Wang Xiaoliang left the chat and opened the video.
The footage was crystal clear, the 4K kind. A street shoot.
The camera panned up from her feet: high heels, black wide-leg trousers, a short, fitted coat. Her proportions were impeccable. The camera continued upward, to her face.
Zeng Haiyan.
Her makeup was exquisite, her hair pinned up to reveal a stretch of neck. There was a different ease about her, relaxed and smiling.
The background music matched the beat of the slow-motion footage.
The camera pulled back, and another person appeared in the frame. A man. They walked side by side, holding hands. The camera shifted slightly, revealing most of the man's profile.
Wang Xiaoliang had recognized him the moment he appeared.
Huang Xueli.
Actually, given that Xiao Mo had sent it, he could already have guessed when he saw Zeng Haiyan.
The video title read, "A chance encounter with a stunning beauty on the streets of Chengdu."
The account was called "Street beauties," with several hundred thousand followers. The video had 190,000 likes, over forty thousand shares, and more than ten thousand comments already.
Wang Xiaoliang scrolled through the comments, then exited and called Xiao Mo.
He picked up after one ring.
"Seen it?"
"Yes."
Xiao Mo paused for a second. "This video could be bad for Dahuang."
"Surely not. Who would recognize him?"
"You haven't read the comments, have you?" Xiao Mo's voice was level, but he spoke a notch faster than usual. "Someone dug up his details. His name, workplace, position, all laid out plain as day."
Wang Xiaoliang's heart tightened.
"People are also saying Haiyan seduced a married man. Once that spreads, neither of them will have any peace."
Laughter and the clinking of glasses continued around him. Yi Jiahui pulled Yang Qingyu over to watch