"Okay, I'll be careful."
Xin Ying hung up the phone, her expression unchanged. On the way home, she kept glancing at the rearview mirror.
Sure enough, a black Xiali car was following closely behind.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, this group of people still persisted in following along, which Xin Ying couldn't help but admire.
A few minutes later, Xin Ying and Lin Leyao said, "There's been a car following us all night; it's probably paparazzi."
Upon hearing this, Lin Leyao immediately looked at the rearview mirror and asked, "Can we shake them off?"
Xin Ying replied decisively, "Yes, Fourth Brother will help us."
Lin Leyao said, "It's okay as long as I don't go home."
Xin Ying stepped on the brakes, and the car slowed down. Sure enough, the black Xiali behind her also slowed down.
Xin Ying looked away and said, "I don't know when this paparazzi started following us. I guess they photographed us going out to eat together, otherwise they wouldn't be following us so closely now."
Lin Leyao: "Go ahead and take pictures, it's okay."
Xin Ying worried about Lin Leyao: "She'll definitely be trending on social media tomorrow."
Lin Leyao said nonchalantly, "So what? Fourth Brother is known to everyone as the one who spent 15 million to buy my oil painting, and you, Miss Xin, are the one who owns that oil painting and raised the price by 15 million to support my charity event. Since you two are so supportive of me, I definitely have to find a chance to treat you to a meal!"
Hearing her say that, Xin Ying wasn't so worried anymore.
Xin Ying didn't say anything more, keeping her eyes on the road ahead and concentrating on driving.
Lin Leyao nestled in the passenger seat, glancing at Xin Ying from time to time.
For some unknown reason, Lin Leyao's lips slowly curled up into a smile.
She leaned closer to Xin Ying and asked curiously, "Are you so worried about us trending on social media?"
Xin Ying chuckled softly and replied, "If we were fake, I wouldn't care about trending on social media. But we're real, so I'd have a lot of concerns. Don't you think my mentality is strange?"
Lin Leyao rested her chin on her hand and scrutinized Xin Ying for a long time.
Lin Leyao didn't say anything. Just then, there was a traffic light ahead. Xin Ying stepped on the brake and turned to look at the passenger seat.
Just then, Lin Leyao suddenly leaned forward and gave Xin Ying a quick kiss on the lips.
Xin Ying's eyes widened instantly, and the next second you could see her ears turning red as she turned to look at the paparazzi following behind her in the car.
Lin Leyao cupped Xin Ying's cheeks in her hands and turned her head back, preventing her from looking at the paparazzi behind her.
Lin Leyao looked at Xin Ying and said seriously, "Don't worry about them anymore! I don't care if they want to take pictures, but you can't care either, understand?"
This was the first time Lin Leyao had spoken so forcefully to Xin Ying, and it turned out to be because of this matter.
Xin Ying laughed, leaned down and kissed Lin Leyao's lips, replying, "Okay."
She spoke with such confidence, but after Xin Ying smiled and kissed her, Lin Leyao couldn't hold back anymore, and her face turned bright red.
She covered her face and huddled in her seat, not saying a word.
Afterwards, Xin Ying drove the car onto a road with less traffic.
Just as Xin Si Nan stepped on the brakes, Xin Ying drove past him.
At this moment, Xin Ying's car was in front, and Xin Si Nan's car moved to the position where Xin Ying's car had been, firmly separating the paparazzi from Xin Ying's car.
Next, Xin Ying drove towards the Xin residence without restraint. Xin Si Nan deliberately entangled himself with the paparazzi, driving at a very slow speed all the way, successfully helping Xin Ying shake off the paparazzi following her.
The next morning, before Lin Leyao and Xin Ying had even left the Xin residence, they saw that they were trending on social media.
Strangely enough, I made it onto three trending topics in a row this time, and the names of the trending topics were—
#Lin Leyao Xin Si Nan#
#Lin Leyao Xin Si Nan Xin Ying#
#Lin Leyao and Xin Ying#
Lin Leyao was unaware that a few minor incidents had occurred before she became a trending topic.
Last night, Xin Si Nan returned to the Xin residence half an hour later than Xin Ying and the others.
I had only slept for a few hours when I received a call from the company's public relations director in the early hours of the morning.
It's said that paparazzi took photos of him having dinner with Lin Leyao in private, and if he doesn't want these photos to trend on social media, he should pay hush money.
Xin Si Nan's anger, ignited by being woken from his sleep, immediately erupted. It was just an ordinary family dinner; why should he be given any hush money?
Since they didn't pay the hush money, the photos of them having dinner together were naturally leaked the next day.
However, this paparazzi was rather unethical, as the photos they released only showed Lin Leyao and Xin Sinan. There were photos of the two entering the restaurant, as well as photos of them leaving the restaurant together.
The paparazzi's ambiguous wording immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Fortunately, at the previous Fashion Star Charity Gala, Shin Si-nam made that remark to the camera, so netizens didn't assume the two were in a romantic relationship.
Some people were relieved that the two finally went out to eat together in private, while others speculated that Lin Leyao's contract with her company was about to expire, and wondered if she would sign with Chu Nan Entertainment.
Of course, there were also troublemakers who went crazy in the comments section, shouting, "They're such a good match! Get together!"
