Shi Xinxin's words made a lot of sense, and Xiaomi nodded, saying, "Then let's leave now."
Shi Xinxin took out the recording from her bag, handed it to a reporter beside her, and said to Liu Jia, "Take care of yourself."
Liu Jia's body trembled violently upon hearing this. She turned her head to look at Shi Xinxin and said fiercely, "We'll see! I haven't lost yet!" With that, she turned to deal with the reporters.
Shi Xinxin didn't retort anymore, and she led Xiaomi out of the room from behind the crowd.
The second before leaving, Shi Xinxin looked back. She saw Liu Jia, pale and embarrassed, surrounded by numerous reporters, unable to extricate herself.
Looking at her expression, she seemed on the verge of tears, distressed. She was like a small boat on a vast ocean, with no support around, about to be swallowed by a storm at any moment.
She must be facing dire consequences. Strange, why was she feeling sympathetic towards her? Wasn't it this woman who had schemed to frame her? Now that she was reaping what she sowed, why was she hesitating?
Seeing Shi Xinxin in a daze, Xiaomi quickly pulled her hand and dragged her towards the elevator, "Xinxin, what are you spacing out about? You're not feeling sorry for her, are you?" Xiaomi thought that Shi Xinxin, the simpleton, was probably starting to pity Liu Jia and might even regret her actions.
After all, having been in the entertainment industry for so long, Xiaomi had never met anyone as kind and guileless as Shi Xinxin.
As the elevator descended slowly, Shi Xinxin gazed at the red numbers changing on the upper right, asking herself, "Xiaomi, do you think what I did tonight was really right?"
Xiaomi nodded, "Of course it was right. If you hadn't fought back, you would be the one ruined and desperate."
She paused and added, "Liu Jia brought it upon herself, she deserved it! We don't need to pity her!"
Hearing Xiaomi's words, Shi Xinxin didn't feel relieved. She took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, "I hope after this incident, Liu Jia will turn over a new leaf and stop her reckless behavior."
With that, she stopped talking, her gaze fixed on the floor indicator lights, lost in thought.
Ding dong, the elevator soon reached the first floor.
Shi Xinxin and Xiaomi walked out of the hotel side by side. Looking up at the deep blue, inky sky, Shi Xinxin sighed faintly, "I don't want to go home so soon. Let's go for a walk by the sea and get some fresh air."
For some reason, it felt as if a giant boulder was pressing down on her heart, so heavy that she couldn't breathe.
The night breeze blew gently, lifting her silky, soft long hair. Shi Xinxin closed her eyes slightly, feeling the cool wind. Why were people's hearts so dirty and complicated? No one could answer this riddle for her, she was afraid.
That night, Shi Xinxin and Xiaomi wandered by the sea on the outskirts of the city until past two in the morning before slowly driving home.
Fortunately, the director called around ten o'clock, saying that tomorrow they would be filming the flashbacks of the second female lead and the second male lead, so neither Shi Xinxin nor Yue Ran needed to be on set.
Otherwise, Shi Xinxin would definitely not be able to wake up tomorrow morning. Even if she could, she'd have panda eyes!
When Shi Xinxin first returned home, she felt a slight urge to sleep, but she felt a salty, fishy smell all over her body and went to take a hot shower.
But after just one shower, she felt all her cells become restless, and her sleepiness vanished completely. She sighed helplessly and took another bottle of red wine from the refrigerator.
She wondered if she would be able to sleep if she got drunk. To her surprise, after drinking half a bottle of red wine, she still had no hint of sleepiness!
It wasn't until the eastern sky was faintly streaked with fish belly white that Shi Xinxin finally fell into a dazed, half-awake state. But before she could sleep for long, she was awakened by the sudden ringing of her phone.
Shi Xinxin opened her sleepy eyes and glanced at the caller ID. It was Xiaomi calling. The phone also showed that it was eight fifteen in the morning.
Why was Xiaomi calling so early in the morning? Shi Xinxin grumbled inwardly.
Suppressing her impatience, Shi Xinxin mumbled, "Hello? What is it?"
Xiaomi's shout instantly jolted Shi Xinxin awake, "Xinxin, are you still sleeping? Get up quickly and check Weibo. What happened last night has already hit the number one spot on the trending list. Not only Liu Jia and you were involved, but Yue Ran was dragged into it as well."
"Ah?" Shi Xinxin jumped out of bed with a whoosh. She fumbled to hang up the phone and quickly logged onto Weibo.
As expected, the top trending topic was about what had happened last night—
"Third-tier actress Liu Jia? Who is right and who is wrong in this love triangle?"
Shi Xinxin could imagine, even with her eyes closed, how the media would blow this out of proportion. It would surely be as exaggerated as possible.
When Shi Xinxin clicked on the trending topic, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The news was all focused on Liu Jia – inciting hooligans, attempting a crime, and plotting to harm someone.
The photos in the reports were almost all of Liu Jia, with only a few faintly showing her profile.
From these reports, it seemed like she wasn't much involved in this matter, but there were still some people in the comment section, looking for trouble, who tagged her and Yue Ran's Weibo accounts.
Phew, Shi Xinxin sighed. From the media's perspective, she was also a victim in this incident, but she genuinely hoped that this matter wouldn't escalate any further.
Rumors spread, and who knew what the story would turn into in the end?
Besides, she didn't want to live under constant scrutiny; it was too tiring.
Shi Xinxin clicked on Liu Jia's Weibo. Compared to a few months ago, she had lost several million followers. Although there were still some die-hard fans who blindly supported her, her Weibo comment section was in an uproar – filled with all sorts of vulgar words and insults.
Facing such cyberbullying, Liu Jia probably wouldn't dare to go out for a few days.
Thinking of this, Shi Xinxin's sense of guilt deepened. She pondered for a moment, opened her laptop, and sent a video call request to Wen Xiaoxiao.
After about a minute, Wen Xiaoxiao hadn't answered. Shi Xinxin thought Wen Xiaoxiao was too busy to respond and decided to hang up. But as soon as she hung up, Wen Xiaoxiao sent a video call request back.
Great, she's free! Shi Xinxin joyfully accepted the call.
Soon, Wen Xiaoxiao's familiar face appeared on the other end of the video.