There were quite a few people teasing Jiang Yuanheng under his comment.
【Yuan Yuan Peach Juice: Kid, you really have a sister complex.】
【jnsftq: Brother Jiang and Sister Zhiyi have such a good relationship!】
【X: I'm shipping them again!】
【Eat Eat Sauce: Sister Zhiyi went to Brother Jiang's concert, and Brother Jiang is visiting Sister Zhiyi's set. Such an enviable celestial friendship~~~】
Su Zhiyi randomly picked a few fans' comments, replied with an emoji or a few short words, then typed a reply to Jiang Yuanheng's comment.
【Su Zhiyi V: Sure, I'll treat you to a meal then.】
As soon as she replied to Jiang Yuanheng, their companies saw their interaction and took the opportunity to buy them a trending topic.
Pei Yan's incident was huge; several social apps were discussing it. Other trending topics on Weibo's hot list were all hitching a ride on Pei Yan's heat, and their popularity had thus significantly increased.
They also smoothly rode Pei Yan's wave.
#Pei Yan Responds to Love Life Rumors#
#Su Zhiyi and Jiang Yuanheng's Celestial Friendship Is Enviable#
#Jiang Yuanheng Says He Will Visit Su Zhiyi's Set#
But these two trending topics stuck out a bit, sandwiched among a sea of Pei Yan-related topics... Wasn't it a bit awkward?
After nearly an hour of scrolling through the gossip, Su Zhiyi was thoroughly entertained.
"Why didn't I realize before that entertainment gossip was this delicious?"
She had just finished her thought and was about to put away her phone to rest a bit before heading to the filming location.
Just then, notifications from WeChat contacts popped up at the top of her screen.
There were two senders.
Pei Yan and Jiang Yuanheng.
The male leads of these trending topics had come knocking.
She tapped into Pei Yan's chat first.
【Pei Yan: You know Jiang Yuanheng?】
Su Zhiyi's eyes widened in surprise, her finger hovering over the chat interface, unsure how to reply.
Pei Yan was currently in the eye of the storm, and instead of asking about their trending topic, he was asking about hers with Jiang Yuanheng?
Pei Yan's words had no tone markers; she could imagine he was sternly interrogating her, or just asking casually with a normal expression.
But given Pei Yan's personality... it probably wasn't an interrogation, right?
Maybe he just happened to see her and Jiang Yuanheng on the trending list and was curious.
Su Zhiyi thought carefully about her relationship with Jiang Yuanheng.
They did know each other. In everyone's eyes, they were especially good friends, but in private, they weren't particularly close.
It was fine to tell Pei Yan. Even though Pei Yan was being roasted by netizens on the trending list, he had still protected her identity tightly. He probably wouldn't reveal that she and Jiang Yuanheng weren't that close in private, either.
Besides... her relationship with Pei Yan was no longer just a casual friendship.
Pei Yan had made a Weibo post, clearly stating:
He liked her, and he was pursuing her.
To avoid raising Pei Yan's suspicions, she needed to explain.
【Su Zhiyi: I kind of know him.】
【Su Zhiyi: We went to the same high school before, but not the same grade. It's not as exaggerated as the internet says about us being childhood sweethearts.】
【Su Zhiyi: We only met a few times in high school. Afterward, he went abroad, and we didn't keep in touch.】
【Su Zhiyi: Did you see the trending topic about him and me?】
【Pei Yan: Mm.】
Pei Yan's single "Mm" was hard to read.
Did Pei Yan believe her?
For the first time, Su Zhiyi felt a pang of guilt toward a man.
She had never felt guilty lying to men before, but this time, even though she was telling the truth, Pei Yan's simple "Mm" made her inexplicably nervous.
She hadn't lied this time, so why did it feel like she'd been caught?
What was she so guilty about...
Fearing Pei Yan might overthink, Su Zhiyi added a few more sentences to completely distance herself from Jiang Yuanheng.
【Su Zhiyi: It's all the company's arrangement.】
【Su Zhiyi: The company arranged for us to create a CP. He has a higher status than me; building a CP with him helps me ride his coattails. My online reputation has improved a lot lately, the haters have stopped cursing, and my follower count has increased.】
【Su Zhiyi: Our good relationship is all part of the company's script.】