The morning began with chaos.
No warning, no official statement—just a flood of headlines that hit every major outlet all at once.
AN FAMILY SCANDAL: BROKEN ENGAGEMENT, COUSIN TO MARRY FIANCÉE IN HIS PLACE.
Within an hour, it was everywhere—on the morning news, on gossip feeds, and on every trending tag across social media.
After all, one should never underestimate the public's appetite for gossip—especially when it involves the rich and the powerful.
The public was no longer merely watching—they were investigating. And this scandal? Their newest case.
Within hours, the internet turned into one massive investigation bureau.
Old photos resurfaced—class pictures from high school, snapshots from charity galas, even grainy shots from business events where the two had once appeared in the same frame.
Someone discovered that Song Qingwan and An Yanming had attended the same high school—they'd even in the same class.
