Influencer Takes "Socialite Training Class" & Gets Pregnant W/ Top Actor BUT Internet Exposes Her

Summary

Moral Of The Story – Episode Summary

Podcast: Moral Of The Story
Host: Stephanie Soo
Episode Title: Influencer Takes "Socialite Training Class" & Gets Pregnant W/ Top Actor BUT Internet Exposes Her
Date: November 10, 2025

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Episode Overview

Stephanie Soo unpacks one of the wildest, most meme-worthy scandals in the Chinese celebrity sphere, detailing how a minor influencer’s bizarre cake-eating livestream led to her getting famously involved with A-list actor Huang Xiaoming. What unfolds is a saga of viral internet trends, questionable social climbing, clout-chasing, and public meltdowns, all woven together by Stephanie’s signature comedic storytelling as she explains the entire spiral to her husband (and, by extension, the listener).

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Main Discussion Points

1. Stephanie’s Social Anxiety & The “Exposure Therapy” Eye Doctor Visit (00:38–05:30)

• Stephanie narrates a recent incident where she tried to overcome her social anxiety by going to the eye doctor alone.
  • She overthinks her own friendly behavior towards the doctor after he mentions his wife, convinced he thinks she’s hitting on him.
  • Quote: “This is why I have social anxiety, because I overthink every interaction.” — Stephanie (04:15)
  • The story sets the episode's confessional, humorous tone.

2. The “Cake Eating Science” Meme (05:30–11:00)

• Introduction to Ya Ke, a live-stream influencer whose awkward and overly poetic cake-eating video went viral.
  • Ya Ke describes eating cake as if it’s a wine tasting, with lines about “the milky aroma…filling your nasal cavities.”
  • Stephanie re-enacts the trend that mimicked her bizarre food description style, noting the unsatisfying, meme–worthy delivery.
  • Quote: “[She described] the taste only lingers on your tongue coating…for this one, the milky aroma fills your entire mouth and even your nasal cavities with the rich and creamy aroma taste.” — Stephanie, quoting Ya Ke (09:07)
  • The trend evolves into a widely spoofed meme, both on Chinese social media and TikTok.

3. Who is Ya Ke? The Influencer’s Rapid Ascent (11:01–13:10)

• Audience learns that Ya Ke is not just a live-streamer—she is also Huang Xiaoming’s new girlfriend.
• Huang Xiaoming: Once the quintessential “CEO bad boy” of Chinese dramas and ex-husband to superstar Angelababy.
• Stephanie contextualizes Huang’s declining public opinion and the cringe factor attached to his persona.

4. Angelababy and Huang Xiaoming’s Relationship & Divorce (13:10–19:44)

• Stephanie provides a deep dive into Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy’s relationship:
  • Over-the-top “CEO” energy that wore thin over time.
  • Notorious moments: Cringe wedding vows (“I’m going to ruin you. I’ll spoil you so much.” — 14:22), public arguments about his age, and career declines.
  • After years of shifting public favor, their 2022 divorce becomes a huge gossip event.
  • Quote: “People start loving Angelababy. She becomes the breadwinner... You can tell that’s not gonna work.” — Stephanie (17:14)

5. Rumors and Internet Sleuthing: The Exposed Relationship Timeline (22:14–27:10)

• Internet sleuths begin connecting Huang Xiaoming and Ya Ke via matching posts, identical vacation locations, and even similar profile pictures with hidden clues.
• Speculation grows that the two were seeing each other before their respective divorces.
• “Netizens found…her divorce time was around the same as Huang Xiaoming’s…” — Stephanie (24:37)
  • Example: Users discover both have profile pictures featuring cartoon cats from the same art piece.
  • Public PR statements by Ya Ke fuel intrigue instead of quelling rumors, appearing self-promotional.

6. Manufactured Persona: PR, Socialite Credentials, and Exaggerations (27:57–35:41)

• A rash of inexplicable, positive articles start appearing online, lauding Ya Ke’s “beauty” and “perfect proportions.”
• Stephanie and Tiffany speculate (playfully but cynically) that these are paid puff pieces:
  • “That is my personal belief and opinion. You cannot change my mind.” — Stephanie (27:57)
• Claims of elite education and business success are called into question:
  • Alleged degree from Shenzhen University (debunked), claims to wealth, luxury lifestyle, and “self made” status all get investigated by the online community.
  • Stephanie: “She sounds like she has the resume written by a Chinese mom... It just sounds like a dream daughter, but not real.” (30:56)

7. The Socialite “Training School” Revelation & Exposing the Facade (51:59–55:45)

• Paparazzi and netizens uncover evidence that Ya Ke wasn’t born wealthy, but instead took socialite “training classes” where you can rent luxury items, pose in penthouses, and build an illusion of affluence.
• Many of her influencer photos were staged in the same rooms or outfits as dozens of other “students.”
• Secret behind her “manners” and presentation is exposed as artificial learning.
• “Her mannerisms are all taught by these online classes... how to become a socialite so you can marry a rich guy.” — Stephanie (52:20)

8. Downfall: Public Backlash, Breakup, and Lasting Memes (56:36–58:08)

• Public sentiment sours further after Ya Ke’s questionable and offensive comments about regional Chinese groups, musicians, and her constant “pick me” attitude.
• Huang Xiaoming’s next movie tanks, he issues a public apology, and they split.
• Then, paparazzi reveal that Ya Ke is pregnant with his child, adding another layer of chaos.
• “He has to apologize... They break up, but then turns out she’s pregnant.” — Stephanie (57:54)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

Stephanie’s Overthinking Spirals (04:15)

“This is why I have social anxiety, because I overthink every interaction. And I go, wait, I have just been over the top yapping for the past fifteen minutes... This man thinks I'm hitting on him.”

Ya Ke’s Viral Cake Review (09:07)

“Mainly, it has a light, milky aroma, and its creaminess level reaches the upper palate... for some desserts, the taste only lingers on your tongue coating.”

On Huang Xiaoming’s Decline (17:14)

“People start loving Angelababy. She becomes the breadwinner in their relationship. And you can tell that that’s not gonna work. Well. People are already hypothesizing that Huang Xiaoming needs a girl who is very… he needs to be the dominant CEO.”

The PR Manufacturing (27:57)

“That is my personal belief and opinion. And you cannot change my mind without some sort of official document that has been notarized. I’m being so for real. Like, there is no way. There’s no way.”

The “Just a Little” Meme (48:29)

“Fans are also making photo collages showing Yaka’s face changing from version one to version two to version three... There’s this one time she’s selling clothing... and she says, ‘It’s a really nice brown color. And I just think that this brown color just looks a little bit different from other brown colors.’”

