Fun~
Zuo Jingyou, according to Yin Bai’s address, changed her clothes and went downstairs to the front desk. She asked the hotel staff to drive her there. After dinner, the lively children with heavy hearts insisted on taking a walk to aid digestion. Considering that it was Zuo Jingyou’s first time seeing this city, Yin Bai went along with the children’s suggestion, holding their hands as they strolled through the bustling streets.
The winter night was exceptionally cold, yet the picturesque and historic city was brilliantly illuminated under the thick night sky, vibrant with the city lights.
The dazzling lights illuminated every corner of the city, revealing the remnants of snow swept to the sides of the streets. With one hand on his cane and the other holding Wen Wen’s hand, Yin Bai walked through the ice-covered path, turning to discuss the city’s long history with Professor Sun beside her.
The brilliant lights projected from the windows of the distinct Baroque buildings, casting colorful reflections on the various shapes of ice and snow piles. These scattered lights enveloped the entire city, creating an indescribable feeling, as if one were placed in a fairy-tale-like world of ice and snow, truly magnificent and beautiful.
Zuo Jingyou followed Professor Sun, reaching out to hold Tong Tong’s hand, and listened to the conversation between Yin Bai and Professor Sun. Every now and then, she would interject with a few comments about the history of the city.
They discussed the city’s history, starting from the glorious era of Baroque, then moving on to figures like Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and others, and even mentioning Strauss’s “The Blue Danube”…
Yin Bai was pleasantly surprised to find that Professor Sun, much like herself, had a deep appreciation for music and opera.
Yin Bai was very happy and immediately extended an invitation: “Professor, if you have the time, how about joining me for an opera at the Grand Theater next time?”
Professor Sun smiled and squinted her eyes, saying, “Sure, as long as I have the time next time.”
Beside them, Zuo Jingyou witnessed this scene but remained silent. She thought to herself, “Teacher Yin’s charm is truly remarkable. In just one day, she has already become friends with Professor Sun.”
They walked a considerable distance, and at a corner they unexpectedly encountered Zuo Jingyou’s fans.
There were two young girls, bundled up tightly in hats and gloves on this cold winter day. They came darting from the adjacent commercial street like excited balls, and with wide eyes, they gazed at Zuo Jingyou. Expectantly and with delight, they asked, “Are… Are you Teacher Zuo? You are Teacher Zuo Jingyou, right?”
The group of people who had suddenly been stopped in their tracks looked at the two young girls in astonishment.
Yin Bai instinctively turned her head to look at Zuo Jingyou. Zuo Jingyou wore a fluffy white hat, a puffy black down jacket that covered her whole face, leaving only her bright eyes visible.
In this unrecognizable appearance without showing her face, the fans can still identify her. That’s a true sign of love.
Yin Bai thought this and carefully examined Zuo Jingyou once more. It wasn’t very surprising that the fans could recognize Zuo Jingyou.
After all, in contrast to her usual dazzling appearance in front of the camera, the nearly bare-faced Zuo Jingyou exuded a natural, elegant beauty. Even without makeup, her slender figure and exceptional grace couldn’t be concealed, not even by her down jacket that was as puffy as a sack.
Such a beauty naturally attracted the gazes of passing tourists. It was not at all unusual that someone would notice her.
Thinking this, Yin Bai, holding Wen Wen and leaning on her cane, tactfully moved a step to the side with Zhang Yu.
Anyway, Zuo Jingyou’s fans were looking for her. In a while, they fell silent, allowing Zuo Jingyou to comfort her fans and then continue walking.
Just as Yin Bai was thinking this, she saw Zuo Jingyou beside her blink her eyes and, with her long, quivering eyelashes, calmly said, “Two young ladies, you’ve mistaken me for someone else. I am not~”
When she said this, not only Yin Bai but even Professor Sun couldn’t help but turn to look at her.
Hey, are you really going to tell such a blatant lie like that?
Upon hearing her words, the two young girls immediately appeared dejected, saying, “Oh… Sorry… We thought you looked just like her…”
The young girls, though feeling quite sad, quickly apologized to Zuo Jingyou.
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Yin Bai, watching Zuo Jingyou’s composed demeanor, quietly moved a step aside while leaning on her cane. She thought, “Hurry up and console them, those two girls are almost in tears!”
Zuo Jingyou noticed that these two young children genuinely looked like they were about to cry. She pulled down her scarf with a smile and said, “Alright, alright, I was just teasing you. It’s me.”
The two girls, who had seemed as wilted as snow-covered cabbage a moment ago, suddenly became happy. They jumped with excitement, saying, “Wow! It really is Teacher Zuo!”
