She suddenly couldn't continue speaking, and just buried her face in her hands in shame, her hair spread out, and she looked extremely embarrassed.
In her mind, the harsh and sarcastic words on the Internet kept piercing her heart, making her chest feel suffocated and unable to breathe.
Yu Zenan knew that she was upset, and when he heard the sobbing sound through the phone, he felt very uncomfortable. Here, Zhuang Yan was still trying to grab his phone. He looked over with a serious look, and Zhuang Yan was slightly startled, but finally stopped.
He sat back on the sofa and said awkwardly, "Xingchen, that wasn't done by my brother. I asked him early in the morning, and he said no, so I believed it."
His tone was firm.
Xia Xingchen sniffed, held the phone, and looked out the window with hazy eyes.
The driver in front was a little frightened by her appearance. He looked at her through the rearview mirror several times but didn't dare to ask a question.
After a long while, she said, "Whether it is true or not, it has come to this... Let's try to avoid seeing each other again... I don't want the media to use my photos to make a fuss anymore..."
Yu Zenan kept silent for a long time.
Avoiding meeting each other now is indeed the best way to avoid complications. Moreover, the media has been like crazy for some time, exaggerating the deep love and romance between her and Bai Yeqing, as well as Bai Yeqing's devotion and perfection, so that most people are deeply trapped in their love and can't extricate themselves, looking forward to having such a beautiful love in the future.
Therefore, the reason why people were so indignant when those photos came out was not only because those photos made her look "fickle" and "betrayed" Bai Yeqing, but also because her actions cruelly punctured the beautiful vision of love in people's minds.
A fairytale dream was shattered just like that. It was like a crisp slap in the face of everyone.
"Okay, we... won't see each other for now..." Yu Zenan finally spoke, his tone was full of difficulty. After a pause, he added: "Take good care of yourself..."
Xia Xingchen remained silent for a long time. Only the faint sound of suppressed and heavy breathing could be heard.
Finally, he hung up the phone.
For a long while, he lay lifeless on the sofa. Zhuang Yan took the phone from his hand, but he didn't respond.
Jingyu came over with a piece of Black Forest cake, picked up a piece with a fork and put it to his lips, but he didn't react.
"Hey, Zenan."
"Ah?" He suddenly came back to his senses.
"What are you thinking about?" Jing Yu looked at him and said, "Help me taste the cake."
Yu Zenan doesn't like desserts, but he still ate the cake. After tasting it, he didn't know what it tasted like, but felt bitter.
"How does it taste?" Jing Yu looked at him expectantly.
He hummed, chewed a few times to save face, and nodded, "Did you make this for my brother?"
“…” Jing Yu said nothing, turned around and went back to his work.
Yu Zenan turned around and glanced at her back: "My brother doesn't like eating cake."
"It's his birthday in a while."
Yu Zenan was stunned. He straightened up and stared at Jing Yu for a long time. Jing Yu felt his scalp tingling and frowned, "What are you looking at? If you look again, I will tell your brother."
"It's really red raining from the sky." Yu Zenan hugged the pillow in his arms and lay on the sofa. "Sister-in-law, have you changed recently? All you talk about is my brother. Didn't you hate my brother a lot? Now you finally realize the good in him?"
Jing Yu was embarrassed.
She brushed the strands of hair off her forehead and looked at him. "You still have the mood to care about other people's affairs? I was watching the news on TV when you went upstairs to look for your brother just now. You are too careless to go to that kind of place with others, do that kind of thing, and have someone take pictures of you."
"What do you mean by that? Sister-in-law, she and I really didn't do anything! It couldn't be more innocent."
"You were so innocent, but you still went to check into a hotel? And you still lay on the bed with your clothes disheveled? Those... those photos, they weren't photoshopped, were they? Although you may really have done nothing, those photos will always make people make 'reasonable' inferences. Even if you two stand up and tell the audience that you didn't do anything, it won't be convincing at all."
Jing Yu's words left Yu Zenan speechless.
Not to mention that people outside may have misunderstood, even family members would think so when they see these photos.
Yu Zenan sighed.
Her situation is really hard to imagine. In this kind of matter, netizens have always been more harsh on women.
… … … … …
When Xia Xingchen's car arrived at the gate of the Presidential Palace, the servants had already come out.
The butler is at the front.
"Miss Xia." The butler's expression remained the same as before, without any change.
However, Xia Xingchen still noticed that the way other people looked at her was somewhat different from usual.
That piece of news has now spread from the Internet to television. In a short period of time, it is probably being broadcasted one after another.
She took a deep breath and walked in with her head down. She entered the house silently without saying a word.
When she entered, the TV in the living room was not turned off. It was actually showing the photos of her and Yu Zenan. The host also combined the news and photos of her and Yu Zenan that had made headlines before, and made a special report on them.
Her expression changed. The housekeeper noticed and quickly scolded, "Who turned on the TV? Turn it off!"
A servant immediately went up and took the remote control to turn it off.
She said nothing, gathered her coat, wrapped herself tightly, and went upstairs.
… … … … …
Office of the President.
Bai Yeqing sat on the sofa, watching the news media on TV with cold eyes, the reports coming and going, over and over again. For ten minutes, he didn't make a sound, but his expression was terribly gloomy.
On the side, Leng Fei and Rui Gang were terrified and didn't even dare to breathe hard.
Not to mention outsiders, even they were completely shocked by these photos.
I never expected that Miss Xia and Young Master Yu... Although there were news reports about them before, they were just news about their love affair. This time, it turned out to be... Bed photos!
It's incredible!
Miss Xia doesn't look like that kind of person. But these photos...
"Cold coffee."
Two words rang out coldly in the office.
Leng Fei shuddered, his body straightened, he took a step over and stood beside him.
“Are there any traces of artificiality in those photos?”
Every word the man spoke was so dull that there was no emotion in it. However, the more this was the case, the more frightening it became - it was a sign that his emotions were about to explode at any moment.
Such a question made Leng Fei move his lips several times but dare not say a word.