Chen Fan retorted, "Mom, Dad, the mountain accident wasn’t her fault. Her comnts were controlled by the agency. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have received a prosthetic, learned the skills, or gotten a job—it all equals a second chance at life. This ti, stepping in was my choice; please, don’t say anything more."
Though he argued back, his parents remained worried. On their way out, they unexpectedly bumped into a group livestreaming the interview, originally aiming for "justice-seeking bystanders" against Xia Siyu. To their surprise, they missed Xia Siyu but encountered Chen Fan’s parents.
These so-called "justice-seeking bystanders," especially those holding phones for livestreaming, clearly knew the entertainnt industry. After Chen Fan’s injury, his parents had given an interview, so they were recognized, and the interviewers approached directly: "Are you Chen Fan’s parents? Is he undergoing treatnt here?"
The two elderly parents, inexperienced in handling live interviews, nodded with distressed expressions. The interviewer asked again, "How is his recovery going now?"
The two elderly parents didn’t speak, simply bowed their heads and sighed with worry.
The interviewer continued, "What do you think about Xia Siyu being stabbed this ti?"
What do they think? This topic struck a chord with the elderly couple, but unfortunately, their son is stubborn, and Xia Siyu keeps contributing money and effort, so they couldn’t bad-mouth her. All they could say was, "What can we think? We just wish our son had never t her."
When the interviewer suggested visiting Chen Fan, the elderly couple refused, saying he’s resting in quiet.
It was these words that quickly surged to the trending list. Xia Siyu’s already fragile public favor crumbled completely.
As the topic shot to number one on the trending list, Xia Siyu and Bo Yan happened to be in the car on their way ho. Seeing the trending post, Bo Yan glanced sideways at her. Xia Siyu remained calm, put her phone in her pocket, and didn’t speak.
Despite her composed appearance, she was undoubtedly upset. After all, she’s been devoted to Chen Fan. But she understood the concerns of Chen Fan’s parents, so although she was criticized, she chose not to say anything.
As a result of this incident, Xia Siyu lost nearly all her endorsents — except for the one from "Shengxia Yanyu" sponsoring red wine.
Initially, there were offers for her to star in TV series or as a supporting actress in movies, but now there was no interest at all.
Besides waiting for Bo Yan to finish the script for filming, she had no options.
Bo Yan understood her feelings and neither comforted nor coaxed her. Upon entering their room, she acted nonchalantly, but Bo Yan watched her sitting by the bedside, staring out the floor-to-ceiling window for several hours. From sunset, she sat until the city’s lights ca on.
He felt distressed but didn’t know how to help her out of the mire. Unfortunately, even if bystanders knew of her innocence, they no longer wished to see her, let alone participate in any films or win awards.
She essentially faced "social death." As a celebrity, although she hadn’t been officially boycotted, she was completely overshadowed by the public.
Perhaps, if she had indeed been stabbed on stage, injured, or even perished, it might have evoked compassion from the audience.
But now?
Bo Yan stayed with her, from the fall of night to dawn. Xia Siyu finally succumbed to sleep.
Bo Yan looked at her and made a decision.
So, half an hour later, a new tweet surged to the trending list #Chen Fan#.
"I am Chen Fan, the staff mber who was stabbed alongside Xia Siyu."
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