Chapter 650: Chapter 648: Kind Father 27
Inside the rented room, Du Tianyu held his phone, scrolling through Zhuo Qiaoqing’s bills with a lost expression, involuntarily recalling the scene of Ah Chen being taken away by Ma Zihou that day, continuously tapping his head.
He was already an adult, naturally understanding the significance behind these bills.
And then there was Ah Chen’s screenshot, which made his breathing somewhat difficult.
So that’s how it was.
He didn’t know.
He didn’t know that Wei Yue still had a compensation fund from the other party’s father in her hand, it was something from many years ago, and probably not many people knew about it, but Uncle Ran was aware. That article mentioned it vaguely, and what Aunt Zhuo said should be this matter, right? In the end, Uncle Ran not only wanted to cover Wei Yue’s medical expenses but also considered letting Ran Chen do the matching. He could already imagine how angry Aunt Zhuo was at the time, and how sad Ran Chen would be.
He really didn’t know Ran Chen’s family situation was like this; he only thought Uncle Ran was using a portion of his salary to support the orphanage, not knowing it was everything leftover after his own spending, even needing to get additional money from Aunt Zhuo halfway through the month.
In other words, it was Aunt Zhuo supporting Uncle Ran all these years, allowing him to unreservedly support the orphanage.
No wonder Aunt Zhuo didn’t have a good attitude toward the children at the orphanage, and because of this, they couldn’t help but dislike her, while sympathizing with Uncle Ran. If he had known the reasons, his mindset would have been different.
He couldn’t blame Uncle Ran, who had once helped him.
Nor could he forgive his own past indifference.
Du Tianyu clutched his hair forcefully, unable to shake off the scene of that day when Ran Chen was taken away by Ma Zihou.
Ran Chen was still attending school, and his life path hadn’t changed much.
For some unknown reason, he quietly observed afterward—perhaps he already felt some regret in his heart back then, and now he regretted it even more, wishing he could go back to that day to change everything.
Falling into Ma Zihou’s hands, is it really possible to escape? He had a job as a bartender in a bar, where he often saw Ma Zihou and heard about his deeds, proving he wasn’t a good person.
Had something already happened? But in such a situation, what could Ran Chen do? It couldn’t be publicized. Thinking of this, Du Tianyu was nearly suffocated, immensely regretting that he didn’t intervene with Ran Chen that day out of a momentary lapse.
A roommate walked in, seeing Du Tianyu staring at his phone with reddened eyes, asking what was wrong, feeling perplexed.
Du Tianyu lifted his head blankly, his eyes bloodshot, gently shaking his head. How could he tell his roommate about this? Not only could he not talk about it, but he also had to try to conceal it, otherwise, it might affect Ran Chen.
However, the mistakes had been made; what could he do now?
Uncle Ran did indeed help him back then, making life at the orphanage bearable; he couldn’t bear any resentment toward Uncle Ran.
At this moment, Du Tianyu seemed to be trapped in a quagmire, with nothing to hold onto, only able to watch helplessly as his body slowly sank.
Li Feiwei saw the public opinion moving in a favorable direction and called Ah Chen: "Senior, I saw everything, are you okay?"
"No, I’m not fine," said Ah Chen.
This made Li Feiwei anxious, abruptly standing up, ready to find someone, when Ah Chen’s voice came again: "There are so many exam papers, why are they so many?"
Li Feiwei blinked, slowly calming down, the corners of his mouth lifting into a smile. It seemed like there was nothing wrong if she still had the time to grumble about the workload.
Seeing the difficult problems he found in his hand, since the senior was so busy, he decided not to ask and would wait to go to school.
After hanging up the call, Li Feiwei continued observing the online trends on his phone.
Occasionally seeing unreasonable posts still scolding Ah Chen and Zhuo Qiaoqing, he wouldn’t hesitate to fight back. Until he made those people log off, he didn’t let it go.
All of these actions were unknown to Ah Chen, who was diligently tackling the exam papers. After all, there were indeed a lot of them, and she couldn’t get them all right; she had to estimate the level of the Commissioner.
Seeing that the online trends were irreversible, the influencer Shuangshuang made a swift decision. Turning it around, she was just a well-meaning person wanting to help Wei Yue, initially trying to do a good deed without knowing the inside story and got deceived.
She felt quite wronged.
Now, although there were people insulting her on the internet, they weren’t many, as almost all attention was drawn to Ran Zhengfeng.
In this matter, more people thought that Ran Zhengfeng went too far.
Whether he did charity by using all his money, no one would criticize; instead, he would be praised. But the condition was that he couldn’t marry and involve his family. However, in reality, he not only married but also burdened his family, gained a good reputation for himself, while his family suffered and was left with a bad name.
There was no clearing his name.
After talking with the guild admin, influencer Shuangshuang released a video explaining the whole story, and she didn’t technically lie.
In the video, she claimed to have seen a group of orphanage children seeking help online. After listening to their story, she thought she could help.
Initially, she had no understanding of Ran Zhengfeng or his family’s situation; everything was what the orphanage children told her. So, she assumed the truth was as it seemed.
Who knew there were underlying issues? She added that it’s possible the orphanage children didn’t know either.
In reality, from interacting with them, the orphanage kids might really be unaware of the internal stories. Bringing this up, influencer Shuangshuang wasn’t trying to help those kids; having experienced such a storm, nearly getting derailed, she could only despise them.
She merely wanted to stabilize her own image.
Immediately distancing herself could lead to criticism; speaking like this could leave a good impression on the broader public, showing she wasn’t someone who changes sides with the wind.
After all, Ran Zhengfeng couldn’t clear his name either; it was better for him to take all the blame.
As for Wei Yue, she didn’t mention her much; despite feeling disdain for this "pretending to be innocent" person, cursing her a bit in her heart, the guild admin advised that since she had the "poor and weak" aura, with good achievements, an orphan, and almost an adult after all, it’s better to not mention her.
Influencer Shuangshuang pondered and agreed it made sense.
All the mistakes were Ran Zhengfeng’s. If it weren’t for his own excess, would today’s circumstances happen? Influencer Shuangshuang also despised Ran Zhengfeng’s behavior, gaining a good reputation for himself while completely erasing his wife’s contributions, even badmouthing her for not understanding him in front of the orphanage kids—how laughable.
In the video, she sincerely apologized, drawing understanding and support from many fans.
The guild’s strategy proved very effective, being praised for having such responsibility and the ability to calmly analyze the situation also gained her many new followers.
Seeing fans advising her to be cautious in the future to avoid being used, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, full of joy, thinking with this momentum, she was going to become quite popular.
Ah Chen noticed the situation but didn’t care much, trusting that Shuangshuang’s competitors would soon take action since she had done quite a few reprehensible things.
