"Is my favorite artist a plagiarist? How is that possible? It must be fake news, right?"
"But if it were fake, why hasn't anyone from the Chu family come out to clarify things?"
"The person claiming she plagiarized is the artist's own second brother! If she really didn't do it, how could he possibly have stayed silent this whole time without saying a word for her?"
"Maybe they just don't have a good sibling relationship. Wasn't it said before that she isn't favored at home?"
"If they didn't have a good relationship, how could he have sent her a painting he did himself, and even entrusted someone to bring it back to her from abroad?"
"Besides, when the artist was drawing the side stories for her manga, didn't she say herself that she first learned to paint because of her second brother's influence?"
"If she really didn't plagiarize, or even if she had just borrowed some inspiration with his consent, he would have spoken up for her."
"Now that he says nothing, what else could it be but a tacit admission of plagiarism?"
"Chu Zhao's teacher is Professor Su! Just look up his credentials; how could he possibly take on a student with poor character?"
"Who knows? Regardless, there hasn't been a single peep from the Chu family or Professor Su."
"Last time, when someone said something bad about Chu Zhao's sister, the Chu family clarified things so quickly. Now, it's been a whole day of arguing and they’re still maintaining this silence."
"It’s true. The Chu family is a prestigious na…
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