Hearing Chi Rui's words, Chi Zhaoli was stunned for a moment, then seeing her move the phone in front of him, he picked it up hesitantly.
As soon as he saw the beginning, his face changed.
"Nonsense! Who is spreading rumors and slander?" he said angrily.
The screenshot on the phone was naturally the post that Lan Xiang posted on the school forum to discredit Chi Rui.
Chi Zhaoli took a few glances and found it unbearable to look at.
Although he didn't spend much time with his daughter, he believed that she could never be such a person.
He was so excited, but Chi Rui, who was sitting opposite him, looked calm.
Seeing him put down his phone, she scrolled through the next few screenshots and showed him the chat history between Sheng Qingle and the administrator.
The reason why the rumor posts in the school forum were dealt with so quickly was because of Sheng Qingle's help.
She accidentally saw the post while browsing the forum and contacted the administrator to have it deleted.
She was familiar with the administrator and quickly found out who had posted the message.
Lan Xiang was new to the place and very young, so she had no idea that even though she posted anonymously, the administrator could find her if they wanted to.
Looking at the chat history on the screenshot on the phone and the class number and name sent by the administrator, Chi Zhaoli widened his eyes in disbelief.
“This… this is…”
"My friend asked the forum administrator for me, and this is what the administrator found out. If I need more accurate evidence, I can apply to the school."
Chi Rui lowered his eyes and looked at his fingers. "Although the post has been deleted, the background data should still be available."
Chi Zhaoli looked at her, then at his cell phone, feeling incredibly heavy.
Lan Xiang always behaved well in front of him.
The delicate little girl had a father like that. Even though she was not his biological daughter, he had watched her grow up since she was a child, and out of sympathy, he treated her as half his daughter.
He never expected that his goddaughter, who looked so kind and obedient, would do such a thing?
Didn't she always tell him that she wanted to get along well with her sister? That's why she wanted to go to Dongxuan High School.
He would agree to help her with the transfer procedures, and he might even think of improving his relationship with his daughter through her.
After all, Chi Rui is his biological daughter, and this cannot be changed no matter how bad his relationship with Liu Manzhi is.
"Actually, I don't want to make a big deal out of this, so can you let her transfer to another school?"
Chi Rui said softly, "This is good for her, for me, and for everyone."
Chi Zhaoli's face looked bitter.
He did not defend Lan Xiang. After all, the evidence was solid. Moreover, the rumors she posted were too much!
Although it was obviously fake at first glance, she is a girl, how could she say such ugly words?
Or to her godsister!
"Dad will take care of this matter." He looked at Chi Rui and promised solemnly.
He agreed so readily that Chi Rui was a little bit unconvinced.
Perhaps seeing this, Chi Zhaoli assured her again, "Rui Rui, trust Daddy again. Daddy will definitely give you a satisfactory answer this time."
Chi Rui looked at him and finally nodded: "Well, I hope you can do it as soon as possible."
She really didn't want Lan Xiang to disturb her peaceful life again.
Although there was no expression on her face, Chi Zhaoli could clearly feel her disgust towards Lan Xiang. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and didn't continue the topic.
"Let's not talk about her for now." He pulled himself together. "Are you doing well in Xuancheng? Where do you live now? Do you want to come to Dad's apartment?"
As soon as he said this, the man who was sitting in the adjacent seat and eavesdropping on their conversation couldn't help but stiffen his back.
Chi Zhaoli was still talking.
"Don't worry, Dad doesn't live with your Aunt Lan, and you won't see Lan Xiang."
He carefully observed Chi Rui's expression.
"After divorcing Mom, we have never lived together. During this period of time, can Dad take care of you?"
"You haven't tasted Dad's specialty yet, have you? Dad will cook it for you."
Chi Zhaoli looked at his daughter deeply, his eyes full of guilt.
"Dad knows that I owe you a lot over the years. Can you give Dad a chance to make it up to you?"
Chi Rui looked at him, his eyes full of sincerity, and her heart, which had remained calm and indifferent, finally began to stir.
A strange emotion spread in her heart.
Looking at the gray hair in his head, she found herself feeling a little soft-hearted.
This man is her father.
She remembered that when she was a child, when her mother was too busy to accompany her, she would hide in her room alone.
At that time, she also imagined that if she had a father, her mother would not be so busy and she would not be so lonely.
But now, she is no longer the little girl who longs for companionship and protection.
Chi Rui lowered his eyes.
Moreover, even if Chi Zhaoli did not live with the mother and daughter, as long as they had not completely severed their relationship, she would never be able to accept this father again.
"I'm sorry, I'm doing fine now."
The girl spoke softly, her voice gentle and soft, but firm, "I don't want to move away."
“Is…I see.”
Chi Zhaoli felt awkward and a little lonely.
