[Important note: The previous chapter has been rewritten, with new characters and new plots added. If you haven't read it, please read the previous chapter first. ]
The photo was taken just two days ago, and Xia Zhi's first reaction was - maybe the paparazzi knew that they were filming a show in Jingwu Village and sneaked in.
However, Gu Fang said it was probably not a paparazzi.
Jiang Zhixia asked her: "Where did you get this photo?"
"Before that, could I ask you to explain to me what's going on?" Gu Fang tapped the photo lightly with her index finger.
Xia Zhi and Jiang Zhixia looked at each other subconsciously.
Gu Fang was able to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry, where there are so many cunning people. Her sense of smell is extremely sharp. She sensed something was wrong just from the look in the two people's eyes, and immediately had some guesses in her mind.
"It was a misunderstanding." Jiang Zhixia explained, "The road on the ridge was difficult to walk on, and he accidentally stepped into a puddle and almost fell. I helped him from behind."
Gu Fang frowned: "That's it?"
"That's it." Jiang Zhixia's expression was calm.
"That's true." Xia Zhi also nodded.
Judging from the photos alone, the truth of the matter was indeed as Jiang Zhixia said, and they did not lie. As for what happened after the hug, since the photos did not capture it, they naturally would not take the initiative to expose it.
The truth seemed to be somewhat different from what Gu Fang had guessed, and her expression was no longer as calm as before. She did not doubt that Jiang Zhixia was lying to her, because if he felt that there was no need to explain something, he would not bother to lie and cover it up, and since he explained it, it must be true. But -
Gu Fang's eyes swept over the two of them calmly. Based on her sixth sense as a woman and her years of experience in judging people, it seemed that the relationship between the two was not as simple as just former teammates. However, neither Jiang Zhixia nor Xia Zhi was willing to tell her the truth.
Gu Fang suddenly reached out and gently pinched her eyebrows, gave up asking questions, and instead told them the origin of the photo.
"This photo was sent to the entertainment news agency by a netizen through a private message on Weibo." At this point, she took out her cell phone and pulled up a screenshot to show the two of them.
The screenshot is a private message conversation between a netizen named "村草不生" and the official Weibo account of the entertainment news agency.
[Cuncaobusheng: Sheshe, I have some information, do you want it?]
[Entertainment News Agency: What's the news?]
[村草不生: I am from Y City, and my hometown is a small village called Jingwu under Y City. A few days ago, I went back to the village to attend a wedding banquet, and heard from the villagers that a star was filming a TV show in our village. I was quite curious, so I wanted to find time to go and see it. As a result, they actually came to the banquet on the day of the wedding, and were invited by the emcee to go on stage to send blessings to the newlyweds.]
The operator of the entertainment news agency seemed to be interested and asked: [Which celebrity? ]
[Cun Cao Bu Sheng: It was a group that had disbanded a long time ago, called V or something. It was too noisy at the time, so I didn’t hear it clearly. Anyway, it was an English name. But do you know who I saw? Jiang Zhixia! That’s right! It was Jiang Zhixia! He was a member of that group! That group disbanded eight years ago! It turns out that he had already debuted before filming! Shocking!]
[村草不生: There is something even more shocking! I went back to the village to attend a wedding and stayed in my hometown for a few days. One day, I got up early and went for a morning run. I passed by the place where they were recording the show, and I saw Jiang Zhixia and one of them having a tryst in the field! I saw them hugging each other! And they kissed! I was so shocked that I stood there and dared not move. By the time I thought of taking out my phone to take a photo, they were about to leave. In the end, I only took a photo of Jiang Zhixia hugging his teammates from behind.]
[No grass grows in the village: [Photo]]
[Cuncaobusheng: Sheshe, this melon deserves a hot search! It must be exposed! I have disliked Jiang Zhixia for a long time! She debuted a long time ago and established a personality that became an overnight sensation, but now she has finally overturned hahahaha, so cool! ]
After reading to the end, Xia Zhi couldn't help but frown. This person was obviously a villain of Jiang Zhixia. In order to make the information seem more explosive, he deliberately mixed the true and false, and repeatedly asked the entertainment news agency to expose the news.
Xia Zhi felt something was wrong. The netizen sent the private message the night before yesterday, but 24 hours later, Weibo was still calm, with no sign of a big news. Moreover, this photo and the content were all sent between the netizen and the entertainment news agency in private messages, so it was impossible for Gu Fang to know about it.
Gu Fang seemed to see through his confusion and took the initiative to explain: "I have some connections with the editor-in-chief of the entertainment news agency, so after they got the news, they didn't post it online immediately, but contacted me first."
Xia Zhi nodded with confidence. Since Gu Fang had intervened, this matter should not be exposed again.
At this time, Jiang Zhixia suddenly asked Gu Fang: "Since everything has been resolved, why did you come here specially?"
Gu Fang smiled at him and asked calmly, "What do you think?"
"… "
Xia Zhi felt a chill on the back of her neck. The aura of a strong woman was indeed very strong.
Gu Fang looked at Xia Zhi again, and her aura softened a little: "Teacher Xia, Zhi Xia and I want to talk alone, I wonder if you can..."
