It was not until two days later that Du Pingting's scandal was removed by the public relations department hired by the Du family. They also asked the army to suppress all the previous clues.
Unfortunately, netizens were not fish with a seven-second memory. Even if the trending search and the marketing account's Weibo were deleted, they still discussed this matter enthusiastically in their own fields.
At the same time, the names of Shen Yu and Tang Li were mentioned more and more frequently by netizens.
Some people even dug out the addresses of several shops under Shen Yu's management. Therefore, Shen Yu became an internet celebrity shop owner. Not only were his customers full every day, but there were also many young girls clamoring to see Shen Yu.
Not long after, Shen Yu also received an invitation from a local variety show. The variety show was going to do a food show and wanted to let Shen Yu and other internet celebrity shop owners show their skills.
Of course, the pay was not low, and there were several zeros behind it.
Unfortunately, Shen Yu wasn't interested in this. But even if he was, he wouldn't go. If he really reached the point where he had to become an internet celebrity to support himself, he didn't know how many people would laugh at the Shen family.
Shen Yu originally thought that his and Tang Li's popularity would last for a long time on the Internet. He did not expect that in less than half a month, there would be very few people mentioning his and Tang Li's names.
He just thought that the novelty of the netizens had passed. Then, one day, he saw a small account that said that Tang Li's lawyer was suing the people who spread rumors about them on the Internet. Now that the Tang family was very powerful, even the usually arrogant marketing account did not want to provoke such an overlord.
Three months later, the weather warmed up.
People gradually changed into spring clothes.
Shen Yu could no longer search for his and Tang Li's names on Weibo. However, Du Pingting was pulled out from time to time by people who ridiculed and ridiculed her.
On the day when Old Master Shen was discharged from the hospital, Shen Yu saw Du Pingting again.
Without the cover of the winter clothes, Du Pingting's growing belly could not be concealed. She felt like she had nothing to lose, so she did not try to hide it.
What surprised Shen Yu was that in just a few months, the changes in Du Pingting could be described as earth-shaking.
If someone had not called out Du Pingting's name, he would not have connected the thin, dispirited, and slovenly woman in front of him with her previous glamorous image.
Du Pingting came with her parents and elder sister. She followed behind them silently. Father Du, Mother Du, and elder sister all had apologetic smiles on their faces. They tried to curry favor by inviting Old Master Shen and Shen Yu to a nearby cafe.
Shen Yu didn't want to go, and Grandpa Shen didn't want to go either.
"If you have something to say, say it here." Grandpa Shen's eyebrows were full of indifference when facing his old friend.
Standing outside the crowded hospital and receiving strange looks from passersby, Father Du's face was not very good. He rubbed his hands uneasily and said, "Uncle Shen, we apologize for Du Pingting's previous behavior. Now Du Pingting has also been punished. She has to stay at home all day long. The doctor also found that she has mild autism. Please forgive us for this …"
Grandpa Shen looked up and glanced at him.
Father Du immediately shut up.
Grandpa Shen looked like he had heard a joke. He grinned, but his eyes were cold. "Everything she is suffering now, isn't it her own fault?"
Father Du was stunned. Even Mother Du and the Du sisters behind him were stunned.
They did not expect Grandpa Shen to be so ruthless.
"Xiao Du, our two families used to have such a good relationship. I also treated Du Pingting as my own granddaughter. Even if she betrayed Shen Yu, as long as she changed her mind, I would still recognize her as my granddaughter-in-law." Grandpa Shen thought of the scene where he forced Shen Yu to do Du Pingting. He hated himself for being stupid at that time. He was already so old, but he still became an accomplice of someone who took advantage of the Shen family.
Grandpa Shen was angry and ashamed. He stared at Father Du, who was sweating profusely. "Didn't someone expose Du Pingting's scandal? How long do you plan to hide it? Do you think our Shen family is a fig leaf for you? "
"Uncle Shen …" Father Du's anger was stuck in his throat. He didn't know how to spit it out.
"That's it." Grandpa Shen waved his hand. "We don't dare to accept your apology, and we don't deserve it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Zhang drove the car in front of them.
