"Are we just going to let it go like this?"
Old Han looked at Chen Guang in despair.
The popularity of Wang Ren's case on the internet would eventually die down. This was also the characteristic of the internet. Every day, at every moment, there would be all kinds of hot news.
News came and went quickly. Even if there was a big explosion somewhere and everyone knew about it for a while, after a while, this hot news would be gradually overshadowed by the torrent of information explosion.
People's attention would be diverted, and their hatred and disgust would be forgotten. Even if the world was turned upside down, if one could not take advantage of the time when the wind blew to settle it, it would only become an inconspicuous past that was buried by the wind and sand.
Without Wu Shan adding fuel to the fire, Chen Guang wanted to rely on his own strength to complete this matter and send Wang Ren to court. Even if it seemed justified, the world's principles could not be won just by standing on the side of reason.
Unwilling to give up, Chen Guang posted another Weibo post using the Almighty Superman. This time, he flipped the table again.
"I thought that I could uphold justice with my moral standing, but now I realize that I'm powerless. I'm just an internet celebrity. Other than shouting on the internet, I can't do anything. My friend told me that the victim's family backed down and wanted to withdraw the lawsuit. He couldn't find a law firm willing to take the case, and the documents sent by the prosecutor's office were also empty promises.
"I don't understand what's going on with this world. Why can't the wicked get the punishment they deserve? I used to think that it was because the ugly was not exposed to the world. Now, as a first-tier internet celebrity, I take out the ugly things and let them bask in the sun, let the sun purify the ugliness of the world.
"But now I realize that I was wrong. I'm just an incandescent light. If someone cuts off my electricity, I have no light. Now that I have electricity again, I'm starting to struggle again. I'm starting to court death again. But it's meaningless! In the video you can see, I'm an omnipotent Almighty Superman. On the other side, you can't see, I'm just a useless person who can't do anything.
"From tomorrow onwards, I will be a blind man. I no longer need my eyes to find the light."
"From tomorrow onwards, I'll be deaf. I don't want to hear the mournful and hateful wails of vengeful spirits."
"From tomorrow onwards, I'll be a cripple. I'll live the rest of my life in the illusion with a leg that's covered in mud and rotten."
"From tomorrow onwards, I'll be a madman. Since I can't change anything, I'll just make myself crazy. That way, I might be able to live a more relaxed life."
"Is this really the only way?"
Parking his car alone outside Zhuo Jingsi's neighborhood, Chen Guang pressed the send button. In fact, he didn't know what the point of posting this Weibo post was, but there was too much anger in his chest that he couldn't calm down.
Five minutes later, the first call came from Jin Shiyue.
Chen Guang really didn't expect it to be her. On the other end of the phone, she was silent for a moment, and finally said inexplicably, "I'm sorry."
"Why are you saying sorry to me?" Chen Guang didn't understand.
Jin Shiyue took a deep breath. "Actually, I can help you, but I …"
"No, no, no. Don't be like this. I'm already very grateful that you've helped me repost the Weibo post, but I really can't ask for more from you. It was me who was nosy and wanted to plunge into this mud. There's no reason to drag you guys into this. I know that you and Jiang Yage have some background, but this will indeed cause you a lot of trouble, right? "
"I also know that what's in front of me isn't just Xu Lizheng or Wang Ren. Maybe it's a big net. It looked like I was going against Xu Lizheng alone, but what I wanted to provoke was the entire net behind him. The price I had to pay was too high. I'm barefooted, so I'm not afraid of wearing shoes. You guys have already helped me enough. "
Jin Shiyue hung up the phone. Jiang Yage was so nervous that she didn't know where to put her hands and feet. She put her hands between her legs and said shyly, "What did he say?"
Jin Shiyue sighed. "He doesn't want us to care about him anymore."
"I feel ashamed to see him. I don't even have the courage to call him. I'm such a terrible woman! I don't even dare to protect the man I like! "
Jiang Yage suddenly got angry with herself.
Jin Shiyue squeezed her hand. "Yage, don't be like this. We didn't do anything wrong!"
"But I still feel sad. When I think of him being unhappy now, I feel sad!" Jiang Yage said, and her eyes turned red.
Jin Shiyue turned her face away. Jiang Yage was straightforward, and she had already said her feelings. In fact, who could understand how uncomfortable Jin Shiyue was at this time?
Jin Shiyue suddenly said heavily, "Well, I have an idea. No matter what happens between him and Xu Lizheng this time, if he really loses, Xu Lizheng will take revenge on him. At that time, I can protect him! I won't let him suffer any more grievances! No one dares to touch him! "
Jiang Yage, whose eyes were red, suddenly froze. She turned her face and looked at Jin Shiyue blankly. "What idea? I can't think of it! I also want to call him again to help him contact someone, but won't it make people think that there's something between us? My grandfather is very sensitive. The last time I had a meal with him, he tried to find out if I had fallen in love with someone. "
"I have more freedom than you. Why don't we say that he's my boyfriend? That way, no one will suspect you?" Jin Shiyue looked at Jiang Yage seriously.
