After I went viral. My best friend’s first move was to blackmail me with our chat history. "Girl, I’ve switched phones like five times, but I never deleted our texts. I’ve been waiting for this day." "Don't forget where you came from. You said if you got famous, you'd take care of me for life." "Start by buying me a condo. Your dirty laundry is my biggest leverage." I smiled and agreed. But even after I bought the condo, she still leaked the chats. Because she said she wanted to use my scandal to launch her own influencer career. I was cyberbullied into a deep depression and fell from a rooftop. When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day I decided to start my social media journey. 1 "Harper, my bestie! Are you really going to start creating content?" Hearing Lily's familiar voice in my ear, I realized I had been reborn. In my past life, ever since I started doing social media, Lily became exactly like those cliché "best friends" in the comment sections. Waiting for the day I blew up so I could support her. She said, "Our chat history is gold right now. I can't bear to delete a single word. Once you're famous, this is all blackmail material." "If you dare to forget me, the scandal drops at noon, and your career ends by dinner." At the time, I thought she was joking. After all, she was my only best friend. If I made it big, of course, she would benefit. Later, I did make it big. I treated her like family. I gave her cars, houses, cash—everything. But at the peak of my career, she publicly exposed our old chat history on a livestream. Lily said: "Harper, you reaped the benefits of the internet. Surely you wouldn't mind letting me have my moment, right?" "Don't worry, I'm just using you to jumpstart my account. Once I have a stable following, I'll help you clean up your image." Once the chats were exposed, my image was destroyed. Cyberbullying came in waves. I developed severe depression and fell from a rooftop. But thankfully, I was reborn. This time, I looked at the excited Lily. "Yeah. But my phone is dead. Can I borrow yours for a sec?" She eagerly handed me her phone. "Use it! Use it all you want." "What's mine is yours!" "Just don't forget me when you're famous!" I took Lily's phone. Found my contact. Clicked in and cleared all chat history. Lily jumped like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "Harper! What are you doing?!" I shoved the phone back into her hands, putting on an innocent face. "Oops, sorry Lily, my finger slipped." "There wasn't anything important anyway. Deleted is deleted." Lily scrambled in a panic, her face turning ugly. "Not important?! That was years of my hard work!" "If you get famous later, those were my chips!" I held back the urge to sneer and pretended to affectionately wrap my arm around her shoulder. "Lily, chips or no chips, you're my only best friend. How could I forget you when I get famous?" She seemed soothed by my words, her expression softening. Lily hugged my arm back. "I knew you were the best. It's a deal then, I'm your only Ride or Die!" Only Ride or Die? Ha. For a backstabber like you? You like using people to launch your career, right? Let's see how I destroy you in this life. 2 Back home, I immediately started filming my first video. I already had experience going viral in my past life. Replicating my path to fame wasn't hard. After posting my first transition video, it got over 10k likes that same night. Lily saw it and immediately DM'd me. "Harper! Your video has 10k likes! I feel like you're about to blow up!" "I saw a bag today. How about you buy it for me first?" "Since your stats are so good, advancing me a little something shouldn't be a problem!" Before I could reply, she sent a payment link. I clicked it. A bag worth nearly $5,000. Lily was exactly the same as in my past life—eager to take as soon as she saw me achieve a little success. I didn't reply, nor did I pay. Late at night, Lily messaged again. "Harper, lonely night. Wanna see some spicy videos?" I immediately went on alert. Since the old chat history was gone, Lily was trying to manufacture new dirt. This time, I smartly replied with two words: "Not interested." Lily was still baiting me. She sent several links in a row. "I've vetted these, all top-tier hot guys!" "Average 7 inches. You'd be missing out if you didn't look~" Honestly, it's fine for girls to be a little thirsty. But as a public figure, it's forbidden. In my past life, these secret conversations between best friends became the tools she used to step on me to get ahead. I replied coldly: "Lily, I never watch these. Don't send them to me anymore." Lily sent a few question marks. "Harper, what are you pretending for? You used to beg me for these resources." "Just because one video popped off, you think you're better than me now? So fake!" That was a clever line. I thought for a moment and replied: "Lily, how could you think of me like that?" "When we went out to eat, didn't I pay every time? When you got sick in the middle of the night, I drove across the city to take you to the ER." "I don't think I've ever wronged you. Instead, your aggressive attitude right now is chilling my heart!" Checkmate. Lily was so angry she called me directly. "Harper, are you sick in the head?" I suppressed my anger and silently picked up another