Wen Ying stared at Jiang Beibei.

In fact, you could say everyone in the livestream was staring at Jiang Beibei.

Jiang Beibei felt she had to defend herself. ’What does Xu Yiran’s choice have to do with me?’

’Even if she was wrong back then, that was in the past. Does that mean she has to be responsible for Xu Yiran for the rest of her life?’

’What a joke!’

Seeing that Wen Ying was ignoring her desperate attempts to reason, Jiang Beibei turned to Xu Yiran on the phone screen.

"Yiran, have you thought about the consequences of what you’re saying? Do you have any idea what kind of disaster this will bring upon me? We talked everything through back then. I even tried to get you to stay, didn’t I? The others in our group can testify. You were the one who insisted on leaving, and I even gave you my own savings. How could you... stab me in the back like this?"

Jiang Beibei’s eyes were red as she gritted her teeth.

"If your parents find out what you’ve done today, if your fans find out... do you really think your family will be able to live in peace?"

"Whoa~" Xu Jiali exclaimed with theatrical flair. Until now, she had just been an observer enjoying the show.

But now, she stared at Jiang Beibei, a look of shock and morbid curiosity on her face.

"Jiang Beibei, are you actually threatening Xu Yiran in front of the millions of people watching this? We don’t know what happened in the past, but what you’re doing right now... it’s very telling!"

After saying her piece, Xu Jiali thought for a moment. ’There should be several million people watching this, right?’

’She can’t let Jiang Beibei see that she’s just bluffing about the numbers!’

"I—"

"Don’t you ’I’ me! You dare threaten Xu Yiran in front of all these people. It just goes to show how you must have threatened her when it was just the two of you! Everything she’s going through today is your fault! You’re the one to blame for all of this!"

Xu Jiali continued her relentless assault!

Jiang Beibei froze.

It felt as if blood was rushing to her head, and the anger in her chest swelled, about to detonate!

Jiang Beibei felt she couldn’t hold back any longer!

Her mind was filled with a sky-burning rage!

"Xu Jiali! This is none of your damn business! Even if Xu Yiran and I have beef, that’s between us! What the hell does it have to do with an outsider like you? You’re just a rookie who’s never even landed a proper gig, and you dare threaten me? You really think I can’t take you down?"

Jiang Beibei shrieked, her voice cracking, her glare intense enough to devour Xu Jiali whole!

"So you admit you threatened Xu Yiran, then?"

"None of your damn business! You nosy bitch! You think I’m scared of nobodies like you? Xu Yiran wasn’t good enough to make it on her own. Did she think this industry was a charity? Since she got kicked out, she should have had the decency to disappear, not come back here causing trouble! Marrying some deadbeat? That’s her fate! Why isn’t someone else marrying a deadbeat, huh? You want to ruin me? You’re all dreaming! If the production team dares to air this footage, just wait for my company’s retaliation! There won’t be a place for any of you in this industry!"

"Sister Bei Bei!" Meng Xiaoyi couldn’t stop herself from speaking up. ’Surely the viewers won’t call me a fence-sitter for this!’

’After all, she was speaking up to warn Jiang Beibei even when it was clear she was going down.’

"Sister Bei Bei, this is a livestream... Everyone saw... There are millions of people watching..."

Jiang Beibei, who had been consumed by her own arrogant fury, instantly froze at Meng Xiaoyi’s words. Her face went deathly pale!

’Livestream?’

’It’s over, it’s over, it’s all over!’

Jiang Beibei’s eyes rolled back, and she collapsed to the ground.

Just before she hit the floor, Meng Xiaoyi reached out and broke her fall. "Director, Sister Bei Bei fainted!"

Although Director Wen was some distance away, he had seen Jiang Beibei’s entire performance through the camera feed.

Right now, Director Wen’s face was livid.

Initially, he’d felt that the others were being a little too hard on Jiang Beibei. But after hearing what she’d just said, Director Wen had absolutely no desire to send anyone to help the brainless woman.

’But the woman has fainted, and there are so many... several million people watching!’

’He was a magnanimous director!’

’This was a magnanimous show!’ 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Soon, Jiang Beibei was carried off on someone’s back—it was less unsightly than having her hauled away.

"Sister Yingying, you don’t think she’s faking it, do you?" Xu Jiali asked, turning around.

"Jiali, some things are better left unsaid."

"Okay, Sister Yingying, I definitely won’t tell everyone that Jiang Beibei is faking it!"

Zhao Qi, who had been watching the whole drama unfold from the sidelines, let out a chuckle.

"Xu Jiali, I find you very interesting."

"Don’t fall for me. You’re not my type," Xu Jiali said with a completely straight face.

Zhao Qi blinked, then shrugged, not pursuing the topic. "What about Xu Yiran?"

Only then did everyone remember that Xu Yiran was still on the other end of the line!

"Xu Yiran, if you still want to pursue a career in showbiz, I can help you. I can give you a chance."

"Xu Yiran, you can’t be serious about marrying that fool, can you? I know it’s disrespectful to call him that, but from what you said, we all got the picture. He doesn’t understand anything, and his family only wants him to marry you to carry on the family line. But have you thought about it? If he has some kind of genetic defect, your children could end up the same way. Do you think his family will accept you then?"

Xu Jiali pointed out.

Xu Yiran gave a bitter smile. ’I don’t want this either, but I’m already in a desperate situation. What choice do I have?’

’It seemed her life was already set in stone. No matter how hard she tried to change it, it was useless.’

"Thank you, everyone. I’m already very Satisfied that my name has been cleared."

"Xu Yiran, think again! Are you really going to throw your life away for a few tens of thousands? If you’re willing, I can lend you the money! I’m a woman of my word! I may be poor too, but I can afford that much. Besides, the money for this show, it’s all my own!"

Xu Jiali was getting anxious. Her heart genuinely ached for Xu Yiran.

Wen Ying hadn’t even had a chance to speak before Xu Jiali had already said all this.

So, Wen Ying remained silent.

Hearing Xu Jiali’s words, Xu Yiran was clearly taken aback.

’She never imagined that the person willing to help her wouldn’t be a relative or a friend, but Xu Jiali, a virtual stranger she’d only ever met through a phone screen!’

’So there really were good people in the world after all.’

Xu Yiran remained silent, her mind in turmoil.

’Of course she didn’t want to ruin her life like this, but she had to for her family’s sake.’

’But now, another path had appeared before her—a lifeline.’

’A path to survival out of a desperate dead end!’

’But how could she ever repay the person who was saving her life?’

’Xu Yiran couldn’t think of anything she could do for Xu Jiali. Could she really just accept someone’s money and kindness for nothing in return?’

"Xu Yiran, do you really want to marry a man with no future? You need to think this through. While this money might solve your family’s immediate crisis, what happens after that? If your family runs into trouble again, do you think your in-laws will let you keep pouring money into that bottomless pit?"

Xu Yiran, who had been conflicted, suddenly looked up, her gaze resolute.

’Xu Jiali was right.’

’Before, she had made the only choice she could because she had no other options.’