Chapter 89
When filming actually began, Ling Yao watched Su Rui working professionally for Shen Qingyuan, and his jealousy and possessiveness continued to ferment, almost reaching a peak. On days when Su Rui wasn't working for Shen Qingyuan, he found excuses to ask her to visit the set more and more frequently, as if to confirm his "ownership" this way.
Finally, late one night, after Ling Yao had finished a long night scene, exhausted both physically and mentally, Su Rui arrived as promised, quietly waiting in Ling Yao's incredibly private nanny car. Ling Yao opened the door and slipped in, feeling cold and exhausted. Upon seeing Su Rui waiting for him, his face lit up with complete relief and joy. He eagerly pulled her into his arms, seeking the familiar warmth and comfort.
Su Rui's stomach growled with hunger, and Ling Yao, feeling both distressed and amused, decided to take a chance. It was already early morning, and the filming location was far out in the suburbs, leaving the streets deserted. His long-standing caution had led him to judge the risk extremely low. He left his assistant, Xiao Chen, behind, and drove his unassuming private car to a familiar, secluded restaurant nearby.
As expected, the shop was empty. They relaxed over their hot midnight snack, chatting and laughing quietly, enjoying a rare, almost ordinary couple's warm moment. Ling Yao looked at Su Rui's cheeks, which had turned slightly red from the heat, and the tension and jealousy he had felt for many days gradually dissipated.
However, Ling Yao's keen intuition, honed over the years under flashbulbs, suddenly made his back stiffen. His smile remained unchanged, but his eyes instantly sharpened as he silently scanned the seemingly peaceful darkness outside the window.
"Rui Rui," he lowered his voice, but his tone was unusually calm, "Don't look up, be natural. We might be being watched."
Su Rui's heart sank suddenly.
Ling Yao quickly paid the bill and whispered to the boss where the back door was. Then, pulling Su Rui up, he walked towards it with a quickened but calm pace. As he pushed open the back door, a blinding flash of light suddenly lit up! There was also an ambush in the back alley!
"Ling Yao? Shen Qingyuan?" "Who's next to him?!" "Look here!"
Ling Yao reacted extremely quickly, pressing Su Rui's face tightly into his arms, shielding him with his entire body. He growled, "Stop filming!" and half-carried him as they scrambled towards the car in the chaos. The whole process was a chaotic mess, filled with pulling, running, yelling, and a constant flash of blinding white light.
Although they eventually managed to escape, it was too late.
Several hours later, it was still dark. [Breaking News] Ling Yao secretly met with a mysterious man late at night. [Breaking News] Shen Qingyuan had a night out with his companions? [Hot News] The top star in the alley behind XX restaurant?
Several terms suddenly became trending searches, and the photos released by the paparazzi were "explosive": there was a photo of Ling Yao (or Shen Qingyuan?) tightly protecting the person in his arms as the two rushed out of the back door of the restaurant; there were continuous snapshots of them rushing to the car in a panic; and the most conclusive evidence was a blurry but vaguely recognizable photo of a kiss in the car - a man was lowering his head to kiss the person who was tightly protected in his arms!
However, because it was late at night, the lighting was extremely poor, and the photo was blurry. Ling Yao and Shen Qingyuan did have some similarities in body shape, hairstyle, and even profile (which was why Su Rui was able to take such a "magic photo" in the first place), and the paparazzi captured the photo from all sorts of tricky angles...
The entire internet was in an uproar, and was plunged into great confusion and debate:
"This is definitely Ling Yao! Look at that jawline! He's been seen wearing that coat in private!" "Bullshit! This is clearly Shen Qingyuan! His height and walking posture are more like Shen Qingyuan, okay!" "What the hell?? So is it Ling Yao who was photographed in a relationship? Or is it Shen Qingyuan who was photographed??" "Wait! Aren't they from the same crew?! They were near the filming location! So whose melon is this?!" "Help! These two people look too much alike! You can't tell them apart at night!" "Can the paparazzi do any good? What the hell are they doing? They can't even recognize the real person!" "So is it Ling Yao or Shen Qingyuan who is kissing the man??" "Can the trending searches be unified? Is it 'Ling Yao's relationship' or 'Shen Qingyuan's relationship'? I'm so confused eating melons!"
Public opinion was completely engulfed in a cloud of "identity suspicion"! Fans frantically controlled the comments to deny their supposed owner, while simultaneously trying to find clues in the blurry photos to prove it wasn't their brother. The scene was chaotic. Passersby devoured the "double-yolk egg" melon with relish, their focus completely absorbed in the question of "Is this person Ling Yao or Shen Qingyuan?", temporarily obscuring the impact of the "relationship" itself, even taking on a kind of absurd and comedic tone.
Su Rui, the real person involved, looked at the trending searches and analysis posts on the screen arguing about "whether it was Ling Yao or Shen Qingyuan" and felt that it was extremely absurd and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
The storm came in a way no one expected.
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