“Why are you apologizing, Director Jooyeon? If you hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known about that video or been prepared for it. I appreciate it.”

Jiyeon patted Jooyeon’s worried back.

“Jiyeon, maybe I can help in some way. You know, I’m good with computers. Let’s talk later about this, regardless of your resignation. It hasn’t happened yet, but it’s good to be prepared.”

“Choong-sik, your words are so reassuring. Nowadays, netizens… they’re like detective-level investigators. It’s a bit scary.”

Looking at Jiyeon awkwardly smiling, the two just looked at her with pity.

“Even though I’m not related to those people anymore, why should I worry about this? That jerk Cha Minwoo will cause trouble for me until the end.”

A new video was uploaded to ‘Shocking Alive’ on Sunday, a few days after the incident.

“Everyone probably remembers the incident we showed you on Sunday. Since then, we have received continuous tips about the unfortunate protagonist, Jung Mo, who was abandoned by the cold-blooded chaebol heiress. Already, many comments have been continuously revealing her past. Just last night, a curious viewer sent us an audio clip for an interview. Upon listening, it was quite shocking. Shall we see another side of her that seemed innocent and pitiful, along with additional information we found? Would you like to join us?”

The recording played by the ‘Shocking Alive’ hosts was the voice file that Chairman Cha Seungjo had shared with Jung Se-ah.

But that wasn’t the only thing.

They added an interview with mosaic and voice modulation.

It was new material prepared by ‘Shocking Alive,’ not the data sent by Chairman Cha Seungjo.

“I worked at Mrs. Cha Mo’s house until a few months ago. But the Cha Mo I saw until a few months ago was married. Around the end of last year or the beginning of this year, Jung Mo suddenly appeared, and it seemed like there was trouble between her and Mr. Cha. Mrs. Cha Mo fell ill because of that. She said a demon who would devour her son had appeared. Perhaps they lived separately without getting divorced. It seems like they divorced now. So, they must have had an engagement ceremony, right? Anyway, I feel sorry only for Mrs. Cha. Mrs. Cha Mo had a unique personality, and she must have been mistreated a lot when Mrs. Cha came to their house.”

Once again, the comment section of the ‘Shocking Alive’ broadcast erupted.

[C&C Global Sales Team 1, Manager Cha Minwoo_ Placed on standby.]

When I arrived at the company, the first news that appeared on C&C Global and its affiliated intranet was Cha Minwoo being placed on standby.

All C&C employees were shaken by this news.

[In the end, he was put on standby because of that incident.] [It’s a personnel matter, and he got placed on standby because of that?] [Our company’s image has already been tarnished by that video content. The stock price has fallen. He even lived together with his ex-wife when he had one?] [But then he quickly dumped her and tried to get engaged to another woman. This is not just double standards, it’s like an octopus’s legs.] [At this rate, he’ll probably be back in a few weeks or months. He’s the chairman’s son.] [But did you know this? Among the chairman’s sons and daughters, Manager Cha Minwoo is the only one with a different mother. Chairman Cha brought him from outside, they say.] [It’s not from outside, but it seems like he persuaded Chairman Cha while working at home.] Initially, the criticism directed at Cha Minwoo soon shifted to Jung Se-ah.

But now, it was spreading to Kang Juran and even Chairman Cha.

‘Shocking Alive’ was not just the popular content creators that Se-ah had initially thought.

They were persistent, malicious, and ominous.

Changing the informant from today’s target to tomorrow’s target for the sake of popularity was as easy as turning one’s hand over.

Moreover, a rumor related to a major company ranking within the top 30 in the chaebol and finance group was involved.

It was an enticing target.

Even if the tips were fabricated lies, it wouldn’t be easy for them to move since the risk was too high. However, Se-ah’s data and tips were based on facts, and the informants wanted to create content. Therefore, they enthusiastically produced and reproduced content.

Furthermore, when they threw the sensational bait they created on the channel, the people waiting for it would take the bait, inflate it, and reproduce it again.

Truth or fake, it no longer mattered.

As long as it was more provocative than anywhere else.

Se-ah, who had never thought she would be a target, was shocked by the arrows now directed at her.

Se-ah, what’s going on? What is this about you ruining someone else’s engagement ceremony? And what’s this nonsense about you cheating on your husband? Huh?

Se-ah’s mother contacted her shortly after the news broke.

Se-ah’s parents, who run a small orchard in the countryside, were people who only watched TV news and dramas on public channels. However, the content’s storm seemed to have reached them.

“Mom, if someone says something, just ignore it. It’s something we don’t know about… Just say it’s not our daughter. And don’t go out in the city unless it’s urgent for a while.”

Is this really you? The neighbor, Mr. Jung, sent me a video, and no matter how I look at it, it seems like you… No? Is it just someone who looks like you?

“It’s not me, Mom. It’s someone who looks like me, and everyone thinks it’s me. Anyway, if someone asks, just say you don’t know. I’ll try to resolve it quickly.”

Okay, it’s not you. Goodness, it doesn’t make sense. My daughter ruin someone else’s engagement and mess up another family’s slope. Trying to seduce a married man… No, no way. Anyway, if my daughter is having a hard time because of these misunderstandings, come down quickly. Mom worries about you because of these misunderstandings.

Throughout their lives, Se-ah’s innocent parents, especially her mother, had always worried about their only daughter.

Mom trusts you. Our daughter will handle everything well. But if it gets difficult, come to Mom anytime, okay?

In response to her worried mother’s question, Se-ah remained silent.

‘No matter how difficult it gets, I won’t go down there, Mom. I will definitely get what I deserve right here.’

Se-ah’s endless desires did not stop even in such circumstances.
Jung Se-ah sent numerous messages and tried to contact ‘Shocking Alive’ several times, asking them to stop producing aggressive content about her, but the response was always the same, and later, even that stopped.

[We have an obligation to inform the public of the facts.]

It was a response that would elicit laughter from anyone who heard it.

Although it sounded like a response from people with a sense of duty about revealing the truth, their true goals were clearly money and popularity.

This content was the most successful since the channel’s creation, so ‘Shocking Alive’ had no intention of stopping whatsoever.