"That's good, that's good. Let's talk about it later when we have a chance."
Behind Chi Rui, Ye Minghan, who was about to stand up, relaxed his tense back upon hearing this and he slowly sat down again.
However, his brows were deeply furrowed.
"Yes." On the other side, Chi Rui nodded gently, "Then let's stop here today. I'll go back first."
"Then I'll take you home?" Chi Zhaoli said quickly.
"No need." Chi Rui shook her head. "Someone is here to pick me up, and you haven't finished your cake yet."
As she said this, she stood up with her bag.
"I hope you can really do what you just promised me."
Then, Chi Rui nodded at him again, turned around, and walked out of the coffee shop without looking back.
Chi Zhaoli looked at her back, and the gentle and lonely look on his face gradually disappeared, and was replaced by rage.
It turns out that Lan Xiang had been deceiving him all along!
"Waiter, pay the bill!"
When Chi Rui turned around and left, Ye Minghan threw a few banknotes on the table and hurriedly followed her.
The girl came out of the coffee shop, looked in the direction, and kept walking forward with her head down.
She came to a bus stop, looked at the sign, then walked to the bench under the sign and sat down.
There is no sun today and the sky is gray.
The little girl sat on the bench, her head slightly lowered, her eyes fixed on her toes.
When she heard a bus coming, she would look up, and when she found that it was not her bus, she would lower her head again.
That lonely and desolate figure, so small, makes people feel distressed just by looking at it.
Ye Minghan stood in the distance, looking at her helplessly.
Didn't they say someone would come to pick me up? This little liar...
He looked around, then walked away in one direction.
There was another sound of wheels rolling. Chi Rui looked up at the license plate. It was not the one she was waiting for.
A feeling of grievance suddenly filled the air.
She blinked hard, then lowered her head again and kicked the stones on the ground with her toes.
“Tick-t ...
One or two drops of water fell on the ground, followed by more and more, until they were densely packed together and connected into one.
It's raining.
Gusts of cool breeze mixed with rain blew towards me.
The autumn rain is really cold.
Rain dripped down the edge of the bus stop canopy and landed on the asphalt road, with a few drops splashing on her face.
Chi Rui shrank back, raised the back of her hand and wiped it off gently.
She looked up at the gray, rainy sky.
There were no pedestrians on the road, and even few passing vehicles. She sat alone on the bench at the bus stop, trapped in the rain, as if... she had been abandoned by the whole world.
A gust of cold wind blew, and Chi Rui rubbed his arms.
She pursed her lips, lowered her head to open her backpack, and found that she didn't bring an umbrella.
Suddenly, I couldn't stop feeling sad.
In fact, she should have been used to this kind of thing a long time ago.
Because her mother was busy with work and the house was in a school district, she had been going to school on her own since elementary school.
Occasionally, when it rained, I didn’t bring an umbrella, while other children were laughing and waiting for their parents to pick them up.
She was the only one sitting obediently in the classroom, waiting for the rain to stop.
“Da-da-da”
There were footsteps coming nearby. Realizing someone was coming, Chi Rui quickly turned his head away and wiped his eyes with his fingers in panic.
But before she could control her emotions, the man in black leather shoes stood firmly in front of her. At the same time, a large umbrella was placed over her head, blocking all the wind and rain.
Chi Rui was stunned and looked up blankly.
A handsome man holding a black umbrella in his hand.
He lowered his eyes to look at her, like a knight descended from the sky, protecting her completely in his world.
He didn't say anything, just raised his hand slightly and gently handed her the plastic bag in his hand.
Chi Rui sniffed and took it in his hands stupidly.
The plastic bag contained some candies and matcha red bean ice cream.
Chi Rui held the bag but stared at the man without blinking, suspecting that he was hallucinating.
The man slowly squatted down in front of her.
He looked up at her, reached out his hand, and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his fingertips.
"Why are you crying again?"
Although there was blame in his tone, his expression was gentler than she had ever seen before.
"Brother Han..."
There was a choked sob in the girl's voice, small and pitiful.
She looked at the person she loved, the man who appeared when she was most helpless. Tears slowly filled her eyes and blurred her vision.
She bit her lip, and finally couldn't help but open her arms and throw herself into his warm arms.
Ye Minghan lowered his head and was about to take out a handkerchief from his pocket, but he was caught off guard by her pounce and almost fell backwards.
He barely managed to maintain his balance and held her soft body in his arms, feeling helpless and distressed.
He patted her hair gently with his big hand and whispered in her ear, "Okay, stop crying. I'm here."
Chi Rui ignored him and buried her little face deeply in his shoulder.
The man's shoulders were so strong and sturdy, his chest was so broad and warm, and his aura made her feel at ease and fascinated...
She just wanted to be held for a little longer, to stay in this warm harbor for a little longer, just a little longer...
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