Chapter 1063: Lin Miao Fell Sick Again
Gu Zi hadn’t intended to come across as so indifferent, but honestly, Huang Fei had brought this upon herself. There was no room for sympathy—only a mild sense of surprise.
Even after paying restitution, Huang Fei was still sentenced to a month in prison. And what was even more intriguing was that Xu Fan hadn’t gone all out to get his woman off the hook. So much for undying devotion.
Xu Fan, however, remained silent, unwilling to dwell on the matter. He had already made up his mind to abandon Huang Fei, and that was all that mattered. Without another word, he summoned Xu Sheng, and the father and son took their leave, slipping out as swiftly as they had arrived.
Meanwhile, back at the Gu household, Lin Miao had fallen ill—again. The last time, she had fainted right outside a restaurant upon hearing that Gu Zi had not only aced the exams but had ranked as the province’s top scorer. It had taken her weeks in the hospital to recover from the humiliation.
And now, barely out of the hospital, she was struck down once more, this time thanks to Zhang Mei’s reckless media stunt. Zhang Mei’s interview had inadvertently dragged the Gu family into a scandal about spreading false rumors regarding the province’s top scholar, and the school had already sent word—Lin Miao’s academic future was in jeopardy.
The stress had quite literally made her sick. She had been bedridden for three straight days, with a doctor visiting daily to administer IV drips.
Zhang Mei wasn’t faring much better. Her usually well-kept hair had turned half-white overnight. Just a short while ago, she had felt victorious, relishing the satisfaction of exposing Gu Zi as an ungrateful ingrate in the press.
But now? The entire newspaper was under fire, the journalists responsible for the slander had been sentenced, and her triumphant moment had turned into an unmitigated disaster.
Yet, she couldn’t comprehend what exactly had gone wrong. Where had the newspaper lied? The Gu family had raised Gu Zi for eighteen years—wasn’t her success a direct result of their sacrifices? How could Gu Zi have topped the province’s exams without their support?
She had been looking forward to the media frenzy, to the opportunity to further condemn Gu Zi for turning her back on her adoptive family. But now, all of that was ruined.
Adding insult to injury, she herself had been implicated. Her workplace had issued a suspension, demanding a formal statement of self-reflection—an admission that her words had been nothing but baseless defamation.
She had no choice but to comply if she wanted to keep her job. Worse yet, her apology had been published in the papers for the entire world to see. Now, whenever she stepped outside, whispers followed, accusing her of being heartless, of discarding the daughter she had raised.
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