In the hotel room, Qin Xiangxiang seemed to be talking to herself. Now she was scolding, now sneering, as if arguing with someone. Although there was clearly only her in the room, finally her eyes suddenly turned cold.
"What a useless fool, so indecisive! If only the things about Ji Xiaoli were exposed to the public, and everyone knew that Ji Xiaoli was an outlier, then everyone would loathe and shun her. Can morality feed you?" Qin Xiangxiang sat in front of the mirror.
"Xiaoli helped me. I just ran out because I was too scared just now. You're not allowed to hurt her." Qin Xiangxiang suddenly became anxious, as if she were doing a face - changing act.
"Really? If you had nothing to hide, would I have woken up? Don't forget, I'm also you. I can clearly see what you truly want in your heart." Qin Xiangxiang stared coldly at the mirror, then got up to do her makeup.
Ji Xiaoli, it's all your fault that's driving me to this.
The light from the phone screen shone on Qin Xiangxiang's face, and her beautiful face was full of hideousness.
However, she was well aware that she alone didn't have the power to achieve her goal. So she specifically selected several gossip magazines and made anonymous submissions.
But all her submissions sank without a trace. For a long time, there was no response.
Qin Xiangxiang waited and waited. It was a long while before a few small media outlets replied.
The 'ding - dong' sound of the phone notification caught Qin Xiangxiang's attention.
She clicked on the private messages with a bit of excitement at first, but the next moment, after seeing the content, her face darkened.
"Sorry, your tip - off is too far - fetched. Our media refuses to publish it."
This was the nicer response. There were even ruder ones.
"If you're jealous of her, just admit it. Don't make up such stories that even kids wouldn't believe. Who are you trying to fool?"
Qin Xiangxiang consoled herself that these media outlets were blind, then went on to check other responses.
As expected, all of them were either sarcastic or just read the messages without replying.
In short, no one believed her.
"They don't believe me! Damn it!" Qin Xiangxiang looked at the responses she received, feeling as if a dark cloud had covered her head.
"Why do you have to harm her? She..."
"Shut up!" Qin Xiangxiang suddenly turned her head and stopped herself abruptly.
All she did was tell these media outlets that she had big news about Li Xiaoli. Why didn't any of them believe her?
Qin Xiangxiang was so angry that her fingers trembled. Stubbornly, she contacted several more media outlets.
Without exception, they all thought she was crazy or scolded her for treating them like fools.
Looking at one skeptical message after another, Qin Xiangxiang's mind instantly collapsed. She slumped onto the sofa.
Just then, Ji Xiaoli's voice suddenly came, "Xiangxiang..."
"How did you get here?" Qin Xiangxiang stood up in fright. Then she turned around and found there was no one. Looking closely, she realized the voice was coming from the TV.
She had accidentally bumped into the remote control, and the TV had turned on.
The TV was broadcasting the last episode of "Be the Master". Ji Xiaoli was calling her name while being flanked by Zheng Nanfeng and Zhong Canxi. The admiration in those two men's eyes was obvious to anyone.
The overwhelming jealousy extinguished the last bit of Qin Xiangxiang's rationality. She directly picked up something and threw it at the face on the TV.
"Why? Ji Xiaoli, are you still coming to mock me at this time?"
As if mocking her, the TV remained intact. Moreover, it was now showing the scene of Ji Xiaoli smiling while receiving the award: "I'd like to thank my friend Xiangxiang, as well as Zhong Canxi and Zheng Nanfeng for helping me win today..."
Qin Xiangxiang finally couldn't hold it in anymore. Her face was colder than ever, and her hatred for Ji Xiaoli reached its peak.
She came up with a crazy idea: to expose her own identity and then announce it in front of the media!
Qin Xiangxiang then logged into her officially - verified Weibo account and privately messaged media outlets one by one, saying she had a big scoop.
She also spent money to rent a venue and spread the word that she was going to hold a press conference.
"You don't believe me! Then I'll just reveal my identity!"
At first, the media outlets were a bit hesitant. But Qin Xiangxiang had been very popular recently, and it was known that she was on good terms with Ji Xiaoli.
If there really was a scoop, it would be a cat - fight between two sisters!
Media outlets flocked to the press conference like sharks smelling blood.
...
However, Ji Xiaoli was still completely unaware of all this. Last night, Zheng Nanfeng came to comfort her.
She fell asleep in a daze. The next day, she went downstairs with a worried look on her face. To her surprise, she saw Zheng Nanfeng wearing an apron. The faint smell of food wafted through the air.
