That evening, Su Ding and Jin Ye returned home in very good spirits.
"In the beginning, I never would have imagined that Jia'er and Xue Zhiqiao would end up together. They'll definitely be happy."
Jin Ye couldn't help but recall the scene from a few days prior when Xue Zhiqiao had come to see him.
At that time, he had thought the young man wanted to snatch Su Ding away again, but the first thing Xue Zhiqiao said was, "Mr. Jin, I want to hold a concert to confess my feelings to Xin Jia'er."
Even with his composure, Jin Ye was momentarily stunned.
However, he immediately agreed. As long as it wasn't Su Ding, he would approve of Xue Zhiqiao liking anyone. xxs one
"Tomorrow I'm going to Qingfeng Temple with your mother. If things get unpleasant, remember to send a car to pick me up," Su Ding said, feeling a headache coming on as she remembered tomorrow's arrangements.
Jin Ye nodded, "Don't worry, I know."
After lying down, Su Ding was still a bit excited remembering the events of the evening. She opened her Weibo, which she hadn't used in a long time.
As expected, Xue Zhiqiao's romance occupied the top three spots on Weibo's trending searches.
Since Xue Zhiqiao hadn't deliberately hidden Xin Jia'er's existence before, while a small portion of his fans were unable to accept it and unfollowed him, most were already aware of the situation.
Su Ding, using her alternate account, browsed Weibo, occasionally leaving comments as a fan of the couple. However, she was soon drawn to a particular Weibo post.
"Hey, my photo?"
Su Ding saw a Weibo post with a hashtag and Xue Zhiqiao's super topic.
The Weibo content was originally a thank-you post. A girl recounted losing her concert ticket before the show started and a kind young lady gifting her five tickets, asking her to share them with other fans.
She was thanking this young lady here and asking the fans who received tickets to thank her as well.
However, somewhere along the line, the comments under this Weibo post shifted from thanks to an investigation of identity.
"This silhouette looks like someone I know."
"The person upstairs spoke my mind. It looks like a certain female celebrity who was hidden from the public, sd."
"Could it be that person? She actually dares to show herself. By attending Xue Zhiqiao's concert, is the female lead's family her this time?"
"Please tell me who sd is. Who are you talking about? Don't just use letters!"
"The female lead is definitely not. Brother's girlfriend is Xin Jia'er, she's not in the industry. I ran into them before, and Brother himself admitted that Jia'er is our sister-in-law."
"Then why is this person at the concert? She deliberately gave away five tickets, could she be planning a comeback scenario..."
The more Su Ding read, the deeper her frown became.
Now, some people had recognized her attending Xue Zhiqiao's concert. Some had even inadvertently taken photos of her sitting in her seat and deliberately superimposed her and Xin Jia'er onto the same photo.
This was clearly designed to stir up animosity.
Gradually, the public opinion shifted to: Su Ding, unable to forget her past, attempted to reconcile, only to witness the confession scene firsthand.
Su Ding was rendered speechless by this narrative. What was all this about?
"What's wrong?" Jin Ye asked softly, placing a cup of hot milk on Su Ding's bedside table.
"Look," Su Ding handed him her phone.
Jin Ye's brow furrowed as well. "These people are talking nonsense. Don't pay any attention to it."
Su Ding nodded. She hadn't been completely out of the entertainment industry and knew how public opinion could be manipulated. She just worried if Xin Jia'er would be affected by the comments.
"Forget it, I won't look anymore. Anyway, I've already quit the industry."
Su Ding decided to give up completely, placing her phone on the bedside table and picking up the hot milk to drink.
After drinking the warm milk, she began to feel sleepy. Su Ding and Jin Ye drifted off to sleep...
Late at night.
In a quiet hotel room, two women sat on a sofa, each holding a glass of red wine.
Both were stunningly beautiful: one was charming and alluring, the other bright and elegant. They smiled and clinked their glasses.