Fan Yingying hadn’t thought much when posting and only realized the inappropriateness after talking with her leader. Regardless of whether the parties involved minded being public, she shouldn’t have exposed them so recklessly.
The best solution would be for the original poster to clarify, but the poster’s issue was resolved, and they seemed to have forgotten about the forum entirely. Their IP couldn’t even be traced.
Fan Yingying felt a bit frustrated.
After finishing work that afternoon, she followed up on the matter and found a twist – the person who posted the video on Weibo actually apologized!
“I’m truly sorry. Actually, we were playing Truth or Dare with classmates, and to complete a dare, I made such a video. I didn’t expect it to cause such a sensation. I sincerely apologize to the two parties involved and the misled sisters.”
The video was deleted, with no way to verify its authenticity. Perhaps it was just an inappropriate prank, or perhaps the video was real and “Truth or Dare” was just a cover-up. Anyway, after control from various parties, the storm gradually subsided.
Fan Yingying screenshot the Weibo message and posted it in the gossip thread, also apologizing for her “nonsense” and “groundless analysis”.
There was another commotion in the post, and these consecutive twists finally alarmed the two protagonists of the gossip center.
That night, Luo Yingbai lay on Xia Xianning’s lap, legs crossed, reading a book, while Xia Xianning sat on the bed looking at his phone. The atmosphere between them was relaxed and comfortable.
Suddenly, Xia Xianning’s finger stopped sliding on the screen.
He didn’t say a word, but Luo Yingbai, as if by telepathy, sensed his junior brother’s mood, looked up at him and asked, “What’s wrong?
Xia Xianning gently stroked his puzzled brow with his fingertips, the previous helplessness turning into a slight amusement as he said, “I just checked the forum posts…” Luo Yingbai raised an eyebrow and laughed. Luo Yingbai put down his book and sat up, taking the phone from Xia Xianning and quickly scanning it. The headline that caught his eye read – “Rumors Spread: A Game of Great Adventure, Xia-Luo CP Both Golden Bachelors”. “…The illegitimate child incident has been spreading wildly, and today the truth is finally revealed – it was just a great adventure game test. It has now been clarified by the video poster and forum moderator…” Luo Yingbai was already aware of the previous post by Gou Songze and Xia Xianning’s follow-up, and now reading through the entire process, he was speechless. After a while, he couldn’t help but laugh and put down the phone, saying, “What… what is this about?
” This drama had peaks of excitement and constant twists – first Gou Songze’s help-seeking post revealing male-male marriage and an illegitimate child showing up, then Xia and Luo being photographed on the street, followed by clever netizens digging up information, simultaneously exposing their relationship and alleged infidelity, causing a sensation.
Actually, none of this mattered, because he and Xia Xianning never intended to hide these things!
Xiao Yun himself was no ordinary person, and his safety wasn’t a concern. To give the child a proper identity, Xia Xianning and Luo Yingbai had already discussed with their families, planning to make their relationship public to prevent further speculation and wild guesses.
They never expected to encounter the most outrageous operation in history.
Usually, when news spread, the main parties would desperately deny it while onlookers eagerly gossiped. But this time, Xia Xianning candidly revealed the truth, and the video poster and diggers completely reversed their stance. A true story was ironically “debunked”, with the main person’s personal statement being turned into a truth-or-dare game!
Luo Yingbai roughly scrolled through, and without mentioning others, Xia Xianning suffered the most. Netizens who thought they were deceived naturally treated the “Young Master Xia’s account” as a fake, sarcastically mocking someone for shamelessly impersonating Young Master Xia. “
Xia wanted to accompany his wife and felt that his own child was not lively enough. He thought about the Luo family’s child who was about the same age as his grandson, so he brought Xia Xianning over, hoping that companionship with a peer would help him become more outgoing.
The Luo family’s “peer” expressed that he was very excited.
Xia Xianning arrived at an inopportune time. Jiang Yujia was on a business trip, and Luo Zhao had guests visiting. The housekeeping aunt found a box of toy cars and planes to give him to play with.
Xia Xianning sat quietly on the plush carpet, fiddling with a toy car. Luo Yingbai circled around him, thinking he looked quite handsome and was very quiet.
He said, “Hey!”
Xia Xianning raised his eyelids and looked at him, waiting for what would come next.
Luo Yingbai hesitated a bit. He carefully asked, “Do you… know how to speak?”
Xia Xianning thought this person was definitely an idiot, which instantly made him lose any desire to interact with Luo Yingbai. He lowered his head and continued playing with the toy car, deliberately turning his body to face away from the other.
Luo Yingbai was not satisfied.
He moved in front of Xia Xianning again, squatted down, tilted his head to look at his expression, and muttered, “Why aren’t you talking to me? Can’t you speak? It’s okay if you can’t speak, I can speak! I’ll talk to you, and you can just nod or shake your head. Nod, just nod a little, okay?”
Xia Xianning was like a silent statue, exuding a depth inappropriate for his age.
Luo Yingbai exclaimed in shock, “He’s even deaf!”
He thought this little brother was so pitiful. No wonder he was sent to their home – his parents must not want him!
Xia Xianning, unable to bear it any longer, pushed him, causing Luo Yingbai to fall on his bottom.
After trying so hard, the little brother was finally willing to play with him! Luo Yingbai excitedly kicked his short legs and laughed.
Xia Xianning: “…”
Is he an idiot?!
Luo Yingbai happily mimicked Xia Xianning’s action and pushed him back. Xia Xianning, already annoyed with him, pushed back. With just a year’s age difference, they sat on the floor, kicking each other’s legs and wrestling, neither able to overcome the other.
Xia Xianning was stronger, and genuinely angry. Luo Yingbai, however, thought they were just playing and soon had red marks on his milky white skin.
Seeing the red mark on the other’s skin, Xia Xianning felt a sudden pain, as if pulled by something, and let go.
He pursed his lips, turned away from Luo Yingbai, and picked up the toy car again, deciding not to engage no matter how annoying the other was.
But Luo Yingbai was now hooked and wouldn’t leave him alone. After poking Xia Xianning a few times and getting no response, he simply grabbed the toy car and ran off.
Xia Xianning was stunned by this shameless persistence, experiencing the world’s treachery for the first time.
Luo Zhao sighed and pressed his brow as he tried to manage the situation with the two children.
Luo Zhao thought to himself, “By the Three Purities, today the disciple didn’t kill this brat, nor was he killed by this brat. It’s been quite a perfect day!”
The next day, Xia Xian Ning was again brought to the Luo household to formally learn basic skills. He discovered that the teacher seemed to have given that annoying senior brother some medicine that slightly improved his neurotic condition.
At least he wasn’t seeking revenge or provoking without reason like yesterday – though after class, he still persistently pulled him to play house with other children, which was still quite irritating.
