With Qi Ye deliberately livening up the atmosphere, the previous silence was swept away.
Everyone carefully inquired about Qi Ye's health. After making sure he was fine, they shifted the topic.
When the dishes were being served, Qi Ruixi suddenly caught a glimpse of the news pushed on her phone screen.
Then she got excited. "Sister, look at the news. Yaoyao has officially announced her relationship with the movie king Fan Yi!"
Because of Xu Tingyu, she had become good friends with Chen Chunyao.
They drank and chatted and gossiped together, but she knew nothing about her love life.
Now seeing the news all of a sudden, she was naturally quite shocked.
Xu Tingyu was also startled and quickly leaned over to check the news.
On the hot search list, behind the topic "#Popular actress Chen Chunyao and movie king Fan Yi are actually a couple#", there was a "hot" symbol.
All kinds of social media apps were also pushing this explosive news.
"Who is Fan Yi?"
Xu Tingyu hadn't paid attention to the entertainment industry for a long time and was a bit unfamiliar with the name Fan Yi.
"Fan Yi won the movie king award last year. He's very young, not even thirty yet. He's a proper实力派. Some people even suspected he wasn't straight before."
"I didn't expect him to be so good at hiding. He actually had an underground romance with our Yaoyao. Oh my god, I'm so excited now."
"I can't take it anymore. I'm going to text Yaoyao right now to ask what's going on. How could she fall in love without sharing it with her sisters?"
As Qi Ruixi spoke, she quickly opened the small chat group for the sisters and sent a series of exclamation marks.
"Yaoyao, what's going on? Why didn't you give us a heads - up before the official announcement? Sister and I are about to have our jaws dropped."
Xu Tingyu, on the other hand, was busy opening her own phone to read the news carefully.
Just fifteen minutes ago, Fan Yi's account posted a message: Hello everyone, I'm in a relationship. She is @Chen Chunyao.
Then Chen Chunyao reposted this message and added a caption: Hello everyone, I'm in a relationship. He is @Fan Yi.
The official announcement was very simple.
But the simpler it was, the more explosive it became.
Fan Yi was a实力派. With his handsome face and excellent acting skills, he had a large number of fans.
And Chen Chunyao had transformed from an idol - type actress to a实力派, with an even larger number of fans.
The official announcement of their relationship was like dropping a bomb, making everyone come out to gossip.
Xu Tingyu saw that many people were asking questions.
"What did I miss? I've never heard that they had any relationship before."
"Normally, those paparazzi keep reporting this and that. How come they couldn't dig out any information about this real couple?"
"Exactly. This is so surprising. Have these two ever collaborated? I don't have any impression at all."
Not long after, someone posted a timeline they had compiled.
"Although these two haven't collaborated, they did have an encounter. Half a year ago, they attended the same evening party and their seats were next to each other."
"I still remember someone saying at that time that this couple looked so well - matched sitting together. They're both实力派. I hoped someone would give them a script."
"However, at that time, Fan Yi was promoting a movie and still in the publicity period, so this news didn't cause much of a stir."
"Three months ago, the two of them participated in a variety show as guest stars."
"However, at that time, they were very polite to each other. There was no sign that they had feelings for each other at all."
"I didn't expect there would be a follow - up. I really admire these two. They just announced their relationship directly after getting together. They're so responsible."
"I think it's because the guy has had some negative news recently. The girl couldn't bear to see her boyfriend being slandered."
"Anyway, I'm now declaring that these two are the most responsible couple I've ever seen. It's so cool that they just openly admitted their relationship."
...
Xu Tingyu kept staring at these comments and even clicked into Fan Yi's account to take a look.
Fan Yi was really handsome. Even if he didn't become a实力派 and just became an idol, he would still be good - looking enough.
But she felt something was strange. Did Chen Chunyao actually like this type of guy?
The guys she dated in college didn't seem to be of this type. She used to say that no matter how handsome a guy with a more delicate appearance was, she couldn't like him.
But the official announcement was a fact.
She then remembered what Chen Chunyao had said before and dug into Fan Yi's resume.
She found that he had actually debuted very early. He entered the entertainment industry when he was eighteen or nineteen, and had been well - known for his excellent acting skills since his debut.
Not only was he good at acting, but he was also very good at singing and dancing. He was a multi - talented artist.
He was also Chen Chunyao's senior in college, but he graduated earlier and never studied in the same school as Chen Chunyao.
No wonder Chen Chunyao said he was her idol and always regarded him as a goal.
Xu Tingyu exited the news and also sent a message to Chen Chunyao in the group:
Yaoyao, aren't you moving too fast? Find some time. You must tell us everything.
The person who was crying and heart - broken for love last night has officially announced her relationship today.
The progress was really a bit fast.
It seemed that Chen Chunyao's decision to give love one last chance had worked.
Maybe there was too much information now, so Chen Chunyao didn't reply in the group.
Qi Ruixi also put down her phone and said with a smile, "Yaoyao's relationship is really a big deal. She even told me before that she had no plans to fall in love."
"Let's find some time to go out and have a drink. I also want to meet Fan Yi. After all, I used to think he wasn't straight."
Xu Tingyu felt a bit strange and looked at Qi Ruixi. "Why would you say that? Although he looks a bit more delicate, it's不至于 to spread that kind of rumor, right?"
Qi Ruixi shrugged. "He starred in a TV series before. It was a drama with two male leads. Some people went crazy shipping them, but that was a drama three years ago."
"Anyway, in the past few years, none of the rumors about him involved a female star. But he himself has never admitted any of them, and his agency even sued a few people."
Hearing that it was a rumor caused by filming, Xu Tingyu didn't take it to heart.
"Nowadays, they need to hype things up for publicity. Otherwise, there won't be any popularity. It's understandable. But you're right. We should find an opportunity to go out for a meal and meet them."
While the two of them were discussing enthusiastically, Qi Ye and Qi Shifeng just drank their wine silently without interrupting.
After Xu Tingyu finished speaking, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Qi Ye with a faint smile on his face. Suddenly, an idea popped into her mind.
She couldn't help but think of Shen Yan's words again.
She smiled slightly. "Brother, haven't you ever thought about finding a girlfriend?"
Actually, this question was a bit presumptuous.
After all, their relationship wasn't as close as that of ordinary relatives.
Their interactions were restrained, and they each kept to their own boundaries.
Sure enough, after hearing her question, both Qi Ye and Qi Shifeng looked at her.
Qi Ye was a bit surprised at first, and then he smiled slightly, which diluted the surprise on his face.
"No. My social circle is not very big. I don't have many opportunities to meet girls."
Hearing him say this, Xu Tingyu was even more surprised. "But, brother is so excellent. There should be a lot of people who like you, right?"