Chapter 646: Chapter 644: Kind Father 23
"What’s wrong with you?" Wen Zhixi asked when she saw Jiang Fang’s face all bruised. Even with her calm nature, she couldn’t help being a little unsettled, her eyes showing surprise.
Jiang Fang rubbed his face, looking completely frustrated. "Don’t even ask. Went drinking last night and ran into some troublemakers. Both sides got into a fight, and I got caught in the middle of it. Totally a disaster out of nowhere."
"Try to avoid those places," Wen Zhixi said, somewhat speechless. "Especially at night, if you have to go, choose somewhere safer."
"Too quiet, not lively," Jiang Fang touched his face, the burning pain making him a bit uneasy. "But I’ll listen to you, won’t go for a while."
Duan Mu’s desk mate was also asking him what happened. He looked upset, even a bit unlucky. He hadn’t expected such a thing to happen to him, it was simply absurd. "Someone mistook me for someone else and beat me up. They apologized and compensated me afterward."
The details were hard to talk about.
It was truly unlucky. That person had mistaken him for a man his wife was supposedly attracted to, with similar back view in the dark. Couldn’t see clearly and acted on impulse. Even though they apologized sincerely and compensated him, he was still the one who got beaten up, and it hurt so much.
Ah Chen overheard these words clearly.
It should be Li Feiwei, right? It seems the other person doesn’t necessarily need to do such things themselves.
So why pretend to be so easily bullied? Does he like getting beaten? Is he really a nutcase?
When Li Feiwei came to see her after class, he still seemed well-behaved as usual, not showing any signs of oddness.
Ah Chen’s life was relatively peaceful. Although there was a bit of conflict with Duan Mu in class due to Wei Yue’s donation issue, it didn’t escalate, and people lost interest in talking about it after two days. The classmates felt sorry for Wei Yue’s illness, but they didn’t think Ran Chen was wrong either. Besides, they could all hear Wen Zhixi’s words clearly that day; a top student’s voice always drew attention, so they didn’t care much about the issue.
Duan Mu was discontent, feeling indignant on behalf of Wei Yue and Ran Zhengfeng, and now he was beaten for no reason, left with no outlet for his anger.
"Why so downcast?" Duan Li noticed her son’s expression and found it odd.
She was aware of her son’s frequent visits to the hospital recently. She had gone to see Wei Yue before, since after all Wei Jinming had grown up with her in the orphanage. But due to her busy work schedule and frequent business trips, she couldn’t visit often.
Duan Mu couldn’t help but recount what happened recently, showing an expression of grievance for Wei Yue.
"Uncle Ran wants to help Wei Yue. I don’t know what’s going on, but now he can only move into a rented apartment."
Duan Li understood, but these things were not so simple. She said, "Those are adult matters, not something you should be involved in. Your Uncle Ran will handle it. You should focus on your studies now that you’re in your second year of high school. Don’t let these issues distract you."
She didn’t worry about her son’s grades.
He might not be at the top, but he’s still among the best.
As for Ran Zhengfeng and Zhuo Qiaoqing reaching such a state, she didn’t expect it. She wasn’t familiar with Zhuo Qiaoqing. Initially, they had some contact with Ran Zhengfeng and her, but later, she rarely joined Ran Zhengfeng to meet with them and didn’t know why.
She only remembered that during their occasional gatherings, Ran Zhengfeng seemed sullen and mentioned several times that Zhuo Qiaoqing argued with him over taking care of the orphanage children. They all knew Zhuo Qiaoqing cared greatly about Wei Yue’s presence.
Back then, when Ran Zhengfeng wanted to adopt Wei Yue, Zhuo Qiaoqing made a big fuss; they were all aware. Some even tried to mediate but got scolded by Zhuo Qiaoqing, worsening the relationship.
Duan Li didn’t try to mediate; she had no interest in doing so.
To be honest, it was fine being friends with Ran Zhengfeng, but being a couple was not as easy. Even when she had a slight affection for Ran Zhengfeng in her youth, the memory lingers because Ran Zhengfeng really did have good looks and was easy to like. But now, she didn’t consider having anything with him; having a good feeling and living together are two different things.
She could empathize with Zhuo Qiaoqing, maybe because they were both women, and also because she was a divorced woman.
"Got it."
Duan Mu was full of disappointment, knowing that telling his mother would be useless, and didn’t talk about it further.
In class, Duan Mu didn’t have many close friends, but due to Wei Yue, he got along well with those children from the orphanage.
Bringing some stuff to the hospital, he happened to meet the orphanage kids visiting Wei Yue. Everyone had a displeased look, and when leaving, they all talked about how pitiful Ran Zhengfeng was.
"How could Uncle Ran, such a kind-hearted person, be treated like this?"
"Can’t we help Uncle Ran? It’s clearly his home, but he can’t go back."
"Yes, we should help Uncle Ran."
"Even if there’s a divorce, Uncle Ran should get what he deserves, right? Why is he the only one who had to move out?"
"And Uncle Ran did so many good deeds, it should be known to others too."
"The internet is so developed now, why not post this online?"
One of the kids from the orphanage mentioned this, and it struck a chord with Duan Mu.
Not only could Uncle Ran’s story be posted online, but they could also raise more funds for Wei Yue’s treatment. It had been a while since they started raising funds, but still far from the needed amount.
Everyone agreed with Duan Mu, thinking this was feasible.
However, creating a buzz online and steering public opinion wasn’t that easy.
Seeing that there was little response online, Duan Mu and the orphanage kids were a bit disappointed, until a blogger with millions of followers reached out to them, offering to help.
"Hey everyone, today I’m going to visit a classmate in the hospital, her situation is really touching, so I want to help her. I heard she’s a top student in high school, let’s see for ourselves," the popular altruistic blogger Shuangshuang said, heading to the hospital with her phone in hand to visit Wei Yue.
Off-camera, her face was all excited.
This time, it wasn’t just about helping a sick high school student; it was connected to a well-known good person, and family members who didn’t support the good deeds. Apparently, this good person was even kicked out to live in a rented place by his wife and child.
Shuangshuang knew this would be a hot topic, but she didn’t make absolute claims to avoid backlash.
Having contacted the children from the orphanage, she believed the story was true.
Since it was true, she wanted to help Wei Yue and Ran Zhengfeng, and incidentally expose the cold-hearted mother and daughter.
Wei Yue, lying in the hospital, was told by Duan Mu that a popular blogger would come today to do a live stream and help raise funds for her treatment.
Young people all understand the power of the internet, so Wei Yue didn’t refuse.
Especially since those around her were worried and raising funds for her, she couldn’t refuse their help.
"Hello everyone, this should be the room. We’ve informed the staff beforehand, so don’t worry about disturbing the patient," Shuangshuang knocked on the door, and Duan Mu quickly went to open it.
