"Animal abuse?"
Qiao Yiyi answered the phone in a daze, but she instantly woke up when she heard these words.
"Go online and see what a commotion it's become!" Zhao Anna was furious and anxious. "It's only been quiet for a few days, and your reputation has just started to improve, but why are you making trouble again? When will you ever let people have some peace of mind?"
Qiao Yiyi was so confused by the scolding that she didn't even know when she hung up the phone with Zhao Anna.
When she reacted, she immediately opened Weibo and saw the hot search #乔伊伊虐狗# hanging prominently on the homepage.
She quickly clicked on it and saw a photo of her holding a dog. From the perspective, there was a certain distance and the clarity of the photo was not very high, but she could still recognize that it was her.
Because it was so sudden and rushed, she hadn't changed the clothes she wore to the live broadcast event yesterday, and she even kept the same style as before. Yesterday's live broadcast was very popular, and many people saw her.
So as soon as this photo was leaked, everyone almost immediately confirmed that it was her, and the Weibo post was extremely exaggerated, saying that the dog was treated inhumanely, thrown from more than ten floors, with its limbs paralyzed and its internal organs damaged, and the dog's owner was suspected to be Qiao Yiyi!
Qiao Yiyi almost laughed out of anger when she saw the extremely exaggerated Weibo post by the marketing account.
More than ten stories high...
If I had studied for two more years, I wouldn't have written such an article that reveals my intelligence. Does this dog really think it's a godly dog? It didn't die after falling from such a high building.
Yet some netizens believed it.
Qiao Yiyi considers herself to be relatively calm and composed, and she also knows that marketing accounts have basically no moral bottom line in order to gain popularity, but she is still angry.
She scrolled down again and took a look at the comment section, and her heart began to ache. The comments were even more disgusting than when she first came here.
"Qiao Yiyi, are you crazy?"
"Is this something a human would do?"
"I watched your livestream yesterday and thought you were a genuine person. My opinion of you had changed, but I didn't expect you to contradict me so quickly. I'm so disappointed in you!"
"You shouldn't have expected anything from Qiao Yiyi. She's inherently bad, and no matter how you try to cover it up, it's useless!"
Qiao Yiyi: “…”
How come she is such a bad person?
Can these netizens have some opinions of their own and not just believe everything they hear?
For the first time, Qiao Yiyi felt how terrible the offensive language was, even though she knew it was a marketing account that was trying to set the tone.
She has always been a Buddhist and doesn't care much about other people's opinions and comments about her, but that doesn't mean she will just lie down and let others push her down and manipulate her.
She will take the initiative to take responsibility for what she has done.
And she would never swallow her anger for something she hadn't done.
After calming down, Qiao Yiyi calmed down and began to analyze the cause and effect of the matter.
Thanks to the science and engineering major she studied as a student, her logical thinking ability is pretty good. After reading through the Weibo posts under this entry, she was able to sort out her thoughts.
Probably, she was photographed when she took the dog to the pet hospital last night, and then the person accidentally heard about the dog's injuries from the doctor, and took it out of context and thought that all this was caused by her.
She recalled the doctor's accusing words and look at the time, and she did not defend herself in time, so it was no wonder that she was misunderstood.
At this time, Zhao Anna called again. Compared to her previous rage, her tone was much calmer: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have yelled at you just now. I was also angry."
Qiao Yiyi is not a person who likes to care about things, so she said, "It's okay, I don't care."
Besides, this is not the time to worry about these things.
Zhao Anna was stunned. She didn't expect Qiao Yiyi to be so generous. A voice came from the bottom of her heart, thinking that maybe Qiao Yiyi had really changed.
After a moment's silence, Zhao Anna continued, "I just had someone check, and this matter isn't that simple. Regardless of whether that dog has anything to do with you, someone is trying to stir up trouble. Several marketing accounts have already been affected, deliberately fanning the flames. I suspect it's related to your recent improvement in reputation."
"Deliberately trying to stir up trouble?" Qiao Yiyi was extremely surprised. "I'm already in such a miserable state, reduced to livestreaming and selling goods. Who has the time to stir up trouble for me?"
Zhao Anna: “…”
She wanted to take back the sympathy she had just felt for Qiao Yiyi.
But he still said patiently, "You don't have to belittle yourself, and don't look down on this live broadcast you participated in. Did you know that because of this live broadcast, several advertisers have offered us olive branches? Oh, and the director of a web drama also contacted me and asked if I would like to play the second female lead in the series."
"Really?" Qiao Yiyi was surprised and happy. "I'm making money again?"
"Don't be too excited yet." Zhao Anna curbed her excitement. "We're still in contact. It was originally a done deal, but because of this morning's news, they probably have to wait and see."
When Qiao Yiyi heard that the little money in her hand was about to fly away, she hurriedly explained to Zhao Anna: "Sister Anna, listen to me, I met that dog in the community garden last night. When I saw it, it was already seriously injured, so I took it to the pet hospital."
Zhao Anna sighed, "I believe what you said, but now that the matter has become so serious, no owner has taken the initiative to claim the dog. We all know that the security in the community where you live is very strict, and it is impossible for a stray dog to sneak in, so now everyone assumes that you are the dog owner and you are just directing and acting on your own."
