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?
