Chapter 29
Ning Xiwei felt that every sentence and every word was accompanied by a deep pain when she uttered it.
She never thought that one day, she would talk about her friend's past suffering in public like this. It was simply too cruel.
She just finished that sentence and felt that her voice had begun to choke. It was difficult to continue.
But this was the only chance to prove her friend's innocence.
After Meng Yu passed away and the school and her family gave the reason of academic pressure, there were so many rumors in the school. There would always be people who would make the worst assumptions about the deceased.
For example, she looked like a good girl, but in fact, she was secretly with countless men. Her family was average and she dreamed of finding a rich husband. Her failure in 'chasing' Gong Xuanan was the best proof.
Perhaps she was messing around with men and felt ashamed to live after being discovered.
The people who said these things at the time have grown up and these posts have long been deleted by the school. The chat records in the school group have long been gone with the change of countless mobile phones. All of this was like Meng Yu's death, as light as a feather, and was easily passed over.
Maybe some people didn't have such bad intentions at the beginning and just said these words to watch the drama when their values weren't fully formed. Now they had long forgotten that there was a person like Meng Yu in their high school as well as forgotten that they had made such remarks in casual chats.
But Ning Xiwei couldn't forget it.
She would never forget it in her life.
She turned her face away, adjusted her state through rapid breathing, and told herself to stay calm.
Gu Qi's hand gently patted the back of her hand to comfort her.
The live broadcast room was already exploding because of Ning Xiwei's words.
[？ ？ ？ ]
[Isn't it Gu Qi's apology live broadcast? Why is Ning Xiwei here? And why is Jiāng Zhiyu involved? I am getting more and more confused.]
[Ning Xiwei just said that the girl who was bullied to death by Gu Qi in school was her good friend, so it is reasonable for her to come forward in this matter (?)]
[The crew of Troublesome Siblings is doing team building here (I am blindly guessing)]
[Ning Xiwei had never shown her face completely without makeup or even looks haggard. What happened? She doesn’t even care about her idol image (shocked)]
[Ning Xiwei doesn’t look like she is going to apologize. She looks like she wants to eat someone (x)]
[Sister above, what kind of ghostly description is this!]
[Hurry up and say it, I'm on the edge of my seat! ! !]
[@Jiāng Zhiyu, are you really watching?]
…
There were all kinds of comments. Everyone’s interest was completely aroused after Ning Xiwei's appearance.
Originally, they thought it was just Gu Qi bullied an ordinary person in school and caused her to commit suicide. Now it was obviously not that simple and there was another story.
When Ning Xiwei appeared, the spearhead was pointed at Jiāng Zhiyu.
On the other side.
Jiāng Zhiyu, who was sitting leisurely in the beauty salon doing skin care, instantly sat up from the bed.
The feeling of being 'named' by Ning Xiwei made her heart abruptly skipped a beat. For amoment, she didn't know whether she was terrified or angry.
She still had a mask on her face. The staff who were massaging her were scared and stood there without daring to move.
The big screen in front of her was playing the live broadcast of Gu Qi and Ning Xiwei. When Ning Xiwei appeared, Jiāng Zhiyu had not realized the problem. At this moment, she tore off the mask and told the staff to scram out.
The staff could only comply at once. That person didn't forget to close the door for Jiāng Zhiyu.
Staring the live broadcast in front of her. Jiāng Zhiyu sneered and calmed herself down in the shortest possible time.
She wanted to see where this was going to lead.
Although Jiāng Zhiyu seemed confident, she was actually a little flustered.
Because she never thought that this matter would be related to green tea Ning Xiwei.
Meng Yu from back then and Ning Xiwei were best friends.
Jiāng Zhiyu felt a little confused, not knowing what to do at the moment. She could only wait and see what Ning Xiwei would say next.
Although Jiāng Zhiyu's brain told her that Ning Xiwei and Gu Qi were conspiring together wasn't good for her, but reason made Jiāng Zhiyu unable to believe that Gu Qi dared to lie to her.
She knew the evidence of the Jiang Family couple embezzling public funds. How could Gu Qi dare to lie to her? They were her parents and family.
Jiāng Zhiyu's hands tightly gripped the hem of her clothes as her eyes were fixed on the screen.
It seemed that she was exchanging gaze with Gu Qi through the screen.
Gu Qi's calm face was what Jiāng Zhiyu hated the most for so many years.
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After a short period of emotional loss of control, Ning Xiwei adjusted her state as soon as possible.
She had not slept all night and knew what a state she was in without thinking. With Gu Qi's comfort, she drank a sip of hot water and finally narrated the past with her friend in a hoarse voice.
One after another, the photos of the two of them were shown to the camera. In the picture, the young girl deliberately put on a stern face to pretend to be cold, while the other smiled at her gently and helplessly.
It was such a beautiful picture, just like the beautiful years they had been together.
As soon as these photos were released, the authenticity of Ning Xiwei's words was immediately verified.
Because in the past few days, some netizens have dug out some information about Meng Yu and found a few photos of her in the old forum of the Capital No. 1 School. It was obvious that she was the same person as the one Ning Xiwei showed.
