Chapter 115: Are You Capable?

Yang Lan released her grip and collapsed weakly to the floor, her face drained of all color, utterly pale and lifeless.

Ye Yingtang, after all, still cared deeply for his longtime companion. He stepped forward to help Yang Lan up, concern etched in his voice. “I just saw the news about Zemo online. It’s causing quite a stir—reporters are waiting outside, demanding a statement. You mustn’t let this shock you into collapse. How else will we face their questions later? Our first priority is to control the narrative before it spirals out of control.”

Ye Hua nodded in feigned agreement. “Father is right. We must manage public opinion carefully. We can’t let everyone believe that Third Young Master was the one who violated that shameless woman.”

Lu Yao, having just seen the trending news online, found it utterly unbelievable.

Though Ye Zemo had a way with words, his heart was not deceitful.

When she was at the Ye family’s old mansion, Ye Zemo flirted verbally but never made any advances, proving he was not someone who acted on impulse or lost control of himself.

Ye Yingtang also held unwavering confidence in his son’s character.

He believed that Ye Zemo could not have committed such a ridiculous act—someone must be setting him up.

He asked calmly, “Did Zemo say anything before he left?”

Yang Lan thought for a moment before honestly replying, “He said he wanted Lu Yao to take responsibility for this matter. He believed she could help him resolve it.”

All eyes turned to Lu Yao.

She was still pondering the oddities of the situation when everyone’s gaze suddenly fixed on her—especially Ye Yingtang, whose face was filled with expectation.

“Attorney Lu, can you handle this?”

Lu Yao cleared her throat and nodded. “I will help Third Young Master resolve this matter.”

Only then did Yang Lan exhale in relief, as if the mere fact that Lu Yao was willing to help guaranteed the perfect resolution of this crisis.

“The video leaked online is extremely damaging to Third Young Master. If the police find the videographer and obtain the original footage, it will be difficult to overturn the case,” Lu Yao said from a professional standpoint. “However, I carefully reviewed the footage just now, and Third Young Master’s behavior seems strange. It doesn’t look like he’s drunk, but at the same time, it appears as if he is intoxicated and unable to control his emotions.”

“Yes, yes, I thought the same the moment I saw Zemo. His condition was very unusual, unlike his usual self,” Yang Lan said, genuinely impressed by Lu Yao’s perceptiveness. “I was watching him all along in the banquet hall. He didn’t drink much—there’s no way he was drunk. I believe that shameless woman must have tampered with his drink, drugging him to confuse him into doing something inappropriate.”

“That possibility can’t be ruled out. So, we need to find evidence first,” Lu Yao scanned the surroundings and noticed the corridor’s surveillance cameras. “Get the footage from the banquet hall to this lounge room. II'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.