The lounge fell completely silent, into an awful silence.

Xie Zhuxin, who saw this scene through the small camera of his mobile phone, leaned back in his chair with his head raised and sighed deeply.

The scene that he least wanted to see finally happened——

The complete split of dormitory 318.

Yes, Yu Bei’s first reaction was not wrong.

Xie Zhuxin actually knew what Wei Qiu had done a long time ago.

There is no way. The sudden "school bullying" incident last year made me and my team so anxious.

After suffering such a huge loss, she must figure out who she fell into.

According to Xie Zhuxin's reasoning and subsequent investigation, it was indeed Ni Zibing who was the mastermind behind the incident.

So she used the [Gossip] drawn from the system card to obtain clues about Ni Zibing's scandal, and then asked the former "King of Paparazzi" Zhuo Ge to take pictures of the evidence and threaten the other party to stop.

Using this equally unpresentable method, they defeated the opponent and regained the advantage.

Of course, passive defense alone is far from enough, so Xie Zhuxin decided to take the initiative.

On the surface, she pretended to be disrupted by the sudden departure of publicity director Sister Tina.

Apart from focusing on adjusting the personnel in the studio, there was no other action.

In secret, he used the function of the system card [The Melon Field is Not Authentic] to refresh [Rumors] every 72 hours, making bold assumptions and verifying them step by step.

Finally, through logical deduction, we found Ni Zibing’s fatal loophole - tax evasion!

In order to defeat the opponent in one go and not leave this terrible enemy for himself, Xie Zhuxin did not attack immediately, but continued to lie in wait patiently and quietly collect evidence.

Until he completed the agreement with Tan Yifeng, officially took over the big package of black material from him, and obtained the decisive evidence.

He also negotiated several rounds with the capital behind him, and discussed the distribution of profits after defeating Ni Zibing, before finally completing all preparations before the action.

Finally, Xie Zhuxin used someone else's hands to hand over key clues and evidence to the relevant departments, and arranged for the team to secretly release the news. In the end, he successfully defeated Ni Zibing completely and achieved revenge.

However, the mastermind behind the scenes has fallen.

But this does not mean that the negative impact of the "school bullying" incident on Xie Zhuxin has been automatically resolved.

The photo of him with an arrogant attitude at the police station entrance was the biggest headache for her team.

No matter how fabricated the so-called "school bullying" rumors spread by some people are, no matter how the team clarified for her that it was just a candid photo.

But when a photo with a very impactful visual impact is placed there and there is no way to explain the whole story clearly, there will always be people who believe those inexplicable negative rumors.

So Xie Zhuxin could only choose to deal with it coldly.

While deliberately reducing his on-screen activities, lowering the heat of the topic, and quietly waiting for the public opinion storm to slowly pass, he instructed the team to continue tracking.

It is imperative to find out who took this candid photo and where it came from, so as to truly eliminate the risk and prevent future troubles.

This sounds a bit difficult.

But fortunately, the range of suspects is not as large as imagined.

After all, Xie Zhuxin was just an ordinary freshman at the School of Communication back then, with no connection to the entertainment industry and a relatively simple social circle.

The person who was able to take a photo of her and keep it for so long is most likely someone who had contact with her back then.

Is it a college classmate with whom you had a holiday at school?

Or is it the friend called by Yu Bei’s ex-boyfriend?

However, the possibility that passers-by took the photo casually cannot be completely ruled out...

While Xie Zhuxin was guessing this, he handed the investigation over to Sister Shen, the person he trusted most in the publicity team.

She thought that this matter would take a long time to investigate, and perhaps in the end no results would be found at all.

However, unexpectedly, after a few days, Sister Shen came back with the investigation results.

The water army company that was responsible for manipulating public opinion in the "school bullying" incident at the time seemed to be well aware of the role Xie Zhuxin played in Ni Zibing's sudden downfall, and unexpectedly cooperated with Sister Shen's investigation.

As soon as Sister Shen arrived, she readily handed over the list of marketing accounts that had spread the photo at the time, and helped to identify the original source of the news.

The investigation was completed smoothly.

But when Xie Zhuxin opened Sister Shen's report, she remained silent for a long time.

The person who took the photo was the same person who sold it to the marketing account.

This is not surprising.

