The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them - Chapter 169

169 Wifey, Call Me Hubby Once Again

“I’ll explain it for the last time.” Li Yanchen paused to emphasize every word.

“I didn’t want to embarrass Ms. Ji, but there is always some person who makes an issue out of this. Now, they have targeted Wanwan, deliberately trying to create misunderstandings between us.’ Li Yanchen held Lin Wan’s hand as he spoke.

“I don’t know who this friend of Ms. Ji’s is. For the past seven years, I had no one in my life, except Lin Wan. I will explain about this photo in the hotel lobby. Ms. Ji used to frequently text me despite making it clear that I had no romantic feelings towards her. When the texts didn’t stop, I blocked her number. But she somehow found the information of the hotel I was staying at. I refused to meet her but she insisted that she would wait for me in the hotel lobby. I only went downstairs that day to ask her to leave. You can see in the photo that there is a short distance between me and Ms. Ji. I have never crossed that distance and hence, have never crossed a line in any way. Neither have I ever given an indication that there was anything between us. I don’t have any past exes in my life.”

If it wasn’t for the promise that he had made to his sister-in-law, Li Yanchen would have explained everything about his brother’s situation as well and told everyone that he didn’t even have a wife in the past. Lin Wan was the only one by his side.

!!
“I have said this before, and I will say it again. Lin Wan is the only woman by my side. Whether it’s Ms. Ji, or her friend or anyone else, I sincerely request you, please do not create any more trouble,” said Li Yanchen. “I have already called the police and given the ID of the person who sent this to Wanwan.”

Ji Hanzhi had just tuned into the Li family’s live broadcast room. She felt nervous when she heard that police would be involved in the case.

When she asked K to send the message to Lin Wan, Ji Hanzhi had already figured a way out. Even if Li Yanchen searched for the person, she could just say that she had only mentioned it in passing three years ago and had no idea her friend would do something like this.

With that, everyone would, at most, say that she had been careless in making friends, and she could still gain a wave of sympathy. However, Ji Hanzhi had not expected Li Yanchen to call the police.

Ji Hanzhi had to think fast. She rushed to the Li family’s courtyard. She pushed open the gate and walked in.

“Lin Wan, I am so sorry. A fan informed me on my live stream room that someone had sent you a message. There is nothing between me and Li Yanchen. He only helped me once in that hospital and nothing else,” said Ji Hanzhi, tearing up a little.

“There was a time when I… really liked him. I was in a bad mental state when I realized he felt nothing like that toward me. Thankfully, I had friends who stuck by me and helped me get through it. I know what my friend did was wrong but they were just trying to fight on my behalf. Please forgive their rashness and don’t get the police involved!” Ji Hanzhi turned to the camera, tears streaming down her face.

“And please, everyone! Don’t create a fuss about Li Yanchen and me ever again. My friend was reckless. I know they are worried about me but what they did is wrong. I understand they are speaking up for me because they assume I am not over everything that happened. Any of your loyal friends would do the same for you.”

[Sister Hanzhi didn’t know about it either. Since Mr. Li has already clarified, I think there is no need to involve the law.]

[It’s great to have a good friend who’s willing to do anything to stand up for you. But Hanzhi, you really have to tell them that you’re a public figure and they have to be careful what they say when they speak up for you. If you are not careful, it will really harm your image.]

[Well, everything is out in the clear. We all have watched it. I don’t think this is Hanzhi’s fault.]

[So, if a friend does something to hurt others claiming they are doing it for you, everything should be forgiven?]

[From Ji Hanzhi’s point of view, she hopes that her best friend won’t be held legally accountable. But thinking of Lin Wan… I feel that it’s one friend who sent something like this today, what if another friend sends something else tomorrow? Will they be allowed to get away if they claim they did it for friendship again? If Li Yanchen hadn’t clarified things, wouldn’t this have caused harm to Lin Wan’s state of mind?]

[It’s just one message. It’s not that serious.]

[It is serious for the one who received the message. If Lin Wan’s friend sent a message to Ji Hanzhi based on a rumor, would you all say the same?]