Jiang Yage was stunned at first, and then immediately felt happy. She felt that something was wrong. "Sister Shiyue, this … you're sacrificing too much."
Jin Shiyue waved her hand. "It's okay. We're not children anymore. What's wrong with falling in love?"
"But …"
"No buts. I've already posted it on Weibo."
"Hey! Sister Shiyue, are you crazy? There's no need to say this kind of thing on Weibo! It's enough to let some people know in private! If you post it like this, our fans will explode! "
Jin Shiyue shrugged. "After singing for so many years and acting in movies and TV shows for so many years, I'm also a little tired. Anyway, if those fans can understand it, then so be it. If they can't, I don't mind. Do we lack money? At most, I'll just take a break. Even if I really have a boyfriend, who can say anything? Besides, do you really think you can release the news in a small circle? Don't you think about my dad? If we don't directly post it online and catch them off guard, you and I won't even have a chance to talk. We can only post it on Weibo! "
"What did you say?" Jiang Yage snatched Jin Shiyue's phone and read it word by word, "I'm in love. The boy I like is three months older than me. His surname is Chen. He's a third-year university student. He's not in the entertainment industry. He's the brightest ray of light in my life. Since the first time I saw him, I've fallen in love with him. Please give me your blessings and don't disturb him. "
"You scared me to death. I thought you were going to post a photo of him!" Jiang Yage patted her chest after reading it.
Jin Shiyue smiled casually. "I'm not stupid. Can't you see that he's most afraid of fame? I don't even dare to say his name. But people who understand will naturally understand after seeing it. It's enough to subdue Xu Lizheng. "
"Alright, Sister Shiyue, thank you." Jiang Yage returned the phone to Jin Shiyue. She didn't know what to say.
Dragging his exhausted body and mind, Chen Guang returned to Zhuo Jingsi's dormitory for the first time in a few days. The girls were still there to keep watch.
Although Chen Guang didn't call them at all in the past few days, they could guess how much Chen Guang had done in the past few days from the scattered rumors on the Internet.
Zhuo Jingsi had been on Weibo, staring at the almighty superman. When this limerick called "Starting Tomorrow" was posted, Zhuo Jingsi understood.
Things didn't go as smoothly as he imagined. The resistance he encountered was stronger than he imagined.
At the end of the day, he was still a student. He was the one who insisted on stiffening his neck, straightening his shoulders, and shouldering this burden that he shouldn't have.
How much disappointment and pain must he have felt in the depths of his heart to be able to write such a thing?
Zhuo Jingsi's impression of Chen Guang was never one who liked to show off his literary talent. He didn't have any literary talent either.
Let's just forget about it. I believe that after this incident, Wang Ren won't dare to do anything in school anymore.
Zhuo Jingsi began to waver.
At this moment, the doorbell rang. Zhuo Jingsi stood up abruptly. Could it be that he was back?
When she opened the door and saw Chen Guang with red eyes and his head hanging down, Zhuo Jingsi's heart almost broke.
"You're finally back."
Zhuo Jingsi couldn't care less about being reserved anymore. She rushed forward and hugged Chen Guang. "It's been hard on you these past few days."
Feeling Zhuo Jingsi's warm embrace, Chen Guang's originally empty heart was suddenly warmed up.
He then looked up at Fan Lingshan, Hua Ling, and Zhong Yue, who were looking at him from the side. Chen Guang had an illusion that he was the man who shouldered the storm on his shoulders. This was his home, the harbor of his soul.
"Don't ask me anything. I don't want to talk about it. Let me rest, rest … I'm a little, a little tired."
Squeezing out of Zhuo Jingsi's embrace, Chen Guang forced a smile at the crowd.
He rarely showed such a weak expression. It was really too hard on him outside. He had done everything he could to this day and was about to succeed, but because the person he could rely on the most reneged on his words, it was all for naught.
He was really tired.
Admittedly, he could try to find Ding Lu's family again, but it was probably too late. As long as he gave Xu Lizheng a chance to breathe, he would probably send Wang Ren away even if he had to bear the immense pressure.
He was really at his wit's end.
After dinner, Chen Guang wasn't in the mood to care about the storm outside. He told everyone that he was a little sleepy and went into Zhuo Jingsi's bedroom. He lay on the bed and played with his phone.
He was scrolling through Weibo out of boredom when he saw the Weibo post that Jin Shiyue had just posted. He thought he was blind.
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