Chapter 278: The Child is Innocent
The headline was eye-catching: Shocking! Family Guy has Two Families!
It was about Hou Cang. The news said he had two wives, which meant two families.
The news didn’t write anything about ‘cheating’ or ‘mistress.’ That piqued Yun Xiangxiang’s curiosity. She read the news and found out that Hou Cang’s wife knew about this too. She was seen bringing the woman shopping.
This was too incredulous. No two women could get along this peacefully.
The news also pointed out another thing. The other woman’s child was ill and desperately needed a liver transplant. Hou Cang was already ready for the operation.
Judging from the postoperative response, it was better for someone related by blood to donate their liver, even though anyone could do it.
This woman was close to Hou Cang and his family. Her son was older than both of Hou Cang’s children. According to investigations, the woman raised her son all by herself. The school said they never saw the child’s father.
All these pointed to Hou Cang as the child’s father. And yet Hou Cang’s wife could bring her husband’s lover and her child on a trip. The media even dug up the photo of her celebrating this child’s birthday. A shocker.
Hou Cang always had a tough-guy image. He was also famous for being a family man. He never had any scandals with any actresses.
This story was understandably shocking to the industry. Many fans also found it unbelievable.
But Hou Cang and his wife didn’t respond to these questions.
“That woman isn’t related to Hou Cang and his wife,” said Song Meng.
The media dug deep. It was only thanks to Yun Xiangxiang’s previous admonishment that they did not hara.s.s Hou Cang’s eldest son, who was in a hospital.
Even so, the reporters still managed to get the certifications the hospital made. Heavens knew how they did it.
Why would this couple care for a woman who wasn’t related to them? If Hou Cang did cheat, Yun Xiangxiang didn’t think his wife would care for another woman and her child, let alone get close to her kids. And that was counting the fact that his wife was willing to forgive him.
The Net exploded into discussions. Some of the netizens believed that there was more to the story. They didn’t believe Hou Cang cheated.
The others believed that there were no innocents in the entertainment industry. Cheating was typical for the men. They even mocked Hou Cang’s wife’s tolerance for the woman.
Yun Xiangxiang couldn’t call Hou Cang to ask him about this.
“I can confirm if they’re father and son through the hospital.” Song Qian, who was helping Yun Xiangxiang unpack overheard their conversation. She also knew the story on the Net.
“Even if we know about it, so what?” Yun Xiangxiang shook her head.
She might be puzzled, and she would care about Hou Cang’s news since they were friends. But this wasn’t her business after all.
Yun Xiangxiang still needed to do a friend’s duty. She posted on Weibo.
[Actress Yun Xiangxiang V: The child is innocent. His surgery is approaching. No matter the truth, I hope everyone will only ask questions after the child is out of the woods {?}.]
[Yeah. What’s up with you guys? Can’t you wait until the kid is done with his surgery?]
[If the truth isn’t as disgusting as your fabricated story, what would the kid think if he sees this?]
[His mental state will affect the surgery. It’s an innocent, youthful life. Show some respect.]
[They aren’t running away. What’s the rush? Even if they’re not father and son, they must be close. They’re already busy with this emergency. They don’t have time for your media outlets!]
The Clouds would back Yun Xiangxiang up. She wasn’t speaking for Hou Cang either. She was just neutrally asking everyone to be kinder to the child.
Even if he was an illegitimate child, he was innocent. Besides, even if Hou Cang did cheat, that was his problem.
He was said to be a family guy, but he never did show that to the camera. He never showed how loving he was to garner attention.
He got to where he was through sheer hard work. He didn’t deceive his audience. Even if his cheating would affect him, it shouldn’t be this disastrous.
Besides, his wife got along well with the mother and son. That was their family affairs now. She didn’t understand why these people were so worked up.
She wasn’t standing up for him. If Hou Cang did cheat, as a woman, Yun Xiangxiang must put some distance between them.
This was an irresponsible act toward his family. As an actor, doing something like this would spread negative vibes.
Those who had different values couldn’t walk together. If he did cheat, Yun Xiangxiang would find it difficult to be close friends with him anymore.
Lu Jin was the first to repost her status. He captioned, “Leave some s.p.a.ce for the child.”
“The King’s Plan”‘s crew said something too. Most of them had the same point Yun Xiangxiang did. They didn’t know the true story, but they were still friends. They could only stand up for the child from a neutral standpoint.
The storm wasn’t calmed down just because they said something. Keyboard warriors still attacked Hou Cang and everyone involved. But most of the netizens kept quiet.
The media outlets stopped writing long articles about this.
As the furor died down a bit, Hou Cang called Yun Xiangxiang, but a female voice spoke to her.
“Xu Lei here. I can’t get through to you, so I used my hubby’s phone. I want to thank you.”
Xu Lei was Hou Cang’s wife. “Don’t mention it, sister,” Yun Xiangxiang hurriedly said.
Hou Cang was a bit older than Yun Zhibin, but Yun Xiangxiang couldn’t call him uncle. She called him Brother Cang, just like how Lu Jin and the others did. Of course, she had to call Xu Lei as ‘sister.’
“Pfft. I’m older than your mom. Call me, Auntie Xu.” Xu Lei couldn’t get used to a young girl like Yun Xiangxiang calling her sister. It would be awkward if she ran into Yun Xiangxiang’s mom.
“Auntie Xu,” Yun Xiangxiang adapted quickly. “When is Brother Cang… Uncle Hou’s surgery set?”
“Tomorrow.” They wouldn’t keep quiet about the attacks if it were not for the urgency of the matter.
“Then, I’ll visit him a few days later.” Yun Xiangxiang didn’t think Xu Lei would take cheating quietly. There must be more to the story.
“You don’t have to. You’re busy too. I don’t want to disturb you,” Xue Lei declined.
Yun Xiangxiang didn’t insist. She ended the call.
There were still outlets following and reporting this story, but since there were also new stories being published, the furor over Hou Cang’s story died considerably. Yun Xiangxiang focused on preparing for her finals.