This development was completely beyond the haters’ expectations. Almost everyone was left utterly dumbfounded.
How could there possibly be someone who didn’t like Orca?
Yet @Working_is_bound_to_drive_you_crazy really had blocked Orca long ago.
Could it be that when Little Penguin accused him of riding Orca’s popularity, the real reason was that Little Penguin himself was simply jealous?
Although Little Penguin had quite a large following, there were also plenty of Orca fans who were unhappy with the way he kept throwing himself at Orca. Some even proudly identified themselves as Orca’s wife fans.
Now that they had finally found an excuse to go after each other, the two sides immediately began fighting.
In the process, they ended up completely forgetting about Ji Ran’s account, the person who had started the whole mess.
Ji Ran normally did not participate in internet gossip but this particular piece of drama had practically been delivered straight to his doorstep.
He was not so self righteous that he would refuse free entertainment, either.
Naturally, he happily sat down and enjoyed the spectacle.
He was right in the middle of having a great time when Lu Ke told him to get ready to head out with Han Shen for a meeting.
Ji Ran could only regretfully put away his phone, sling his backpack over his shoulder and follow them upstairs.
While they waited for the elevator, Ji Ran caught a pleasant, unfamiliar scent. Curious, he raised his head slightly.
Has Han Shen changed his perfume?
There was a scent of citrus mixed with wood. In the middle of winter, it smelled warm and comforting and it was not particularly similar to Han Shen’s usual style.
“Something wrong?” Han Shen lowered his eyes to look at him, his gaze as cold and indifferent as ever.
Ji Ran asked, “What do I need to do in today’s meeting?”
“Nothing,” Han Shen said. “Just listen.”
Ji Ran: “……”
If he did not need to do anything, then why had Han Shen called him along in the first place?
Did the boss really think that the time of lowly office workers was nothing more than a worthless commodity that could be casually thrown away?
Ji Ran was privately full of complaints but he did not dare refuse. He followed Han Shen into the car.
About half an hour later, the sedan stopped in front of the municipal government finance department’s government building.
Han Shen was attending a closed door government meeting. It was a very low profile affair but the level of the meeting was exceptionally high. Those sitting at the table included senior officials from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, advisers to the State Council and several renowned economists.
Even Han Shen had to sit at the very end of the table at a meeting of this level, so naturally Ji Ran had no chance of having a seat at the table.
He sat in the back row alongside officials’ secretaries and invited state media representatives, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
After finally enduring the entire meeting until it ended, Ji Ran eagerly pulled out his phone and prepared to continue eating up the latest gossip.
But the moment he opened the app, a deep voice suddenly reached his ears.
“Why did you call me? Did something happen?”
It was Han Shen speaking on the phone.
Ji Ran had never heard him use such a gentle tone before.
“Don’t panic. Take a deep breath and calm down. I’m right here.”
“Tell me. I’m listening.”
It was obviously a private phone call. Ji Ran tried his best not to pry into his boss’s personal affairs but he could not stop himself from becoming curious.
Who was Han Shen talking to?
For someone to make Han Shen treat them with such patience and gentleness, they must surely be someone very important to him.
Has something happened to the other person?
Ji Ran did not know what was being said on the other end but Han Shen’s expression gradually became more solemn.
“I understand. Leave this matter to me. Don’t be nervous. I promise you, he’ll be fine.”
After Han Shen finished speaking, he hung up the phone. Ji Ran was curious but he did not dare ask and Han Shen showed no intention of explaining anything either. Once again, silence settled over the car.
For some reason, Ji Ran suddenly felt a little awkward. He desperately wanted to find something to occupy himself with and distract his attention.
He aimlessly scrolled through his phone and discovered that many netizens were leaving comments asking him to remove Orca from his blacklist, saying that he had missed an important message.
Ji Ran removed Orca’s account from the blacklist and discovered that the other party had sent him a message just a few minutes ago.
【@Orca: @Workingisboundtodriveyoucrazy, hello, blogger. I just received word that some netizens have been attacking you under the name of my fans. This was not my intention and I sincerely apologize for the trouble this has caused you. I would like to offer you my sincere apology here and I am also willing to provide a certain amount of compensation. If you are willing to accept it, please send me a private message to contact me.】
Ji Ran froze for a moment. He had never expected Orca to apologize. Strictly speaking, this matter had nothing to do with him at all.
And he had even said that he was willing to offer compensation…
Ji Ran was not an unreasonable person either. He left a comment beneath the post: 【I accept your apology but apart from that, I require @LittlePenguin and the accounts that harassed me online to publicly apologize to me, promise that they will never engage in cyberbullying against me again and pin all of their apologies for three months. Otherwise, I will sue them.】
【@Orca: It is only right that I apologize to you but I’m sorry, I am not the primary party responsible for what happened, so I have no authority to demand that they apologize to you. However, I can provide you with legal assistance.】
Ji Ran: “……”
For a moment, he genuinely could not tell whether Orca was baiting him or whether he actually intended to support him.
All Ji Ran wanted was an apology. He had never actually intended to sue them.
The people who had spread rumors about him were certainly hateful but Ji Ran was simply too busy with work to waste his time on people like that. More importantly, if he really sued them, there was no way he could keep his real life information from being exposed. In the end, he would only lose more than he gained.
It would be better to simply send them a few lawyer’s letters and make them shut their mouths.
Those words were not suitable for saying in public, so Ji Ran opened his private messages and began chatting with Orca privately.
The traffic light ahead had just turned red and the driver stopped the car at the intersection. Ji Ran turned his head and glanced at Han Shen. Unexpectedly, Han Shen was looking at him too. Ji Ran inexplicably felt guilty.
