A group of enraged fans even gathered outside the hospital where Bai Lu was staying, demanding that she turn herself in to the authorities.
Less than an hour later, another blow landed.
The young socialites exposed earlier by the hacker KeymonSTER held a joint press conference.
One by one, they confessed, declaring Bai Lu as their leader and shifting all responsibility onto her. They admitted that the online hate campaign against Elena Zhang had been orchestrated under her guidance.
They bowed deeply before the cameras.
"We extend our sincerest apologies to Miss Elena Zhang for the pain and damage we caused through our immaturity and malice," one of them read, voice trembling. "We were misled by someone we believed to be a friend, but who turned out to be an extremely dangerous individual. From today onward, we and our families are officially cutting all ties with Bai Lu and the Bai family."