"Let's go." Grandpa Shen said to Shen Yu.
Shen Yu didn't say a word from beginning to end. He felt disgusted even looking at the Du family. After hearing Grandpa Shen's words, he nodded and opened the back door to wait for Grandpa Shen to get in first.
Just as Shen Yu was about to get in the car, he suddenly heard the weak voice of Du Pingting from behind him.
"Ah Yu."
Shen Yu paused and instinctively turned around.
He saw Du Pingting being gently pushed out by the eldest sister of the Du family. She clasped her hands in front of her protruding belly. Her pale face set off the dark circles under her eyes.
Du Pingting looked at Shen Yu anxiously, but she didn't look as lovely as before.
"Ah Yu, I was so anxious that I lied to you. If I could turn back time, I would never have left you." Halfway through her words, big drops of tears gushed out of her eyes and left traces on her cheeks. She cried and said, "I was really wrong. Ah Yu, can you forgive me just this once? I realized that I still belong to you. "
Shen Yu: "…"
This feeling was similar to eating a pile of dog shit.
If Du Pingting continued to speak, Shen Yu felt that he would vomit out the food he ate last night.
The more Du Pingting spoke, the sadder she became. She looked at Shen Yu's handsome face with tears in her eyes. The seed of regret quickly took root and sprouted in the bottom of her heart and grew into a towering tree.
Even Du Pingting didn't know what she was thinking at that time.
Obviously, Shen Yu's height, appearance, and family background were all the best among the children of the aristocratic families that she had met. But she always remembered Shen Rong and vented her resentment on Shen Yu …
At this moment, Du Pingting wished that time could turn back so that she could treat Shen Yu well.
"Ah Yu." Du Pingting reached out her hand with tears in her eyes and tried to grab Shen Yu's clothes. "Let's start over …"
Before she finished speaking, Shen Yu leaned to the side to avoid her hand.
Du Pingting's voice also stopped abruptly.
She widened her eyes slightly and looked at Shen Yu with a hurt expression.
She had to admit that the undisguised disgust in Shen Yu's eyes was like a sharp needle that deeply pierced Du Pingting's heart.
Shen Yu looked indifferent and reached out to pat the dust on his shoulder that was accidentally touched by Du Pingting's hand just now.
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"I really don't know where you got the confidence to think that after you did so many wrong things to me, I would still stand still and wait for you." Shen Yu's tone was cold and emotionless. He calmly narrated, "My grandfather was right. You only have yourself to blame for the consequences now. As a victim, I don't have to pay for you."
Du Pingting's father's face turned green and stepped forward. "Xiao Yu …"
Shen Yu coldly interrupted him. "If you still want me to say something, then I can only say …"
After a pause, he suddenly smiled and spat out two words. "You deserve it."
Du Pingting was petrified on the spot.
The faces of the Du family members behind her also turned pale, green, green, and black. It was very beautiful.
Shen Yu was too lazy to continue arguing with Du Pingting's family. He turned around and got into the car.
Before he closed the door, he heard Du Pingting suddenly burst out crying.
The Du family members didn't come forward to comfort her. They didn't even move a step. They just stood aside and watched coldly. They still had a glimmer of hope in their hearts that Du Pingting's crying could bring Shen Yu back.
Unfortunately, what they waited for was the sound of the car door slamming shut.
Shen Yu left.
He didn't even look back.
Although the Shen family had filed for bankruptcy a long time ago, Old Master Shen still had many houses under his name. He even bought some abroad.
However, it had been less than a year since they filed for bankruptcy. If they were too high-profile, it would easily attract the attention of others. Therefore, Old Master Shen rejected Uncle Zhang's suggestion to send him to a villa on the mountain to recuperate. He moved into an apartment that was less than 100 square meters.
Originally, Old Master Shen wanted to give the two houses under his name to Shen Yu. However, there were too many people staring at Shen Yu, so he had to give up the idea for the time being.
After thinking about it, Old Master Shen said that he wanted Shen Yu to move in.