Socialite “Training School” Exposé (52:14)

“Her mannerisms are all taught by these online classes or in-person classes of how to become a socialite so you can marry a rich guy.”

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-----------|--------------------| | 00:38–05:30 | Stephanie’s eye doctor story & social anxiety overthinking spiral | | 05:30–11:00 | The viral “cake eating science” trend & meme origins | | 11:01–13:10 | Revealing Ya Ke as Huang Xiaoming’s new girlfriend | | 13:10–19:44 | Deep dive: Angelababy & Huang Xiaoming’s relationship and divorce | | 22:14–27:10 | Netizens piece together Ya Ke and Huang Xiaoming’s romance | | 27:57–35:41 | Manufactured influencer persona & PR absurdities | | 51:59–55:45 | Paparazzi expose socialite training classes & fake affluence | | 56:36–58:08 | Final revelations: breakup, pregnancy, and cultural backlash |

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Tone & Style

• Conversational, irreverent, confessional; loaded with vivid, comedic commentary and playful banter with her husband (and sister-in-law Tiffany).
• Language: Candid, sometimes profane (“f cking cake”); full of sarcasm and performative exasperation.
• Stephanie revels in the absurdity: “She looks like she went to the doctor and said, can you make me look like Angelababy?”

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Takeaway

This episode is equal parts internet culture critique, celebrity roast, and rapid-fire inside jokes. What begins as a simple cake-eating meme unravels into a full-scale drama of fake socialite life, PR manipulation, and the perils of dating in China’s hyper-surveilled influencer economy. Whether you’re into the celebrity gossip or just crave unhinged internet tales, Stephanie Soo’s recap delivers all the laughs, side-eye, and meme fodder you could hope for.

End Moral (if any):
As Stephanie says, “The moral of the story is—well, there is none.”

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Transcript

[Stephanie Sue]

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[Tiffany]

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[Stephanie Sue]

I participate in McDonald's for a limited time. There were two instances in the past two months where my brain has been melting. It's just been seeping out of my skull through the ears. The solidification of my brain is gone. It is no longer jello. It became liquid and came out like hot oil. I'm gonna tell you guys about both times. The first time was I decided that I was gonna do exposure therapy. I was gonna lessen my social anxiety by going out there, purposefully putting myself out there and going to doctor. You're like, what? That sounds like a normal thing. Don't get me wrong. I go to the eye doctor every year. I get my retinas checked out. Every year, I get my pupils dilated. In fact, this year, I've gone many a times because I was convinced that I was going blind in one eye. Long story short, I'm fine. I don't have 2020 vision. In fact, if I take off my contacts and you're throwing pickleballs at me, I will get hit every single time. You. You won't miss.

[Tiffany]

I will actually tell them your.

[Stephanie Sue]

I went to my eye doctor because I had a pickleball straight to my eye, straight to my optical dome right here. And I had to go to the emergency room. And then I had to go to an eye doctor. I went to an eye specialist because.

[Tiffany]

Stephanie is convinced that she saw. What is it?

[Stephanie Sue]

I saw flashing lights. And that's when you know that your retina is, like, detaching from your eyeball. And I was like, it's detaching. And I would lay in bed and I would go, honey, do you see the flashing lights? And he'd be like, no, just close your eyes. I'm like, they're closed. No, no.

[Tiffany]

Just kidding. Stephanie only saw Stephanie claim She saw it once.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah. And then I went to the eye specialist, and she was like, you know, you have to see it multiple times. Like, trust me, if your retina is detaching, you will know. However, you are at higher risk for that. So just be careful. Just be careful. That's what she told me. And so I go to this eye doctor. Like, it's my civic duty. I go there every other month. I just show up. I get my pupil dilated. I'm like, is it all good up in there? And I bring my husband. I always bring him because I, like, when he is sitting on the side and he talks to the doctor. It just, you know. And also, we live in a society. I feel like the doctors are always nicer to me when my husband's there. They're like, you want pain meds? Okay. Like, everything. Okay. It's crazy. It's crazy. We should write a book on this. It's actually up. However. However, this eye doctor, I've seen him a couple times. He seems really nice. He's also younger, so I'm like, you know what? I feel like this could be good exposure therapy. And also, my husband was busy, so I was like, you know what? I'm gonna go by myself, honey. And he's like, are you sure? Are you sure? I'm like, I'm gonna talk to this man. I'm gonna figure out his life story. I'm gonna crack 20 jokes. I'm gonna make him giggle, gaggle. This is how I get exposure. And my social anxiety goes down. So I show up there. I sit in that f. Cking chair. I make sure that he wipes the thing because so many faces are on there. And I start yapping. I'm yapping away. I'm cracking jokes. I'm cracking a lot of jokes. I forgot jokes I was cracking, but it was really good. I think one of them was something to do with the ice ages because it was getting chilly. Anyway, anyway, really, like, top tier, like, Netflix comedy special level.

[Tiffany]

It. Okay, like this video.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yes, I'm having a good time. And the very first sentence out of his mouth, because the whole time he's been like, oh, okay, yeah, no, I see, I see, I see. And then the next words out of his mouth are, oh, yeah, so my wife has the same thing. And I went, oh, no. Oh, no. And then I started getting in my. This is why I have social anxiety, because I overthink every interaction. And I go, wait. I have just been over the top yapping for the past 15 minutes. Like, ha ha ha. Ing so loud. This man thinks I'm hitting on him. I don't know if that's true, but in my head it was true. Because the first thing he brings up is his wife. So then I'm like, oh, my God. I shut down. I shut down because I'm like, now there is this man out in the.

[Tiffany]

Wild because he brought up, quote, his wife.

