When Xin Ying saw the woman next to her in the photo, her gaze darkened.
Xin Ying logged out of Weibo and made a phone call.
Xin Si Nan answered the phone on the other end.
"Hey, sis."
"You just stood by and watched my name stay on the trending topics list for so long? Did your company manipulate the trending topics list again?"
"Is this trending topic a big deal? You're thirty years old, are you saying you can't go to a bar?"
Xin Ying frowned: "That woman next to me was just trying to pick me up. I don't know her at all. There's all sorts of nonsense going around online right now, can't you see it?"
Xin Sinan laughed and said, "How would I know if you really flirted with someone at the bar? I don't even know who that woman is. What if I help you deny it and that makes that woman angry and expose you?"
Hearing Xin Sinan's words, Lin Leyao's brows furrowed even more: "I'm already married and I won't be looking for someone else outside. Don't speak recklessly at home in the future."
"Okay, okay, I promise I won't let your wife hear it."
Xin Ying reminded again: "Don't buy my trending topics anymore. How long has this been up? Can netizens' interest last this long?"
Xin Sinan exclaimed, "You've been getting a lot of attention lately, so I just wanted to help you with your marketing! Haven't you noticed that the group's stock has gone up since you became more popular online?"
Xin Ying said, "You people in the entertainment industry need exposure, but I don't."
Xin Si Nan had no choice but to agree: "Okay, I understand."
Xin Ying hung up the phone. When she logged back onto Weibo, both Xin Si Nan's personal Weibo account and Chu Nan Entertainment's official Weibo account issued statements.
The statement said that Xin Ying did not know the other woman in the photo; she just happened to be sitting next to Xin Ying at the time. They hoped that people would not pay too much attention to the lives of ordinary people and not disturb others.
After seeing the statement, Xin Ying quit Weibo.
Xin Ying checked the time; it was already 10 p.m.
Xin Ying looked at her WeChat chat page with Lin Leyao.
Although she had spoken with Lin Leyao when she visited the set, neither of them had exchanged a single message by this time today.
By this time, Lin Leyao should have already finished filming.
Xin Ying stared at the deserted chat box, pursing her lips.
She clicked on the keyboard, editing the message.
After finishing editing, Xin Ying hovered her fingertip over the send button for a long time before deleting the words one by one.
"Then why don't you message me first? If I don't message you, are you just going to wait by yourself?"
Suddenly, Lin Leyao's words echoed in my mind.
Xin Ying, who was initially hesitant, sent a video call.
For several tens of seconds, the other party did not answer the phone.
Xin Ying's hand was still hovering over the screen. She lowered her eyelids and stared intently at the chat page.
She didn't know why the other end hadn't answered.
Is it because you saw it trending on social media that you're angry?
It was eleven o'clock quickly, and Lin Leyao still hadn't called back.
Xin Ying dialed another number, and Kong Anqing answered.
At midnight that night.
A verified Weibo account has appeared on Weibo.
That night, both Xin's Group and Xin Ying's Weibo accounts issued statements simultaneously.
"I am Xin Ying/Xin Ying, the president of this company, and I am currently on my honeymoon. My wife is beautiful and lovely, and it is my good fortune to have her by my side. Marriage is not easy, and staying together is not easy either. I hope that everyone will refrain from making excessive speculations or fabricating false information. Thank you all!"
Half an hour after the Weibo post was published, netizens finally realized it.
Xin Ying directly contradicted her earlier statement to Xin Si Nan not to promote her on trending topics.
Upon receiving the news, Xin Si Nan immediately arranged for his younger sister to be subjected to a massive online search.
This trending topic, marked with the word "hot," remained on the list until the next day.
Author's Note:
Happy March!
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 00:00:00 and 23:59:59 on February 28, 2022!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the grenade: 55157345 (1 grenade);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 41
After posting the Weibo message, Xin Ying did not immediately log out of Weibo.
The comments section was flooded with messages, including some expressing doubt. Surprisingly, Xin Ying patiently replied to each one.
Netizen 1: [Going to bars after getting married?]
Xin Ying replied: [Bars are legal business establishments.]
Netizen 2: [He's married but still flirting with other women. Being his wife must be so miserable.]
Xin Ying replied: [There's no ambiguity. I will contact the bar during the day to release the surveillance footage.]
Netizen 3: [Don't you wear a ring after getting married?]
Xin Ying replied: "We haven't had a wedding yet. We got our marriage certificate without a proposal, and the lack of a ring was my oversight."
Xin Ying's reply immediately attracted a large number of responses from netizens.
