【Seven years ago? Wasn’t that when Xia Weige participated in the talent show? She was secretly dating back then, hiding it from her fans?】
【They broke up seven years ago. She dumped him after she became famous, that’s why she said it was her fault? So, is this current act of unfinished business just for the audience?】
【Her fans worked so hard voting for her during the show, but it turns out she was having a secret relationship then.】
【Xiaxia hasn’t even said what she’s sorry for, fans shouldn’t guess wildly, trust Xiaxia.】
【Hahaha, the celebrity has admitted it directly, and you’re still saying ‘trust her.’】
【Is Xia Weige so brave to admit it’s her fault because she’s afraid Wen Rong will expose her?】
【Probably not, they broke up seven years ago, and Wen Rong seems to have never spoken out. If Xia Weige hadn’t joined the show this time, no one would have known she had an ex.】
【Wuwuwu, thinking about it, Wen Rong is so tragic. Abandoned seven years ago, and now he has to come on the show to put on a performance with Xia Weige.】
【So why did Wen Rong come?】
【…Maybe it can only be because he still loves her.】
【Didn’t Wen Rong say in the live broadcast that night that she wouldn’t look back? She doesn’t act like she’s still in love on the show either. Could it be for revenge?!】
【If it were for revenge, she could have directly exposed Xia Weige seven years ago, no need to wait until now, ha.】
Sister Li handed the tablet to Xia Weige, who was already in the minivan, and the comments were mostly criticizing her.
Sister Li had found the fan club to manage the comments, but Xia Weige’s popularity due to the ex-boyfriend issue had generated too much controversy recently. Now that this news had broken, the fans couldn’t control the situation anymore.
Sister Li tossed the tablet to Xia Weige, made a phone call herself, instructed a few things, and then, after hanging up, frowned as she looked at Xia Weige. “I’ve asked the PR department to intervene. If they still can’t suppress it, I’ll prepare a statement for you.”
Sister Li clutched her phone, watching Xia Weige lower her eyes to the tablet, her fingers gently sliding across the smooth screen. There was no sign of distress on her face; she didn’t seem to be affected by the negative comments.
“Xiaxia, what exactly are you thinking?” Sister Li sighed.
Xia Weige finally looked up at Sister Li, her eyes veiled like they were covered by a black gauze, making it impossible for Sister Li to see through.
She only heard her whisper, “Hmm… I want to know too.”
Sister Li didn’t know if she genuinely didn’t understand her own thoughts or simply didn’t want to answer, so she closed her mouth helplessly and stopped pressing.
The car slowly drove back to the house. Xia Weige remained silent the entire way, constantly looking through the content on the tablet. Sister Li truly didn’t know what she was thinking.
Xia Weige had been under her management since the talent show. She was well-behaved and obedient. Although her recent insistence on changing her image was a bit extreme, they had discussed the matter of her transformation. Though Xia Weige was somewhat aggressive about it, it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing for her future development.
At her current status, her temper was already considered top-notch. She usually listened to Sister Li and followed the company’s arrangements.
However, regarding Wen Rong, Sister Li could clearly feel that Xia Weige’s actions were exceeding her expectations.
Sister Li sighed internally.
Fortunately, although the incident caused a huge online uproar today, as long as public relations handled it well, it wouldn’t have too much impact on the current Xia Weige, after all, it happened seven years ago.
But faintly, Sister Li felt that she suddenly couldn’t see through Xia Weige at all, and even began to doubt whether the obedient behavior she had observed before was real.
The car stopped at the entrance of the house. Sister Li didn’t want to voice her thoughts. Suppressing the confusion in her heart, she turned to call Xia Weige to get out of the car. Before the words left her mouth, she heard a light laugh from the person who had been silent all along.
Sister Li paused, only to see the other person slowly raise her head, her eyes overflowing with a faint starlight, like the vast array of stars lighting up the night sky.
She raised the tablet, smiled sweetly at Sister Li, and said, “She finally spoke.”
