Chapter 278 - Chapter 278: Chapter Two-Hundred and Seventy-Eight: Dilemma (2/2)

Yun Nan frowned and contemplated. “Even if Fang Xi is awake, it’s still useless for her to defend herself. Anything we do or say will be in vain if Xi Cheng won’t speak up for Fang Xi. The more we try to explain, the worse it’ll be instead.”

Annie looked at Shi Nian. “Mr. Shi, you and Xi Cheng are close friends. Can you… persuade him to speak up for Fang Xi?”

Shi Nian glanced at them and said nothing. Meida pouted and grumbled, “It takes two to tango, so why is he making Fang Xi bear the reputation of a hussy alone? Is he a man or not?”

Shi Nian smiled wryly and tactfully replied after some thought, “Xi Cheng is… very filial. He won’t refute his mother.”

“He goes along with his mother even if she’s in the wrong?” Meida angrily demanded. Shi Nian could only smile bitterly; there were some things that he was indeed powerless to do.

Yun Nan saw his helplessness and said, “Alright, let’s not dwell on this issue anymore. I don’t think Fang Xi will ask the Xi family for help if she’s awake, so why don’t we leave this matter be and let them say whatever they want?”

‘ We don’t know when FangXi will wake up. Perhaps these rumors would no longer need explanations when she wakes up,’ Yun Nan thought.

Although everyone at Yun Innovations felt indignant, they had no choice but to let the issue go. After everyone dispersed and left, Yun Nan didn’t speak for a long time.

“Yun Nan, are you mad at me?” Shi Nian nervously asked. “I wasn’t able to help with Xi Cheng’s matter.”

Yun Nan sighed after a long while. “I am quite mad, but there’s no reason to be mad at you. You’re just a bystander who got involved in this mess. But I’m really quite angry.”

Shi Nian chuckled and stretched his hand out to Yun from his hospital bed. Yun Nan momentarily hesitated before holding it. Shi Nian tried to cheer her up by joking, “I feel so aggrieved, Yun Nan. As an innocent and unlucky bystander, I very much want to call Xi Cheng over and beat him up!”

Yun Nan rolled his eyes at him. “What good would beating him up do? It’ll just be a waste of stamina! He is your buddy, and Fang Xi is my bestie. In the future, we should stand on our respective sides on Xi Cheng’s matter so that we won’t be in a difficult position with our friends!”

Shi Nian hurriedly said, “It’s no trouble at all! Of course, I’ll stand on your side!”