Chapter 3475: Diva, Diva (32)

The record company executives wouldn’t listen to Qiao Ling’er’s excuses because the evidence was undeniable. The other party’s songs were registered several months before hers, long before she had even participated in the talent show. She had no chronological advantage. They had clearly created the work first.

Furthermore, consider who the opposition was. They were gold-medal lyricists and titans of the music world—the kings and stars of the industry. Men of that stature wielded immense influence and cared far less about money than they did about their reputations and legacies. Finding their work plagiarized made them absolutely furious.

Consequently, the record label immediately halted production of Qiao Ling’er’s album. The project suffered a total miscarriage.

The company also demanded an explanation from Qiao Ling’er. They had no intention of being her scapegoat. Since she had submitted the songs as her own, the label made it clear they wouldn’t pay a single cent of the damages. They had also suffered financial losses, so she was being held solely responsible.

Qiao Ling’er felt a haunting sense of déjà vu. First she was abandoned by Yue Wenlun, and now she was being discarded by the record label. Who was it? Who was trying to ruin her, and why? Was there someone else in this world with a system? If so, why were there no other signs?

She felt as if she were being watched from the shadows by a venomous snake. The most terrifying part was the compensation, as she had no money to pay. It felt like the entire world was conspiring against her, and no matter what she tried, it ended in failure. Why was this happening? She began to doubt herself, society, the system—everything.

This string of setbacks shattered her confidence. Why couldn’t she succeed at anything? She had gone through the hellish pain of changing her identity and face, only to end up right back in this mess. Once might be a coincidence, but twice was a pattern. Someone was definitely targeting her.

Was it Yue Wenlun? Or someone else? Could it be his ex-girlfriend? After all, Qiao Ling’er was the reason they had broken up. Her mind raced with possibilities, but the most urgent matter was surviving the current crisis.

However, it was much harder this time. During the script scandal, she still had Yue Wenlun’s backing, but who did she have now? Did she have to find the system?

“System, you’re actually out to get me, aren’t you?” Qiao Ling’er asked desperately. “Otherwise, why does everything you give me result in a collision with someone else? What am I supposed to do?”

She had no choice but to try and negotiate. She relied entirely on the system, and she couldn’t afford the damages. More importantly, her reputation was ruined again. Would she have to change her face once more? Even if she did, Yue Wenlun would still be hunting her.

“I only provide the items. If there’s a problem with them, that’s not within my scope. Besides, you’re just too stupid,” the system said without a shred of sincerity. It had invested so much energy in this woman, but she had given nothing in return.

She hadn’t provided any ‘faith’ or ‘luck’ from millions of fans, nor had she successfully captured a single man to plunder his destiny. She had nothing. The system was furious. The ratio of investment to return was pathetic. It had wasted energy changing her identity and face, and she was still just ‘mud that couldn’t stick to a wall.’ She was just useless!

“Solve it yourself. If you can’t, then…” The system left the rest unsaid, but the threat was clear.

Qiao Ling’er understood the warning, but she was truly at a loss. Money, money, money—it all came down to money. Any problem that could be solved with money was a small problem, but having no money made it a catastrophe. She could no longer survive in the music industry. As Li Kelan, she was now labeled a plagiarist, just as her career as Qiao Ling’er had ended in the acting world. What was she supposed to do?

The entertainment industry was particularly entertaining this year, with one drama after another. Li Kelan’s plagiarism scandal caused a massive sensation online. Those who had praised her before were now her harshest critics. The higher the climb, the harder the fall.

Since she had stolen from a famous idol, she was drowned in the fury of his massive fanbase. Their verbal attacks alone were enough to bury her. They shouted for her to get out of the music industry and stop tainting the art. Qiao Ling’er felt like her heart was withering.

While the record label was pressuring her, something even more frustrating happened. That bastard Yue Wenlun actually went online to claim she was Qiao Ling’er.

Yue Wenlun posted that Qiao Ling’er was a habitual plagiarist. He claimed she had seduced him to pay off her previous ten-million debt and then filmed the ‘rape’ video to frame him.

He produced evidence that the name Li Kelan belonged to a deceased orphan. Yue Wenlun had somehow tracked down the fact that the original Li Kelan was long dead.

Qiao Ling’er defended herself frantically, insisting she wasn’t Qiao Ling’er. She claimed she was indeed the orphan Li Kelan and that Yue Wenlun was only slandering her because she had rejected his unwanted advances.

She was in a dire situation and didn’t know what to do. Whether it was the identity of Qiao Ling’er or Li Kelan, both were ‘traps.’ They were bottomless pits.

She desperately wanted to change her face again. If she became someone else, surely no one would find her.

Yue Wenlun was ecstatic watching her struggle. He had even found the director of the real Li Kelan’s orphanage, who confirmed the girl had died years ago. The identity had simply never been canceled.

Yue Wenlun directly challenged her on Weibo, asking for the name of her former director, the layout of the orphanage buildings, and specific details about the place. Anyone who lived there would know these things.

Qiao Ling’er avoided the questions, refusing to answer directly. She claimed it had been too long and she had forgotten, repeating that Yue Wenlun was just targeting her because she wouldn’t sleep with him.

Netizens were in an uproar, but they were more obsessed with the gossip: how did Qiao Ling’er suddenly become a different person? Where did she get the surgery?

Qiao Ling’er insisted she hadn’t had surgery. She even went to a professional plastic surgery hospital to get an ‘examination’ proving that she was ‘all-natural,’ trying her hardest to prove she was Li Kelan and not Qiao Ling’er.

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