Hades, the Urban Legend

Chapter 656: Chapter 659: A Bit Worried

Yang Chen did not expect that Katherine and Ron had prepared so thoroughly, even arranging a nationality for Hui Lin. Although for them, nationality was just something they could acquire easily, it still showed considerable effort. This would indeed save a lot of trouble in the future and lay a good foundation for Hui Lin's development abroad.

Seeing that the matter was almost resolved, Yang Chen took Hui Lin's small hand and walked towards the police station exit.

Seeing this, Luo Sheng grabbed Luo Cuishan's hand unwillingly and said, "Sister! Think of something! We can't just let this go!"

Luo Cuishan shook off her brother's hand, her face showing a mix of emotions. She coldly snorted, "What's the rush? They won't do anything to you. You're always screwing things up."

Seeing his sister angry, Luo Sheng didn't dare to mutter any more. After all, nothing had happened to him. Although he was unwilling, he had to let it go.

Luo Cuishan turned around and said to Yang Chen's back, "Yang Chen, today's matter ends here, but I will definitely pursue Guodong's matter. Be prepared."

"If there's anything, talk to my lawyer," Yang Chen couldn't even be bothered to turn around. He said this and then left the office with Hui Lin.

Laura, seeing Yang Chen leave, hurriedly packed up her things and followed. For her, the specifics of this case didn't matter. As long as Yang Chen wasn't dissatisfied with her work, that was her biggest success.

Inside the police station, everyone was silent. No one spoke to stop them.

Outside the police station, Zhuang Feng and the others saw Yang Chen coming out safely with Hui Lin and all breathed a sigh of relief. They increasingly felt that Yang Chen's background was truly extraordinary, being able to gain an advantage even with the Prime Minister's wife involved.

After dispersing everyone, Yang Chen said to Laura, who was following him, "It's already late today. I'll take Miss Lin Hui home. Go back and tell everyone who came to Yanxia that I will meet all of you together tomorrow morning and announce some matters. You can go now."

Laura didn't dare to ask any more questions. She bowed humbly and left.

Hui Lin, seeing Laura leaving so neatly, said somewhat regretfully, "Brother Yang, I haven't thanked this sister yet."

Yang Chen chuckled, "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Not just her, but many other elite teams I brought from abroad will serve you in the future. They'll make sure you become famous worldwide in the shortest time. You'll see them tomorrow."

"Famous..." Hui Lin seemed a bit distracted and nodded blankly.

Yang Chen sighed lightly and said, "Your grandmother called me to make sure you are safe. I think you should go home and sleep tonight, so she can be at ease. Come on, get in my car, and I'll take you home."

Hui Lin had no objections. After getting in the car, she told Yang Chen the Lin family's address, and they set off.

On the ring road around Yandu at night, the traffic was sparse. The bright streetlights, like countless fireflies, illuminated the wide road like glowing jade belts.

The car was exceptionally quiet. After about ten minutes, Yang Chen was driving silently while Hui Lin stared out the window, lost in thought, not saying a word.

The light from the streetlamps shone through the windshield, illuminating Hui Lin's delicate face. Her long eyelashes fluttered as if a thin layer of dusk covered her eyes.

Frowning, Yang Chen finally couldn't help but say, "Little girl, what's wrong with you? If your sister sees your expression, she'll think I mistreated you."

Hui Lin forced a smile, "It's nothing, Brother Yang. I just have something I can't figure out."

"What can't you figure out? Tell me, so you don't develop a psychological problem. Of course, if it's a private matter for girls, then forget it. I'm thin-skinned and get embarrassed easily," Yang Chen said shamelessly.

Hui Lin couldn't help but laugh, wrinkling her cute nose, "Brother Yang, you're not shy at all. No wonder my sister always gives you a hard time."

Yang Chen raised an eyebrow and laughed, "Your sister doesn't give anyone a good face. I'm used to it. Haha, seeing you laugh makes me feel a lot better."

