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At first, when the exposé came out, Zheng Qiulin just found it laughable and was certain it wouldn't cause any real uproar.
Not until a few days later, when everywhere she went, reporters followed her, did she realize that the situation wasn't so simple.
"Cen Ye and I simply have a professional relationship." She had said this to reporters more than once, but it was clear that they were not interested in that answer, or rather, they didn't believe her. After giving them short shrift, they would try every means to get to the bottom of it, to trap her with their questions:
"Miss Zheng, how do you explain Cen Ye entering and leaving your home?"
"Other contestants have claimed that you were very close to Cen Ye at that time and gave him special 'care.' What do you think about that? Do you really only have a professional relationship with him?"
"You've never been married—is that related to Cen Ye?"
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