Sure enough, just as Li Li said, the explosive news and front-page headlines were removed the next day without a trace. It was as if they had never appeared at all.
Huang Shan's mood improved, believing that the situation had taken a turn for the better and she could finally get a good night's sleep. Her focus during filming was sharper, and even Hua Tiantian felt like everything was back to normal.
The matter seemed to have finally passed. The crew gradually recovered from the gossip, and everyone acted like it was all behind them. Yet, it still occasionally became a topic of idle chat during meals.
With the filming halfway done, reporters began to visit intermittently to document the progress. Even when Hua Tiantian and Huang Shan stood together for interviews, each stuck to speaking their own lines, avoiding direct eye contact. They managed to maintain an appearance of harmony, successfully averting the reporters' suspicion.
