Film and Television World Life Record

Jiang Xiaoguo's anger subsided considerably, but she began to worry again: "Shitou, it's so late, and Liang Shuang still hasn't come back. Where did she go?"

Luo Yan said, "Ever since we moved back, she's the first one to go to sleep every day. She used to be asleep by this time, but who knows where she went. Do you think she's scared?"

Jiang Xiaoguo nodded, then suddenly said, "There's another possibility. Do you think she won't get into trouble?"

Luo Yan asked in surprise, "Something happened? What happened?"

Jiang Xiaoguo said, "Look how late it is, and she still hasn't come back. So many people are cursing her online. What if she can't think straight?"

Luo Yan hesitated and said, "No way, this is nothing! I was criticized even more harshly online than her a couple of days ago, and I didn't do anything."

"Look at her, always looking down on everyone, so arrogant. She can't possibly be that fragile inside."

Jiang Xiaoguo said, "It's hard to say. You're a rock! Your mental fortitude is as solid as a rock. Maybe Liang Shuang is all bark and no bite!"

Luo Yan smiled and said, "She deserves it. If she had helped me clarify things a couple of days ago, this wouldn't have happened. We would be grateful to her."

“You’re right.” Jiang Xiaoguo nodded, but then her expression changed and she said seriously, “Shitou, I know you’re very angry with her, and I’m very angry too. Her behavior is infuriating.”

"But when she comes back, let's not mention this matter or say anything about her."

Luo Yan paused for a moment and then said, "Xiao Guo, you're too kind of you. You even feel sorry for her."

Jiang Xiaoguo said, "It's not that I pity her, but we are in the same dormitory after all. Think about your situation a couple of days ago, and Da Bao and I are on your side."

"She brought this on herself, and now she's in the same situation, but nobody will stand up for her. I remember that apart from a few of us acquaintances, she didn't have any friends in the whole school."

"Think about it, she's actually in a pretty bad situation right now. Nobody is there to comfort her, and she's all alone. We've lived together for a few years after all. Even if we're not on the same wavelength, we should at least comfort her, but we shouldn't kick her when she's down."

"What she does is her business; we can't compete with her in being worse!"

Luo Yan remained silent for a moment.

"Okay, then it's up to you."

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Upon arriving at the dormitory building, Liang Shuang did not go up immediately. She walked around the building twice until she saw that the lights in her dormitory were off. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief and enter the dormitory building.

Back in the dormitory, Jiang Xiaoguo and Luo Yan were both asleep. Liang Shuang felt inexplicably relieved. She quietly climbed into bed in the dark, drew the curtains, and finally felt much more at ease.

I closed my eyes silently, my mind a jumble of thoughts, and it took me a long, long time to finally fall asleep.

In the morning, before Jiang Xiaoguo and Luo Yan woke up, Liang Shuang got up early and left the dormitory. She didn't know whether she should apologize or how to face the two of them.

After having breakfast at the school cafeteria, Liang Shuang suddenly felt lost, unsure of where to go. She had lost her job, and the campus recruitment season was over.

If you want to find a job, you'll have to wait until next semester for campus recruitment unless you participate in social recruitment.

In the past, if I was in a bad mood, I could at least go shopping. Now, not only does my wallet not allow it, but my circumstances also don't. She's still trending on social media! What if some overly aggressive netizen recognizes her?!

After much thought, I realized that school is safer and more peaceful than the outside world.

Liang Shuang made a rare trip to the library. Although she wasn't like some of her classmates who didn't even know where the library was, she had visited it very few times during her university years.

I grabbed a book at random, found a quiet spot to sit down, and started reading. But I couldn't calm my mind and couldn't concentrate.

Helpless, she took out her phone, put it on silent, and decided not to read the news anymore. Instead, she decided to check her ranking in the beauty blogger competition to annoy herself.

Despite being mentally prepared, Liang Shuang's heart sank again upon seeing the result.

When she first participated in the competition, she was on the trampling list due to her lack of experience. Later, the incident of her bravery on the bus gained attention, and many netizens praised and voted for her, quickly moving her from the trampling list to the like list.

However, in just one day, from yesterday to now, she has fallen from the likes list to the dislikes list!

The process was full of twists and turns. Liang Shuang was not only disheartened but also gave up all hope of turning her life around through this lousy beauty blogger competition.

After sitting in the library for a while, feeling a bit annoyed, I was about to leave when I suddenly noticed out of the corner of my eye that several female students nearby were pointing at me and whispering something.

Despite realizing it wasn't anything nice, Liang Shuang took a deep breath and pricked up her ears, wanting to hear what they were saying.

The sound was very soft, but Liang Shuang managed to hear quite a bit of it, albeit intermittently.

A girl said, "See that? That's Liang Shuang."