“Boss, is there something you need?”
Han Shen did not answer, so Ji Ran took that to mean there was nothing wrong. He opened the private message window and continued chatting with Orca.
[Workingisboundtodriveyoucrazy]: I can see that your fans aren’t very old. A lot of them are probably minors. I’ve decided to give them a chance. There’s no need to sue them. Just send them lawyer’s letters and have them apologize.
【Ding!】
A notification sound suddenly rang out inside the car.
Shit, had he forgotten to turn off his notification sounds?
Ji Ran’s heart immediately began pounding. The sudden fright drained the color from his face.
But that wasn’t right. Sending a message shouldn’t make any sound and besides, the sound had come from right beside him…
Ji Ran cautiously raised his head and saw Han Shen manually sliding the volume button over to vibrate mode.
Ji Ran: “……”
He had never expected that Han Shen used social media too but this particular app was extremely popular and Han Shen had actually been the one who developed it when it was first launched. It was perfectly normal for Han Shen to use it as well.
Ji Ran reopened the app and discovered that Orca had replied to his message.
[Orca]: We’ll proceed according to your wishes.
[Workingisboundtodriveyoucrazy]: But things might not be so easy to deal with on Little Penguin’s side…
[Orca]: Leave this matter to me.
[Workingisboundtodriveyoucrazy]: Fine, then and about the compensation you mentioned, how are you planning to compensate me?
[Orca]: I’ll give you 100,000 yuan.
Ji Ran: “……!!!”
Holy shit, was this how rich people solved problems?
Ji Ran’s heart began pounding with excitement but he quickly became wary again. Was Orca really this generous, or did he intend to give him the money first and then turn around and accuse him of extortion?
It wasn’t as though there had never been cases like that before.
But then again, this was a blogger with tens of millions of followers. Surely someone like that wouldn’t resort to such underhanded methods, right?
[Workingisboundtodriveyoucrazy]: Are you serious? Why are you compensating me?
[Orca]: This matter happened because of me. It would be unfair to you if I simply stayed out of it. Besides, my younger sibling is a fan of yours and really likes your work. I also hope that you can use this money to create more excellent works.
Create more excellent works…
Anyone who didn’t know better might have thought he was some kind of artist but in reality, he was nothing more than an internet celebrity who made suggestive content.
Ji Ran felt his face grow slightly warm.
He had never imagined that he would receive respect and encouragement from a complete stranger online.
And was Orca really this kind of person? Ji Ran suddenly seemed to understand why so many netizens called him Daddy…
But that did not mean Ji Ran would admire him because of it.
The generosity of wealthy people was merely adding icing to the cake. It did not require them to sacrifice much at all yet it allowed them to earn a reputation for kindness. If Ji Ran were as wealthy as Orca, he could be generous, kind and magnanimous too.
[Workingisboundtodriveyoucrazy]: Are you very rich?
[Orca]: I’m doing all right.
[Workingisboundtodriveyoucrazy]: Then I want 200,000 yuan.
[Orca]: Sure. Send me your payment account.
Ji Ran gripped his phone, unable to reply for a moment.
For a rich second generation heir like Orca, 200,000 yuan might be nothing more than pocket money but to Ji Ran, it was an enormous temptation.
Two hundred thousand yuan.
That was equivalent to two or three years of his parents’ income. It might even be the salary he would earn from an entire year of work in the future. It was enough to support two people like Ji Ran from the moment they were born all the way through university graduation.
To put it even more plainly, with those 200,000 yuan, he could move into a room with a proper master bedroom and wouldn’t have to be so careful every time he washed his women’s clothing.
He could also replace his old computer, buy a professional camera and even purchase the expensive dresses he normally could not bring himself to buy…
Just as Orca had said, he could use this money to create more excellent works.
Orca had even thoughtfully provided him with such a perfectly respectable reason.
But what right did he have to accept it?
Was he worthy of it?
The car gradually slowed down before coming to a stop beneath Fengsheng Building.
A small red notification dot appeared in the private message window with “Orca.”
At last, Han Shen received the reply to his message.
[Workingisboundtodriveyoucrazy]: Thank you for your generosity. If you are willing to compensate me, then please make a donation of 200,000 yuan to the Free Lunch Foundation under the name of “All Fans of Workingisboundtodriveyoucrazy,” to help promote the healthy growth of children in rural areas.
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ChaptersChapter 1 · A cold-hearted bossChapter 2 · “Your skirt?”Chapter 3 · Ji Ran was caught off guardChapter 4 · Relax, you bit your lip until it bledChapter 5 · Don’t want toChapter 6 · Women’s clothing and DaddyChapter 7 · Ji Ran hunched over and began to sob softly.Chapter 8 · Rebellion, offense, and self-rewardChapter 9 · I hate it when people flaunt their wealth in front of meChapter 10 · CompensateChapter 11 · Why are you following me?Chapter 12 · Damn, he forgot to take off his leg chainChapter 13 · Ji Ran was indeed still afraid of him.Chapter 14 · A message came from OrcaChapter 15 · Self-blame, anger, and tears.Chapter 16 · You have to pay more!Chapter 17 · Did you come here just to yell at me?Chapter 18 · Just bear with it a little longerChapter 19 · Women’s clothing live streamChapter 20 · Could you come and pick me up?Chapter 21 Part 1 · It’s all an actChapter 21 Part 2 · It’s all an actChapter 22 · The actions could be even more brutalChapter 23 · A slapChapter 24 · He wanted to surrender a part of himself