Although the apartment wasn't big, they could take care of each other if they lived together. It just so happened that Old Master Shen had an apartment in the same neighborhood. He could give it to Aunt Chen.
Two days later, Shen Yu moved into Old Master Shen's house.
That night, when he was about to fall asleep, the phone on the bedside table suddenly lit up.
Shen Yu took the phone in a daze.
It was a WeChat message from Tang Li.
[Tang Li: Are you asleep?]
During this period of time, Shen Yu and Tang Li had been keeping in touch intermittently. It was said that it was intermittent because Shen Yu rarely contacted Tang Li. Their phone calls and chats were all initiated by Tang Li alone.
Sometimes, Shen Yu was busy and didn't receive Tang Li's call or forgot to reply to Tang Li's message. After that, he didn't even think of telling Tang Li.
Tang Li didn't seem to be angry at all. He guessed that Shen Yu wasn't so busy, so he dialed Shen Yu's phone again. Even when he talked to Shen Yu, he was very careful.
During this period, Shen Yu thought about alienating Tang Li. However, thinking was one thing, but actually taking action was another.
Shen Yu leaned against the headboard. The phone screen emitted a faint fluorescent light in the dark.
He hesitated and didn't reply. As a result, he suddenly saw Tang Li's name on the WeChat chat box become "typing".
Shen Yu paused. He withdrew his fingers that were about to tap on the screen and switched to a gesture of simply holding the phone.
He was thinking about what Tang Li would say.
Unfortunately, after waiting for a long time, "Typing in progress" changed to Tang Li's name, and then to "Typing in progress". Just like that, it changed back and forth a few times, but the message in the chat box was still "Are you asleep?"
Shen Yu sighed softly.
[Shen Yu: What's the matter?]
The other side replied instantly.
[Tang Li: I want to see you, can I?]
[Shen Yu: I moved.]
[Tang Li: I know you moved. I'm downstairs.]
Shen Yu froze for a moment.
The other side immediately added.
[Tang Li: I just want to see you. I won't do anything, even if it's just a glance at you …]
Even through the phone, Shen Yu could feel the deep pleading and helplessness of the person on the other side of the phone from between the lines.
He got out of bed with the phone, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, lifted the curtain a little, and looked down.
The floor of this apartment was not high. From Shen Yu's angle, he could see the fountain downstairs. The dim street lights shrouded the silent fountain, and also elongated the shadow of the person standing beside the fountain.
For no reason, Shen Yu actually felt a trace of loneliness.
The fountain was surrounded by lawns and paths that were only suitable for passers-by to walk on, so Tang Li didn't drive in.
He didn't know how he accurately found Shen Yu's window.
Perhaps sensing Shen Yu's gaze, Tang Li, who was looking down at the ground, suddenly raised his head and looked straight at Shen Yu, who was hiding behind the curtain. Then, he froze and didn't respond for a long time.
For some reason, Shen Yu knew that Tang Li didn't see him, but when his eyes met Tang Li's, his heart couldn't help but beat faster.
"Bang bang."
"Bang bang."
It almost jumped out of his throat.
Shen Yu quickly pulled the curtain, took two deep breaths, and stood stiffly behind the curtain for a long time. Finally, he let out a sigh as if he had compromised.
He hurriedly changed his clothes and quietly went out of the door.
The weather in May had warmed up. The night wind blew on his cheeks, and the cool feeling was refreshing.
Before he reached the fountain, Shen Yu saw the tall and lonely figure in the distance. It was like a sculpture, as if it was integrated into the night behind it.
Shen Yu felt distressed for no reason.
He had to admit that Tang Li could always poke the softest part of his heart.
"Chestnut."
Tang Li turned his head when he heard the voice, and then walked over quickly. Without any explanation, he hugged Shen Yu into his arms.
Before Shen Yu had time to speak, he smelled a strong alcohol smell from Tang Li's body, accompanied by a somewhat choking smell of smoke.
"I found the evidence." Tang Li's voice was as low as the night demon. If you listened carefully, you would find that his voice was trembling. "The evidence that they killed my father."
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