I'm Crushing on Gorgeous Faces in Variety Shows!-Chapter 279: #Li Yang Denies Relationship Rumors#

Chapter 279: Chapter 279: #Li Yang Denies Relationship Rumors#

Cheng Zhirang ultimately didn’t call Mu Qiu.

After the red carpet, the TV festival’s internal event started right away. He put his phone on vibrate mode and focused on watching the stage.

One was working diligently, the other was seriously typing away, neither of them surfing the web.

So they were unaware that the routine hype for the next episode’s highlights by the show was turning into explosive news.

#Li Yang Relationship Exposed#

Rising star Li Yang’s popularity continued to soar after the variety show exposure, attracting more and more attention.

Ever since "Different Variety Show" started airing, almost every episode would have guest rumors and scandals coming out.

Everyone was already bracing for gossip about Li Yang, the show team and Li Yang’s side had even prepared denial press releases.

But unexpectedly, this time the rumor came with photos and evidence.

The hashtag’s popularity kept rising, jumping from outside the top ten to the number one spot, similar to the previous hashtag about Cheng Zhirang and Mu Qiu secretly marrying and having a child, followed by the word "explosive".

[Daily Latest Exposé V: Some fans revealed that last night at the VOG magazine shoot location around 7 PM, a male artist and a female artist fully dressed came out, gradually closing in until they eventually held hands and got in a car, with multiple instances of close body contact, unusually intimate.

And yesterday, it just so happened that the shoot scheduled at VOG was for Li Yang and Lin Banyan, fitting the description. /Photo.]

There were photos and videos.

Although the matching photos were a bit blurry and the lighting not great, when the woman turned her head enough to show half her face, those familiar with her could immediately recognize her.

It was clearly Lin Banyan.

The man’s face didn’t show as he kept his head down, but his figure did resemble Li Yang. Plus, Li Yang and Lin Banyan had a collaboration that day for the VOG magazine cover shoot.

From the video, the two could be seen walking out together from the shooting location, very close to each other. Later, a car passed by Lin Banyan, and Li Yang gallantly pulled her into his embrace.

It was initially a pretty sweet scene, but it was a pity it occurred with these two protagonists.

One freshly famous idol, one model rumored to be involved with top idol Su Yan, the two being together would be in a sister-brother relationship format.

Malicious fans guided by hired online commentators insulted Lin Banyan as being older, binding multiple idols for promotion, essentially trying to move from the modeling to the acting industry.

Meanwhile, Lin Banyan’s fans mocked Li Yang for ignoring the woman’s unwillingness, holding hands and hugging forcibly, showing a different side.

Ultimately, even Su Yan’s fans were dragged into the situation.

After all, Su Yan had specifically attended several of Lin Banyan’s shows, leading many to think something might be happening between them, only for the news of Lin Banyan and Li Yang being together to suddenly break out.

Opting for a rising star over an established idol, Su Yan’s fans sarcastically criticized Lin Banyan for her poor judgment.

Saying she lacked judgment implied Li Yang was inferior to Su Yan, infuriating Li Yang’s fans.

Clearly a story about two people, yet it turned into a battle among three fanbases, successfully driving the hashtag to the number one trending spot.

Not all fans believed these rumors, though.

Rational fans started looking for clues proving these were false rumors, while true fans didn’t believe anyone, waiting for Li Yang to release a statement to refute the claims.

But Li Yang was slow to post a clarification on Weibo.

By the time Mu Qiu had finished writing several thousand words in one go and saw this exposé, the news had already spread throughout her social circle, Tencent space, and the novel’s comment section.

Someone even asked in her book’s comment section if it was true...

She, too, wanted to know whether it was true. If it were, it would shatter her worldview.

She had witnessed Su Yan and Lin Banyan holding hands and kissing with her own eyes.

The gossip crowd slowly logged on, and the latest trend turned into #Li Yang Denies Romance#.

She found Li Yang’s latest Weibo post.

He had debunked the rumors an hour ago.

[Li Yang V: Just finished work, it wasn’t me, thank you.]

The top comment below was still from Guan Yu.

[Guan Yu V: Well, well, almost thought the relationship between Little Sakura at thirty-eight and Chain Spirit was exposed, scared me /dog head]

[Li Yang V commented on Guan Yu V: ......I clearly already turned down Little Sakura at thirty-eight, didn’t we agree to let each other go?]

Below their exchange, it was all scenes of fans getting along harmoniously and laughing together.

Fans breathed a sigh of relief and began organizing anti-black campaigns more actively.

Fans who couldn’t swallow being mocked by Lin Banyan’s fans retaliated by going back to insult Lin Banyan, saying she definitely used this rumor to ride on Li Yang’s fame.

Mu Qiu clicked through each thread, roughly understanding the situation.

The situation now was that the person involved had come out to refute the rumors, but the fans were not settled.

Who knows whether this time there will also emerge news about Su Yan and Lin Banyan.

She didn’t watch for long, ordered some takeout, and opened her tablet to watch the TV festival’s live broadcast.

While many were watching the excitement online, there were quite a few watching the live broadcast here as well, with brief mentions of Li Yang’s relationship exposé being quickly drowned out by comments like "Brother Cheng is so handsome".

Cheng Zhirang didn’t have much screen time.

Being an awards show specifically for TV dramas, he didn’t have any works participating; he was merely there to fill in, and most of his camera time was justified by his looks and popularity.

Still, that brief appearance of his divine face was enough to excite everyone; once it ended, lots of pictures would surely be posted and all she needed to do was collect them.

Seeing that fleeting glimpse on screen, Mu Qiu took the chance to grab her takeout and absentmindedly opened the box.

A message suddenly popped up on her phone.

Most of her group chats had notifications turned off, with only single messages and two specific groups allowed to push alerts.

Upon checking her phone, [Where Beauties Are Present] group chat appeared.

[Guan Yu: Li Yang, you’re really not having a roadside romance?]

[Shu Ran: Someone even asked me, I said how could I know]

[Li Yang: ......I really didn’t! Sister Guan Yu already helped clarify!]

[Li Yang: I plainly said, my back view isn’t that handsome.]

His words had an underlying meaning.

Mu Qiu joined the discussion while munching on her chopsticks. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

[Mu Qiu: Sounds like you know a bit about the inside story, Yangyang?]

[Guan Yu: Waiting for the gossip.jpg]

[Li Yang: I can’t say anything]

[Shu Ran: Bet it won’t even take two hours before this inside story also comes to light]

[Shu Ran: Plus, I always felt that person looked familiar]

[Guan Yu: Didn’t expect it to be pretty Sister Banyan again, that person wouldn’t be... right?]

[Li Yang: What are you talking about, I don’t understand.jpg]

[Guan Yu: Brother Huai should come out and say a few words here, Brother Huai?]

[Mu Qiu: Brother Huai might be out playing]

[Guan Yu: Then what about Brother Cheng? /sidelong glance]

[Mu Qiu: Brother Cheng is at the TV festival, haven’t you seen the trending topics beyond two entries?]

[Guan Yu: You’re just pretending]

[Shu Ran: Haven’t congratulated Li Yang yet, for getting the VOG magazine, cover?]

[Li Yang: .....Sister Shu Ran, I guess I shouldn’t say this either.]

[Guan Yu: Just say what you can say]

[Li Yang: I really wasn’t having a roadside romance, let alone pulling Lin Banyan into my arms; that wasn’t me.]

[Guan Yu: Got it, all nonsense]