Chapter 1218: Chapter 1222: Why Betray Chapter 1218: Chapter 1222: Why Betray Xia Yangyang just felt it was somewhat inexplicable, “That’s between you two, how does it concern me?”

Gong Xue’er replied, “Because you’re still his weak spot. I only have to bully you for him to feel it. Look, I hardly exerted any effort, and he agreed to let me see the child. I called specially to thank you.”

So that was it.

But knowing the truth made Xia Yangyang feel even worse.

Xia Yangyang said, “Gong Xue’er, weren’t you most afraid of me being connected to Lu Haotian? Now it’s you who are deliberately involving me in your affairs. How does this benefit you? I hope that whatever happens between you in the future, you won’t use me as your scapegoat, alright?”

Gong Xue’er replied, “I had no choice. Don’t worry, the past is in the past for me. As long as I can marry Lu Haotian, we can still be friends.”

Friends?

She did not dare to hope for that.

Xia Yangyang didn’t say anything more and simply hung up the phone.

Sure enough, news soon arrived from the director.

The First Scene would continue to be aired in the prime time slot as before.

And all the resources would be doubled.

Yet Xia Yangyang did not feel the slightest bit of joy.

She just felt that everything she had worked hard for suddenly seemed meaningless.

No matter how earnestly she worked, control was still in the hands of others.

To be silenced or ruined at their whim.

If it could happen once, Gong Xue’er could very well do it a second time.

Professor Li Jianyue had insisted on resigning.

Xia Yangyang’s hesitation and doubts grew even stronger.

Zhu Xiaorong was also afraid that Xia Yangyang would resign on impulse.

She had urged Old Bai to persuade Xia Yangyang.

Their team had recruited quite a few people recently.

But in the end, the deepest bond was between Old Bai and Xia Yangyang.

That evening, Old Bai invited Xia Yangyang out for a drink.

Old Bai said, “You seem to have had a lot on your mind lately.”

Xia Yangyang sighed, “Old Bai, I want to ask you a question.”

“Go ahead.”

“Have you ever been betrayed by a friend?”

Old Bai poured Xia Yangyang a glass of beer, “Has Gong Xue’er’s return to the country caused you trouble?”

Old Bai had known Xia Yangyang for many years.

And he had worked in news before.

So he was privy to the grudges between Xia Yangyang and Gong Xue’er.

Xia Yangyang took a sip of beer and said with a laugh, “You might not believe it, but she and I were once the best of friends, almost seven years of friendship. But in the end, she betrayed me, stole my childhood sweetheart. That would have been bearable, but she also went out of her way to frame me. Although it’s all in the past now, I just can’t understand why she would hate me so much.”

Old Bai said, “Let me tell you a story from my childhood. I had a neighbor named Hui Zi. He was from a single-parent family and was quite poor. His mother had some mental issues and could barely take care of him. He was raised on charity meals. Everyone was kind to him. Since we lived close, my mother would often bring food to their house, and we even paid his school fees. He was always respectful and earnest, and eventually, he made it to university on a scholarship and furthered his studies. Later on, he started from scratch in e-commerce and within a few short years built a publicly listed company and became a well-known legend.”

Xia Yangyang seemed to catch on to something, “You’re not talking about Zhang Xiaohui, are you?”

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