Listening to Qu Jiaorou's words, which sounded aggrieved and weak.

Qin Liang couldn't bear it anymore: "Jiaorou, you don't need to apologize at all, it's not your fault. Qu Jian'er, I've wanted to ask you for a long time, how could you become like this in just two years! You were clearly very well-behaved when you were in school... no, not well-behaved at all."

Qu Jian'er stroked her chin thoughtfully: "I can tell from your voice, you and I are old acquaintances."

Qin Liang sneered repeatedly: "Ha, who knows you? Knowing you is the worst luck imaginable. You probably don't know, but she dropped out of school because she bullied a classmate and pushed him down the stairs. Even I, a student in the upper grades, know about that. That incident can still be traced back to now!"

His words were like a bolt from the blue.

There was an uproar outside the production crew's office.

More and more unrelated people showed surprised expressions, sensing that it was going to be a news headline.

"Oh my god, is this for real?! No wonder so many people are criticizing her, there's a reason for it."

"Everyone says Qu Jian'er is a bad person. One or two people might be lying, but so many people say it, so it must be true."

"I never imagined she was such a rotten person. I misjudged her. I'll never be a fan again!"

"He has a prior record of pushing someone down the stairs, and now he's suspected of pushing someone into the water. He's definitely a villain!"

Director Sun and Chief Director Liu were unaware of the background and consequences.

They couldn't interrupt, so they could only try their best to disperse the crowd and prevent the situation from getting worse.

After Qin Liang finished speaking.

Qu Jian'er fell silent, not because she knew the original owner was guilty, but because she was angry for the original owner.

Qin Liang reminded him.

She learned about the original owner's body's self-protection mechanisms and saw the original owner's deeply hidden memories.

The hot wind brushed against her face, whistling past Qu Jian'er's ears, but it was far from drowning out the chatter of those around her.

Harsh words seemed to have cast a protective veil over her, making people keep their distance.

Qu Jian'er coldly snorted without expression: "You're disturbing my eyes."

Everyone: "..."

Bai Wei said worriedly, "Don't be angry, I believe you. Leave this to me and Xiao Zhang to handle with public relations."

She stopped Bai Wei, who wanted to settle things temporarily.

Qu Jian'er relentlessly mocked them: "You think you're so high and mighty, standing on a moral high ground, that a few words won't hurt anyone? You easily believe rumors, are easily swayed by emotions, and easily jump to conclusions. What's the difference between you and pets, except you have a talking mouth?"

The crowd was being scolded, and some were still trying to process what had happened.

After realizing what had happened, Qu Jian'er had already led Bai Wei away from the situation where they were being watched.

They all pointed fingers in the direction Qu Jian'er had left, some even wanting to follow and yell at her.

The scene was chaotic.

Qu Jiaorou couldn't hide her excitement; this was exactly the result she wanted. She wanted to see Qu Jian'er abandoned by everyone, placed on the opposite side of everyone, and forever misunderstood!

The two who left arrived at a secluded place.

Bai Wei looked at Qu Jian'er, who was unusually flustered, and asked, "What's wrong with you today?"

Qu Jian'er stopped in her tracks.

She did so after Qin Liang's words.

He recalled some memories that the original owner had voluntarily sealed away, which caused him to lose control of his emotions.

Qu Jian'er has a very good temper and rarely gets angry unless she can't help it.

Even when threatened by the Qu family, plotted against by malicious individuals, and attacked online, she remained calm. But when she saw the horrific memories that the original owner dared not recall, she became extremely angry.

Two years ago.

The original owner was an outstanding high school student who wanted to finish high school and go to university.

Because of one thing.

From that moment on, he severed ties with a wonderful life.

Qu Jian'er asked with difficulty, "Do you know why I used to be so cowardly? Why I was used to running away from problems?"

Bai Wei shook her head in worry.

Qu Jian'er knew that she had seen the original owner's dark past. In fact, the original owner's mental strength and academic performance were not bad from the beginning; she was once a prodigy.

Because of his excellent grades, the original owner was advised by his teachers to help and support his classmates more.

It's a pity.

Mutual help among classmates is met with jealousy.

The original owner's tutor was Gu Youyou, but unfortunately, Gu Youyou was not a kind person.

Gu Youyou spread rumors that "the original owner wanted to deliberately get close to her in order to get closer to the Gu family."

No one knew what was in the original owner's heart; there was only fear and dread towards the Gu family. Even though the Qu family held a certain status on the main star, it was far inferior to the Gu family.

She frantically avoided tutoring.

It even caused her grades to drop, her mental strength to decline, and left her with no ability to get tutoring.

However, the rumors did not gradually decrease despite the original owner's deliberate avoidance.

Bai Wei covered her mouth, asking incredulously, "Is that girl you mentioned, surnamed Gu, from the Gu family of the Empire? Gu Youyou is that kind of person?!"

Qu Jian'er closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Recalling Gu Youyou's name and appearance, Qu Jian'er suddenly remembered that she had already met Gu Youyou at Zuo Chen's private villa that day.

But she didn't recognize Gu Youyou at the time.

Because of that painful memory, the original owner only wanted to bury it forever and didn't want it to be easily disturbed.

Because Gu Youyou always carried an arrogance and confidence that made people bow down, always so self-assured and eccentric. She was nowhere near as submissive and pretentious as she used to be.

Qu Jian'er tried hard to recall, wanting to seek justice for the original owner, so she tried to peel back the outer shell that concealed the truth: "When I saw her take a bottle of water, hand it to me, and say thank you for tutoring her, I thought the future was still bright."

However, that bottle of water, filled with care, turned out to be deadly poison, becoming the fuse that ignited the entire incident.

That evening, the original owner received an even more enthusiastic welcome from Gu Youyou, which was an invisible form of humiliation.

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