Film and Television World Life Record

Chen Ruoxi felt a little scared, but also thought there might still be a glimmer of hope. Under the meaningful gazes of countless people, she walked over with a nervous expression.

He knocked on the door: "Director, I'm here."

Director Lü's face was somewhat gloomy: "Chen Ruoxi, your story has spread all over the internet. Do you know how much negative impact you have had on the station?"

Chen Ruoxi's heart skipped a beat, and she still wanted to salvage the situation: "Director, I know I was wrong, but I've worked here for so many years, always diligently, and I did all this for the sake of the station's ratings..."

Director Lü waved his hand to interrupt, saying, "The station wants higher popularity and ratings, but you should understand that we are a public institution and should consider the big picture and social impact. We are not those third-rate gossip media outlets with no bottom line."

"Tell me what you've done? You were the one who orchestrated the Ye Lanqiu incident where she wouldn't give up her seat, weren't you? Did the station authorize you to do that? You turned a small matter into a cyberbullying incident. Is this what you call your contribution to the station?"

“We are a public institution and the mouthpiece of the city. The overall situation and social responsibility are the most important things, not those fabricated hot topics. Doing so will only tarnish the station and the institution.”

With a glimmer of hope, Chen Ruoxi pleaded, "Director, I know I was wrong. I know I've tarnished the station's reputation. I promise it won't happen again. I promise to restore the station's honor."

Director Lü was furious and slammed his fist on the table: "What guarantees do you have? What can you do to salvage this situation? City leaders are already paying attention to this matter, and I might even be held responsible. What qualifications do you have to make any guarantees?"

Chen Ruoxi was startled and realized the seriousness of the matter. Her mind raced, and she cautiously asked, "Director, could you ask the station to contact the major media outlets to reduce the heat of this matter? Or could you coordinate resources with the Municipal Bureau and contact the major websites through the cyber police to delete this video?"

"In this way, the hype can be brought down immediately, and the negative impact on the station can be minimized."

Director Lü slammed his hand on the table with a bang, looking at her in disbelief: "Chen Ruoxi, you've got some nerve! You dare to think of something like this, and even ask the cyber police for help. What do you think our station is? It's utterly lawless."

"Now I understand a little better why you were able to make news about Ye Lanqiu not giving up her seat. You really think you're omnipotent and can handle anything."

"You are using the credibility of the consumer market and the credibility of the consumer platform as your own ability and resources, treating the platform's resources and the responsibilities and powers given to you by the state as your own."

"Your arrival at this point is no accident."

Chen Ruoxi was terrified by Director Lü's anger: "Director, I...I know I was wrong, what should I do?"

Director Lü sighed and waved his hand at her: "In your current state, staying at the station will only cause more trouble. Go back and rest for two days and wait for the results."

……

Chen Ruoxi was extremely depressed. She walked out of the station director's office in a daze and sat down at her workstation. Seeing the various offensive comments and insults directed at her by netizens on various websites, her heart gradually sank. She became increasingly sensitive and uneasy, and shut down her computer without even wanting to touch it.

Just then, her phone rang; it was her landlord, whom she hadn't contacted in months.

"Hey, Chen Ruoxi, I'm not renting the house anymore. You need to vacate it in the next couple of days."

Chen Ruoxi was dumbfounded: "Hey, landlord, we signed a contract, and the lease hasn't expired yet, why aren't you renting it anymore?"

The landlord retorted rudely, "I saw your story on the news, and I'm too lazy to bother with it. But so many netizens might be different. You're staying at my place; what if they get upset and vandalize it, like throwing feces on my door? You'll have to pay for it!"

"I'm not discussing this with you, I'm just informing you. I'm refunding you an extra month's rent as compensation. You'd better move out in the next couple of days, I can't afford to mess with you."

Just as Chen Ruoxi was about to say something, the landlord hung up the phone.

She sat there blankly, holding her phone, her mind a jumble of thoughts. It was as if overnight, the whole world had turned against her, everyone was cursing her, and everyone was cutting ties with her.

She felt hatred, fear, and a faint sense of confusion and regret, but unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

Chapter 266 Breakup

In the following days, the cyberattacks against Chen Ruoxi continued without pause, and her personal information and address were all exposed.

Many radical netizens have gone directly to her residence to attack and insult her, forcing Chen Ruoxi to move.

