Chapter 46: Not Worth It
Yin Chengjue had originally planned to stay until the final results of the competition were announced, but midway through, he received a call from the hospital informing him that Feng Chengda had woken up from his coma.
The police were still waiting for Feng Chengda’s statement before they could pass judgment on Feng Changheng and Su Zi.
As Feng Chengda’s son, Yin Chengjue had both emotional and logical reasons to go see him.
He had no choice but to leave early, promising Qin Linlin that he would find time later to record a final summary video.
Feng Changheng had beaten Feng Chengda so severely that he barely survived after extensive emergency treatment. Su Zi, instead of sending Feng Chengda to the hospital immediately, had deliberately delayed, hoping he would die on the way. She even called the paparazzi to shift the blame onto Yin Chengjue.
The evidence in this case was ironclad. If not for the consideration of familial ties, Feng Changheng and Su Zi would have already been behind bars.
Yin Chengjue thought it was a foregone conclusion—Feng Chengda would never forgive the two who had nearly killed him.
But he had underestimated just how low Feng Chengda’s tolerance for them could go.
Feng Chengda, who had narrowly escaped death, actually chose to forgive Feng Changheng and Su Zi.
The man who, in Yin Chengjue’s past life, had heartlessly pushed Yin He—the woman who helped him rise to power—into the abyss and led his own devoted son to his death, now easily forgave the mistress and illegitimate son who had almost killed him.
Though Yin Chengjue had long since buried his hatred for Feng Chengda deep in his bones and held no expectations for him anymore, hearing this still made his heart ache unbearably.
Feng Chengda had never considered Yin Chengjue or Yin He as family. His family had always been Su Zi and Feng Changheng.
Watching the three of them together by the hospital bed, Yin Chengjue felt nothing but bitter irony.
If things had come to this, why was Feng Chengda still refusing to sign the divorce papers?
In the end, it had nothing to do with love or affection—it was all about profit.
Not wanting to subject himself to further humiliation, Yin Chengjue turned and left. He called Yin He to inform her that Feng Chengda had regained consciousness and could communicate normally. The divorce proceedings, which had been delayed due to Feng Chengda’s hospitalization, could now resume.
If Feng Chengda still refused to sign, Yin Chengjue had no qualms about helping the Murong family secure the land Feng Chengda coveted, ensuring it would never fall into his hands.
Under mounting pressure, Feng Chengda had no choice but to reluctantly sign the divorce papers.
Infidelity during marriage meant he left with nothing.
Yin He kept her word—not a single cent of the Yin family’s assets would go with Feng Chengda.
Old Master Yin was overjoyed. He called to congratulate his daughter for breaking free from the fog of delusion and escaping her suffering, even sending her a jade Buddha pendant he had specially had blessed by a master.
Yin He accepted it wordlessly, reflecting on her father’s years of earnest advice and her own stubborn blindness.
Looking back at her past self—the woman so fixated on Feng Chengda—and recounting all of Feng Chengda’s actions over the years, she realized she had truly squandered a winning hand. She had mistaken a piece of trash for hidden treasure, thinking it could be polished into jade, when in reality, it was just a rotten stone from the gutter, worthless forever.
Yin He thought her entanglement with Feng Chengda was finally over, a closed chapter. But then, Feng Chengda and his cohorts bribed several marketing accounts to post images of Su Zi kneeling in the hospital, accompanied by inflammatory captions, and directly tagged Yin Chengjue’s Weibo.
Star News V: No matter what, he’s still your father. Shouldn’t a son visit when his father is hospitalized? To have someone else beg you on their knees—how ironic! @YinChengjueycjV [Image][Image][Image]
Breaking News V: There’s a reason for the divorce. A venomous woman raises a venomous son—what else could you expect? When his own father is hospitalized, the mistress has to beg him to visit. Is this a son or an ancestor? Congratulations to Mr. Feng for escaping this nightmare. Having an ex-wife and son like this is pure misfortune. [Image][Image][Image]*
Gossip First V: Wild guess—did Feng Chengda end up in the hospital because of these two? The power of capital, the power of money! Feng Chengda started from nothing—what voice does he have? Doesn’t Yin He call all the shots? Tragic!
Several major accounts posted simultaneously, and with deliberate amplification, the topic quickly trended.
