Shi Jin sat down with the medicine bottle and said, "Tell me what happened. Why are you doing this?"
"I..." Wei Qing's tears fell, but she tried her best not to cry.
"Cry if you want to. After you're done crying, control your emotions and talk again." Shi Jin pointed at the tissues on the table in front of her.
Wei Qing really cried. She could not stop her tears, but she was still holding back.
Shi Jin waited quietly for her to finish crying.
Finally, when she was done crying, she said, "I'm sorry. I'd better take the clothes back. I might get you in trouble if I do."
"I asked you to talk, not take your clothes back. Here, explain why you plan to take sleeping pills?"
Shi Jin's tone was not soft. It was almost stern. However, her attitude gave people a great sense of peace and security. It made people believe that she could help resolve the situation and not just watch a joke.
Wei Qing finally spoke. "Previously, when I did makeup for artistes, I usually worked with them on a single basis. My studio usually went to their door to serve them. The one I met last time... her own team chose a gown for her. It looked similar to a big-name brand. They must have copied a big-name brand. She was exposed by others and scolded by fans. Without my knowing, she gave an interview directly and said that our team chose the clothes for her.
Wei Qing bit her lip before continuing, "The fans directly scolded our team until we disbanded. Our team was originally made up of a few little girls. They scolded us every day and even came to cause trouble. Everyone had no choice, but to go their separate ways. Even now, I, the main makeup artist, am still being scolded. The day I met you, I actually wanted to jump into the river..."
She recalled that day. It happened to be when she was being harassed to the point of moving again. She was walking along the street with something in her hand when she met Shi Jin.
Shi Jin helped her pick up her things. Her attitude had always been kind. Seeing her in the rain, she even gave her an umbrella.
It rekindled her hope for people, for survival. So she turned back and did not go to the riverside again.
However, in the past few days, those people had become even worse. They even found her parents' workplace and harassed them.
Wei Qing thought that it might be better for her to die. At least her family would not be harassed by these people and they would not suffer because of her.
Before she died, she felt that she still owed Shi Jin something. She thought of the dress she had once designed and tried her best to finish it. She wanted to give it to Shi Jin as a repayment for her kindness that day.
After she finished speaking, she remembered that she was someone who was about to die and was full of bad luck. Giving Shi Jin clothes was actually causing trouble for her.
"I'm sorry, I'll take the clothes. I'm really sorry." Wei Qing stood up, grabbed the clothes, and was about to leave.
"Stop right there."
Shi Jin's serious voice rang out.
Wei Qing stopped in her tracks.
"The artist who slandered you was Wen Qian?" Shi Jin asked.
She also remembered reading about it on the news. However, it had nothing to do with her at that time. She only skimmed through the trending searches.
Wei Qing nodded.
"Tell me in more detail what's going on. And how can you prove that it's not actually your problem, that it's a problem with Wen Qian?"
"I have a video of it. I was there when she chose the costume. I even took a vlog for her. My own phone was on and I recorded part of it. She didn't post her vlog. When I posted mine, no one recognized it. I don't know anyone, I have no resources, and no one would believe me. As soon as my video was posted, it was drowned in so much other content."
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