[Stephanie Sue]

But that was the first sentence he said. So then I was like, fuck, how do I bring up my husband? But then I was like, no, but that's even weirder if I just bring up my husband. So then I was like, really in my head about it. And then the rest of the eye appointment I said two words I said in but nothing. I just sat there and went, mmm, okay, thanks. And now he thinks I'm like a stone cold bitch. I don't know. I don't know what's happening, but it made my brain melt. And I came home and I was like, honey, okay, let me explain. And he's like, babe, you're fine, you're fine. I don't think he thinks that, but it's in my head. You know what else is in my head? Science. These are the two things. These are the only two things I think about. When the lights go off, I see a flashing light. No, I'm just kidding. When the lights go off, other than the flashing lights, I think about the eye doctor thinking I'm hitting on him. That there is a man out there that thinks I hit on him. Offensive. No, I'm just kidding. And then this science. I think about this science every day. Have you ever heard of kuh science? You've heard of it. I showed you this. Okay, I know. Cuh science is the science of eating cake. And it all starts from the most famous tutorial on how to eat cake. You think that you can just put cake in your mouth and eat it enjoyably? Like, that's not possible. There is a girl named Ya ke, and she's a live streamer and she's selling cake. Live streamers. When they sell food, they like to give the viewers a close up of the food. They like to give descriptions on how it tastes because they need to be able to sell it to you through this screen. So she has a little cake in front of her and she's like, hey, guys, I'm f cking selling this cake. And I'm like, ooh, this cake is crazy looking. It just looks like a normal body baguette cake. That's what we call Paris baguette We call it paribage. Okay? It's a party baguette cake. And she cuts a slice, puts it on her plate. Her filters are out of this world. Maybe she looks like that in person, but these filters always throw me off. Okay? But anyway, she's livestreaming. She's poking, she's stirring at this cake with the fork. Like, this is not a pot. This is not macaroni in a pot. Like, what are you stirring? But she's like, picking at this cake to the point where all the comments are getting frustrated and they're telling her, ya K, just eat the f. Cking cake. By the way, she's beautiful. Like, she's stunning. She's very pretty and she's very composed and she's proper and she's like, high class is the vibe. And she's describing the cake. The way that. That she moves her hands is very elegant. It's very elegant. Like, no eye doctor would think that she's hitting on them. Does that make sense? Like, that's the type of person she is. And they're like, eat the cake. Why don't you want to eat the cake? If you want us to buy the cake, eat the cake. They keep asking her. And so she finally reads the comments and she says, take a bite. And she's laughing with her assistant, who's off camera to the side, and she says, yes, yes, I will eat it. Now let me show you guys how, huh? And I said, what do you mean, show me how to eat a cake? What do you mean? You just eat the cake. And she says, I was just focused on describing the cake to you, you know, just now, but I'm going to eat it now. She's eyes staring into the depths of my soul. I'm getting hypnotized by this lady. And she has her pinky up. She gets her tiny little fork, gets a tiny little piece of cake, opens her mouth in slow motion, puts the cake in her mouth. There's like the softest little rim of cream on the top of her lip, and she flicks it with her tongue. And I'm like, what the f. CK is happening with this cake? And people are already in the comments getting weirded out by that bite of cake. It was so unsatisfying. Like, what's happening? It's not that.

[Tiffany]

Can you do it? Can you do it?

[Stephanie Sue]

It's very like.

[Tiffany]

And like, her, the audio listeners are.

[Stephanie Sue]

Like, okay, her hands are, like, covering her mouth and they're very bony. Her fingers are bony and they're just splayed in front of her. And she keeps covering her mouth. And she just says, you know, I'm eating it. Mm, mm. And she says, I feel the texture is delicate. And she's using both of her hands to kind of, you know, pull the words out of her. Mainly it has a light, milky aroma, and its creaminess level reaches the upper palate. And she's got her index fingers pointed upward. And it's well manicured. For some desserts, the taste only lingers on your tongue coating.

[Tiffany]

Tongue coating. Chinese shi tai is like the f.

[Stephanie Sue]

But for this one, the milky aroma fills your entire mouth and even your nasal cavities with the rich and creamy aroma taste. So I think us girls should keep some good dessert in the fridge and take a bite at night when you crave it. And immediately.

[Tiffany]

So what's funny is like the word you use. It sounds crazy, right? Yeah, but in Chinese, they all have the same ko qiang is mouth, nasal cavity. Nasal cavity is. They all end with the same word. So it's like she's almost.

[Stephanie Sue]

She's trying to be poetic about it.

[Tiffany]

Yeah, it's like bi chung ko chang. Like, that's why all the jokes start coming in.

[Stephanie Sue]

Let me tell you, this is the most ridiculous cake eating thing. It immediately goes viral. In fact, it goes so viral that all the girls end up going to buy a slice of cake. Not even the cake that she's promoting. Just like a random cake from the grocery store. They come home, hide their cameras, and they start describing the cake. They take a bite in front of their husbands. They're inside.

[Tiffany]

Like a TikTok trend.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yes, it's a TikTok trend. And they take a bite and they go, mm, ooh. The texture here is delicate yet dense. Mainly it has a light, milky aroma that reaches the nasal cavity and then it goes all the way down to your pelvic cavity, and then it reaches the tippy tops of your toes before it eventually exits your gracefully through your anus. And all the husbands are just like, what is happening? This is terrifying. Everyone starts doing this trend. They don't even do it with cake. They do it with everything that they can get their hands on. None of this makes sense. First of all, what do you mean it's reaching your nasal cavity? That doesn't even make sense. Like, people are saying, am I sniffing the cake or am I eating the cake? Your tongue coating. That's like the white coating on your tongue. It's not even supposed to be good for you. You're not supposed to have like a thick tongue coating. Also cake. Put it in the fridge and take a bite at night when you crave it. What do you mean you're supposed to take a bite? It doesn't make any sense. And my question was Tiffany, because my sister in law shows me this and then she's like, isn't it crazy? Because she, she kept. Listen, Tiffany was going through a phase where she kept making these inside jokes that only Chinese people understand. And she kept describing food at the dinner table in like a weird way and she thought it was cute. And I was like, I don't know what's happening. Then I saw the video, I got it now. It clicked. And I'm like, who is this lady? She said, you're never gonna believe it. You're gonna die. I said, I'm gonna believe it. It's fine. Like, I'm not gonna die. Just tell me. Huang Xiaoming's girlfriend. Do you guys remember Huang xiaoming? This is Mr. CEO Bad Boy. He is the head in charge, Angelababy's husband. I don't know him by anything.

[Tiffany]

Ex husband.

[Stephanie Sue]

Oh, yes, Angelababy's ex husband.

[Tiffany]

Angela, baby, $20 million wedding.

[Stephanie Sue]

Exactly. That's Huang Xiaoming. This is his new girlfriend. And I was like, I didn't even know what was going on. So she gave me the rundown. And let me give you the rundown. Angelababy and Huang Xiaoming. If you guys remember, Huang Xiaoming was the biggest, baddest male actor in the China verse for a really long time. He took all the bad boy CEO roles. He's the one that's doing all the roles where they slam you up against the wall, you know? And then the problem with Huang Xiaoming, though, is that he started doing this thing where he would bring all of that energy that his character possesses. Like, you know, in America, where a person will play a character, you know, the guy who played Kendall Roy from succession, and then now all of his interviews, everyone's like, he has become Kendall Roy. It's actually crazy how he. The character, yeah, I think he's gonna play Mark Zuckerberg in the next movie. He's just embodied that boy, rich guy character so hard that I don't know what his personality is actually outside of that. And so he, Huang Xiaoming decides, I'm gonna be this in and out of the set, in and out of the drama sets. And so he would go on these reality shows and there would be these clips that started going viral. So this is after he marries Angelababy. So him and Angelababy get married.