These past two days, she has been enduring attacks from netizens while searching for a new place to live and moving out as soon as possible.

However, another event occurred, pushing the situation to a new climax.

This time, it was a hospital that spoke out, revealing to the media that Ye Lanqiu was actually a patient in the middle to late stages of cancer, and the day the incident of not giving up her seat occurred was the same day that Ye Lanqiu was diagnosed at the hospital.

Based on the timeline, Ye Lanqiu had just received her diagnosis of mid-to-late stage cancer at the hospital, boarded that bus, and then encountered the incident of not being given a seat.

Subsequently, Chen Ruoxi distorted the truth and launched an online attack against Ye Lanqiu, a patient with mid-to-late stage cancer.

The revelation from the well-known local hospital has propelled this issue to new heights online.

It's unimaginable how desperate she must have felt, being called Chen Ruoxi simply for not giving up her seat on the bus. She was subjected to fabricated and exaggerated claims, attacked, insulted, and humiliated through public opinion, and reduced to nothing.

This is such a despicable and shameless thing to do.

The hospital's revelation seemed to add fuel to the fire, pushing the matter to new heights and igniting the anger of countless people.

Subsequently, Ye Lanqiu's former high school homeroom teacher contacted reporters to speak out, saying that Chen Ruoxi had come to the school to interview her about the incident of not giving up her seat.

During this period, they kept trying to dig up dirt on Ye Lanqiu from her school days, even trying to fabricate something out of nothing. However, Ye Lanqiu was extremely outstanding in school, and there was nothing to dig up. So Chen Ruoxi used the power and connections of the municipal TV station to put pressure on the school to make a statement on the Ye Lanqiu incident.

The homeroom teacher, Ms. Zhang, said that the other party was a senior reporter from the city's TV station, and under pressure, she had to say some things against her will as requested by the other party.

Looking back now, I deeply regret it. I shouldn't have done that. I'm sorry to Ye Lanqiu, and I'm sorry to the most outstanding student I ever taught.

Teacher Zhang also stated that during the interview with Chen Ruoxi, she did not believe that Ye Lanqiu would introduce Ye Lanqiu's outstanding qualities when she was in school, as reported in the news. Chen Ruoxi did not want to hear about it and rejected such remarks, only wanting to find dirt on Ye Lanqiu.

She then realized that Chen Ruoxi's purpose in going to the school for the interview was not to uncover the truth and understand Ye Lanqiu, but to deliberately smear her.

Even without any dirt on them, they would use their power to intimidate others, force the school to make a statement, and fabricate dirt on them.

……

The revelation by Ye Lanqiu's former homeroom teacher has further amplified the heat surrounding the Chen Ruoxi incident, with the teacher's despicable and dark character sparking outrage among countless netizens.

A storm of public opinion, even stronger than the online bullying that had previously targeted Ye Lanqiu, swept towards her.

That day, Chen Ruoxi had just asked a friend to rent a house for her and was about to move in when someone splashed paint on the outside of her place.

Startled, Chen Ruoxi immediately began moving out. The original landlord was furious when he saw that his house had been vandalized with paint. He not only refused to pay the one month's rent he had promised as compensation, but also refused to return the remaining deposit to her.

Although Chen Ruoxi was furious, she didn't have time to argue. She'd ruined someone else's house like this; who knew how many netizens would come to vent their anger? The landlord, not wanting the house to be damaged, had to explain everything, making him an innocent victim of this misfortune.

Who knows, the landlord might even demand compensation from her.

After packing up their belongings at home, Yang Shoucheng and Yang Shoucheng were calling a moving company when Yang Shoucheng, who had been silent all along, hesitated for a while before finally speaking.

"Ruoxi, you should move in by yourself. I've found a new place to live, so I won't be living with you anymore."

Chen Ruoxi was stunned, looking at him with disbelief: "Yang Shoucheng, what do you mean? You've slept with me for so long, why don't you live together anymore?"

Yang Shoucheng hesitated for a moment: "Ruoxi, let's live separately."

Chen Ruoxi grabbed his arm, her face full of anger, and said, "Yang Shoucheng, what's wrong with you? Explain yourself clearly. Why do you want to live separately?"

Yang Shoucheng lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before sighing, then raising his head and saying, "Ruoxi, let's break up."

