Chapter 418 The most disgusting moral kidnapping
The two people in the car were both taken aback when they heard Ye Wanxi say that, and Feng Tianyu frowned: "Why do you say that?"
“There was a girl in the orphanage who was the same age as me. Like the baby just now, she was abandoned at the orphanage gate because of her birth defects. The director found her and, since she couldn’t find her biological parents, she had no choice but to raise her in the orphanage. When she was fifteen, a media outlet from the neighborhood came to the orphanage to do an interview and happened to film that girl.”
Looking at Ye Wanxi's indifferent profile, Feng Tianyu instinctively felt that this was probably not a good thing: "And then?"
"Because of her distinctive appearance, the media outlet found something to talk about, and their cameras focused particularly on the girl. And as it turned out, their judgment was correct. After the interview, her photos sparked heated discussions, and many people called to say they wanted to donate money to her and help her with her treatment after learning about her story."
While waiting at a red light, Guan Xuan interjected, "This is a good thing."
"Yes, if it were just like that, it would indeed be a good thing. That's what the headmistress thought at the time too."
Ye Wanxi's eyes were somewhat cold. At that time, she was about to enter high school and was planning to move out to boarding school.
Just a few days before she moved out, the headmistress happily ran back to tell them that some kind-hearted people were preparing to donate money to Xiao Li.
With this money, Xiao Li's face might be able to recover, and she won't have to hide anymore, afraid of other people's strange looks.
At the time, everyone was happy for Xiao Li, but no one expected that this was the beginning of all the tragedies.
"To avoid any appearance of impropriety, the donation was not directly deposited into the orphanage's account. Instead, it was raised by a local charitable foundation and then transferred to the director. Unfortunately, the director never received the money."
"Why is that?"
"Because she is dead."
"Dead?!" Guan Xianshi exclaimed in shock.
"Um."
"How did she die? No, how could she just die like that? There were people willing to donate to her, and if she could just get better, she could live a normal life... How could this happen..."
The feeling I have right now is like watching a TV series. The protagonist has finally overcome many difficulties and is about to have a happy ending.
Suddenly, a dark horse appeared and turned what was supposed to be a comedy into a tragedy. To paraphrase a phrase from the internet: I was completely dumbfounded!
"They were forced to their deaths."
"Forced to death...?"
"Yes. Her biological parents, the middle-aged couple who abandoned her because of her facial defects, came looking for her as soon as they learned that someone was willing to donate money for her treatment, wanting to take her back."
Guan Xuanshi was stunned: "This is so shameless! They abandoned her in the first place, but now that someone is paying for their medical expenses, they immediately come out to claim the child. It's unbelievable..."
He was furious at the time, but reality was far crueler than he had imagined.
Feng Tianyu's eyes darkened slightly, and he said coldly, "I'm afraid it's not because someone is going to pay their medical expenses, but because they see a way to make money."
“You’re right, they want that donation, but that’s all. They have no intention of using the money to treat Xiao Li; they just want to keep it for themselves because they’ve already had another healthy child.”
"Beasts, beasts, they don't deserve to be parents at all," Guan Xianshi cursed as he drove.
Fortunately, it wasn't rush hour and the area was relatively remote with few cars, otherwise the two of them probably wouldn't have felt very comfortable sitting there.
Although Feng Tianyu's expression wasn't very good either, he remained relatively calm: "Logically speaking, we shouldn't be giving them these kinds of targeted donations."
"That's how it should be, but they don't care about any of that."
The debt of giving birth can be said to be the most terrifying form of moral blackmail in the world. Even if they never raised Xiao Li for a single day or fed her a single bite, when they came looking for her, neither Xiao Li nor the orphanage could resist.
Just because they have the same blood as Xiao Li, they can decide whether Xiao Li stays or goes, and decide the money that belongs to Xiao Li.
“They felt that since those people donated money to Xiao Li, the money belonged to Xiao Li, and Xiao Li was their daughter. Her money was their money, and the foundation was withholding the money, which they believed was an intentional attempt to embezzle it. Therefore, they spontaneously contacted several media outlets to expose this matter.”
Guan Xianshi finally couldn't hold back and swore: "What do you mean by shameless and blaming others? I've seen it all today. Just hearing you say that almost made me die of anger. And then? What happened next?"
"What else can they do?" Ye Wanxi scoffed. "Those media outlets are habitual hype-mongers. They know what kind of topics are easy to go viral, so they intentionally or unintentionally guided that greedy couple to fabricate lies, slandering the orphanage and foundation for embezzling donations, and then playing the victim that the child was stolen, not lost. They've been looking for the child for years, and when they finally found him, the orphanage refused to release him, wanting to use their pitiful child to make money."
"There are people who believe such a stupid lie, and quite a few people at that. Even some kind-hearted people who had previously led the donations have believed it and started demanding that the foundation return their donations to them. Some netizens who are unaware of the situation are also passionately criticizing the director online and forcing her to let the children reunite with their parents."
No one expected things to develop to this point. Suddenly, the orphanage was shrouded in gloom and the previous laughter and joy were gone.
The old director seemed calm in front of everyone, but once he was away from the children, he would silently shed tears.
Xiao Li was already insecure about her appearance, and the commotion caused by her biological parents put her under immense psychological pressure. Finally, during a conversation with her parents, she broke down and ran away in front of everyone.
Everything happened so suddenly that the headmistress had no time to stop her.
When everyone found her, Xiao Li had already become a corpse by the river, carrying the regrets of her life, remaining in the most beautiful years of her life.
Xiao Li's death was like a drop of water falling into a pot of boiling oil, completely igniting all related topics.
When the beneficiary of the donation passed away, the funds that had not yet been distributed were ultimately returned to the donors.
Xiao Li's biological parents, unwilling to accept that they couldn't get the money, turned around and extorted money from the orphanage, driving their daughter to her death.
"I've been raising someone's child for free for over a decade, and not only have I been unfairly smeared, but now I'm being extorted in return! What kind of absurd logic is this? You orphanage aren't really going to be so naive as to let them take the money, are you? If that's the case, I'm probably going to die of anger here today. Ugh, how can something so infuriating happen!"
(End of this chapter)
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