Chapter 6 The Old Scars
When the afternoon filming ended and I returned to the Love House, the atmosphere inside felt off.
Jiang Shuo and the others who had returned earlier all looked like they wanted to say something but held back.
The bad feeling in my chest grew stronger. I made an excuse to go upstairs, then opened Weibo on my phone.
Several red "Explosive" Trending Search tags appeared on my screen. For a second I felt dizzy.
My breathing hitched. The hand holding my phone trembled slightly.
#Lin Zhi Raw No-Makeup Photos#
#Lin Zhi Family Background#
#Lin Zhi Smoking#
#Lin Zhi Jiang Shuo#
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The origin of the Trending Search storm was a close-up shot of me right after washing my face during the recording of Love Investigator. Someone had deliberately screenshotted it and posted it online.
I had never recorded a variety show before. This was my first one. The sudden exposure of my no-makeup face caused a huge reaction.
In the photo, a long, light pink scar was visible where my bangs usually covered my forehead. Although it had faded a lot now, it was still clear how shocking it must have been before.
Curious netizens then dug deeper, from my childhood experiences to my school days. One person who claimed to be my former high school classmate directly posted an old photo of me smoking with the caption: 【What good girl? It's all fake, just a celebrity persona.】
It instantly caused an uproar.
After all, one of the main reasons I had such a good reputation in the industry was my likable personality.
In interviews I usually sat at the edge of the frame, never fighting for attention. I looked quiet, dressed sweetly, and gave off the image of a gentle, well-behaved girl.
The photo was from my high school years. I was sitting on a park bench in an old, faded school uniform. Thick bangs covered my eyes as I awkwardly held a cigarette to my lips. The person beside me had a slight frown and had reached out to grab my wrist.
That person was clearly Jiang Shuo.