[Feck it, is what Ning Xiwei said true?]
[Don't be too ridiculous. Gu Qi killed Ning Xiwei's friend. How can there be such a coincidence in the world?]
[That's not right. If Gu Qi is the murderer who caused the girl's death due to bullying, how could Ning Xiwei possibly sit with her? It looks like she is in Gu Qi's house?]
[Even if Ning Xiwei wanted to eat people, she should eat Gu Qi first. But was it my imagination? I think their relationship looks pretty good now]
[+1 above, Ning Xiwei's body is leaning toward Gu Qi, obviously being close to Gu Qi gives her a sense of security]
The barrage was quite lively at the moment. Everyone was expressing various speculations out of curiosity, but then it became a little silent.
In Ning Xiwei's heart, Meng Yu was the most beautiful existence in the world. So in her narration, this love seems to have a soul to pass on, and the image of a gentle, lovely, and angel-like girl gradually appeared in everyone's mind.
Perhaps because of the beautiful memories of the past, Ning Xiwei's emotions gradually calmed down.
Then, she opened her friend's diary and showed the netizens the pages of the bullying process.
Such a good girl became more and more silent after being bullied.
The diary that originally recorded the trivial and beautiful life had become a desperate but voiceless cry day after day.
She wanted to ask for help, but because the people who bullied her were too powerful, she could only endure.
She had persisted for so long, but ended her life in the end.
The characters behind the strange numerical codes in the diary were the people who bullied Meng Yu. They were the straw that broke the camel's back.
[My God... I know it must be miserable to be bullied in school, but the diary page by page was like taking me through her life. I didn't expect it to be more exaggerated than I imagined]
[She was isolated by the whole class and didn't have a single day of peace. Still, Meng Yu's grades were always in the top three in the class]
[That's why those who bully in school deserve to die! ]
[How pitiful the little girl had it? Afraid that the diary would be discovered, she didn't dare to use real names and could only use numbers as codes to record the people who bullied her]
[But there were good people too. Didn't that Ten Nine help Meng Yu many times? ]
[From Meng Yu's description, Ten Nine is also a victim of school bullying... It turns out that only those who have been hurt can truly understand how painful it is]
[Yes, Ten Nine is truly good. She obviously has such a hard life, but she still thinks of so many ways to help Meng Yu and reduce her pain]
Netizens sighed, while some people realized that this Ten Nine... seems to refer to Gu Qi!
[The things that Ten Nine did to help Meng Yu all matched the evidence of Gu Qi bullying Meng Yu in school]
[I have seen an expert analyze on Weibo that these codes are most likely the number of strokes. Gu Qi can match the number Ten Nine]
Some people think it was impossible.
[But Gu Qi was called Jiang Qi at that time. Jiang Qi isn't Ten and Nine strokes]
[Meng Yu must want to protect the girl who helped her. It is reasonable that the person who helped her cannot be guessed at a glance]
The barrage quarreled over whether Gu Qi was the 'Ten Nine'.
But except Gu Qi, no one in this class fit the number 'Ten Nine'.
Except "Ten Nine', all other numbers could be matched one by one with classmates found in the class.
Although there were more than one person behind some code, most of the codes found the corresponding match.
The culprit who caused all Meng Yu's tragedies and the person with the code name 'Fourteen Five Six' was only one person, that was -
Gong Xuanan.
[Gong Xuanan? Is he the one who came to Troublesome Siblings before? Isn't he a friend of the Jiāng Family siblings? ]
[What is going on? Is this school bullying or a real variety show group team building?]
Some people proposed.
[I studied in Capital No. 1 School, was two years lower than them. I have indeed heard of Gong Xuanan. He was really a typical dandy who had changed many girlfriends...]
[Then it really match? My f-ing mouth opened wide enough to swallow a cow]
[Is the world so small? This isn't the entertainment industry, I think this is a circle of friends! ]
[Although Gong Xuanan is very hateful, the one who did the most evil was still the 'Queen'. I can't imagine how there can be such a bad girl in this world. ]
[+1 above, the description of this queen really makes me shudder. It's a kind of despair that ordinary people can't fight against.]
[If Gu Qi was Ten Nine, then who was this Queen? How rich is she to be so domineering in school?]
[Did the Sister in front lose her memory? I remember Ning Xiwei mentioned the Queen in the first sentence...]
[? ? ? ]
[So this queen refers to Jiāng Zhiyu? Ah? ]
[There are only two types of people in the class one of Capital No. 1 School, the truly top-notch genius and academic master Mu Yuan, and the very outstanding rich kids]
[If it was Jiāng Zhiyu, it would make sense. Although there are many wealthy people in Imperial Capital, there seems to be no one who can compare with the Jiāng Family in those years when the children studied in Capital No. 1 High School...]
[I checked the official website of Capital No. 1 High School. The Jiāng Family donated the most to the school in those years]
[Damn, so the person who bullied Meng Yu wasn't Gu Qi, but Jiāng Zhiyu? I am completely confused]
…
In the end.
Ning Xiwei's eyes were filled with tears and she looked at Gu Qi.
