The news did not stop spreading.
Within minutes, the scandal had reached every corner of the world. Television stations repeated the same headline again and again.
Online platforms refreshed every second with new comments, arguments, and theories.
While the public was still trying to understand the story, another place remained strangely quiet.
The top-floor residence of Sunshine Entertainment.
The entire upper level of the massive building belonged to the company owners.
Two people.
Twin siblings.
Long Jinhai and Long Jinmei.
Both were thirty years old.
Both were known throughout the business world for their exceptional talent. Despite their young age, they had already turned the company into the most powerful entertainment empire in the industry.
Jinhai was calm, intelligent, and impossibly handsome.
Jinmei was elegant, sharp-minded, and breathtakingly beautiful.
The twins had another unusual habit.
They lived together.
Not in separate apartments.
But in the same private residence on the top floor of the company headquarters. It made work easier. Most days they never even had to leave the building.
Their bedroom was large and simple.
Two enormous beds stood side by side, pushed together to form one wide sleeping space. They had slept like that since childhood. Even as adults, neither of them had ever changed the habit.
At that moment, both of them were still asleep.
The morning sun had only begun to rise over the city.
Then suddenly—
A phone began ringing.
6:10 AM.
The sound broke the quiet of the room.
Jinmei moved slightly under the blanket, her eyes still half closed. Jinhai reached toward the bedside table and picked up the phone.
The caller ID showed their secretary.
He answered.
"Yes."
On the other end, their secretary sounded unusually tense.
"CEO… you should turn on the television immediately."
Jinhai frowned slightly.
"What happened?"
"Please just watch the news."
The line ended.
Jinhai slowly sat up. Jinmei also woke and looked at him with sleepy confusion.
"What is it?"
Instead of answering, he picked up the remote and turned on the television mounted on the wall.
The screen lit up instantly.
Breaking news banners filled the display.
Photographs appeared.
Images of ten familiar faces.
Actors from their company.
The words on the screen were impossible to ignore.
"TEN ACTORS IN SECRET RELATIONSHIP WITH MYSTERIOUS WOMAN."
More photos appeared.
Rings.
Clothing.
Vacation pictures.
Surveillance images.
Evidence.
The twins stared silently at the screen.
Then they slowly turned and looked at each other.
Neither of them spoke.
Because both of them already knew the truth.
The silence in the room was heavy.
Then another phone began ringing.
Jinmei looked down at her phone.
"Dad."
She answered the video call.
The screen showed their parents sitting together in their home.
Their father, Long Tianhao, looked serious.
Their mother, Lin Meiyun, was calm but clearly worried.
For a moment nobody spoke.
Then Tianhao said quietly,
"You've seen the news."
Jinhai nodded.
"Yes."
Lin Meiyun leaned slightly closer to the camera.
"Listen carefully," she said gently. "Right now the world may call this a scandal. But to our family…
Those are our children."
Her voice was firm.
"Protect them."
Jinmei straightened slightly.
"Of course."
Tianhao continued,
"Your sister-in-law's identity must remain hidden for now. Whoever exposed this information already tried to hide her face.
That means they don't want the world to know who she is yet."
Jinhai's expression hardened slightly.
"We understand."
Their father spoke again.
"Right now the boys may still be sleeping.
Don't wake them."
Lin Meiyun added softly,
"They've worked hard for many years. Let them sleep a little longer."
Tianhao nodded.
"But immediately increase security around the villa."
Both twins listened carefully.
"The villa system is connected to the security database," Tianhao continued. "Use the advanced access controls."
The villa they mentioned was protected by highly advanced technology. Every person who entered the property had to be registered in the system database. From a distance, authorized users could lock gates, control surveillance, and block every entry point.
"Close all entrances," Tianhao said.
"Block all unknown access."
"Don't allow anyone near the property."
Jinmei nodded.
"I'll activate the security restrictions."
Their father continued with one final instruction.
"And remember this."
His voice became very serious.
"No one must know they are your brothers."
"Or that the woman is your sister-in-law."
Jinhai replied calmly,
"We know how to handle it."
Lin Meiyun smiled gently at her children.
"Take care of them."
The call ended.
For a moment the room was silent again.
Then Jinhai picked up his phone and called their secretary.
"Arrange a press conference."
"What time, CEO?"
"Seven o'clock."
"Understood."
The call ended.
Meanwhile, the chaos outside continued to grow.
By 6:10 AM, something unexpected began happening on social media.
Fans started posting their own photos and videos.
Clips taken during fan meetings.
Airport sightings.
Behind-the-scenes footage.
Then suddenly—
One particular photo began spreading extremely fast.
It showed the same location that appeared in one of the leaked evidence pictures.
But this photo was taken from a slightly different angle.
And this time—
The woman's face was completely visible.
The internet exploded again.
Fans immediately recognized her.
Suriya.
She had appeared beside the ten actors many times over the years. Fans had always assumed she was simply part of their close group.
But now everything looked different.
Comments began flooding every platform.
"Why did the media hide Suriya's face?"
"She's not a mysterious woman. Fans already know her."
"Why say 'unknown woman' when everyone has seen her with them before?"
Other fans became angry at the company.
"Why did Sunshine Entertainment allow someone to follow their actors everywhere?"
"Where was the company's security?"
"How could a stranger stay around them for so long?"
The arguments grew louder every second.
Millions of people were watching.
Millions more were waiting.
And in less than an hour, the entire world would hear the first official response from Sunshine Entertainment.
Inside the quiet bedroom on the top floor, the television continued playing the same news again and again.
Different channels repeated the story with slightly different headlines, but the topic was always the same.
Ten actors.
One woman.
A relationship the world had never imagined before.