The man tried hard to discredit Zou Xiaosheng, causing many people to be skeptical and withdraw their sympathy for Zou Xiaosheng.

In a money-driven society, people are very sensitive to money, especially when it involves buying a house; the high price of houses can easily make people lose their composure.

"Is she the girl Zou Xiaosheng who is looking for her parents online?" someone asked.

The man replied, "Isn’t it her? I’ve never seen such a shameless person; her parents even came out personally to criticize her, saying she demands to buy a house as soon as she meets them, not caring about their well-being. What is there to pity about such a person?"

The man’s words made many people nod in agreement.

"That’s why they say, listening to both sides gives clarity, listening to only one side leads to ignorance!"

"Just looking at her background, it’s pretty pitiful, but as for her character..."

"Which lost child isn’t pitiful? You don’t see other kids demanding their parents buy a house the moment they reunite!"

"You think it’s like buying cabbage? That’s a house!"

The crowd started chattering, feeling that Zou Xiaosheng’s demand for her parents to buy a house was wrong.

Successfully stirring the pot, the man was very pleased, watching Zou Xiaosheng with schadenfreude.

Listening to the discussions around her, Zou Xiaosheng wanted to refute, but upon seeing their spit flying and their excited expressions, she suddenly didn’t know what to do. Could she really convince these trolls?

At this moment, a large hand reached over from the side, gently pressing on her shoulder, a familiar and warm feeling.

"Who is he?"

Lin Fan immediately sat down beside Zou Xiaosheng and asked.

Lin Fan was back.

Zou Xiaosheng instantly felt filled with endless courage and strength.

"His name is Zheng Jintao, a distant relative from my foster grandmother’s side. We had some disagreements before; he stole my foster grandmother’s chicken, a hen she had raised for many years, and she cried when she found out. I told her about it, and she went to demand it back, seeing the hen already stewed. He denied it, but since my foster grandmother said I saw it, he couldn’t deny it anymore and obediently compensated her. He’s been holding a grudge ever since, leading online bullying against me, spreading bad things about me, and just now defamed me again publicly." Zou Xiaosheng explained to Lin Fan.

Lin Fan could tell she was speaking the truth.

Nodding, Lin Fan said, "Remember what I told you? Start from this jerk then!"

Zou Xiaosheng understood Lin Fan’s meaning; she wants revenge, wants to sort out those who have hurt her one by one!

She definitely couldn’t do it alone, but Lin Fan said he would help her, giving her courage, and she trusted Lin Fan greatly. If there was anyone still worth trusting in this world, it was Lin Fan.

Lin Fan’s appearance caught everyone’s attention; they were all curious who Lin Fan was, seemed to be with Zou Xiaosheng?

Zheng Jintao didn’t expect Zou Xiaosheng to have company; he thought she’d be all alone. In his impression, Zou Xiaosheng had no friends, always a loner, which is why he dared to bully her so recklessly, because she was weak and no match for him, he could bully at will without worrying about retaliation.

Now there was unexpectedly someone beside Zou Xiaosheng, this surprised Zheng Jintao a bit, but after sizing up Lin Fan, he felt assured.

This young man, dressed simply, clearly not wealthy, very young, likely just a young worker, without background or strength, easy to bully.

Even if it came to a fight, he had several people on his side, no need to worry about Lin Fan!

Zheng Jintao thought this and was not at all intimidated by Lin Fan’s appearance, instead becoming even more reckless.

"Oh, Zou Xiaosheng, did you... find a boyfriend? How come I didn’t know you had a boyfriend? As soon as you found your birth parents you demanded a house, and so soon you found a partner? Are you planning to buy a house to keep a boy toy?" Zheng Jintao mocked.

The crowd burst out laughing.

Zou Xiaosheng stood up abruptly, slapping the table: "Zheng Jintao, that’s enough!"

She could tolerate him mocking her, but now he was dragging Brother Lin into it, she couldn’t stand it anymore.

Zheng Jintao laughed: "What, angry? Did I hit the nail on the head?"

Zou Xiaosheng replied, "Stop talking nonsense, Brother Lin is not my boyfriend, he’s just my friend. I might as well tell you all, I attempted suicide today, because there are too many people like you accusing and defaming me. You spread rumors, there’s a big group of you, and I only have one mouth to refute, overwhelmed, I went to commit suicide. It was Brother Lin who found me and saved me!"

Upon hearing this, those who were laughing paused, stopped laughing, surprised.

Suicide? Is it that serious?

Zheng Jintao chuckled, "You say you attempted suicide, and just expect us to believe it? Folks, don’t be fooled by her, she doesn’t have any tricks but playing the sympathy card! Zou Xiaosheng, unless you die for me to see, I won’t believe you!"

Zou Xiaosheng coldly said, "Whether you believe it or not, I will speak the truth I know about myself! Zheng Jintao, none of what you said earlier were facts, they’re all defamation and slander. I never stole anything, you’re the thief, I just spoke the truth, and you claimed I spoke ill of you, harbored a grudge! I’ve never bullied classmates; on the contrary, I’ve always been the one bullied! I didn’t tell my parents to buy a house; they were lying. I will settle that with them later, and you, taking their words to defame me everywhere, led the attacks. I have evidence for all this! Zheng Jintao, I want you to pay the price for your actions!"

Zheng Jintao laughed heartily, "You scare me? What can you do to me?"

Zou Xiaosheng replied, "I will sue you!"

Zheng Jintao laughed until he could barely breathe, as if he heard the biggest joke: "Zou Xiaosheng, how come you’re so tough now? But you think I’m afraid of you?"

Zou Xiaosheng: "You!"

Lin Fan pulled Zou Xiaosheng, signaling her to sit down, then looked at Zheng Jintao, calmly said, "You know your arrogance and Little Sheng’s fear actually stem from the same reason?"

Zheng Jintao chuckled, "What are you trying to say?"

Lin Fan said, "I’m saying all fear is due to lack of strength, worry for one’s safety, and all arrogance is because of feeling safe. The latter is often the mindset of people like you, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, outputting on vulnerable targets because you think there’s no consequence if you hurt the other side, but if it causes you harm, I guarantee you’ll run faster than anyone, kneel faster than anyone! You think Little Sheng is easy to bully, that’s in the past, now the situation is different."

Lin Fan said these words with utter calmness, tone flat, without any hint of threat, as if he’s objectively stating facts.

Lin Fan’s composure made an inexplicable sense of chill creep over Zheng Jintao, but how could he admit he was intimidated by a young man.

"You punk, who do you think you are?" Zheng Jintao snorted coldly.