The live drama concluded, and the livestream room was shut down.
Initially, it wasn’t shut down due to police orders, but with such a big incident, the livestream room couldn’t be used anymore.
Qing Li also exited the livestream, while Zheng Yue’s gaze was blank; she hadn’t processed it yet and couldn’t help but say, “These three… they are a match made in heaven.”
They were all crazy.
One was crazy enough not to protect his wife but still wanted to marry her.
Another was crazy enough to marry him while he was having an affair.
Qing Li didn’t respond, sighing softly—why bother?
But perhaps even the people involved didn’t realize how things had spiraled this far.
After this incident, the police stated the aftermath. Online discussions erupted but were not heavy given there were no casualties; more were poking fun at these three’s antics.
Qing Li, being the former wife, was also involved—her fans were quick to clarify there was no connection between her and these three, and as time went on, fewer rumors circulated.
Qing Li took a laid-back approach in such matters, not spreading rumors, and those who did received a lawyer’s letter—if they didn’t back down, it was straight to court.
Fortunately, with the residual popularity of Back Palace and a new relationship, her topics mostly revolved around these two until the heat died down. Qing Li’s new drama Fairy Bond also premiered, followed by one after another TV series—each one sparked a wave of excitement. Not to mention, she had an eye for good scripts; the reactions to her shows were quite positive. Occasionally appearing in variety shows, netizens were quick to assume that any work she participated in was quality.
The following year, Qing Li was nominated for Best Actress at the Back Palace and Best Supporting Actress at Fairy Bond. She didn’t win Best Actress but snagged Best Supporting Actress instead, making her even more popular.
As Qing Li’s career flourished, her love life was closely followed by paparazzi. She remained straightforward; when encountering paparazzi, she was often open to photos, maintaining a good relationship with them. There were no scandals in her private life—except for almost too many rumors? And all involving young men in their twenties, good-looking, tall, and fair-skinned.
On the evening when Qing Li was reported dining with the male lead of a new film, news broke of Ye Minxing being rushed to the emergency room after a car accident. The reckless driver, none other than Suo Tang, the female lead in the green hat scandal, committed suicide at the scene.
The accident was reported on Weibo, sparking widespread discussion. Some speculated that Suo Tang was avenging love: “Wasn’t Ji Yan dead not long after he was imprisoned? He left a letter for Suo Tang, apologizing; Suo Tang must have loved Ji Yan so much that she wanted to go to great lengths to kill Ye Minxing.”
“No way, that seems unlikely. Ji Yan has been dead for a while; if she wanted to kill Ye Minxing, she could have started earlier—why wait until now?”
“What could have happened? Did the Ye family do something to Suo Tang?”
For now, no one knew. Zheng Yue, still curious, watched gossip with Qing Li and asked, “What do you think—why did Suo Tang want to kill Ye Minxing?”
As the netizen said, Ji Yan died so long ago; given that reason, running over Ye Minxing seems a bit far-fetched.
Qing Li spoke softly, “Half a month ago, Su Corporation officially declared bankruptcy. Besides failing to repay the bank loans, the Ye family also got involved, causing Su Corporation’s debts to skyrocket—without some stroke of luck, it could overwhelm several generations of the Su family.”
“Although heirs aren’t responsible for debt if they don’t inherit the fortune, Suo Tang entered the company the year before and owned shares. So, she also bears a part of it. Plus, her parents are still alive, so this debt falls on their heads. Unless they die, they can’t escape.”
Qing Li had been following these events and knew that the Ye family was involved in this situation—Ye Minxing’s reputation was nearly ruined, and Ye Corporation couldn’t make him the heir anymore. The Ye family, which always treated their son as the heir, was not willing to accept that.
Even if they weren’t willing, there was nothing they could do but take it out on the Su family—Suo Tang was the first target, so she couldn’t escape.
If Suo Tang could survive one suicide attempt, she could certainly attempt it again. A person like her would never do something for Ji Yan; it was always for herself.
She avenged Ye Minxing and the Ye family’s parents, all to give herself a release.
Maybe she even thought about reincarnating again?
Qing Li could only say, “In her dreams.”
The heavens control countless worlds—there are always some problems in these worlds, but now that Qing Li has encountered them, they will be fixed. Because of this loophole, Suo Tang experienced reincarnation once already. If she used this chance wisely and did more good deeds, her karma could balance the losses caused by the reincarnation, and everything would go smoothly.
But Suo Tang didn’t; instead, she committed numerous wrongdoings. Even if she committed suicide for a short reprieve, her next life wouldn’t be good.**