Breakup Deals A New Fate: Bai Lu Loses a Million Followers, Zhang Linghe's Rise Reveals His Views on Love

The entertainment industry has many celebrity couples—some remain friends after a breakup, while others become the most familiar strangers. Bai Lu and Zhang Linghe are one such pair. The two were once rumored to have developed real feelings while filming "Story of Kunning Palace", but after breaking up, they treat each other as invisible in public. Recently, Bai Lu has been embroiled in a body double controversy and has lost a million followers, while Zhang Linghe shot to fame with "Chasing the Jade" and, on "Start Reasoning", rarely shared his thoughts on love, lamenting that true love is always stopped by fate.

Bai Lu, known as a popular female star, starred in "Mo Li" with Cheng Lei, which has surpassed 800 million views. However, she was recently revealed to have used a body double even for simple action scenes, with the double's face pixelated. After the incident was exposed, the crew urgently edited the episodes, but since the series had already aired its finale, such changes seemed forced. Due to these controversies, Bai Lu lost 1.17 million followers in just one month! She is rumored to take on the role of the greatest female scholar, Li Qingzhao, in the upcoming drama "Ru Meng Ling", but the public believes she lacks the required bearing and doesn't match the character at all, calling for Li Qin or Chen Duling to take the part instead. Bai Lu's staff also came forward after the controversy, clarifying that she has never even been in touch with this script.

Zhang Linghe, who once worked with Bai Lu and was rumored to have dated her, is having a different development from his ex. Zhang Linghe has not only gained popularity with "Chasing the Jade", but also showed his cute offscreen personality on the variety show "Start Reasoning". In one episode where relationships were discussed, Zhang Linghe excitedly exclaimed, "What is love? Love is always feeling indebted! Not love at first sight." He then teased Jin Jing, saying she falls in love whenever she's drunk. Before Jin Jing could reply, he immediately added, "True love is usually blocked by fate." Although it was just part of the show, it inevitably reminded people of his past with Bai Lu.