DO NOT VOTE!!
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Chapter 126: Past History is Exposed (1)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
As Zhu Sha asked the question, Mo Shiyun felt that everyone was looking at her.
This made it even more difficult for Mo Shiyun to say anything.
After hesitating for a moment, Mo Shiyun said, "Zhu Sha, I don't feel well right now. I want to go to the infirmary for a while."
Mo Shiyun dodged Zhu Sha's question. She turned around and walked out of the classroom.
She didn't know how to answer the question. She couldn't admit or deny the fact. As a result, she had to find an excuse to leave.
After leaving the classroom, Mo Shiyun felt extremely confused and disorientated.
At that moment, Qiu Yizhen, who had seen the news, came looking for her.
"Shiyun. What are you doing? What's the situation right now?" Qiu Yizhen asked urgently.
Mo Shiyun shook her head. She looked down as she didn't know how to talk about the situation.
"It's okay. Let's find a place to talk about it."
The school corridor was no place to have a conversation.
Qiu Yizhen dragged Mo Shiyun all the way to the infirmary. If the teachers found out that they were missing, they would have an excuse to explain their absence.
After arriving at the infirmary, Qiu Yizhen continued to question Mo Shiyun.
"Shiyun, what's going on here? Are you in some kind of trouble?"
Mo Shiyun hung her head down. She didn't look into Qiu Yizhen's questioning eyes. After a moment, she nodded before admitting:
"That man... It seems like he's my father."
"Seems like?"
"When I was very young, my father ran off with another woman. I haven't seen him for more than ten years."
Mo Shiyun's words brought back Qiu Yizhen's memories.
Mo Shiyun's experiences were incredibly similar to Qiu Yizhen's.
They both came from single-parent families.
The misfortunes of both families had stemmed from the father having an affair.
However, the only difference between them was their situation right now. Qiu Yizhen had gone to live with her father whilst Mo Shiyun continued to live with her mother.
When Qiu Yizhen saw Mo Shiyun's sad expression, she was gentle for once.
She reached out and patted Mo Shiyun on the shoulder before saying, "Don't be sad. I understand how you feel. However, it's not our choice that our fathers are terrible people. It's their fault. Not ours!"
Mo Shiyun nodded before replying, "Thank you for not looking down on me because of this."
"What are you talking about? Why would I look down on you for something like this? Do I seem like that kind of person? I said that you're my good friend. Friends don't dislike each other over this kind of thing!"
After a pause, Qiu Yizhen spoke again, "However, what are you going to do now? This is viral on the school forum at the moment."
Because of this incident, Mo Shiyun's image had been affected. There were many speculations around the situation. However, none of them had been confirmed yet.
"I don't know how to deal with it..." Mo Shiyun replied. It was because of this exact reason, she had just escaped the classroom.
Qiu Yizhen thought about it for a moment before she suggested, "I think it's better if you don't admit it. Everyone thought that your father was a successful businessman before this. However, now that he turned into something that was different from our expectations, people will talk about it badly."
Mo Shiyun had never really talked about her father. As a result, the things that people thought were only speculations.
However, as Mo Shiyun often went home with Jian Yunnao, everyone had initially guessed that Mo Shiyun lived quite close to Jian Yunnao.
Everyone knew the status and power that the Jian family held. They knew that the house prices near the Jian Residence were not affordable by an average family.
Anyone who lived in that area came from a well off family.
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Chapter 127: Past History is Exposed (2)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
In fact, there were even people who speculated that Mo Shiyun's parents were long time acquaintances with the Jian family. This speculation was based on Mo Shiyun and Jian Yunnao's relationship.
Mo Shiyun shook her head, "But this is the truth. It won't do me any good to deny it."
After seeing those comments on the forum, Mo Shiyun felt incredibly embarrassed. She felt as though she had gotten her clothes torn off and was being scrutinized at the moment.
No one would want such family affairs to be known by others.
No one would want their classmates to know that they have such a father.
Mo Shiyun felt incredibly tormented. However, there was nothing that she could do.
She couldn't change her family background.
"Okay, I'll do it. I'll say it for you. If something goes wrong, they'll only come at me. It won't be your problem to deal with."
That was the only thing that Qiu Yizhen could come up with after she thought about the situation for a moment. This was the only way that she could help Mo Shiyun.
Mo Shiyun hesitated for a moment before she said, "Sister Qiu, I'd rather not drag you into this matter."
"What do you mean by dragging me into this matter? It's just saying a few words. What can they even do to me?"
After she finished speaking, Qiu Yizhen logged onto her account.
Usually, Qiu Yizhen would ask her two followers to post things on the campus forum. She never used her own account.
The reason for this was because everyone knew her account. She would be recognized in an instant.
