newbobooks Chapter 214 Shen Mei feigns pitifulness to gain sympathy
Chapter 214 Shen Mei feigns pitifulness to gain sympathy
Chapter 214 Shen Mei feigns pitifulness to gain sympathy
Shen Mei bit her lip tightly, only able to cry.
He finally spoke, seemingly forced to speak by persistent questioning.
"I don't know if it was another contestant, or if someone did it on purpose. I just regret that I didn't stay in the rest area and go to the toilet alone."
Shen Mei meant that she was injured while the contestants were waiting to prepare for the competition, and that she was fine when she arrived at the TV station.
Reporters put themselves in Shen Mei's shoes and genuinely felt sorry for her.
Besides, how many coincidences and accidents are there really?
It must have been caused by certain players.
Shen Mei is one of the more outstanding contestants who made it to the finals. Even if she doesn't get into the top three, she has a very good chance of winning a title.
The reporters immediately began to doubt the identity of today's award recipient.
Most of these people weren't sympathizing with Shen Mei; such things are all too common in the entertainment industry. It's just that Shen Mei was careless. But these reporters wanted gossip, and they loved seeing the contestants fight.
So after interviewing Shen Mei, the reporters flocked to the award-winning contestants again, with the largest number heading towards Ye Ningshuang.
"Miss Ye, are you aware that Shen Mei withdrew from the competition due to injury?"
"Ms. Ye, what's your opinion on Shen Mei's injury while waiting backstage? Do you think it was intentional? Who do you think is the most likely candidate among the contestants?"
"Miss Ye, are you and Shen Mei on good terms?"
Today, Ye Ningshuang is not only the champion, but also the recipient of two special awards, which is quite rare in the history of the Miss Hong Kong pageant.
Originally, all the media reporters' interviews with Ye Ningshuang were focused on Ye Ningshuang herself, but because of Shen Mei's interference, the focus of the interviews completely changed.
It was as if Shen Mei had become the main character.
While Ye Ningshuang was politely answering the reporter's questions, she glanced at Shen Mei out of the corner of her eye.
Unexpectedly, Shen Mei was also looking at her, her lips seemingly smiling, but she couldn't sense any kindness from her.
Meeting Shen Mei's gaze, Ye Ning Shuang instantly became alert, speaking with increasing caution, carefully considering each word before uttering it.
"I competed with Shen Mei all the way to the finals, so of course I know her. She is a very charismatic player."
Ye Ningshuang first gave Shen Mei a very objective compliment.
She added, "I only found out about her withdrawal after my first round of competition. As everyone knows, I was contestant number 2. Since I was the second to perform after the competition started, I was afraid of missing my turn and waited in the rest area. It wasn't until I came off the stage that I heard from other contestants that Shen Mei had withdrawn from the competition."
Ye Ningshuang then subtly clarified that she had not left the rest area and was the last person to know about Shen Mei's situation, thus exonerating herself.
Finally, Ye Ningshuang expressed her sympathy for Shen Mei.
"I think it's a pity that Shen Mei withdrew from the competition. I hope she won't be discouraged."
The reporter could not find any point in Ye Ningshuang's words that could be used to make a point.
Shen Mei clenched her fists inwardly, regretting that she hadn't subtly hinted to others that she suspected Ye Ning Shuang in order to appear particularly pitiful and innocent.
Fortunately, at least she received some attention.
She wanted to add fuel to the fire, using her injury to completely steal the spotlight from Ye Ningshuang and the others who had won awards.
What's the point of winning an award? The real winner is the one who gets the attention.
After thinking it through, Shen Mei directly exposed her injured and swollen foot.
She continued, sobbing, "I don't have the energy to think about who hurt me anymore; I'm just worried that my foot will never heal."
The reporters were once again drawn to Shen Mei, and their cameras focused on taking pictures of her feet.
Of all the reporters, only Wang Qiang, after a brief interview with champion Ye Ningshuang, went back to work on his article with his magazine staff; he already had his article for the day.
That evening.
Shen Mei was picked up by Guo Tao and taken home. She immediately turned on the TV to watch the post-match report and asked Guo Tao to buy the evening newspaper.
As she expected, although she did not participate in the finals, half of the post-competition reports were about her, and her name appeared only slightly less frequently than Ye Ningshuang's, far exceeding the runner-up and third-place winner.
Shen Mei felt a little better after suppressing her emotions all afternoon.
So what if she can't participate in the competition? She still has more exposure and fame than those rigid idiots.
Shen Mei looked at the words of pity for her in the evening paper and laughed like a fool at home.
Shen Mei repeatedly flipped through the newspapers about her, and didn't go to sleep until late at night.
Meanwhile, Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao were also discussing this matter.
Gu Jinxing had some urgent business to attend to tonight and would be home late, so Shen Wancheng invited Shen Yao to her new house for dinner.
After dinner, Shen Yao went out and bought a newspaper.
When Shen Yao saw the reports about Shen Mei, she was in a bad mood.
In particular, those reports that suspected Ye Ningshuang used up scraps of footage from the past, such as photos of Ye Ningshuang and Shen Mei walking past each other that were taken at some unknown time.
The article begins with a picture; the rest is all made up.
"Sister, look at these people, they really know how to make up nonsense. Ye Zi and Shen Mei have never even spoken. And with Ye Zi's current popularity, why would she be afraid of Shen Mei participating in the competition? These people really have no brains at all."
"It's infuriating! I should have cursed Shen Mei in front of these paparazzi when I left today. She's such a good actress, pretending to be pitiful. Disgusting."
Shen Wancheng only glanced at the newspaper and then stopped reading.
"Wang Qiang works for a magazine, and the issue won't be published tonight. Wait until his magazine publishes it tomorrow, and you won't be angry anymore."
Shen Wancheng had someone investigate Wang Qiang and the magazine he worked for afterward.
Shen Yao was stunned by Shen Wancheng's words.
"Wang Qiang? Who did Shen Mei collude with today? He even dared to publish a report about it? What did he report?"
Shen Wancheng laughed and said, "I don't know how he's going to report it. Reporters' thought processes are hard to predict; they can make up even the most outrageous stories."
At this moment, Shen Yao recalled the words Shen Wancheng had said to Wang Qiang that afternoon, and belatedly realized their deeper meaning.
But Shen Yao was still a little worried.
"What if Wang Qiang's fabricated reasons are too outrageous, and others don't believe him?"
"Not believing it won't cost us anything, and in fact, no matter how outrageous the news is, there will always be people who believe it."
Shen Wancheng understands the public's gossip mentality all too well. Since it has nothing to do with her, the more outrageous the gossip, the more interesting it is.
Shen Yao stayed at Shen Wancheng's place until nine o'clock in the evening. Gu Jinxing went home, and then she left to stay at the He Mansion.
The next morning, Shen Yao got up at six o'clock as usual to go for a run and buy magazines on the way.
The shop owner, who had suspended his business, greeted Shen Yao as soon as he saw her.
"Hey beautiful, buy this book! It has some explosive scoop on Miss Hong Kong from last night!"
Shen Yao glanced at the title and immediately made the payment, then rushed to Shen Wancheng's residence not far away.