He went up to the top floor alone and first sent a message to Li Ling telling her that he had something urgent to do today and he would make an appointment to meet her another day when he was free.

Then he lay down on the fence next to him, looking at the scenery below, feeling the biting cold wind in winter, but he felt that the cold wind was not as cold as his heart.

He stared blankly ahead, enjoying the solitude alone.

But at this moment, a familiar sound of footsteps suddenly came from behind.

He already had an idea in his mind, so he didn't look back or ask who it was. He just let the person behind him approach him.

Lu Xu, holding two cups of warm coffee, walked to Qiao Tianrui with mixed feelings. She gently placed one of the cups in front of him and whispered, "I'm sorry."

Qiao Tianrui seemed unaware of the presence of someone beside him. He continued to stare blankly ahead. After a long silence, he finally uttered three words, "Why?"

He had thought that when he was confronted face to face, he would definitely yell loudly and heart-wrenchingly, but when the day really came, he became unusually calm. He had so many things he wanted to say, but in the end he could only say three words.

He knew clearly in his heart that it was useless to say anything at this point. Even if Lu Xu really had his own difficulties, he would never and could not forgive him because he could not represent all the victims.

Lu Xu lowered her head in shame, biting her lip pitifully and said, "Brother Tianrui, I'm really sorry. I have my reasons."

"Heh." Qiao Tianrui suddenly sneered, his tone filled with anger, "You feel sorry for me, but you feel sorry not only for me, but also for your good friends and all the victims of the company!"

"You're also a victim, and not only do you not unite to bring down Fang Cheng, but you actually side with an abuser like him. Who are you being honest with? You're even being honest to yourself!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but roar. Lu Xu seemed to be frightened by him. His body trembled violently, and then his eyes turned red. Tears flowed down his cheeks like a kite with a broken string. He looked very adorable.

But Qiao Tianrui didn't buy it at all. He immediately maxed out his mouth cannon skills and sneered without any hesitation: "Stop pretending. Who are you pretending for?"

"I don't care what your reasons are. You did it after all, right? Do you know what you did? To put it nicely, it's selling out. To put it bluntly, it's betrayal!"

"Those of us who are struggling haven't cried yet, but you, a traitor who sold out your companions for your own benefit, actually have the nerve to cry in front of me! Forget it! No one will sympathize with you!"

"I really have my reasons," Lu Xu said, choking with sobs as he lowered his head. He then tried to defend himself, "My mother is sick, and I need money for her surgery."

"Her disease is extremely difficult to treat. Not only does the surgery cost a lot of money, but the cost of post-operative treatment is also not small. Moreover, there is no possibility of recovery at all. It can be said to be a bottomless pit."

"You know I come from a single-parent family. If I don't save her, no one else will. My mom worked so hard to raise me. I can't just watch her die!"

"So... this is the reason why you betrayed us?" Qiao Tianrui looked at her with a dead heart and asked.

Lu Xu continued to explain, "Fang Cheng approached me about a partnership. He said he was willing to cover all of my mother's medical expenses, but all he asked was that I keep an eye on your movements and report to him immediately if you ignored him."

After she finished speaking, her tears fell even harder. After a pause, she frowned and defended herself, "If I had any other choice, why would I do that? I really was in trouble!"

Although Lu Xu is a relatively obscure artist, her looks are definitely not bad, and when she cries she looks like a tearful woman. Even if a man doesn't feel moved, he will at least feel some pity for her.

But Qiao Tianrui was not moved at all. He just looked at him indifferently and asked without any emotion, "Have you cried enough?"

"If you think that as long as you play the victim, we can forgive your actions, then I advise you not to waste your energy."

Lu Xu raised her hand to wipe away the tears from her face and explained pitifully, "Brother Tianrui, I'm not playing the victim. I just want to explain the reason to you. I sincerely want to apologize to you."

"No need." Qiao Tianrui answered her expressionlessly, then ruthlessly exposed her: "I don't think your mother's serious illness is the reason. The real reason is that you are afraid of losing your position in the entertainment industry!"

When Lu Xu heard this, he was shocked and a look of surprise flashed across his face, but he still refused to admit it, "I didn't... I really didn't!"

"I've never thought of it this way. If you insist on thinking this way, then I can't help it. So, have I always been this kind of person in your heart?"

What the hell? He was the one who betrayed others first, so how could it be his fault with just a few words? Why would he think that? Isn't that the truth?

Qiao Tianrui couldn't help but frown when he heard this. The tea-like smell of green tea was really disgusting! He gave this wave of tea talk a zero!

He snorted coldly and said through gritted teeth, "Why didn't I know before... that you are such a green tea? It seems that I really underestimated you!"

"Am I making a malicious assumption about you, or have you been completely correct? Do you dare to swear to heaven that you really didn't think of it that way? Do you dare to swear to yourself? Did you really have no choice at the time?"

"You're an artist yourself. Even though you're not very famous, or even a little obscure, you still make a lot more money than the average person every year!"

"If even you can't afford to treat your mother's illness, who else can? And... do you think medical insurance is just a decoration? Or do you think we are all fools?"

Lu Xu was hit in the heart by him and was so ashamed that she didn't even dare to raise her head.

Another man might give her some face out of sympathy, but Qiao Tianrui, who is very clear about right and wrong, would never give her any face.

Qiao Tianrui pressed the issue, "Even if you really couldn't afford the medical expenses, why didn't you ask us? We have such a good relationship, how could we not help you?"

"No matter how large the amount is, with so many of us contributing a little, it should be enough, right? The bottom line is... you don't even consider us friends! And... Fang Cheng gave you something we couldn't!"

Lu Xu had been enduring it for a while now, but now he finally couldn't bear it anymore.