Qiqi is an amateur painter and a fan of Shen Mingyou. After she started watching “Super Mom,” Qiqi not only became a fan of Shen Mingyou but also adored her family, especially the loving couple, Shen Mingyou and Jiang Chen. Their relationship gave Qiqi hope in love again, as she had previously stopped believing in it.

When Shen Mingyou’s new drama aired, Qiqi promoted it online and even drew each of Shen Mingyou’s costumes from the drama, sharing them on Weibo. Thanks to her drawing talent, many of Shen Mingyou’s fans followed her Weibo and interacted with her often. Shen Mingyou herself liked one of Qiqi’s paintings featuring her and Nian Nian, which made Qiqi admire her even more.

Qiqi soon became an influential fan in Shen Mingyou’s fan group, with her posts getting thousands of likes and comments.

Qiqi lived in City A. A few days ago, she traveled to the small city where Shen Mingyou was filming. Knowing this, Qiqi tried to visit the film set, but the crew had strict security, and fans weren’t allowed in, so she didn’t get to see Shen Mingyou.

While hanging out one night, Qiqi saw a young couple on a date. Both wore masks, but their affectionate behavior, like holding hands and whispering to each other, caught her attention. Their appearance was striking, and it looked like a scene from a movie.

Qiqi, a fan of attractive people, decided to take a picture of the beautiful moment. Other people on the street had the same idea. However, when the man realized people were filming them, he quickly pulled his girlfriend aside, covering himself with his hood and cap.

When the street cleared, the man suddenly stopped, pulled down his girlfriend’s mask, and kissed her. Then he put their masks back on, touched her head, and held her hand as they continued walking. 

Qiqi captured it all on her phone. As the woman’s mask came down, Qiqi immediately recognized her as Shen Mingyou! But the man, with his hood and cap, was unidentifiable. Qiqi couldn’t tell who he was or why he was being so affectionate with Shen Mingyou.

Watching the video repeatedly, Qiqi came to a shocking conclusion: Shen Mingyou might have a young boyfriend that wasn’t Jiang Chen!

The man didn’t seem like Jiang Chen, who always appeared formal in public and didn’t hide from cameras. Jiang Chen always stood proudly beside Shen Mingyou, not like this guy, who was acting sneaky.

Qiqi was disappointed. How could Shen Mingyou cheat on her husband? They seemed like such a happy couple. Still, she held out hope. Maybe the man really was Jiang Chen, and the couple was just having fun by dressing differently to avoid being recognized.

Qiqi didn’t show the video to anyone after returning to City A. But when she saw #JiangChenCheating# trending today, she realized that this fairy-tale couple had been unfaithful to each other for a while.

It shattered her belief in their love. Furious, she decided to stop being a fan and uploaded the video online.

@ILoveYouziQiqi : [I’m no longer a fan of Shen Mingyou. If you’re going to criticize, criticize both Shen Mingyou and Jiang Chen. After all, both of them cheated! @ShenMingyou]

Qiqi was a well-known fan, with over six-figure followers on Weibo, most of them being Shen Mingyou fans. When they saw her post and video, they were shocked.

[What’s going on? That’s really Shen Mingyou! Who’s the guy? Did she really find a younger man?]

[I was just about to join in on calling out Jiang Chen for cheating, but now I see this. They’ve both been cheating and pretending to be a happy couple on TV?]

[Ahh, no, how could the couple I love be fake? Could that man still be Jiang Chen? They look similar in height…]

[It can’t be Jiang Chen. He’s the big boss of Lingyu Capital. He wouldn’t wear such flashy clothes. If we didn’t already know Jiang Chen cheated, I might have convinced myself the guy with Shen Mingyou was him. But since Jiang Chen cheated, it’s no surprise Shen Mingyou did too.]

[Even the boss of Lingyu Capital cheats! Jiang Chen must have cheated first, and Sister Youzi got so mad she found herself a young guy!]

[Wow, I don’t believe in love anymore. It’s all lies!]

…

As the drama unfolded, the hashtag #Shen Mingyou and young hunk on a hot date# quickly became the number one trending topic.

The onlookers and haters became even more excited, mocking them:

[It was all fake. Their marriage was a business deal. There’s no real love in such a marriage. They’ve both been doing their own thing for a long time. Only the fans were dumb enough to believe they were a perfect couple. Now, they know they were tricked.]

[I remember seeing them on the show “Super Mom”. They were just pretending to be in love. Do you remember the episode where Jiang Chen took Shen Mingyou to the airport? Everyone was too busy ‘eating candy’ ^[1]phrase used to describe enjoying sweet couple moments. to notice when Jiang Chen was flying the plane, Shen Mingyou asked if he had a pilot’s license. What does that tell you? They’ve been married for five years, and she didn’t even know her husband could fly! How close can they really be?]

[They’re such good actors. If they’re both doing their own thing, why keep going on TV and fooling the audience? What are they trying to get?]

[You’re too innocent! There’s a lot for them to gain. Shen Mingyou’s career totally revived thanks to the ‘loving couple’ image. Look at how many fans she has now, and the top film and TV projects she gets—’Asking the Sky’ by Qin Song and ‘Homeward Journey’ by Lu Zhicheng. People fought for these roles, and she got them easily. And Jiang Chen? Thanks to their fake love story, his company, Lingyu Capital, saw its stocks soar. Businessmen only care about profits. Do you think Jiang Chen would turn down more money? They’re both smart!]

[I still don’t understand what these directors see in Shen Mingyou. Did they forget she’s known as a ‘box office poison’? They’re really risking it by casting her. Aren’t they afraid their 300 million yuan investment will only make 30 million yuan at the box office?]

[Honestly, even though Shen Mingyou’s acting was really bad back then, she was only in one movie, and her few scenes were all beautiful. It was the male lead who was supposed to carry the box office, not her. She just ended up with the blame. And guess what? That male lead was sent to jail three years ago for breaking the law, and after he got out, his career was over. But Shen Mingyou came back strong and turned everything around!]

[No use arguing now. Shen Mingyou fooled everyone. Her whole ‘loving wife and mother’ image was a lie. She cheated on her husband and lied to everyone. What’s the point of supporting someone like her? Everyone should stop being her fan!]

[It’s really disgusting. I used to believe in their fairy-tale love, but it turns out it was all a lie. I feel bad for Nian Nian. Such a cute kid, but her parents are out there messing around. Do they even care about their daughter?]

…

After seeing the trending topic, Shen Mingyou and Jiang Chen both went quiet.

For fun, they had role-played twice, but paparazzi secretly filmed them, causing a massive misunderstanding online.

It wasn’t hard to clear things up, but even if they explained, they would still end up embarrassed.

Shen Mingyou, looking upset, said, “Let’s not play this kind of game anymore.” If they got caught again, she would really lose face.

Jiang Chen: “…”

This kind of playful role-play was fun for him. How could he just give it up?

“Youyou, it’s wrong to throw out the good with the bad. From now on, we’ll play these games in private, so no one can catch us on camera.”

Shen Mingyou: “…”