Then, she started replying to comments on the post:
[Are you guys blind? Who told you that this is Mo Shiyun's father? How is this guy possibly Mo Shiyun's father? I've seen her father before. He doesn't look like that. Please be rational and think before you say such things!]
After Qiu Yizhen finished typing her reply, she asked her followers to like her comment. She wanted them to bump her comment so everyone could see it.
Soon, Qiu Yizhen's comments became effective.
Everyone knew that Qiu Yizhen was the daughter of the chairman. Therefore, they knew her family status.
Since Qiu Yizhen said that she had met Mo Shiyun's father before, it was very likely that Mo Shiyun's father was a respectable man. If that was the case, he wouldn't be the hoodlum in the photo right now.
Very quickly, people began to demand an apology from the person who had posted the photos.
Qiu Yizhen was also incredibly proud of her achievements. She turned around to show Mo Shiyun:
"Look, I told you it'd be okay. I can handle this matter for you."
When Mo Shiyun took another look at the post, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The worry on her face mostly disappeared.
"Sister Qiu, thank you so much. Not only did you not judge me, but you also wholeheartedly defended me in this situation. I don't know how to repay you."
"What are you talking about? Don't be silly. It's not a big deal. In the future, don't try and do everything by yourself." Qiu Yizhen replied.
"Mhmm..." Mo Shiyun said. Accompanied by her response, she also gave a shallow and gentle smile.
As the problem was solved, Mo Shiyun didn't stay at the infirmary any longer. She returned back to her class.
As soon as she got back to class, Zhu Sha ran over and apologized, "Shiyun, I'm so sorry. I thought the post was true. I shouldn't have asked you such a stupid question."
"It's fine." Mo Shiyun's voice was quite gentle. It didn't appear that she was angry at all. "I didn't feel well just now. It's not that I was mad at you."
"That's good." Zhu Sha replied. She was quite relieved when she heard Mo Shiyun's reply.
Mo Shiyun assumed that this matter was over for the time being.
However, half an hour later, the owner of the original post uploaded another video. This once again changed the course of events.
This time, it was a video of what had happened at the Head of Teaching's office.
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Chapter 128: Past History is Exposed (3)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Previously, there were only pictures. The details regarding the situation could only be guessed. However, now, the video had gotten uploaded.
It was clear from the video that the man in question was indeed Mo Shiyun's father.
When He Jianjun had been arguing with the Head of Teaching, he had taken out his household registration booklet to prove his identity. Alongside that, he even had an old photograph of the entire family.
This part of the argument had also been recorded and uploaded onto the forum.
In the video, there was also a section where Mo Shiyun had admitted that her father's name was He Jianjun.
When Mo Shiyun's classmates looked at her again, their eyes had completely changed.
Initially, there only had been suspicions. However, now, there was irrefutable evidence in front of them.
More importantly, Mo Shiyun had just lied to them. Previously, her classmates believed her. However, once they watched the video, they felt as though they had all been slapped in the face!
The moment Mo Shiyun saw the video, all the color on her face drained away.
Zhu Sha was even more shocked. Her eyes widened as she remembered that she had just apologized to Mo Shiyun as well.
Zhu Sha couldn't help but become incredibly angry. She got up and started yelling at Mo Shiyun, "What's going on here? Is this man your father or not? If he is your father, what was with your attitude just now?"
"I..." Mo Shiyun stammered. Her body trembled slightly. It was the first time that she had ever been in such an awkward situation. She was shaking from head to toe. "I... I didn't... I just said that I wasn't upset at you..."
"You said that you weren't upset at me? You were basically suggesting that I had misunderstood you! You were just using me to deny the relationship that you have with the man in the photo!"
Zhu Sha wasn't stupid. Mo Shiyun hadn't said much to her a while ago. However, now that she looked back on the situation, she realized that Mo Shiyun had been suggesting that her earlier speculations were false.
"I really didn't mean that. You're thinking too much." Mo Shiyun explained.
"Yes, yes, yes. I'm the one who is thinking too much about the situation! I mean I guess I'm not wrong to think that your father is a bastard! You're not much better than him either! Like father, like daughter!"
Zhu Sha was furious. She was angry because of Mo Shiyun's ambiguous attitude a while ago. For the longest time, she had assumed that Mo Shiyun was a long time friend of the Jian family.
However now, she realized that she had gotten deceived.
As it was still during their self-study period, the rest of the class had heard the entirety of Zhu Sha and Mo Shiyun's argument.
All of a sudden, Mo Shiyun felt that everyone was looking at her differently. Her entire body went cold as she became overwhelmed by a sense of humiliation that she had never felt before.
Her self-esteem had gotten shattered.
To a certain extent, she even wanted to turn around and run out of the classroom.
