"Yang Lin, you need to calm your temper down. Yes, you are pregnant, and in protection mode, but not keeping calm has consequences. You were made look like a spoiled child."

"Dad…"

"Do not try and get around my anger. I am not as annoyed at you, as I can understand your actions, you need to protect what is yours for your child's sake. But girl, you put your child at risk. Think about what could have happened."

"What do you mean? Nothing would have happened to the baby I carry."

"Lin, Lin, Lin. You physically have a.s.saulted someone, if the stories in the newspapers and on-line are correct on at least two occasions in two weeks. She could have reacted and hit out at you, hitting you in the stomach or causing you to fall to the ground. Or her bodyguards, could have hit you or caused you to fall. I am not a doctor, but even I know that could have caused you to miscarry. You are carrying Jinhu's heir, and ultimately my heir. You need to be careful."

"Dad, I did not think."

"Lin, a truer phrase could not have been spoken. You did not think. Most of your reactions could be accounted for and explained. All we will keep telling everyone that you felt threatened by that w**re and simply acted to protect yourself, your child and your family. People will eventually forgive you."

There was a brief pause "Now I will back in City T in about 3 hours. You two need to stay out of sight, contact no one. The press presently wants to humiliate you, for what has happened over the last few days. Lu Corporation will release their press release about you Jinhu in an hour or two. It will say that you will be releasing a statement in a few hours after its release. I have employed an independent public relations expert who will be with you two in about 30 minutes, and she will work with you on your statement."

"Dad do not make me leave the company" whined Jinhu.

"Jinhu, it has to be this way presently. We must survive for you to take over, and for us to bring Hou Enterprises down. We will win this war. When I get there, we will go over and finalise your statement that will be released. Then you two are getting out of City T for a few days, a belated honeymoon we will call it, simply to allow things to settle. Goodbye."

Lu Jinhu and Yang Lin felt when the call ended it was almost as if the phone was slammed down to end the call, but they knew it was a mobile call, so it was not going to be the case.

Yang Lin heard the comment about the press, and realised that before this public relations person arrived, they needed to look at what was being said. She picked up a nearby laptop, and to start to look at various websites.

Yang Lin started with the news sites, and she saw, in even a brief look that it was all negative, with statements like:

• 'Married to the mistress. Lu Corporation heir, abuses and cheats on Australian partner then marries pregnant mistress'

• 'So alike, abusive and manipulative, Lu Corporation heir and Yang Heiress, a match made in h.e.l.l.'

• 'A tale of two couples. Honest and caring (with a pitcher of Hou Yi and Anna) and abusive and bulling (them)'

• 'Charge them with a.s.saulting the innocent woman. A report from the charitable theatre event last night revealed that Lu Corporation heir Lu Jinhu and his new wife, the Yang Heiress, Yang Lin physically a.s.saulted the wife of Hou Corporation CEO Hou Yi, Australian Anna Jones, and that this was not the first a.s.sault in the last few weeks that they have inflicted on this innocent woman'

• 'Pregnant and an abuser. The pregnant Yang Heiress Yang Lin, a.s.saulted her ex-partner's new wife'

• 'The cheating abuser and the pregnant mistress. The recently married couple of the Lu Corporation Heir Lu Jinhu and Yang Heiress Yang Lin, last night were revealed as a cheating lying couple, willing to manipulate people to achieve their goals, without filters. Lu Jinhu, so it is reported was revealed to have cheated on his former Australian Partner who has married Hou Corporation CEO Hou Yi, with his wife who is two months pregnant. Further it has been put together from information from various sources, that he is also the same abuser that was revealed in the press release that founded the Hou couple's foundation to support victims of all forms of domestic abuse and provide services that the need.'

Yang Lin stopped reading the news sites and decided to turn to her various social media pages that were open to the public. The comments were, even worse, including:

• 'Die b**ch, you do not deserve to live.'

• 'I hope your child dies.'

• 'I hope you two go to jail, you a.s.saulted someone, and deserve to be there.'

• 'I hope the authorities take your child from you. You do not deserve to have a child, when you hurt people.'

• 'I hope you two end up with nothing, that is what you deserve for doing that.'

Yang Lin stopped reading as the comments were turning her stomach.