phone to record. "What's wrong, Lily? Why are you so mad?" Her shrill voice pierced my eardrums: "I said, did you take the wrong meds? What are you pretending for? Look at what you said, were you possessed by a ghost today?" "You won't buy the bag I sent, didn't we agree you'd take care of me when you got famous?" "Don't forget where you came from." I fake-sobbed twice. "Lily, only one video went viral. I haven't even gotten a brand deal yet. Where would I get the money to buy it for you?" "Don't you have savings? You can't be unable to afford $5,000, right?" I put on my best "pity me" act: "But if I buy you the bag, I won't be able to afford food." "You have such a cruel heart, to treat me like this." Lily was impatient: "Will you earn less once you're famous? Any random ad is like twenty or thirty grand." I didn't forget to establish my persona. "But I have to screen them carefully. I can't just take dirty money!" She blurted out: "Tch! You're so high and mighty. If I were famous, I wouldn't care what the ad was. If it pays, I'm taking it!" Hearing that sentence, I was incredibly glad I turned on the recorder. Seeing that moral kidnapping wouldn't work on me, Lily reined it in. "Fine, you're just starting out, it's not easy. I'll let you off this time." "Once you get a brand deal, I'm coming to rip you off properly." 3 Since that video went viral. Lily urged me to post new videos every day. This time, I was planning to replicate the video that got millions of likes in my past life. So the prep time for props took a bit longer. She couldn't wait: "Ugh, you can go viral just by posting anything. Why wait half a month to post one?" "At this upload speed, I'll be waiting until the next century for you to support me!" I ignored her and continued at my own pace. Three days later, I finally finished editing the video. The moment I posted it, I let out a huge sigh of relief. After exhausting myself for half a month, I could finally sleep well. The next day, I was woken up by Lily's phone bombing. "Harper! Why are you still sleeping! Do you know you're famous?" "That video got 5 million likes overnight! You have over a million followers now!" Her voice was full of excitement. "Now you're really a big influencer. You shouldn't have any excuse to refuse me now!" "How about this, you buy that bag for me first, and this afternoon I'll go look at a car, okay?" I cut off Lily's greedy voice by hanging up. The second I hung up, I blocked her. "Whew~" I exhaled a long breath. So satisfying. After I blocked Lily, she kept asking our mutual friends to contact me. I told them to stay out of it, that it was between Lily and me. A mutual friend said: "Lily says if you don't reply to her, she's going to expose you." "She says you don't care about old friendships and that fame went to your head." "She says she has a ton of dirt on you and told you to watch out." I deleted everything. What dirt could Lily possibly have? Keep dreaming. To my surprise. That night, I actually stumbled upon Lily's livestream. She even titled it: [Come Spill the Tea! My Influencer Bestie Got Famous and Forgot Her Roots!] For some reason, she didn't show her face. She wore a virtual doll mask over her head. "Tonight's stream is just a warning. Don't force me to drop the receipts on a certain ungrateful person!" People kept pouring into the stream, more and more rubberneckers. The chat was boiling: Who is it? Can the streamer just drop the name? Is it that girl who just blew up recently? I saw her last time, felt like she wasn't a good person just from her face! I'm staying neutral for now! Netizens flip-flop so fast these days, my parents are getting whiplash. If you're gonna say it, say it! Anyone who doesn't name names is spreading rumors in my book! Lily waved her hand. "After all, we were besties. I don't want to be too cruel." "I hope she sees my stream, comes to her senses, and unblocks me soon." Netizens typed furiously. What? Blocked after getting famous? If my bestie did that, I'd slap her into orbit! She's fake. The first person she kicked to the curb after success was you. This bestie is already drowning in her 'girl boss' persona, doesn't know up from down anymore. If my bestie was like this, I wouldn't just expose her! I'd hammer her until she could never make a comeback in this lifetime. I used to watch these comments for fun. Now I know, the first people who can't stand seeing you succeed are the ones closest to you. As long as you don't conform to their wishes even a little bit. They'll call you ungrateful. They'll treat the sincerity you once gave them as chips to threaten you with. They want to suck your blood for a lifetime! Lily continued her act. "After all, I've been with her for so many years. I was there through her hardest times. Now that she's finally made it, I still can't bear to hurt her." Chat: Girls are truly the gods of soft-heartedness. Your bestie treats you like this, and you're still defending her! Sister, be my bestie, okay? If I get famous, I will never mistreat you. Sister, don't be soft! You have to expose this toxic tumor of a best friend! Lily sighed. "Sigh, I'm still soft-hearted." "If I wasn't, I would have dropped her black history already. She has a ton of skeletons in her closet!" I was getting angrier by the second. I switched to an alt