Ever since meeting Nie Qingzhou that one time, Xia Yi seemed to have let go of something. When the media brought up questions about Nie Qingzhou, she no longer avoided them.
Consequently, information about Nie Qingzhou appeared more and more frequently in Xia Yi's news reports, magazine articles, and interviews. She said she was a fan of Nie Qingzhou's books, that they were high school classmates, former neighbors, and very good friends.
She said Nie Qingzhou was someone who helped her grow, and that she might not have been able to persevere through high school without him.