How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

But...

When it comes to his parents, Gu Heng absolutely cannot tolerate it!

How these people gawk and curse him online, Gu Heng could barely accept, but regarding his parents, Gu Heng could only give three words.

Zero tolerance!

Having thought this far, Gu Heng didn't think further, and immediately called his bodyguard team.

The call was picked up very quickly by Water Bear, the phone had barely rung once before it was answered, and the response was clear-cut.

"Mr. Gu, what can I do for you?"

This time Gu Heng didn't bother with pleasantries and got straight to the point, "I need you to work extra, send the entire bodyguard team to my hometown except for a few business bodyguards who will stay to protect my daily life. Ensure that no media reporters can approach my parents.

I'll send you the address to your phone shortly.

Also, I'm worried that your team might not have enough people. Could you contact Brother Lei on my behalf and have him send a group of bodyguards to join you. He can set all the fees; I'm only concerned about one thing — efficiency!"

"Received, we will set out immediately."

Being ex-military, Water Bear fully understood the concept of orders being absolute.

Before his retirement, he'd obey commands without question, and now as a civilian, his employer was his commanding officer, of course, he wouldn't dawdle.

Additionally, despite being a rough man, he wasn't a fool. He could hear the severity in Gu Heng's voice. Gu Heng always used to speak to them politely, this serious tone was a first, so how could it not be taken seriously?

...

"What happened? What's being said on Weibo?"

Since Gu Heng hadn't shown Lin Jiayun, and she was sensibly not peeking, she simply stood a short distance away chatting with He Jing.

When she saw Gu Heng on the phone, she and He Jing approached him.

As soon as she arrived, she overheard Gu Heng giving orders to protect his parents with such a stern tone that even a fool would realize something was amiss. Connecting that Gu Heng made the call after looking at Weibo, Lin Jiayun could guess it probably related to a trending Weibo topic and asked with concern.

Gu Heng waved his hand without responding and lowered his head to continue scrolling through the Weibo comments.

"Tsk tsk tsk, 'Four-character ingenue'? The truth on Ouyang Nana is out, isn't it? She's the spokesperson for LV, and indeed she posted about attending the Paris LV fashion show, plus she posted quite a few times, right? But I just checked her Weibo, and all her Paris trip posts have been deleted."

"Ouyang Nana really does have skills. She's only been in the industry for a few years, and she's been linked to pretty much every male celebrity's scandal, right? This time, she's done well for herself, bypassing the industry and snagging a rich young master directly."

"No wonder she's been grabbing so many resources over the years without a strong portfolio or acting skills — turns out she's been kept by a wealthy patron? Tsk tsk tsk, is this considered the second generation of Jing Tian? But this patron doesn't seem to have deep ties to the entertainment industry; the resources aren't comparable to the original Jing Tian from before."

Some are comments about Ouyang Nana, and others pertain to himself...

"What super-rich? I'm telling you, he's just a pawn. Gu Heng was born in 2000 and comes from an average family. How could he afford a 6 billion private jet? There are only two possibilities!

Either Gu Heng is involved with some super money-laundering group and has been put forward as a pawn for laundering money.

Or he's been put forward by foreign capital to stir up class conflicts within our country! Don't believe me? Look, aside from news on his spending, what else is there?"

"The brother above may be full of conspiracy theories, and they do stink, but there's a point to be made.

It's not a few decades ago; all the money-making avenues have been blocked, even Qingbei high-achievers are merely beasts of burden after graduation, so what about a high school graduate? And even a few decades ago, no one could make tens of billions in just a few years' time! I'm absolutely not buying the idea that there's no shady business here."

As Gu Heng scrolled through numerous comments, he noticed a pattern… Find adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

The ones about Ouyang Nana were just typical fan circle flavor, full of disdain.

But when it came to himself, it was full of conspiracies, with the caps being thrown at him free of charge, with the more moderate alleging he was a pawn put forward by capital and others almost accusing him directly as an enemy spy.

And the repetition in these comments was incredibly high. Even a fool could tell a significant part of these comments were definitely paid trolls...

As for the other part...

It could just be simple jealousy, followed by others jumping on the bandwagon to curse at him.

After all, many people indeed only see the wealthy as the epitome of "bad guys."

However, while viewing these comments, Gu Heng also came across an interesting situation...

That was despite the nearly entire internet condemning him, there was still a surprisingly powerful account defending him...

Without much thought, he opened a few of those profiles...

And noticed they all had one thing in common...

It was "boxer"...

Their profiles were filled with Pastoral Faction's feel-good posts, and in the comments, there was an unmistakable flavor of boxing...