Then Shen Wanwan reached out and *click*, switched off the room’s lights.
Eyes accustomed to brightness suddenly lost all illumination. Darkness swallowed Shao Yuye’s vision.
Her voice carried a quiet strength.
“If there is no light in the darkness…
“Then create the light.”
The bright lights came on again, illuminating the entire room.
The way she looked at him was full of understanding and acceptance.
“It’s okay if you still dislike her.
“But I sincerely hope you can step out from this shadow.”
She could completely understand her Brother.
Both of them were afraid of losing someone again.
Including their Mom… she was the same.
This was the first time Shen Wanwan had spoken so much in one go.
For the first time, Shao Yuye realized that his sister was no longer the little girl who needed his protection in everything.
She had grown into a young woman with a strong will and a mature mind.
Compared to that, the question he had asked earlier about “who would you choose” seemed especially childish.
He nodded solemnly.
“Mm.”
The atmosphere visibly improved, though the unpleasant conversation still left a slight heaviness hanging in the room.
Shen Wanwan took out her phone.
“Want to play a game?”
Shao Yuye agreed.
Having learned from previous experience, he even invited Yu Cheng.
The moment Yu Cheng joined the team, he smugly declared,
“See? You guys still need me.
“Good evening, Wanwan! Tonight, watch your Brother Cheng carry you to victory!”
Shen Wanwan smiled and glanced at Shao Yuye.
“No need. I’ll go bottom lane with my brother.”
Yu Cheng immediately replied,
“Sure, sure! Since it’s for Sister Wanwan, I’ll come gank bottom lane extra often!”
Two black lines seemed to slide down Shao Yuye’s forehead as he spoke unhappily,
“Why are you always hanging around my sister?
“Don’t you have your own little sister to carry?”
Yu Cheng: “…Why are you insulting me out of nowhere?
“If I had a sister, would I need to put up with you every day, you jerk?!”
The two of them were used to speaking casually like this.
Shao Yuye snorted.
“Enough. We get it. Jungle players are dogs, and victory belongs to me. Applause, please.”
Yu Cheng: “!@#￥%……&*（）”
Listening to the two of them bicker back and forth, Shen Wanwan’s lips curved upward.
The three entered the game together.
She picked a support character, Shao Yuye played ADC, and Yu Cheng went jungle.
Normally, the support was supposed to protect the ADC.
But in reality, the situation seemed completely reversed.
Yu Cheng and Shao Yuye marched around proudly, guarding her like bodyguards.
It was top-tier treatment.
When Shen Wanwan’s health dropped to a sliver—
An enemy hero locked onto her with their ultimate, intending to finish her off.
Shao Yuye instantly flashed forward and took the ultimate for her.
Shen Wanwan cooperatively praised him.
“Wow! Brother, you’re amazing!”
Meanwhile, Yu Cheng immediately teleported to the tower.
Muttering nonstop, “How dare he bully you! How dare he bully you!”
he chased the enemy all the way down, secured the kill, successfully avenged her, and then promptly died to the enemy turret, returning to the “happy hometown” of the respawn fountain.
Shen Wanwan distributed her compliments equally.
“Brother Cheng is amazing too.”
Shao Yuye immediately protested,
“With mechanics like that? He’s terrible.”
Yu Cheng shot back,
“Then compare kill counts if you’ve got the guts.”
That night, Shao Yuye was unstoppable.
Gods stood in his way—he killed gods.
Buddhas stood in his way—he killed Buddhas.
And Shen Wanwan unexpectedly developed much better teamwork.
She was no longer charging ahead recklessly on her own.
Even Yu Cheng was shocked.
“It’s only been a few days since I saw you two! How have both your skills improved so much?”
Shao Yuye smugly replied,
“Do you know why?”
“Why?”
Yu Cheng was genuinely curious.
Dragging out his words, Shao Yuye said,
“Because… brother and sister are of one heart.”
Shen Wanwan immediately followed up,
“Together, we can cut through gold!”
Yu Cheng: “…”
What was going on?
Everyone here was single.
How was he getting force-fed sibling affection while playing a video game?
Just because he didn’t have a sister, huh?!
Soon after, on Weibo—
@YuCheng : [Seeking one fake little sister.
[Requirements:
[Must know how to play <Hero Adventure>.
[Must call me ‘Brother’.
[No other reason—I’m jealous of Shao Yuye having a sister and want to experience what it feels like.]
[Me! Me! Me! Brother, I’m your long-lost little sister!]
[Pick me! If Brother tells me to go east, I’ll never go west. If Brother tells me to go left, I’d rather die than go right!]
[Hahaha, seriously, I’m not worried at all about these guys having a scandal. The moment work ends, they play games. Every single time. They literally have no time to date, hahaha!]
[After careful calculation, your team composition is still a little weak. Why not bring me along and let’s all have fun together?]
Looking at Yu Cheng’s Weibo post, Shao Yuye laughed out loud.
Those gloomy emotions had already faded away amidst all this.
By the time he went to bed and thought back on everything that had happened that night, it all felt like a dream.
Although he still could not reconcile with Shen Mingzhen, his state of mind was already completely different from before.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the capital—
Lin Shiran frowned and asked his assistant, “Are the posts still getting blocked repeatedly?”
