Of course, there were also a large number of clear-headed netizens with sound values who said: "Although same-sex marriage law has been passed, it doesn't mean that getting along well with someone of the same sex means the two are in a relationship. If this continues, will there still be any pure friendship? So what if Lin Leyao met with two people on the same day? These days, you can't just assume someone is a celebrity based on some random anonymous account? Those who really believe this should focus on why Lin Leyao can associate so closely with two such wealthy young women. She's so successful that she not only makes money but is also surrounded by elite women, while you people who are always sarcastic and critical of female celebrities are still maxing out your credit cards to pay rent!"
After receiving Xin Sinan's call, Xin Ying paid close attention to online developments. She knew about the video the moment it was released by the paparazzi.
Xin Ying immediately recognized that the video had been edited. Although Lin Leyao was wearing the same clothes next to her and Liu Fang in the video, causing everyone to misunderstand that Lin Leyao met with her and Liu Fang on the same day, the day Lin Leyao was wearing the same clothes with her in the video was when they were having dinner with Xin Wenwen and Iris. The time when Lin Leyao wore this outfit to meet Liu Fang was a long time ago.
It was a few months ago when Lin Leyao returned to S City to shoot an advertisement and bumped into Liu Fang in the suburbs. Xin Ying remembered that Lin Leyao and Liu Fang had even made it to the trending searches together at that time.
That was the first time Lin Leyao's fans got to know Liu Fang, and many of them even started shipping the two as a couple.
Recalling everything that had happened, even though only a few months had passed, Xin Ying felt as if many years had gone by, and she couldn't help but sigh.
The first time, Xie Kai's mother tried to spread rumors about Lin Leyao using the pretext of school violence.
The second time, she used the tactic of playing both sides to spread rumors.
One attack targeted illegal activities, while the other attacked morally. They seemed sophisticated, but these fabrications were utterly ineffective against Lin Leyao.
But what if Xie Kai's mother wasn't dealing with Lin Leyao today?
If she were to confront a celebrity today who has no background and no ability to compete with her, then she would already have the entire online public opinion under her control and guidance. That celebrity might already be heavily burdened with accusations of school bullying and having multiple relationships.
Not only will their reputation be damaged, but their career may also be ruined. If this person cannot bear it and chooses suicide, the consequences are truly unimaginable.
Xin Ying browsed through the comments under the videos released by the paparazzi and found that netizens were much calmer this time.
Before she knew it, half an hour had passed. Xin Ying then clicked to forward the video posted by the paparazzi and added a few words.
"Le Yao is not juggling multiple relationships."
Xin Si Nan, who had already contacted Xin Ying, was anxiously preparing to make another call after seeing that Xin Ying had not responded for a long time.
Before we could even contact Xin Ying, her staff told us that she had retweeted the paparazzi's Weibo post.
The staff all knew that Xin Ying was Xin Si Nan's younger sister, but they didn't know about the relationship between Xin Ying and Lin Le Yao. The staff reported this as soon as Xin Ying forwarded the message.
Under the puzzled, curious, and inquisitive gazes of the staff, Xin Sinan smiled knowingly and quickly logged into his Weibo account to retweet Xin Ying's latest post.
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Xin Si Nan directly followed up with a period, as if affirming Xin Ying's words.
At this point, the stunned netizens gradually came to their senses.
Netizen 1: "?"
Netizen 2: "?"
Netizen 3: "?"
"..."
The first three comments under Xin Ying's Weibo post are all lonely question marks.
This question mark perfectly expresses the mentality of netizens who are just watching the drama unfold—this is a rumor about Lin Leyao, why are you denying it?
"You two are that close?"
"Yay! I hit it! I hit it!"
"From what standpoint are you refuting this claim?"
"Can anyone understand what our CEO Xin means by this? Is she clarifying that Lin Leyao and Liu Fang have no relationship, or is she saying that Leyao has no relationship with her, or that Lin Leyao has no relationship with either of them?"
"What's this? Did Xin Ying make an official announcement?"
"Holy crap, this is amazing?"
Xin Ying's Weibo post was sudden, and many netizens commented hastily, resulting in most of the comments expressing surprise.
