If it weren’t for Zhao Xiaokui as the party involved and Shen Zhifei serving as the emotional intelligence analyst, she wouldn’t have been able to see through these things.
As for Zhao Zijin’s provocative maneuvers, the result for Zhao Xiaokui is that she can now splash as much dirt as she wants on Qian Wenyi, and he won’t find any grounds for rebuttal.
Even Rong Zhen, another party involved in this silent siege, probably still believes that his feelings for Zhao Zijin are wishful thinking. Not to mention Qian Wenyi, the lapdog kneeling to Rong Zhen.
No one would think that the words spoken by 18-year-old Zhao Xiaokui were too straightforward. Even if someone questioned it, they were promptly rebuked by an overwhelming wave of sister fans and mommy fans.
“She’s just a little kid; how can we let her see this dirty side of society?!”
Upon seeing this comment, Zhao Xiaokui almost couldn’t hold back her laughter.
At this moment, a sentence suddenly floated in the barrage, “Can you explain your relationship with Shen Zhifei?”
“My relationship with Shen Zhifei…” Zhao Xiaokui was puzzled, “What is there to explain?”
Fans in the barrage reminded her, “Check Weibo, check Weibo.”
Zhao Xiaokui used a tablet next to her to check Weibo. She found the top trending topic—#Zhao Xiaokui and Shen Zhifei#. Clicking on it, she saw a news headline in bold: “Chaotic World of the Entertainment Circle! Zhao Zijin’s Charm is Unmatched, First Luring Fiancé1man, Then Seducing Fiancée2woman!”
Below the news was a high-resolution image, showing her tightly embraced by Shen Zhifei, with the cold yet resolute black car in the background, creating a scene of warmth and ambiguity.
Zhao Xiaokui smirked, finding it somewhat amusing.
The media nowadays, all for the sake of traffic, dare to say anything.
The audience before the live broadcast was waiting for Zhao Xiaokui to give a response. However, they suddenly found that she, looking down at the tablet, blinked her eyes, and a glistening tear fell.
“I… Is my eyesight failing me? Why is she crying?”
“Ah? What’s going on? Did I miss some plot development?”
“Baby, don’t cry. Don’t be sad. Don’t listen to those people’s nonsense.”
Zhao Xiaokui wiped her face hastily, and everyone just realized that she seemed to be without makeup.
If she had makeup on, what kind of makeup could withstand such rough wiping?
When she lifted her head, her eyes were still a bit red. Li Songya listened to her roommate’s “Baby, don’t cry,” feeling both sympathetic and amused.
In the video, Zhao Xiaokui opened her mouth, seeming to want to explain something. Before she could say anything, she suddenly turned her head, and everyone heard a sob, resembling the whimper of a small animal.
Suddenly, everyone realized that there must be something they didn’t know about inside.
After a while, Zhao Xiaokui, who had calmed down her emotions, with teary eyes, addressed the camera, “…For those who don’t know what’s going on, you can check the photo on Weibo. It’s the top trending topic; just click on it.”
She waited for a moment before continuing, “I want to tell everyone about that day, the location where Ms. Shen and I were. If someone recognizes it, they should know it’s Health Street. Across the street is the former Qingmu Residential Area, which was officially demolished last month.”
Apart from some fans who had investigated Zhao Xiaokui’s high school experiences and understood what she was talking about, others were still a bit puzzled.
She paused, “…That was my home.”
Suddenly, someone understood the reason for her tears.
Waking up to a completely new world, trying to find traces of the past, only to discover that the home that had been a companion for over a decade, occupying the most crucial place in her memories, had disappeared.
Those five words seemed to have taken away Zhao Xiaokui’s backbone, causing her to collapse instantly. Tears continued to slide down her eyes as she sobbed, “I actually don’t believe in any nonsense about waking up and finding myself turned into a big star. How could there be such an exaggerated plot in the world? I always thought it was my high school classmates playing tricks on me…”
She didn’t utter a single sound, but her sorrow was thicker than any loud wail. No trace of the self-deprecating smile could be found on her face. “But my home, the home where I had dinner yesterday, the home where I’ve depended on my grandmother for over a decade, is gone. Truly gone. All that remains is a desolate ruin, and I didn’t even leave behind a final photograph.”
She continued, “I have no home anymore.”
In front of the screen, tears welled up in many people’s eyes. In the live broadcast room with millions of viewers, an unusual sight unfolded with large areas of blank space. Not a single person spoke at this moment. Everyone was at a loss for words, not knowing how to console this girl who had seemingly lost almost everything overnight.
Li Songya bit her lip, tears streaming down as well. She couldn’t fathom what it would be like to wake up one day and find her home gone. According to Zhao Xiaokui, she was just an eighteen-year-old girl who, for over a decade, had never left the home filled with memories of her family, from birth to growing up.
Even though she knew Zhao Xiaokui was steering the conversation, when Shen Zhifei saw her tears, her crimson eyes, and her tightly clenched lips, a suffocating pain pierced through Shen Zhifei’s chest.