Sister Li quickly took the tablet and saw a public statement. The account that posted it was verified by the dating reality show’s production team as belonging to Wen Rong.
【There was no right or wrong in our past relationship; no one did anything wrong, we were just not suitable for each other. Furthermore, she had not yet participated in the talent show when she was dating me.】
Wen Rong’s statement almost completely cleared Xia Weige’s name. Moreover, Xia Weige’s inability to let go after seven years made people feel that she was even more deeply devoted.
After all, an ex who broke up seven years ago is still willing to speak up for her. If she had truly done something wrong, why would she act like this?
Sister Li looked up at Xia Weige, secretly shocked. The latter was smiling sweetly, giving off a feeling of innocent cuteness.
But Sister Li was perfectly aware of the entire sequence of events and finally understood Xia Weige’s intention.
From the moment Xia Weige deliberately said it was her fault, she was waiting for Wen Rong’s response. All the way, she was calm and unhurried, not asking Sister Li to handle it immediately, just waiting for the overwhelming condemnation.
She was waiting for Wen Rong to see the vicious comments, waiting for Wen Rong to issue a statement for her.
She didn’t need to proactively beg Wen Rong. Through Xia Weige’s description and her own investigation, Sister Li had a slight understanding of Wen Rong.
She was a very tolerant, gentle, and water-like woman.
Although she wouldn’t necessarily repay every unkindness with kindness, she certainly wouldn’t watch Xia Weige fall into this barrage of criticism.
Even if Wen Rong could guess that Xia Weige had deliberately spoken that way, she would still soften and help her out of the difficulty.
After all, regarding their seven-year-old breakup, Wen Rong probably didn’t feel that Xia Weige was at fault either.
Sister Li figured all this out, secretly shocked. Perhaps, from the moment she answered that question, it was all intentional on Xia Weige’s part.
Regardless of what Sister Li thought, Xia Weige had already pushed the door open and gotten out of the car. She greeted Sister Li and walked towards the house.
Wearing a faint smile, she urgently wanted to see Wen Rong. She walked into the house and immediately saw Wen Rong sitting gracefully on the sofa in the living room.
Wen Rong was not wearing a Qipao today. She wore a light white pleated skirt that didn’t go past her knees, paired with a sky-blue long-sleeved shirt on top.
The shirt’s collar was embroidered with an auspicious cloud using faint gold thread, which made Wen Rong look even more elegant and noble.
Xia Weige gazed at her. Her rapid heartbeat was perfectly in sync with her mood. Her eyes and heart were filled with Wen Rong’s figure at this moment. The other’s every look and smile made her heart flutter.
The warm sunlight refracted through the glass, shining into the house and falling onto Wen Rong.
The soft, warm yellow light seemed to surround Wen Rong. Xia Weige remembered a dance she had performed before, The Goddess of Venus.
She had thought of Wen Rong’s appearance then, imitating Wen Rong’s gentle smile, making herself similar to Wen Rong—beautiful, gentle, elegant, and amiable.
She could no longer remember how she looked performing that dance, but her clumsy imitation was certainly not as good as the beauty before her eyes.
On Wen Rong, the passage of time seemed to slow down. Getting close to her gave one a feeling of tranquility.
A genuinely warm sensation.
Xia Weige took a deep breath and slowly walked over. Wen Rong finally noticed her, her gentle brows slightly raised. Xia Weige was just about to open her mouth to greet Wen Rong when a voice suddenly appeared beside her.
“Sister Xia, you’re back.”
Xiang Meng was walking past Xia Weige with a fruit platter. Xia Weige’s attention had been entirely on Wen Rong just now, so she hadn’t noticed Xiang Meng walking out of the kitchen at all.
Her sudden utterance made all the hope and courage that had built up in Xia Weige dissipate.
Xiang Meng walked to the small coffee table, put down the fruit platter, then happily sat down next to Wen Rong. After saying a few words to Wen Rong excitedly, she beckoned Xia Weige to join them in the conversation.
