Ouyang Hao was eager to return to the country, but he did not expect the sudden volcanic eruption in Bali, which led to the cancellation of all flights. Anxious and desperate, he wanted to use a private jet but was threatened by Xiao Mu, forcing him to give up.
Although Lin Yixun was not clear about the details of what happened at the airport, she could guess most of it.
Soon, her guesses were confirmed. It turned out that someone had posted a photo of Ouyang Hao and her online, causing a huge uproar.
In no time, she was labeled as the third party intruding on the relationship between Ouyang Hao and Li Yun’er. Fans of Li Yun’er and Ouyang Hao began to attack her, even hurling insults at her.
Lin Yixun stopped reading the news on her phone and did not look at the comments from netizens to avoid aggravating herself. She thought that such scandals usually come fiercely but die down quickly and would soon be forgotten like a few months ago.
However, what she didn’t expect was that instead of dying down over time, the incident fermented and became more and more intense.
Soon, some inquisitive netizens dug up Lin Yixun’s past, starting with the incident where she supposedly injured Cheng Ying on purpose. Then, even more personal details about her background were exposed.
Quickly, the media revealed her identity as the daughter of the former mayor of A City; naturally, this brought up all kinds of controversies from four years ago. For instance, Lin Yixun using her family’s power to interfere between the Leng’s president and Cheng Ying, forcing the president to marry her through despicable means; Lin Yixun’s father abusing his power and being reported by upright citizens, resulting in him landing in prison; Lin Yixun being kicked out by the Leng’s president...
Every few hours, more bits of Lin Yixun’s past were exposed, each piece of news testing her endurance.
The situation was widely spread and naturally reached the hospital as well. Every time Lin Yixun went out to fetch water and passed by the nurse’s station, she could hear the nurses discussing her behind her back.
"Look, that’s Lin Yixun?"
"She is Lin Yixun, indeed. She has changed a lot. If it weren’t for carefully comparing photos, she would be hard to recognize."
"Her appearance may have changed greatly, but her personality hasn’t. She still likes to snatch other people’s men, robbing Cheng Ying’s boyfriend four years ago. Now, four years later, she overestimates herself and tries to take Li Yun’er’s boyfriend."
Though their voices were low, Lin Yixun heard them clearly. She didn’t stop, nor did she quicken her pace. She walked forward expressionlessly, step by step.
Gossip is dreadful, but she couldn’t silence people. The only thing she could do was endure it over and over again. Lin Yixun thought bitterly, what she had learned over these years was nothing but the word "endure."
Walking into the tea room, Lin Yixun closed her eyes tightly and took a deep breath. Other people’s words were not weapons; why should she care so much?
But is that really the case?
Lin Yixun touched her chest, wondering why there was a faint pain in that spot.
The gossip was so widespread that even the aunt in the same ward looked at her differently. Every time she wanted to say something, she swallowed her words.
Eventually, that day, the aunt took advantage of the moment when Lin’s mother went to the restroom and cautiously asked Lin Yixun, "Xiao Xun, are the rumors spread by the little nurses true?"
Lin Yixun was momentarily stunned, then looked up, "Auntie, do you believe their words?"
The aunt smiled awkwardly and said softly, "Naturally, I don’t believe them."
Lin Yixun gave her a deep glance and a silent, bitter smile. Whether she truly didn’t believe it or pretended not to believe it, only she herself would know. When everyone starts saying it, it would be hard not to believe it.
Nevertheless, Lin Yixun didn’t care much about how others viewed her anymore. What worried her now was whether those nasty rumors would reach Lin’s mother’s ears.