Lu Yanli tried to hear Yun Lian's voice on the other end of the phone, but then a loud bang, the piercing sound of a phone breaking, and screams from the crowd followed.
"Ah! Someone jumped off a building..."
Lu Yanli's expression froze on his face.
"Jump off a building? What do you mean by jumping off a building?"
He wanted to keep running forward, but his legs felt rooted to the spot and he couldn't move them no matter what he did.
"drop--"
Lu Yanli only realized that it was all real when he was hit by the car and thrown into the air, and the pain struck.
It seems that Yun Lian was driven to her death by him.
Blood kept spilling from Lu Yanli's mouth and nose. His gaze was fixed on the phone lying not far away. The phone screen was shattered, with only a faint light shining through the cobwebs.
*
ward.
"Son! Is there anything else that's bothering you? You scared your parents to death."
Lu Yanli's son, Lu Xuan, tilted his head, looking at the person lying on the hospital bed with a puzzled expression.
"Dad, how could you be so careless crossing the road? You're such a grown man, and you still got into a car accident. What will you do without me?"
Lu Yanli covered his head tightly.
With a hint of pleading, she asked, "Mom, how is Yun Lian?"
A flicker of pleasure crossed Lu's mother's eyes, but her face was filled with sorrow: "Son, it was fate that you two were destined to be apart. She...she's gone! Waaah..."
My poor Xuan'er, not only did she never experience a single day of motherly love, but she didn't even get to see her mother one last time.
Lu Yanli was struck dumb.
"Why did she leave? We're not even divorced yet. I promised to grant her two wishes, which I haven't fulfilled yet. Why did she leave?"
The voice suddenly flashed through Lu Yanli's mind: "Perhaps it was a mistake for us to have met in the first place."
He suddenly pulled the needle out of his hand forcefully, completely disregarding the fact that he was now limping on one leg.
"It's all fake. Yun Lian is still waiting for me to go to her and hear her explanation. I haven't even forgiven her yet, how can she leave?"
Lu's father slapped him across the face.
"The person is gone, and now you're pretending to be sentimental for whoever you are? Lu Yanli, if you're a real man, you should take on your responsibilities."
Now, the Lu family is like a hot pot, in grave danger.
People on the internet are really funny.
When Yun Lian was alive, they hurled insults and slander at her, but after she died, everyone felt sorry for her.
Lu Yanli covered his face in disbelief.
"Dad, you actually hit me? You've never laid a hand on me once since I was a child, and now you're hitting me?"
"I did this to wake you up! Why did you call Yun Lian before she jumped off the building?"
"Do you know she was live-streaming at the time? Do you know that your conversation caused such a huge uproar online! You almost ruined the Lu family business!"
Lu Yanli broke free from the hand that was holding him.
"Don't you know why I made that phone call? It was because you said she disgraced the family that I was blinded by anger."
If it weren't for you and Mom constantly sowing discord, would things have come to this point between her and me?
None of you can escape responsibility for Yun Lian's death. Have you forgotten how you treated her? It was you and Mom who prevented her and her son from seeing each other. It was you who made her marry me, but never acknowledged her identity.
"Dad, everyone in our family is an executioner!"
Lu Xuan pieced together the truth from their conversation.
He had always believed that his mother didn't want him.
Every time his grandmother secretly took him to visit the set, he saw his mother spending time with other children, and he had never seen her smile at others.
His grandparents both said that his mother didn't love him. At first, he didn't believe it, but as more and more people said it, he started to believe it.
After he realized that he was not a child loved by his mother, fate played another joke on him, depriving him of even his mother.
Lu Xuan was in tears, letting out the roar of a young beast.
"Aaaaah! Mom, my mom... Waaaaah, I hate you all!"
Lu Xuan ran towards the door, but bumped into Bai Ruobing.
Bai Ruobing resisted the urge to slap him and gently put her arm around Lu Xuan.
"Xuanxuan, who bullied you? Tell your godmother, and I'll stand up for you."
Looking at her delicate and radiant face, Lu Xuan felt even more heartbroken.
"Godmother, I want my mother. Please take me to find my mother."
Bai Ruobing couldn't hide her smile whenever she thought that Yun Lian was dead and the entire Lu family would be hers in the future.
But looking at Lu Xuan's tear-streaked face, he was filled with deep sorrow: "I'm sorry, Xuanxuan, your mother has gone to a very far place, and I won't be able to see her for the time being."
Even though she hid it well, Lu Xuan still saw the corners of her mouth turned up and grabbed her face hard.
"You're a bad person too! You're all happy that my mother died, aren't you?"
Lu Xuan punched and kicked her. Bai Ruobing observed the ward and, not seeing anyone come out, was about to secretly pinch Lu Xuan when she was suddenly grabbed by two policemen on either side.
"Bai Ruobing, you are suspected of defamation and cyberbullying. Please come with us."
Bai Ruobing touched the cool silver bracelet on her hand, and her delicate smile cracked.
"Officers, are you sure you're not mistaken? Who could I possibly be accusing? I'm a public figure."
"We'll discuss the rest at the bureau."
Two other police officers also entered the ward and took the arguing Lu father and son to the police station.
When 003 finally connected with Yun Lian, this was the scene he witnessed.
"Waaaaah, host, I'm finally connected to you."
Yun Lian lay on the soft and comfortable chaise lounge, watching the screen. When she heard 003's voice, a smile appeared on her lips.
"I thought you had gone missing. It's good that you're back."
003 and Yun Lian watched the screen together, making comments as they watched.
"Holy crap! Dear host, I've only been away from you for a few days, how did you manage to turn this little world upside down?"
The female protagonist of the world, Bai Ruobing, turns evil, and her schemes against Yun Lian are exposed to the public. Videos of her seducing Lu Yanli on multiple occasions also appear.
The public online, feeling manipulated, is furious.
"The child was snatched away from the mother right after birth. What a Lu Group! They really are a master at taking the child away from the mother. No wonder Minglian has depression."
"Bai Ruobing, you hypocrite, you seduce a married man, and he can't even see his own son, but you're always taking pictures with him every few days and showing off on it. Why don't you just die?"
"A rotten pot with a rotten lid, you and Lu the dog are a match made in heaven! One killed Yun Lian with rumors, and the other became the last straw that broke her back. Why weren't you the ones who died?"
003 In the end, Bai Ruobing was imprisoned for suspected murder, while Lu Yanli subjected Yun Lian to emotional abuse in their marriage, depriving her of the right to see her son and imposing a fine.
Netizens were dissatisfied with the result and continued to protest against the Lu family. The protests only subsided after the Lu family was expelled from the Lu family.
Xiao Tianjiu has been speaking out for Yun Lian since her incident, gaining many fans.
Together with Ye Mu, they sought justice for Yun Lian.
Lu Xuan moved out of the Lu family home and lived in Yun Lian's old house. Seeing various photos of himself and Bai Ruobing together, he burst into tears.
"Mom, I regret it..."
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