They controlled their excitement and expressed their joy, then turned their attention to Tong Tong standing next to Zuo Jingyou, their eyes sparkling with excitement. “Is this… Is this little Tong Tong?”
Zuo Jingyou had always protected the child very well and never allowed the media to reveal any pictures of Tong Tong. As a result, as Tong Tong had grown up, on all social media, there was only one picture of her foot.
Zuo Jingyou smiled gently, “Yes, it’s Tong Tong.” She said this and reached out to caress the back of Tong Tong’s head, speaking softly, “Tong Tong, say hello to the sisters.”
Tong Tong looked up at the two girls with her big sparkling eyes and obediently said, “Hello, sisters.”
The two girls’ hearts melted, and they held their hearts, their eyes filled with a motherly radiance, “Tong Tong is so well-behaved! She’s so cute, just like Teacher Zuo!”
The two girls chatted and complimented Tong Tong, making her a little shy, and she hid behind Zuo Jingyou.
Seeing that the weather was cold and freezing, Zuo Jingyou asked the girls if they were feeling cold and inquired about their purpose in Austria. The two girls replied that they were students here and hadn’t gone home for the Spring Festival.
Zuo Jingyou praised their excellence, and as she saw their noses turning red, she advised them to dress warmly.
The girls were excited and didn’t mind the cold. They wanted to chat with Zuo Jingyou and asked, “Is Teacher Zuo here for a vacation?”
Zuo Jingyou nodded and said, “Yes, with family and friends.”
The two girls had already noticed Professor Sun, Yin Bai, Zhang Yu, Xiang Qiu, and others nearby. Upon seeing this, they greeted with a bit of shyness, “Hello, Auntie, hello, sisters.”
Everyone responded in unison, “Hello to you too.”
Zuo Jingyou felt a bit helpless, thinking that they had chatted enough and was planning to conclude the conversation. She said, “The weather is too cold. We’ll walk a bit more and then head back. You should head back soon too.”
After a moment’s thought, Zuo Jingyou added, “Meeting is fate. Would you like to take a photo with me?”
The two girls blushed with happiness but still asked cautiously, “Is it okay, Teacher Zuo?”
Zuo Jingyou nodded and said, “Of course!”
Zuo Jingyou released Tong Tong to hold Professor Sun’s hand and embraced the two girls herself. In the enchanting Vienna street under the night sky, she had one on each side and took several photos together.
The girls were delighted, and as they were leaving, they asked Zuo Jingyou if she could share the photos on her social media. Zuo Jingyou smiled, “Sure… Go safely on your way.”
The girls showered her with compliments and colorful words before reluctantly departing.
After the girls left, Professor Sun, who had been watching, teased her, “Impressive, wrapped up like a ball, and people still recognized you.”
Zhang Yu also marveled, “Teacher Zuo is very popular, with fans everywhere she goes.”
Yin Bai chimed in, “Exactly, in such a cold winter, in a foreign land with such heavy snow, and you still get recognized.”
Yin Bai extended her thumb and said, “Teacher Zuo, it’s her.” She winked at Zuo Jingyou and teased, “She’s an international superstar!”
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Under Yin Bai’s lead, everyone else spontaneously extended their thumbs in Zuo Jingyou’s direction, all playfully praising her.
Zuo Jingyou was at a loss for words, raising her hand to cover her forehead, and said, “Alright, from tomorrow on, I’ll wear a mask when I go out, okay?”
But Yin Bai didn’t miss the chance to tease her further, adding, “Wearing a mask when going out, Professor Zuo is truly an international superstar.”
This person is really…
Zuo Jingyou bit her lip and shot Yin Bai a glance, saying, “You’re so annoying!” In her current state, she wasn’t very lovable as a friend!
This little interruption disrupted the rhythm of their previous conversation. Combined with the cold weather, Zuo Jingyou was concerned that Professor Sun and the children might catch a cold, so they hailed a taxi and returned to the hotel.
However, no one expected that this small episode would lead to a highly dramatic turn of events.
Not long after they had left, a student studying in Austria posted an update on their social media: “Today was super lucky! I unexpectedly met Professor Zuo Jingyou! She even took a group photo with us! [Picture]”
Beneath the post, there was a chorus of envious and jealous comments. One comment asked why Zuo Jingyou went to Vienna, and the blogger patiently answered, “Teacher Zuo came with her family, bringing Tong Tong and her girlfriend. One of them is really tall, has super fair skin, exceptionally long eyelashes, and really large eyes. She looks like a foreigner, with a superb temperament. I secretly looked at her for a long time.”