The marketing accounts that had previously avoided provoking the Yin family while Feng Chengda was hospitalized now, emboldened by his discharge, eagerly hurled all kinds of accusations at Yin Chengjue.
If these allegations stuck, it would effectively whitewash Feng Chengda’s reputation—and he would surely reward them handsomely.
So what if he left the Yin family with nothing? Over the years, Feng Chengda had siphoned off countless benefits, funneling assets under other names. Even if Yin He wanted to fight for them, she couldn’t reclaim them all.
From the very beginning, Feng Chengda had treated Yin He as an ATM, preparing for his eventual exit. The only question was how much he could take with him when he left.
Yin He trembled with rage as she read the trending posts and the malicious, conspiracy-laden comments attacking her and Yin Chengjue.
Then, Yin Chengjue called and told her to stay calm.
To others, such slander might seem infuriating, but Yin Chengjue felt little emotion. Business wars were fought with market sensitivity and control. Feng Chengda, a businessman with over two decades more experience than him, wasn’t attacking him commercially but with flimsy, baseless online rumors.
This only proved one thing: Feng Chengda had run out of options.
All he had left was a desperate attempt to tarnish the Yin Group’s reputation through public opinion.
In simpler terms—he was panicking!
Yin Chengjue didn’t rush to clarify.
Instead, he hired trolls to amplify the baseless accusations, letting them spread rapidly so more people would see them.
The comment sections were flooded with one-sided condemnations of Yin Chengjue and Yin He. Any questioning or rebuttal was drowned out, leaving only comments sympathizing with Feng Chengda and Su Zi.
The situation was so bizarre it felt staged—thousands of comments all singing Feng Chengda’s praises.
Soon, some perceptive influencers noticed something was off.
Who’s That V: Something’s fishy about this trending topic. Anyone else feel it?*
Brother Yang: Feels like my worldview just shattered.
PrettyMe: This is real capital at work—silencing all dissent, leaving only one narrative.
LilithA: just asked why there was no photo of Su Zi kneeling and Yin Chengjue in the same frame, and got swarmed with hate. Nope, not touching this again.
Brother Yang replied @LilithA: That’s nothing. Someone @‘ed the police, saying they should investigate Yin He, and their comment got deleted.
LilithA: Huh? Why? If they think Yin He harmed Feng Chengda, shouldn’t they want the police involved? Why delete that?
Brother Yang: Who knows? Guilty conscience? They know it won’t hold up under scrutiny but still want to smear the ex-wife.
LilithA: Ohhh! That makes sense! No wonder they’re blocking the police!
Brother Yang: Should we…?
LilithA: Hehehe! @XXPoliceOfficial, come do your job! Shouldn’t you look into this alleged attempted murder on the trending list?
Brother Yang: @XXPoliceOfficial @WestXXOfficial…
Soon, more and more netizens, sensing the oddity, began collectively tagging the police, demanding an investigation into whether Yin He had really tried to kill Feng Chengda.
At the same time, Yin He posted on Weibo, also tagging the police and issuing legal notices to the marketing accounts accusing her of attempted murder.
Her transparency made many question the authenticity of the photos. After all, a single image of Su Zi kneeling—without Yin Chengjue in the frame—proved nothing. She could’ve staged it herself!
Using such flimsy "evidence" was laughable.
Once doubts arose, they surged like a tidal wave, scattering the previously one-sided narrative.
After being tagged thousands of times, the police issued a statement clarifying that Feng Chengda’s injuries had no connection to Yin He or Yin Chengjue, urging the public not to spread rumors and warning the rumor-mongers to stop immediately.
The marketing accounts, having only intended to stir trouble, quickly deleted their posts and changed their names—a routine they were clearly familiar with.
They never expected to topple the Yin family with this. Their game was one of accumulation—planting seeds of doubt, waiting for future opportunities to exploit.
Yin Chengjue had seen this playbook many times.
But he wasn’t about to let them walk away unscathed.
Since they had started this, he would make sure it ended properly—worth the screen time he’d been given.
So he posted a prepared essay titled—My Father.
A common title, one every student had written at some point.
He hadn’t wanted to publish it, preferring to spare Feng Chengda some dignity. But since Feng Chengda had chosen this path, Yin Chengjue would return the favor.
Having lived a second life, he carried hatred—but refused to dirty his hands for revenge.
For someone like Feng Chengda, it wasn’t worth it.
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