This is top-tier breaking news.
Someone at the scene even started a live stream.
Even though it was a brand-new stream, the moment the title read [Reporter asking Shao Yuye live], huge waves of traffic poured in.
[These reporters are disgusting! Do they have to push him to the brink like this?]
[Reporters are the worst! Why do they always rip open Ye-ge’s wounds… I’m gonna have a heart attack!]
[But he himself said he cut ties with the Shao family, and this family portrait was taken just recently. There are so many doubts. It’s normal to ask questions.]
[Oh no, I have a feeling today’s going to be another bloodbath in the comments!]
[Ahhh these unscrupulous reporters are so annoying!]
[Please, stop hurting Brother Ye… I can see his arm trembling, he must be so angry right now…]
Under the camera, the man in black with black hair slowly straightened up.
He was very tall; where his shoulders had slightly slumped to deal with the reporters, they opened up now, making him look much taller.
All the reporters chased after him, hastily lifting their microphones.
Shao Youye looked into the camera; his dark eyes shone like stars. He spoke three words, each dropped like a stone.
“Because I’m stupid.”
No one could have expected that answer.
The whole place erupted in astonishment, only the flashbulbs kept popping.
Shao Youye stared at the camera and pulled a self-mocking smile at the corner of his mouth: “I wanted to guard my little sister’s room. For so many years Shao Hongyuan used that to ask me to come back, it was that simple.”
Everything went silent; even the live-stream chat stilled for several seconds.
The information in Shao Yuye’s words was huge!!!
Wasn’t Shao Jia not his little sister?!
Then what little sister did he mean?
A full-blood little sister?
The reporters on the scene were all silent for a moment. Shao Yuye’s answer completely exceeded the assumptions they’d prepared for, and everyone remained unusually dumbfounded for a long while.
[I’m dead laughing. Shao Yuye is basically the first one in our entertainment industry to self-expose like this hahaha. Reporters, take it slow so the CPU doesn’t get fried!]
[Hahaha, reporters don’t even need to dig. He exposed everything himself, clean and tidy.]
[So actually this shows he’s pretty straightforward; he’s telling the truth.]
[Ahhh so Brother Ye really has a biological sister? What does ‘trying to guard his little sister’s room all these years’ mean? Is his sister missing?]
…
Inside the nanny-van, Brother Li swiped through the online comments in disbelief, completely shocked.
Honestly, Brother Li also thought that question was really hard to answer.
To tell it calmly would seem fake and would be very easy for people to pick apart.
Besides, this matter cannot be explained in a sentence or two; the longer it drags on, the more ammunition it gives unscrupulous reporters. They won’t care what you say, they’ll intentionally keep throwing ‘why’ questions to provoke you.
And if, like before, Shao Yuye lost his temper, snapped “None of your business,” and walked away, that would play right into the reporters’ hands.
They might even write that he was guilty and fleeing from the truth, maximizing the negative impact on Shao Yuye’s personal reputation.
In short, whatever Shao Yuye said, reporters had a hundred ways to smear him.
But unexpectedly, his response actually diffused the situation. Netizens all started feeling sorry for him.
[I really feel so bad for Brother Ye. These reporters are disgusting!!]
[Why keep tearing open Brother Ye’s wounds again and again, why!]
[I’m just a passerby, but after watching the video I feel a bit sorry for Shao Yuye. Stars are people too. Reporters, please chill!]
Brother Li wore a face of utter incredulity and, astonished, said: “How did you think to say that? So cool!”
Self-deprecating.
That’s something many people can’t do.
Moreover, Shao Yuye is a top idol; his public image is crucial.
One has to admit, it was a risky move.
But Shao Yuye played it right!
Sincerity is the trait most missing in this era.
And Shao Yuye happened to perfectly hit that chord in the public’s heart.
“I didn’t think too hard about it, I was just stating the facts.”
Shao Youye leaned back into the car seat, his gaze casually fixed out the window, and summarized:
“It’s also because I found my sister.”
Because he’d found his sister, he could speak to the public so calmly about everything.
How wonderful.
Online, the long-unused hashtag #Shao Yuye’s Little Sister# was bumped back to the top.
The ‘Yu Yu’s, while feeling sorry for Brother Ye, also started paying attention to his sister’s situation.
Someone summarized the current situation and clearly laid out the full chronology.
[Brother Ye has a biological younger sister. The parents divorced, the mother took the sister away (?), this part is still unknown. Then the scumbag Dad couldn’t wait to bring the mistress home and gave birth to Shao Jia. Right?]
[So Shao Jia never knew the truth, and thought Shao Yuye was her real brother? Emmm, looking at it this way she’s actually kind of innocent.]
[Innocent?? Someone is actually defending her?! Wasn’t Brother Ye’s disgust toward her obvious enough? He left the Shao family at 18, and Shao Jia was already 9 at that time. What, did her brain not grow properly? And I don’t think she’s any good either. Isn’t this whole mess something Shao Jia exposed? For her petty vanity she didn’t care whether Brother Ye lived or died, and she even had the nerve to say that if he couldn’t survive in the entertainment industry he’d just go home and inherit the family estate. Blergh!]
[Am I the only one who wants to know whether Brother Ye has found his sister yet?]
[Wuwuwu, wishing Brother Ye finds his sister soon and reunites with her!]
[It’s obvious Brother Ye had a deep bond with his sister, otherwise he wouldn’t have been threatened by Shao Hongyuan for so many years, and it worked every time. I’m so jealous of the sister!]
