At the end of the livestream, she was joined by her husband, Qi Yuwu, who turned out to be the one who suggested she go live to tell her side of the story.
“After the incident happened just now, you came to find me and I brought you out to eat something nice. I told you: ‘Since you have so [many] grievances in your heart, why not share [them] with your fans’,” shared Qi.
“I’m so happy I made that decision and gave [you] that suggestion,” he smiled.
Peh told 8days.sg that she was “very aware that this can easily be misunderstood as a personal grievance”, or as [her] telling a “sob story”.
“That is not my intention at all. I’ve been in this industry long enough to know that work is never perfect. Things change, people get stressed, and not every collaboration will be smooth,” she said.
She also acknowledged that merchants, platforms, creators, and teams all face their own pressures.
Peh also stressed the importance of basic mutual respect in helping the industry grow in a healthy and sustainable manner.
“I chose not to proceed because I did not want myself, my team or my audience to support a working culture where people’s time, effort and trust are not respected, and where people are made to feel like they are just there to help make sales,” she said.
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