The incident at the ‘Moonlight Poetry Club’ was handled so quickly that it wasn’t even noticed by most people.

Thus, most of the day passed and others still did not know that such a high-end salon which had existed in City C for many years and employed extremely high standards for entry, had had its doors closed shut and its inside completely sealed off.

That lasted until that afternoon, when a police notice was issued: [After investigation, it was discovered that there were many illegal activities being conducted at the Moonlight Poetry Club…, the legal representative and operator of the club, Mr. Wang; the relevant club employees; and all the persons involved in the said illegal activities including Passage Fund founder, Mr. Sun; the Vice-Chairman of Huayu Group, Mr. Yang…, have all been arrested by the police and the case is under further investigation.]

Different from previous reports, the police listed all the people involved in the incident in great detail. Even when they did not name them directly, with the detailed and straightforward descriptions provided, it did not seem to make any difference whether the names were coded or not. 

In the police report, in addition to the few men arrested on the spot, other people who participated in the illegal ‘services’ according to the club’s business records were also included, totaling as many as 70 people.

Since the identities of most of these people were not simple—including company executives, wealthy businessmen, celebrities, and even a few industry experts, and known charitable people—as soon as this notice was issued, it exploded online, in the mainstream news, and in public opinion circles. 

In just ten minutes, the real names, photos, and complete information of these people were revealed by netizens.

There was an uproar online.

[Fuck! Shocking news!]

[I want to ask the person who issued the notification again. Is this thing really true?]

[Oh my God! ! ! ]

[If it hadn’t been an official announcement from the police, I wouldn’t have believed that this kind of thing could be real.]

[This should be the biggest news I’ve seen this year.]

[No, I am correcting what I said above. This should be the most shocking news I have seen in my 23 years of life.]

[It’s just terrible.]

… …

After the initial shock, the voices of condemnation and curses became overwhelming.

Any news or topic about this incident or any of those people involved immediately became popular, and the comment area was filled only with curses: 

[They are simply beasts! Scum!]

[Everyone looks glamorous and has a distinguished status, but secretly they do things that are worse than a pig or a dog! ]

[Comparing them with pigs and dogs feels insulting to pigs and dogs. They are not worthy of being human and not worthy of existing in this world.]

[Let them all be punished with death!]

[Those scum, it is not an exaggeration for them to die a thousand times!]

[Preying on young girls and young children, they must be punished by death! Even if they don’t get the death penalty, it should be life imprisonment.]

[Is there any netizen who can provide some information about when those people will be executed? The fireworks have been bought. I plan to apply for a permit and light fireworks to celebrate on the day of their deaths.]

[It is not a pity for a scumbag to die.]

… …

While there was an uproar on the Internet, Lin Cheng’s side was very quiet.

After briefly browsing the news and comments from netizens on the Internet, Lin Cheng put his mobile phone away.

It was already dark outside. Lin Cheng looked at the time and got up to wake Lin Momo up.

When Lin Cheng walked to the door of Lin Momo’s bedroom, he saw that the girl had already woken up and was sitting on the bed in a daze.

At this time, Lin Momo’s eyes were still a little swollen from crying earlier, her hair was messy, and her face was a little confused.

She looked… kinda cute.

Lin Cheng remembered what netizens had said before. Sure enough, his child was pleasing to the eye no matter how she looked liked.

Lin Cheng walked over and called out to bring Lin Momo back from her dazed thoughts.

Lin Momo came back to her senses and turned around to see Lin Cheng. Immediately, Lin Momo’s eyes lit up and she blurted out, “Dad!”

Hearing Lin Momo calling him ‘Dad’, Lin Cheng’s heart moved slightly.

After having learnt that this was indeed his daughter and now hearing Lin Momo call him ‘Dad’, Lin Cheng suddenly felt a different emotion bubbling in his heart.

He felt a little excited, a little satisfied, and a sense of responsibility that he couldn’t quite explain rose up inside him all at once.

All in all, it was really amazing.

“Hm?” Facing Lin Momo, Lin Cheng instinctively gentled his voice. “What’s wrong?” Lin Cheng asked again when she didn’t respond.

“I just had a nightmare,” Lin Momo said, and then added, “I dreamed that bad guys wanted to catch me, and then they all turned into terrible monsters, trying to eat me alive with their bloody mouths open…”

Recalling that twisted and terrifying dream, Lin Momo still had some lingering fears.

The anxious look on the little girl’s face made a person feel a little distressed.

Just when Lin Cheng was about to tell her that dreams were not real, Lin Momo patted her chest. She breathed a long sigh of relief, looked up at Lin Cheng, smiled and said, “Fortunately, Dad, you arrived in time and beat those monsters away.”

“Really?” Lin Cheng’s lips raised slightly after hearing Lin Momo’s narration.

Lin Momo nodded and whispered, “I was actually a little scared at that time. Fortunately, you came. Thank you…”

Lin Momo thanked Lin Cheng for saving her.

Lin Cheng knew that Lin Momo was recalling what had happened in the club earlier today.

The child didn’t actually know what it meant when she was taken to that room and what would’ve happened next, but Lin Cheng understood it very well as an adult. He couldn’t bear to imagine what would have happened if Lin Momo hadn’t called him, and if he hadn’t arrived in time.

Fortunately, this didn’t happen.

Looking at Lin Momo, Lin Cheng suddenly felt lucky. Really, very lucky.

… …

At this moment, Lin Momo gasped “Ah!” and suddenly raised her head.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Cheng asked, tension in his voice.

“Isn’t it Sunday?” Lin Momo asked Lin Cheng.

“Yeah.”

Seeing Lin Cheng nodding, Lin Momo’s little face wrinkled up in an instant. She had thought of a serious matter: they didn’t go to the program recording!

According to how the previous two recordings went, the father and the child should go to the recording site on Sunday afternoon to make preparations. But it is already evening… 

“What should we do? We didn’t make it to the recording of the show. What will the program team do to us? Will they punish us?” Or maybe stop them from recording any more.

Lin Momo looked at Lin Cheng nervously, her little heart full of guilt. After all, it was her matters that caused Lin Cheng to miss the recording.

“It doesn’t matter. You don’t need to record the next episodes anymore,” Lin Cheng said to Lin Momo.

After bringing Lin Momo back, Lin Cheng asked his men to contact Liu Cuifang.

Because he didn’t want Liu Cuifang to worry, Lin Cheng asked his men to tell Liu Cuifang that Lin Momo was picked up early to participate in the recording of the next episode.

The recording time was specified in the previous contract, and Lin Momo was also picked up on Sunday afternoons in the previous two episodes, so Liu Cuifang had no doubts about this matter.

Lin Cheng planned to let Lin Momo rest for a few days, and then take her to meet Liu Cuifang after her emotions have calmed down. He would inform Liu Cuifang about Zhang Xiaoqiang situation and at the same time talk to her about Lin Momo’s true background.

As a father, he would definitely take good care of Lin Momo. At the same time, he would also bear the living situation and elderly care issues of Liu Cuifang.

I Livestream Divination to the World translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: You know, I’m really glad Lin Cheng plans to take care of Lin Momo’s grandma.