Chen Kun felt that he was utterly foolish to have believed Ji Yu when she said she had a way to make Lu Xingzhi never able to lift her head again.

If he had known it would be like this, he...

Forget it, in the end, it was just him being stupid.

"Congratulations, I got fired by the company too. But at least I’m better off than you; I don’t have to pay a penalty. Enjoy your time from now on!" Chen Kun didn’t want to leave just like that, tail between his legs.

But he knew that he no longer had a place in this circle.

Forget it, he had earned quite a lot, enough to live out the rest of his life.

When the time came, he would go home and start some small business, bidding farewell to this circle forever.

He truly didn’t know that Ji Yu’s method was to hire internet trolls to blacken her, a very obvious move that anyone could see through at a glance.

Ji Yu didn’t know her tragic life was just beginning.

Then a bigwig exposed her transaction record of buying internet trolls to blacken Lu Xingzhi, and she was terminated by the company, forced to pay a hefty penalty.

No company was willing to take her in anymore. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

If some fans still spoke up for her before, there were only a few scattered ones left now.

Still willing to wait for her.

But not only did no company want her, but all the drama crews also turned her away.

After paying back all the debts, there was still a lot owing.

She couldn’t even run away if she wanted to.

Finally, a director approached her.

Offered her the lead actress role.

Ji Yu was quite excited at first, but after signing the contract, she found out it was for that kind of film.

Yet she had to abide by the contract and go through with it.

Bearing this humiliation, Ji Yu hated everyone.

She thought she had some camaraderie with the SF Shunfeng Girl Group and wanted to ask them for a little help, to borrow some money to get through.

But no one was willing to lend her money.

Some even directly said to her, "Finally, you have this day. Ji Yu, have you forgotten how you once stole my resources and humiliated me?

Our girl group was dragged down by you, everyone got hated because of you. Resources reduced by half, and now you want us to lend you money, you must be crazy! You relied on having someone support you, disregarding all of us, and now? Finally, someone is handling you."

The more comfortable Ji Yu lived before, the more miserable she was afterwards.

Of course, there was some involvement from Huo Jincheng in this.

He wouldn’t kill someone off; he merely let life teach her how to be a person.

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When Lu Xingzhi returned to the country again, there were only three days left until her birthday.

Before that, she went to Yun Yan’s Jinyuan.

After several invitations, Lu Xingzhi really couldn’t refuse anymore.

She went with Huo Jincheng.

When going, she changed into some formal attire.

Seeing her specially change clothes, Huo Jincheng laughed; perhaps Ji Ji didn’t even realize she cared quite a bit about Yun Yan.

"Uncle, do I just bring these things?" On her first visit, Lu Xingzhi wasn’t sure what to prepare.

She just brought two boxes of tea leaves, which were from ancient trees that Huo Jincheng had given her before.

Of course, there were also some other gifts.

She only knew Yun Yan loved tea, nothing else.

"We’ll have other chances to visit, Zhi Zhi, it’s me who should be nervous," Huo Jincheng joked.

"I... I’m not nervous at all, okay?" She was just going to meet elders, simply didn’t want to go empty-handed.