Hui Lin bit her lip, and her smile didn't last long. She asked quietly, "Brother Yang, I really don't understand. Why did Miss Liu Zishan help Luo Sheng harm me? She clearly looked unwilling at the time. I saved her. Shouldn't she be on my side?"

Yang Chen felt helpless. So this girl was still troubled by this. Master Yunmiao was right; the hidden rules of the entertainment industry were too much for the simple Hui Lin.

"Although I'm not in the entertainment industry, I can explain a bit. For someone like Liu Zishan, even if she didn't want to be involved with Luo Sheng, she was struggling internally. After all, having a close relationship with Luo Sheng would make it easier for her to climb up. The entertainment industry is very harsh, especially for young female stars like her. If she doesn't seize the opportunity while she's young, she might be eliminated quickly," Yang Chen explained.

"She's not like you, able to conquer everyone with your singing. She's just a model, an ordinary girl from a regular family. If she tells the truth and offends Luo Sheng, her career will be tainted with scandals, potentially ruining her future and reputation. Even if people find out she was assaulted by Luo Sheng, they might still view her as a certain type of woman. So, from her perspective, helping you is very difficult, even if you meant well," Yang Chen explained.

Hui Lin frowned and thought for a while, but still shook her head. "But doesn't she care about her own purity? Does she have to sell herself like a commodity just to become famous? She's a beautiful girl; she could do many other jobs even if she doesn't stay in the entertainment industry.

"I always thought working in the entertainment industry would be fun, singing and dancing to make people happy. But if the real entertainment industry is like this, it feels so cruel and hateful. I... I don't even have the confidence to keep going."

Yang Chen sighed deeply, hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly turned the steering wheel, heading off the highway at an exit.

Hui Lin was startled, "Brother Yang, the GPS doesn't show this route."

"I know, I'm taking you somewhere," Yang Chen replied.

Hui Lin looked around curiously. After getting off the highway, they entered a residential area. Since it was late at night, there were hardly any people on the streets.

Before Hui Lin could ask where they were going, Yang Chen slowly parked the car by a streetlight.

"Brother Yang, where is this?" Hui Lin looked around and saw only some buildings and small shops.

Yang Chen lowered his window and pointed to a small convenience store across the street that was still open late at night.

"Do you see that shop over there?" Yang Chen asked calmly.

With her exceptional internal strength, Hui Lin could clearly see the details of the small shop from a distance. The store mainly sold cigarettes and small convenience items. The sign was old and worn, and a slightly overweight middle-aged woman was sitting on a stool at the door, looking sleepy but not daring to close the shop early, hoping to make a few more sales.

"Brother Yang, do you want to buy cigarettes? I can go get them for you," Hui Lin assumed Yang Chen wanted to smoke and started to unfasten her seatbelt.

Yang Chen chuckled, "That's not it. I want to tell you about the owner of this shop."

"Huh?" Hui Lin paused, looking at Yang Chen curiously.

Yang Chen's expression turned serious. "The woman sitting at the door had sinus cancer last year and had surgery. She needs to take a special herbal medicine for nearly three years and has to go to the hospital for regular check-ups. However, their main source of income is this small shop, so medical expenses have become a huge burden. The woman can't afford to take her medicine regularly. Her husband, a retired worker, couldn't stay idle seeing his wife like that, so he went to work on a construction site. But two months ago, he got his leg crushed by a beam, and the doctor said he might need surgery because of a severe bone fracture, or it could worsen and require amputation. This family's situation has gone from bad to worse, so the woman stays up late trying to make more sales to cover the huge expenses."

By this point, Hui Lin had tears in her eyes. "They... they're so pitiful... don't they have children?"

Yang Chen nodded and sighed, "Yes, they have a daughter. Fortunately, their daughter is very pretty and has a model's figure. Recently, she won first place in a modeling competition, giving her a chance to enter the entertainment industry, shoot commercials, and make a lot of money.

