Tao Rui rushed to the hotel as quickly as possible, and as soon as he turned on his phone, hundreds of missed calls and hundreds of WeChat messages popped up.
The calls came from his parents, assistant and the girl, and the messages were mostly from the girl.
From those incoherent messages, it can be seen that the girl was deeply hurt and at a loss, as if she had reached a dead end and couldn't find a way out. She didn't know what to do.
He immediately went online to check the trending searches, and sure enough, the girl's name was high up on the list.
#Ling Jiaxuan and Tao Rui break up#
#Ling Jiaxuan worships money#
Both trending searches were very popular. Tao Rui was very familiar with them. After a few quick glances, he found that the internet trolls were still leading the trend. The trending searches with Tao Rui's name were at the very bottom, obviously suppressed, and might disappear soon.
This was done by the original owner's parents. They only wanted to attack Ling Jiaxuan and did not want to cause trouble for their son.
The online comments were deeply hurtful, almost guaranteeing that Ling Jiaxuan was vain, materialistic, and a playboy. This infuriated Tao Rui, a man known only for his experiments. It just so happened that Ling Jiaxuan herself had said the phrase "only for her experiments" during a livestream, originally a joke about her boyfriend, but now it became irrefutable evidence.
Who made Ling Jiaxuan so convinced that they were in a good relationship? She'd naturally brought it up during their livestream chats, and now that they'd suddenly broken up, it must have been because she'd done something unforgivable. Otherwise, why would Tao Rui, who was so good, break up with her?
Public opinion almost unanimously mocked her, and her fans tried hard to clarify for her, but she was just a small internet celebrity with very few fans, so it was of no use.
Tao Rui quickly packed his luggage and rushed to the airport. On the way, he called a lawyer to draft a legal letter, and then sent a message using his Weibo account, which he rarely logged into.
[Tao Rui: Xuanxuan is the best girl in my heart. The few photos circulating on the Internet are just daily life. I think everyone will dress up carefully before attending a cocktail party and greet the guests at the party with a smile. This is basic etiquette and has nothing to do with materialism.
I was just confined to my own room, pondering the project's challenges. I didn't expect something like this would happen. We're doing fine. Rumormongers, please stop spreading false information immediately. Otherwise, we will pursue legal action to protect our legitimate rights and interests. [Image of attorney's letter]
His Weibo account is aloof and official, occasionally posting news about winning an award or completing a project, often simply because others have asked him to repost it. He's never posted anything personal; this is his first personal Weibo post!
Soon, netizens took notice of his Weibo post. The real person had appeared, and the truth had been reversed? Onlookers quickly forwarded and spread the news, allowing even more people to see it.
Many people were shocked because those who previously criticized Ling Jiaxuan used Tao Rui's lack of clarification and response as an excuse to assume that he was acquiescing to the online rumors. Now Tao Rui has come out and said he didn't respond because he was in seclusion researching a project?
Many graduate students, masters, and doctoral students have come forward to say that when they're working on research projects in the lab, they really don't pay attention to what's happening online. Sometimes they don't even notice their phones are out of battery. They're truly obsessed with sleep and food, and can't stand being disturbed. They believe what Tao Rui says; after all, he's a genius in their field!
Even more surprising is Tao Rui's denial of the breakup. Rumors of the breakup had actually spread through the grapevine, with photos of Ling Jiaxuan looking for Tao Rui but failing to find him, and looking haggard. However, Ling Jiaxuan never responded to the rumors, leading everyone to believe they were truly separated.
Now the question is, Ling Jiaxuan is just a small internet celebrity, who would go so far as to fabricate such lies to harm her? The truth behind the rumors immediately becomes unfounded. If only the two of them were fine, wouldn't the rumors be easily debunked?
If the gap between Tao Rui, a triple-degree PhD, and Ling Jiaxuan wasn't so huge, their breakup wouldn't even be on the hot search list, okay?
So many people still believed that the breakup was real, otherwise it wouldn't have come to this, and now it might just be Tao Rui being a gentleman to help Ling Jiaxuan resolve the crisis. The two of them really didn't seem to be from the same world, and not many people believed they could continue.
Public opinion shifted from attacking Ling Jiaxuan for being materialistic to speculating whether they had broken up, greatly reducing the damage.
When Tao Rui was waiting for the plane at the airport, he felt relieved when he saw this change and called Ling Jiaxuan.
The phone was picked up after a long time, but it was Ling Jiaxuan's best friend who spoke angrily, "Tao Rui! How dare you call me? You killed Xuanxuan, did you know that?!"
Ling Jiaxuan's voice soon rang out, "Shanshan, is this Tao Rui? Tao Rui's call?"
"It's him. Look at you! This kind of man deserves a good scolding. Be careful..." Lin Shan supported the drunken and staggering Ling Jiaxuan and said angrily and helplessly into the microphone, "Tao Rui, please speak properly. If you hurt Xuanxuan's heart again, I won't forgive you!"
Tao Rui responded, "Yeah, don't worry."
The phone reached Ling Jiaxuan. She was so drunk she had a headache and couldn't tell if it was reality or a dream. "Tao Rui, you finally called me back. How could you just break up like that and disappear without a trace? You didn't even give me a reason. I can't accept it..."
