However, the blindfolded Zhang Jiajia was unaware. She was determined to catch Lin Xiaoman, quickly lunging toward any sound, but always missing and causing laughter around her.
Already uneasy from being blindfolded, the laughter made her feel even more humiliated. Her previous anger combined with current embarrassment made her increasingly furious.
“Time’s up!” the host shouted.
At this moment, Lin Xiaoman deliberately lingered near Zhang Jiajia, letting her catch her. When pulled into her embrace, she softly said, “By the way, my sister has already had your friend expelled. After doing such a thing, they can’t stay in the program team.”
“What did you say?” Zhang Jiajia tightly gripped her arm, as if trying to break it.
Lin Xiaoman winced in pain but maintained a smile, “If we’re settling scores, none of you can stay.”
Her voice was sweet, as if discussing something interesting, but Zhang Jiajia was provoked and pounced on her, not even removing her blindfold.
“Then I’ll make sure you can’t stay either!” she said while pulling Lin Xiaoman’s hair.
Lin Xiaoman just dodged, looking aggrieved and raising her voice, “Isn’t it enough that you had someone edit footage to blacken my name? What else do you want?”
“You bitch!” Zhang Jiajia gripped her with immense strength, her seemingly delicate appearance now incredibly powerful, with others unable to pull her off.
When Lin Xiaoman broke free, her arm was covered in bruises. She had teary, pitiful eyes, fighting back tears.
In fact, she could have avoided the attack, but without some visibly shocking injuries, people wouldn’t see how terrible Zhang Jiajia was or feel sympathy for her.
In the entertainment industry, having the moral high ground doesn’t guarantee victory. The weak always gain sympathy.
So, direct confrontation was best kept private. On the surface, she remained the pitiful victim.
After years in the entertainment industry, she had encountered various smear tactics. Every time she fought back directly, the next day’s headlines were about her.
She had background and a team back then, so she didn’t care.
But now, she was alone and had to use the most simple and effective method to neutralize the threat. Her approach was to provoke Zhang Jiajia’s hatred towards her during the live broadcast.
