43-year-old Golden Horse Best Actor Ethan Ruan was reported last year to be dating a Chinese heiress 20 years his junior. Since the woman attends a prestigious university in South Korea, it’s a long-distance romance spanning Taiwan, Korea, and China that has been going on in secret for over a year. The two were finally photographed together on the 8th! Chinese paparazzi captured Ethan Ruan returning to a hotel with his girlfriend. Upon closer look, the woman is only half a head shorter than the 184cm-tall Ruan, with a tall and slim figure. After the two went upstairs together, Ruan came out again to get snow boots from a friend—apparently gearing up for a ski trip.
Media previously reported that Ruan and his girlfriend, with the surname Xu, have left traces of their romance across multiple countries. She flew from Korea to Taipei in July of the year before last, staying at Ruan’s luxury home for several weeks. Ruan would also fly to Korea to meet her or travel abroad together. It is said that Ruan's girlfriend is “both wealthy and beautiful,” with plenty of sultry photos on her IG, but after news of the relationship broke, she deactivated her IG, deleted many friends, and cleared out all photos linked to Ruan—showing her “low-key and obedient” demeanor, qualities Ruan likes. Plus, Ruan doesn’t like clingy partners, and her being in Korea for school fits his preferences perfectly. Because of these two factors, the relationship has endured despite the publicity.
Last month, Ruan spent Christmas skiing and soaking in hot springs in Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan, and was frequently seen by netizens. On the 8th, paparazzi “Guatian Han Jie” spotted Ruan and his girlfriend returning to their hotel together. Wearing a beanie, Ruan was dressed in all black from head to toe. Before entering, he turned stylishly to wave goodbye to friends, while his girlfriend, in a white jacket with a cross-body mini bag, walked straight into the hotel without showing her face to the camera.
News source: Apple Online News