"Xiao Yan, why are you only answering the phone now? Your brother has told me everything about you. How are you feeling now? Are you feeling any better?"
Hearing his mother's concerned tone, the young man's heart, which had gradually turned cold and sunk to the bottom, finally felt a glimmer of warmth. He always reported good news to his family and never bad news, so he forced himself to remain calm and replied, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
"It's good that you're alright... Um, Xiao Yan, there's something I want to discuss with you." Zhou Yuelan quickly changed the subject on the other end of the phone, saying hesitantly:
“Your dad was doing business recently, but he got scammed out of 300,000 yuan. Now the debt collectors are even coming to our house. Sigh, there's nothing your mom can do. Your younger brother still needs to go to university…”
Lin Qingyan remained silent.
"Xiao Yan, Mom knows that you celebrities make a lot of money. If you have some extra money, could you take some out to help your dad pay off his debts? Three hundred thousand shouldn't be much for you, right?"
My heart, which had just begun to warm up, was instantly blasted open by a gust of cold wind, leaving a gaping hole and a chilling coldness in my heart.
It's utterly absurd and ridiculous.
Lin Qingyan abruptly interrupted Zhou Yuelan, "Mom, have you called so many times just to tell me this?"
It turns out that showing concern for him was just a formality; the real purpose was to get money. Come to think of it, every time his parents contacted him, it was to ask for money.
Zhou Yuelan was taken aback by her eldest son's cold words. After a long pause, she said guiltily, "Of course not, Mom just wanted to show you some concern."
"Xiao Yan, I'm not trying to criticize you, but since you're a role model for your fans, you should be teaching them properly. How could you let them crowd in public? Now they've caused trouble, haven't they?"
"And also, how have I always taught you to be an upright person? It breaks my heart that you're being insulted by those netizens, but flies don't land on eggs without cracks. Why do they insult you instead of others? You need to look for the reasons within yourself..."
The seemingly caring and considerate words were actually piercing to the heart, each word like a knife plunged into Lin Qingyan's heart. Although he could not feel the pain in his body, his heart ached.
This was more deadly than physical pain; it hurt so much he couldn't breathe.
It's one thing if others can't understand him, but why can't even his closest family members understand him? Why don't they ask why? Why do they insist that it's all his fault?
He has never hurt anyone, never.
Lin Qingyan leaned weakly against the headboard and interrupted Zhou Yuelan again, "Mom, sometimes I really doubt that only my younger brother is your biological son... Don't worry, I will transfer the money to your account. I need to rest now. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."
He hung up the phone after he finished speaking. Unaware of the strange expression on Zhou Yuelan's face after hearing the first part of his sentence, he remained silent.
The night outside was quiet. A thin young man in a hospital gown stood in front of the window, stared at the dark night sky for a moment, and finally clenched his fist as if he had made up his mind.
It's time for all this messy stuff to come to a conclusion.
He was tired and didn't want to struggle anymore.
At midnight that night, the person involved in the scandal that was trending on social media updated their status with a concise sentence:
@Lin Qingyan: From this moment forward, I will officially retire from the entertainment industry.
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