Qiao Yiyi: “…”
What is going on? What should she do if she suddenly feels like swearing?
But he still assured Zhao Anna: "Don't worry, I will solve the trouble I caused by myself. I will find the owner of the dog as soon as possible and clarify this matter."
After saying that, she hung up the phone.
Zhao Anna on the other end of the phone hadn't reacted yet.
Why is Qiao Yiyi suddenly so responsible?
After Qiao Yiyi hung up the phone, she edited a Weibo post, detailing what had happened.
As soon as the Weibo post was published, many people left comments and forwarded it.
As Zhao Anna said, she must have been targeted. In fact, not all the voices were scolding her. There were also netizens who spoke up for her, saying that they believed in her and were waiting for the truth of the matter. However, they were quickly overwhelmed by the highly influential accounts that scolded her and dug up her negative information.
She already had a lot of dark history. Although she didn't do it, she was tied to the account owner "Qiao Yiyi" after all. This is an indelible fact. Once someone with ulterior motives started the rhythm, a bloody storm was set off again.
Surprisingly, Qu Fan actually retweeted her Weibo and also @乔依依呀哟: Believe in Sister Yiyi, she is not the kind of person who would hurt small animals.
Qiao Yiyi was originally upset that Qu Fan had gotten involved in this mess, but to be honest, she was a little moved when she saw him speaking up for herself under such great pressure.
Some of Qu Fan's fans advised him not to get involved with Qiao Yiyi, and published all kinds of negative information about her in the comments.
Qu Fan replied: "I trust my own judgment of people."
Seeing that they couldn't persuade him, the fans had no choice but to give in. In the end, they actually reached an agreement with their own main person: "Since this is someone Fan Bao trusts, then we will trust Fan Bao."
Then I called on other sisters not to lead the trend if they could not support me.
Qiao Yiyi was very grateful for this.
After posting on Weibo, Qiao Yiyi quickly got out of bed, washed up, and then went downstairs in the community to ask if any family had lost a dog.
What Zhao Anna said was right. Although the community where she lived was not a top-tier high-end community, the residents there were all rich or noble. Therefore, the security was very strict, and the environment and management of the community were also very good. It was indeed difficult for stray cats and dogs to sneak in.
She walked around the community but didn't see any missing dog notices. She then went to the property management to ask if anyone had sought help from them because their dog was lost, but the answer she got was no.
This made Qiao Yiyi puzzled.
She recognized the breed of the dog from yesterday, a Border Collie. Although it was seriously injured, it was obvious that it was a domestic dog, and a more expensive one.
How could the owner not be anxious when such an important member of the family is missing? And it has become a hot search, so he should have seen it, right?
But the next second, she wanted to hit her head.
Yes, it has become a hot topic. Netizens all think that the dog owner has abused the dog. Even if its owner really recognized it, how could he come out to claim it at this time?
Isn't this just hitting yourself?
She was so anxious and confused that she didn't pay attention to these details.
So, is she really going to take the blame?
Just when Qiao Yiyi was at a loss.
In a house on the 8th floor of the community, a man looked at the photo on his mobile phone screen with a gloomy expression.
He kicked over the chair next to him, cursing: "This damn dog is so lucky, he's not dead yet!"
But he quickly calmed down and said with a nonchalant expression: "Forget it, if he's not dead, then he's not dead. It won't cause any trouble anyway."
…
Qiao Yiyi returned empty-handed and had to go to the pet hospital to see how the dog was doing.
When the taxi was still some distance away from the pet hospital, she saw a few people with cameras lingering at the door. She didn't know whether they were paparazzi or gossipy netizens.
The fear that she had felt recently due to being dominated by several fans who had been lurking at the company's door to criticize her came back to her mind.
Qiao Yiyi’s first reaction was to ask the driver to turn around and leave.
But in a moment, she thought, I didn't do anything wrong, why should I run away?
After paying the fare and getting off the car, she walked towards the hospital gate openly. She wanted to see who dared to stop her.
Someone actually stopped her.
I don't know which entertainment reporter, eager to boost sales, followed her around and asked, "Teacher Yiyi, is it true that you're abusing small animals? Why did you treat them like that? Are you stressed out and have nowhere to vent your emotions?"
Qiao Yiyi thought, this guy might have a serious mental illness, right?
Is there anyone asking this question?
She replied with a dark face and indifference: "It has nothing to do with you!"
Another person caught up with her and asked, "Teacher Yiyi, are you here to see the dog? Why did you hurt it so badly and then go to so much trouble to treat it? Do you feel guilty or uneasy?"
Qiao Yiyi: “…”
She felt that she couldn't communicate with these people, so she just ran away.
Those people chased after him and were finally stopped outside by the security personnel of the pet hospital.
After entering the hospital, Qiao Yiyi went straight to find the attending doctor who performed surgery on the dog yesterday. When she met other staff members on the way, they all gave her unfriendly looks.
Doctor Li's attitude yesterday was also very cold. He told her about the dog's condition and took her directly to the infirmary.
Hearing that the dog was fine and just needed to take care of itself, Qiao Yiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She approached the dog, intending to examine its injuries closely.
But when the dog saw her, it suddenly struggled violently and kept howling at her.
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