Ling Jiaxuan, as if afraid that the person she had finally connected with would lose contact again, blurted out everything she wanted to say. She was in the most painful and unacceptable state of heartbreak, and Tao Rui could sense her sadness even through the phone.
He listened quietly, and when she finished speaking, he whispered, "I'm overseas. I just found out what happened. I'll go back to see you now, okay? I'll be at your house at six tonight. I'll solve everything with you, don't be afraid."
Ling Jiaxuan covered her head and choked up, "Everything? Can your parents solve the problem of making things difficult for me?"
"Yes. I won't let them bully you in the future, believe me." Tao Rui's voice was steady and powerful, revealing an indescribable comfort.
Ling Jiaxuan felt all the grievances she'd felt wash over her. This was the first time Tao Rui had directly admitted, without hesitation, that his parents had bullied her. She'd always been distressed by Tao Rui's disbelief, but now, he finally believed her. She hadn't lied; it had always been his parents who had been giving her a hard time.
Suddenly, Lin Shan's exclamation came to mind. "Xuanxuan, look! Tao Rui posted on Weibo. His clarification is the most powerful. The comments criticizing you have decreased a lot!"
Ling Jiaxuan tilted her head to look at Lin Shan's phone. Seeing the changes online, she sobered up, convinced that this wasn't just a drunken dream. She read Tao Rui's Weibo post over and over again, five or six times, and suddenly felt a little unbelievable.
She opened her mouth and asked Tao Rui over the phone, "Do you know who is smearing me? It's impossible for anyone to target me for no reason."
She clutched her phone tightly, and even Lin Shan looked over, her heart clenched for her friend. If Tao Rui continued to side with his parents and trample on his friend's heart again and again, she would really hate Tao Rui to death.
Tao Rui was silent for a moment, then whispered, "I know. I'm sorry. I didn't believe you before because I never thought they would do such a thing. I will give you an explanation for this matter."
"...I want to see you soon."
"Okay." Tao Rui checked the time. "I'm almost boarding the plane. I'll come see you as soon as I get off."
"Okay." Ling Jiaxuan hung up the phone, looking at it blankly, then at Lin Shan. "Shanshan, was that true just now? Tao Rui said he was coming? He also denied breaking up and said we were fine, right?"
Lin Shan nodded her head in frustration, "Yes, yes, your PhD boyfriend has coaxed you again. Are you stupid? We finally broke up, and you're still jumping into the fire?"
Ling Jiaxuan immediately got up from the carpet, wiped her tears, looked around and said, "No, I need to wash up and clean the house."
Lin Shan chased after him and said, "Ling Jiaxuan! Did you hear what I said?"
Ling Jiaxuan lowered her head to put water on her face and said in a muffled voice, "I still like him. He said he wanted to break up, but I didn't agree, so it doesn't count."
Lin Shan shook her head and went to the living room to help her clean up the house.
Tao Rui got on the plane and received a call from his mother. Her voice was a little tense and a little angry. She asked, "Xiao Rui, why did you say that online? Didn't you promise me to break up with Ling Jiaxuan? Did she ask you to do this?"
Tao Rui said coldly, "Of course I will protect the woman I like. Thanks to this online bullying, I have come to understand my own heart. I will not break up with Xuan Xuan. Of course, I will not forgive the person who spread the rumors. The plane is about to take off, hang up."
Before Tao's mother could say anything, Tao Rui had already hung up the phone and switched to flight mode.
Tao's mother tried to call again but couldn't get through. She was anxious, angry, and worried. Tao's father, who was standing nearby, saw this and said, "I told you to wait and not rush into dealing with that internet celebrity, but you wouldn't listen."
Mother Tao said angrily, "What's the point of you saying this now? Why didn't you stop me back then? Didn't I just want to defeat her in one fell swoop and stop her from bothering Xiao Rui? Now look what happened. She's in trouble, and Xiao Rui is heartbroken and regretful. What should I do now? I think Xiao Rui knows I did it, and he's coming back to settle the score with me."
Tao's mother stood up and paced back and forth anxiously. Tao's father advised, "Don't you know Xiaorui's personality? He's in the lab all day, and his rebellious phase came later than others. Just treat it as his rebellious phase. He's a member of our Tao family and has been educated like this since childhood. He knows what's best for him. Don't worry, the internet celebrity incident has already annoyed him a lot, and it has delayed his experimental time. He won't persist for long."
Tao's father looked at Tao's mother and said, "If it really doesn't work, just pretend to be sick. Xiao Rui has always been filial. Can he just watch you fall ill and do nothing? Even if he is unfilial in his heart, he won't let himself be labeled as such."
I have to say that Father Tao knew the original owner very well. The original owner always seemed innocent on the surface, but in fact, the choices he had always made were the most selfish, and he only wanted his own happiness.
But what Mr. Tao could never have imagined was that Tao Rui had already changed his mind. Even if the Tao Rui who had traveled through time and space wanted to stand in the upper class circle, he would not use such a hypocritical face.
Tao Rui learned more about the subsequent plot on the plane. These relatives of the Tao family were the ones who were truly greedy and vain. None of them were innocent. Due to their intervention, Ling Jiaxuan experienced not only the cyberbullying, but also kidnapping, intimidation, bankruptcy, family relocation, joblessness, seriously ill parents, singing in bars, and many other bad things.
Now that Tao Rui is here, he will nip all of this in the bud.
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