It was obvious that she and Wen Rong were having a pleasant chat just moments before.
Xia Weige bit her lip, having no choice, and chose to sit down next to Wen Rong.
She had wanted to thank Wen Rong, but now found it hard to interject. Xiang Meng, a design student, was having a very engaging conversation with Wen Rong. She would occasionally include Xia Weige, so she wasn’t completely isolated.
Looking at Xiang Meng, Xia Weige vaguely saw her past self. She, too, used to be like this, gazing up at the older, gentle Wen Rong with admiration and reverence.
Xia Weige closed her eyes, her knuckles slowly tightening. She moved a little closer to Wen Rong, finally intending to interrupt them.
Just then, Jiang Xingan was faster than her, emerging from the bedroom and cutting them off. “Wen Rong, it’s about time. Want to go buy ingredients for tonight together?”
It was Jiang Xingan’s and Wen Rong’s turn to cook dinner tonight.
Immediately, the gaze of the three people in the room fell on Wen Rong. She thought for a moment, then stood up, responded to Jiang Xingan, and bid farewell to Xiang Meng and Xia Weige.
Xia Weige watched her receding figure, her emotions indescribably complex.
She was just secretly disappointed that her words of thanks hadn’t made it out.
Feeling a bit tired, she bid farewell to Xiang Meng and went to rest. But she couldn’t sleep peacefully and woke up after half an hour. Wen Rong and Jiang Xingan hadn’t returned, and it seemed Xiang Meng had also gone out. So, she simply decided to take a stroll alone in the house.
The house had a small backyard, planted with quite a few flowers and plants, but the space was small, and next to it was a storage room, so the view wasn’t attractive.
Therefore, the production team hadn’t set up cameras there, and the guests wouldn’t come over either.
As Xia Weige was strolling here, she unexpectedly found Zhuo Jingcheng and Ye Jing in this spot.
The two were arguing about something. Xia Weige had no intention of knowing other people’s affairs, but just as she was about to turn and leave, she heard her own name.
“I know exactly why you’re fawning over Xia Weige, don’t I? Or are you saying you actually like her? But how could a selfish person like you possibly like anyone else?”
Xia Weige stopped dead in her tracks upon hearing this. The voice belonged to Ye Jing. She had also heard about Zhuo Jingcheng wanting to change his manager, and she hadn’t expected the two to truly fall out.
This was during the program’s filming. Although there were no cameras here, if it were captured somewhere, the consequences were unimaginable.
The argument continued over there. Zhuo Jingcheng’s neck was red; he was clearly furious. “Whether I fawn over her or not is none of your business. The company has already given me a reply; you won’t be my manager for much longer. Don’t even think about running around saying nonsense and damaging my image, or you’ll be waiting for a lawsuit from the company.”
Ye Jing tugged at the corner of her lips mockingly. “It’s a pity that Xia Weige likes women; you’ll never have a chance. You might as well go abroad, lose a bit of flesh, and you might still have a shot.”
Zhuo Jingcheng was so enraged that he suddenly raised his hand. Seeing this, Ye Jing smiled even more mockingly.
Wearing high heels, her eyes behind the silver-rimmed glasses were sharp and defiant. Zhuo Jingcheng ultimately didn’t dare to strike, lowered his hand, and gritted his teeth, saying, “Crazy woman.”
With that, he quickly left, unwilling to be entangled with Ye Jing any further.
Xia Weige, hiding around the corner, was secretly surprised. She hadn’t expected this Sister Ye to be so sharp-tongued.
She was also a little speechless as to why Zhuo Jingcheng had latched onto her.
After eavesdropping, she was about to leave when her gaze suddenly met Ye Jing’s, who was not far away.
Xia Weige was startled and wanted to hide immediately, but it was too late.
The other woman raised an eyebrow as she looked at her, her red lips slightly parted, and she said in a low voice, “Xia Weige.”