“Hubby, it’s alright. Don’t do it.” Lin Wan glanced at Li Yanchen who was trying to protect her. She then glanced at Ji Hanzhi who was sobbing.

‘Hubby…’ Li Yanchen felt flustered. He kissed Lin Wan in front of everyone, including Ji Hanzhi.

“Alright then. I will listen to my wife,” said Li Yanchen. “Wifey, call me hubby once again.”

Ji Hanzhi’s tears hung on her cheeks as she watched the two people in front of her openly flirting. Her embarrassment and Lin Wan’s calm demeanor were in stark contrast. At that moment, she looked like a clown. She ran out of the Li family’s courtyard.

[That caught me off guard!]

[This is the first time I have heard Lin Wan call him hubby, at least on the show. Thank you to this friend, whoever they are. Their message brought Mr. Li and Lin Wan even closer.]

[Hehehe. I suggest you move the bed outside.]

[I kind of pity Ji Hanzhi. It was another blow for her.]

[It’s really hard for a woman to forget someone. I also think that Ji Hanzhi still likes Li Yanchen. It’s only because he is married that she is suppressing her feelings. She is doing very well right now. But it sucks to watch a person you love kiss someone else in front of you.]

[He is kissing his own wife in his own live broadcast room in their own house. What’s so wrong about that? @Previous poster, if it was that difficult for Ji Hanzhi, why did she come to the show in the first place knowing Li Yanchen would be here with his family?]

[I also think that Hanzhi was asking for it.]

[Li Yanchen’s way of straightforward clarification is worth noting. If everyone could put such a clean distance with their exes and clearly reinforce their boundaries, would there really be trouble in any relationship?]

[That’s right. He cleared his name and gave Lin Wan a sense of security.]

After Ji Hanzhi ran from the courtyard, she really wanted to find a place where she could be alone. But she needed to get her children back. Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan couldn’t be left at Tao Jingyuan’s house forever.

She wiped her tears and washed her face. She put on a smile and went to Feifei’s house.

Tao Jingyuan didn’t know about the Li family’s live broadcast yet and had taken the three children to play The Eagle Catches The Chickens game.

Under the sunlight, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan laughed heartily as they ran.

When she saw her daughters, Ji Hanzhi’s eyes welled up with tears again.

It was the last day of the episode. When she arrived here, she was full of confidence. She hadn’t been able to make any progress with Li Yanchen. Instead, she had only gotten to witness how Li Yanchen and Lin Wan’s relationship got better and better.

Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan saw their mother.

“Mama!” The two of them hugged Ji Hanzhi’s legs from each side. She leaned down to hug her daughters.

“Mama, why are you crying?” Tuan Tuan’s little hand wiped away the tears on Ji Hanzhi’s face.

“Mama, are you sick?” Yuan Yuan touched her mother’s forehead.

Ji Hanzhi shook her head. “No, I am alright. Dust got into my eyes. You two, go and play.”

“Kuo, you look after the children. I am going to go talk with Ji Hanzhi for a while.” Tao Jingyuan noticed that Ji Hanzhi was upset.

“Tuan Tuan, Yuan Yuan, uncle will teach you how to sing. Let mommy rest for a while, okay?” Zheng Kuo stood among the children.

“Let’s go to the backyard.” Tao Jingyuan led Ji Hanzhi to a place where the camera couldn’t reach. In the morning, when Ji Hanzhi had hurriedly dropped the children at her house, Tao Jingyuan had guessed that something was wrong.

The two of them sat down on the stone bench.

“What happened?” Tao Jingyuan asked.

Ji Hanzhi didn’t intend to say anything. But when someone showed concern for her, she couldn’t hold back her tears.

After listening to Ji Hanzhi’s story, Tao Jingyuan didn’t know how to comfort her. She sympathized with Ji Hanzhi, but she didn’t support her friend’s actions.

Tao Jingyuan was honest. She told Ji Hanzhi directly that her friend had indeed broken the law.