Chapter 143: Chapter 143: Stabbed in the Back
Indeed, there was gossip spreading again, but it was yet another scandal; Xia Weibao was insulted to the point where not a single good thing was said about her.
Watching the spittle flying all over Weibo, Xia Weibao’s face remained expressionless.
This morning, when she arrived at the set, the props from the neighboring crew suddenly collapsed, and she reflexively steadied them.
Then a male celebrity ran up to thank her.
There was nothing wrong with that, but this male celebrity knew the original Xia Weibao, so they chatted for a bit.
Just in that brief moment, they were caught by reporters and the pictures were uploaded to Weibo.
A perfectly ordinary incident, except, this Jiang Ming had a somewhat complicated relationship with the former Xia Weibao and now he has a beloved girlfriend, Lin Siqian, the budding Diva of the music scene.
Now, things were getting interesting.
Jiang Ming was quite good-looking back in the day, but he had no status or background, not even enough to make his debut.
Having trained at the Shaolin Temple for a few years, he ended up being a stunt double.
He met Xia Weibao exactly because he was her stunt double.
The diligent and eager-to-learn Xia Weibao saw that Jiang Ming had a martial arts foundation and often sought his advice on martial arts moves.
One thing led to another and they grew familiar with each other.
Seeing Xia Weibao’s popularity, Jiang Ming started rumors that she admired his martial arts talents and took the opportunity to create a couple persona with her.
He would often make ambiguous moves that led people to suspect.
At that time, Xia Weibao was naive and didn’t think much of it.
By the time rumors started swirling, her explanations were no longer believed.
Especially when she tried to clarify, Jiang Ming would post seemingly exonerative but in fact equivocating statements on Weibo.
During that period, Xia Weibao was very annoyed; too many explanations seemed to confirm the suspicions.
So she stopped bothering with it, since without solid proof, such matters wouldn’t cause a big stir.
The couple hype indeed didn’t cause a stir and soon died down, not even amounting to a scandal.
But Jiang Ming, riding on her coattails, became known by countless people and gained significant attention.
Leveraging his martial arts skills and impressive appearance, he quickly signed with an agency and made his debut.
And through Xia Weibao, he met Lin Siqian, Xia Weibao’s good friend in the industry at that time.
Lin Siqian, who was a newly debuted singer herself, joined forces with him for some promotional hype, and they quickly became hot topics!
Later, when Xia Weibao was embroiled in scandal, both of them immediately distanced themselves from her.
Not just that, Jiang Ming revealed that he and Lin Siqian had actually been together for a long time, and Xia Weibao, coveting her friend’s boyfriend, tried to seduce him at every turn.
But he firmly rejected her advances, unmoved, with only Lin Siqian in his heart.
He even claimed that although Lin Siqian wasn’t as famous as Xia Weibao, she was the best girl he had ever met, and so on.
In essence, he climbed the ladder of success by stepping on Xia Weibao.
At that time, Xia Weibao’s reputation was tarnished, and any words degrading her were believed by the public.
As a result, Jiang Ming and Lin Siqian soared to new heights with the help of those favorable winds.
Nowadays, both of their careers were doing incredibly well.
One was a top-tier, popular young actor, and the other a budding Diva of the music world.
They were also recognized as the golden couple of the entertainment industry.
Recalling the past, Xia Weibao sneered repeatedly.
It seemed that her fall from grace had indeed benefited quite a few people.
How many had risen to success by stepping on her, Lin Mier, Jiang Ming, Lin Siqian, and a whole queue waiting behind them.
Xia Weibao’s eyes held a ruthless determination; if Lin Mier was an ungrateful wretch, then Jiang Ming and Lin Siqian were backstabbers!
She had been so close with Lin Siqian, who would have thought, for fame and fortune, the so-called best friend would tarnish her reputation and steal her man!