"What?!" Chen Ruoxi exclaimed in disbelief, "Yang Shoucheng, you want to break up with me! You actually broke up with me!"

"Are you afraid I'll drag you down? Do you think I've become a burden to you? Yang Shoucheng, I never thought you were this kind of person. I never thought I misjudged you. I, Chen Ruoxi, was truly blind to have chosen someone like you."

Yang Shoucheng looked at her silently: "Ruoxi, you know what kind of person I am. Say whatever you want."

Chen Ruoxi said, "Yang Shoucheng, I don't agree. We've been together for so many years, and our feelings for each other are so deep. Why would you do this? You have no conscience. You've betrayed our relationship."

Yang Shoucheng lowered his head and said, "Yes, I was wrong. I betrayed our relationship. But there's really no need for this relationship to continue."

Chen Ruoxi's expression instantly turned cold: "Yang Shoucheng, you've changed. You've become someone I don't recognize. You must give me an explanation today, an explanation I can accept, or I won't let you off the hook."

Yang Shoucheng glanced at her and sighed, "Ruoxi, you're right. I've changed, and you've changed too. You've become somewhat unfamiliar. I'm not the same person I used to be, and neither are you."

"Ruoxi, do you know what kind of you I like the most?"

Before Chen Ruoxi could answer, Yang Shoucheng continued, "I like the you the most when we first met. Back then, you had just graduated and, like Yang Jiaqi, you were full of longing, ideals, and ambitions for the journalism industry. You were sunny and passionate."

"When you encounter setbacks and difficulties, you will cry, and cry miserably; when you encounter happy things, you will laugh out loud, and laugh sweetly and happily."

"Back then, you were sunny and full of ideals. You sympathized with the weak and stood up for justice. You were so wonderful that people couldn't help but want to get close to you and like you."

"I really, really liked, really, really adored you back then."

"But what about now! The Chen Ruoxi who was full of ideals and ambitions is gone. She's become a person with a face full of calculation, living the kind of life we ​​used to hate the most, and the kind of life you hated the most..."

Chen Ruoxi's expression shifted several times, showing a mix of memories, longing, indifference, and a deep anger at being misunderstood.

"Yang Shoucheng, so you're saying it's all my fault? I lost my ideals and ambitions, I went astray. What about you? Do you have any conscience? Have you ever thought about me? Who am I doing all this for? Isn't it all for our future, for us to have a better life in the future?"

"In today's society, do those hot-blooded, naive good people get good rewards? Do they have room to survive and thrive? They get hurt and bloodied, and in the end, they still have to accept reality."

"I've just adapted to reality and become familiar with social rules. Am I wrong? I'm doing all this for our future. What did I do wrong to make you hate me so much and want to break up with me?"

Yang Shoucheng sighed and said, "Ruoxi, people always have to grow up, always have to mature, and always have to adapt to society. I understand that."

"However, we can mature, adapt to society, and compromise for the sake of life. But we also have a bottom line as human beings, and we must have our own principles. These are inviolable and are the principles of being human."

“When the Ye Lanqiu incident happened, I argued with you and advised you not to harm innocent people, but you wouldn’t listen at all. At that time, I could only hypnotize myself to understand you, to think that you were thinking about our future and for a better future.”

Chapter 267 Infamy

"However, I didn't expect that Ye Lanqiu was a patient with mid-to-late stage cancer. When the incident of not giving up her seat happened, she had just been diagnosed and had just left the hospital."

"This person, who has just been diagnosed with a terminal illness and is an orphan without parents, was subjected to online bullying by you for your own selfish reasons. You even went to her alma mater to deliberately dig up dirt on her and put pressure on the school to say bad things about Ye Lanqiu."

"You're such a stranger to me now. The thought of spending my whole life together makes me back down. The way you are now scares me. We won't be happy. There's no point in continuing."

"Ruoxi, let's part amicably, that's all!"

After hearing Yang Shoucheng's words, Chen Ruoxi stood there blankly, as if she were dumbfounded, never expecting such an outcome.

The next moment, she hugged Yang Shoucheng tightly: "Shoucheng, I don't agree, I don't agree to break up, you can't leave, I don't want you to leave..."

Yang Shoucheng stood silently for a while, looking at Chen Ruoxi with tears in her eyes, and finally hardened his heart and broke free from her hand.

"Ruoxi, that's enough. I wish you happiness."