Another girl said, "I heard that Luo Yan is in the same dormitory as her."

"Who says it isn't?"

"That's too ruthless! To become famous, she targeted her roommate! It's terrifying. Roommates like that should be sent away immediately."

"Yeah! They're desperate for fame, using their roommates as a target to gain attention. That's ruthless!"

"Haven't you heard the saying, 'If you're not ruthless, you can't stand firm'? If this hadn't been exposed yesterday, look at their fans and their online traffic back then, they might have already succeeded."

"Exactly, people like that are terrifying."

"Be thankful! We don't have roommates like that."

"Yes! You should thank your roommate for not being so harsh! If you had a roommate like that, they might make you famous all over the country."

Listening to the excited discussion of several girls nearby, Liang Shuang's face darkened. She was not one to suffer in silence, and she had been holding back since yesterday.

He picked up the book in front of him, walked over to the girls in a few steps, and slammed the book down on the table in front of them.

The girls were startled.

Liang Shuang raised her chin and glared.

"Speak up, why aren't you saying anything? Speak properly, you bunch of troublemakers."

The commotion attracted the attention of many people in the library, who began to look over, pointing and whispering among themselves.

Unsurprisingly, Liang Shuang remains the focus of discussion.

Her face darkened further. She picked up her book, put on her sunglasses, and left the library without looking back.

Before I left, I could still faintly hear the voices of those girls.

"What should we do? What if she hears us? Will she retaliate?"

"Don't worry, there are several of us! She's all alone, what's there to be afraid of?"

"Yes! Yes! We're not afraid of her."

"She has such a terrible temper!"

"Yeah! I thought the rumors online were exaggerated! I didn't expect it to be true. She has such a temper, it must be really difficult to be her roommate."

"Yeah! That temper... thank goodness it's not one of our roommates."

Liang Shuang left the library with a dark face, unsure of where to go. She had thought the school was a quiet place, but she hadn't expected there to be so many gossipy people around.

After hesitating for a while, Liang Shuang walked out of the school. In any case, she didn't want to stay at school today.

Just as she stepped out of the school gate, Liang Shuang spotted a familiar figure nearby. She felt a strange sense of joy, but then hesitated, thinking about the woman's current reputation, wondering whether she should go over.

Li Mu also saw her. Liang Shuang was just a bit sharp-tongued and selfish, but not exactly a bad person. He just wanted to temper her temper, not ruin her through online bullying.

This kind of thing can go too far. Even if she suffers, we should still help her out, otherwise she will carry the stigma for the rest of her life.

He smiled and said, "Liang Shuang, don't you recognize me?"

Liang Shuang felt a sense of relief immediately, her eyes reddened, and she quickly walked over.

"You know about me?"

Li Mu said, "Know some things, keep a good attitude, and don't pay too much attention to what people say online."

Liang Shuang said, "Don't you think I did something wrong? Because Luo Yan was attacked, I refused to defend her. My selfishness has put me in the same situation."

Li Mu said, "What you did was indeed wrong, but everyone has a different personality, different thoughts, and different situations. Although your actions were problematic, it doesn't mean you have a problem with your character."

Liang Shuang was a little disappointed, thinking that the other party would directly side with her! However, Li Mu's words also gave her some comfort.

"Thank you for giving me an objective evaluation. I didn't actually want to do anything to Luo Yan, and I didn't do it on purpose, but things turned out this way."

"Right now, the internet is full of people cursing me. I don't know what to do or how to get this over with."

Li Mu said, "Would you like to hear my advice?"

Liang Shuang nodded vigorously: "What do you say?"

Li Mu said, "First, apologize to express your attitude and sincerity."

"If you make a mistake, you should admit it openly and honestly. Most people won't hold it against you."

"Of course, there are some things to consider in your wording; don't direct all the criticism at yourself."

Liang Shuang asked doubtfully, "Apologize? Is that okay?"

Li Mu said, "It's a matter of attitude. It's about expressing your responsibility and sincerity so that those netizens feel that criticizing you is meaningless and doesn't give them a sense of accomplishment, and they'll just give up. Of course, this is only the first step."

"The second step is to set up a new target and shift the attention and resentment of netizens onto the new target."

"A new target?" Liang Shuang asked, puzzled.

"Yes," Li Mu said, "Have you forgotten who you really wanted to expose when you released that video?"

Liang Shuang's eyes lit up and she said, "Perverted lecher."

Li Mu nodded.

"Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have worked. The video you posted was aimed at the pervert, but in the end, it was Luo Yan who was hurt, while the pervert was ignored."

"The surveillance video on the bus has surfaced, and netizens are now pointing the finger at you again, while the pervert is going unnoticed."

"You, a victim and a Good Samaritan, have become targets of cyberbullying one after the other. Meanwhile, the real perpetrators go unnoticed. Isn't that ironic?"