Under this response, there was another wave of envy and curiosity. They admired the fact that the commenter got to see Tong Tong and inquired about what Tong Tong looked like. The blogger said she resembled Zuo Jingyou, not like a scoundrel. There were occasional inquiries about how attractive the foreign girlfriend was and how she managed to distract the blogger while facing Zuo Jingyou.
The blogger was a straightforward “beauty lover” and replied, “You don’t understand, she’s super attractive! Fair skin, an amazing temperament, she looks like a fairy! I wish I had two pairs of eyes to look at these two!”
In this context, everyone understood that “girlfriend” referred to a “female friend.”
But internet trolls and marketing accounts were different. Upon seeing this post, they swarmed like sharks detecting blood, aggressively copying and pasting a series of tweets, twisting the meaning.
The content was mostly the same, with almost all of them saying: “A fan encountered Zuo Jingyou in Vienna, found her strolling through the streets with her foreign girlfriend.”
Many curious internet users were stunned when they saw these posts from marketing accounts.
Wait a minute, Zuo Jingyou? The actress who married young, rarely had any scandals, and had won Best Actress, was now rumored to have a new scandal? And what did “foreign girlfriend” mean?
Is Zuo Jingyou coming out?
No way, after He Zhiwen, is Zuo Jingyou also coming out? Are they both bisexual?
With this “eating melon” attitude, that evening, the hashtags #ZuoJingyouComesOut and #ZuoJingyouForeignGirlfriend made it to the trending topics on Weibo.
On their way back to their rooms, Zhang Yu took out her phone, and when she saw these trending topics, her jaw almost dropped. She turned around and, with some hesitation, called out to Zuo Jingyou and Yin Bai, who were slowly walking behind her, “BOSS, Teacher Zuo, take a look at this…”
Zhang Yu handed her phone over.
Yin Bai took the phone, puzzled, and looked at it. She furrowed her brow and said, “Wow, these marketing accounts are so boring. Can they really hype up something like this?”
“What?” Zuo Jingyou, who was beside Yin Bai, leaned over to see the content on her phone and was momentarily puzzled when she saw the word “coming out.”
Coming out… her? This is just…
While Zuo Jingyou was still in a daze, Yin Bai handed the phone to Zhang Yu. She sighed and said, “Oh well, it’s all nonsense from marketing accounts. Teacher Zuo, don’t bother looking at it. Zhang Yu, get in touch with the PR team and help Professor Zuo clarify this.”
“Teacher Zuo is clearly heterosexual, she won’t have a girlfriend!”
Yin Bai said this, patting Zuo Jingyou’s shoulder and assuming the role of a supportive friend, comforting her, “Teacher Zuo, don’t worry, I’ll take care of it.”
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It took Zuo Jingyou a while to regain her composure, and she looked up at Yin Bai. She gazed into Yin Bai’s pure and bright blue eyes for a moment before replying, “Never mind, you don’t have to trouble yourself. I can handle it here.”
“I’ll handle it myself; maybe it’s better that way.”
Yin Bai nodded thoughtfully, “True, it’s better for you to handle this kind of thing. If I help, it might only increase suspicion.” After all, she was involved in the matter, and it could be seen as trying to cover up.
Zuo Jingyou chuckled, “It’s actually quite interesting.” She thought for a moment and said to Yin Bai, “I think it’s the first time I’ve been rumored to be in a same-sex relationship. It feels… quite amusing.”
Yin Bai raised an eyebrow, “Are you sure, Teacher Zuo?” She smiled and added, “I’m definitely not the first person of the same sex rumored to be with you.”
Zuo Jingyou was momentarily puzzled and said, somewhat uncertainly, “Have I been rumored to be in a same-sex relationship with someone else?” She was quite sure there hadn’t been any such PR incidents in her memory.
Yin Bai shrugged and walked inside with her cane, saying, “There are plenty of them, especially on some websites where they compile videos of you with other female celebrities.” She turned to Zuo Jingyou and continued, “You might not be aware, but even if you were married before, there’s a certain community that sees you as quite a catch.”
“Teacher Zuo, even though you’re heterosexual, you have a ton of same-sex ‘ships.'”
For example, there were countless “Red and White Roses” fan videos featuring Zuo Jingyou and Xiao Nian on that website. Yin Bai’s previous disregard for Zuo Jingyou stemmed from several factors, with only a small part being professional competition between the two. The main reason was the overwhelming number of people shipping them!
Yin Bai was practically bubbling with jealousy!