Chapter 29: Wishing You a Speedy Recovery

Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Wishing You a Speedy Recovery

In truth, Shu Yao knew her uncle didn’t have work tonight.

Back at Imperial Hospital, Shu Chao Yu had already said that if Xiao Juzi were to be hospitalized, he would stay with her.

When he said he was working the night shift before heading out, Shu Yao didn’t call him on it.

After all, her uncle was a grown man. There was nothing wrong with an adult having a nightlife he was too embarrassed to mention.

Before calling Shu Yao, Shu Chao Yu shot Ma a murderous glare, warning him not to make a sound.

The moment the call connected, he was like a completely different person. Not only did his expression turn gentle, but his tone became as warm and pleasant as a spring day.

"Yaoyao, still up?"

Ma’s eyes widened instantly. ’Brother Chao is unbelievable!’

’Talk about blatant favoritism!’

Shu Yao sensed that Shu Chao Yu wasn’t alone, because she could hear... slightly heavy breathing.

"...Uncle, don’t play around too late."

"I know, I know. You get some rest..." Realizing something was wrong, Shu Chao Yu quickly clarified, "I’m not playing around. I’m working!"

"Okay, if you say so," Shu Yao said in an understanding tone, not giving him a chance to explain further. "I made you a late-night snack. It’s in the food warmer, so remember to eat it when you get back."

"You got it!" Thinking of the hostile, targeted comments on the Star Network, Shu Chao Yu was a little worried they would affect Shu Yao. "Yaoyao, don’t get too absorbed in the Star Network. Go to bed soon, and have sweet dreams."

"I know."

After hanging up, Shu Yao watched the comments that kept refreshing below the post.

[Kindness gets you bullied! Our Miss Xiangxiang is just too kind! If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t have been so merciful!]

[That trash, those vermin from the Lower Star District don’t even deserve to eat at Miss Xiangxiang’s restaurant!]

[I’ve been to Miss Xiangxiang’s restaurant several times and never had a problem with the food! That lowlife from the Lower Star District is just trying to extort money!]

[What an absolute bitch! People like her deserve to stay in the Lower Star District and eat garbage! They don’t even deserve to drink nutrient solution!]

...

The hostile comments, a torrent of verbal abuse, piled up layer by layer. They quickly formed a heavy mountain that seemed ready to crush a fragile soul at any moment.

She saw Lin Zhenxiang’s post about taking time off.

It was written in a very official tone.

But what it really meant was—

’I’m in a bad mood, so I’m taking a few days off. If you braindead fans want to blame someone, go blame the person who pissed me off!’

Lin Zhenxiang was a mega-influencer with sixty million followers. And she certainly had plenty of braindead fans.

"Hope you get well soon."

Shu Yao left a comment under the post.

But soon enough, her less-than-sincere well-wishes were drowned in a flood of vile insults.

「The next day.」

Lin Yaodong came to visit in person.

Shu Xin saw him but didn’t welcome him into the Shu Family’s home.

An electronic gate separated them.

Outside the gate, Lin Yaodong pleaded earnestly:

"Shu Xin, I know you’ve been searching for our daughter all these years. But look at the *thing* you’ve brought back! We’ve been apart for over a decade. Do you have any idea what kind of person she’s become?!

Growing up in a place like Zone 9, how clean could she possibly be? I suggest you send her right back where you found her! You’re still young. It’s not too late to have another child..."

Shu Xin found it laughable.

"Lin Yaodong, do you think I’m as cold-blooded and heartless as you?! No matter what Yaoyao has become, she is my daughter!

You ignore your own flesh and blood, but you treat some bastard who appeared out of nowhere like a treasure! I really don’t know what goes on in your head!"

"How dare you call Xiangxiang a bastard! She is the noble young miss of the Lin Family and a famous food streamer on the Star Network! What is that filthy thing you picked up, dragging that little burden along with her?! You dare compare her to my Xiangxiang!" Hearing his precious Xiangxiang called a bastard, Lin Yaodong flew into a hysterical rage, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and started arguing with his ex.