Looking up at the direction where Yan Shenyu disappeared, Xiao Zhenliang's face gradually darkened.
It wasn't like this before; Yan Shenyu used to listen to him a lot.
Xiao Zhenliang closed his eyes, and the image of the strange man appeared in his mind. At this moment, he finally understood why Yan Shenyu had changed after the wedding; it turned out she had someone else.
An engine roared to life, and Xiao Zhenliang opened his eyes to find a stretched Rolls-Royce parked beside him. A custom-made model, its price exceeding eight figures.
When the Xiao family was doing well financially, he once wanted to buy such a car, but his father, who had built the family business from scratch, refused him without hesitation.
From that moment on, Xiao Zhenliang made up his mind that he would definitely buy a Rolls-Royce with his own abilities in the future.
Unfortunately, the company later fell into crisis, and he sold most of his sports cars, leaving only a Mercedes to maintain appearances. He never even dared to dream of owning a multi-million dollar car.
Unexpectedly, he encountered a customized model. Standing by the roadside, Xiao Zhenliang couldn't help but glance at it out of the corner of his eye. He looked very discreetly; an ordinary person would probably not notice it unless they were paying attention.
However, the next moment, the driver in front suddenly got out of the car, the automatic door behind him opened, and the driver's respectful voice sounded: "President."
Xiao Zhenliang was startled and suddenly turned around to look.
At the entrance of the residential compound, a tall man was walking towards him, exuding a powerful aura and an imposing presence.
Upon seeing the other person's features, Xiao Zhengliang's pupils constricted sharply. It was the man who had been sitting in Yan Shenyu's driver's seat earlier.
He was about to question them about their relationship, but the moment he met the man's gaze, he found himself unable to utter a single word.
He watched helplessly as the man walked past him and got into the extended Rolls-Royce.
The automatic car door closed slowly, and the man's gaze swept indifferently over his body without lingering for even a second.
...
At 8 p.m. that evening, Yan Shenyu went live on Weibo.
He ordered a bowl of spicy shrimp, and while eating the shrimp, he chatted with everyone about gossip, as casually as a food vlogger.
"We'll be broadcasting until 9 p.m. You can ask us any questions then, but we won't be able to answer them after that."
Eager netizens flooded into the live stream, and burst into laughter the moment they saw the title.
"When Runaway Bride Literature Meets Reality: Let's Talk About My Ex-Fiancé and Xie Shiba's Affair"
[Help! This headline is way too overpowering!]
[The story of runaway brides in literature has become a reality—it's so vivid!]
【Ahhh, bring your little stools in!】
[Selling peanuts, sunflower seeds, orange tabby cats, and Ragdoll cats in the front row!]
[Damn, the spicy shrimp smells so good, it makes me hungry too.]
[Here it comes! We're asking the blogger to provide a detailed account of the entire incident!]
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Yan Shenyu took a sip of iced cola before speaking leisurely.
"The story isn't actually that complicated. Simply put, Xie Xiaoling and Xiao Zhenliang were dating, then they broke up, and Xiao Zhenliang came after me. We started dating and were planning to get married. When Xie Xiaoling found out, she came to the wedding and pretended to have cancer. Xiao Zhenliang probably felt guilty and ran away from the wedding on the spot. As for what happened after that, you probably already know."
Good heavens, this is utterly absurd, it's ridiculously absurd.
Terminal illness, elopement, ex-partner, marriage... the essential elements are all there.
[Damn it, that guy is such a jerk! Hugs to Xiaoyan!]
Wait, but I heard that you cheated on him before the wedding, and that's why Xiao Zhenliang was so devastated that he ran away from the wedding?
[+1, if not, how do you explain the video from the groom's room?]
Yan Shenyu: "Ah, that was me in that role."
Netizen: ? ?
Was it an act?
Yan Shenyu nodded: "That manager originally planned to drug me and then play a video of me messing around at the wedding. But Wu Yun accidentally drank it, and I pretended to be drugged to trick him, but I still couldn't find any evidence against him. The clues went cold on the two people who carried it out."
[...]
I'm utterly speechless. So Xie Shiba never had good intentions from the start, trying to gain sympathy by playing the victim. Unbelievable.
[They even drugged her again later, but Xiao Yan managed to catch them in time.]
No wonder the police report mentioned someone tipping them off; Xie Xiaoling had done similar things before.
What's the story with that Mr. Li?
“That’s easy to deduce,” Yan Shenyu said quietly after eating a shrimp. “There were only four people present last night: me, Xie Xiaoling, Xiao Zhenliang, and that Li guy. Xie Xiaoling drugged me; it couldn’t be that he wanted to rape me in front of Xiao Zhenliang, could it?”
Netizen: "..."
Holy crap, the image is too beautiful to imagine.
Yan Shenyu: "Given his fondness for Xiao Zhenliang, it's unlikely that he wanted Xiao Zhenliang to force himself on me while he watched from the sidelines, right? Unless he has an NTR fetish. So the key point lies with the person involved in the case, Li."
"Who is Li? He has never appeared in the previous love triangle, so why did Xie Xiaoling put him in this scene that can be described as revenge?"
