There were two photos. The first was a selfie of Li Li holding her marriage certificate, her face bright and radiant in the frame. The second was a close-up of the inside of the certificate with the sensitive details blurred out, highlighting only the photograph of her and Shang Che.
The implication was clear: a marriage contract did exist, but it was not with Shang Yang.
These eight words swept away the trending topics and the rumors, and simultaneously delivered several stinging slaps to Shang Yang, who had just admitted to a previous engagement with Li Li while insisting he only ever saw her as a sister. Regardless of the truth, the "don't come near me" vibe Li Li projected showed no signs of the heartbreak and withdrawal the netizens had been gossiping about.
Chapter 18