Chapter 25: 225. Orphan

The issue of taking drugs was too serious and the government had already introduced a policy, indicating that any actors who took drugs would be blacklisted forever. Some of Li Zheyu’s fans still had a glimmer of hope, but they were soon slapped by the cruel reality.

Some media received photos of Li Zheyu, who was taken away by the police in handcuffs. Soon, they received the news that Li Zheyu tested positive for drugs.

The fact that he had taken drugs was established, and Li Zheyu no longer had any chances to rebuild his career.

No one dared to speak out in Li Zheyu’s defense, and even his fans stopped shouting too. Many of the “seniors” in Li Zheyu’s fan club immediately stated that they unfollowed him, and they definitely did not want to follow a star who took drugs.

Qi Le’an looked at the news and couldn’t help but sigh.

He was not very happy. Now that he looked at Li Zheyu again, he only felt that this person was very vulgar and it was unnecessary to be unhappy because of him.

But soon, Chen Shan told him something else.

“Li Zheyu is also suspected of kidnapping this time,” Chen Shan said at the other end of the line.

“He? Kidnapping?” Qi Le’an was shocked, “How could he kidnap with his low intelligence?”

“Li Che said it,” Chen Shan added, “I heard that it was because he was so stupid that he was being used and took the initiative to pay the kidnapping gang.”

Qi Le’an remembered the high transferring record of the Weibo account “Give Back My Child”.

“He must be going soft in the head…” Qi Le’an didn’t even know how to roast him.

“Yeah,” Chen Shan said in a daze, “I heard that people who take drugs are somewhat certifiable.”

Qi Le’an felt scared in his heart, thinking that people should cherish life and stay away from drugs.

After hanging up the phone, he told Wei Changfeng about it and said mysteriously, “Wei Sama, do you think taking drugs will damage people’s brains?”

Wei Changfeng didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as he knocked on his head, “Not only will it damage the brain, it will also ruin the person’s health!”

Qi Le’an nodded and released a post on Weibo, “Friends, cherish your lives and stay away from drugs to be responsible for your families as well as yourselves!”

Wei Changfeng immediately gave it a Like.

His fans screamed and the comments below the post all said that they’d better just make it public and not keep them in suspense!

After posting it on Weibo, Wei Changfeng asked, “Have you packed up the things?”

Qi Le’an nodded and said, “I’ve packed it up long ago. I directly put the gift I bought in the post there.”

Snowball’s one-month-old birthday was over, so the two of them wanted to go to the orphanage to have a look. On the one hand, they would visit the child rescued by the volunteers, and on the other hand, they also wanted to see if there were any suitable actors for the movie.

The rescued child was only three years old. He was a little boy and couldn’t tell where his home was. The police could only go to the city where the child had first appeared according to the confession from the trafficker and send the child to an orphanage in the northeast.

He Guang’s wound on the head hadn’t healed yet. The doctor asked him to spend a month in the hospital. After less than half a month, He Guang discharged himself from hospital and said that he wanted to take a look with the two of them.

Qi Le’an was extremely worried about the wound on his head. The northeast was originally cold, so wouldn’t the coldness hurt the wound again?

As for this, He Guang was speechless and then he asked, “It’s just September now. Do you have any misunderstanding of the northeast?”

Qi Le’an had never been to the northeast. The children of the south had a different love for snow. His eyes were glistening, “Will it snow? Can the snow there in winter really bank up to bury a person?”

He Guang couldn’t be bothered explaining it to him, and in the end, it was Wei Changfeng who answered, “I don’t think so. I’ll take you to Mohe in the end of the year.”

Qi Le’an immediately said yes!

The two of them were travelling privately and didn’t bring any assistants. Even Brother Zhi was furloughed by Wei Changfeng and stayed in Beijing to deal with other things. They took the evening flight from Beijing to Harbin and felt a sense of coolness as soon as they got off the plane.

It could be said that the autumn sky was clear and the air was fresh.

Qi Le’an exclaimed, “The air temperature here is too friendly!”

He Guang agreed, “We just should come to a cool place in summer.”

He Guang had volunteer partners all over the country, and there were people picking them up everywhere. The three of them got off the plane and went straight to the parking lot. The volunteers who came to pick them up was a middle-aged man who had a paunch and wore a heavy gold chain. He said in a rustic voice, “So here you are! Let’s go to the place where you will live first and I will send you to the orphanage tomorrow!”

Qi Le’an couldn’t help but want to laugh and ask, “Is the orphanage far from here?”

“Yes,” the middle-aged man said, “The orphanage is located in a town, and you have to anticipate what may happen.”

Qi Le’an listened to him with a sinking heart.

Seeing that, He Guang comforted him, “Now many of the welfare houses have good environments. They have been subsidized by the government, and many people have contributed to them. It’s much better than ten years ago.”

Qi Le’an smiled.

The middle-aged man took the three of them to the hotel where he had booked three rooms for them. After he left, Qi Le’an slunk into Wei Changfeng’s room.

Wei Changfeng looked at Qi Le’an and said with a smile, “It’s a waste to empty your room.”

Qi Le’an pretended to leave and said, “Then I’ll go back!”

Wei Changfeng pulled him over and said, “I’ll accompany you to waste the room.”

As a result, Qi Le’an’s room had been empty all night.

