My name was Gina Graves, and I was a well-known talented musician in the industry.

I produced and sang many popular and well-known songs.

But the tweet where I released my new single was full of comments accusing me of plagiarism.

It was only then that I found out that my best friend, Shannon Ogley, had released a song identical to mine just an hour ago.

I wanted to clarify, but before I could do so, Shannon tweeted.

"I did send this song to Gina, but I never expected my best friend to plagiarize me."

She even provided the process of producing the song and the chat records of sending the audio to me as evidence.

But I couldn't find the chat records on my phone at all!

I was cyberbullied and faced a breach of contract penalty of tens of millions of dollars.

My boyfriend, Brian Barker, stood by me and encouraged me to continue proving myself.

But I had already lost the courage.

Not wanting to implicate him, I wrote a confession letter and walked into the sea.

When I opened my eyes again, I returned to the day before the song was released.

1

"Gina, are you going to release that new song tomorrow? What time?" Brian asked me with a smile, occasionally looking at his phone.

I hadn't reacted and casually said, "Two o'clock in the afternoon, just like before."

Brian nodded, put down his phone, and continued, "You have worked on this song for so long. I bet it'll be a hit."

Only then did I realize that I had had this conversation with him before. I was stunned for a moment, and then I picked up my phone and checked the time, finally confirming that I had been reborn.

On this day in my previous life, I finally finished producing my song and planned to release it tomorrow afternoon.

Once the song was released, just as Brian said, it became a hit. But every comment was insulting, accusing me of plagiarism, being shameless, and betraying their years of love.

Only then did I know that my best friend Shannon Ogley had released this song one hour before me, with exactly the same lyrics and composition.

If we had simply released the same song, it wouldn't make everyone think I plagiarized. After all, my skills were way better than Shannon's, and even if she released it before I did, people would suspect that I was the one being plagiarized. But after Shannon found out that I "plagiarized", she immediately posted a tweet.

"I did send the song to Gina. I never expected that my best friend would actually plagiarize my work."

She attached our chat records, which showed that Brian had sent me many thoughts and production processes about the song.

But I didn't have any of those conversations on my phone at all.

I couldn't defend myself, and everyone thought of me as a plagiarizer. I was abandoned by everyone and faced a breach of contract penalty of tens of millions of dollars.

Brian was the only one who still believed in me and patiently used his professional expertise to give me psychological counseling, encouraging me to continue to create to prove myself.

But I was already completely collapsed. Not wanting to implicate him, I wrote a confession letter and walked into the sea. I regretted it the moment I entered the sea, but it was too late.

2

Thinking of this, I took a deep breath. Fortunately, fate gave me a chance to start over. I perfunctorily said to Brian, "The song needs some changes. I'm gonna go work on it. Go ahead with your work."

After speaking, I came to the studio on the lower floor of the villa alone.

Sitting in front of the computer in the studio, I still didn't get it. Why the song I worked so hard to create was released by Shannon first?

I only created songs in my studio. So, I checked the footage of several monitors in the studio at double speed. I confirmed that in the past few months, besides me, no one had come in at all.

I followed the instructions online to check for computer viruses and other monitoring devices, but I found nothing.

My mind was in a mess, and I couldn't help but wonder.

Was I crazy? Shannon created the song, and I plagiarized her work?

Or since we were together so often, our inspiration became exactly the same?

I shook my head hard, trying to wake myself up a little. Looking at the completed song, I operated something casually.

The next day, Shannon released a new song, and I clicked to listen to it, feeling a chill all over my body.

Yesterday, I deliberately changed a word in the song, and the new song released by Shannon was exactly the version with the word I changed. I slowly put down my phone.

Finally, I confirmed that Shannon was the copycat.

But there was no surveillance at home. Yesterday, I was so anxious that I didn't even go out, and I didn't use any electronic devices. I even suspected that I had a bug on me, so I took a bath and didn't wear any jewelry. I slept alone in the second bedroom all night.

How did she copy me?

3

In order to find out the truth, I still released a song according to the original plan. However, this time I didn't announce it as a new song. Instead, I released an immature single from many years ago.

