Gu Zheng found it increasingly absurd as he listened, rubbed his temples, and said...
"Auntie, I have my reasons for getting the marriage certificate, and it's also to keep Xia Ran by my side. Please don't cause me any more trouble. I already have enough headaches."
After saying that, Gu Zheng went upstairs, leaving Aunt Gu and Uncle Wang standing there dumbfounded.
"Uncle Wang, what did Gu Zheng mean by what he just said? I don't understand."
“Miss, I don’t quite understand either,” Uncle Wang replied. “Why don’t we go up and take a look?”
"No need," Aunt Gu thought for a moment. "Let him handle it himself. But Uncle Wang, should we go check on Xia Ran again?"
"But if I go, will Xia Ran be unhappy? But if I don't go, I'll always be thinking about it."
Uncle Wang hesitated, sighed, and said...
"Let's not go. Grandpa Xia is still recovering, and Xia Ran isn't in a good mood either. If we go now, it will probably put Xia Ran in a difficult position. So let's wait a bit longer."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Gu also sighed.
Indeed, Uncle Wang is right. If she went there now, Xia Ran would probably feel even worse, since Xia Ran doesn't want to see them.
On the other side, Gu Zheng returned to his study and took out a marriage certificate from the safe.
When he divorced Xia Ran, he didn't throw away or destroy the marriage certificate; instead, he put it in a safe.
He is now extremely grateful that he didn't throw away his marriage certificate, otherwise he wouldn't know what to do.
He gripped the marriage certificate tightly in his hand, then strode out of the study.
When he came downstairs, Aunt Gu and Uncle Wang were still waiting there.
Gu Zheng suddenly thought of something and looked at Uncle Wang and Aunt Gu, saying,
"Your child is going to kindergarten on Monday. If you have time, you can go and buy some things for your child to wear to kindergarten later."
"What?" Uncle Wang and Aunt Gu said in unison.
Aunt Gu: "Gu Zheng, what are you saying? Sending the child to kindergarten? Who said that? Are you sure the child is fit to go? Are you comfortable letting him go?"
“Yes,” Uncle Wang said, frowning.
Gu Zheng: "His condition has basically stabilized now. Children his age are already in kindergarten. If he continues to stay at home and not interact with the outside world, his personality will only become more and more withdrawn."
"Xia Ran should have brought up the topic of going to kindergarten with the child, and then the child came to me and said that he wanted to go to kindergarten."
“But…” Aunt Gu paused for a moment, but in the end she didn’t say anything.
Gu Zheng ignored the two and left with the marriage certificate.
Aunt Gu and Uncle Wang, who remained where they were, sighed silently, but Aunt Gu quickly regained her composure.
"Well, this should be a good thing. At least the child won't be cooped up at home alone if he's willing to go to kindergarten. In that case, I'll go buy some things for the child to use at kindergarten first. I can take them to the hospital and also visit Xia Ran and Grandpa."
Uncle Wang nodded, agreeing with Aunt Gu's point; otherwise, it wouldn't be a good thing for the child to always be cooped up at home.
After obtaining the marriage certificate, Gu Zheng went straight to the hospital. Thinking about what he could say to Xia Ran later, a smile appeared on Gu Zheng's face.
Persistence pays off; he always manages to find a way to get back together with Xia Ran.
Gu Zheng thought of many ways to talk to Xia Ran when he got to the hospital, but he never expected that as soon as he arrived at the hospital, he would see Xia Ran sitting at the door of the ward.
He paused, then quickly walked over and said...
"Ranran, why are you sitting outside?"
Hearing the voice, Xia Ran looked up, paused for a moment when she saw Gu Zheng, and said,
"I waited for you here specifically because I have something I want to tell you."
"What?" Gu Zheng was a little excited. "You... what do you want to tell me? Is it... is it about the child? But don't worry, I've already taken care of the child's kindergarten enrollment. He can start school on Monday, and so will Grandpa's..."
"That's not what I wanted to say," Xia Ran interrupted Gu Zheng.
"What is that?" Gu Zheng couldn't hide his excitement, and a sliver of anticipation filled his heart.
He wondered if Xia Ran wanted to make up with him, otherwise why would she be waiting for him here?
"About things online," Xia Ran blurted out. "I want to talk to you about things online. Do you know what's circulating online right now?"
Gu Zheng's eyes flickered slightly as he sat down next to Xia Ran.
Xia Ran resisted Gu Zheng's sudden approach, but he held back because he was thinking about what he was going to ask next.
"I know."
"You know that? So how do you plan to solve this?"
Gu Zheng turned his head, looking at Xia Ran with a serious expression, and said,
"I just went out to deal with this, but the result was worse than I expected."
Gu Zheng even sighed as he said this, as if he were very distressed and disappointed.
"I originally thought this matter could be easily suppressed, but later I realized that it was as if someone was deliberately stirring up the situation, or as if it was targeting me, so I couldn't suppress it no matter what I did."
"Even though we had already found a kindergarten for our child, this matter has caused some trouble. As you know, it's very difficult to get into a public kindergarten here. They also have to verify whether the parents have a clean background, otherwise they can't get in."
"So what? The child can't go to kindergarten?" Xia Ran frowned.
Gu Zheng nodded heavily, "It can't be said to be 100%, and this incident has affected not only the child's kindergarten, but also people have found out that the grandfather used to be with a man and was abandoned by him."