Ji Xiaoli was puzzled: "Why did you get up so early?"
"I was worried about you," Zheng Nanfeng said as he carried the plate in his hand out of the kitchen. "Let's go talk to that woman after breakfast."
Hearing Zheng Nanfeng's words, Li Xiaoli paused for a moment: "Okay, but what if she can't accept it?"
In fact, Li Xiaoli had wanted to talk to Qin Xiangxiang last night, but was stopped by Zheng Nanfeng, who had rushed over in a hurry.
He said that Qin Xiangxiang wouldn't do anything stupid for the time being and that she needed some time to come to terms with it.
After all, it was hard for anyone to accept such a thing easily. Thinking of this, Ji Xiaoli felt a bit worried. "I wonder if Xiangxiang can figure it out."
"It's too late," Zheng Nanfeng's cold voice interrupted her train of thought.
Ji Xiaoli immediately had a bad feeling: "Too late for what? What happened?"
As she said this, she moved closer to Zheng Nanfeng and craned her neck to look at his phone.
The temperature around Zheng Nanfeng suddenly dropped to freezing point. Looking at the live - broadcast on his phone, he said, "Qin Xiangxiang didn't stay in the hotel obediently. Instead, she contacted several media outlets and is now holding a press conference and giving an interview."
"An interview?!" Hearing Zheng Nanfeng's words, Li Xiaoli frowned tightly. Clearly, she hadn't expected Qin Xiangxiang to give an interview.
Li Xiaoli was stunned: "What on earth is she trying to do?"
Zheng Nanfeng tightened his grip on his phone. "Things may not be as simple as you think... Qin Xiangxiang's actions... are clearly deliberate."
At the interview site, Qin Xiangxiang, wearing the haggard makeup she had done in advance, appeared under the lights of the media. "Hello, everyone. I'm Qin Xiangxiang... and I'm also Li Xiaoli's roommate."
"Before this interview, I was in a very contradictory and painful state. I've been living in agony every day. I don't know how much longer I can keep Xiaoli's secret from everyone," Qin Xiangxiang said, tears gradually welling up in her eyes.
A reporter in the audience asked, "Miss Qin, please just tell us what it is."
Qin Xiangxiang nodded, and the tears flowed down. "I once wanted to help her hide it, but I just couldn't get over my own conscience. I feel that I can't continue to abet her, nor can I keep hiding the truth for Xiaoli."
"Today... I'm going to expose Xiaoli's true identity to everyone."
As she said this, Qin Xiangxiang raised her eyes and scanned the media reporters below. Then she took a deep breath and put on an air of sacrifice, "Ji Xiaoli is a monster!"
"Whoa!" The originally quiet crowd instantly erupted into an uproar. Opinions about what Qin Xiangxiang said were divided. Some even scolded Qin Xiangxiang for talking nonsense.
"Monsters aren't allowed since the founding of the People's Republic! Let alone real monsters!"
"Right. I thought there was really some big scoop! Who would believe such a far - fetched story?"
"Aren't they roommates? Why is she slandering her like this?"
Hearing the chatter below, Qin Xiangxiang clenched her fists. She had thought everyone would believe her, but she didn't expect this reaction.
However, her hatred for Ji Xiaoli was so deep that it helped her calm down.
Qin Xiangxiang looked around at the crowd and said in a deep voice, "Ji Xiaoli is a monster! There's something behind her that manipulates her to steal other people's luck to increase her own!"
The audience immediately began to discuss. "Miss Qin, do you have any evidence to support your claim?"
Qin Xiangxiang sneered, "Of course I do! Do you think it's a coincidence that she always makes money from her investments? It's because she steals other people's luck!"
Combined with Ji Xiaoli's abnormally good luck recently, some reporters began to waver. "Is what you said true?"
Qin Xiangxiang took a deep breath. "All her investments are based on some system that allows her to steal other people's luck!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the live - broadcast of this press conference instantly dominated the internet.
The names of Qin Xiangxiang and Ji Xiaoli started climbing the hot - search list again, and the internet trolls arranged by Qin Xiangxiang also jumped into action.
She also listed all of Li Xiaoli's investment projects over the years. Her incredibly good luck made this story seem more believable.
In an instant, the public opinion about Ji Xiaoli being a monster began to lean towards Qin Xiangxiang. Almost everyone was in a state of half - believing and half - doubting.
Some people even started to attack Ji Xiaoli non - stop.