Holy crap, this is terrifying to think about!
If that's really the case, it's terrifying!
[My god, thank goodness the blogger is awesome. If I encountered someone like that, I'd be half dead.]
[Looking at it this way, Xie Xiaoling is really disgusting. She did something bad herself, and then tried to shift the blame onto others.]
If Xie Xiaoling and Xiao Zhenliang had chosen to stop after running away from their wedding, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.
[Human greed knows no bounds; he wanted everything, but where in the world is there such a good thing? Now he's in jail.]
However, there are also dissenting voices.
I don't think the above speculation is quite accurate.
[I noticed it too; their stance is too biased, and they've been trying to whitewash themselves the whole time.]
[The police didn't name names, so even if it's Xie or Xiao, it doesn't necessarily mean Xie Xiaoling and Xiao Zhenliang, right? Besides, the report is only his side of the story, and there's no evidence of premarital infidelity acting out; it's most likely just a lie.]
This is clearly sophistry, and netizens have refuted it one after another.
This is outrageous! The evidence is right in your face, and you're pretending not to see it?
[He's pretending to be blindfolded; he's not a normal person anymore.]
[Exactly, you didn't see them take their pants off. If you really want to question infidelity, please have substantial evidence before making such a accusation.]
Hei Zi was displeased and retorted, "Since you say that not being photographed taking off their pants means it doesn't count as cheating, did Yan Shenyu photograph Xie Xiaoling and Xiao Zhenliang taking off their pants? How can you be sure they cheated on you before your marriage?"
Are you out of your mind? They're still cleaning up after the person's already inside?
[Xiao Yan, ignore him. These people are idiots, always babbling and trying to make themselves known.]
"You want the video of their affair?" Yan Shenyu raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Unfortunately, I actually filmed it."
This laugh completely stunned netizens.
——
[Holy crap?! It actually exists?!]
I don't believe it! Unless you show it to me!
Yan Shenyu wasn't fooled and shook his head, saying, "That won't do. If you let me go, my live stream will be gone."
Some netizens believe he lied and questioned, "If you have the video, why didn't you release it before?"
Yan Shenyu: "I originally wanted to release it, but unfortunately my video didn't work before Xie Xiaoling went in on her own."
Netizen: "..."
That's too toxic.
But thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem wrong, does it? The other side hadn't even revealed their hand yet, and Xie Xiaoling had already landed herself in jail. I really don't know whether to call her smart or stupid.
Xie Xiaoling's fans could no longer hold back and fell silent. Some stubbornly refused to believe it, saying they were waiting for their idol to come out and clarify.
Netizens gloated, expressing their opinions one after another:
【Then you just wait, wait for your master to get out of prison and clear up the truth for you.】
[Hilarious! Too bad you can't bring cell phones into prison, so you guys probably won't get to see it.]
[No way, you can't bring a cell phone to prison, but writing isn't prohibited. Isn't Xie Xiaoling a relationship blogger? He's even published a book. Maybe when he gets out, he can write a book about love and hate in prison for his fans.]
[Damn, the comment above is so witty, but I like it.]
The following questions were all trivial, and Yan Shenyu answered them while eating spicy shrimp, occasionally telling a joke, creating a very relaxed atmosphere.
Then, his phone rang. Yan Shenyu glanced at it and hung up. Netizens noticed something was wrong and started asking who was on the other end.
Yan Shenyu remained expressionless: "Xiao Zhenliang."
For a moment, the entire live chat was filled with people cursing the scumbag.
After a while, the phone rang again. Yan Shenyu wanted to hang up, but netizens unanimously flooded the screen with messages urging him to answer the phone.
[Don't hang up! Let's see what other tricks this scumbag has up his sleeve!]
Yan Shenyu: "..."
Well, he didn't expect Xiao Zhenliang to still have the nerve to come back to him. He wondered what surprising thing Xiao Zhenliang would do next.
Yan Shenyu answered the phone, turned on speakerphone, and said, "Xiao Zhenliang?"
"Shh?!" The voice on the other end was immediately filled with surprise. "You're willing to answer my call!"
Yan Shenyu let out an "Ah," and said lazily, "Didn't you go in yesterday? How come you came out so quickly?"
“I…” Xiao Zhenliang paused, somewhat embarrassed, “I was completely unaware that Xie Xiaoling had drugged you, and I wasn’t involved. The police let me go after questioning me. Believe me, I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
“Oh, so you really weren’t involved,” Yan Shenyu said indifferently. “You just stood by and watched Xie Xiaoling let a strange man violate me.”
“Shh, I thought you understood my predicament.” After a moment of silence, Xiao Zhenliang spoke slowly. His voice was low and hoarse with pain.
“I was only with Xie Xiaoling out of necessity. You know he lied to me, saying he had a terminal illness and only three months to live, which is why I postponed our wedding. As for his schemes to frame you, I knew nothing about them. If I had known, the police wouldn't have let me out, would they? Really, believe me, the person I love is still you.”
Yan Shenyu: "..."
Does this person think he's brain-dead? How could they say something like that?
Yan Shenyu was about to curse when the live stream comment section was already filled with people vomiting.