[Tiffany]

Infamously, his line during the wedding, he said to Angelababy, he said, oh, baby, you're in trouble.

[Stephanie Sue]

He basically said, baby, you're ruined. Now I'm gonna ruin you. I'm gonna spoil you so much. I'm gonna treat you so good that you'll never be able to look at anyone else again. He was like, you're ruined from today onward. And it was just like the most bad, badass CEO moment of the wedding. And everyone thought it was so cringe. And at that time, Angelababy was much smaller than him. But as their marriage was progressing, Angelababy gets more and more roles. She's becoming the bigger star. He's going down in fame, mainly because the guy is just so cringe. First of all, he's surpassing the age group where he can keep doing this. Like, once you passed a solid. I actually don't know how guys age. I have no clue. But he's just looking a little too unk. He's looking a little too unk to be behaving like he's oppa. You know what I mean? Like, you either look like oppa, you can act like oppa. If you look like Unk, you gotta act like Unk. You gotta make dad jokes. You gotta be funny, and you gotta be approachable. You can no longer be, baby, you're ruined. Like, you can't do that anymore. So he would go on these reality shows, and there would be these moments where everyone has to coordinate. It's all, like, these challenges. And there would be someone sitting next to him, and they would say, well, what do you think? Like, should we do this? Should we do this? And he would turn to them and say, it's not what you think. I want it to be what I think. Which it got to the point where it's interesting because when they first got married, a lot of people were accusing Angelababy of being a gold digger, of only liking Huang Xiaoming because he has money and wanting to advance her career. Now, after watching him on all of these variety shows saying, it's not what you think. I want it to be what I think. People are now commenting. Now I know why Angelababy is starring in so many movies. She would rather be on set than be at home. Like, this is other Angelababy haters said, I actually think that Angelababy is doing something good for the humanity by dating Huang Xiaoming, making sure he's off the streets, because this is crazy. Other people are saying, this is the tutorial on how to be Huang Xiaoming, next time you confess to your crush and they say you're not my type, all you have to say is, I don't want you to think I want it to be what I think. I am. Your type. Listen to me. That's it. Like, people are going crazy over this. And then you can kind of tell. Oh, also, I will say there is a clip of him that is now ingrained into my brain. It's just like seeing singed into my skull. It's him singing in English. And he sings, no fears, no hunger, no faithless. And he's trying to say, not at all. But he says, not at all. You think I'm bad at singing, but that's exactly how he sings it. And netizens do not hate him per se. They're just baffled by his behavior. They just think that this guy is getting crazier and crazier. And you can tell that this is the demise of their relationship as his entire PR image is tanking. And it's not even like people are canceling him. They just think that he's just so goofy, they can't take him seriously. People start loving Angelababy. She becomes the breadwinner in their relationship. And you can tell that that's not gonna work. Well. People are already hypothesizing that Huang Xiaoming needs a girl who is very symm. He needs to be the dominant CEO. He needs a girl who's super soft, super in distress. And Angelababy, she's sick of this guy. There's this one video of them where she's pregnant with their child, and she's wheeling out this giant cake for his birthday at this massive party. And I forgot what it was. She was like, oh, happy birthday. And she keeps saying his age, like, happy 40th birthday or 43rd birthday or whatever. Right? Because that's what you do. And he snaps at her in front of everyone saying, like, why do you keep bringing up my age? And she looks like she's about to cry, but she keeps just clapping because it's so embarrassing. Like, why are you screaming at your wife?

[Tiffany]

Damn. He's insecure about his age.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah. And so it becomes no surprise when January 28, 2022, the two of them post on Weibo, Thankful for everything we've had. We're still going to be a family in the future. And after so many years of marriage, I think, like six years of marriage, they are officially getting divorced. I will say very early on in the divorce news, people were very split on which side of the partnership that they want to take. Are they going with Mommy or are they going with Daddy? That's what the fan base is thinking. Who are you going? Within the divorce, a lot of people still just don't like Angelababy. I honestly don't know why people don't like Angelababy. I mean, maybe I'm forgetting something, but every time I come across her, she seems so unproblematic. I don't know. I don't know why, but she has such a big group of haters. I don't know. So some people are like, I just don't like Angelababy. I'm going with Daddy. Other people are like, he's so cringe. And like, Angelababy's been growing on me. Her work ethic is great. She's doing her own thing now I'm gonna go with Angelababy. And then eventually everything falls apart because it just gets worse. Everyone starts siding with Angelababy to the point where Huang Xiaoming has to apologize publicly and one of his movies tanks completely.

[Tiffany]

This is right after divorce.

[Stephanie Sue]

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[Stephanie Sue]

I participate in McDonald's for a limited time. A few months after the divorce, there are rumors that Huang Xiaoming is dating a new woman. And there are rumors that, okay, so people are like, we don't really know who she is. And then some people are saying, we think it's Ya ke. And everyone's like, who the f is Ya ke? We don't know her. Ye ke. Sorry, Yeka. Okay, we don't know her. So as a result, netizens, they start searching and then they start looking into them because they're like, okay, she looks like she has a social media presence. She kind of acts like an influencer. So maybe we can figure some things out. February 15, 2022. This is like a month after the divorce announcement. Both of them go on to post on social media showing what looks like the same style of sweet dumplings. It's like a type of food and it looks like they're making the same food. And the aluminum cooking table looks the same. It looks like they're on some sort of cooking class together. Then March the next one they have White Valentine's Day. Ya KE is posting about this flower that she received and it's showing in front of A hotel room view. But then when you go onto Huang Xiaoming social media, he's also filming at that hotel. He has work obligations and he's staying at that hotel.

[Tiffany]

I'm telling you, these netizens are good.