It was as if she had returned to that afternoon, the young girl imprisoning her in an embrace, the suppressed and overwhelming pain, like a volcano about to erupt.
No one tactlessly inquired about Zhao Xiaokui and Shen Zhifei’s relationship anymore, and no one discussed the so-called love triangle. The other person involved in the love triangle probably didn’t even remember it. What else was there to discuss about this love triangle?
The trending hashtag #Zhao Xiaokui and Shen Zhifei# remained, but its content changed. It was no longer about discussing the relationship between the two; instead, it shifted to expressing sympathy for Zhao Xiaokui. Simultaneously, other hashtags like #Zhao Xiaokui’s Memory Loss# swiftly climbed the trending list. Without any capital involvement, they pushed down other purchased trends.
Until Zhao Xiaokui ended the live stream, there were few messages in the chat, but the online viewers exceeded seven digits.
After putting down her phone, Zhao Xiaokui curled up in the gap between the sofa and the coffee table, staring into space for a while. She heard footsteps and looked up in the direction of the sound.
Shen Zhifei held a phone, her eyes also slightly reddened.
Zhao Xiaokui chuckled lightly, “Were you deeply moved? Did I act well?”
Shen Zhifei didn’t speak. She just walked over, passing by the girl huddled in the corner as if she was placing herself in a box. Shen Zhifei knelt down, extended her arms, and tightly embraced her.
Zhao Xiaokui hadn’t reached a point where she couldn’t distinguish between acting and genuine emotions. Even if there was suspicion of deliberate acting, when she spoke about losing her home, it was like tearing open a scabbed wound, exposing it to others.
No one knew how painful that experience was unless they had gone through it themselves.
Zhao Xiaokui wanted to offer some explanation for herself, but when she leaned against this embrace, suddenly, she didn’t want to say anything.
When she returned to the human world, the first person she saw was Shen Zhifei. When she was at her most vulnerable, the person accompanying her was Shen Zhifei. When she endured the most painful moments, the one watching her get through it was also Shen Zhifei.
Holding onto Shen Zhifei, burying her head in her neck, and breathing in the scent of the grass and wood on her, Zhao Xiaokui suddenly felt an unprecedented warmth.
Shen Zhifei thought she would cry and be upset, but she didn’t. In Shen Zhifei’s embrace, what she called grievances and pain seemed to disappear, leaving only an unprecedented peace.
…
Night Guards Headquarters.
Tonight was Zhang Hongyi’s small team on duty. Members who hadn’t received any notifications stayed in the headquarters, each doing their own thing.
As the captain, Zhang Hongyi was a frequent visitor to the training room. Lin Bai, with exceptional intelligence, was tapping away at the computer keyboard, processing numerous complex data flowing through his eyes. Gou Rixin, with a keen sense of smell, stayed up late playing games last night and was now lying on the sofa, sleeping deeply. Other on-duty personnel were also engrossed in their respective activities.
Hong Ying, renowned for her perception abilities, was sitting quietly in her seat, watching the video.
Gou Rixin, still half-asleep, lifted his head and noticed that the only female team member in the squad had unexpectedly teared up at some point. This alarmed him, and he instantly became alert, “What happened? Who bullied you?”
Hong Ying pulled out a tissue, wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes, and said, “No one bullied me, I’m just feeling sad.”
“Uh… Did you watch a romance movie or something?” Gou Rixin, recalling the emotional scenes many girls experienced while watching movies during their school days, thought he had guessed the reason for Hong Ying’s tears.
Shaking her head, Hong Ying turned the phone stand supporting her device towards Gou Rixin and said, “No, it’s because of her.”
Gou Rixin, startled by the slightly red-eyed appearance of the girl in the video, scratched his head in confusion upon realizing it was a live broadcast, “It’s all acting, why cry over it?”
“It’s not acting; it’s real,” Hong Ying retorted, “Everything she said in the video is genuine.”
Still puzzled, Gou Rixin asked, “What happened to her?”
A few minutes later.
Gou Rixin, who seemed like a tough guy, was now pulling tissues to wipe his nose, mumbling, “It’s really pitiful. The young girl wakes up and finds her home gone, all her family and friends vanished…”
Hearing the conversation between the two, Lin Bai turned his head and looked at them, saying, “What do you think about this female star, Zhao Zijin? She lost five years of memory just because she fell on the road?”
Gou Rixin nodded.
“No external injuries and the cranial examination showed no abnormalities?” Hong Ying nodded, “That’s what she said.”
After contemplating for a moment, Lin Bai said, “Do you think it’s possible that she encountered something abnormal?”
Hong Ying and Gou Rixin exchanged a glance and suddenly felt that Lin Bai’s speculation made a lot of sense.
In their daily encounters, they dealt with various anomalies caused by extraordinary beings, experiencing all sorts of bizarre incidents.
Losing a portion of one’s memory was indeed a common occurrence—many extraordinaries often erased the memories of witnesses to conceal their tracks. However, losing five years was considered fortunate; there were cases where people became complete amnesiacs.
Just as Zhang Hongyi, still untying his straps with his teeth, walked in, he overheard their conversation and asked in confusion, “What abnormality?”
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