The strange thing is that person's name -

Shu Yixin.

Former name: Wei Qiu.

!!!

The culprit was actually far away and yet right in front of him, and it was none other than Boss Wei, the good roommate he had lived with day and night for four years in college?

Xie Zhuxin's heart suddenly felt cold as if it was thrown into an ice cellar with temperatures dozens of degrees below zero.

You know, although her college friends have gone their separate ways now, they still hold a special place in her heart.

Especially the time she spent with the four people in dormitory 318 was her best memory in college.

But now, she really didn't expect that the person who stabbed her in the back many years later was her once close classmate and friend!

Xie Zhuxin couldn't figure it out.

When I went to the police station to record my statement for smashing Yu Bei's ex-boyfriend's head, everyone else in Dormitory 318 did go with me.

The whole thing had just happened, the situation was chaotic, and everyone looked panicked.

At this time, how could Wei Qiu have the idea of ​​taking a secret photo of himself?

Even if the photo was taken on a whim, why didn't she mention it once after they had been together for more than three years?

Why has it been preserved until now and sold precisely to a marketing account that is its enemy?

Could it be that the roommate friendship they had back then was all fake, and Wei Qiu had hated her since her freshman year?

Or is the power of jealousy really so terrible that in just a few years, it has changed old people beyond recognition?

"Should we file a complaint with the platform and have this person's livestream account blocked? Or should we send a lawyer's letter and ask her to compensate us for our losses?"

Sister Shen glanced at Xie Zhuxin's ugly face and asked cautiously.

There was no response from the other side.

After a long time, a long sigh was heard.

"You've worked hard. Leave the report here for now. Let me think about it."

This thought has been delayed until today.

To be honest, Xie Zhuxin really wanted to ask Wei Qiu out for a face-to-face confrontation, ask her why she did this, and then decide how to react next.

In fact, she did call Wei Qiu several times.

But no one answered the call, so I could only give up for the time being.

It wasn't until one day when she was having a party and chatting with Yu Bei, and Yu Bei said that she and a group of college classmates hadn't been able to contact Wei Qiu for a long time, that Xie Zhuxin slowly came to her senses.

Wei Qiu was probably determined to go her separate ways from her college classmates.

Looking back, it makes sense.

Wei Qiu has been filming various movies since her sophomore year, and she spends more time outside than in school.

The friendship between roommates that I cherish so much in my heart may not mean anything to her.

We are already strangers, so what’s the big deal about selling a photo to a marketing account?

Why should I still care about the old relationship and keep asking for reasons?

Xie Zhuxin thought so and silently made up his mind.

Jian Yi's daughter's first birthday party is not far away, so let's treat it as the last chance for Wei Qiu.

Regardless of whether Wei Qiu comes or not, or whether we can meet, I will make the final decision.

If you don't get an explanation that's convincing enough for her, then just be business as usual.

After all, that "school bullying" incident harmed not only himself, but also his team.

It is clearly unfounded negative public opinion, but there is no way to effectively clarify it. We can only endure it silently and wait for time to dilute the impact.

Xie Zhuxin could see that everyone in the team was holding their breath.

Without a solid reason, I'm afraid I'm not qualified to forgive them on their behalf.

At that time, she wouldn't have to worry about Wei Qiu's affairs at all, and could just leave it to the team.

Anyway, after so many years of training, her team's combat effectiveness is basically the best in the circle. Retaliating against an unknown little actor is simply overkill.

Xie Zhuxin made her plan silently, and she felt more relaxed and no longer worried.

Even later, her "The First Incense" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival, and the timing happened to coincide with Jian Yi's daughter's first birthday party.

I was destined not to be able to be there that day, and it was impossible for me to meet Wei Qiu.

Xie Zhuxin just sighed slightly, felt that this was God's will, and let it go.

But she didn't expect that Yu Bei and Wei Qiu not only met at the first birthday party, but also caused such a situation.

I am more interesting.

Even though he didn't go there, he lit the fuse with just one sentence, blowing up the entire scene and revealing everything.

Could it be that this is also God's will?

Xie Zhuxin couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head.

"I……"

She was about to say something to break the silence.

But I saw changes on the phone screen again.

Yu Bei jumped up with an "Ah!", rushed to Wei Qiu and scratched her face.