[Stephanie Sue]

March, same month, okay, Huang Xiaoming goes to the city of Dali to film a movie. Yet KE also happens to be in Dali, taking pictures and posting them all over social media around the same time. And then they're both spotted in Fujian. Fujian. And as this is all developing, originally, Huang Xiaoming, he's the celebrity. I mean, Yeka, if anything, she's like an influencer. So not really a big deal. If anyone has to post any sort of clarification or any sort of statement, it's going to be Huang Xiaoming because he's the A list celebrity. He just got out of the divorce. His fans are looking to him for comments. He stays quiet. But out of nowhere, Yakh's very small influencer page posts an official statement. Actually, I have been single for a while, although I haven't found the best. Love it. I did have a family and a friendship. And I just hope that you guys know that I'm not dating anyone right now. And everyone's like, well, no one really asked like that. Like they were asking Huang Xiaoming, but they weren't asking you. And like, it's really weird that you're posting this statement. In fact, it feels like you're posting this statement to tell us that you are dating Huang Xiaoming and that you.

[Tiffany]

Want more people to talk about dating and Huang Xiaoming's dating.

[Stephanie Sue]

And yeah, and then also it's like no one was really asking for a statement. So, like, the fact that you're giving a statement is giving me some type of vibe. And netizens also found out that Yaka's divorce time was around the same as Huang Xiaoming's. So she was married to a guy, a very rich guy, and they do have a child together, but they get divorced around January of 2022, which is around the time that Huang Xiaoming gets divorced. And then if you look at their Prof. Pictures on WeChat, they changed it to be the same picture.

[Tiffany]

Wow.

[Stephanie Sue]

Okay, so his is like a cat. And if you look at the full picture of this animated cat, it's like another kitten looking at the cat and she is the other kitten. But you can't see it in their profile pictures. But if you find the original image, it's like two cats looking at each other. Wow.

[Tiffany]

So the rumor was that they're already Talking before both of them got divorced, Right?

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah. People think that they're dating even prior to this. Because if you go back to when he was is still married to Angelababy, she posted on a different Valentine's Day, a picture. It's like a drawing, and it's of a guy and a girl. The girl is asking, are you cheating on me? And the boy answers, no, I'm not. And the caption beside them is, the truth is not important. Happy Valentine's Day.

[Tiffany]

That is crazy.

[Stephanie Sue]

And so people thought it was just like an artistic photo that she's posting, but then now they're like, okay, it's clicking. Some people had some rumors back then, but this is just confirming because they have this. This massive digital footprint. Like, at one point, they found that in his rv, his trailer, when he's on sets, there's this green mini Kelly, like a purse that's always there. And it all links back to her. And it's like a very specific shade.

[Tiffany]

Of green because she also has a small bag.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yes.

[Tiffany]

That looks exactly the same.

[Stephanie Sue]

Exactly the same. And it's like the exact shade of green. And it's like, not a very common shade of green, apparently. So this is. This is a big deal. People start freaking out, and then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, all of the new articles that start getting posted online are not about Huang Xiaoming cheating on Yeka or Yeka this or Angelababy this. It's just about Yeka's beauty. So again, this is just like a random influencer. And all of the titles and the articles would now read, yeka's face is amazing. If you look closely, she looks like 50% Angelababy, 30% Li Fei. Yeah, like another one of another ex of Han Xiaoming's who is also a very famous celebrity.

[Tiffany]

Oh, I don't know then.

[Stephanie Sue]

And then her big eyes resemble another person who looks like Huang Xiaoming's. Basically saying, like, the article would literally write verbatim. Even Huang Xiaoming is not even good enough for yet ke because she's just so hot. She's like the hottest combination of all of his exes combined. Like, takes the hottest parts of every single one of his ex girlfriends, combines them into one face, and he is undeserving of that face. Now at this point, people are like, what is going on with these articles? Because again, you're like an influencer. No one's thinking that. And also, if, like, people are saying if you conventionally put her up against other celebrities, she doesn't have as Much aura as any of his ex girlfriends. Not that we're comparing women, but like, what the hell are these articles coming from? People are also trying to figure out who the hell even is she.

[Tiffany]

So are we saying that she paid for these articles supposed to be written?

[Stephanie Sue]

Absolutely. That is my personal belief and opinion. And you cannot change my mind without some sort of official document that has been notarized. I'm being so for real. Like, there is no way. There's no way. They even start coming out with like those celebrity bios, you know, like celebrity birth dates. Do you know those websites that are just always inaccurate? Like, I'm pretty sure I'm famous.

[Tiffany]

Birthday.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah, I'm born in South Korea. Like, I'm like, okay, I'm not. But a lot of them are like, no, she's from South Korea, originating from South Korea. And I'm like, I mean, I guess, but yeah, yeah, yeah, okay. That bad. So.

[Tiffany]

But, you know, it all adds up. So right now, the images, like, she's like, doing a lot of mind games. Mind games.

[Stephanie Sue]

This is. It gets even crazier. So then all these articles start popping up about how hot she is, how she has the perfect proportions, how if you had to go to a doctor that's like, if you had to eat surgically, pick the most beautiful face in the world, who would it be? And it's like, oh, it's this random ass influencer named Yaka that nobody's ever heard of. It's going to be her. And then new articles start popping up because they're like, we need to have some depth to this Persona. And it's all about yeka. Born in 1992, she's a few years, 15 years younger than Huang Xiaoming. She's a douyin influencer with over 800,000 followers, which I know, I see said small influencer. And Tiffany was saying, listen, don't get offended, but China is so big, okay? We've got like a billion people. So if you're under a million, you're kind of a micro influencer. And I said, oh, yes. And so I was like, okay, okay. So, yeah, so not going there. Okay. So she's like, you're just like, it's just a thing. Like, they even have like a million follower clubs. So, like, once you hit a million, you're like a certified influencer. You can go around and say, oh, I'm an influencer. Right? But under a million, it's like a side hobby. She's saying, so it's really cutthroat. So she's got 800,000 followers. But now there are all these crazy articles written about her that are uplifting her. I mean, usually when an influencer dates a celebrity, it's like, what the fuck does she even do? Make videos? It's like crazy, you know, but they're all like, you know, she is considered one of the most.

[Tiffany]

Damn. Her PR team working overtime, bro. They're trying to build her up to announce the dating.

[Stephanie Sue]

So she's. They're talking about how she started on Douyin and she's so wealthy that she's just different. And she's not really someone who needs the Internet fame. She just likes to post her daily life. And naturally, because she's so beautiful and stunning and because she drives a Rolls Royce, people naturally started following her and it was like an unexpected surprise. She's attended an elite private school since. Since kindergarten. She graduated from Shenzhen University, which is huge, with a major in broadcasting and hosting.

[Tiffany]

I know this one.

[Stephanie Sue]

Okay.

[Tiffany]

She's a podcaster.

