The car stopped in front of the Ye family villa. Ye Yuyan unbuckled her seatbelt, turned to look at Lin Fan, and said softly, "Lin Fan, thank you for bringing me back."

Lin Fan smiled slightly: "No need to be polite, get some rest."

Ye Yuyan nodded. Before getting out of the car, she suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Lin Fan with hesitation in her eyes.

"Lin Fan, you...you and Su Qing..." Ye Yuyan hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

Lin Fan knew what she wanted to ask, and he said softly, "I have nothing to do with her anymore."

A complex emotion flashed in Ye Yuyan's eyes. She nodded, said nothing more, and turned to walk into the villa.

Lin Fan watched her retreating figure and sighed softly.

Some things, once they're over, are over and can't be undone.

He started the car and slowly drove away from the Ye family villa, disappearing into the night.

Inside "Ya Yun Xuan".

Zhang Biao sat in a luxurious private room, clutching his wrist with a gloomy expression.

"Brother Biao, that kid is too arrogant. Are we just going to let it go like this?" a young man said indignantly.

Zhang Biao glared at him fiercely: "Let it go? How could I let it go! I've been around this area for so many years, and I've never suffered such a loss!"

He took out his phone and dialed a number: "Hello, is this Brother Long? It's me, Zhang Biao... I need your help with something..."

A deep voice came from the other end of the phone: "What is it?"

Zhang Biao said through gritted teeth, "I got beaten up by someone who knows martial arts, he's a tough nut to crack... I'd like to ask Brother Long to step in and teach him a lesson!"

"Oh? Someone dares to mess with you on my turf?" Brother Long's voice was filled with surprise.

"Brother Long, this kid has some connections, he seems to be from the Lin Group..." Zhang Biao added fuel to the fire.

"The Lin Group?" Brother Long paused for a moment. "I understand. Send me his information and I'll check it out for you."

"Okay, thanks, Brother Long!" Zhang Biao hung up the phone, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

He turned to the group of young men and said, "You guys keep a close eye on that kid. Report back to me immediately if anything happens!"

"Yes, Brother Biao!" the young men replied in unison.

A ruthless glint flashed in Zhang Biao's eyes as he muttered to himself, "Kid, you dare mess with me? I'll make you regret it!"

"Snap!"

"Snap!"

A few barely perceptible camera shutter clicks rang out from a secluded corner.

A man wearing a baseball cap was holding a telephoto camera and rapidly pressing the shutter button at the location where Lin Fan and Ye Yuyan were.

A smug smile crept across his lips as he muttered to himself, "Hehe, this is going to be big news!"

The man's name was Li Ming, and he was a paparazzi reporter for "Gossip City." This guy was best at capturing all sorts of celebrity and wealthy gossip, and in order to grab attention, he didn't hesitate to take things out of context or even fabricate stories out of thin air.

He originally came to "Ya Yun Xuan" to stake out another popular female star, but unexpectedly he managed to capture the scene of Lin Fan and Ye Yuyan having dinner together.

Li Ming was overjoyed. This was a huge bombshell! One was the rising star of the Lin Group, and the other was the mysterious heiress of the Ye family. The two of them together were sure to attract a lot of attention.

He quickly scanned the photos he had just taken. In the pictures, Lin Fan and Ye Yuyan were sitting opposite each other. Although they were some distance apart, he could still clearly see the expressions on their faces.

In one photo, Lin Fan is looking at Ye Yuyan with concern in his eyes. Ye Yuyan, on the other hand, has her head slightly lowered, and her face seems to be flushed with shyness.

"Tsk tsk tsk, those eyes, that expression, there's definitely something there!" Li Ming rubbed his hands excitedly. "If this were paired with a sensational headline, the click rate would absolutely explode!"

As he thought about it, he quickly imported the photos into his computer and began editing the text.

Shocking! The head of the Lin Group secretly meets with a mysterious woman late at night, sparking rumors of a new romance!

"A new twist in the feud between the wealthy and powerful? Lin Fan has completely broken up with his ex-fiancée and found a new love!"

"Where does the Ye family's daughter's heart lie? Her intimate behavior while dining with Lin Fan has sparked much speculation!"

Li Ming wrote more than a dozen headlines in one go, each one exaggerated to the extreme, striving to attract the reader's attention.

He looked at his "masterpiece" with pride, as if he could already see the scene of countless netizens clicking and commenting wildly after the article was published.

"Hehe, this is going to be a big hit!" Li Ming muttered to himself. "Maybe I'll even get the editor-in-chief's bonus!"

He sent the edited text and photos all at once to the editor-in-chief of "Gossip City".

In the editor-in-chief's office, a middle-aged man with gray hair was wearing reading glasses and carefully reviewing the content sent by Li Ming.

The more he looked, the more his brows furrowed, and a look of displeasure appeared on his face.

"What is Li Ming up to now?" the editor-in-chief muttered in dissatisfaction. "He dares to send me this kind of baseless accusation?"

He picked up the phone and dialed Li Ming's number.

"Hey, Li Ming, what solid evidence do you have for all this stuff you've posted?" The editor-in-chief's voice was stern.

"Editor-in-chief, I saw this with my own eyes, it's absolutely true and reliable!" Li Ming said confidently, "The atmosphere between Lin Fan and that Miss Ye is definitely not ordinary!"

"Unusual? How so?" the editor pressed. "What evidence do you have to prove they're in a romantic relationship?"

"This..." Li Ming was speechless for a moment. He couldn't very well say that he had guessed, could he?

"Editor-in-chief, don't worry, I guarantee this article will cause a sensation after it's published!" Li Ming said hurriedly. "Our website traffic will definitely skyrocket!"

The editor-in-chief snorted coldly: "Let me tell you, Li Ming, the authenticity of news is the most important thing. You can't just make things up to grab attention! I won't publish anything without solid evidence!"

"Editor-in-chief..." Li Ming wanted to say something more, but the editor-in-chief had already hung up the phone.

Li Ming held his phone, looking utterly dejected. He hadn't expected that the "juicy scoop" he'd worked so hard to get would be rejected by the editor-in-chief.

"Damn it, what bad luck!" Li Ming couldn't help but curse.

He looked at the photos on the computer screen, still feeling somewhat unwilling.

"Should we just let it go like this?" Li Ming muttered to himself. "No, I have to think of a way to get this article published!"

His eyes darted around, and suddenly an idea came to him.

"Heh heh, since the editor-in-chief won't publish it, then I'll publish it myself!" Li Ming sneered. "I refuse to believe that no one would be interested in such explosive news!"

He opened a social media platform, registered a new account, and then posted the edited text and photos all at once.

"The head of the Lin Group secretly meets with a mysterious woman late at night, sparking rumors of a new romance! Pictures and evidence included!"

Li Ming deliberately added the tag "Pictures don't lie" to the title of his post to attract more attention.

The post quickly attracted the attention of some netizens after it was published.

"Really? Lin Fan has a new girlfriend?"

"Who is the woman in the photo? She looks so beautiful!"

"Didn't Lin Fan just break up with Su Qing? Has he found a new love so quickly?"

"The world of the wealthy is beyond our understanding as ordinary people!"