Shao Yuye looked at the heartwarming comments and posted a Weibo.
@ShaoYuye : [Found her. (photo.jpg)]
It was the very photo Shao Jia desperately wanted to cut Shen Wanwan out of, wanting to replace her own face in it.
A beautiful little girl wearing a white crown, holding a diamond scepter in one hand, the other hand being held by young Shao Yuye.
The ‘Yu Yu’s exploded.
[Aaaaa Brother Ye looked so handsome even as a kid!]
[The sister is so cute!!!]
[Her aura is amazing! One look and you can tell she was raised like a little princess in a rich family. Compared to her, that Shao Jia really looks cheap and petty!]
[Real sister, real blessings! Gimme some good luck!]
[Wuuu, Brother Ye looked so happy back then… I hate the scumbag Dad, I hate the mistress, wuwuwu…]
As online public opinion turned overwhelmingly positive, the reporters sent out all returned in defeat.
Somewhere in the Imperial Capital, a man was so angry he swept everything off the table. The LCD monitor crashed to the ground and shattered.
Brother Li finished scrolling and found another trending tag rising just as quickly as #Shao Yuye’s Little Sister#, named #WanZhou#.
He opened it casually, and realized it was the CP name for Shen Wanwan and Qi Luozhou. He was so shocked he immediately glanced at Shao Yuye.
Fortunately, Shao Yuye was still looking out the window and didn’t notice.
Brother Li quietly sighed in relief and tapped on the top video.
Logically, Shen Wanwan and Qi Luozhou barely interacted on the show, basically zero moments.
But that didn’t stop a god-tier editor from creating a CP video.
[#WanZhou# I won’t look at the moon, nor say I miss you, so both you and the moon remain blissfully unaware.
[Tags: Double A, strong x strong
[Foreword : ‘WanZhou’ CP, for fun within the fandom, solo stans do not enter
[Inspiration: In <Extreme Challenge> third stop, Shen Wanwan and God Zhou schemed together against the production team. A beauty and a handsome man, simply the perfect match!]
The video opened with a lazy female voice paired with heavy beats.
In the background, the vast mountains. The director’s voice opened the video:
“Let’s reveal the third team pairing today—
“Shen Wanwan, Qi Luozhou!”
“Let’s officially get to know each other.
“I’m Shen Wanwan.”
Her gaze was cold and distant, her brows carrying natural pride.
Qi Luozhou smiled gently, though his eyes had a detached coolness.
“Qi Luozhou.”
The video used their team-up as the pivot: the two began to secretly develop feelings, both silently waiting for the other to speak first.
When she looked at him, she often had a subtle smile.
And he, though he looked careless, would always let his gaze fall on her unconsciously, eyes absolutely not pure.
[Ahhh this is strangely shippable!]
[OMG this editor is amazing! They had almost zero interaction yet they made this? There’s something here!]
[Their visuals are killing me!!! Now I really want them to team up for real!]
Once the video was posted, CP fans flocked in.
Many started with the usual disclaimers.
[Video is fictional, please ship rationally, don’t project onto real people!]
But by the end of the video.
[‘WanZhou’ is real! Please get married immediately!!!]
Over the years, many editors had made CP videos with Qi Luozhou, but none had ever made one this shippable.
Brother Li quickly closed the video. He decided it was better not to tell Shao Yuye that fans were now shipping his sister with his archnemesis…
Elsewhere, Xiao Le had also seen the video and excitedly called Shen Wanwan.
“Wanwan! You and God Zhou actually have a CP Super Topics now!
“OMG the edit is amazing! The Super Topics is gaining followers like a rocket!”
Shen Wanwan’s phone was powerful, but Xiao Le’s excited screaming nearly burst through the speaker.
She moved her phone slightly away and glanced at Qi Luozhou, who was quietly sitting beside her.
They were currently on the way to the Shen family home.
“Mm.”
Clearly Xiao Le wasn’t satisfied with such a lukewarm reaction. She shrieked even louder—
“God Zhou!! God Zhou!!
“That’s THE God Zhou!
“So many women desperately want to fake-CP with him but can’t. Wanwan, do you know how lucky you are?!”
Qi Luozhou had been watching her the whole time.
Hearing Xiao Le’s words, he suddenly let out a low laugh.
Obviously her praise pleased him. His laughter was deep and delighted.
Shen Wanwan hung up, gave him a slight sideways look, and said unhappily:
“Qi Luozhou, a lot of people are trying to fake a CP with you?”
Qi Luozhou raised his lips. “Hm?”
“Answer properly.”
Her fingers tapped impatiently on the car seat twice.
His posture was lazy, his tone light: “Never paid attention.”
Shen Wanwan poked his leg, arrogant and demanding:
“Then remember, you’ll be a married man from now on. If I ever see a scandal about you, you’re dead.”
Qi Luozhou pressed his lips together as if he hadn’t heard clearly:
“What did you just say?”
Shen Wanwan: “I said, you’re a married man from now on—”
She hadn’t even finished speaking when her fingertip suddenly felt a warm touch, followed by a cool one.
He held her hand, and something hard slid from her middle fingertip all the way down, the size just right, encircling her middle finger.
The brilliant diamond atop it shone dazzlingly under the light.
Qi Luozhou repeated her own words back to her:
“From now on, you’re a married woman.”
Shen Wanwan lifted her hand and admired the ring.
A very simple design. The diamond’s lines were smooth and elegant, yet it didn’t look plain at all.
She quite liked it.
For the ring’s sake, she decided not to fuss anymore, giving a light little “Hmph.”