[Stephanie Sue]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. No, this one is really bad. He's giggling and I'm just gonna give you a spoiler alert. So people were able to hunt down all this information later on because they're like, I don't know, it just sounds too crazy. Like, she sounds like she has the resume written by a Chinese mot. Like a mother who's like, what do I want my daughter to grow up to be? I'm going to write the resume right now. That's what it sounds like. Turns out Shenzhen University does not even have a major in broadcasting and hosting. Turns out she failed too many classes. She didn't even graduate from Shenzhen University. But I feel like you already knew that. She once showed off having a limited edition bag that's worth like a million dollars.

[Tiffany]

Okay, that's in the article too.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah.

[Tiffany]

Okay, okay.

[Stephanie Sue]

She's like a million dollar bag.

[Tiffany]

Million dollar bag holder.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yes. She's not in the million follower club yet, but she has a million dollar bag, so it doesn't even matter at this point. She became a TV host in 2013. No one really knows anything about that. She married her first wealthy husband, Marks Wong. His name is Marx. His family is in the mining business. He bought her a luxury house worth more than $3 million. The wedding was very luxurious.

[Tiffany]

All the invited guests know everything.

[Stephanie Sue]

Why do you think they know everything?

[Tiffany]

Oh, got it. Yeah, yeah. Okay.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah. Like, if you ever see an article that's like, Stephanie sue likes to color coordinate her underwear drawer with pink purple lilacs in descending ombre color coordinated order. I mean, you better believe that I had some involvement in that because, like, who else would know that? No.

[Tiffany]

Or make sh. T up all the time.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yes. But this one, it's her. You know what I mean? Also, I don't color coordinate my underwear drawer. Like, if you saw my underwear drawer, you open it up. I don't even fold them. Please leave it in the comments. Do you fold your underwear? I actually think folding underwear is the biggest waste of time ever. Because think about it. No one is seeing the underwear drawer. And then you know how, like, I did think about this before too. You know the little things where you have the dividers where you put each undie. And I'm like, I also don't see the point in that. So I got these two bins. One is for I'm feeling hot. And what is for I'm not feeling hot? That's pretty much it. That's my categorization of my undies. And he already knows too, because I be open up that drawer. I go from this bin and he's like, oh, she's feeling hot. Okay. Like, you just know. Do you know which ones are hot and not.

[Tiffany]

They're all hot.

[Stephanie Sue]

Stop it. What are you doing? You're so sick and gross. What's wrong with you?

[Tiffany]

Especially those, like, the really big.

[Stephanie Sue]

Wait, no, you're gonna die. Because I got these really comfortable undies, but they're made out of this really. It's like stiff material. I put them on and he's like, it looks like you stuffed toilet tissue into your undies. But he did say it was hot, so I put them in the hot bucket. Where was I going with this? Oh, yeah, she was definitely working with these people for these articles. Netizens also did find. Because people are saying that this is just very strange. This is very strange. At this point, nobody really thought weirdly of Yaka until these articles start coming out. They start digging into her. There is a picture of Yeka with her first husband and Angela baby. They went to some sort of event. Angelababy's there, and they end up taking a picture together. And then she ends up dating Angela baby's husband, ex husband. People are like, this is giving me some weird. It's giving me some weird energy. It's giving. She's plotting. She wants her life. She wants to be Angelababy number two. And why does she look so much like Angelababy? Everyone is saying she looks like she went to the doctor and said, cancer. Can you make me look like Angelababy? And then that's what the doctor did. I will give you something, too. People were asking in the comments if she has had any work done. And you know what? I'm gonna save that for a second. But first we gotta go back into her first. Her first marriage. So all of these articles are talking about how she's a female entrepreneur. She's the director of these massive companies. She only drives around in a Rolls Royce or a Bentley. She has luxury cars. Her quality of life is fantastic. All of these things. And everyone's wondering, why would she even get a divorce? Like, it doesn't even make any sense. Turns out her first husband, the article state, cheated on her with a small influencer, and then he offered her $14 million as a divorce settlement. And she said, I don't even need it.

[Tiffany]

Wow.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah, I don't even need it. You know, just, let's sign the paper. And so all of this goes public, and everyone is like, okay, we're gonna look into you. And they don't really find anything about her. They just find pictures of her where she's just going on vacation and is driving a Rolls Royce. But throughout the rest of the year, there's so many pictures of her and Huang Xiaoming going to different places. She keeps posting very suggestive photos where it makes it seem like she's wearing a diamond ring. And now everyone's like, oh, my God, are they engaged? And again, gets to the point where now Huang Xiaoming feels like he has to say something. And it's all because yet KE post. First, she posts a screenshot of Huang Xiaoming and his team talking to her, where she tells them, I'm going to say something about the rumors. Like, I'm going to shut it down. And then he's like, no, I will do it. She posts that screenshot. I don't know if she was trying to make us believe that she posted that accidentally, because later she deletes this screenshot.

[Tiffany]

Okay, okay. Context, right?

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah.

[Tiffany]

Everyone's. There's some rumors everyone's talking about. Maybe they are dating, maybe they're not. Whatever. Out of nowhere, boom. A post of a screenshot of a conversation between her and Huang Xiaoming's team.

[Stephanie Sue]

A private conversation.

[Tiffany]

And that's the only context she gave. She said, I'm gonna say something and shut it down.

[Stephanie Sue]

Exactly.

[Tiffany]

And Huang Xiaoming say, no, baby, I'm.

[Stephanie Sue]

Gonna shut it down.

[Tiffany]

I will do it. I will shut it down.

[Stephanie Sue]

And then immediately after, he goes on Weibo and he says. He says, sorry for taking up public Resources. But everyone can stop guessing we are together heart. Then 15 minutes later, he edits the message and tags yet ke yaku.

[Tiffany]

Then comes he forgot to tell people who is he with? We are together. Wait, hold up.

[Stephanie Sue]

Come here. Come here with this one. Come here. Let's take a picture. Okay, so he forgets to tell everyone.

[Tiffany]

He's like, it's all about me.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah. He's like, who can't? Who cares? It takes two to be in a partnership. Okay, fine, let me tag her. And then immediately after that, she deletes the group chat screenshot that she had posted. So people feel like she posted that.

[Tiffany]

To.

[Stephanie Sue]

Saying that they're dating.

[Tiffany]

Oh, oh, that makes sense.

[Stephanie Sue]

Exactly.

[Tiffany]

She's saying I'm gonna say something now because the rumor is getting too big so let me announce it or let me get some conversation.

