Liu Renzhi adjusted his breathing and kissed Lin Wanyi’s cheek.
“It’s nothing. I just suddenly missed you and wanted to see how you’re doing. What, you don’t miss me?”
Lin Wanyi smiled gently.
“How could I? I miss you a lot too.”
Liu Renzhi removed her laptop.
“Take a break, alright? I’m not relying on you to support me. Why work so hard?”
Lin Wanyi leaned into his arms.
“Mm, you take care of me, okay? I’ll rely on you for the rest of my life. I’ll just eat, drink, and have fun all day.”
The two held each other like that until the doctor knocked to make rounds.
“The patient is recovering well, but we still need to keep monitoring her. At her age, we can’t afford to take anything lightly.”
“Thank you, Doctor.”
Lin Wanyi saw the doctor to the door, only to notice several unfamiliar people pointing at her. She even overheard them whispering:
“That’s her, right? I saw the video, I think that’s her.”
“Yes, this is the same hospital. I was here the other day when the wife came to cause a scene — it’s definitely her.”
“So she’s really that high-level mistress. Look how easily she’s got that man wrapped around her finger. He comes to sit by her bed every day after work.”
“Shh, he’s still here now.”
Lin Wanyi assumed they were gossiping about the earlier trouble Zhou Chenyu had caused, so she didn’t pay it much mind.
Words were on other people’s lips; they could say whatever they pleased.
Her mother had ended up in surgery from getting worked up over that kind of talk. She wouldn’t make the same mistake. She needed to stay calm, stay composed.
Getting angry over strangers wasn’t worth it. She just had to live her own life.
She closed the door and saw Liu Renziz constantly sending messages, but she didn’t ask.
Liu Renzhi was always busy — that was normal.
She thought nothing of it.
Back in the villa, Liu Siyue and Chen Hui had both come across the trending topic.
Though it was quickly taken down, a new headline appeared almost immediately.
Once again, it featured Lin Wanyi’s video and name.
Half an hour later, the situation had blown up more and more, with hashtags tying Lin Wanyi to “mistress” occupying the top three trending spots.
Someone had released photos of Lin Wanyi, along with her and Wang Hao’s marriage certificate.
Even Wang Hao had made a tearful appearance on camera, sniveling as he said:
“They say men don’t cry easily, only when heartbreak strikes. Right now, I’m so hurt I feel like I could just die.
“Lin Wanyi and I fell in love in college and got married right after graduation. In our eight years of marriage, I never made her work a single day, never let her suffer for even a moment.
“I worked hard all by myself to give her the best life. I bought her a car and a house so she could be a stay-at-home wife and enjoy life.
“When she didn’t want to have a second child, I never pressured her. Even though she only gave me a daughter, I never complained.
“My parents treated her like their own daughter. They never let her lift a finger for any housework.
“I thought if I dedicated my whole life to her, she would stay faithful and live properly with me. But I never expected…
“She was anything but trustworthy. While I was working hard to give her a better life, she was having an affair and chasing after rich old men.
“To force me into divorce, she went so far as to falsely accuse me of rape. She reported me to my company and got me fired.
“She even hid our daughter, so I couldn’t see her.
“I didn’t want to expose her, but she’s outright vicious. She even drove another man’s wife to a breaking point for money.”
"I simply can't stand it anymore—I have to come forward and expose this poisonous woman. She's nothing but a shameless adulteress who cheated during her marriage."
He posted the photos one by one.
There was the divorce date with Lin Wanyi, and photos of Lin Wanyi entering and leaving a hotel with Liu Renzhi before the divorce.
In the pictures, he blurred out Liu Renzhi's face with a mosaic effect, but Lin Wanyi's was fully exposed to the world.
As soon as this so-called chain of evidence was released, it quickly shot to the top of the trending list for hot searches.
Netizens unfamiliar with the truth began shouting one after another:
【Homewreckers are like rats in the streets—everyone wants to beat them. I support the wronged spouse in crushing this poisonous woman.】
【Checking the IP, it's close to me. I'll go scope it out after work, sisters. Wait for my good news.】
The moment her words came out, others quickly responded:
【I saw that video. She's in the VIP ward at our First Hospital. Sisters, I'm heading there now. Who's coming with me?】
In an instant, netizens rushed to support:
【Count me in—fighting the homewrecker is everyone's duty.】
The comments section was swarmed with the same chant:
【Fighting the homewrecker is everyone's duty.】
Liu Siyue was furious. Clutching her phone, she frantically replied in the comments:
【What do any of you know? They're all talking nonsense. She's not a homewrecker or a cheat. She is NOT.】
Chen Hui also kept posting, over and over again, but it was useless.
There were only the two of them with their two phones. How could they take on tens of thousands of people?
Their comments vanished quickly, seen by no one.
Liu Siyue immediately called Liu Renzhi, but he was unexpectedly calm on the other end:
"Yeah, I know. I'm handling it.
It's fine, it's fine. I'll deal with it."
He hung up just like that. Liu Siyue was uneasy and wanted to call again, but Chen Hui stopped her hand:
"Don't call. Brother Liu is probably with Big Sister right now. If he says he's got it, trust him.
Don't call."
Liu Siyue listened. She believed in Liu Renzhi.
Ever since she was little, she'd known there was no problem Liu Renzhi couldn't solve.
Still, she couldn't let it go, and kept posting one vindication after another for Lin Wanyi.
The buzz grew hotter and hotter, more and more trends appearing. Even if one was taken down, another immediately sprang up.
Some even posted photos of Wang Keke, along with vicious, crude remarks:
【See? It's not about rich men liking divorced older women—he's just after the young girl.】
【Exactly. Even a blind man can see that. These rich guys are absolute scum and they all deserve to die! Don't you agree, bros?】
【Yeah, die. Every last one of them!】
Assistant Chen warily reported to Liu Renzhi:
"President Liu, the other side seems well-prepared. We're being pushed back. We take one down, and they immediately post dozens more—all slandering Ms. Wanyi."
Liu Renzhi looked at the messages, then at Lin Wanyi, who was feeding water to Li Suhua.
Finally, he replied to Assistant Chen:
【Then don't take them down. When the heat peaks, release another post.】
Zhou Chenyu and Nanny Wu were staying in a hotel. Zhou Chenyu was watching the trending posts about Lin Wanyi the "old homewrecker," slapping her thigh in delight:
"Hahaha, crush her to death! Watch me crush her to death, see?
Mom, with so many people now knowing she's a cheating old homewrecker, does she still have any face?"
Nanny Wu squinted her rodent-like eyes:
"If she had any shame, she wouldn't have latched onto Renzhi."
"True."
Zhou Chenyu used a burner account to post an address:
"Sisters, I've found out! That old homewrecker is in the fifth-floor VIP ward right now—go get her!"
In an instant, the screen flooded with messages:
"Down with the mistress! Down with the mistress!"
Lin Wanyi had just finished feeding Li Suhua water when she saw a crowd gathering downstairs from the balcony. They were even holding a banner, though she couldn't make out what they were shouting.
She muttered to Liu Renzhi, "Renzhi, come see. Looks like a medical dispute."
Liu Renzhi tensed up and joined her on the balcony. Taking in the sea of people, he called the hospital director.
But no sooner had he hung up than they heard a loud bang on the door.
A rotten tomato splattered against it, accompanied by a woman's furious shouting.
The people outside screeched, "Shameless old homewrecker, get out here! We're here to serve justice today—we'll beat you to a pulp, you shameless bitch!
"Come out! Come out now! Don't hide in there playing the coward. We know you're inside.
"Get out! Roll out here right now!"
