"Qin Yue is dead. She no longer exists in this world. Who are you trying to impress by acting like this!"
The agent glanced at the scattered wine bottles in the living room, then at Qin Xu lying on the floor like a lump of mud, and a nameless fire suddenly ignited in his heart.
He grabbed Qin Xu by the collar, pulled him up from the ground, and, seeing Qin Xu's ugly drunken state, wanted to scold him to wake him up.
Make him face reality.
Qin Yue is long dead.
His body turned to ashes.
It's buried in the ground.
Even if he drinks himself to death, he won't come back.
Qin Xu only reacted upon hearing the word "death".
Qin Xu abruptly pushed his hand away, stumbled, and slumped onto the sofa, waving his arms. His drunken eyes were misty with tears as he mumbled, "She's not dead! Don't lie to me. She's not dead. She just doesn't want to see me!"
He remembered that he had just fallen asleep after getting drunk, but when he woke up, he found himself lying in a hospital bed with his head wrapped in gauze.
Everyone told him that he had rolled down the stairs, but he had no recollection of it.
The people around him also told him that his sister was gone, and there was his father, but his father had also passed away...
No! That's not how it works.
My sister was in a car accident, but she survived.
He must still be dreaming.
You'll be fine once you wake up.
Everything the agent said was a lie.
It's not true that it will happen two years later.
It's all just my own imagination!
Why did this dream last so long?
He raised his hand and slapped himself, trying to wake himself up.
The loud, crisp sound of the slap stunned the agent.
The agent grabbed his hand: "What are you doing?"
"Get out of my way! I don't want to see you." Qin Xu pushed him. "I've already terminated my contract, why won't you let me go? Why are you still lying to me? What exactly is your purpose? Let me tell you, I will never go back to the entertainment industry. I don't want to act anymore."
Seeing that he was going crazy and showed no signs of stopping, the agent had no choice but to dial someone's number.
About half an hour later, the doorbell rang.
Jiang Qingtang appeared at the door.
The agent lit a cigarette, exhaled smoke irritably, and said to Jiang Qingtang, "I can't persuade people to change their minds."
He tapped his temple: "Ever since he fell down the stairs, this spot has been acting strangely. He keeps saying that Qin Yue isn't dead, that they're just having a tiff, and that he's living in his own imagination. So he listens to you. Try to persuade him slowly."
Jiang Qingtang's face flashed with worry. How could her body withstand drinking so much?
She pursed her lips and said, "If you have something to do, you should go back first. I'll talk to him."
Qin Xu always listened to her, and she believed she could soothe his emotions.
The agent left the person to her.
However, when Qin Xu saw who was in front of him, his emotions exploded. He grabbed a wine bottle and smashed it on the ground. He staggered to his feet, pointed at her, and cursed her, telling her to get out.
"It's all your fault, it's all because of you that my sister has a problem with me."
"You and Qi Jingchen are already having an affair, so why are you shamelessly flirting with other people?"
He unleashed all the most offensive and hurtful words.
Jiang Qingtang never expected that the person who usually protected her would turn out to be so different.
As she listened to the various unpleasant words coming out of his mouth, her face turned deathly pale, and her nails dug into her palms. The stinging sensation calmed her down.
Jiang Qingtang told herself not to stoop to the level of a drunkard, but she simply couldn't remain indifferent.
So what if she had a relationship with Qi Jingchen?
She is upright and proper.
When she was with Qi Jingchen, he was single.
She has already given up on Qi Jingchen.
As for Qin Yue getting to where she is today, what does that have to do with me?
Aren't I innocent?
Qin Yue and Qi Jingchen had already broken up, but because Qi Jingchen became the heir of the Qi family, she wanted to get back together with him.
She wanted to interfere in her relationship with Qi Jingchen.
Hasn't he always known these things?
Why is he saying this now?
Was it his mother's threat to jump off the building that frightened him?
Whatever the reason, his harsh words hurt her. Jiang Qingtang frowned slightly, thinking about their friendship and how he had helped her many times. She could only suppress her grievances and silently help him tidy up the living room.
Seeing that she still wouldn't leave, Qin Xu's emotions exploded.
He smashed another bottle, pointed towards the door, and shouted angrily, "Get out! Get out! I don't want to see you, the farther away you get, the better!"
Jiang Qingtang gasped, looking down at the cuts on her arm from the shards of glass. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. She bit her lip, went to the bathroom, grabbed a basin of water, and splashed it directly on his face, her stubborn gaze fixed on him: "Are you awake now?"
Qin Xu swallowed all his curses and slumped back onto the sofa in a disheveled state.
He buried his hands in his hair and clutched his head in anguish.
How could he not be lucid?
During his week in the hospital, he learned the whole story and realized he had been deceiving himself.
The Qin family fell apart.
My father is gone.
My sister is gone.
His loving mother also saw him as an enemy.
And the one who caused all of this is "him".
He didn't want to face this unbearable truth, so he could only numb himself with alcohol, telling himself that his sister was still alive, but that she just didn't want to see him.
Qin Xu was like a wounded and trapped beast, curled up on the sofa, whimpering in pain, and large tears slid down his cheeks.
The soft sobs gradually turned into loud crying.
It seemed as if she wanted to cry out all the bitterness in her heart.
Jiang Qingtang stood there for a long time, her sorrowful eyes looking at the man on the sofa who was in great pain, as if he had been abandoned by everyone.
Why can't she ever escape the person Qin Yue in her life?
Qi Jingchen broke up with her because of Qin Yue.
Qin Xu clearly loved her so much, but after Qin Yue died, it seemed like all his love for her vanished overnight, turning him into a complete stranger. He even looked at her with disgust, which was unacceptable to her.
...
Qin Xu locked himself in his house and refused to see anyone.
The agent could only call him every day to make sure he was still alive.
Seven days passed just like that.
Qin Xu started a live stream without notifying anyone.
Viewers in the live stream were shocked to see that he looked much thinner on camera and flooded the chat with messages asking if he was still sick.
His gaze swept across the barrage of comments, a mocking smile creeping onto his lips, his expression manic.
Those who care about him are also the ones who ruined his sister.
They bear an unshirkable responsibility for their sister's death. They are the ones who stand on their moral high ground, criticizing this and that. How can they comfortably type away on their keyboards while their sister lies in a cold grave? Everyone should pay the price for their mistakes.
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