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Fine Dining Restaurant, Downtown of Hengyuan City
In the meantime, Jian Yuncheng frowned. He was currently sitting opposite Zhai Yunsheng.
Today, he had asked Yu Xi to come out. However, the person who turned up was Master Sheng.
Although the purpose of his meeting today was indeed related to Master Sheng, he hadn't expected that Master Sheng would come to meet him alone.
Unlike Jian Yuncheng's serious expression, Master Sheng had a smile on his lips. There was also a playful look that danced in his eyes.
"Mr. Zhai, what's the matter?" Jian Yuncheng asked in an imposing matter.
In terms of age, he was nine years older than Zhai Yunsheng.
When he was being called a handsome young boy, Zhai Yunsheng wasn't even born yet.
"I heard that the Jian family is one of the most powerful and prominent families in Hengyuan City. I assumed that they would be efficient and clean with the way they handled things. However, that doesn't seem to be the case. It seems like outsiders are treating you as a joke."
"Mr. Zhai, if you have something to say, please be straightforward about it."
"Slam-" Zhai Yunsheng threw a bag of files in front of Jian Yuncheng.
Jian Yuncheng picked up the bag and opened it up. When he saw the contents, his face immediately darkened.
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Chapter 129: Zhai Yunsheng Verbally Attacks Jian Yuncheng
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
What Zhai Yunsheng had shown Jian Yuncheng was a printout of several posts from the Shenghua High School forum. They were posts that were attacking Jian Yiling.
Most of the original posts had already been deleted. However, before they were deleted, Zhai Yunsheng had asked Yu Xi to print out a copy of them.
And now, a copy of the posts was in front of Jian Yuncheng.
The words in the posts cut deeper than knives. A knife can be easily pulled out. However, words get embedded into one's soul. These words could riddle a young girl's heart with thousands of gaping wounds.
As soon as Jian Yuncheng saw the contents of the bag, he pulled out his phone.
"There's no need for you to do that. The posts have long been deleted already."
Zhai Yunsheng sneered disdainfully at Jian Yuncheng. He knew what Jian Yuncheng had planned to do from the moment he reached for his phone.
It was too late to take a look at the posts on the forum. He had already taken his sweet time to notice what had happened.
Zhai Yunsheng continued to mock Jian Yuncheng, "I honestly don't know what to say to you. How does everyone else know what happened in the Jian family? This news has spread like wildfire across the school. I'm honestly impressed by the extent of your inability to manage things."
"The Jian family requested everyone to not speak about the matter..." Jian Yuncheng replied. The expression on his face was incredibly ugly.
The Jian family had indeed requested for everyone to not speak about the matter. They had told the school that Jian Yunnao was sick. Furthermore, they hadn't even told most of their extended family about this matter.
"You requested everyone to not speak about the matter. However, the word still got out. Are you're just telling me that you're incompetent? Can you not even make sure people don't speak about a matter? Young Master Yuncheng, do you know what effects cyberbullying can have? Do you know what your sister has suffered through? Are you telling me that you didn't even know about this matter till now? What do you even want me to say to that?"
Zhai Yunsheng continued to ridicule Jian Yuncheng. However, Jian Yuncheng couldn't manage to retort at all.
Today was the first time he knew that Jian Yiling had been attacked by the entire school.
The temperature in his eyes dropped to a freezing point. His expression darkened.
He couldn't imagine the kind of pressure that Jian Yiling had been under for the past few weeks.
He had to admit that this was an oversight on the part of the Jian family. However, the family had never expected that someone would spread the news under their noses. Especially if they had specifically told everyone not to speak about the matter.
Zhai Yunsheng kept tapping his fingers on the table. It was as though he didn't care much about the matter.
"Young Master Yuncheng, being busy isn't an excuse for incompetence. If you can't manage people that work for you, I'll manage them for you. So, I'd like to advise you to mind your own business."
It turned out that Zhai Yunsheng already knew the reason why Jian Yuncheng had wanted to talk to Yu Xi.
However, Jian Yuncheng didn't want to take a step back on the matter, "Mr. Zhai, my sister is still young. If you want to play around with someone, please pick someone else. She's not the right person for you."
It didn't matter what intentions Zhai Yunsheng harbored. Jian Yuncheng was only certain of one thing. And that was the fact that such a man shouldn't be too close with his little sister.
Originally, Jian Yuncheng had wanted to discuss this matter with Yu Xi. He wanted to ensure that a suitable distance was maintained between Jian Yiling and Zhai Yunsheng.
However, now that Zhai Yunsheng had come to talk to him, Jian Yuncheng didn't have any plans to hide his thoughts.
