Actually, during the filming of the movie, Qin Qiao'er did one more thing. Even after the whole incident died down, she still remembered the person who secretly slipped the USB drive to her.
She was able to regain her status entirely thanks to that USB drive from the stranger. She still didn't know who this person was, but she guessed it might be someone close to Li Moli.
Thinking that Li Moli must be having a tough time now, and those around her might be in an even worse situation, Qin Qiao'er went to the monitoring room specifically to retrieve the surveillance video of the corridor outside her room on that day.
Then she found that the person who came to her room to deliver the USB drive was actually Li Moli's assistant.
Qin Qiao'er had an impression of Li Moli's assistant. When their relationship was still good, the two of them were often together, and she often saw Li Moli's assistant. In her memory, she was just a very well - behaved girl.
Then Qin Qiao'er asked Zhao Youting to help her find out the whereabouts of this assistant. If possible, she wanted to recruit her to be by her side. She hoped to have a very reliable person around her.
Although she was Li Moli's assistant, she still managed to hand the USB drive to Qin Qiao'er according to her own judgment. So Qin Qiao'er thought this person must be trustworthy.
After Zhao Youting's investigation, they found that this assistant had quit working for Li Moli and even withdrawn from the entertainment industry. Now she seemed to be working in a coffee shop.
After the incident happened, Li Moli specifically called her assistant in for a confrontation. Since only a few people knew about the whole thing, Li Moli was sure that the insider must be among them.
But no matter how she asked, they all kept silent and said they didn't do it. Of course, the assistant wasn't stupid enough to admit it was her.
Although the real culprit wasn't found, Li Moli couldn't afford to keep so many people around her anymore. She was in a precarious situation herself, so she fired all her entourage.
After being fired, the assistant felt a bit lost. Although she had only been in the entertainment industry for a short time, she had seen so many things that she thought she might not be suited for it.
So she found a coffee shop and started working there. Although she sometimes recalled her days struggling in the entertainment industry during her free time, it only brought a silent sigh.
After learning this news, Qin Qiao'er took a day off, disguised herself, and went to the coffee shop where the assistant worked. She found the assistant.
Her first words were an invitation for the girl to be her assistant.
The girl was completely flustered. She didn't know why Qin Qiao'er was suddenly so kind to her. Seeing Qin Qiao'er now, she even felt extremely guilty.
At first, she thought Qin Qiao'er came to settle scores with her. She thought that leaving the entertainment industry meant she could stay away from all the intrigues, but it seemed she couldn't escape after all.
But she never expected that Qin Qiao'er's first words would stun her on the spot: "Would you like to be my assistant?"
The girl almost ran away when she saw Qin Qiao'er, but she forced herself to stay. When she heard Qin Qiao'er say this, she didn't know what to do.
She never imagined that Qin Qiao'er would come to her in such a way. She had thought that Qin Qiao'er might thank her for the USB drive, but she never thought Qin Qiao'er would ask her to be her assistant.
"Did... did I hear you right?" Looking at the girl tightly clutching the corner of her clothes, Qin Qiao'er felt quite sorry for her.
From what the girl had done, it was obvious that she was kind - hearted. She probably also hoped to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry, but she just hadn't met a good boss.
Qin Qiao'er seemed to see herself in the past, so panicked when facing such a situation. She could very well understand the girl's uneasiness.
Qin Qiao'er directly reached out and grabbed the girl's hand, gently stroking it a few times. "Of course I'm serious. I know it was you who put the USB drive in my room. I really want to thank you for that."
"I should have given it to you earlier, but I was afraid of getting involved myself, so I finally chose to hide it. Won't you blame me for that?"
"I know you must have your reasons. As a newbie, you must have been at a loss when facing such a thing, just like I was. I was almost doomed to failure."
With Qin Qiao'er being so open and honest, the girl finally gradually opened up her heart. She began to believe that Qin Qiao'er really wanted her to be her assistant.
So the girl, whose name was Xiao Yu, immediately quit her job at the coffee shop and resolutely left with Qin Qiao'er, returning to the familiar film set.
Although the film set was still the same, the people in it had all changed. Li Moli had long since left, and it seemed as if she had never existed in the crew.
Although the crew members were quite surprised to see Xiao Yu come back with Qin Qiao'er, no one asked what was going on.
As experienced people in the entertainment industry, not being curious about others' affairs and just doing their own jobs well was the principle they had always adhered to.
Of course, Qin Qiao'er wouldn't tell others about what Xiao Yu had done for her. Only Li Fanjin knew about it.
It is said that a friend in need is a friend indeed. After this incident, Qin Qiao'er truly understood who she should open her heart to and who she should just keep at a polite distance.