allonlinenovel Chapter 217 Rumors stop with wise men
Chapter 217 Rumors stop with wise men
Li Xiaotong had not expected that things would develop in a direction she had not expected, and that Brother Qin would also be implicated. She said sadly:
"But I didn't expect Brother Qin to be exposed online. If I had known this was the case, I would have sold my kidney instead of agreeing with his actions."
Qin Shuyang's strategy was truly risky. He used himself as bait to draw attention to Li Xiaotong's family affairs, and capitalized on everyone's dislike for him and sympathy for Xiaotong to convince netizens to buy into his scheme.
Isn't Qin Shuyang a liar? He's exploiting people's sympathy to stir up public opinion. Isn't he manipulating public opinion?
[Yeah, what if he hadn't helped Li Xiaotong's family? Which side would he have pushed public opinion towards? It's terrifying to think about it!]
Although he lied to everyone, I think his intentions were good. Otherwise, he'd been exposed online for so long, and his life would have been greatly affected. But he didn't come out to clarify. Perhaps it was for the sake of Li Xiaotong's family...
Mei Ling'er took a sip of boiled water. "Maybe at first, Qin Shuyang just wanted to help Li Xiaotong raise medical expenses, but things developed far beyond his expectations. He lost his job and his house was repossessed by the landlord. For helping others, he became a pariah."
"After he quit his job, he quickly returned to his hometown. He originally thought that his hometown was so remote that no one could reach it. But what he didn't expect was that his hometown was still found by a caring netizen."
"He was raised by his grandparents and didn't want their lives to be affected, so he had to leave his hometown again."
With the testimony of the person involved, Li Xiaotong, and Mei Ling'er's explanation, everyone believed that Qin Shuyang was not a bad person.
"So where is he now? Is he doing well?"
Hou Anji, who had been silent for a long time, asked. He had wronged the other party before and even bullied him online in the live broadcast room. He wanted to apologize to him in person.
Mei Ling'er shook her head gently.
When Hou Anji saw Mei Ling'er's reaction, he felt even more guilty.
He asked, "Master Ling, I still want to know Qin Shuyang's location. But don't worry, I'm not going to cause him any trouble. Now that I know I was wrong about him by believing the rumors online, I think I should apologize to him in person. I now completely believe that he is a good person."
Mei Ling'er said, "Okay."
She did not directly tell him where Qin Shuyang was, but sent him the location via private message.
"Thank you, Master Ling." Hou Anji's eyes were sincere. "Thanks to you, I didn't wrongly accuse a good person."
Seeing his regretful expression, Mei Ling'er comforted him, "Sometimes we are just led astray."
Hou Anji sighed and then hung up the video.
[Li Xiaotong and Qin Shuyang were both forced to do what they wanted. Nothing in this world is black and white.]
Why should we defend Qin Shuyang? He clearly deceived everyone. He skipped classes, went to unauthorized places, broke a classmate's bones, disowned his own parents, and threatened his graduate advisor. Such a person doesn't deserve anyone to speak well of him.
Mei Ling'er noticed this comment and said seriously:
"I've made it very clear, Qin Shuyang is not a bad person."
"We understand that a person cannot just hear things from others. How many people have actually interacted with Qin Shuyang in person? Don't take others' random lies at face value. Not only will you become a target, but spreading rumors is a crime in itself."
"Master Ling, why do you keep speaking up for Qin Shuyang? If you know anything, just tell us everything. Has Qin Shuyang really done nothing wrong?"
"Of course not."
[No way, ever since Qin Shuyang's real name was revealed, his biological parents have come out to criticize him. Is this also a rumor?]
When mentioning Qin Shuyang's parents, Mei Linger couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Now that the atmosphere has come to this, if she doesn't continue to dispel the rumors about Qin Shuyang, it will really disappoint everyone.
"When Qin Shuyang was in junior high school, his grandfather suddenly fell seriously ill and the family was in urgent need of money. It was summer vacation, and the owner of a restaurant in the city from a neighboring village asked Qin Shuyang if he wanted to work there to earn some pocket money."
"Actually, the restaurant owner wanted to give the money directly to Qin Shuyang, but he was afraid of hurting his self-esteem."
"Just like that, Qin Shuyang started helping wash dishes in the restaurant's kitchen."
Luo Hao was Qin Shuyang's junior high school classmate. His parents also worked in a restaurant, so he followed his parents to the city that summer.
Luo Hao didn't go there to work during the summer vacation, he went there to have fun.
However, his parents often praised Qin Shuyang in front of him.
"Yangyang is such a good kid. He's so capable at such a young age. Who in the restaurant wouldn't envy his grandparents..."
After saying this, Luo's mother glanced at Luo Hao who was playing games in the room and sighed unconsciously.
Luo Hao was not playing games at all. He had just gotten up when he heard his mother praising other people's children and kicked the quilt to the ground.
It happened that the restaurant was replacing tables and chairs, so the owner organized a team-building event and booked a nearby farm for everyone to relax.
Luo Hao also went with his parents and brought a fishing rod, ready to go fishing with his father.
What he didn't expect was that there were fishing rods on the farm, and Qin Shuyang was sitting by the edge before they went to the pond.
Father Luo greeted Qin Shuyang enthusiastically: "Yangyang, did you catch any fish?"
Qin Shuyang, who was staring at the water in a daze, suddenly raised his head. He was just wondering whether his grandparents at home were safe.
"No...no." He touched his head awkwardly. "Actually, I've never fished before. I just saw a fishing rod here, so..."
"It doesn't matter if you don't know how. I'll teach you!" Father Luo walked over hurriedly, leaving his son Luo Hao aside.
Luo Hao looked at the two people by the pond from afar and tightened his grip on the bamboo pole.
Qin Shuyang is a very focused person and learns things very quickly.
Luo's father only demonstrated it once, and he was able to catch fish by himself.
A big black catfish was caught, and Luo's father and Qin Shuyang both screamed excitedly.
The sound was so harsh that Luo Hao felt a slight numbness in his heart.
Luo Hao is so pitiful. His own father doesn't care about him, but instead plays happily with other children.
If it were me, I would have thrown a tantrum right there and then. My dad wouldn't even play with me, so I would have made him mad.
"Father Luo probably just felt sorry for Qin Shuyang. He was so young, and had to work outside alone. As a parent, it's inevitable that he would have sympathy for him. I hope Luo Hao can understand."