[Stephanie Sue]

Exactly. And she becomes a sensation overnight. She gains another a hundred thousand followers overnight. Still not in the million follower club. Although I do think she is now after her cake eating shenanigans. But yeah, she becomes the. Okay, so for the first month after it goes public, everyone's like no, this girl is weird. We think she's a clout chaser, we think she's a gold digger and she's just kind of sus. I don't know if she's from an elite kindergarten private school who then grew up and went to Shenzhen like, but nobody really cares about her like that. They're just like, I don't know, it's weird. Some people are just saying that he. He went down after Angelababy like he's settling for less. Think like they just don't like them because they were allegedly maybe cheating while he was still married to Angela. Like there was just not a positive connotation with either of them. It was just like whatever. Who cares about either of them? Let them do their thing. A month after that though, everything changes because she decides to eat a f cking cake on livestream and this cake changes everything because she is now it is a new termed coin cuh science.

[Tiffany]

Okay. Her name is Ye KE Science in Chinese is. Even though both has in there, they're completely different spelling. People just replace the word now it's like, like her last name still sounds like science. So they say whatever she's doing, it's a form of science.

[Stephanie Sue]

Oh, it is a science. Her eating cake is a science. People started putting that cake video up side by side with Angela Bates who's eating dessert. So Angelababy did like a big magazine shoot and she is making this, like, cream puff. And she was like, this is definitely a very high calorie way to eat it because she's spreading cream and jam and then she takes a big hearty bite and she's like, but it's so good. This is like one of my favorites. And so people are like, I feel like that's classy. Whereas this whole like, nasal. In the nasal cavity in the pelvic region, like, you can pretty much. It goes all the way up until you can feel it in your neural pathways. And all that's in your brain is a slice of cake just circling around is the cake.

[Tiffany]

Also, the way she say that, she say all the girls should save or collect a piece of fine dessert in your fridge in the late night. You take a bite. It's almost like it's like a wine. Yeah, it's like, what are you talking about? It's just a piece of cake.

[Stephanie Sue]

And then people were actually like, okay, it sounds like wine, right? And people took. People found sommeliers or whatever online and they describe wine like that. So this girl went online and went to like. Because, you know, wine is like the most pretentious way. I love wine. People, whatever, do your thing. Who cares? Literally, who cares? No one cares. I don't care. I just get very anxious when they, like, pour a sip at those really fancy restaurants. And then the. The person is just like standing there and I'm like, I don't know what to do. And I go, so good. Keep partying. Like, I don't what to do. Okay. That's the only time I hate wine. People like, why are you breathing down my neck? I already ordered it. You're already going to charge me for it. It's just like, pour it in the glass and then walk away. But instead, I don't know if I'm supposed to, like, spin it around the cup. Some people are like, you got to smell it.

[Tiffany]

You got to do what your cuz doing.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah, like, you got to do the.

[Tiffany]

Nails, the pinky hitting my neural pathway.

[Stephanie Sue]

And then I just start getting. Yeah, I'm like, hold on, I. I gotta go to the bathroom with it real quick. I don't know what I'm doing. And so people went to these wine videos and they describe wine the way that she. So apparently, tongue coating is a big thing in wine. Nasal cavity is a big thing in wine. Aroma is a big thing in wine. Like, I mean, which is so valid because you don't go to Heidi Lau and you're like, the aroma. You know what I'M gonna be such a menace. I'm gonna go eat hot pot one day and I'm just gonna. I'm gonna start being yucca. I'm gonna start being the tomato. See, the firmness is soft to the point where when it goes down and travels the esophagus, you can almost feel it stop in your chest and take a dudunk a beat before it goes down into the intestines, where it leaves you with this almost ketchupy aroma. Because if the tomato flavor profile is already so sweet, it's almost like the sugar in the ketchup. It's Heinz.

[Tiffany]

Like every time we eat Papa Heidi Lau, the next day, we feel it. We feel the aroma. We feel the aroma in the other end.

[Stephanie Sue]

Honey. I'm trying to be classy. That's actually crazy because I'm trying to be classy right now. Oh, my God.

[Tiffany]

It actually hits the pelvic cavity.

[Stephanie Sue]

No, it.

[Tiffany]

What is the pelvic floor.

[Stephanie Sue]

It does hit the pelvic cavity. We were talking to one of our RM researchers and she was like, oh, yeah, no, no, I've had spicy food before. And I'm like, oh, you haven't had hot pot. The next day she. She comes in and she's like. So I had to take off all of my clothes while I was on the toilet because I was sweating. She's like, I had to. I've never. I was, like, fighting. I was sweating. I was drenched. I had to take off my shirt. I had to. Was like having the shakes on the toilet. Yeah. But now, now she a hot pot connoisseur. She eats hot pot like us now. But it took her a minute. Yeah, it took her some time. This episode is brought to you by Nordstrom. Cool temps are here. Time to level up your wardrobe at Nordstrom. You'll find the best cold weather must haves, including thousands of styles under 100. Shop head to toe cozy from fan like Ugg. All Saints Nordstrom skims the North Face and more. Plus free shipping, free returns and quick order pickup. Make it easy in stores or online. It's time to go shopping at Nordstrom.

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[Tiffany]

She said, I could have turned into E.T.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah, but she said, you're welcome. I'm doing this for you so you don't feel shitty about yourself. I only got 15% slimming done. And everyone is like, what is happening? Also, like, your face is very blurry. So, like, we think that you've got a face filter on, which is totally fine, but, like, you could just say that. So then someone asks her during the livestream, did you get any work done on your face? And she denies it. And she said, all those before photos that are online, those are edited to make me look bad. And that's actually not true. True. And then later she's like, okay, fine, I did do a little bit. Really did not do much. And she starts using Chinese and English. So she'll say things like do and then like a little bit. And then she'll say, really did not do much in English. Like, it's just like she.

[Tiffany]

So she's mixing Chinese and English. And then the English she chose is do, I didn't do much.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah.

[Tiffany]

So it's like in Chinese, it would be like, I did much.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah, yeah.

[Tiffany]

I only like a little. Like, it's like really bizarre way of.

[Stephanie Sue]

It's like not a word that you really need to use in English. Like, usually when you have like konglish, which is Korean and English, it's like, I don't know mom and dad, I don't know the word for that. So I'm just gonna throw it in English while I'm speaking in Korean. But like, do is crazy, do is unhinged behavior. Like something is not clicking in that skull. Okay. But she's like, I'm not really like a technology person. And so technology person refers to what Chinese netizens call someone who is completely iPhone faced out.