"What did you say?" Xia Ran's face instantly turned ugly. "What do you mean my grandfather was abandoned by someone else? Gu Zheng, I'm warning you, don't talk nonsense, or I won't let you off the hook!"
Looking at Xia Ran, who had suddenly become angry, Gu Zheng still looked helpless and troubled.
"It wasn't me who said it, it was them who came to me and said it. I don't know if this incident is targeting you or me, but I can't completely suppress it."
"Are you really not capable? With your abilities, are you sure you can't?"
Xia Ran looked at Gu Zheng with suspicion. He knew Gu Zheng quite well. Wasn't this a very easy thing for Gu Zheng?
Gu Zheng gave a wry smile and said,
"Ranran, I'm not omnipotent."
Xia Ran was taken aback and couldn't refute it for a moment.
Indeed, no matter how rich or powerful Gu Zheng is, he is not omnipotent.
Chapter 298 Public Opinion
But he was waiting for Gu Zheng here so that Gu Zheng could resolve the issue, since Gu Zheng was also the protagonist of the online rumors.
But now Gu Zheng says there's nothing he can do, so what else can he do?
Gu Zheng: "Actually, I also thought about issuing a statement to clarify the whole story, saying that we did get a marriage certificate, which was legal, but we divorced later because of incompatibility."
Hearing the words "divorce due to incompatibility," Xia Ran couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in her heart.
At the time, Gu Zheng's original words were "I don't like it," not "we don't get along."
"But just as I was about to issue a statement, someone sent me an anonymous email saying that if I dared to explain, I would have to reveal everything about my grandfather from many years ago, so that everyone would know about him."
"It's because I saw this email that I don't dare to issue a statement. The child going to kindergarten is a small matter, but I don't dare to do anything about my grandfather. I'm afraid they will really talk about it, and if my grandfather finds out, he definitely won't be able to handle it."
It has to be said that what Gu Zheng said really hit the nail on the head regarding Xia Ran's concerns.
When Grandpa told him about it, he was already crying as he spoke.
Moreover, after saying that, she was sad for a long time and didn't even leave the house. If her grandfather knew that her past had been posted online, he definitely wouldn't be able to handle it.
Xia Ran sat there blankly, suddenly realizing how useless she was, unable to do anything at all.
The confusion in Xia Ran's eyes made Gu Zheng feel sorry for her, but in order to get back together with Xia Ran, Gu Zheng suppressed his heartache and kept a troubled look on his face.
Xia Ran suddenly remembered what Lin Ziming had told him, but the next second he remembered Lin Ziming's identity.
Gu Zheng is a local bigwig and a powerful figure here, but if even Gu Zheng can't solve this problem, then Lin Ziming is even less likely to be able to.
"Ranran, actually I have a plan." Seeing that the time was about right, Gu Zheng spoke up.
"What?" Xia Ran turned to look at Gu Zheng. "What method?"
Although he didn't want to get involved with Gu Zheng, he had no other choice now that it concerned his grandfather.
“Send out our marriage certificate and announce that we are married. This way we can find the person and then turn the tables on them.”
Gu Zheng revealed his ultimate goal, and Xia Ran's face stiffened. She asked,
"What are you saying? Gu Zheng, do you think I'm stupid? Using such a reason?"
Gu Zheng: "Ranran, what I said is true. Of course, it's just a suggestion. If you don't want to, I won't force you. We can find other ways."
"Of course, it just takes a little longer than usual. If you don't believe me, you can take a look at this email."
Gu Zheng handed his phone to Xia Ran. There was indeed an email in her inbox, which was about something concerning Xia's grandfather. It also said that if Gu Zheng dared to issue a statement, he would definitely reveal Xia's grandfather's affairs.
Xia Ran, who had initially harbored a sliver of doubt, dismissed that last bit of suspicion after seeing the email.
Xia Ran returned the phone to Gu Zheng and remained silent for a moment.
A flash of triumph crossed Gu Zheng's eyes as he continued,
"It's just a solution. Otherwise, there's no way to resolve Grandpa's issues or the child's kindergarten problems. Ranran, I won't do anything to you, and I certainly won't do anything reckless."
"If that's not the case, I don't have any other ideas for the time being. Or do you have any other solutions? If you have other solutions, I can listen to your opinion."
Xia Ran pursed her lips, mentally considering the matter many times, but ultimately refused.
"Since you can't solve this problem, then I'll do it myself."
After he finished speaking, he got up and went back to the ward. Gu Zheng sat in the same spot, neither stopping him nor following him in.
Xia Ran's reaction was exactly what he expected, so he already had a plan to deal with it.
Xia Ran didn't tell Da Zhuang and the others about this. Instead, he went online and posted a statement while he was sleeping that night.
His statement was simple: he was not being kept, but was hospitalized because his grandfather was unwell, and that he and Gu Zheng were already divorced.
He didn't want to talk about his relationship with Gu Zheng, but then he thought that if he didn't say it, people online would gossip about it. After all, because of the perspective in the photo, he and Gu Zheng looked very close.
After the statement was sent out, Xia Ran stared at her phone without even blinking.
He thought that given how popular the post was, many people would see it, and then the truth would come out.
But to his surprise, the post disappeared inexplicably just a few minutes after he posted it.