When it came to Xin Si Nan's repost, everyone became more talkative, constantly asking him why he reposted it.
Xin Si Nan picked a comment to reply to.
Netizen: "Why did you also share this?"
Xin Sinan: "Because Lin Leyao is really good and my sister has good taste."
Good taste? Does this mean Xin Ying has good taste in Lin Leyao? Or does it mean Xin Ying has a good eye for people, and therefore Lin Leyao isn't like that?
Xin Si Nan's reply not only failed to answer netizens' questions, but also made the relationship between Xin Ying and Lin Le Yao even more ambiguous.
A dozen minutes later, Lin Leyao, who was still at the company dealing with the contract, finally found out about the incident and immediately logged into Weibo.
Lin Leyao did not make any comments; she simply forwarded the Weibo post from Xin Ying that clarified things for her.
While waiting for Lin Leyao's response, some media outlets, not wanting to miss any opportunity to generate buzz, specifically contacted Liu Fang's company to inquire about the matter.
During this period, Liu Fang and Lin Leyao had no contact. The two had completely cut off all contact. Since the other party did not want to continue to associate with her, she did not need to make a fool of herself. Liu Fang also calmed down and focused on her company affairs.
When the rumor first broke, Liu Fang didn't intend to respond, but there were just too many persistent people. In the end, Liu Fang only said jokingly, "It seems that Le Yao is still not rich enough. If she buys more clothes in the future, and her clothes are different each time, she can stop these rumors from arising."
This response brought a sigh of relief to netizens. Xin Ying proactively came forward to refute the rumors, and Liu Fang also stated that it was just a rumor, indicating that it was another fabrication.
However, while Liu Fang's response relieved many people, it also aroused dissatisfaction among many others.
Many people felt that Liu Fang's response was not a joke at all, but rather sarcastic.
If it's true that a close friend is being slandered, and such slander can even ruin a friend's career, then if Liu Fang, as her friend, still has the mind to joke about it, it means that she doesn't care about this friend at all.
Moreover, the way she said that at this juncture was really offensive. If she wanted to clarify, she could have just said it was a rumor; there was no need to add those preceding sentences.
This unnecessary action makes one wonder if this woman was rejected by Lin Leyao, and thus turned her love into hatred, causing her to go insane.
Some of Lin Leyao's fans, who had previously been fond of Liu Fang and often clashed with Lin Leyao's die-hard fans, finally realized something was wrong today.
Especially compared to Xin Ying's decisive and straightforward response, Liu Fang's answer seemed even more unprofessional.
Why is it that both of them are CEOs of large companies, yet Xin Ying is so decisive and protective of Lin Leyao, while you, who used to be a frequent presence around Lin Leyao, are so emotionally unintelligent, acting so sarcastic and as if Lin Leyao had stabbed you?
Because of Lin Leyao's incident, and the several people associated with her, they have become the focus of discussion on the internet today.
Some people began to suspect: "If it's fake news once or twice, could this be a publicity stunt by Lin Leyao? She's more popular than many top actresses right now!"
"No way, if they really wanted to hype her up when she first debuted, they could have done it easily. Why wait until today?"
"Isn't there a rumor that Lin Leyao's contract with the company is about to expire? Has she signed a new agent? This way of creating hype seems like something Zhai Mingyi would do."
"Didn't you notice that Lin Leyao didn't deny that the alternate account? Could it really be hers?"
"Didn't she already deny it? She even retweeted Xin Ying's Weibo post!"
"She was just clarifying her own rumors, but she didn't say that the alternate account wasn't hers!"
"Wow, you're one of those people online who loves to nitpick over celebrities' words, aren't you? You can find a way to refute and distort anything a celebrity does or says!"
"Everyone, stop arguing! It's trending on Weibo!"
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The hashtag #LinLeyaoWeiboSecondaryAccount# suddenly jumped to third place on the trending topics list. The most popular Weibo post was the video that various marketing accounts had previously released, spreading rumors about Lin Leyao's scandals.
Because the paparazzi linked this video to a Weibo account that was suspected to be Lin Leyao's alternate account, the trending topics now are still the previous Weibo content.
