[Of course I'm excited! Does anyone get it? He Cheng and Manhui are my favorite male and female stars, and they're actually going to appear on camera together! Both my fandoms are celebrating!]
[Little Oranges reporting in. Thank you, Goddess Yang, for letting us see our missing person, who hasn't shown his face in ages.]
[When will you do a proper drama with He Cheng, Goddess? Your looks are both top-tier. You'd be such a feast for the eyes.]
Yang Manhui had excellent eyesight. Even though the phone on the selfie stick wasn't particularly close to her, she could still read the fans' fervent comments in the livestream.
She sneered inwardly, wondering how these fans would react when they saw their idol secretly getting intimate with someone behind their backs.
"Since everyone's so excited, I'll make sure you get to see He Cheng today." Then she added in a half-joking tone, "Of course, to avoid stumbling onto anything we shouldn't see, let's knock first."
With that, she reached out and tapped lightly on the vehicle's door.
The knock wasn't loud, and naturally couldn't disturb the man and woman lost in passion inside. But after seeing Yang Manhui's gesture, the driver nearby quietly pressed the car key in his hand, and the door immediately opened automatically.
"Wow, the door opened by itself," Yang Manhui exclaimed, as though she hadn't noticed anything. "Mr. He certainly is welcoming. He opened the door without even asking who I was."
The fans in the livestream responded even more enthusiastically.
[Hahaha, our Brother Cheng has always been open and aboveboard. He's got nothing to hide from us, so of course he opened the door quickly.]
[Exactly. Who doesn't know our Brother Cheng has his values straight and only has eyes for his career?]
[Aaaah! We're going to see what Brother Cheng is like working off camera! I'm so excited!]
But as the door opened fully and the scene inside appeared on the livestream, the chat instantly fell utterly silent, only to erupt again a moment later.
[Aaaah! What did I just see?! Is He Cheng holding someone and kissing them?]
[What a earth-shattering scoop! Does this count as a livestream disaster?]
[I'm dying of laughter. Cheng fans were just bragging about how open and aboveboard their darling was, but he's secretly meeting his lover on set and couldn't even hold back from getting it on.]
[Never mind his fans. He Cheng even cultivated a career-obsessed, destined-to-die-alone persona before. Sure enough, if men could be trusted, sows could climb trees.]
[Wait, didn't you notice? Isn't the person He Cheng's holding a man?]
[Hahaha, ship fans: good news-we found a real gay man! Bad news-the ship is fake!]
Ye Jin first saw the two figures embracing and kissing as though heaven and earth had vanished on the livestream, then immediately raised her head to look inside the vehicle. After all, how could a video compare to the impact of seeing it in person?
[He Cheng and Meng Xiaoya are way too absorbed. Even the sound of the door opening didn't snap them out of it.]
[Tsk, tsk, tsk. Their kissing isn't pretty at all. There's saliva all over their faces. He Cheng has acted in so many dramas, yet he still hasn't thought to practice his kissing scenes.]
[I wonder how that love-brained Yang Manhui feels, catching her boyfriend cheating right in front of her. Sigh, but finding out now is better than having that scumbag turn around and blame her when the moment comes. A blessing amid misfortune, at least.]
Despite all her mental preparation, Yang Manhui still froze for a moment when she saw the two embracing and kissing so passionately. Only when Ye Jin's snark rang out did she come back to her senses.
She quickly composed herself and let out a startled cry. "Ah! What are you..." Then she put her phone away in feigned panic, but didn't end the livestream.
At Yang Manhui's cry, He Cheng and Meng Xiaoya finally realized something was wrong. They snapped out of their kiss and turned to look outside.
Once they saw Yang Manhui outside, both their faces went pale. Meng Xiaoya, in particular, was so frightened that he ducked straight behind He Cheng.
He Cheng was a little panicked too, but seeing his frightened beloved sent his macho instincts surging, and he reached out and pulled Meng Xiaoya protectively into his arms.
He figured he would have to break up with Yang Manhui sooner or later anyway. She had merely found out a little early. It wasn't a big deal.
He soon regained his composure and cleared his throat. "Manhui, yes, I've fallen in love with someone else. You found out before I had the chance to tell you. If you have anything to say, take it out on me. Don't make things difficult for Xiaoya!"
With that, he looked fearlessly at Yang Manhui, failing to notice the fleeting look of triumph on her face.
Standing to the side, Ye Jin watched both the scene and the livestream, so she naturally knew Yang Manhui hadn't ended the broadcast.
[Does He Cheng not know he's being livestreamed, so he's confessed without even being asked? Hahaha, we're in for a good show!]
The gossip-hungry netizens these days weren't stupid. Hardly had Ye Jin's inward gloating passed before someone else caught on.
[What does He Cheng mean? That he's wronged Yang Manhui? Could he have been dating Yang Manhui before, and now he's cheated on her?]
Chapter 13
As soon as that comment appeared, more viewers in the livestream caught on too, and began flooding the chat with discussion.
[So Yang Manhui didn't just accidentally film a coworker's romance-she caught him cheating in person?]
[Incredible. This really is one juicy scoop after another. A traffic star like He Cheng secretly dating is shocking enough, but he's actually cheating too!]
[So is He Cheng bi? Dating an actress while fooling around with men?]
[Wait, I remember He Cheng and Yang Manhui barely had any connection before. How could they be together? Could there be some mistake?]
He Cheng's fans also reacted at this point and began trying to whitewash things.
[Yang Manhui hasn't even said anything yet. How has this suddenly become our Brother Cheng cheating?]
[The lighting was so dim just now, and the camera only caught him for a second. Production crews always find people with builds and looks similar to our darling's to serve as
stand-ins
for blocking rehearsals. Maybe that person isn't our darling at all.]
[Our darling isn't that blind, okay? He's said he only goes for good looks. Never mind Yang Manhui for now-that short guy is obviously hideous. How could our darling possibly fall for him?!]
But Yang Manhui's words soon shattered their hopes completely.
Her voice sounded calm, but anyone could hear the grief it held.