Chapter 319: Chapter 319: Really Going to Be a Legal Expert
The wheel of fortune has turned—Sang Ning was the victim of cyberbullying before, but now it’s Qingyue’s turn.
Due to Duan Wenhui’s inappropriate remarks, paired with Qingyue playing the role of a lovesick fool and stubbornly defending Duan Wenhui to the end, Qingyue’s reputation has now hit rock bottom.
What’s worse, Qingyue’s situation is even more disastrous than when Sang Ning was being slandered. Sang Ning had two buckets of dirty water poured over her, but there was no conclusive evidence that could ruin her.
In Qingyue and Duan Wenhui’s case, however, everything has been documented online. Netizens might forget, but the internet doesn’t—Qingyue essentially destroyed himself with his own actions.
Now, the internet is filled with insults directed at him. No matter what he posts on Weibo, the comments section is flooded with curses.
Eventually, he didn’t even dare to start live streams anymore, because the livestream chats were inundated with hateful comments.
Qingyue thought he had a strong heart, but faced with the overwhelming criticism, he admitted that he was still afraid.
Qingyue suddenly thought of Shen Yi. Before Shen Yi became a top star, he also experienced a wave of cyberbullying. How did he feel at the time? Did he feel the same anxiety and powerlessness?
At the same time, Qingyue found himself admiring Sang Ning. She truly had a strong spirit, as she had the courage to host livestreams even in the midst of her worst cyberbullying episode.
Thinking about Sang Ning, Qingyue felt a complicated mix of emotions. He did have a degree of admiration for her—she was the first person in the entertainment industry to live so unapologetically, following her own desires with reckless abandon.
But admiration aside, his feelings toward Sang Ning were dominated by resentment.
Not only did she nearly destroy his face, but she also almost ruined his career.
Without Duan Wenhui’s help, Qingyue was at a loss for how to handle the current situation. Even going outside posed the risk of being recognized and being pointed at by strangers.
He moved through life now like a rat in the gutters, too afraid to face the sunlight.
When someone is trapped in prolonged emotional darkness, twisted thoughts inevitably begin to take root. Qingyue had grown to completely hate Sang Ning.
As a result, he created several anonymous accounts across multiple platforms and used them to spew vulgar insults and attacks toward Sang Ning, as though doing so could vent his inner frustrations.
But that still wasn’t enough—he wanted Sang Ning utterly destroyed, to drag her down into the abyss with him.
Qingyue began to wonder if heaven had heard his wishes, because his prayers seemed to be coming true so quickly.
During a livestream, Sang Youming was suddenly taken away by the police, accused of being involved in human trafficking and ordered to cooperate with their investigation.
Though there wasn’t conclusive proof yet, the mere involvement of the police was enough for netizens to assume that the Sang Family were criminals.
All of Sang Ning’s recent efforts went up in smoke, including the personal livestream accounts she had built for Sang Youming and Hu Zhi. Just as they were gaining some traction, everything collapsed.
Qingyue was so thrilled he wanted to set off fireworks in celebration—Sang Ning’s downfall was the perfect opportunity for him to play the victim and redeem himself.
The moment Sang Youming was taken away, Qingyue immediately started a livestream, pouring every ounce of his acting skills into putting on a spectacle of tearful agony.
"I’ve always believed that those who uphold justice will eventually see the light. Sang Youming has already been taken away—can Sang Ning be far behind? I’ve said it all along: Sang Ning is the underworld figure of the entertainment industry, but none of you believed me. Even when I nearly paid for it with my life, you accused me of self-directed theatrics to smear Sang Ning. But now, the facts are laid bare. Who’s actually being smeared—doesn’t it speak for itself?"
Qingyue choked on his words throughout the livestream. After finishing his statement, he added a melodramatic touch, saying, "But I don’t blame anyone for it. The reason I’ve ended up where I am now is simply because I didn’t understand the ways of the world and couldn’t pretend to be someone I’m not. I don’t blame anyone, but this ordeal has left a deep impact on me. I promise to watch my behavior carefully in the future."
Though Qingyue’s pitiful display might have swayed some netizens, a portion of more rational viewers weren’t buying it.
[Bro, please stop riding on this drama for clout. Don’t you know why you ended up where you are?]
[Answer your fans directly—why did your girlfriend get to hide in silence without a single apology after those outrageous remarks? Why did you, fully aware of how inappropriate her actions were, insist on protecting Duan Wenhui?]
[Sang Ning really has terrible luck, getting involved with someone like you. To think you originally gained popularity by taking advantage of Sang Ning’s misery—you clearly spent that attention chasing away your own fans. Now you’re pushing everything onto Sang Ning. Seriously, have some shame—I’m embarrassed on your behalf.]
Still, most people couldn’t help but sympathize with Qingyue. At least for now, it seemed like the Sang Family wasn’t entirely innocent. Qingyue’s injuries might just have been inflicted by Sang Ning after all.
With Hu Zhi and Sang Youming both taken away by the police, there was no telling when their livestreams would resume, so Sang Ning simply used her Weibo to post an update explaining their temporary suspension.
The moment the post went up, countless netizens swarmed her comment section to berate her.
Gossip accounts soon leaked rumors that Sang Youming and Hu Zhi were in deep trouble this time.
Not only were they suspected of secretly swapping Sang Ning and Chu Xi twenty years ago, but they were also allegedly linked to two previous incidents at the hospital where newborns had gone missing. Both cases were speculated to involve Sang Youming and Hu Zhi.
If these accusations were proven, Sang Ning’s parents were guaranteed to end up in prison.
Having human traffickers as parents spelled disaster for Sang Ning’s reputation in the entertainment industry—she would never recover.
Ordinarily, crimes committed by parents wouldn’t cost their children everything, but the real problem was that Sang Ning had allegedly known about it from a young age, chosen to reconcile with Sang Youming and Hu Zhi, and deliberately kept it a secret from Chu Tian and Li Sulan.
If this claim turned out to be true, Sang Ning could face charges for intentional harboring and might not escape accountability.
Sang Ning was convinced that Sang Youming and Hu Zhi were innocent. To her, there was no explanation for their predicament other than the Chu Family maliciously fabricating evidence.
Sang Ning decided to wait it out—a fabricated case, no matter how well-supported with false evidence, couldn’t culminate in actual proof. Sang Youming and Hu Zhi shouldn’t be detained for long.
But instead of seeing Sang Youming and Hu Zhi released, Sang Ning received devastating news.
The doctor who had delivered both Li Sulan and Hu Zhi stepped forward to accuse Sang Youming, stating that he and Hu Zhi not only had swapped Sang Ning and Chu Xi on purpose, but had also secretly sold two abandoned newborns.
Sang Ning’s head was about to explode—where had this doctor, absent from the original narrative entirely, even come from?
Moreover, she couldn’t wrap her head around why Li Sulan and Hu Zhi would have given birth in the same hospital.
But fretting over that detail was pointless—the book’s setting was clear: she and Chu Xi were accidentally swapped at birth.
Even if Sang Ning firmly believed in Sang Youming and Hu Zhi’s innocence, with the Chu Family throwing money at falsifying evidence, the doctor might just decide to stick to his accusations against them, making the situation far harder to resolve.
The best course of action now was to track down that doctor and uncover the truth.