Mei Li sat in the darkness of her penthouse, the once-glamorous apartment now cluttered and cold. Her empire was falling apart—business contracts terminated, bank accounts frozen, and her arrest looming closer with every passing hour. The media, the law, and the public had turned on her. But her hatred for Mei Xing burned brighter than ever.
"She thinks she's won," she muttered bitterly, clenching a shattered wine glass in her hand. "But I'll show her that I'm not a woman to be discarded."
Ru Feng returned from the back room, holding a small drive in his hand. "I found something… a loophole."
"What kind of loophole?" Mei Li snapped.
He smirked. "Mei Xing's company—her flagship charity branch. A hacker left a vulnerability in their financial system years ago. If we hit it now, the system will appear like it's been funding illegal transactions. It'll look like she's been laundering money."
Mei Li's eyes widened. "Perfect. We'll leak it anonymously and let the authorities swarm her again. No matter how clean she is, it'll destroy her credibility."
Meanwhile, Mei Xing was hosting a fundraising gala—her first public appearance since the press conference. The event was elegant, drawing attention from philanthropists, investors, and dignitaries. She wore a navy blue gown, graceful and confident, smiling warmly as she greeted her guests.
But amid the elegance, Kai approached her with a grim expression.
"We've just been alerted," he whispered. "There's a new cyber leak. Documents are circulating claiming your charity is linked to money laundering."
Mei Xing's smile faltered for a second, but she quickly composed herself. "Let me guess… Mei Li again?"
Zhao Chen appeared beside them with his tablet. "It's spreading fast. Social media is already picking it up. But we've started a counter-investigation. We can trace the breach."
Mei Xing clenched her jaw. "She's getting reckless. If she's attacking my charity, she's attacking the very core of what I've built."
Despite the chaos behind the scenes, she finished the gala with poise. But as soon as the final guest departed, her team jumped into crisis mode.
Within hours, her cybersecurity experts traced the breach back to Ru Feng's IP address. They compiled proof of tampering, including the exact timestamp of when the fake files were planted.
"She's not just digging her grave now," Zhao Chen said. "She's dragging Ru Feng down with her."
Mei Xing looked at the evidence and made her decision. "Let's give the police everything. If Mei Li wants to play dirty, she's about to learn what happens when she pushes a woman with nothing left to lose."
By morning, arrest warrants were issued for Mei Li Zhang and Ru Feng on charges of cybercrime, attempted defamation, and obstruction of justice.
As the police closed in, Mei Li tried to run—but this time, the law was faster.
And for the first time since this nightmare began, justice was finally catching up to her.