CHAPTER 60: 057 PUBLIC OPINION STORM

"The ratings for the show have exploded, and now the search volume and topic popularity online are soaring. It seems that my initial choice of this program was correct."

In a suite of a five-star hotel overseas, Ming Han was sleeping when his agent burst in, excited.

Ming Han rolled over and covered his head with the blanket, "It’s so early, can you not be annoying?"

Ming Han has a temper when he wakes up, and lack of sleep turns him pretty scary, so the agent laughed softly and soothingly patted the bulging blanket, "Alright, alright, you just keep sleeping. But speaking of which, this time you’re basking in the light of that little girl, you know? What’s hot this time are your cheap daughter and son, the internet is full of discussions about the two of them, and you, as their cheap dad, are also getting some of the shine." The agent held up his orchid finger and giggled, enough to give someone goosebumps.

Ming Han suddenly sat up straight, with bed hair, bleary-eyed, dark circles under his eyes, and his pajamas sliding down to reveal a stretch of shoulder—a sinfully enticing sexiness that almost made the agent’s nose bleed.

Ming Han slapped him on the face, "You dead GAY, where are your eyes wandering to?"

The agent chuckled, "It’s not like I’m losing a piece of meat by looking, why so nervous?"

Ming Han disgustedly threw him a look, then picked up his phone to scroll through Weibo. After a night’s fermentation, there was news about him and Ji Yunya everywhere. The interactions between him, Yun Ya, and Yun Miao had even hit the top of the Weibo hot search, with all sorts of memes and popular phrases popping up, causing a huge sensation.

Looking through it, Ming Han laughed. If Yun Ya really was his daughter, that would be nice. Sigh... It hadn’t been that long, and he was already missing the little girl. He’d given her his number, yet she hadn’t even made one call. This girl, truly heartless.

He suddenly saw the latest hot topic, ("Hottest little Lolita’s background revealed, born into wealth, her mother is actually...")

Ming Han raised an eyebrow, curious about Yun Ya’s background, though the program’s team was as tight-lipped as a sealed door, leaving no chance for prying anything out. So she was born into a wealthy family, no wonder she carried an aura of nobility. With that thought, he smiled and clicked on the link.

Turns out she’s the Ji Family Little Princess, and hardly anyone in Huaxia is unaware of the Ji Family. The founder, Ji Huaixi, is a well-known philanthropist domestically. So she’s actually Ji Huaixi’s granddaughter, her mother is Ji Lanyi, known as Jiangzhou’s foremost socialite, and her father is the current head of the Ji Family.

What a girl, a real second-generation rich kid. But before he could marvel for three seconds, the next hot topic was pushed up.

Ji Yunya’s family background thoroughly exposed. Little Princess turns into Cinderella, Phoenix man harbors malicious intent, siblings struggle...

Ming Han subconsciously frowned. This...

Viewing Ji Yunya’s family from an entertainment perspective, the story unfolds how a Phoenix man captures the heart of a socialite to marry into wealth, maliciously devouring the family fortune, driving Ji Huaixi to his death, forcing Ji Lanyi away, leading a life of promiscuity, neglecting Yun Ya and her brother, while mistresses and their biological mothers come out of the woodwork to live in the Ji Family residence. Enjoying everything the Ji Family has to offer, they also abuse the real heirs, Yun Shen and Kang Jinse. All three are portrayed as villains, while Yun Ya and Yun Miao become objects of public sympathy.

Being well-known in Jiangzhou and throughout Huaxia, few are ignorant of Yun Shen’s marriage into the family and his subsequent low-profile name change. Now that these facts have been dug up by netizens, they stand as incontrovertible proof. People always sympathize with the underdog, which is why Yun Shen and the others have become targets of netizen attacks.

Since Yun Ya’s rise to popularity, combined with her sensational background and compelling topics, this has become more than just a simple entertainment matter, but has escalated to a moral issue, sparking public outrage. Everywhere there are accusations against Yun Shen and Kang Jinse. Yun Shu gets less mention due to lesser awareness, but ever since Kang Jinse was exposed as Yun Shen’s mistress, her Weibo has been besieged with insults. Even the news of her sabotaging Yun Ya at a banquet was uncovered by the omnipotent netizens, triggering the anger of a multitude of women, nearly cursing her into oblivion.

Using such malicious tactics against a five-year-old girl, their hearts are condemnable.

After reading through it, Ming Han remembered Yun Ya’s typically calm demeanor and couldn’t help feeling distressed.

So she has such a tumultuous background. Within that small body resides a strong spirit, forced to stand up to malicious relatives. She cannot be anything but strong because she has to protect her disabled brother. She is working so hard to grow...

Suddenly, he really wanted to see her, to hold her and hear her call him daddy. He felt an urge to tell her, from now on, I’ll be your father, your towering mountain in life, your haven from the storms.

Without any hesitation, he set out to do just that.

First, he contacted the show crew to ask for Yun Ya’s contact information, but only Yuan Pan had it, and Yuan Pan was currently busy. With no other choice, Ming Han decided to take the earliest flight back home.

When Yun Shen saw the news, his brows furrowed deeply, and he carefully read through the news, lips pressed tightly together.

"Give you one day, I don’t want to see any of this," he said with a voice so cold it was frightening.

"Yes," Liang Yu turned and left quickly.

Yun Shen found the video of Yun Ya on the show and watched it again. Seeing Yun Ya naturally calling another man daddy, and how the man doted on and protected her, he felt as if his possession was being infringed upon and violated.

His daughter, how could she call another man daddy? Even if this daughter was a shame in his life, he would never allow such a situation to happen.

Moreover—

He narrowed his eyes, his gaze landing on the innocent and pure face of the little girl on the screen, and slowly, a smile curled at the corner of his lips.

This daughter, he really had underestimated her.

The phone suddenly rang. Yun Shen picked up without a glance, knowing that apart from his mother, no one would call him at this hour.