Xie Yuanping made up a random excuse to fool Xia Yao and then disappeared into the night.
Upon entering the small apartment he had bought for Li Ling, Xie Yuanping immediately heard Xie Yao's furious voice.
"Dad! Someone must have framed me this time!"
Xie Yao, with his dyed yellow hair, paced angrily around the living room, listing the people who wanted to frame him.
"That Director Zhou, he's always disliked me. This time I got smeared and trended on social media, he's definitely behind it!"
Xie Yuanping has a very high tolerance for his son.
Despite the numerous negative trending topics surrounding Xie Yao's film, Xie Yuanping still went to great lengths to help Xie Yao by hiring online trolls to suppress the negative publicity.
"Don't rush, sit down and rest for a while."
Xie Yuanping sighed, took the water Li Ling poured for him, and then, remembering something, casually asked her a question.
"Li Ling, are you alright?"
This was the first time Li Ling had received a visit from Xie Yuanping after being hospitalized for such a long time due to her head injury.
She thought back to the time Xie Yuanping stood at the ward door, denying their relationship with her, cold and resolute, as if she were some dirty thing stuck to the sole of a shoe.
Li Ling harbored resentment towards Xie Yuanping, but without Shen Hao as her "lapdog," she no longer acted as flamboyantly as before.
"It's alright now, you've almost fully recovered."
Xie Yao, completely oblivious, sat in his chair, biting into an apple, and asked:
"Mom, were you injured before? No wonder I haven't seen you for a while."
Li Ling suffered a heart attack for a moment.
Li Ling closed her eyes and thought to herself, "This is my son!"
She had always known that Xie Yuanping was a heartless and selfish person.
But I never expected that the son I raised with my own hands would be so cold and selfish.
He really takes after his dog of a father!
Not only did they not know their own mother was hospitalized, but now they haven't even offered a single word of concern!
But Li Ling had long since run out of options and resources, so she could only try to please the father and son, shaking her head gently and saying that everything was fine.
"The most important thing right now is Xiao Yao's situation. The way he's being attacked online will likely affect his future career."
Xie Yao was indignant and vented his anger by crunching on an apple.
"Dad, hurry up and find someone to suppress the hype for me, and while you're at it, buy a few more trending topics to get some good reviews for my movie!"
At this point, Xie Yao couldn't help but get even angrier.
"These netizens are all blind! I made such a good movie this time, and spent so much money on it, and they actually say that I made a bad movie!"
Li Ling had never seen Xie Yao's movies, so she quickly chimed in with a few words of agreement.
Xie Yuanping knew his son well; he wasn't very literate, but he was a master at boasting.
Xie Yuanping felt a slight irritation as his eyelids twitched heavily.
"What you filmed wasn't anything good to begin with!"
"There's no need to buy trending topics to promote your movie; it's a waste of money. The most important thing now is to suppress the incident of you beating up fans at the premiere."
Xie Yao was displeased to hear his father belittling him like that and snorted coldly.
"Alright then, you decide what to do. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
Alice is still waiting for me at the hotel!
Xie Yao licked his lips, excitedly swung his car keys, and left without looking back, thinking about the sexy beauty he was about to get.
Seeing his carefree and irresponsible attitude, Xie Yuanping felt a surge of anger rising within him.
"Look at the good son you raised! He still goes out fooling around late at night!"
Xie Yuanping threw a tissue in the direction Xie Yao had left, his chest heaving, his face flushed with anger.
Xia Xinxin, who had just entered through the door, looked in the direction Xie Yao had left and sneered.
"Dad, you know what kind of person my brother is all day long. He's a complete wretch! And yet you insist on supporting him."
If Xia Xinxin had used that money on herself, she would probably have become a top influencer by now!
Xie Yuanping usually dotes on Xia Xinxin, but in the end, he still favors his son more.
"How could you say that about your brother? You're a girl, don't meddle in so many things!"
Xie Yuanping glared at Xia Xinxin in a cold voice.
Xia Xinxin, who came to comfort Xie Yuanping out of kindness, was scolded by her own father.
Xia Xinxin bit her lip, heartbroken by Xie Yuanping's words.
She should have known that although Xie Yuanping verbally defended her, when it came to actual interests, he would still prioritize Xie Yao!
He's just a worthless son.
Xia Xinxin came over that evening to remind Xie Yuanping and Xie Yao that the trend in the entertainment industry and online was not right, and it seemed that their high-priced "movie purchase" to boost Xie Yao's qualifications was about to be exposed.
But looking at her own father who showed no support for her whatsoever, Xia Xinxin gave a self-deprecating smile.
Indeed, people shouldn't compare themselves to others.
Compared to Xia Chuyue, Xia Xinxin is a treasure to Xie Yuanping.
But if it were Xie Yuanping's beloved Xie Yao, Xia Xinxin would naturally be no match for him.
Xia Xinxin picked up her bag, said coldly, "I'm leaving," and left without looking back.
Li Ling, who was pouring water for Xia Xinxin, felt sorry for her daughter, but she didn't dare to argue with Xie Yuanping and could only watch helplessly at the door.
The family's relationship soured, and they parted on bad terms.
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Xia Chuyue stayed at the Xia family home tonight, sitting in the private cinema on the second floor with the Xia Xiang and Shen Qing sisters, watching a movie and chatting quietly.
"To be honest, this is the first time the three of us sisters have chatted all night like this!"
Xia Xiang seemed to really enjoy this atmosphere.
“I thought I would never find my younger sister Xiaoyi again. It’s so lucky that the family can be reunited now.”
Shen Qing casually touched his ear cartilage stud, and vaguely recalled some past events.
"It's okay, there will be many more moments like this in the future."
Xia Chuyue nodded softly in agreement.
"right."
Looking at Xia Chuyue's fair and delicate profile, Shen Qing sighed at her own good fortune, then suddenly smiled and told them something.
"Our group will disband next month, and I will announce my retirement from the entertainment industry at that time."
Xia Chuyue was surprised, but not unexpected.
"That's fine, your identity is too special."
Xia Xiang nodded and gently patted her younger sister Shen Qing's hand.
"Xiao Yi has suffered. If she doesn't want to stay in the entertainment industry, then so be it."
Shen Qing briefly explained her plans.
“My adoptive mother and brother are almost fully recovered now, and we have paid off all our debts. I will donate every penny of the money I earn in the entertainment industry to orphans who have no relatives.”
Being forced into the entertainment industry was never something Shen Qing wanted.
Xia Chuyue nodded slightly in agreement.
"That's fine, but with so many fans, I'm afraid they'll be very sad."
Shen Qing felt a little sad thinking about her fans.
He opened his phone, intending to check his Weibo comments, but then he came across a trending topic, and his eyes widened suddenly.
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