After Di Xiu finished his busy day and returned home, he took a shower and then went back to his study. It was already past midnight when he remembered Xia Xueqing.
001: "Xia Xueqing went to the police station and even slandered you. But her words don't hold up to scrutiny, and she didn't succeed in smearing you. The police sent you a message. Do you want to go there?"
"I'm not going."
Di Xiu made a call, which rang for thirty seconds before being answered. Before he could speak, the person on the other end burst into a frantic roar: "Big brother, do you even know what time it is? I just finished a lawsuit these past two days, and I'm finally able to get a good night's sleep. Can't you let me rest properly? I'm really going to die from exhaustion if this keeps up."
Emperor Xiu: "..."
Di Xiu glanced at the time and insisted, "Go for me tomorrow..."
The lawyer scratched his messy hair and said irritably, "My brain is a complete mess right now. I don't remember anything you tell me. Let's talk again tomorrow morning. That's all, bye."
"beep--"
"..."
001 chuckled to himself.
Meanwhile, the Jin family father and son had just arrived at the airport when they noticed someone watching them from the shadows. They made a sharp turn and drove away, but they couldn't outrun the prepared police. They were caught after only six hours on the run.
Of course, even if the run is successful, with "Eagle Eye 2.0" in place, it will only take a day or two longer.
The three members of the Jin family went to the police station together, although they were not in the same branch.
...
An ordinary night passed, and Di Xiu called the lawyer again. The lawyer had just struggled to get out of bed when he heard Di Xiu's clear, sleep-free voice. He almost wanted to take Di Xiu apart to see if he was a living, breathing person or a cold, mechanical part.
"Please go to the police station in xx district of J city for me. Xia Xueqing is inside."
The lawyer yawned widely and asked, "Whether she's a member of the Jin family now, or in the police station or jail, what does it have to do with you?"
Di Xiu glanced at the text message from the police and said, "She's accusing me of killing her mother. I need you to add a clause to the lawyer's letter that I'm defaming her."
The lawyer was taken aback and exclaimed, "You're really heartless. She's still the daughter you raised."
"Well, I am, after all, her adoptive father who raised her," Di Xiu calmly replied.
Xia Hongfei wasted the best twenty years of his life on this mother and daughter, giving Xia Xueqing fatherly love that wasn't meant for her and a life of luxury. If they had parted amicably, they could have left with some good memories.
But as shown in the timeline, she accepted all the benefits but never fulfilled her obligations as a child, and in the end, she calmly condemned him as a villain in exchange for inner peace.
When Di Xiu arrived, he prematurely withdrew his paternal love and luxurious lifestyle, and was immediately branded as a villain. Legally speaking, even biological children are no longer obligated to provide living expenses after they turn 18.
"OK, what kind of result do you want?"
"The daughter has to pay for her mother's debts, plus defamation."
“She can’t afford to pay for it, after all, the Jin family has fallen on hard times.”
"Just do it."
"Alright, then you'd better watch out for public opinion."
"Um."
Before the turmoil in the Jin family had subsided, Di Xiu took the opportunity to steer the storm towards himself. An "insider" revealed online the touching love story between Xia Xueqing and Huo Ting when they were down on their luck, portraying "Xia Hongfei" as a feudal patriarch. In order to prevent them from being together, he sent his daughter abroad and even suspended her bank account in a fit of anger.
This "insider" is 001.
The Jin and Huo families have been frequently trending on social media lately, and this matter quickly became a hot topic. Other "insiders" also spoke up for Xia Hongfei, saying that Xia Hongfei loves his daughter and wants to support her because he sees her so devoted to her.
At the time, Huo Ting was just a bar singer. He didn't want his daughter to be ridiculed, so he offered to support Huo Ting's debut as a professional singer, but was rejected. He also tried to arrange for someone to join the company, but was rejected again.
An insider posed a thought-provoking question: Would you be happy for your pampered daughter to marry a bar singer, especially one who lacks ambition?
As for sending her abroad, a socialite named Yuan uploaded a video that revealed the "truth"—Xia Xueqing wanted to elope with Huo Ting and hoped that Yuan could help her. Yuan felt that this was wrong and told Uncle Xia, so Uncle Xia reluctantly sent her abroad.
Wiping away tears, Mr. Yuan said emotionally, "Uncle Xia really cared about Qing'er and truly loved her. No matter how busy he was with work, he would always make time to play with her and take her to the amusement park. When I was little, I often saw Uncle Xia riding Qing'er on horseback. How many people could do that? Who would have thought that Qing'er wasn't Uncle Xia's daughter? Uncle Xia has really suffered so much. How many 20-year periods does a man have? He gave the best 20 years of his life to the wife and daughter he loved..."
001 also started shedding blue tears, wiping her eyes, sniffling non-existent snot, and sobbing: "The original owner was so pitiful. She gave half her life to that mother and daughter, and in the end, she was hit and killed. She died so tragically... That idiot male lead, why didn't he hit the female lead instead of Xia Hongfei when he was trading his life for hers?"
Emperor Xiu: "..."
Annie went online under her real name and told the truth about why her bank card was suspended. She also indignantly recounted all the mean words Xia Xueqing had said, feeling sorry for her husband.
As for why Xia Hongfei made a will to donate his property to the country and society instead of to his daughter, who cares? Donating to the country and society is the same as donating to everyone.
Of course, there were some keyboard warriors jumping around, but this time Di Xiu directly hired an online army to completely control public opinion.
One more thing, Di Xiu has won the two major titles of "Most Beautiful Father" and "Most Affectionate Simp (crossed out) Husband".
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