Thread That Binds Us

Chapter-30

Please, see the note at the end of the chapter.

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Chapter- 30

From A Botched Wedding To A Sordid Affair! What Else Is Hidden Behind That Charming Persona?

Under that bold, big lettering was another comparatively smaller line that read:

And A Baby Onboard?

Which was then accompanied by two blurry pictures. One of actor Wang Talu holding a baby, whose face was blurred out, while going inside a house. One of actor Wang YiBo talking to apparently the same baby while coming out of an ice cream parlour.

The article then went on to elaborate, in painstaking details, how Wang YiBo must have cheated on his fiancée, Vanessa Huang, with actor Wang Talu, going so far as to leaving her alone at the altar, thus ruining her life and reputation. They provided dates and times when either Yibo or Talu was off the radar and was seen in a specific locality often. Then they included Wang YiBo's sudden appearance at the Yiling show, the brand co-owned by Wang Talu, and many such little 'truths'. After that the article speculated about the child both of the men were seen with, hinting at the kid being the love child of the two lovers.

The entire thing would have been hilarious for the sheer stupidity.....only that it was not.

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Talu was scheduled to leave the city that day in an early morning flight but he could not even get past the airport entrance before the paparazzi almost mobbed him and he had to be whisked away somewhere safe by extra security.

Oblivious and overwhelmed, sitting inside the car that were running back somewhere he did not know, when he opened his mouth to ask, his manager thrust a newspaper in his hands.

"Read it and then we need to talk," JiYa, his manager said in a clipped tone.

Staring at her suspiciously, Talu unfolded the sheets and froze immediately.

"That's...that's XingXing," he said dumbly, still looking at those blurred areas on the baby's face.

"And Wang YiBo, with whom you're having an affair," she paused and peered at him over her reading glasses, "and a baby."

"What in hell's-"

"Read it," she gestured at the paper, "we won't be going anywhere today."

"But what about the shoot?"

"Who's the manager here?"

Talu wanted to say something more but did not. Instead he looked sullen and went back to the paper.

Might not have been the best idea because the more he read the hotter his blood started to boil. And the more worried he became.

"Zhan? Zhan cannot see this! He-" His eyes were wide with worry. "He would go straight into a panic attack!"

"We can't go to his house at the moment. We're being followed as I speak. But once we reach the hotel, you'll be able to contact him. Meanwhile I'm trying to contact your brother," JiYa informed him in one breath, not once taking her eyes off her phone, tapping on it with lightening speed.

"Man, why? Why now?! He was starting to get happy after such a long time! Why now of all times?!" Kicking at the seat in front, Talu closed his eyes in frustration. "Things will only get uglier."

"It will. So, don't throw tantrums and make things harder for me. And do not contact Mr. Xiao without knowing the situation there."

"Yes, Ma'm," Talu grumbled and decided to sulk.