The thought that kept repeating in her mind last night finally came to her lips now. She couldn't swallow it down anymore.
"...Gu Qi, I'm sorry, and thank you for doing this for her. She once told me that I'm the light in her life, but there is a good girl in school who helped her and warmed her."
Ning Xiwei had once wanted to ask who the girl was out of curiosity or jealousy, but Meng Yu always smiled and shook her head: "It's not convenient now. I don't know if she and I are friends yet."
At that time, Ning Xiwei didn't understand and even felt a little unhappy because of it. She felt that the girl didn't know how to cherish her friends and was worried that her friends' sincerity would be betrayed.
Now everything was finally clear. In that environment, Gu Qi tried her best to help protect Meng Yu. Meng Yu didn't mention Gu Qi to anyone and wanted to protect Gu Qi.
She never considered that the girl would be Gu Qi.
It was Gu Qi.
Since the recording of the program, she wasn't very friendly to Gu Qi and even had some malicious intentions of getting some hype by stepping on her.
Ning Xiwei never thought that there was anything wrong with these thoughts in the entertainment industry. She just wanted to climb higher. Others did the same thing, so what was wrong with her thinking about herself?
But that was Gu Qi.
If there was no Gu Qi...
Her friend's three years of despair and pain in the high school recorded in the diary would be without a single trace of warmth.
She did this to the only person who helped Meng Yu.
The strong sense of guilt and helplessness made Ning Xiwei even more at a loss after apologizing. She didn't know how to make up for her previous mistakes.
Gu Qi didn't understand why Ning Xiwei apologized to her.
Because in Gu Qi's view, her and Ning Xiwei's mentality was actually similar.
Ning Xiwei didn't cause any substantial harm to her. She had seen many of the more extreme methods used by celebrities in the industry to compete with each other over the years. She herself didn't consider Ning Xiwei as a friend, so it wasn't worth her minding.
But seeing Ning Xiwei crying like this, Gu Qi could only say "it's okay" and handed her the remaining half pack of paper to wipe her tears.
Gu Qi wasn't good at dealing with tears.
Especially when Ning Xiwei had been crying in front of her for almost a day and a night.
Gu Qi even felt a little headache.
She didn't know how long Ning Xiwei would cry like this. On top of that, she was almost out of paper at home.
Forget it.
This wasn't the point.
The comments in the live broadcast room were all asking if this 'Queen' was really Jiāng Zhiyu. It was obvious that she was the mastermind behind the bullying in the Capital No. 1 School.
Seeing that her name was constantly mentioned in the Weibo hot search real-time square and the barrage, Jiāng Zhiyu's already ugly face became even darker than the bottom of a pot.
It couldn't be any more clear now, right?
On the surface, Gu Qi promised her to apologize and quit the circle but in truth, she secretly joined forces with Ning Xiwei and the two of them worked together to smear her behind her back!
Jāng Zhiyu was sure that Gu Qi had absolutely no evidence in her hands, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to find Ning Xiwei to cooperate in a roundabout way.
Jāng Zhiyu's public relations team provided a solution.
A large number of online trolls began to lead the rhythm on Weibo, denying the authenticity of the diary. They first guided public opinion toward Ning Xiwei was helping Gu Qi whitewash herself.
But it was obvious that the effect this time was average, because there was traces of time on the overly thick notebook, as well as some details of the weather and festivals in those years were too authentic.
Looking at Ning Xiwei's attitude toward Gu Qi, most people have already believed that Gu Qi didn't bully Meng Yu in school, but was the one who helped her. In other words, she was Ten Nine mentioned repeatedly in the diary.
Once the public opinion about Gu Qi on the Internet improved, those who had previously spoken out for her immediately stood up and used the heat to speak out again.
[Earlier when the whole internet scolded Gu Qi, what I said about her goodness was ignored and denied. I don't believe that a person who gave her down jacket to extras after filming a rain scene in winter would be a bad person. This is already my fifth post to speak out for her. Now maybe you will be willing to believe what I said about her [Picture]]
The other party's picture was from a few years back.
In the picture, Gu Qi's ancient costume was soaked. Although she had a cold face as always, she wrapped a down jacket that accompanied her in countless jobs on a young girl.
Someone else stepped forward.
[I was just a fresh makeup artist in the crew. My father had cancer when I was in a movie prodcution two years ago. I cried on the crew and was discovered by Teacher Gu. I thought she would scold me, but instead she arranged the best doctor for my father after she knew about it. After working for 36 hours without rest, she took the time to calls for me to arrange surgery for my father. I didn’t know Gu Qi in high school, but she was such a kind artist who can do so much for unfamiliar staff]
She took screenshots of a few posts on Weibo from the past two days and asked again: [Can everyone believe it this time? ]
There were more and more sight of people standing on Gu Qi’s side.
Although Jiāng Zhiyu was furious, she knew that Gu Qi wanted a fish dead and net broken. So it was obviously impossible for Gu Qi to take the blame.
Jiāng Zhiyu immediately went through it in her mind and chose a new and suitable scapegoat.
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