A single stone stirred up a thousand waves.
Fans and netizens who had been immersed in Shang Chi’s beauty snapped awake, zooming into the photo with infinite precision, and pinpointed the small red mark that wasn’t quite covered by the shirt collar.
【Bro, do you have another dog out there?】
【That isn’t… what I think it is, is it?】
【What the hell? My house hasn’t even been built yet and it’s already about to collapse?】
【Collapse what collapse, get your facts straight. Shang Chi is a musician, not an idol. An adult having a relationship is no big deal, right?】
【No wait, guys, that mark isn’t necessarily a hickey! If it really were a hickey, how could Shang Chi just flaunt it out in the open like that?】
Jiang Li pressed her lips together.
She didn’t know what mindset she was in, but she too acted like a fool, zooming into the photo again and again, and sure enough, she vaguely spotted a small patch of red.
Due to the long shooting distance and pixel quality, it really couldn’t be seen without looking closely.
No wonder no one had noticed it at first.
Tsk. He said he was going abroad to find inspiration for his new album, and she’d thought he was being all ascetic and detached. Turns out that dog Shang Chi was living pretty comfortably overseas.
Well, that made sense. With a face like that, designed to attract bees and butterflies, and with foreign women being so passionate, outgoing, sexy, and fiery—it was only natural.
Men, indeed, were all the same breed of dog.
Jiang Li glanced at the comment section again, casually tossed her phone onto the bed, and turned back to her vanity to blow-dry her hair and go through her full skincare routine.
By the time she was done, an hour had passed.
She picked up the phone she’d tossed aside and only then noticed that several missed calls had come in at some point, all from Shen Luojia.
Without a second thought, she called straight back. Before she could even say a word, she heard the other end blare at full volume.
“Girl, my sister! I didn’t expect you two to be that intense that night!”
So excited was she that the last syllable came out slightly cracked.
Jiang Li silently moved the phone a bit farther from her ear, confirmed she hadn’t dialed the wrong number, and then brought it back.
“Shen Luojia, speak like a normal human being.”
“Eheh!” Shen Luojia let out two roguish chuckles.
“I’m talking about that night you and Shang Chi were in the hotel room, tsk tsk tsk. Didn’t expect you two to be so intense! And get this—Shang Chi even went out of his way to post a Weibo post explaining the situation.”
Jiang Li nearly spat out the water she’d just drunk in one go, and said in shock, “You—what did you say?”
Post on Weibo? Shang Chi? What kind of Weibo post was he making?
A string of keywords combined, and a conjecture suddenly surfaced in her mind…
It couldn’t be—
“Yeah, exactly! That mark on Shang Chi’s neck, tsk tsk. He’s pretty straightforward, actually—he directly posted a Weibo response. Weibo’s buzzing right now, everyone’s asking if you two are living together…”
Living—living together?!
Jiang Li had no time to listen to Shen Luojia’s nonsense. She hung up the phone directly, cursing Shang Chi out in her mind while immediately reopening Weibo.
But then, upon seeing Shang Chi’s latest post—
Great. Her target of abuse seamlessly switched to Shen Luojia.
In the center of the phone screen stood Shang Chi’s newest selfie.
The man had apparently just finished showering, his hair still wet and seemingly dripping water. His black bathrobe was wrapped quite securely, yet it inexplicably carried an indescribable sensuality.
The red mark on his neck was clearly visible—not a love bite, but more like a scratch from something sharp.
Against a stretch of pale, cold skin, that mark stood out all the more.
Shang Chi: 【On the night I returned home, I found a lost little kitten on the road. Cute as she was, she was also quite feisty—she scratched me by accident when I picked her up. Thank you all for your concern, it’s nothing serious.】
Jiang Li: “…”
Lost? Kitten? Her?
So… that thing on Shang Chi’s neck was her doing?
The person in question had posted a clarification, and naturally, the comment and repost section was buzzing with activity.
Fans and passersby alike flooded the replies below.
【Ahhhh so it was a cat scratch! All you blind folks who said it was a hickey, step forward—I promise I won’t kill you!】
【Brother actually posted a Weibo just to clarify for us, wuwuwuwu this is love!! Off-topic, but this photo of Brother… I can!!】
【Eh, am I the only one who noticed the blind spot? This little kitten is a girl? Brother used “she”!】
【Brother actually said this kitten is cute! So jealous!! I wouldn’t mind being a cat for love either! Meow~】
【Hiss, some little kittens are really vicious. Brother, should you get a shot? If it’s a stray, who knows what germs it might be carrying】
Jiang Li: “…………” Who’s carrying germs?
Wait, no…
So what Shen Luojia said earlier—about netizens asking if they were living together—
【Wuwuwu stray cats are so pitiful, so is Brother taking her home now?】
Jiang Li: “…”
Great, Shen Luojia.
Didn’t think you’d gotten so good at double entendres now.
But then again, thinking about it—if something that big had really happened, how could Sister Yang not have notified her immediately? It was just that she’d been too shocked just now and had forgotten all about that.
Jiang Li let out a light sigh.
She looked at the comment section again, only to find the tone had already shifted completely. At this point, who still cared about some stray cat?
【Hiss, hiss, a freshly bathed Brother, I lick~~】
【Whimper whimper, you rarely post a photo, Brother—why is your bathrobe wrapped so tight? Are you treating us like outsiders or what!!】
【Family, who gets it! I’m really not a pervert, but right now I just want to rip off that annoying bathrobe of Brother’s!】
【Too covered up! Bad review! Man, I sentence you to pull your collar open and retake the photo!!】
【At this moment, a thousand words cannot be spoken to outsiders—they can only condense into three words: I’m ready.】
【I can feel the panties flying in from all directions [dog head]】
Shang Chi wasn’t the type to post on Weibo often anyway.
Usually, he’d occasionally repost music-related news. Aside from promotional periods for new albums, he rarely shared anything about his personal life—let alone posting a selfie specifically to clarify rumors.
For a moment, besides his fans, quite a few passersby also flooded in.
The comment and repost section was as lively as New Year’s, with fans screaming desperately, begging him to show his face more often and stop being so elusive.
Unexpectedly, Shang Chi—who never replied to comments—actually responded directly to one fan this time: 【Soon.】