It was as if he was annoyed that she was dressed too lightly, or as if he was angry with her, but his grip on her didn't loosen at all, and he held her tightly in front of him to shield her from the wind.
The photo clearly shows Su Mo's profile, confirming it's him. It's solid proof, leaving those fans who wanted to argue speechless.
But the most exciting part was yet to come.
It's clearly a candid shot; the photo quality is worse than before, and the image is blurry.
The two got into the car, and through the windshield, they could vaguely see the figures of people behind them.
From the moment Su Mo turned his head to fasten his seatbelt, to the girl leaning in, the two kissing, and then separating to look at each other, the series of photos unfolded like a slow-motion replay, clearly recreating the scene.
If the previous hugs weren't enough to make him give up, then the kissing photos that followed were a devastating blow; anyone who saw the photos had already lost control.
"I'm dead." A fan murmured, staring blankly at his phone, his face expressionless, completely heartbroken. A loud cry erupted from the surrounding crowd.
"Wow! My crush is really in love!..."
It was as if that had set a precedent; people around couldn't control their emotions, some crying, some cursing, and some silently immersing themselves in grief.
These were all fans who hadn't left yet, and they immediately felt the same way. Some even hugged each other and cried on the spot.
The scene was chaotic. One second they were still immersed in the excitement of seeing their idol, and the next second they were stunned by the sudden news. Under the continuous stimulation, their emotions doubled, and soon the whole place was filled with crying.
The two girls next to Jiang Jianhuan were already hugging each other and crying uncontrollably. While sniffling, they were still scrolling through their phones, reading the news one by one.
The image in the middle was zoomed in again and again, leaving no stone unturned.
"Hey, this woman looks kind of familiar...?" one of them suddenly said, while the other took a closer look.
"Really? I think so too!" The two of them held their phones, looked up at each other, and suddenly seemed to have discovered something. They immediately turned around to look for someone.
The surroundings were empty, and the young lady who had been walking with them was nowhere to be seen.
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Jiang Jianhuan reacted the moment she saw the news. Trembling with fear, she quickly scrolled through the comments and was startled by the continuous cries that erupted from the audience. The two girls she had been chatting with earlier were already immersed in their own world, clutching their phones and frantically looking at the pictures, crying and cursing at the same time.
The passageway was blocked by fans, and no one wanted to leave. So they found their comrades-in-arms and vented their emotions.
Jiang Jianhuan squeezed forward with difficulty, and after walking less than a meter, he heard some familiar voices behind him. The two girls were screaming.
"Aaaaaaah, it's her! It must be her!!!"
"That's the person who was watching the concert with us just now!!!"
!!
Jiang Jianhuan was so frightened that his hair stood on end. There was a noticeable commotion around him, and everyone was incredulous.
"What?! Su Mo's girlfriend was just at a concert?!"
"Coming with us?"
"Oh my god! Everyone, look for her! She might still be in there!!!"
The last sentence was almost a desperate cry. Jiang Jianhuan swallowed, stared at the exit ahead, and rushed forward without caring about anything else.
"Excuse me, could you please move aside..."
The commotion ahead caught many off guard, and many people didn't even realize what was happening. Seeing someone urging them on, they quickly made way without thinking.
Fortunately, Jiang Jianhuan was very close to the exit. She arrived outside without any major incidents and there was still a security checkpoint. The crowd around her had thinned out, but there were still quite a few people leaving.
She quickly picked up her backpack to cover her face and ran forward.
It wasn't until he left the stadium and reached the open street that Jiang Jianhuan stopped, bent over, panting, still shaken.
Her phone kept vibrating, but she didn't have the energy to check it. After calming down and taking a deep breath, she opened her bag, just as her phone vibrated again.
It is Su Mo.
Jiang Jianhuan breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Hello..." She answered the phone while walking forward, trying to get as far away from the stadium as possible. Fans are all born with a knack for spotting people, and she'd probably be recognized if she looked at them a few more times.
"Where are you? Have you been watching the news?" Su Mo's tone was a little tense and urgent, while Jiang Jianhuan tried to answer as usual.
"I checked, I'm fine. Are you home yet?"
"Right away. Why didn't you answer the phone? I called you several times." Su Mo's voice carried a hint of reproach as she quickly made up an excuse.
"I went to karaoke with my colleagues, and we're almost home now."
"Then be careful, I'll wait for you to come back."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Jianhuan hailed a taxi on the roadside. The stadium and the residential area were both near the city center, so it was a short ten-minute walk.
Sitting in the back seat, she had a real chance to check out the news online.
Some of the photos were quite clear, but fortunately she kept her face down the whole time, buried in front of Su Mo. Only in a few photos did she occasionally lift her head, revealing half of her profile.
The image from the car was blurry, further obscured by the glass, and she was mostly facing away from the camera.
If you don't look at her closely, you probably won't recognize her. Even if you think the two look alike, you can't be completely sure.
It was such a coincidence that those two girls happened to talk to her face-to-face for a long time at the concert, and then it happened to be exposed later. They also happened to be loyal fans of Su Mo, so everyone's attention was focused on the same thing, which immediately made me think of a certain possibility.
Jiang Jianhuan looked at the comments below. The online fans' reactions were basically the same as those at the concert just now. She had already experienced it live, so she felt somewhat indifferent when she read these comments.
But when Jiang Jianhuan scrolled to one of the messages, his finger suddenly stopped.
[Didn't you notice? The female lead in the film is her/image]
That photo was clearly taken when she was giving her final thanks at a fashion show, standing on the stage.
This comment was not lost in the crowd, but was quickly discovered and dug out.