Chapter 555: Chapter 555

He Hui shook her head, "The name of the illness is so long, I only remember something about the liver, something liver and lung or whatnot. The doctor said it’s not serious, but it requires a lot of money for treatment.

I really have no money. My family is also out of money. We even sold our house to pay for my treatment, and only then did I borrow money from He Jinxia when I was desperate."

Reporter, "I saw the video where He Jinxia said you didn’t repay the money?"

He Hui choked up, "That’s not fair; I never said I wouldn’t pay back the money. It’s just that I had only borrowed it for a few months when her family started pressing me to repay. I really had no money to pay back. I wanted to, but my body..."

As she spoke, He Hui hammered her chest with her hand, looking grief-stricken. Some of the onlookers who watched the video were even moved to tears.

Luo You was also watching this video. He had watched it as soon as it came out and chuckled, commenting, "First-class acting. It’s a waste not to be an actor."

Reporter, "How much money did you borrow from her family?"

He Hui, "Seventy-eighty thousand maybe?"

Reporter, "In the video, they said they lent you over a hundred thousand."

He Hui, "No, definitely not that much!" Read complete versıon only at novel·fıre·net

Reporter, "You called them bastards, ingrates, and adulterers. Are they really like that?"

He Hui, "No, I didn’t mean to insult them like that; I was just too agitated. They wouldn’t give me the money, and without it, I couldn’t survive. I spoke without thinking."

The video ended there.

Not only did fans leave comments in disbelief over the turn of events, but marketing accounts also got hold of the latest update and found new headlines to post:

[Shocking, the actual reason a relative asked for money was a matter of life and death!]

[The most heartless female star in history, her relative needed her money for lifesaving treatment, yet she cruelly refused!]

[Everyone misunderstood her, it turns out she needed the money to save her life!]

The marketing accounts deployed perfect imagination; He Hui simply said she needed the money for lifesaving reasons, and they twisted it into a scenario of life or death without money.

He Hui said the illness wasn’t serious, but the marketing accounts exaggerated it into a severe, life-threatening disease.

Before seeing He Hui’s tearful video, most netizens were rational and sided with He Jinxia, thinking she shouldn’t have lent the money. Why should she lend money just to be insulted in such a vile manner?

But once the video of He Hui claiming, "If you don’t lend me the money, I will die" spread, the public opinion immediately shifted.

"She just wants to live. Since you are capable of helping her, why not help? Suddenly I feel Fat Emperor is so cold-hearted..."

"This... I feel like there’s more to this story. Fat Emperor hasn’t responded yet, it may not be as He Hui said. Let’s wait for Fat Emperor’s response."

"If she were borrowing money just because her family was short on cash, I would think it wouldn’t really matter whether she lent it or not. After all, it’s just a few tens of thousands, maybe a hundred thousand; He Jinxia could afford that much. The real fear is others getting addicted to borrowing."

"At first, it was just borrowing a few tens of thousands, but then it escalated to hundreds of thousands or even millions. What will you do then?

Not lending to her could make you accused of disrespecting your elders, but borrowing money for an emergency and borrowing money for an illness are different. If He Hui really had no money and could only borrow from He Jinxia, then it would be wrong of He Jinxia to act like that."

"Haha, your comments are really laughable. Even I, who am not a fan of He Jinxia, think that He Jinxia wouldn’t make such a basic mistake. If it really were for medical expenses, as long as it’s not astronomically high, He Jinxia would absolutely lend the money. Otherwise, what good would it do her if the situation blew up?

It’s like what’s happening now—once everyone knows He Hui needed the money for medical expenses, they all turn around and blame He Jinxia. Do you think He Jinxia’s team would be so foolish as to not foresee this?

So there are only three possibilities: either He Hui told her the money was for medical expenses, or the amount borrowed was too much, millions Hai Jinxia couldn’t afford, or He Hui is lying!"

"The analysis above is very accurate. I insist that He Hui is lying. She can’t even clearly state what illness she has. You don’t have to name it entirely, but surely this illness has a common name. Common names can’t be that hard to remember, can they?

I just don’t believe it. If the illness were truly life-threatening, you wouldn’t forget its name! The only situation in which you’d forget is if it were just a minor illness, something trivial that doesn’t warrant remembering!"

Out of a desire to defend their idol, He Jinxia’s fans each turned into detectives, determined to point out inconsistencies in He Hui’s statements.

But among the vast internet community, He Jinxia’s fans were in the minority. Most were neutral observers or those who believed in rumors.

These two groups of internet users were the main forces in public opinions and were the ones most easily influenced by promotional accounts.

Some passersby who liked He Jinxia might still check out the videos to get a good grasp of the situation. Those who didn’t even see the videos had to rely on luck.

If they were lucky, the news they stumbled upon might defend He Jinxia, and they would adopt a bias that He Jinxia was right and wasn’t at fault.

If they were unlucky and came across news dissing He Jinxia, unfortunately, those who saw these pieces of news would complain about He Jinxia being cold-hearted, lamenting that their impression of her was ruined.

The public perception became simple and puzzled beneath He Hui’s tearful video. Many celebrities in the entertainment circle initially thought that He Jinxia had done nothing wrong and that being caught on video and exposed online was just bad luck.

But the release of this video made them reconsider their thoughts.

What rational internet users could think of, celebrities who were in this industry could think of even more.

Undoubtedly, many stars wouldn’t think He Jinxia would be so foolish. If it were indeed someone else’s lifesaving money, not to mention tens of thousands, even if it were hundreds of thousands, they would have to provide it, especially since it involved closely related family members.

Otherwise, if there were a serious illness and no financial help was given, others wouldn’t be so considerate; they would definitely leak the story, trying to gather as much as possible. If they couldn’t, well, it didn’t matter much since death was imminent.

He Jinxia didn’t choose to give the money and was exposed by someone. Needless to say, she was definitely tricked!

No celebrity would be so foolish as to intentionally walk into danger unless the celebrities themselves were unaware of the schemes and got trapped before they could react.

Second-tier celebrities were most concerned with He Jinxia’s situation.

Among the second tier, He Jinxia was a more popular leading actress. If this incident caused her to fall from grace, then they might have a chance to rise and take over the opportunities that used to be hers!