Xiaomi hesitated: "There are so many negative comments online lately, it really affects my mood."
Lin Leyao's attitude was firm: "Give it to me."
Xiaomi was very reluctant to hand the phone to Lin Leyao.
Watching Lin Leyao quickly log into Weibo, Xiaomi rubbed her forehead and sighed.
Lin Leyao logged into her alternate account and soon saw Xin Sinan's name trending on Weibo, which surprised her.
She clicked on the trending topic on Weibo and found that Xin Si Nan's post was related to her—no, it was related to Xin Ying.
The top-ranked marketing account clearly explained the ins and outs of the matter.
Around noon, an online marketing account suddenly released a photo claiming that the woman standing next to Lin Leyao was Xin Ying's undisclosed wife.
The comments were full of blessings, and the hashtag "Xin Ying's wife exposed" naturally became a trending topic.
However, Xin Sinan immediately posted on Weibo to refute the rumors, saying that the woman had no relation to his sister and was not his sister's wife.
After Xin Sinan posted this Weibo, the trending topic "Xin Ying's wife exposed" disappeared instantly.
To prevent the matter from escalating, Xin Si Nan directly arranged for someone to remove the trending topic about his sister.
However, unexpectedly, removing the trending topic touched a nerve with netizens and fans of the company's own artists.
There were all sorts of insults and criticisms at the time.
Netizens are calling Xin Sinan an evil capitalist who uses his power to remove trending topics. Fans of the company's artists are even harsher, calling him "Xin the Skinflint," saying that he usually ignores negative trending topics about his company's artists, but immediately removes trending topics about his sister that don't even qualify as negative ones.
Xin Sinan was subjected to a barrage of insults, and various marketing accounts happily re-edited and republished the events, spreading photos of Xin Ying and this woman taken by paparazzi all over the internet.
Many people are criticizing Xin Sinan for rushing to deny the rumors about his sister.
His sister seemed completely oblivious to the rumor, remaining silent all afternoon. Last time, Xin Ying was so proactive in denying a rumor, immediately announcing her marriage. Why hasn't she said anything this time? It seems this woman is indeed her wife, but the rest of the Xin family simply doesn't like it and refuses to acknowledge it.
This netizen's conjecture was supported by most netizens, and for a time it seemed that the fact that Xin Ying's wife was this woman was a done deal.
Lin Leyao's expression remained unchanged. She refreshed the page again and found that Xin Sinan's name had disappeared from the trending topics list. She guessed that Xin Sinan had removed the trending topics again.
Lin Leyao stopped looking at those Weibo posts. She opened Xin Ying's Weibo homepage, which had only posted one Weibo post so far, the one where she officially announced her marriage.
This rumor about her has been circulating for six hours now, and she hasn't responded yet.
It's no wonder netizens are making wild guesses.
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Chapter 66
Lin Leyao browsed the latest comments under Xin Ying's Weibo post. Many netizens told her not to hide behind her brother and to respond directly to the photo issue.
Xin Ying went to Hong Kong yesterday, and it's unclear whether she's still there. So much time has passed and Xin Ying still hasn't come out to clarify.
Lin Leyao opened the WeChat chat window. The message she sent to Xin Ying that morning was sitting there all alone, without a response.
After staring at it for more than ten seconds, Lin Leyao exited WeChat.
Xiaomi had already seen Xin Ying's rumor when it first surfaced at noon, but she hadn't told Lin Leyao about it.
Recently, due to various rumors circulating online about her and Liu Fang, Lin Leyao was already in a bad mood, and Xiao Mi was worried that she wouldn't be able to handle seeing this news.
She thought at the time that she could wait an hour or two until Xin Ying denied the rumors before telling Lin Leyao.
However, several hours passed in the afternoon, and Xin Ying still did not respond, as if she had tacitly agreed.
Xiaomi could keep it a secret for an afternoon, but not forever; Lin Leyao eventually saw Xin Ying's scandal.
Xiaomi carefully observed Lin Leyao's expression and saw that she quickly turned off her phone, closed her eyes expressionlessly, and let the stylist remove her hair.
Lin Leyao's face was ashen as she closed her eyes in thought.
She thought of the phone call Xin Wenwen had made to her that afternoon.
At that time, Xin Wenwen asked all sorts of questions without understanding why. Looking back now, she probably asked these questions because she knew about Xin Ying's affair with another woman.
Lin Leyao kept her eyes closed and didn't say a word. Gradually, the stylist also stopped talking, and the entire dressing room became silent, with a very oppressive atmosphere.
Half an hour later, the stylist whispered, "Ms. Lin, the hair is done."
Lin Leyao, who had been keeping her eyes closed, slowly opened them. Her eyes were moist, and under the bright indoor light, they looked as if they were brimming with tears.
Xiaomi's eyes narrowed, and after looking again, she found that the tears in Lin Leyao's eyes had disappeared, as if everything she had just seen was an illusion.
Lin Leyao put on her mask and hat, stood up and said, "Let's go."
Xiaomi nodded blankly: "Okay!"
Just as the two were about to leave, there was a knock on the closed dressing room door.