account and commented. Who knows if what you're saying is true or false? Maybe you're just using netizens to launch your own account! There were still some netizens who maintained their critical thinking. Yeah, no evidence, just running your mouth in a livestream. Who knows if it's fabricated! If you have proof, post it! I have to rush to the next tea party! I got used for clout last time. Before I see evidence, I won't speak for anyone. Some people empathized deeply with Lily. She said she didn't want to be cruel. What can you guys do besides incite conflict? You're defending her bestie so much, are you the bestie herself? You have the guts to block her, but no guts to face her on your main account? Blocked by an ungrateful bestie, still thinking about not hurting her by not naming her, yet being forced by you guys for evidence. Sis, I really feel for you. I was furious. I unblocked Lily right then and there. I messaged her asking what the hell she wanted! In the livestream, Lily picked up her phone and covered her mouth in surprise. "Babies, my bestie unblocked me." "Do you think she saw my stream?" The chat scrolled rapidly: Was the person talking just now your bestie? What did she say to you? Did she apologize? Don't forgive her just like that! She's not apologizing because she knows she's wrong, she's afraid her career is ruined! Exactly! Support the streamer to expose her to the end! Don't be soft! Lily smiled bitterly. "Do you guys know what she said to me?" She covered my profile picture, held up the phone, and showed the message to the netizens. "My bestie asked me, what the hell do I want by streaming?" As she spoke, tears fell from Lily's eyes. "I thought our friendship of over ten years was indestructible, friends but more like family. But I didn't expect that I was the only one who kept her in my heart." "I'm just something she can discard at will after she gets famous." Chat comforted her: Baby, don't cry. It's not worth it for this kind of person. You're so pretty, doing social media you'll definitely get famous faster than her. Starting today, I'm your first fan! Even like this, you didn't expose her name. You're such a kind baby, I feel for you. +1, can't let that ungrateful person make money. I will support you to become the new influencer! Lily sniffled, her voice full of grievance. "That's it for today's stream. I want to go talk to her first." "Babies, see you next time." To gain followers, Lily even made a teaser for the next stream. Her desire for fame was practically overflowing from the screen. 4 After she went offline, she replied to me: "Oh, finally decided to unblock me?" "I didn't expose you on stream today, that was me giving you face. I advise you not to be ungrateful." I really didn't expect that even without dirt, she'd dare to stream to launch her account. "What do you want? Use me for clout?" Lily sent a grinning emoji. "Not impossible." "Look at how many people were in my stream today. How about we collaborate?" "You help me launch my account. Once I become an influencer too, you won't need to support me anymore." "Lightening your burden, how great is that!" I sneered, my fingers typing rapidly on the screen: "You want to eat my blood buns!" (profit from my misfortune) Lily: "Don't say it so harshly. We're sisters, what's wrong with helping me once?" "Or are you just selfish and self-serving, not wanting the people around you to do better?" ??? Talk about gaslighting. "I support you posting videos and doing social media normally, but doing this kind of hype? I will absolutely not help you!" Lily: "Can't understand nice words or harsh words, huh? Then don't blame me for using some tactics." After sending this message. Lily immediately posted a video on her account. The video was accompanied by sad BGM, packaging herself as a victim. Her caption read: "I thought it was an apology, didn't expect it was a threat." She also posted a cropped screenshot of the chat history. Once the video was posted, the army of 100k followers who followed her immediately swarmed in. "Oh my god, what a hard life. Is there anything more desperate than being backstabbed by your best friend?" "Sister, call the police. No need to care about old feelings anymore." "So what if she has a lot of fans? Sis participated in the Great Fan Wars back in the day!" "Sister, you just point in the direction of the battlefield. I've never lost when it comes to cursing people out!" Her fans really loved her. They started searching the internet overnight for who the backstabbing influencer was. Maybe I didn't clean up my alt account well enough when I commented yesterday. These "righteous" netizens actually found me. They commented recklessly under my main account. "So you're the one who backstabbed your bestie, right? Sisters, hit report. We absolutely cannot let this kind of person become famous!" "Yo, only 1 million followers and you forgot your roots. Did you forget where you came from?" "I've disliked every single one of her videos and forwarded this to my family group chat. Fam, did I do the right thing?" "Sorry, I know a little bit of doxxing jutsu." ... Actually, I could post a video or livestream exposing Lily's true face right now. But I decided to let the bullet fly for a while.
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