"But her career is just starting, and it takes time to earn money. Meanwhile, her parents, especially her father, need surgery soon, requiring a large sum of money quickly. When she tried to get a bank loan, it wasn't enough. Friends and relatives avoided lending money. So, their daughter decided to sell her body to get the necessary money for her parents' surgery and medical bills."

Hui Lin was stunned for a moment, then hesitated and asked, "Are you saying these are Miss Liu Zishan's parents?"

Yang Chen smiled and nodded. "Liu Zishan is willing to have a relationship with Luo Sheng to ensure her parents' health. Do you think her purity is more important, or her parents' health?"

Hui Lin showed some pain on her face, then softly said, "If that's the case, Miss Liu Zishan is a good girl. I was wrong to blame her."

Just then, a tall, muscular middle-aged man emerged from an alley nearby and shouted at the woman at the shop's door, "Wife! Come home! Why are you still watching the shop? Do we really need that little bit of money?!"

The woman responded loudly, "I know! I'm coming back!"

Hui Lin, with her excellent hearing, heard the exchange clearly.

For a moment, Hui Lin looked at Yang Chen in shock. "Brother Yang, is that man the woman's husband? Then what you said..."

Yang Chen shrugged and smiled wryly, "Of course I made it up. How would I know Liu Zishan's family situation the first time I met her?"

"Brother Yang, how could you do this!" Even the good-tempered Hui Lin pouted in dissatisfaction, feeling deceived to the point of tears.

Yang Chen gently touched Hui Lin's pouting lips and said earnestly, "Hui Lin, although what I just said was a lie, we don't know what Liu Zishan's family situation is.

"Not just Liu Zishan, but also the families of those working around her, like her staff. This world is full of connections between people. If Liu Zishan's situation was like what I described, would she then be worthy of forgiveness?

"Even though my story was fabricated, there are countless families out there with similar struggles. Imagine if Liu Zishan happens to be from such a family, and you help her keep her purity but harm her parents' health because they couldn't afford treatment. Did you do the right thing or the wrong thing?

"You might have caused her agent and makeup artist to lose their jobs, putting their families in crisis as well."

Seeing Hui Lin in a daze, Yang Chen continued, "Every day, we face various situations and make countless choices, watching others make theirs. From our perspective, many choices seem wrong or unacceptable. But we can't know the hidden struggles behind those decisions.

"There's no absolute right or wrong in everything. Things happen for a reason. If we judge each decision as right or wrong, it's impossible to consider everything fully. You might help one person but unknowingly harm many others.

"Hui Lin was silent for a long time, then asked dreamily, "So, Brother Yang, what should I do?"

"Follow your heart. Like today, when you kicked Luo Sheng off Liu Zishan. No matter the outcome, you had good intentions, and that's what matters," Yang Chen smiled. "You can't control others, but you can control yourself. Even if you see many things in the entertainment industry that you don't like, as long as you stay true to yourself, what others do doesn't matter."

Hui Lin was lost in thought for a while, mumbling to herself, then finally smiled serenely.

"I understand, Brother Yang. I will continue to sing, no matter what others do, because I love this job," Hui Lin said confidently.

Yang Chen looked relieved, "Luckily, I persuaded you. Otherwise, your sister would have wasted billions if you quit."

Hui Lin looked at Yang Chen with tender eyes and said shyly, "Thank you, Brother Yang, for worrying about me again."

"It's not about worrying, it's just that I would miss hearing your beautiful voice," Yang Chen winked.

Hui Lin, clearly happy, instinctively leaned forward and hugged Yang Chen around the neck, but realizing her boldness, she quickly pulled away like a startled rabbit, lowering her head in embarrassment.

Yang Chen, feeling her soft embrace for a moment, felt a bit itchy in his heart but didn't think much of it.

"Since you've made up your mind, let's head back. If it's too late, your grandmother will worry I've kidnapped you," Yang Chen said.

Hui Lin replied softly, barely audible, without daring to lift her head.