Chapter 2

After Bai Xin snapped back to her senses, she immediately knocked my phone away, and her high heel crushed the screen fiercely.

She even shoved me hard without the slightest regard for her own image.

I staggered and almost fell.

Facing my evidence, Gu Jue’s earlier composure was already gone, and his face had gone pale as his breathing grew rapid.

The fans who had been shouting that I was a plagiarist also fell silent.

The scene was dead quiet.

I stood quietly in front of Bai Xin, hoping she would be happy that I could clear my name.

When we first started working together, Bai Xin had firmly said that as a musician, she absolutely could not tolerate plagiarism.

She hated every plagiarist.

Sometimes when she wanted to cover someone else’s song, she would always beg me to contact the original creator and obtain copyright permission.

I loved this passion she had for art.

Yesterday, when she questioned me about plagiarism and asked me to apologize to Gu Jue, I flew back and forth overnight to my home to get the sample recording so I could clarify it to her in person.

This song expressed my love for her, and it was the proposal song I had prepared to sing for her personally in front of everyone today.

But when I saw her take out an inhaler from her decorative purse, I knew I had lost.

Even on the red carpet, she was still worried about Gu Jue’s health.

Bai Xin glared at me fiercely and accused, “Xu Ze, I didn’t expect you to be this despicable, and don’t think that if you anger Gu Jue to death, you can become number one.”

“Everyone knows that I, Bai Xin, hate plagiarists the most, and in order to surpass Gu Jue, you stole the music sample Gu Jue showed me and made a derivative version, so you have truly disappointed me.”

“I am your girlfriend, but I am also a musician, and I cannot turn a blind eye to your plagiarism.”

Her righteous words pierced into my heart one by one like nails, making my whole body ache.

The scene became lively again.

“I thought there was going to be a reversal, but I didn’t expect his girlfriend to personally confirm it, so girl, he doesn’t deserve you, and you should dump him now.”

“A patchwork plagiarism dog, and maybe his previous works were plagiarized from other people too.”

“Exactly, his family is so rich, so it’s possible he bought a few other people’s works and claimed he wrote them himself.”

With one sentence from Bai Xin, years of my hard work were destroyed in an instant.

I stood at the center of public opinion, watching the online abuse launched by my own girlfriend, and I finally understood what helplessness meant.

To prevent the situation from escalating, the organizers immediately invited us to the lounge area.

Right in front of me, Bai Xin intimately supported Gu Jue just like that.

Gu Jue patted her hand, pointed at me, and said, “Bai Xin, don’t argue because of me, and make things clear with Xu Ze.”

Only then did Bai Xin reluctantly walk over.

She looked at me mockingly and said, “Xu Ze, you’re already an adult, so stop being a giant baby who needs his family to clean up every mess for him, and I know you’re jealous of Gu Jue, but you can’t spread rumors.”

I took a step back, and my heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by a large hand, so painful it was hard to bear.

“Bai Xin, do you know how long I prepared this song? You clearly know how hard I work, so why don’t you believe me?”

Bai Xin gave a cold laugh and said, “Plagiarizing other people’s achievements is what you call hard work? We are together all the time, and I never saw the hard work you mentioned.”

“Instead, Gu Jue would even bring his laptop to class reunions in order to write songs, and when the other classmates teased him for being pretentious, he would scratch his head shyly and say that he had to work harder because he was not naturally gifted, and you will never be able to compare to someone who works so hard and keeps improving.”

She then stepped forward and said, “Xu Ze, I know you have a strong sense of pride, but plagiarism is shameful, and Gu Jue has already agreed not to pursue this for my sake, so all you need to do is apologize to him sincerely.”

Looking at the girl I loved deeply in front of me, how had she turned into someone I no longer recognized at all?