“Yes. Basically, the moment we release anything, it gets suppressed immediately!”
“Abbreviations, code names, aliases, none of them work!”
Lin Shiran let out a cold laugh.
“Idiot. Just call them ‘so-and-so.’”
The title itself wasn’t important.
What mattered was the explosive dirt he had managed to get his hands on.
The night was deep. Having just finished browsing the internet and getting ready for bed, Xiao Le received a post forwarded by a friend.
[Holy shit, this is a huge scandal! Hurry and read it, apparently it’s going to be deleted soon!]
What was this about?
Xiao Le tapped into an article from a gossip account called @UncleExposé.
The beginning was filled with the usual celebrity gossip, until she reached the final item…
[Since Uncle often gets pressured by PR teams, and my last article was taken down because of that, please don’t make random guesses in the comments after reading this gossip. This story is merely compiled from various rumors and unofficial sources. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental and does not refer to anyone in particular!
[Alright, let’s get started. Continuing from our previous discussion about a certain someone—this person’s private life is an absolute mess. Just how messy? Well, he hooked up with a wealthy older woman, then immediately brought a much younger girl home to spend the night!
[Of course, they’re all consenting adults, and impulses are normal. The problem is this certain someone’s profession—you all know what I mean. Many of his fans are young girls, and Uncle is genuinely worried some of them may have already fallen victim to him…]
Even though Xiao Le worked in the entertainment industry, she had never heard of anyone fitting that description.
Confused, she messaged her friend: [Who is this talking about?]
Her friend replied almost instantly: [Who else could it be? SYY. Honestly, I never would’ve guessed.]
Xiao Le typed those three initials into the search bar.
The first name suggested by her input method was Shao Yuye.
—Brother Ye?!
Her eyes widened.
[How is that possible?!]
Shao Yuye was practically a born idol, someone who seemed completely uninterested in romance.
How could he possibly be the notorious player described by this gossip account?
She replied: [You must’ve guessed wrong!]
Her friend quickly sent over a photo.
[Wrong? It’s already confirmed! Solid evidence!]
With trembling pupils, Xiao Le opened the image.
It was a photograph taken from behind.
In the picture, Shao Yuye had an arm around a woman’s shoulders as they walked home together.
By itself, the photo wasn’t particularly revealing. In fact, if viewed alone, it would have been impossible to identify the man as Shao Yuye.
The problem was the bracelet on his wrist.
A custom-made Ultraman bracelet.
It was far too rare and distinctive.
There was only one person in the entire entertainment industry who owned one.
Shao Yuye.
Xiao Le felt her world shatter, yet she still refused to believe it.
[Maybe it’s all a misunderstanding? It’s only one photo. That doesn’t prove anything…]
Her friend replied: [You sound like some foolish woman desperately making excuses after catching her boyfriend cheating.
[Stop being stubborn. When an idol’s image collapses, it collapses. Someone like this isn’t worth liking.]
Disillusioned, Xiao Le opened various social media apps.
The explosive scandal surrounding Shao Yuye had completely energized countless insomniacs looking for entertainment.
A hashtag titled #Certain Someone# instantly shot to the top of the trending charts.
The comment section was packed with fresh hot takes:
[I always said there was no such thing as a perfect idol!]
[A friend of mine in the industry told me that Certain Someone is actually being kept by a rich woman! Apparently she even secured the lead role in <Last Shot> for him! Think about it, he never acted in movies before, and suddenly he lands such a great project. The director kept praising him as his ideal male lead. Doesn’t that sound fake? Obviously just marketing spin!]
[Seriously. Remember when reports about his family background surfaced and the whole internet seemed to suppress the discussion? We should just call him “Mr. Censorship” at this point.]
[Isn’t everyone still suppressing discussion now? Have you seen a single comment mentioning his name directly?]
[Oh my God, the more people talk, the scarier this gets. Is he really that kind of person?]
The revelations escalated one after another.
Although the ‘Yu Yu’s refused to believe it and worked hard to control the narrative, they were constantly attacked by passersby.
[The evidence is right in front of you and you’re still pretending not to see it. Wake up, crazy fans!]
[Wow, rushing in this fast to control the comments? Feeling guilty, are we?]
The fans could only encourage one another:
[Don’t spread rumors and don’t believe rumors. Everyone stay calm and trust Brother Ye!]
[I’m seriously fed up. It feels like someone is deliberately targeting Brother Ye. The same thing happened last time. These people are pushing the narrative so hard it’s infuriating!]
Then another photo surfaced.
This one showed Shao Yuye embracing a girl in a white dress.
The background appeared to be a hotel.
The girl had her back to the camera, making her face impossible to see.
Shao Yuye, however, was captured clearly in profile.
His head was slightly lowered, hiding his expression. His hands hovered in the air as though he was about to pull her into his arms.
What was certain was that this girl was not the same woman from the first photograph.
Even from behind, the woman in the first photo looked noticeably more elegant and aristocratic.
Very quickly, under the overwhelming flood of traffic and discussion, the hashtag #Shao Yuye Image Collapse# finally broke free of all restraints and aggressively replaced #Certain Someone# as the number one trending topic.