Netizen ZZ: [Help! Same-sex relationships don't result in pregnancy, so why did they get married without a proposal?!]
Netizen KK: [I think wedding rings and the wedding ceremony are still very important. Even if you have a ceremony after the wedding, it's a completely different feeling compared to before the wedding.]
Netizen CC: [Actually, I don't think wearing a wedding ring is important, because some people just don't like wearing jewelry. But the main thing is that without a wedding ceremony, without a ring, your partner can easily feel insecure.]
Although there were occasional dissenting voices, they were few and far between, and most netizens offered their blessings to Xin Ying's official announcement.
However, Xin Ying didn't pay attention to any of that at the moment; her thoughts were focused on the online discussions she had just seen.
Before getting married, knowing that Lin Leyao was not happy after returning to the Ji family, she secretly made up her mind that after Lin Leyao married into the Xin family, she would make Lin Leyao happier in the Xin family than in the Ji family.
But upon closer reflection, she realized she hadn't managed to do that during that time.
Perhaps because the two were originally in an arranged marriage, it was difficult for Lin Leyao to let her guard down when they went from being strangers to having such an intimate relationship.
In addition, the two of them didn't spend enough time together, and Xin Ying didn't give her enough security. After many things happened, Lin Leyao didn't think of asking for help at first, but chose to silently bear it and deal with it on her own.
If Xiaomi hadn't told her about Lin Leyao being bullied by investors before going to Australia, she would never have discovered it, judging solely from Lin Leyao's attitude towards her during their time in Australia.
besides--
She also noticed that Lin Leyao had been acting strangely since returning from Australia, as if she was avoiding her. If she hadn't suddenly visited the set, given that Lin Leyao would be away for months at a time filming a single project, she probably would never have discovered this.
Xin Ying opened WeChat again, but there was still no reply in the chat box with Lin Leyao.
Xin Ying recalled some of the things Xu Hong did when he was dating Bai Xin.
For some reason, she opened her WeChat Moments, tapped her fingertips on the screen, and quickly typed out a string of text.
The text displayed on the screen was exactly the same as the official announcement Xin Ying posted on Weibo. Xin Ying stared at the text line by line, then added a pink heart at the end and clicked send.
The next morning.
Perhaps due to illness and exhaustion, Lin Leyao slept soundly through the night.
Lin Leyao didn't need an alarm clock to wake up today; she woke up on her own when it was just getting light.
Lin Leyao picked up her phone from the bedside table, opened WeChat, and discovered that Xin Ying had called her last night, but she had been asleep and hadn't answered.
It was still early; Xin Ying probably hadn't gotten up yet. Lin Leyao sent a "good morning" emoji but didn't call back.
She opened her WeChat Moments, and the first thing she saw was the post Xin Ying had made last night.
When Lin Leyao saw what Xin Ying had posted, her sleepy, blurry eyes instantly snapped awake.
After looking at it several times, she finally confirmed that Xin Ying's post was an official announcement of her marriage on WeChat Moments.
Lin Leyao was a little confused as to why Xin Ying had suddenly made an official announcement. Was it because of last night's trending topics?
Lin Leyao was somewhat surprised when she saw the photos trending on social media last night. However, she didn't misunderstand that Xin Ying had cheated on her.
As an artist herself, she understands the language of the camera best.
She noticed that although the woman in the photo was leaning slightly towards Xin Ying with a smile on her face, suggesting a good relationship with Xin Ying, the distance between their lower bodies while sitting on the sofa indicated that they were not close.
She was very tired last night, and after seeing that trending topic, she fell asleep without thinking too much about it.
I never imagined so many things would happen while I was asleep.
It's impossible to figure out why Xin Ying posted this message on her WeChat Moments by just thinking about it on your own.
Lin Leyao opened the chat box with Xin Ying, wanting to send something, but her fingertip hovered over the screen for a long time, and Lin Leyao still couldn't think of what to say.
Lin Leyao hesitated for a long time, until her fingertips were frozen in mid-air, when her phone suddenly rang.
It was Xin Ying calling. Lin Leyao immediately answered.
Xin Ying's voice came through the microphone: "Are you up yet?"
Lin Leyao replied, "Not yet, I'll get up in a bit."
Xin Ying said, "Okay. Wear more clothes, don't get a fever again."
"Mmm," Lin Leyao responded, explaining, "I was asleep last night and didn't answer your call."
"It's nothing." After a pause, Xin Ying asked, "Did you see my post on WeChat Moments?"
Seemingly surprised by Xin Ying's sudden question, Lin Leyao unconsciously swiped her finger across the phone, producing a hissing sound.
She hummed in agreement and replied, "I saw it."