"Young Master Yuncheng. I don't think you're qualified to request that. Instead, you should hurry home and deal with the matters that you failed to take care of earlier. Don't worry about such things. I don't plan to do anything to Jian Yiling. And even if I did, what can you even do about it? You can only watch from the sidelines. Do you understand?"
Zhai Yunsheng continued to verbally attack Jian Yuncheng. He showed no mercy at all.
Since he was born, Zhai Yunsheng had never been polite or courteous to anyone. Jian Yuncheng was no exception to this.
After Zhai Yunsheng finished speaking, he got up and left.
Even if Jian Yuncheng's expression had darkened to the color of the bottom of a burnt pot, that was none of his business.
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Chapter 130: You Didn't Do Anything to Yuncheng Right?
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Yu Xi was waiting anxiously in the underground parking lot.
He could feel the tumultuous thudding of his heartbeat.
He couldn't afford to offend either of them. On one side it was Zhai Yunsheng, and on the other was Jian Yuncheng.
As soon as Master Sheng had found out about Jian Yuncheng's request to meet Yu Xi, he had insisted that he was going to go instead.
So what could Yu Xi do about it? He could do nothing other than patiently wait in the underground parking lot.
However, he couldn't sit still in the car. Soon, he got up and started to pace around the parking lot. From walking back and forth, he had racked up a few thousand steps on WeRun.
Finally, he saw Zhai Yunsheng return. Yu Xi immediately ran over to greet him:
"Master Sheng, you didn't do anything to Jian Yuncheng right?"
"Not really."
Although Yu Xi heard Master Sheng's response, he didn't quite believe it. What did he mean by 'Not really?'
"Master Sheng, you didn't verbally attack Jian Yuncheng?" Yu Xi couldn't help but become quite worried.
Although Jian Yuncheng couldn't do anything to Zhai Yunsheng, Yu Xi was still terrified that something would end up happening.
"Why would I verbally attack him?"
Yu Xi thought about it for a moment. How would he know the reason? He didn't even know why Master Sheng had insisted on meeting Jian Yuncheng today!
After he paused for a moment, Yu Xi asked again, "Then... Why was Jian Yuncheng looking for me?"
"Hmm... I don't know. Maybe he's crazy."
Cra... Crazy...?
The corner of Yu Xi's mouth twitched a few times.
"By the way, I saw someone post something on the campus forum about half an hour ago. Jian Yuncheng had sent someone to post something on the forum to mess with that servant's daughter."
Yu Xi couldn't help but sigh. Jian Yuncheng was as ruthless as always. He didn't even show any mercy to a young girl.
Jian Yuncheng had asked Mo Shiyun's father to come and cause trouble at Shenghua High. Her father had wasted his days on gambling and drinking. He led a life of dissipation. Mo Shiyun was probably incredibly embarrassed by now.
Yu Xi didn't know what Mo Shiyun had done to provoke Jian Yuncheng.
"How do you know that he had posted it?"
"I recognize the account of the person who created the thread. He was Jian Yuncheng's classmate. His name is Huo Yu. He's a genius when it comes to computers. Back in the days, he was quite well known. After Huo Yu graduated from university, he went overseas with Jian Yuncheng to create their own company. It's hard for me to not know who it is if he openly created the thread using his own account."
However, when it came to these things, there was indeed no point to use someone else's account.
"Hmm... I guess I showed him the photos too late."
Before he had even seen the photos, Jian Yuncheng had already taken action and shown no mercy to Mo Shiyun.
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As usual, Grandma Jian came to pick Jian Yiling up from school.
As soon as Jian Yiling got into the car, Grandma Jian smiled and said that there was 'good news' to tell her.
"Darling, your eldest cousin is coming over to stay with us for a few days. It'll be quite lively."
From the way Grandma Jian spoke, it appeared as though she was in quite a good mood.
Although Grandma Jian had many children and grandchildren, she rarely had the chance to see them. Naturally, she was happy to have the younger generation over to stay at the Old Jian Residence.
Grandma Jian continued to chat with Jian Yiling, "He's probably sick of your Aunt He Yan. I feel as though he came here to avoid her for a while. Your second aunt is a bit too stubborn. She just wants her children to inherit the company. She was furious with Yumin when he decided to go into the entertainment industry. As of now, their relationship is still bad..."
"Mhmm."
This was something that Jian Yiling knew about.
However, she didn't know that Jian Yumin would come to stay at the Old Jian Residence during this period of time. She hadn't expected to meet him.
When Jian Yiling got back home, she went up the stairs. She realized that his room was right next to hers.
As she passed by his room, she heard the sound of a guitar from his room. She guessed that he was probably practicing or composing a piece of music.
The song was quite nice. She stopped to listen for a while.
However, just at that moment, the music in the room stopped and the door suddenly opened...