Yu Qingqing said happily, "Fans and netizens all support you. And this matter has spread, many people who don't usually follow the entertainment industry know about it and are paying attention to you, saying you're so pitiful. Also, the Ruan family and the Zhou family have been severely criticized. Zhou Danhan is a celebrity, so she's been criticized the most."

Qi Wan said, "I was worried that you would have to support Ruan Daqing and his wife, but I only found out last night that you don't need to at all, because they didn't have a legal adoption certificate and have nothing to do with you."

Ruan Mianmian asked in surprise, "Really?" Then she added, "It would be wonderful if we could be completely unrelated."

"It's true. I read the explanations from netizens last night and also called a lawyer. I'm very sure that's the case!" Qi Wan nodded and said.

Upon hearing this, Yu Qingqing looked at Ruan Mianmian, her bright smile vanishing, replaced by a worried expression, and said:

"Mianmian, don't be too happy yet. You have no relationship with Ruan Daqing and his wife, but you do have a relationship with Zhou Yan'an and his wife. When Zhou Yan'an and his wife get old, you will have to take care of them."

Qi Wan nodded: "Although it sounds unbelievable, it's true. Sigh—" She sighed and looked at Ruan Mianmian, "If they didn't give you money when you were a minor after you recognized each other, you could sue them for abandonment. But I heard from Qingqing that they transferred money to you."

Ruan Mianmian nodded: "The transfer has been made." Although it wasn't even a fraction of Zhou Danhan's money, the transfer was made.

If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have accepted it in the first place. Anyway, she wouldn't have gotten her hands on it; it would have all been taken by Ruan Daqing and his wife for Yangbao.

It's all because I was young and ignorant about the law back then; I was a legal illiterate.

Yu Qingqing immediately comforted her, "It's okay, just pay the minimum alimony."

Ruan Mianmian rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment before smiling and saying, "By the time they need support, I may no longer be on Earth. If they can find me for support, I will pay. If they can't, they can't blame me."

"This is great, this is great!" Qi Wan and Yu Qingqing exclaimed in unison, jumping up with joy.

Later, Yu Qingqing mentioned to Ruan Mianmian that the police had issued a blue-background announcement that Zhou Yan'an's family still visited Zhou Danhan at the hospital and took her back to the Zhou residence. After saying this, she comforted Ruan Mianmian, "Mianmian, they are birds of a feather, and you should stay far away from people like that. You should be glad that they didn't come after you because of this."

Ruan Mianmian knew that she said this to avoid upsetting her, so she smiled and nodded: "Of course. The farther away they are from me, the better. It would be best if they never appeared in front of me again."

She wouldn't want parents like Zhou Yan'an and his wife, or brothers like Zhou Yihan and Zhou Zihan.

Seeing that Ruan Mianmian didn't care at all and wasn't upset about it, Qi Wan and Yu Qingqing both breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Qi Wan began to explain the next steps: "This incident has caused a huge uproar and a terrible impact. The higher-ups will intervene and officially blacklist Zhou Danhan. The handling of those three newspapers will be done in two steps. First, they will be forced to dismiss the three editors who wrote the article. Second, when they publish the news again, all three media outlets will be shut down."

Ruan Mianmian nodded: "Okay."

Yu Qingqing, who was unaware of these things before, asked curiously, "Why was the crackdown on those three media outlets carried out in two steps?"

"We must try our best to prevent the matter of their investigation from being associated with Mianmian," Qi Wan said. "With the rapid development of technology in China, spies from various countries are very active, and we cannot afford to reveal any flaws."

Upon hearing this, Yu Qingqing immediately said, "I will absolutely not tell anyone." Then she immediately covered her mouth.

Qi Wan nodded and instructed, "Don't mention it to anyone." She knew Yu Qingqing wouldn't tell anyone, but she still couldn't help but remind her again.

Actually, it would be best if Yu Qingqing didn't know about these things, but she already knew about the Multiverse Trading System, so there was no point in hiding it.

"Don't worry, I won't say a word!" Yu Qingqing said earnestly.

Zhou Danhan had a nightmare all night, and the question she asked most often after waking up was, "Mom, has the lawyer come up with a solution?"

She doesn't want to leave the entertainment industry if there's even the slightest chance.

She only dared to ask Mrs. Zhou, not Zhou Yan'an, because the proud Zhou Yan'an had a dark expression on his face and didn't give her a friendly look at all.

Mrs. Zhou said with a worried look, "The lawyer said this matter is a bit difficult to handle."

"Mom, can you ask a lawyer to think of a solution? I don't want to leave the entertainment industry." Zhou Danhan held Mrs. Zhou's hand and pleaded incessantly.

Zhou Yan'an, unable to contain himself any longer, said, "You still don't want to leave the industry? It's a miracle those lawyers can keep you out of jail. Don't you all have brains? Or did you get your heads slammed in a door? The lawyers said that if they find any direct connection between the online discussions and you, you'll all be detained!"

After saying these words, he was filled with lingering fear.

Fortunately, to save face and prevent outsiders from saying they were heartless towards their biological daughter, he had his wife transfer some money to Ruan Mianmian every month; otherwise, he would have been forced to work as a sewing machine operator this time.

Zhou Danhan was scolded but didn't dare to talk back. She lowered her head and tears streamed down her face.

Mrs. Zhou sighed and comforted her, "You can't blame Dandan. She's simple-minded. How could she possibly outsmart those cunning people? Take her agent, Fu Weiya, for example. Who would have thought she had collected so much dirt on Dandan?"

Zhou Danhan called Fu Weiya to settle accounts as soon as she got up in the morning, but not only could she not settle accounts, she was also threatened.

Compared to Ruan Mianmian, Fu Weiya was just a minor character, so they told Zhou Danhan to hold back for now and deal with the online public opinion first.

At 7:30 p.m. that day, the T City police posted another Weibo message with a blue background, explaining the cause and effect of the farce that occurred a few days ago and the people involved. They pointed out the malicious actions of the people behind the scenes who guided the content and caused a bad influence, criticized the reporters from the three newspapers for taking money to write articles to smear others and guide public opinion, and stated that the police would hold the relevant people accountable after a thorough investigation.

A few minutes after the Weibo post was published, the State Administration of Radio and Television reposted it, expressing its opposition to all unethical behavior and those who maliciously manipulate public opinion.

Once this Weibo post was published, anyone with even a slight understanding of the entertainment industry knew that Zhou Danhan had been blacklisted.

Even though she has an entertainment company behind her, she can no longer appear in front of the camera.

After reading this Weibo post, Zhou Danhan burst into tears in despair.

Zhou Yan'an was extremely annoyed and cursed, "I'm not dead yet, are you wailing like a ghost? If you dare to howl again, get out of here!"

He's very concerned about his reputation. Back then, he didn't even want to acknowledge Ruan Mianmian because of his pride. Now that he's lost face, he naturally won't tolerate Zhou Danhan.

Zhou Zihan patted Zhou Danhan on the shoulder, offering silent comfort.

He was also dragged into this matter, and at this moment he was in no mood to speak or comfort Zhou Danhan.

Zhou Danhan didn't dare to cry anymore, feeling chilled by Zhou Yan'an's cold-bloodedness.

At this moment, Zhou Yihan spoke up: "Those three editors have all been fired. All three media outlets have posted about it on Weibo."

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