Xia Zhi stood up and said, "You guys chat, I'll go outside for a walk."
"Thanks."
Xia Zhi glanced at the photo on the coffee table and asked hesitantly, "Can I see this photo again?"
"Of course." Gu Fang picked up the photo and handed it to him.
"Thank you." Xia Zhi took the photo, turned around and walked out of the house and came to the yard.
He originally wanted to go out for a walk, but when he thought about the fact that there were people in the village watching their every move all the time, he decided not to go out.
He picked a chair and sat down, then took out the photo and observed it carefully. In the photo, both of them were facing the camera, but there was only a mountain in front of them. He also frequently observed the surroundings along the way, and it was certain that no one was passing by at that time. So the netizen who said that he saw this scene by chance while jogging in the morning was obviously lying, and he probably ambushed in the nearby mountains and forests to secretly take photos of Jiang Zhixia.
When Xia Zhi thought about the fact that there had been a pair of eyes watching them quietly these days, he felt his back go numb. Fortunately, this was just an ordinary netizen. If it was a professional paparazzi, their every move would have been filmed and posted online.
The trio who went out to seek marriage had returned at some point and were standing quietly behind him. The photo was now in Sang Luo's hand.
"Why didn't you say anything when you came back?" Xia Zhi reached out to grab the photo.
Sang Luo stretched out his hand to block him, stared at the photo for a while, frowned and asked: "What's going on?"
"What photo?" Xiao Han and Cheng Yunan also came over to take a look out of curiosity, but they were both stunned.
Cheng Yunan took the photo and examined it carefully: "This is the day when you and Lao Jiang went out for a walk in the morning, right?"
"Yeah." Xia Zhi admitted helplessly.
Sang Luo looked serious, and the first thing he thought of was that some paparazzi had sneaked into the village. Xia Zhi then told them what he had learned from Gu Fang.
Sang Luo and Cheng Yunan's serious expressions finally relaxed.
"That..." Xiao Han, who had been silent since he saw the photo, suddenly spoke weakly, "Shouldn't the focus now be why Xia Xia you were hugging Lao Jiang?"
Xia Zhi: “…”
"Idiot!" Cheng Yun'an slapped him on the head, "You can't even tell that. It must be Xia Xia who was about to fall, and Lao Jiang helped her from behind. Why are there so many stories?"
Xiao Han picked up the photo and looked at it carefully again, scratching his head: "It seems to be true."
Xia Zhi: “…”
Their conversation attracted the people in the room, and soon Jiang Zhixia and his agent also came out.
Gu Fang and Sang Luo had met each other several times at event ceremonies. Gu Fang was the more familiar one among these people, so she greeted him first.
"Boss Sang, long time no see."
"Long time no see, Ms. Gu." Sang Luo introduced him to the other two teammates, "Xiao Han, Cheng Yunan, the other two members of Victoria."
Both parties nodded as a greeting.
Seeing that the photo was in Xiao Han's hand, Gu Fang said, "It seems that everyone knows about it."
"Well," Sang Luo asked, "Have you found the person who took the photo?"
"Not yet. Identity information on the Internet is anonymous, so it may be difficult to find." Gu Fang smiled helplessly, "However, I have asked someone to follow this person's Weibo. His latest IP address has changed to Province A. I guess he has left the village."
"Since he has left, he shouldn't take any more secret photos, right?" Xiao Han shook the photo in his hand. "And now that we have the photo, we have solved this problem."
"This matter has been resolved, but," Gu Fang pulled the corner of her mouth slightly, looking very helpless, "there is still a little trouble."
"What trouble?" everyone asked in unison.
Before Gu Fang had time to explain, Xu Tian suddenly rushed in.
"Everyone is back." Xu Tian seemed very happy and said to everyone excitedly, "The video of you guys going to the banquet that day was uploaded to the Internet!"
Everyone looked at him blankly.
It's not a glorious thing for them to go to a stranger's wedding to eat and drink for free, and the situation that day was so embarrassing. Even if it became a hot topic, it wouldn't be a good thing. Why is he smiling so happily
At this time, Gu Fang also laughed softly and said, "This is also what I want to talk about."
Seeing that one of them was happy and the other calm, everyone was even more confused.
Cheng Yunan asked: "Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
Xu Tian said solemnly: "Neither good nor bad, but also good and bad."
"… "
"Oh, it's hard to explain it with words, just watch it for yourselves." Xu Tian handed his phone to Xia Zhi, "Anyway, it's very funny, hahaha!"
Xia Zhi took the phone doubtfully and clicked on the video. The other four also came over to watch with him.
The video starts with the five of them standing on the stage, with the MC introducing them. The person who filmed the video should be a guest at the wedding banquet, but he was sitting far away from the stage, so the five of them looked short and small. Coupled with the filmer's earth-shattering filming technique, the final image looks like Gaussian blur, with only a rough outline visible.
The background sound was the awkward yet funny conversation between the emcee and Sang Luo, and the person filming was also adding a voiceover to his own video.
"Big stars have come to our village. Five handsome young men. Their names are Xiangluo, Qin Yu'an, Xue Han, Xia Ji, and Juanji Xia. Do your family members know them?"
(End of this chapter)