The live chat instantly exploded.
[Holy shit, the biggest entertainment scandal of the year. Film Emperor Fu actually knocked someone up.]
[And they're on the same household register, hello? His sister in name.]
[Let's see how Fu Yunxi spins this one?? His public image is toast!]
[Wait, wait, you believe whatever Fu Yingying says? I could say I'm the richest person in the world.]
[We'll have to see how the people involved respond. Screenshots taken, waiting for updates.]
[Where's the update? When's it coming? I've already eaten two bags of sunflower seeds. The suspense is killing me!]
In the blink of an eye, #FuYunxisPersonaCollapses and #WhoseChildIsIt shot to the top of the trending list like rockets, each followed by a purple "Explosive" tag.
These days, serious news could sit on the front page for three days and barely get any clicks.
But mention someone's fall from grace or a celebrity having another child, and damn, every gossip hound on the internet came charging over at the first whiff.
For a moment, the number of viewers in the "Heartbeat Time Difference" livestream soared again, nearly overwhelming the servers.
Meanwhile, Fu Yunxi, who had been the first to drop out of the hall after being replaced by a wax figure, remained completely unaware that all his dirty laundry had been aired.
He was wandering aimlessly around a cramped room, even leisurely studying the patterns on the walls.
The viewers watching his camera feed were all his fans, and none of them knew what had happened elsewhere either.
They only found out when members of the Meow Meow Cult and Lu Lin CP fans rushed over and helpfully flooded the chat.
Elsewhere, Fu Yingying stared at the microphone in Xie Lin's hand, her expression blank.
Only after a long while did her lips