Chapter 19: No Bottom Line for Hype
When Lin Qin and ng Chao ca out of the kitchen carrying noodles, Jin Feiyun’s alt account was exposed with tacit approval from her studio.
As the four in the villa were slurping noodles, news about Jin Feiyun shot to the trending topics list.
#JinFeiyunAltAccount, #JinFeiyunRelationshipExposed, and #JinFeiyunCohabitingWithPartner firmly held the top three spots on the trending chart.
Jin Feiyun was already one of those trendy internet darlings, so once these ambiguous rumors were released, almost the entire Weibo was talking about her. Influencer accounts were hyping it up to the max.
The most-shared post ca from a user nad "Fe—", who had made a fresh update.
Fe—: Us. [Image]
The accompanying photo was a selfie, showing half of Jin Feiyun’s face. Behind her was a man standing on a stepladder, carefully painting. The caption "Us" was so suggestive that it practically scread flirtation—it was impossible not to think sothing was going on.
The photo and the caption felt like an outright relationship reveal. Scratch that—it was even more intimate than a normal reveal.
Once the buzz spread across the platform, an influencer account posted a speculative comnt—
#EntertainntMaster: Am I the only one who thinks the man in the background of Jin Feiyun’s photo looks like ng? Audience, what do you think... Could it be...?
The "Could it be..." was followed by a string of ellipses, inviting people to let their imaginations run wild.
The paid comnters took the lead—
[No, you’re not alone. I think that totally looks like ng.]
[Oh my god, this shocking truth—ng and the internet star are really together?]
[I thought Jin Feiyun’s relationship news was big, but this turns out to be the ultimate scoop.]
However, ng Chao’s fans sprang into action, quickly drowning out the paid comnts.
[My Brother ng is currently filming the reality show "Together." Please don’t drag our Brother ng onto the stage.]
[Exactly! My Daddy ng’s appearance fees cost a fortune—can you afford it?]
[Haha, which washed-up nobody from the D-list dares to try and piggyback off our ng? Know your place, please.]
[Don’t be so harsh upstairs. Jin Feiyun is a popular internet starlet too, not so complete nobody. At most, she’s a sweet-green-tea white lotus type!]
[Is this soone trying to leech off my idol’s fa? Such shaless clout-chasing.]
ng’s fanbase was notoriously fierce and full of cash-flushed big spenders. Despite Jin Feiyun’s studio investing a hefty amount to stir the narrative under the influencer account, they still couldn’t overpower ng’s fans, who ruthlessly shut them down. In the end, the influencer quietly deleted the post.
That influencer’s move—utterly brainless.
However, since it involved ng, the theory that the man in the photo was ng still spread across Weibo.
Ten minutes later, keywords like #ngChaoJinFeiyun, #ngChaoJinFeiyunCohabitation, and #ngChaoJinFeiyunRelationshipExposed flooded the trending topics. The majority of people started to notice that the man in the photo really looked like ng.
Even ng’s fans couldn’t deny it after looking at the picture—it did look like ng’s silhouette.
Jin Feiyun’s fans rushed to her Weibo, ng’s Weibo, and both studios’ accounts to demand answers: "Are Jin Feiyun and ng Chao really together?"
Jin Feiyun’s studio, which masterminded this hype campaign, clearly had no intention of clarifying; they just played dumb, deaf, and blind—pretending nothing happened.
On the other hand, ng Chao’s Studio quickly posted a cryptic Weibo—
ng Chao Studio v: Posted an image. [Image]
Yes, the post had no caption, just one sarcastic image.
The sudden image featured a simplistic sketch: a snake with a wide-open mouth trying to swallow a massive elephant.
ng’s fans flooded the comnts—
[Greedy like a snake trying to eat an elephant—shaless clout-chasing confird.]
[So people’s tactics are just disgusting. All these years, our Daddy ng has kept his personal life spotless, never involved in rumors. Now he’s getting stuck with this trash.]
[Repulsive—utterly repulsive.]
This post from ng Chao’s Studio, not so much a denial as a pointed rebuttal, imdiately shifted the public discussion.
Let’s be real, ng’s impeccable reputation and mass popularity were no match for Jin Feiyun’s. Soon, the entirety of Weibo was snarking at Jin Feiyun, accusing her of desperate hype at ng’s expense.
Jin Feiyun’s studio, seeing the overwhelming online ridicule, was utterly baffled. Isn’t this kind of "relationship reveal" supposed to hurt the woman more? Why was she the one being trashed now?
anwhile, Lin Qin and ng Chao, whose phones had been confiscated, were totally unaware of the online drama.
Lin Qin’s noodles garnered unanimous praise—not for show, but for real. Everyone marveled at his amazing cooking skills, finishing every single strand of noodle in their bowls.
Over at the production crew, news spread fast, and the director quickly caught wind of the situation online.
The chief director glanced at Jin Feiyun thoughtfully. Despite their refusal to collab on mutual hype earlier, Jin Feiyun and her team went ahead anyway.
After so deliberation, the director called ng Chao over, delivering the news concisely.
ng showed no visible reaction at first, only asking the director to temporarily return his phone.
The director assud ng intended to clarify things personally, so he nodded to staff to hand the phone back.
Once ng returned to the living room, Lin Qin glanced at him with curiosity, sensing the director’s earlier grave expression—had sothing happened?
ng shook his head at Lin Qin, coolly casting a nonchalant gaze at Jin Feiyun. Though his expression didn’t shift one bit, Jin Feiyun felt a sudden chill, heart racing with unease and guilt.
ng walked straight to Zhang Yue and handed him the phone. "Can you take a picture for ?" Zhang Yue, still imrsed in Lin Qin’s character sketches and unaware of the drama, nodded, albeit puzzled, as he took the phone and got up.
"Lin Qin, let’s take a photo together," ng said, standing by the background wall Lin Qin had painted earlier in the morning, motioning for Lin Qin to join him.
Lin Qin approached, standing compliantly next to ng, but the next mont, ng lightly placed his hand on Lin Qin’s shoulder. Lin Qin stiffened in surprise, and Zhang Yue’s hand jolted, snapping the photo on impulse.
"Mr. ng, is this photo okay?" Zhang Yue said as he handed the phone back.
ng inspected the photo and was quite pleased.
No doubt, Zhang Yue’s timing was impeccable—the captured mont made Lin Qin seem to shrink towards ng, and their pose created the illusion of ng holding Lin Qin in his arms.
Without hesitation, ng posted the photo on Weibo.
ng Chao v: My kid painted the background. I colored it in. Four steps make the whole picture mine, haha. [Image]
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