It was no secret that Chu Yu and Zhao Qinyin had known each other for a long time. Anyone who looked into it could find out!
The biggest clue was that Zhao Qinyin had appeared in one of Chu Yu's old Weibo posts. But she'd only shown up once, in a couple of fleeting frames. The post was from three years ago, and Chu Yu regularly cleaned out his old updates. After all this time, hardly anyone seemed to remember it!
Most of Chu Yu's old posts had been about arguing with fellow creators. He'd worked hard to maintain his image, not wanting his new fans to learn that he used to be such a hater!
All things considered, it was pure luck that the history between them hadn't come to light. But it wasn't hard to understand. Whenever something became popular, there was usually someone behind the scenes pushing it!
In the Parallel World, how many people knew that Jin Yong and Xu Zhimo were cousins? No one cared that Jin Yong was related to Qiong Yao, either. And the fact that Qian Lao, a pioneer of China's nuclear weapons program, was his cousin-in-law had barely spread at all.
The fact that Chu Yu and Zhao Qinyin had gone to the same high school wasn't useful to anyone, so nobody promoted the news. Naturally, it never spread!
Even if the girl posted that photo online, it wouldn't get much traction!
Most people would just assume it was photoshopped!
But pulling it out in a setting like this—
That was different!
The interview's livestream had drawn more than ninety million viewers. Even if Chu Yu denied it, some people would go looking into the claim.
He might as well admit it openly!
After all, things were different now from three