Seemingly noticing Xiao He's gaze, Li Hanyue looked away for a moment, then raised her hand to cover her face and began to sob softly.
Xiao He could only stand up and walk to the side to wait.
A few minutes later, Li Hanyue calmed herself down and then slowly said in a hoarse voice, "I'm very sorry for causing you so much trouble, and I'm also very grateful for your help."
"Can we talk now?"
Officer Zheng took out his police ID, waved it in front of Li Hanyue, and said, "I am Officer Zheng who called you earlier. This is my identification."
Officer Zheng's words surprised everyone present.
Xiao He understood; no wonder Officer Zheng had suddenly come to Qin City.
Now it ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) seems that they most likely came specifically for Li Hanyue.
Li Hanyue lowered her head and did not answer.
Officer Zheng gestured for everyone else to leave.
Xiao He turned to leave, but then he heard Li Hanyue's voice: "Please, can you stay?"
He paused for a moment, then looked back at Li Hanyue and realized that she was looking at him.
Li Hanyue's eyes held a pleading look: "Is it okay?"
"Can."
Xiao He was also a little curious, so he walked to the side, pulled out a chair for Officer Zheng, and then stood with Officer Xiao Jin.
What happened at the scene?
Officer Zheng got straight to the point, "We have just apprehended Xiong Qi. He is trying to argue that you fell off on your own, but the surveillance footage is very clear and the evidence is conclusive."
"Now we'd like to hear your thoughts as the person involved."
"I'm sorry," Li Hanyue said, her head bowed. "I thought he would at least help me out of consideration for our past relationship... I never imagined that I was wrong from the very beginning."
"Heh, how ridiculous..."
As she spoke, she covered her face and began to sob.
This story originated from a trip three years ago.
At the time, Li Hanyue was quite frightened by Zhu Laosan's incident, so she decided to take a year off from school to travel around the world and relax.
It was during this period that she met a travel blogger named Lu Xiaoqian.
Lu Xiaoqian is a very outgoing girl who travels all year round, and her account is basically related to travel. The two get along very well, so they completed the last leg of their journey together.
After returning to Beijing, Li Hanyue resumed her studies and often kept in touch with Lu Xiaoqian. Over time, the two became very good friends.
A year later, through Lu Xiaoqian's introduction, Li Hanyue met her future boyfriend, Xiong Qi.
Xiong Qi is also an internet celebrity who specializes in making relationship-related programs. His most common videos are analyzing dating scams and submitting relationship-related articles. In his videos and live streams, his main persona is that of a caring older brother, a friend to women, someone who sees through scumbags, exposes scoundrels, and speaks out for women.
Li Hanyue was attracted by his maturity and gentleness, and the two quickly confirmed their relationship after knowing each other for only a few days.
But no one expected that she would fall into an abyss from the very beginning.
“I really like him, I really like him... but his job involves meeting all sorts of girls, sometimes even flying over overnight to comfort female netizens who have been cheated on or dumped. It always makes me feel really uncomfortable... but everyone says that I’m just too jealous and have too many thoughts...”
When talking about what happened back then, Li Hanyue's body would tremble involuntarily.
"Later, I don't know why, my mindset really got worse and worse. I felt guilty about my jealousy, but I didn't want to see him go to someone else—"
One day, Lu Xiaoqian went to a beauty salon recommended by her company for plastic surgery and succeeded. She then began to tout the benefits of plastic surgery to Li Hanyue every day, linking her beauty to her impending loss of love, and conspiring with Xiong Qi to put her down and create anxiety about her appearance...
Thus, Li Hanyue's first cosmetic surgery was successful.
She was cautious at the time and only underwent minor procedures. The doctor improved some of her facial imperfections, and the results were visible to the naked eye. The overall beauty feedback was excellent, and Li Hanyue even got a lead role in a drama series because of it. Her boyfriend also grew to love her even more.
Cosmetic surgery can be addictive, and once you start, you're faced with an endless cycle of repairs and enhancements.
Sometimes people don't even know whether it's the anxiety of lying on the operating table, the excitement of seeing their beautiful self in the mirror, or the pride of receiving positive feedback from others... These emotions are comparable to drugs, making people feel intoxicated, or even addicted.
Unbeknownst to her, Li Hanyue's mindset underwent a significant change.
But at that time, no one could enlighten her. Her best friend kept urging her to continue, and her boyfriend kept putting psychological pressure on her.
so--
If your career isn't going well, it's definitely because you're not beautiful enough.
If love isn't good, it's definitely not beautiful enough; you have to make it work.
Life is not going well, so it's definitely not beautiful enough.
It wasn't until the surgery failed, the doctor ran away, Lu Xiaoqian disappeared, and her boyfriend broke up with her that Li Hanyue suddenly realized what kind of stupid things she had done all these years.
But it was too late.
Her surgically enhanced face is no longer suitable for the big screen. Her original lead role script was rejected, and her former connections were exhausted when she was obsessed with love and friendship. Even the only director willing to lend her a helping hand, Hou Rongxuan, could only barely arrange a small role for her with a few minutes of screen time.
At that moment, Li Hanyue laughed at her own foolishness.
However, it was too late.
She sacrificed a lot for cosmetic surgery, including her beauty, money, career, health, and even her family.
Li Hanyue's parents had always opposed her getting plastic surgery and dating, but Li Hanyue wouldn't listen to them at the time.
So now she has nothing left.
...
When Xiao He heard the familiar name "Rongding Media" come out of Li Hanyue's mouth again, his forehead twitched involuntarily.
Good heavens, it's Rongding Media again!
"Later I found out that there were many people like me, and that Lu Xiaoqian was no good at all. The hospitals she introduced were all unscrupulous clinics. If the treatment failed, they would immediately close down and run away, and then change their appearance and continue to attract new customers through Lu Xiaoqian's channels."
"Lu Xiaoqian approached me with ulterior motives from the very beginning!"
As she spoke, anger blazed in Li Hanyue's eyes. "Of course I want to expose all of this! Expose this company, to warn others not to follow my path—"
"Rongding Media is the culprit behind all of this!"
Li Hanyue clenched her fists, her eyes filled with tears, "But... I failed."
"Their company's online trolls are too powerful. I'm just a nobody, no match for them at all. Instead, I was cyberbullied and all sorts of my private information was dug up. And the evidence I had became proof that I was spreading rumors. Lu Xiaoqian also disappeared from my life. The only person who knows about us is Xiong Qi, but he... Haha, I'm so stupid. They're all in cahoots. How could he possibly stand up for me and vouch for me..."
At this point, Li Hanyue covered her face and sobbed in anguish.
