Chapter 356
Qin Wei not only came, but also walked over to look at the live broadcast bullet screen. Many people asked her how dare she come and let her apologize. Instead, she laughed.
Qin Wei pointed at the screen and said to the director:
"Help me write down the IDs of those cursing me in the bullet screen. Please submit the ones with over 100 likes to Anxing Law Firm. I'll sue them when I'm free.
Also, these people are here for me, so the traffic should count as mine... Is Li Yao here?
Li Liang, let my agent go over and talk with the program team. Remember to haggle with them when settling the bill. They can't freeload off my popularity without paying me. I’m taking all the heat while the program team is taking all the profit.”
Bullet screen comments:
【Damn! I thought my sister would give him the cold shoulder. Didn’t expect her to come and confront him directly!】
【Wow, I’m swooning for my husband!】
【Hmm? The real mistress dares to be so shameless?】
【Am I the only one appreciating my sister's beauty here~ She's so close I could touch her face~】
...
Qin Wei spoke coldly, enunciating every word clearly and slowly. As soon as she spoke, the abusive comments in the bullet screen significantly decreased, replaced by lots of “hahahaha”.
“Next...”
Qin Wei turned around and said to Chu Hao who had walked over:
“I think you owe me an explanation.”
...
Chu Hao brought her to his studio. The small garden had been cleaned up, but the empty spaces left by the uprooted jasmine plants were evidence of yesterday’s mess.
“Have a seat.”
Chu Hao pulled out a chair, unable to conceal the fatigue on his face. He forced out a smile,
“Some things need to be clarified. To avoid any bias from me, Gu Minghua will be here soon too.”
Right after Chu Hao finished speaking, Gu Minghua arrived with coffee and calmly offered Qin Wei a drink.
“Let me start.”
Chu Hao said,
“I've never been married. She was my girlfriend that I had clearly broken up with. We knew each other since university and had been together for many years. Later I went abroad, and we seldom met. With the distance, our feelings faded. I was also getting busier and busier, and we no longer had much in common. I also couldn't give her what she wanted. These were all my problems. So we broke up.
If I think carefully, it's been almost two years. We haven't contacted each other during this time.”
Gu Minghua had been silent all this while. Now he finally spoke:
“I can testify to this...”
Chu Hao looked at Qin Wei and continued:
“I didn't intend to hide any of this. But no one is stupid enough to tell someone they like about their romantic history right after meeting them. If we could continue, you would have asked, and even if you didn't, I would have told you.
But I really didn't know she would suddenly show up. I also don't know why... I'm very sorry to have caused you trouble.”
“Alright, you've made it clear, and the misunderstanding is resolved.”
Qin Wei didn't want to pry into the details of their past. As a friend, if she wasn't dragged into it, she didn't want to know about their grievances.
Qin Wei walked to the side and signaled the cameraman not to continue filming her. Then she turned off her mic and asked the director about the schedule going forward.
No matter if she continued with Chu Hao after this, it was impossible to keep filming this show together. It would be awkward for both parties, and the audience would feel even worse watching it.
Moreover, Qin Wei had cleared her suspicions, but no matter if Chu Hao was wrong or not, continuing the show would only bring him abuse.
...
The livestream was still ongoing, but now it was filming Chu Hao and Gu Minghua. Perhaps they didn't notice the filming, Chu Hao looked very unhappy, lowering his head to look at his phone. Gu Minghua had a solemn expression, saying something to him.
The bullet screen was also buzzing with comments, and the director couldn't continue chatting with Qin Wei.
She vaguely heard them mentioning something about "trending search terms". Qin Wei gestured for Li Liang to bring her phone over.
"They're saying the personal account of the woman who made trouble yesterday was dug up by someone, and she just posted something saying...
'If I'm not around, perhaps all of you would be better off...' ...Sis, could she be about to..."
While Li Liang was murmuring, Qin Wei also found that Weibo post. Aside from the words, there was also a selfie.
The woman in the photo looked slightly above average, wearing a light purple dress, standing in the morning sunlight.
On the other side, Gu Minghua was telling Chu Hao about this very matter, except his mic was off so the audience couldn't hear.
"Contact her quickly. She may be suicidal."
It seemed Chu Hao shook his head:
"No, that's not it. She's used this method many times to try and get me back. She doesn't want to die, she just wants me to go to her."
"But what if?"
Gu Minghua said,
"If that's the case, it would become a lifelong regret."
Chu Hao didn't reply. Gu Minghua sighed:
"She's also my friend. I can't reach her either. Maybe you can. If you don't go, at least tell me where she is."
The man rubbed his forehead: "I don't know why this is so sudden. I don't know where she is."
Only then did his voice start trembling slightly,
"I just saw it and tried calling her, but she didn't pick up..."
"I know where she is."
Qin Wei, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke up. She waved the phone in her hand at Gu Minghua,
"I had Li Liang call the police. Let's go over too."
...
"How did you know?"
Gu Minghua asked from the passenger seat as Qin Wei raced down the road.
Right now Qin Wei was focused on driving at full speed, so she didn't answer his question immediately. Instead, she threw her phone to him.
"You can figure out the location from the background and lighting. The camera angle of the background confirms the exact spot. Combined with some of her previous daily life posts, she should be at the top floor of the tallest teaching building at the music academy. That's also where she and Chu Hao met."
After Qin Wei finished, Gu Minghua was shocked:
"Just one photo, and you could deduce so much information? Amazing, how did you do it??"
"Oh, I didn't dig this up myself. It was dug up by their couple fans. They're the best at this. I took screenshots of her blog posts and sent them to the couple fan group using Li Liang's account. Got the answer very quickly."
There was no detail that united couple fans couldn't uncover.
Gu Minghua understood every word, but strung together in a sentence, he was lost. Still, he felt like the "couple fans" were amazing.
The sports car's speed proved itself now as they were the first to arrive out of the many people rushing to the music academy.
At the school entrance, the car was stopped by security guards. To avoid stimulating her, Qin Wei had only informed the police and also stated her identity, hoping the group wouldn't spread the news. She said she would thank them afterwards.
The group started getting excited and began planning how Qin Wei should thank them. This even caused infighting as they voted many times.
"I'm a teacher at this school."
Gu Minghua told the security guards.
The security guards recognized him but also informed him that cars were prohibited on campus. Just as Gu Minghua wanted to negotiate, Qin Wei had already gotten out of the car and rushed towards the teaching building.
...
"Excuse me, where is the teaching building? The tallest one?"
Some students who had returned to campus early to prepare for the new semester tomorrow were asked for directions by a pretty young woman. The students were stunned but still gave proper directions:
"Go straight along this road, turn left when you see the ramp, keep going straight, the building at the end of the road is... Eh? Aren't you..."
"Thank you!"
Before they could finish speaking, the woman had already run off.
The students took out their phones, stared at their lockscreen wallpaper, then looked towards the fading figure. They muttered to themselves:
"Do I have some psychological problem from idol worship? I'm hallucinating badly enough to see visions now?"