After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 652: A Kind Father and a Filial Son

Chapter 652: Chapter 652: A Kind Father and a Filial Son

Shi Fan really couldn’t understand why Shi Kanshan behaved this way. What on earth was he after?

By deliberately ruining Shi Yaoguang’s reputation, what good would that do her?

Could it be that by making things bad for Shi Yaoguang, he himself would benefit?

Though this was what he was thinking, he soon guessed a possibility.

That is...

He wanted to take this opportunity to market himself.

It has to be said that Shi Kanshan was truly bold.

By doing this, he was essentially harboring the intention of using Shi Yaoguang.

Because Shi Yaoguang, with her "do as one pleases" attitude, had "harmed" others, even more people felt a precariousness about it.

The "Second Shi Family," where Shi Kanshan belonged, would naturally become the object of others’ protection.

Sometimes, human empathy can be quite formidable.

It is precisely because of this strong empathy that when faced with some pitiable affairs, people subconsciously include those who are at a disadvantage, or those whose characteristics resonate with their own, into their scope of protection.

What Shi Kanshan wanted was undeniably this effect.

He purposely whipped up publicity to make people believe that Shi Yaoguang maliciously targeted his industry.

And the reason was ridiculously trivial, simply because they shared the same surname.

Shi Kanshan knew that doing so would inevitably provoke significant resentment from many people.

And that was the effect he desired.

As long as some people resented her, the follow-up actions would not be difficult to handle.

Just successfully evoke the emotions of the ordinary people—no need for too much, just enough to make the majority empathize with him.

And to develop a sense of rejection towards Shi Yaoguang.

Shi Yaoguang may be formidable, but...

No matter how formidable, she couldn’t stand against the will of the majority.

Even if those in power valued Shi Yaoguang highly, they wouldn’t change their principles just for one Shi Yaoguang, would they?

In this way, he could successfully lead the Shi Family to rise step by step.

When the time came...

Everyone would just sigh, seeing how he had been oppressed by Shi Yaoguang but still managed to maintain his integrity. It really wasn’t easy for him.

By then, people would sympathize with him even more because of his difficult journey to the top.

All in all, Shi Kanshan’s schemes were loud and clear.

As for whether his actions would bring any trouble to Shi Fan...

That was clearly not within his scope of consideration.

He didn’t care in the slightest what Shi Fan thought.

If Shi Fan was willing to help him, willing to help the Shi Family, then he was Shi Kanshan’s good son.

Otherwise, he was nothing.

Just a drag.

Who cares about the thoughts and opinions of a drag?

Shi Fan had his understanding of what kind of person his father was.

It was precisely because he knew what kind of person he was that he despised him all the more.

This type of person, to put it bluntly, is utterly selfish and self-centered.

Besides the interests he valued, any emotions laid before him only fell into two categories.

Useful or useless.

Beyond that, there was nothing else.

Even though Shi Fan had long been aware of his father’s thoughts, he still felt irritated.

"Sister, I will find a way to deal with this matter."

Shi Fan came before Shi Yaoguang and said to her.

Shi Yaoguang asked, "How do you plan to solve it?"

Shi Fan smiled, his smile bearing a trace of coldness, "I’ve already given him a warning. Since he doesn’t cherish it, he can’t blame me for being just and impartial in my dealings."

"Hmm?"

Shi Yaoguang showed a look of surprise, "How are you going to be just and impartial?"

Shi Fan’s smile was brilliant, "During my time in the military, I just happened to meet a brother who manages online networks."

In theory, spreading rumors and defamation, all kinds of false information, should be punishable.

My sister clearly hadn’t done anything to the Shi Family, yet he spread rumors about her like that, which is simply unforgivable.

Coming to this point, Shi Fan paused, then smiled again, an innocent look on his face, "Although my bond with him as a father and son is shallow, but... after all, I am still his son, watching him stray off the path, it’s somewhat difficult for me."

"So I thought... to give him a chance."

Hearing this, Shi Yaoguang was somewhat surprised.

Shi Fan giving Shi Kanshan a chance?

Either, I heard wrong.

Or, the ’chance’ Shi Fan is talking about is not really a good ’chance’.

Indeed, Shi Fan quickly added, "To prevent him from being arrested for spreading rumors, I think righteousness should prevail over family loyalty!"

"Hm?"

Shi Fan playfully teased, "Sister will know soon enough."

...

As Shi Fan said, it didn’t take long for Shi Yaoguang to find out what he meant by righteousness prevailing over family loyalty.

Shi Kanshan deliberately hyped up the situation, creating a pitiable image online of being bullied by Shi Yaoguang.

His goal was to leverage netizens’ sympathy, even inciting sympathy from some.

As long as he did this, he could successfully lead the Shi Family to rise to power.

His plan was based on the assumption that he wouldn’t face retaliation from Shi Yaoguang.

To not face retaliation from Shi Yaoguang was somewhat difficult.

To resolve this difficulty was no simple task either.

But, he had ideas that took an alternative route.

Since Shi Yaoguang cared so much for her brother Shi Fan, she necessarily wouldn’t have the heart to see him upset.

Even if Shi Fan himself didn’t care how the Shi Family fared, Shi Yaoguang, out of consideration for his feelings, wouldn’t utterly destroy the Shi Family.

Otherwise, it would reflect poorly on Shi Fan as well.

Regrettably, Shi Kanshan’s calculations were sound but he missed one detail.

Shi Yaoguang would indeed save face for Shi Fan for his sake.

But Shi Fan wouldn’t.

Shi Fan couldn’t bear to see his sister, Shi Yaoguang, get caught in any public opinion storm because of him.

This point alone explains everything.

Too bad, Shi Kanshan realized it too late.

The night before, as he went to bed, he was dreaming about the Shi Family joining the ranks of top-tier wealthy families.

His dreams were all sweet and delightful.

Waking up from sleep, he faced a complete mess.

There was nothing more shocking than Shi Fan going online himself to self protect.

Originally, some people thought badly of Shi Yaoguang because of Shi Kanshan’s schemes.

But now...

Everyone unanimously ridiculed Shi Kanshan.

"Could this guy be a drama queen? When did Shi Yaoguang ever say she would blacklist you? Claiming to be targeted out of malice just because you share the surname Shi, haha, there are so many people in this world named Shi, I’m also named Shi, why don’t I see Shi Yaoguang targeting me?"

"To be honest, Shi Kanshan just wanted to use our strength to target Shi Yaoguang, didn’t he? His heart is condemnable."

"I’d never seen such a person before, but now I have."

"It’s a good thing that Shi Fan ran away from home. Otherwise, who knows if he would even be alive now."

"Lucky Shi Fan ran away!"

As the conversation continued, it went in a strange direction.

Everyone felt that it was a stroke of luck for Shi Fan to have met Shi Yaoguang.

With regard to Shi Fan’s experiences in the Shi Family, everyone was on his side.

As for the few who thought Shi Fan shouldn’t have done that, after all, father and son shouldn’t harbor overnight hatred.

These opinions and such people were naturally shut down by the others.

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