Unsurprisingly, the news about the canceled engagement sent shockwaves across River Town, with Ji Jianing's management company holding a live press conference.
Ji Jianing appeared pale and there were heavy dark circles under her eyes. Her baggy clothes made her appeared as if she had lost weight.
Facing the cameras, she bit her lip and cried as if in repressed misery. "I have let everyone down."
All at once, the comments exploded with curses aimed at Li Shaoling, while the live video of her press conference were trending in all major video-sharing platforms.
After the press conference, the top trending hashtag on Weibo was #Justice_for_Ji_Jianing.
The second one was #Li_Shaoling_is_a_douche.
Hence, Ji Weixi steadily pocketed troves of fans, her tragic character image gaining traction by the minute.