights, punishable by detention for up to five days or a fine of up to five hundred yuan. In more serious cases, detention of five to ten days may be imposed, which may include a fine of up to five hundred yuan.

"You not only secretly filmed but also live-streamed, and now the viewer count on your stream is nearly three million, which means our privacy was widely disseminated by you. Furthermore, you trespassed into another's residence without permission, which might constitute a criminal offense. Do you know what kind of punishment you'll face?"

"After we call the police, not only will you be detained and fined, but you'll also have your press card revoked for violating professional ethics. As a lawyer, believe me, I can file a civil lawsuit on behalf of everyone present to demand compensation, suing you into bankruptcy?"

What?

Detention, fines, press card revocation, and being sued into bankruptcy?

Hearing this, Fang Yan was petrified on the spot.

She only snuck in to take some photos; she hadn't even caught anything that couldn't be disclosed. Why was it so severe?

She immediately began to frantically explain: "My intention was just to see how many people were at the Li Family; I didn't mean any harm! I didn't film anything inappropriate, did I?"

"I was just letting the viewers know how amazing Lu Sheng is; isn't that a good thing?"

"Please, don't call the police, I just graduated this year, and I was just too eager to make a mark, please..."

Upon hearing the name "Lu Sheng," Li Muchen's expression immediately turned colder.

But before he could speak, Shi Suyu stepped forward.

"Want to make a mark by stepping on my sister's privacy?"

Shi Suyu's tone was ice-cold as he directly showed his police ID.

"No need to call the police, I am the police. Ms. Fang Yan, it seems you have no awareness of having committed an illegal act. Please come with me to the police station."

Then, in a chilling tone, he added, "If someone like you truly becomes a journalist in the future, you'll only be a poison with no moral boundaries in the industry. I advise you to reconsider."

Fang Yan was left speechless.

Why was there not only a lawyer but also a police officer here?

"Don't go," Li Muchen stopped Shi Suyu because Shi Suyu surely wanted to stay here with Lu Sheng.

He directly instructed Chen An, "Chen An, take her to the police station and handle the follow-up matters accordingly."

"Those who commit such acts must bear the consequences. Then contact Weibo to block all content related to this live broadcast."

"Yes." Chen An responded respectfully.

With one glance, several tall bodyguards moved directly towards the crying and screaming Fang Yan.

But no one paid her any mind.

"Master Feng, the bedroom is this way, let's go in," Li Muchen withdrew his gaze, speaking to Feng Guolin with extreme deference.

"Alright." Feng Guolin followed Li Muchen ahead. Everyone else in the reception who thought of seeing Lu Sheng took a deep breath and followed along.