"I understand. Don't worry. I won't interfere until I know the real situation," Ouyang Xin stated his stance clearly.
"Thank you," Gu Sisi said gratefully. At this moment, these two words were all she could say.
Just before hanging up the phone, Ouyang Xin added another word of advice.
"You'd better resolve this issue as soon as possible!"
Gu Sisi stared at the hung - up phone, feeling a wave of helplessness and anxiety. She really wanted to solve it earlier, but she had no idea how.
Back in the hospital ward, the other two were staring intently at their phones.
Noticing Gu Sisi coming in, they immediately waved at her.
"Sister Sisi, look! Another celebrity is paying attention to this. What should we do?" Yang Qian asked anxiously.
"Fortunately, this person doesn't have many fans," Jiang Lihao added.
Gu Sisi's heart had gone numb. The level of attention was only rising. She even thought it didn't matter much anymore, perhaps out of resignation.
"So what should we do now?" Yang Qian inquired. Both of them looked at Gu Sisi.
Gu Sisi moved her hand, preparing to call Huo Cheng.
Just then, the door creaked. The two of them looked towards the door in unison and exclaimed, "Brother Huo?"
Gu Sisi was still holding the phone, which showed the call in progress. She also looked over.
Sure enough, it was Huo Cheng who had just gotten off work.
He walked in with a calm expression as usual, still holding his phone in his hand. He looked up at Gu Sisi in confusion. Seeing this, Gu Sisi immediately hung up the call.
"Since Brother Huo is here, we'll leave first," Jiang Lihao was the first to react. He grabbed Yang Qian's hand and walked out. Yang Qian, looking bewildered, had no way to struggle and just followed him blankly.
Halfway out, Jiang Lihao turned back and mouthed, "Tell him!"
Gu Sisi understood his meaning and nodded.
Only then did Jiang Lihao leave with Yang Qian in his arms, feeling relieved. When passing by Huo Cheng at the door, he said with a big smile, "Brother Huo, since you're here, we'll take our leave first!"
"Okay," Huo Cheng replied. Watching their backs as they walked away without looking back, he didn't think much and stepped into the ward.
He casually pulled up a chair and sat down. Frowning at Gu Sisi, who was still standing, he asked, "Aren't you going to lie down?"
Since he had broken the ice, Gu Sisi took the opportunity to ask her question.
"Huo Cheng, do you know..."
"I know," Huo Cheng interrupted her before she could finish.
Looking at Gu Sisi, who was left gaping in confusion, Huo Cheng walked over to her, took her hand, and led her to the bedside.
"Right now, the most important thing for you is to recuperate. Don't worry about my business. Trust me. I have my own plan and will never let our little family fall apart," Huo Cheng said tenderly. His words gradually calmed Gu Sisi's anxious heart.
Although it was just a one - sentence promise, she believed that Huo Cheng must have a way.
"Okay, let's work hard together!"
...
After that day, for several consecutive days, the online public opinion didn't change for the better. Instead, the heat was rising.
Gu Sisi would occasionally check the netizens' comments online. Almost all of them were scolding, but her attitude was completely different from before. She didn't care at all and wasn't worried about the "misunderstanding" of Huo Cheng.
Chen Fang, Yang Qian, Jiang Lihao, and some others had all tried to persuade Gu Sisi, hoping that she could convince Huo Cheng to deal with this matter as soon as possible.
But this time, Gu Sisi stood firmly on Huo Cheng's side.
"I trust him. He must have his own way," was Gu Sisi's answer. The others were helpless. Since Huo Cheng wouldn't listen to their persuasion either, they had no choice but to give up.
The online public opinion gradually began to change.
Maybe because the parties involved didn't respond at all, the netizens had nowhere to vent their anger. Out of boredom, they started to dig into their pasts.
Finally, they made a discovery, but it had nothing to do with Huo Cheng. Instead, it was about another party involved, Zheng Xiaoyun.
The relationship between the two had always been mysterious. They were considered an invisible couple - they never admitted it, but the netizens thought so. Zheng Xiaoyun had quite a few skeletons in her closet. Although the netizens found out about them, due to the general consensus that they shouldn't pour dirt on the victim, this matter didn't escalate.
This really annoyed another onlooker, Wen Meiling, who was bored out of her mind. Seeing all those "domestic violence" headlines, she got really angry and hated this suddenly - emerged Zheng Xiaoyun.
Finally, she directly paid to get Zheng Xiaoyun's scandals on the hot search.
Once the digging started, it was out of control. Zheng Xiaoyun's identity as a sasaeng fan was discovered, and there were even some overly revealing videos and photos.
Netizens love to pry into others' privacy. This time, Zheng Xiaoyun was completely exposed.
Even Huo Cheng, who was initially the center of "traffic", was no longer being scolded. Some people even suspected that the victim was just after the abuser's money and got what she deserved.
"Take it down! Take all these hot searches down! What's going on?" In the Zheng family's mansion, a woman was shouting hoarsely and frantically. Outside the room, there were many servants who didn't dare to go in.
"Come in!" Suddenly, Zheng Xiaoyun calmed down and shouted at the outside.
The people outside looked at each other, none of them daring to go in. In a corner, there was a girl shivering.
"Xiaoying! I'm calling you! Are you deaf?" Zheng Xiaoyun suddenly walked towards the door. The others were so scared that they quickly stepped back, exposing the still - shivering Xiaoying.
Xiaoying looked up tremblingly and stammered, "M...Miss."
Zheng Xiaoyun squinted her eyes. She was no longer as crazy as before. "You're always the closest to me. Did you spread my secrets?"
This question shocked everyone, including Xiaoying.
She immediately knelt on the ground with a thud, craning her neck to explain, "Miss, it really wasn't me. I would never do such a thing. Please believe me, Miss."
She reached out to grab Zheng Xiaoyun's leg, but Zheng Xiaoyun dodged and kicked her.
Looking at the girl on the ground, Zheng Xiaoyun snorted, "Useless thing. I don't think you're capable of doing this!"
Xiaoyun on the ground didn't even have time to check the injury from the kick. She immediately resumed her kneeling position, holding back her tears and whining, "Thank you, Miss, for believing me."
Zheng Xiaoyun rolled her eyes and was about to leave.
An old voice sounded.
"What's going on here?"
The people nearby immediately lowered their heads when they heard the voice and said in unison, "Master Zheng."
Zheng Xiaoyun quickly rushed over, hugged her father's arm, and said coquettishly, "Dad, someone is bullying me. Please help me!"
Seeing his daughter frowning, Mr. Zheng laughed heartily. He stroked her brow and said lovingly, "Tell me if you have any problems. Don't keep them to yourself."
"I knew my dad is the best," Zheng Xiaoyun said proudly, feeling even more confident in her heart.
She didn't believe that her well - planned scheme would be resolved so quickly.
"What's wrong with her?" Mr. Zheng noticed the little girl kneeling on the ground.
"Don't worry about her!" Zheng Xiaoyun's face suddenly turned cold. She dragged her father into the room and looked back coldly. "Get out of here! Stop showing off your grievances!"