Zuzi leaned her jade arm on the bar, smiled softly, and gestured with her fingers, casting an Immortal Technique towards the crowd not far away.
The socialites were dumbfounded by the sudden reversal of events. Once they snapped out of it, they couldn’t help but be filled with righteous indignation:
"Shen Ying deceived our feelings!"
"It turns out Shen Ying secretly plagiarized Wu Ming’s comics from twenty years ago, and now she’s biting the new alias Qianshan instead. That’s just too bitchy."
"For authors, character comes first. If one’s own values are wrong, there’s no way to write a good work; only stealing others’ ideas is possible. That’s basically a thief!"
"Fortunately, I didn’t tip her earlier, or I’d be fuming!"
"Same here, I’d rather feed dogs with my money than her!"
The harsh criticisms online disappear when you close the webpage.
But the clear and sharp accusations from those around her were impossible for Gu Shiyin to ignore.
Her face felt like it was being lashed continuously with a whip, causing unbearable pain.
Never before in her life had she encountered such a comprehensive negation and humiliation of her character.
At this very moment, the editor’s call came through again. Annoyed, she answered: "Hello?"
"Shen Ying, what’s going on with you? You swore to me that you were the victim, being plagiarized, yet you outright copied Wu Ming’s comic lines..."
The torrent of accusations from the editor’s side came crashing down, accompanied by the sounds of slamming files and keyboard clicking, showing just how furious the editor was.
"If you’re just going to spew nonsense, I don’t have time to listen," Gu Shiyin responded coldly, maintaining her aloof demeanor.
"And you’re still putting on airs with me? Do you have any conscience? Do you know that for your sake, I offended the higher-ups, canceled Qianshan’s recommendation on the sly behind Mr. Ma’s back, and arranged a big promotion for you, suggested you use Weibo to broaden your influence, and planned world announcements on the website... all because I thought you were wronged and wanted to give you some fair support! And what did you do? You played me, deceived me, and now act righteously? Do you have a conscience?" The editor was truly driven mad by anger.
He had staked his entire career on Shen Ying, believing he was pursuing justice, only to become a laughing stock.
Gu Shiyin remained unmoved, her tone icy: "That only means you’re too stupid."
She never asked him for a recommendation, let alone instructed him to pull Qianshan’s recommendation.
Editor: "You...! Fine, I admit I was too stupid, believing your tranquility claims, thinking you didn’t care about personal gains and losses, so I helped you! It turns out it was all my wishful thinking, my stupidity!"
The editor’s shouting grew louder and more piercing.
Gu Shiyin held the phone a bit away, impatiently said: "Good that you know, my time is precious and not to be wasted by you. Goodbye!"
With that, she was ready to cut the phone call.
She noticed the surrounding had fallen into dead silence.
The socialites who were passionately discussing and condemning Shen Ying moments ago clammed up, all staring at her.
Gu Shiyin pursed her lips, thinking that during her phone call with the editor, she had deliberately not mentioned any identity, so people shouldn’t have noticed.
Maybe her imposing aura scared these little girls.
She curved a smile: "No worries, just some business partners messed up, I’ll handle it." Dıscover more novels at 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡✶𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚✶𝙣𝙚𝙩
Silence, the scene was still dead silent.
Gu Pinting looked shocked and confused, trembling lips asked—