Qin Chengyao already had a general understanding of what had happened. He clicked on the full recording of Ji Siyue's live - broadcast tonight.
Watching the woman on the screen sitting under the dim yellow light, smiling as she recounted all her experiences in these days, he felt as if his heart had been stabbed hard, aching painfully.
He should have protected her well, but she had been hurt again and again under his protection.
Just like today, he almost lost her forever! And now, while he was drinking in the bar with his team members, this woman had to face all the pressure and public opinions alone and still explain with a smile.
Thinking of all these, Qin Chengyao felt that he was such a jerk. He was so disgusted with himself that he even wanted to punch himself.
After washing up in the bathroom and calming down for a long time, he was able to walk out with a calm look in his eyes.
As soon as he sat on the bed, the person sleeping on it groaned twice and finally opened her sleepy eyes.
Qin Chengyao stroked her head and asked in a very soft voice, "Did I wake you up?"
Ji Siyue shook her head with a dazed look in her eyes. Then she hugged his arm like a koala.
"It's just that I haven't slept well these days. How about you? You're not drunk, are you?"
"Do I look like I've been drinking?"
Ji Siyue opened her eyes and looked at him seriously for a while. Then she even sat up, put her arms around his neck and sniffed him. She found the fresh scent of camellia on him. Although there was a bit of alcohol smell, it didn't seem to be the smell that a drunk person would give off.
Then Ji Siyue buried her head again, put her arms around his neck and nestled in front of him.
"You really haven't been drinking. Actually, I kind of hoped you'd drink a bit..."
"Why?"
"Because you're under so much pressure. I feel heartache..."
Having said this, Ji Siyue couldn't hold on any longer. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
After that, no matter what Qin Chengyao asked, he didn't get an answer.
Qin Chengyao held her in his arms for a very long time, feeling her inadvertent whispers. Finally, her breathing became steady in his arms, and he felt extremely peaceful.
This woman chose to face all the pressure alone, yet she still cared about him. How could he not love such a person?
Ji Siyue, don't worry. I will definitely give you a proper explanation for what happened today!
That night, Qin Chengyao didn't sleep. After leaving the room, he sat alone at the door and made a very long phone call with a very serious look on his face.
Early the next morning, Ji Siyue's phone kept ringing.
"Sister Fanghua, why are you calling?"
Ji Siyue sat up in bed, scratching her messy hair. She was very surprised that this person was calling her at this time.
"The company and the platform have posted an apology statement for you on Weibo. If you're free, go and respond quickly. Let's just let this matter go. You don't have to pay the liquidated damages. The company won't block you either. You can go wherever you want in the future!"
Listening to these words, Ji Siyue gradually woke up. She couldn't help thinking about this matter in her mind.
Although she had said a lot and had a whole - night live - broadcast, she didn't think that what she said could make the platform change its mind. At most, it could bring a little public pressure on them to make her situation a bit better. Now that Sister Fanghua came to say these things, was there some change?
Thinking of this, Ji Siyue completely woke up. She put the phone on speaker and placed it aside. While getting dressed, she asked, "What on earth is going on?"
"Don't you know? Even the official has issued a statement!"
After hanging up the phone, Ji Siyue quickly checked the official account of the sanctions game on Weibo.
Early this morning, the official also posted a Weibo. It was a long post, but generally speaking, the company would maintain the fairness and justice of the game and would never allow any bullying. Although it didn't say who or which platform it was referring to, everyone knew clearly who it was about these days.
[Fanghua]: You have a great boyfriend. He was willing to negotiate with the game company because of this matter and made the game company intervene. If we didn't apologize to you and settle this matter, the game company would no longer cooperate with our company.
Looking at this message, Ji Siyue was extremely shocked.
The game official was actually willing to stand up for her? And it was because of Senior Brother?
Ji Siyue suddenly remembered that a long time ago, she was also involved in some bad things. It was only after Senior Brother called the platform that this matter was explained.
This time, it was him who helped her again.
Looking at the private messages and notifications on her phone, Ji Siyue couldn't help falling into deep thought.
People always said that she was lucky to have such a good boyfriend. Although she also felt that it was nice to be protected, sometimes... sometimes she really wished that she didn't need to be protected so well.
They said that if the pressure gap between a couple was too big, they would eventually break up. She had been trying hard to make herself stronger, but why was it always like this...
Ji Siyue called Qin Chengyao.
"Senior Brother, did you make the call about the platform's matter?"
Qin Chengyao replied on the phone, "Yes. I know you wanted to solve this matter by yourself, but I think you shouldn't have suffered such treatment. And it's not all for you. The atmosphere in the game circle has been really bad recently. Those two people have gone too far."
Ji Siyue nodded, "I see. But you disappeared early this morning. Where did you go?"
"I'm talking to the police."
Hearing this, Ji Siyue jumped up from the bed and exclaimed, "What did you say? What are you talking about?"
What did he mean by talking to the police? What happened to him?