Less than ten minutes after it was released, I received countless malicious comments, almost identical to my previous life. They all accused me of plagiarism.

[Come on! Your best friend Shannon has already released this song. Who gave you the nerve to claim it as your original work?]

[You better be joking about promoting your song to your best friend, or I will find you disgusting.]

[Is the so-called music genius relying on plagiarism?]

Meanwhile, Shannon posted, too, just like in my previous life, proving that I did plagiarize her. She was heartbroken but willing to forgive me and give me another chance...

I instantly became the top trending topic.

News flooded the internet.

#Gina plagiarized#

#Copycats piss off#

#The road of the music genius' plagiarism has long been foreseen#

#Shannon is pitiful for being plagiarized by her best friend#

I just found it ridiculous and didn't respond. In my previous life, I found it strange that someone would accuse me of plagiarism so quickly after I released it. It turned out that Shannon deliberately bought an online army.

But public opinion quickly changed.

[Am I deaf? Shannon's song is a praise of love, and it is indeed a masterpiece, but Gina's song is obviously a joke she made. It's a song related to family affection that she posted years ago and didn't finish. How can they be the same?]

[I know Gina is more popular, but how is it possible for a tweet to become the top trending topic in less than half an hour?]

[Shannon actually accuses Gina herself? Did she really listen to the song or not?]

[Somehow I seem to smell a conspiracy.]

I smiled.

Shannon, how does it feel to have slandered me?

4

Shannon dared not say a word. She immediately deleted the tweet, and all those trending topics about me disappeared. She became the new trending topic.

#Shannon has good talent but bad character, always plagiarizing and scamming#

Shannon soon called me. I looked at the screen lighting up and then going dark, going dark, and then lighting up again, but I just wouldn't answer. She kept sending me messages on WhatsApp, but I didn't check them either.

I had known Shannon for several years. I became famous at a young age, and she was one of my fans. To be more precise, she was one of the most passionate ones. She would attend every fan gathering, write letters to me, collect data for me, and promote me.

Later, she graduated from the music academy and stood cautiously at my doorstep, saying, "Gina, I can finally stand behind you and not be your burden anymore."

I was always indifferent, so I didn't look happy or warm. I just coldly told her to keep going.

She was like a warm sun, coming to my house every day to greet me. Even if I was an ice cube, I'd be melted by her.

As Brian said, "Although she is not your blood relative, she treats you better than your family does."

She started as my fan, then my junior, then my friend, and then my bestie.

I helped her finish the words and change the lyrics, and I introduced resources and companies to her. Although she hadn't become very popular after debuting for a few years, she had taken on quite a few jobs with my help.

She used to be so good to me, and I used to be so sincere to her.

But now when I thought of her, all I could think of was that in my previous life when I desperately found her and asked her to explain to everyone what the truth was, she threw me on the ground and mocked me, "So, the high and mighty Gina will also kneel on the ground like a dog one day?"

5

Brian shook me, looking very anxious. "Gina, why didn't you post the song you told me about yesterday? Why did you suddenly change it at the last minute?"

My mind buzzed. Could it be Brian?

I quickly shook my head. That couldn't be. I only let Brian listen to the song yesterday. He couldn't have known in advance and told Shannon. In my previous life, Brian was the only person who helped me. I shouldn't suspect him.

Brian didn't notice anything unusual and continued, "The song you were supposed to post is exactly the same as Shannon's. Do you know something and deliberately changed the song to frame her?"

I shook my head. "I just thought the song wasn't very good and wanted to change it a bit, but I had promised the fans, so I released the previous unfinished version."

Brian clicked his tongue and walked to the door, letting Shannon in.

But Shannon didn't knock on the door!

As soon as Shannon came in, she immediately knelt down. "Gina, this is all a misunderstanding. You must think that I deliberately bought an online army and posted to harm you, but that's not true. It was all done by my team, I had no idea. If I had known, I would never have agreed."

I just looked at Shannon coldly. I even smiled, "It's funny. The song I was gonna post is exactly the same as the one you posted today."