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Chapter 120 Disappointment
After the initial shock, An Ling quickly opened the character lookup tool and entered Shen Luo's name.
No, no, I need to find out what happened after Shen Luo got home last night.
Shen Luo had always lived alone, and rarely went home because he didn't want to annoy Yun Xiaoyue.
But after learning from Shen Honghui last night that Yun Xiaoyue had come to see his performance, he thought that maybe his mother was willing to reconcile with him, so he went home with Shen Honghui with anticipation.
When Shen Luo returned home, he was not greeted by Yun Xiaoyue's welcome, but rather by her questioning.
At that time, the official Weibo account of "Dream Idol" had already released an announcement informing the public of the punishment results for An Rui and the other three contestants. Yun Xiaoyue also saw the trending topic and asked Shen Luo what exactly had happened.
Shen Luo told Yun Xiaoyue everything, thinking his mother was asking because she cared about him. However, Yun Xiaoyue didn't care about his past at all, and instead criticized him, saying, "How could you ruin the lives of four teammates over such a small matter?"
Shen Luo's feelings at that time were no different from those of the An family members who heard An Ling's inner thoughts now.
They were all so shocked that they first doubted whether they had misheard. After confirming that they were not hallucinating, they began to wonder if Yun Xiaoyue did not realize the seriousness of the matter, or if she simply did not understand the meaning of the word "bullying".
Her son was beaten up, wasn't he?
So Shen Luo then explained to Yun Xiaoyue in detail what An Rui and the others had done to him, hoping that Yun Xiaoyue would understand how much injustice she had suffered after hearing it.
But after hearing this, Yun Xiaoyue still felt that he didn't need to make such a big deal out of it.
Yun Xiaoyue also said that it's normal for boys to play around and fight, and that Shen Luo might be taking it too seriously. Even if An Rui and the others did behave a little excessively, there was no need to make them withdraw from the competition. After all, this concerns their entire lives, and Shen Luo's pettiness could ruin the lives of the other four.
Shen Luo felt hurt at this point. She was bullied outside, and then she was criticized by her own mother when she got home. So, for the first time in her life, she retorted to Yun Xiaoyue.
However, after Shen Luo's reasonable explanation, Yun Xiaoyue coughed violently again, which frightened Shen Luo so much that he dared not say another word.
Before Yun Xiaoyue could even catch her breath, her eyes reddened as she looked at Shen Luo with a disappointed expression, and weakly said:
"Am I wrong? Is your dream the only one that matters? The other kids have also worked hard for so long. If you're unhappy, just make them apologize. Why ruin their lives?"
Shen Luo wanted to say, wasn't it their own bullying that ruined them? What did it have to do with him, the victim? He was the one whose life was almost ruined by An Rui and the others.
But seeing Yun Xiaoyue struggling to breathe, he ultimately didn't say those words.
Shen Luo didn't dare to provoke Yun Xiaoyue, but quietly explained to himself that the outcome was proposed and decided by the An family themselves in the presence of Shen Honghui and the An family.
He initially said that An Rui and the others should just apologize, but it was the An family who insisted on handling it that way.
Shen Luo thought that after he said that, Yun Xiaoyue would know that it wasn't that he was petty or that he wanted to ruin someone else's dream, but that the An family themselves thought this way of handling things was the most reasonable, and that it had nothing to do with him.
Even Shen Honghui confirmed this statement:
"Yes, Xiaoyue, don't be angry. Don't upset yourself. This was indeed the solution proposed by Shuhai's daughter, and Shuhai's family agreed with it. It wasn't Xiaolu who said it."
"Daughter? That fake heiress An Ling?"
"Correct."
“No wonder. When I heard her comments about An Rui on the show, I knew that she and An Rui didn’t get along. It’s normal if she was the one who made those comments.”
Then Yun Xiaoyue looked at Shen Luo with some suspicion:
"Didn't she praise you back then? Could it be that you and she conspired to slander An Rui?"
At this moment, Shen Luo realized that choosing to go home tonight was a huge mistake.
For the first time in his life, he felt a negative emotion towards Yun Xiaoyue, Shen Honghui, and his family that he was completely unable to process.
He knew that he was the one who caused his mother to suffer so much and to have such poor health now. So, no matter how much they ignored him or were indifferent to him, Shen Luo was able to adjust himself.
But he really couldn't adjust today.
This is not just ordinary neglect and cold treatment; it's practically treating him like an enemy!
He began to feel that his birth might have been a mistake.
If he hadn't been born, not only would Yun Xiaoyue's health not have deteriorated, but he wouldn't have had to live a life of being hated and despised by his closest relatives, even though he already had parents and a home.
He knew he had wronged Yun Xiaoyue, but what could he do?
If God gave him a choice, he would definitely choose not to be born and instead give Yun Xiaoyue a healthy body.
But no one has ever given him that choice.
"I didn't," Shen Luo could do nothing but deny it at this point. "An Ling found out herself. I only worked with her in the same film crew for a while several years ago. We weren't even friends. How could we have conspired?"
But Yun Xiaoyue seemed completely unconcerned about Shen Luo's explanation, believing that what she had discovered was the truth.
“That’s right,” Yun Xiaoyue said with a look of sudden realization. “Otherwise, how could An Ling suddenly barge into the men’s restroom and just happen to witness An Rui bullying you? You two must have conspired together.”
"Anluo, you have really disappointed me!"
Anluo was rooted to the spot by the disappointed look Yun Xiaoyue gave him. Just moments before stepping into the Shen family home, he was happy to be able to go home and see Yun Xiaoyue, but now he felt as if he had stepped into an ice cave.
Shouldn't home represent warmth?
Why is his home so cold and chilling?
"Dad, you know things aren't what Mom thinks. Tell Mom." Anluo knew that no matter what she said, Yun Xiaoyue wouldn't believe her, so she could only hope that Shen Honghui could clear his name.
But after listening to Yun Xiaoyue's words, Shen Honghui showed a thoughtful expression, which made Shen Luo's heart sink.
"Dad?" Shen Luo called out again, unwilling to give up.
Shen Honghui looked up at Shen Luo, who had been standing there since he got home, and then at his wife. He still chose to side with Yun Xiaoyue.
"Actually, there's something I've always been confused about. The restroom you and An Rui were in wasn't even in the building where the lounge is located. Ordinary people wouldn't go there."
"But Anling was able to pinpoint that location precisely and find you all exactly where you are. That doesn't make sense at all. Xiaoyue's possibility seems much more plausible."