These were all posted a few hours ago, discussed online, and debunked. Now they're trending again with a different name, leaving everyone puzzled.
Half an hour later, the trending Weibo post was finally replaced by an unknown marketing account.
This marketing account screenshotted netizens' questions about this Weibo side account from various platforms and posted: "Netizens are asking why Lin Leyao hasn't denied the rumors about the Weibo side account. Just now, someone on a certain platform posted a photo of Lin Leyao with someone else. The person in the photo seems to be the mature and wise financial elite described in Lin Leyao's side account, who is also the third person rumored to be dating her at the same time. Has anyone recognized who this is?"
Lin Leyao's fans, spurred by the recent barrage of negative trending topics, became incredibly angry upon seeing the content posted by this marketing account. They questioned, "Didn't you already deny your relationships with Xin Ying and Liu Fang? How can you say you're dating three people at the same time?! Aren't you afraid of being sued?!"
This marketing account clearly had its own agenda. It liked comments that questioned Lin Leyao, expressed disbelief in her, and doubted her, pushing these comments to the top while suppressing comments from fans and netizens who sided with Lin Leyao.
Online trends are easily swayed by marketing accounts. After seeing this trending topic, the comments under this marketing account, and the fact that many netizens believe it is Lin Leyao's alternate account, many people's original resolve began to waver slightly. Many people thought that Xin Yingliu Fang was fake, but this person might be real.
Of course, some observant netizens noticed something was wrong. They cautiously inquired, "Has Lin Leyao offended someone recently? This negative trending topic keeps popping up one after another. This alternate account is obviously buying trending topics."
"Damn it, the person who messed with Lin Leyao is really ruthless."
However, many people on the internet love gossip, and as soon as the marketing account released the photos, they started digging into Lin Leyao's rumored boyfriend.
Someone quickly found out this person's information.
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Author's Note:
Le Yao's identity will be revealed tomorrow.
Yesterday, I had an ECG at the hospital for a checkup, which showed sinus tachycardia. I went for another checkup today, and it still showed tachycardia. Everyone, please don't stay up late for your health! Drink less coffee and tea, and eat less chocolate, otherwise your heart really can't handle it. Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 2022-05-11 22:09:22 and 2022-05-14 19:20:20!
Thank you to the little angels who threw landmines: 58123721, 55157345 (1 each);
Thank you to the little angels who watered the nutrient solution: 24021944 (5 bottles); 3148375 (2 bottles);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 104
Jiao Yinxiang, female, 37 years old, Finance Director of Huanling Group.
Netizens posted all the information they had uncovered online, and soon the entire internet knew who this person was.
There is very little information about Jiao Yinxiang on the internet. However, some people have dug up a photo of Jiao Yinxiang speaking on stage as a representative at the Huanling Group's annual meeting.
Even without photo editing, Jiao Yinxiang's charm was not diminished in the slightest. Although she is nearly forty, there is no trace of age on her face. She wore a purple-gray business suit, with a casual blazer paired with a well-tailored skirt, which accentuated her beautiful figure.
She wore a high ponytail, and although she always had a faint smile on her lips, her sharp eyes and capable demeanor were enough to make people realize that her work ability was extraordinary.
An anonymous netizen has released several photos, showing Lin Leyao and Jiao Yinxiang.
In the photo, the two appear to have just come out of a residential area. They walk side by side, say something, and then wave goodbye before driving away separately.
Someone discovered the location of the residential complex where the two were photographed. The place is a well-known old-style luxury villa area in S City, where most of the residents are older generation wealthy businessmen. The fact that Lin Leyao and Jiao Yinxiang came out of this kind of complex together is somewhat intriguing.
There are three people who are rumored to be dating Lin Leyao today: the president of Huanning Group, the president of Ruien Group, and the finance director of Huanling Group.
Some people compiled information about these three rumored lovers into a document, which was then widely circulated online by netizens.
Everyone was amazed at how Lin Leyao had gotten to know the presidents and directors of three large corporations.
However, some people feel that this looks a lot like someone trying to marry a rich man.
Once someone brings up this idea, it quickly spreads from one person to another, and from one person to another.