However, these comments were all suppressed by Lin Leyao's fans, who have been fighting hard recently.
There weren't any overly offensive comments in this trending topic, but Xin Si Nan logged onto Weibo the moment she woke up to refute the rumors.
Xin Si Nan: [Which eye saw that it was just me and Le Yao eating together? There was clearly someone else who you paparazzi deliberately cropped out!]
Xin Sinan posted a photo, which he took of Lin Leyao and Xin Ying last night.
At that time, the old lady in the family kept sending voice messages in the family WeChat group, urging the children who were away to come home for the Chinese New Year as soon as possible.
Because Xin Si Nan hasn't been home lately, the old lady directly called him out in the group chat. The old lady doesn't know how to type on a phone, so she sent a long 60-second voice message in the group chat criticizing him for not coming home on the 29th of the lunar year.
Having no other choice, Xin Sinan took a picture of the young couple sitting opposite him and posted it in the family group chat, saying, "I'm having dinner with my little sister, Le Yao."
After a while, Grandpa Xin sent a voice message with just a few words: "Don't play on your phone while eating."
After that, the old lady stopped talking in the family group chat, and no one bothered Xin Si Nan anymore.
Fortunately, I took a photo of Lin Leyao and Xin Ying last night, otherwise it would have been difficult to clarify things today.
Xin Si Nan originally posted this photo in the comments section, but after thinking about it, he realized that it wouldn't have the impact, so he posted another Weibo post with the caption: "I took the photo. The person opposite is my seventh sister and eighth sister. It's a family dinner, so please don't mention it, paparazzi."
As soon as this Weibo post was published, numerous comments appeared instantly.
Netizens exclaimed: "Holy crap, is this Xin Ying?!"
Netizen 2: "Wow, this is the first time I've seen Xin Ying's face so clearly. The Xin family's good looks must be hereditary, they're all good-looking!"
Netizen 3: "Is Xin Ying wearing no makeup? She looks so cool!!"
Netizen 4: "Lin Leyao is so beautiful even in private!!! I love her!!"
Netizen 5: "So it turns out the three of you had dinner together last night. @Paparazzi, come out and take your punishment!!"
Netizen 6: "Sisters, believe me!! Friends sit facing each other, only couples sit on one side!"
Netizen 7:: "I'm totally shipping them (I won't say who they are)!"
Netizen 8: "..."
Because of Xin Sinan's denial, Lin Leyao and he first became trending topics, then Lin Leyao, Xin Ying, and he became trending topics together, and later Lin Leyao and Xin Ying also became trending topics together, so there were three trending topics related to Lin Leyao.
Previously, Xin Ying trended on social media because of related scandals and gossip. This is the first time she has trended because of a private dinner with two people, especially since one of them is the boss of an entertainment company and the other is a beautiful actress.
Some people speculated: "Is Xin Ying going to enter the entertainment industry?"
This statement was immediately met with fierce criticism from many netizens.
Everyone was criticizing him: "Why would a group president need to enter the entertainment industry?!"
However, with Xin Ying and Lin Leyao trending on social media together, many people have started to speculate about their connection. Many on the forums do not believe that the two simply met because of a Weibo post they made at the Fashion Star Charity Gala.
Lin Leyao's fans were also surprised by her sister's gathering.
Fans also joined in digging into the relationship between Lin Leyao, Xin Sinan, and Xin Ying.
But as they dug deeper, Xin Sinan was the first to be pushed aside, and everyone began to focus on digging into Lin Leyao and Xin Ying.
On Lunar New Year's Eve, a time when everyone is busy eating New Year's Eve dinner and enjoying family reunions, many coded messages appeared in Lin Leyao's super topic.
shdhh: [Help! I think I know something!!]
Baby Yao Yao: [Is it true?]
Xinshangyao: [Have you messaged me privately to confirm if my guess is correct?]
werr: [What riddles are you guys solving?!]
Baby, don't cry: [This is a public platform, please don't say anything inappropriate here!]
Meanwhile, several of Lin Leyao's biggest fans were also discussing this matter in a WeChat group.
Lonely Person: [Have you seen the reactions in the supertopic? It seems like a lot of people already know?]
Traveler: [Is it true? It doesn't seem like it.]
Don't bully my daughter: [Le Yao didn't buy that jade necklace. She was filming on set during that time; how could she have gone abroad!]
Traveler: 【It's also possible they bought it through someone else.】
Don't bully my daughter: [Right, that person might be Xin Ying. Someone found out that Xin Ying went abroad a few days before Christmas, which coincides with the time when this necklace was auctioned.]
Traveler: [...]
Traveler: [This feels too far-fetched.]
Lonely Person: [Go look at the photo Xin Ying posted on Weibo of her and her wife. Although her wife's face isn't shown, didn't you notice that her ears are exactly the same as Le Yao's?]
This big fan disappeared for a few minutes, probably to check the photo Xin Ying posted on Weibo.
After a while, this big fan popped up in the group chat.
Traveler: [I'm starting to ship them. Every single one of Xin Ying's Weibo posts is related to my daughter.]
The Lonely Person: [?]
Don't bully my daughter: [?]
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Author's Note: