Mr. Tycoon Is Actually the Father of My Child!
Chapter 258: Fang Tong’s Past

Chapter 258: Chapter 258: Fang Tong’s Past

The call went through, but it kept ringing unanswered.

When called again, it went straight to voicemail.

Lin Qian swallowed hard, her complexion pale.

Fang Tong must have seen the news.

She wouldn’t have gotten into trouble, would she?

"Qianqian, what’s wrong? You look so pale," Yin Moran said as he walked into the hospital room and saw Lin Qian’s distracted state. His expression tightened slightly.

Lin Qian looked up and grabbed Yin Moran’s hand urgently, "Moran, Tong’s in trouble. I can’t get through to her phone; I need to go find her."

"Don’t panic, what exactly happened?" Yin Moran held Lin Qian’s hand, trying to soothe her.

Lin Qian opened the news on her phone and handed it over to Yin Moran, "I don’t know, but suddenly there was a scandal about Fang Tong online. I just tried calling her and her phone is now turned off."

Hearing this, Yin Moran quickly scrolled through the phone, his expression growing cold.

"I’ll have Han Chen take care of this right away."

Saying this, Yin Moran immediately called Han Chen to handle the matter and at the same time asked him to find Fang Tong’s address.

Shortly after, Han Chen sent over Fang Tong’s address.

Yin Moran turned to a very anxious Lin Qian, "I’ll take you to her."

"Okay."

Lin Qian nodded, forced a smile for the two little ones looking up at her.

"Babies, you take care of Candy; mommy will be back soon after stepping out."

"Okay, mommy, don’t worry. I’ll take good care of Candy," Chu Ziyang promised with a serious nod after overhearing their conversation.

Yin Moran also called Qinglan to come and look after the kids when she had the time.

Then, he drove Lin Qian to where Fang Tong lived.

Fang Tong’s apartment was near the outskirts of the city. By the time they arrived, a large group of journalists had already gathered outside.

Although Han Chen was quick to have the Yins’ public relations department put pressure on the media to stop the spread of the news, in this information age, nothing spreads faster than information itself.

Moreover, just the day before yesterday, Fang Tong had made the news for allegedly stealing Gu Yan’s fiancé.

The heat hadn’t died down when an even more explosive piece of news was released.

All the media were frenzied, eager to find any opportunity to interview the parties involved.

Seeing the hordes of journalists staked outside made Lin Qian’s heart race with anxiety.

All the way there, she repeatedly tried calling Fang Tong, but the phone was off the entire time.

She had no idea what Fang Tong’s current situation was.

Yin Moran had arranged for bodyguards to come over before they set out, and as they arrived, several bodyguards also appeared.

With the bodyguards leading the way, Yin Moran and Lin Qian were able to enter the residential complex.

Fortunately, the complex’s security was good, and the staked-out journalists could only remain on the periphery, unable to enter.

After some negotiation, the security at the gate, recognizing Yin Moran’s remarkable demeanor, let them through.

Yin Moran took Lin Qian up the elevator, straight to the floor where Fang Tong lived.

He pressed the doorbell, but there was no response inside.

Lin Qian was so anxious that she started banging on the door, "Tong, it’s me, Lin Qian, open the door."

After a few calls, the door finally opened, and Fang Tong’s hair was somewhat disheveled, her eyes red, wearing pajamas, and she barely squeezed out a smile towards Lin Qian.

"Little Qian, why did you come?"

Seeing Fang Tong’s dejected appearance, Lin Qian hugged her tightly, "I called you, and you didn’t answer; then you even turned off your phone, were you trying to scare me to death?"

"Oh, maybe too many people were calling, and my phone ran out of battery and shut down."

Fang Tong laughed it off, patting Lin Qian’s back, "Sorry to make you worry."

"Why are you apologizing to me? You’re my best sister, if I’m not worried about you, then who should I worry about?"

Lin Qian stood up straight, seeing that Fang Tong’s red eyes were about to spill tears again, she quickly wiped them away, "Don’t cry, I’m here for you!"

"It’s all because of you inciting emotions! Let’s talk inside."

Fang Tong wiped away her tears with her hand, giving Lin Qian a glare with a hoarse voice before greeting Yin Moran and signaling them both to come in and take a seat.

Lin Qian glanced around the room, a very ordinary two-bedroom, but it was arranged very cozily.

"Sit down, I don’t have any drinks, so I can only offer you plain water."

Fang Tong poured them a glass of water each and sat down herself.

Lin Qian didn’t speak, just looked at Fang Tong’s slender figure, and picked up a jacket from the couch to drape over her.

Although she was very anxious and didn’t know exactly what the news was about, under these circumstances, she couldn’t just rashly ask.

Fortunately, Fang Tong was not coy.

She smiled at Lin Qian, cupping the water glass in her hand, and began to speak, her gaze slightly downcast.

"The stuff in the news, you must be curious, huh! Words like ’impure woman,’ ’promiscuous private life,’ ’pregnant before marriage,’ what if I told you it’s all false, would you believe me?"

It was unclear who had dug up this information, which was so provocative that it was unbearable to think about.

"I believe you, of course I believe you. Tong, I know you’re not that kind of woman, I’ll always support you."

Lin Qian firmly held her hand without hesitation.

Fang Tong gave Lin Qian a look and curved her lips slightly.

"Qian, I told you before, after my family went bankrupt, my mom and I went overseas, and everything happened after we left."

Fang Tong looked into the void in front of her, her lips twisted in self-mockery.

"Maybe it’s all retribution. Because my mom took me and ran away as soon as she saw my dad went bankrupt, that probably led to the disasters that befell us later."

"My mom met a man, planning to take the last of our money and settle down with me and that man abroad, but who would have thought..."

Fang Tong paused, "That man was a swindler, who specialized in tricking rich wives out of their money. When my mom and I went abroad to seek refuge with him, he took all of my mom’s money, forcing us to live in a slum. We stayed there for half a year; those days were dark and hopeless. Both my mom’s and my identities had been destroyed by that man, we couldn’t go anywhere domestically because of the debt collectors, we had to live every day in hunger and fear because the place was chaotic, and people died every day. And in such a life, my mom went insane; one day, while I was unprepared, she suddenly ran out and got hit by a car."

Fang Tong’s eyes reddened, her voice rough as she swallowed with difficulty, her hand holding the glass trembling.

Lin Qian quickly embraced her, offering silent comfort.

Fang Tong calmed herself down a bit and continued, "It was during that half a year that I slimmed down, the originally plump face turned into what it is now, and I became slim. If it had been under normal circumstances, maybe I would’ve been happy because I lost weight. But in that filthy, chaotic slum, my appearance was a disaster calling."

"Because I suddenly changed, men who hadn’t paid much attention to me started to notice me, and all kinds of harassment ensued. I wanted to run away, but I had no idea where to go! One day, a gang of local thugs surrounded me, wanting to..."

Fang Tong paused, the tips of her fingers white as they gripped the glass.

Lin Qian knew how unbearable it must be for her right now, so she could only hold her shoulders tighter, offering silent comfort.