The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them

Chapter 265: We’ll Handle This

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lin Wan had never asked him for anything before this, let alone beg for it. Li Yanchen would never refuse her.

“Of course,” he said. “Do you want me to do something about the ones spreading the information online? I can put the public relations department up

to it.”

“No. For now, we don’t need to do anything about that. The information will be gone soon anyway… We just need to believe in Wanyu and take care of xuanxuan ngnc now.’

Lin Wan was a little astonished. She felt that the story was moving at a faster pace. Xie Wanyu’s past was revealed online only in the third year of high school in the original novel.

“Alright. We will visit the school tomorrow.”

At Yun Xi High School, Sun Mingtao struggled internally. He finally decided to tell Li Zexuan about the news.

“Xuanxuan, there is something you must know,” he said and placed the phone in Li Zexuan’s hands.

Li Zexuan saw the post. He felt suffocated. “I…can I call my dad from your phone?”

Sun Mingtao nodded. Li Zexuan dialed his father’s number.

Li Yanchen, who had already discussed and made the preparations, was drinking a cup of tea in the back garden. His phone rang. It was an unknown number. He thought it was a random scam call, so he rejected it. His phone rang again.

Li Yanchen sighed and picked up the call.

“Dad, I…” said Li Zexuan as he fumbled to find the right words. “Dad, I called because…

Li Yanchen knew that his son was flustered. He must have seen the post online.

“Wanwan and I will visit your school tomorrow morning to settle this matter,” he said. “If you bump into that girl in school, tell her not to worry. I will handle it. The two of you should just focus on your studies for now, alright?”

Li Zexuan was on the balcony of his dorm room. “She isn’t a bad person, dad. I believe in her.”

“I know,” said Li Yanchen. His voice was gentle. “Don’t worry about this. Auntie Lin and I will be there tomorrow. We will handle this, okay?”

Li Zexuan’s eyes stung with unshed tears. In the past, Li Yanchen had never cared when news associated with him ended up trending on Twitter. However, in those times, the matter hadn’t been this serious.

Lin Wan took the phone from Li Yanchen’s hand. “Xuanxuan, I know Wanyu is innocent. We will protect you both, alright? Don’t worry.”

“Ms. Lin…” Li Zexuan felt a lump in his throat.

“We will be there when you wake up tomorrow,” said Lin Wan. “Don’t worry and go to sleep.” Her voice was as gentle as the spring breeze, but it was firm.

Li Zexuan finally relaxed. “Alright.” He cut the call.

At this moment, he didn’t feel helpless or worried. He felt that he was no longer alone. There were still some people who supported him. He wasn’t scared.

He returned to his desk and handed the phone back to Sun Mingtao. He wanted to find a way to contact Xie Wanyu. ‘If she sees this, it will hit her hard. She is already so introverted.’

Li Zexuan wanted to rush to the girls’ dormitory to tell her that everything would be alright. But it was already 10 p.m. He decided to wake up early and go to her classroom in the morning to find her.

Sun Mingtao put his phone away and stood next to Li Zexuan with his head lowered. “I’m sorry,” he said. “I might have gotten you into trouble.”

Li Zexuan slowly raised his head. “Were you the one who posted it?”

Sun Mingtao shook his head. “No. But Lu Wenqian asked me where you were off to that time in class. I told her that you take a walk around the Xingzhi Tower occasionally. She saw you and Xie Wanyu there. She even asked me to find out about her.”

Li Zexuan’s face darkened. He knew Sun Mingtao always shared everything about him with Lu Wenqian. However, Sun Mingtao had done nothing to hurt him directly… until now. Li Zexuan couldn’t forgive him for this. He dragged Xie Wanyu into a mess when none of this was her fault.

“I will ask the teacher and change my room tomorrow,” said Li Zexuan.

“Xuanxuan, I am so sorry. I was… wrong. But I didn’t tell her anything about Xie Wanyu. I only told her I saw you with her just once.” Sun Mingtao felt dejected. “You always have to tell her everything, don’t you? What did you think would happen after you told her that I was meeting Xie Wanyu? You really don’t know how jealous Lu Wenqian can get? Other than her, who would have posted sh*t like this?” Li Zexuan snapped.

“Lu Wenqian might be the one who posted about Xie Wanyu,” said Sun Mingtao. “But she would never post a picture of you with her. Lu Wenqian would never try to defame you.” He knew that Lu Wenqian would never try to make life difficult for Li Zexuan, no matter how much she pestered him.

“Lu Wenqian can post such trash about her own batch mate on the school forum. Who knows what else she is capable of?” Li Zexuan knew that Sun Mingtao was close to Lu Wenqian. He realized that if he continued putting up with them, he might get stabbed in the back one day.

Li Zexuan didn’t say anything further. He put on his headphones and lay down on the bed.

Sun Mingtao didn’t want to anger Li Zexuan further, so he didn’t say anything more.

In Xie Wanyu’s room, a senior had brought her phone over to show her the news that was blowing up in the school forum.

Xie Wanyu was shaking. How did she get exposed so soon? She wondered if her grandmother would be able to cope with this. She had been so cautious. How did her identity get exposed?

Li Zexuan’s words of how everything would be okay were all a lie. She wondered if it was because of him that she had been dragged into this mess.

Luan Rongrong was at a loss for words. She felt guilty. She was the one who had urged Xie Wanyu to befriend Li Zexuan in the first place.

“Wanyu…” Luan Rongrong was ashamed.

“It’s her.” Xie Wanyu remembered the female student who had caused a commotion in the library.

“Who? Lu Wenqian?” Luan Rongrong understood. “I think you are right… That day, Li Zexuan defended you in front of everybody and made her look bad. She said she would take revenge.”

The senior watched them. “Li Zexuan and Lu Wenqian are close,” she said. “There are girls in my class who like Li Zexuan, too. But they never even try to talk to him because of Lu Wenqian. The Lu family is not to be trifled with.” “Xie Wanyu, what’s your relationship with Li Zexuan?” asked the senior.

Xie Wanyu was taken aback.

“There is no relation of any kind,” said Luan Rongrong on Xie Wanyu’s behalf. “I was there too. Xie Wanyu and Li Zexuan only met a few times. We were just getting to know each other.”

“Then it’s going to be difficult. If you two are as close as in the photo, then this matter will be easy to handle. I heard that Li Zexuan’s father is the biggest shareholder in the school. With just one word from the Li family, the matter will be resolved.” The senior also couldn’t stand Lu Wenqian. Now that someone could finally destroy Lu Wenqian’s power, they all wanted to see if she would still prance around the school like she owned the place.

“Wanyu, how far along are you and Li Zexuan in this relationship?”

“What?! We are nowhere, okay? We are from two different worlds. I just want some peace!” Xie Wanyu was worried about her grandmother. If she saw this news, it would be a big blow to her.

“Well… I think what our parents do in their lives has nothing to do with us. The ones who dig up dirt on other people’s families to try to make things difficult are truly evil. I suggest you go and find Li Zexuan tomorrow morning to discuss this. He might have a way to solve the problem,” said the senior gently.

Xie Wanyu bit her lips anxiously.

The senior, Chen Yushan, returned to her own room after that. Luan Rongrong closed the door after her.

“Wanyu, we shouldn’t be afraid. The teachers aren’t stupid, you know. I don’t think they will be swayed by a few online opinions and expel you..”