"Is Teacher Lin here?"
Xiaomi went to open the door, and a young woman in her early twenties was standing in front of the dressing room, wearing the clothes of an extra in the film crew.
When the girl saw Xiaomi appear, she asked nervously, "Is Teacher Lin here?"
Before Xiaomi could speak, Lin Leyao walked to the door and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lin Leyao was wearing a mask and hat, covering herself up completely, but when the girl saw her appear so well-covered, her face turned bright red instantly.
The little girl lowered her head and said shyly, "Teacher Lin, I like you very much. Can I take a picture with you?"
Lin Leyao did not refuse and said, "No problem."
Lin Leyao took off her mask. The little girl originally wanted to take a picture herself with her phone, but her hands were shaking with excitement, so Lin Leyao asked Xiao Mi to take a picture of the two of them with her phone.
The little girl was beaming with excitement after receiving the group photo.
Her face flushed, she looked at Lin Leyao with a firm gaze and a very serious tone, and said, "Leyao, I'm your fan. I've liked you since your debut. I believe in you, all your fans believe in you, and you will definitely get better and better!"
When Lin Leyao heard the shy girl say so many encouraging words to her in one breath, she was stunned for two seconds, but soon a happy smile appeared on her face.
Lin Leyao's eyes crinkled into crescents, and a smile played on her lips as she sincerely said, "Thank you, I will do my best."
The little girl nodded repeatedly, said "Go for it!" a few times, and then left.
When facing difficulties, even a little kindness from others can warm one's heart. Lin Leyao's previous slight emotional state dissipated instantly because of the fan's lovely and sincere words.
She adjusted her mood and, unusually, felt relaxed for the first time in the past few days as she rode in the nanny car back to the hotel.
In the van, Xiaomi reminded her, "Sister Leyao, because of your scandal, there have been a lot of paparazzi and paparazzi waiting downstairs these past few days. Be careful when you get out of the car."
"Um."
Just a few minutes after Xiaomi gave the warning, the driver in front suddenly said, "There's someone following us."
Lin Leyao frowned: "What car?"
"A white Chery."
Xiaomi opened the car window and looked back. The driver of the white Chery behind her saw Xiaomi open the window and immediately accelerated to overtake the nanny van on the left. A person in the passenger seat was holding a camera and wanted to take pictures of Lin Leyao inside the car.
Xiaomi was so frightened that she immediately closed the car window.
The nanny van driver noticed this and immediately accelerated, speeding forward.
Lin Leyao said coldly, "We're still quite far from the hotel. Let's shake off the car on the road if we can."
The driver immediately replied, "Okay!"
Many celebrities have experienced being chased by cars, but it is mostly male celebrities who are chased, while female celebrities are chased very rarely.
The white Chery following behind was probably a paparazzi; Lin Leyao guessed that this paparazzi had been following her for the past few days.
These paparazzi following him were probably trying to take advantage of his scandal to capture more of his secrets, but unfortunately, he was caught by his driver today because he was following too closely.
The paparazzi, realizing they had been spotted, didn't hide but instead tried to get out of their car.
Having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, Lin Leyao felt quite amazed that there are not many paparazzi with such poor manners anymore.
The driver of the van diligently shook off the paparazzi along the way, and finally managed to shake off the white Chery when they were nearing the hotel.
The van drove into the underground parking garage, and Lin Leyao and Xiao Mi quickly got out. The two prepared to take the elevator to their hotel floor.
The underground parking garage was completely dark. Lin Leyao was dressed in all black, wrapped up very tightly, while Xiao Mi followed closely behind, carrying a bag.
Just as we reached the elevator, a dark figure suddenly darted out from the darkness beside us.
Xiaomi screamed in fright when she saw the dark figure.
Lin Leyao's heart skipped a beat, and her mind went blank.
The dark figure lunged straight at Lin Leyao, and a cold hand grabbed her wrist. Lin Leyao felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head, and her whole body stiffened.
Hearing the scream, the driver, who was still in the car, immediately turned on the headlights and ran out of the car to rush towards Lin Leyao's direction.
Through the headlights of the van, Lin Leyao could clearly see a man in the dimly lit underground parking garage with disheveled hair, a sallow complexion, and bulging eyes.
Xiao Mi's terrified screams never stopped. Lin Leyao wanted to run away, but her body wouldn't obey her brain. She stood there stiffly.
Just as the man was about to touch Lin Leyao, Xiao Mi's scream suddenly became shrill.
Bang--
A loud bang rang out beside him.
Lin Leyao felt a warm hand grab her wrist, which had been held by the man earlier. She staggered backward and bumped into a warm embrace.
The familiar scent of dried roses instantly enveloped her.
The person behind her took off their coat and covered Lin Leyao's cold body with it, pressing her head into their arms.
The person behind her gently patted Lin Leyao's back again and again. Smelling that familiar scent, Lin Leyao's tense and trembling body gradually relaxed.
The man who had been kicked by Xin Ying and then hit by Xiaomi's backpack and fallen to the ground took a while to react, and now he was trying to get up again.
The driver arrived, grabbed the stranger's arm, and pinned him to the ground.