The next morning, the middle-aged man drove the car to the hotel and went to work. The gifts sent by Qi Le’an filled the car trunk. Wei Changfeng held the car keys and turned on the navigation system. At this time, He Guang said, “Hello, I’m your professional tour guide. He Guang. In my car, public display of affection is forbidden!”

Qi Le’an put the huge husky doll in the back of the car and sat in the front passenger seat.

He Guang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as he fastened the seat belts for the pillow with one hand.

After leaving Harbin, he drove for four hours all the way to the east accompanied with the autumn sceneries. At last, the car stopped on a town called Huadu Town. The whole town wasn’t big and there weren’t many people. Qi Le’an asked, “Is it here?”

Wei Changfeng turned a corner and Qi Le’an saw a building of Russian style in front of him from afar. It was exquisite and colorful, and it looked particularly retro.

He Guang answered, “Here we are.”

Wei Changfeng stopped the car in front of the iron gate of the building. Qi Le’an saw the words “The Welfare House for Special Children of Huadu Town” written on the gate.

It was quiet inside, and there was no noise of the children. Qi Le’an felt that it was a little desolate and strange.

“This welfare house is a big one compared to others around,” He Guang opened the car door and was about to get out of the car, “Don’t come down first. I’ll go tell the doorman.”

Before the three of them arrived, they had made an appointment. He Guang checked the information at the door and then a middle-aged woman ran out. The doorman opened the gate and let the car in.

He Guang sat back in the car and smiled at the woman, “Mrs. Li, I haven’t seen you for a long time!”

Mrs. Li instructed the car to park in place and said with a smile, “He Guang, I have heard that you are in headline news! Is your head alright?”

He Guang’s head was still covered with gauze. He was afraid that he might freak others out, so he wore a woolen hat. Hearing that, he grinned and said, “How can there be something wrong with it?”

Wei Changfeng stopped the car and everyone got out. Qi Le’an took out a bunch of toys and books from the car trunk. Mrs. Li called a boy of seventeen or eighteen and said, “Hey, Dong Xia! Move these things to the warehouse!”

The boy was very thin. He ran over and started to move them in total silence. Mrs. Li said, “Let’s go in together and have a look, okay?”

Qi Le’an nodded and looked at Dong Xia curiously.

When the four of them walked a little further, Mrs. Li sighed, “Dong Xia the oldest child here. He’s already nineteen years old! He would come to help every week after leaving the welfare house.”

Qi Le’an was a little surprised. He couldn’t see that Dong Xia was already nineteen.

“How’s the welfare house lately?” He Guang asked beside them.

Mrs. Li smiled and said, “It has been quite good in the past years. With the national welfare subsidy, children can eat well and wear warm clothes.”

The three people followed Mrs. Li’s footsteps and walked into the building. Qi Le’an was surprised to find that it was a wooden structure.

Wei Changfeng asked gently, “How many children are here now?”

Wei Changfeng was born to go down well with people. Mrs. Li smiled and said, “There are more than eighty children. Each welfare house has a upper limit. Now we don’t accept new children.”

Qi Le’an asked curiously, “What if new children come here?”

Mrs. Li took the three people into the reception room and explained, “There are some special rules in our welfare house. We first accept disabled children, and then accept normal children. If there are too many children, it will be hectic to take care of them, so they have to be transferred to other welfare houses.”

Qi Le’an felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the word “disabled”.

Mrs. Li stood up and said, “You guys drink water first. I’ll call Little Nine out.”

Little Nine was the child rescued by the police.

After Mrs. Li left, Qi Le’an dared to speak to Wei Changfeng and He Guang, “This is a bit different from what I have imagined.”

He Guang smiled and asked, “What’s different?”

Qi Le’an shrugged, “I don’t know.”

When he came to the reception room, he also passed by some classrooms. The children were quietly playing games inside and the environment was clean and tidy, but Qi Le’an always felt it a bit strange.

“It’s too quiet,” Wei Changfeng said.

Qi Le’an immediately echoed, “Yes… It doesn’t seem like a place full of children.” He felt that it looked like a haunted house in a horror movie!

He Guang sighed.

As the three of them were talking, Qi Le’an suddenly saw a small figure appear at the door. The girl looked just two or three years old and was as old as Chen Shan’s sister. She held on to the door frame with one hand and looked at them timidly.

Seeing that, Qi Le’an smiled and greeted first, “Hello!”

The girl looked like she was shocked by it and quickly disappeared.

Qi Le’an didn’t know what to say.

But after a few seconds, the little girl popped out her head again. Qi Le’an didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as he slowly approached.

He Guang and Wei Changfeng smiled at him. Qi Le’an squatted down, took out a candy and greeted her softly, “Hello.”

The little girl looked at the candy and seemed to be a little fond of it as she timidly reached her hand out. Then Qi Le’an realized that the little girl only had one arm!

Just now, he thought that the little girl’s other arm was hidden behind the door. He never imagined that such a cute child would be disabled!

He didn’t dare to move anymore and was afraid that the little girl would be startled, so he tried his best to keep a smile.

The little girl took the candy and smiled at Qi Le’an, which was a little poignant.

Qi Le’an stood up and wanted to lead the little girl into the room. But he didn’t expect that a little boy would rush over from afar and push him hard as he just stood up.

“Stay away from my sister!”

The little boy was small but his strength was not weak. Qi Le’an, who was caught flat-footed, was pushed off balance. Wei Changfeng suddenly stood up and walked over.

The little girl was startled by this accident and suddenly started screaming!