95: She's on the top three trending topics

She's on the top three trending topics

Her body shook with each sob as if the emotions she had been suppressing for so long were suddenly coming free.0

Her voice was still quivering but she continued, "Even if I didn't live with them throughout my entire existence, it was still more than a decade and once I've taken my footing in life, I would just turn my back on my family— she said those words and this made me question everything... Was I even doing the right thing all along?" 

Silence filled the room after Mao Shi had revealed what had been bothering her heart these past few days.

When Jiang Xiu was about to say something, Jiang Yue grabbed her and shook her head, indicating that she shouldn't say anything for now and to give the woman a bit of time, and only handed her a tissue to wipe her tears, which were still falling uncontrollably. 

Mao Shi felt much better after a few minutes, and when she saw the two girls in front of her, she couldn't help but say, "I'm sorry, I just don't have anyone to talk to about this, and now you two have to listen to my nonsense." 

"How can you say that Sister Shi? Even if you will take hours, we wouldn't mind listening. You don't have to feel bad about it, okay?" Jiang Xiu remarked softly, handing the woman a drink of water. 

"You shouldn't invalidate yourself, you were already brave enough to accept my offer. Besides, you're not doing anything against them, you're merely distancing yourself," Jiang Yue couldn't help but say as if the same thing happened to her, she would have done worse. 

"Your grandmother may not understand where you're coming from, but there are others who do. Don't force yourself any longer. Brother Wei would not have wished this for you," she added, making Mao Shi lower his head.

"Don't be afraid to take a step forward for yourself, Sister Shi, we'll be there for you no matter what. You've helped Sister and I get away from Brother Wei's scolding before, so it's only fair that we help you as well," Jiang Xiu said, making her laugh a little.

"You two are really good at making people feel better," she couldn't help but say. 

Jiang Xiu could only smile in response to her comment.

Probably because she had gone through what Mao Shi had experienced. 

She had only engaged herself in studies from the first to the third year, resulting in her not having any hobbies because she was afraid she would be forced to leave if they learned she is worthless.

She was frightened of being abandoned and left behind, so she had to bear everything silently as well.

Thank heavens her Sister returned and gave her the confidence to break free and stand up for herself, for she knew that if her Sister didn't, she'd end up like Mao Shi, who had lived in fear for more than a decade, if not longer. 

Things would have turned out differently now. 

***

It was around 6 o'clock in the evening when they returned to their dorms.

"Hey, we brought some food," Jiang Xiu said as she set the paper bag on the side table, greeting their dorm mates as they entered the room.

Jiang Yue walked to her bed and grabbed her laptop; however, just as she was about to switch it on, one of their dormmates asked, "Jiang Yue, have you opened Weibo?"

"No, why?" 

"You should check it out," Hu Mei suggested, hesitantly. 

"What's going on?" Jiang Xiu inquired, grabbing her phone as well. 

She doesn't use Weibo very often, and she knows that Jiang Yue doesn't either. 

However, when she saw the trending topic, she furrowed her brows and clicked on it. 

When she read the majority of the posts, her rage swelled like a tide. 

"What nonsense are they talking about?!"

Jiang Yue grabbed her phone and opened Weibo, when she saw the trending topics and posts under them, she understood why Jiang Xiu was enraged. 

The top three trending topics were about her: 'Triple Z is a former member of Black Knights,' 'Triple Z and Zheng Qingsheng's ambiguous relationship,' and 'Kai, a well-known composer, and Triple Z, a god-like figure in the gaming industry, are the same person?' 

Jiang Yue's brows furrowed as she read some of the posts on the three trending topics. 

A media outlet posted a photo of her and Zheng Qingsheng talking as they were about to enter the place.

Jiang Xiu was also with them, but to make the most of it, the recently published article cropped the photo, making it appear as if it was just the two of them. 

Plus, with Zheng Qingsheng drooping his head and a smile on his face, it appears that something was going on between them.

Several individuals had also uploaded photos of her in the stadium, and hundreds of people had attested that she was indeed Triple Z, and with the news article posted, it wasn't difficult to connect the dots that Triple Z was the person Zheng Qingsheng was meeting with.

However, people shouldn't have known that she was Kai as she had never disclosed her identity. 

Jiang Yue searched through the news article and it turns out that just as they were about to release the news that Zheng Qingsheng's contract would be terminated, someone had already done so. 

A news article that had already been posted more than five hours ago is now being viewed by thousands of people. 

The photo was still the same, but the title had changed. 

'Zheng Qingsheng intends to terminate his contract for Kai; What is the two's relationship?' 

Jiang Yue's eyes grew cold as she read the article. 

Except for her, Luo Zhelan, Mao Shi, Zheng Qingsheng, and Zuo Dong, no one knew her identity as Kai before the news publication.

It was without a doubt, Zuo Dong. 

Jiang Yue's lips curl into a twisted grin.

Zuo Dong intends to attack her in this manner?

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