The pleasure of shopping with Yu Sangning had been somewhat spoiled by their unfortunate run-in with Bai Xinyan, but Lu Xiaoxiao had a positive outlook. After parting with her sister-in-law, she put the incident out of her mind.
After all, it simply wasn't worth getting angry over someone who had long since lost her chance and could only resort to such pathetic tricks to make her presence felt.
Yet the tree longed for stillness, but the wind would not cease.
Less than two days after they returned from their shopping trip, a post supposedly made by a "passerby," accompanied by several slightly blurry photos taken from calculated angles, suddenly set the internet ablaze.
The post's title was sensational: [Breaking! Proof that award-winning actor Lu Shiyan is secretly dating a woman outside the industry? His sister Lu Xiaoxiao walks arm in arm with her, sweetly calling her "sister-in-law" in public! Photos don't lie!]
The photos showed Lu Xiaoxiao holding Yu Sangning's arm as the two walked out of the mall, chatting and laughing that day.
Although both wore masks, Lu Xiaoxiao was instantly recognizable, and the graceful, gentle-looking Yu Sangning beside her had also been photographed in profile and from behind.
The accompanying account was vivid, playing up details such as their "inseparable closeness," how they were "just like family," and how "sister-in-law rolled off her tongue so naturally."
The exposé was like dynamite with a lit fuse, instantly blowing up across the internet.
Hashtags such as #LuShiyanDating, #LuShiyansNonCelebrityGirlfriend, and #LuXiaoxiaosSisterInLaw shot up the trending charts at astonishing speed, each followed by a glaring "Explosive" label.
[Holy shit?! Is this real?! Has my whole world come crashing down?! Our guy has a girlfriend?! And she's not even a celebrity?!]
[Aaah, no! Shiyan belongs to all of us! How can some non-celebrity