[Tiffany]

You're surgeried out, you're high tech.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah.

[Tiffany]

Your face is the product of today's technology.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah. It's like medical innovation that you are displaying on your face, which is totally fine. Right. But she says, I'm not a head to toe, full body technology person. Just a little bit of tech, like 40% tech. And everyone said 40% is almost half, which again is fine. No one's judging you. But 40% is almost half. Like, are we forgetting that? But she's like, no, no, like I didn't do face a lot. And she says do face in English. And she said just 40%. And so everyone is now saying, okay, yucca science, 40% is now small minority. This is not majority. It's actually tiny. So if you own 40% ownership in a company like Alibaba, you know, still nothing, you're broke, you have nothing, you own nothing. Other people are just saying it doesn't even make sense. She looks AI generated. Okay. Like, she literally looks like AI generated part set. Fans are also making photo collages showing Yakuza's face changing from version one to version two to version three. I don't know. I don't know. I think that's a little mean.

[Tiffany]

Oh, oh, oh. Like the progression of the plastic surgery.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah, I think it's a little mean, but, you know, she's a little crazy. To the point where people start doing Tiktoks now. And it's like the husband asking the wife, did you flush the toilet it? And they go flushed a little bit. Not a lot, not a full flush, about 40% flush. But not like full flush like a lot of other people. I just do a little. Do a little, you know, A lot of people are like, when your boss is asking you if you did your work today. I didn't do much. Just do a little, you know, didn't do the whole thing. Did 40%, you know. So people start using this in school where they'll like film themselves in school where the professor is like, did you do your work? And they're like, do a little bit. So it just Keeps going. They're like, this is the gift that never stops giving. In fact, another type of science. It's the way she talks. There's this one time where she's selling clothing, which, by the way, people bought her clothing and they said it was the worst clothing ever. There's this one where she's selling, like, talking about the clothes, and she says, it's a really nice brown color. And I just think that this brown color just looks a little bit different from other brown colors. Literally, like that. Okay. When Tiffany was explaining it to me, I was like, there's no way. I felt like it was the Valley Girl cadence, which I also do sometimes, which is like a. It's a brown color. Like that. I get it. Like it's a brown color. Like it's like it's attached to the word, right? But there's almost a pause before for the. Like a. It's like a. It's a brown color. No, literally. Oh, that was the perfect one. She goes just mid sentence, bro, I'm not with you. This is for real. She goes, it's a brown color. Why are you laughing?

[Tiffany]

Yo, this. You're doing it to guys. Creeping me out. What is that?

[Stephanie Sue]

And she goes like, thank you, sister. Netizens are like, bro, this is one. We can't even make a TikTok trend. All the girls are like, bruh, I have to practice for at least another year. And then the TikTok trend would be over because the way she so naturally is like, is so crazy. And then she does this thing where she's live streaming and some people suspect she's faking it, but she'll be like, I'm getting a call from my boyfriend. So everyone's like, you mean Huang Xiaoming? And then they'll get on the phone and then she'll be like, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you. And she'll say I love you eight times non stop. It'll be like, love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, love you. What time are you coming home for dinner? No, much. Love you, love you, love you, love you, love you. Literally like that. When they're trying to hang up. Like, love you. Bye. It's like, love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you.

[Tiffany]

Like, while live streaming, right?

[Stephanie Sue]

Like, yes, okay. It's totally fine. I know why you're looking at me like that. Okay, okay, I get it. I'd be saying some dumb too when I'm ovulating. Okay. I'd be like, love you, love you, love you. But I do it in private. Okay. She is live streaming. And also, what's crazier is that she has been caught not on the phone before.

[Tiffany]

What do you mean?

[Stephanie Sue]

I think that time she was on the phone, but there were a few times where she would be like, oh, I gotta talk to my boyfriend. She'll be like, I love you. Like, when are you coming back? And she's not on the phone with me.

[Tiffany]

The camera, the phone looks like it's off.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah.

[Tiffany]

Wow.

[Stephanie Sue]

And so then once this one came out, people are like, no, it makes sense. Like, Yaka makes sense. Because Huang Xiaoming needs someone like this. He needs a girl that is obsessed with appearing a certain way and will be like, love you, you're so hot. Like, thank you for teaching me how to eat cake. I never knew how to shove a desser. A sugar bomb in my mouth. Before you grace this planet, people are saying they kind of seem like the perfect match. And they think that maybe Angelababy can finally be free now and she'll be happier, and then these two will be happier by themselves. Until more drama hits. Paparazzi comes out, and they expose Yaku fully. They say that, in fact, she is not who she claims to be. She is not from a wealthy family. In fact, when you go through her Instagram pictures, she had joined a socialite club. So it's where you pay a monthly fee and you get to rent clothes like Chanel bags and Chanel tweed jackets. And then you. They'll like, rent a penthouse suite at one of the top hotels, and they'll all take turns taking pictures in that suite with, like, these designer clothes, designer bags, or sometimes shopping bags. And you can see that her and a box bunch of other smaller influencers have the same pictures. And a lot of them, like, people were originally thinking, oh, well, maybe they're copying ya KE because now she's becoming big. But they were posted before Yekha. And then people are exposing, like, everything. She. Her mannerisms are all taught by these online classes or in person classes of how to become a socialite so that you can marry a rich guy. So then they expose her for that. And then the paparazzi exposes her that her and her ex husband, the ex husband does seem to have a lot of money, but the reason that she got no money from her ex husband is not because she didn't want it. It's because he forced her to. Apparently, allegedly, the ex husband knew that she was targeting Huang Xiaoming. So a lot of people are saying like, hey, if she plotted this whole thing to marry an A lister and faked this socialite life so that she could get an alimony or marry an A lister or have a baby with an A lister, it's something that you can morally be against. But it's not like she's disgusting, right? I mean, maybe. But I think where people are upset is it seems like she went after him while he was still married. So I think that's where people are drawing the line. And so all of this gets exposed after her Ye KE science. And it gets so bad that Huang Xiaoming's his next movie that debuts completely tanks. Nobody's going to watch it. Nobody's supporting him. Even if like in that hypothetical situation, if it were true where he, she was targeting him, he would be the victim. But people still didn't care because of just how obnoxious she was being. She also is such a pick me. She would say really offensive things on live stream. So she's from the south, she's from southern China, Shanghai is in the south. And China is so vast and there's so many different types of people in China and different types of like regions and different cultures and different foods. But she would consistently say like the northern people are so obnoxious and loud and just. And it's like. And then she'd be like, and I'm so like petite and small. So like I think southern China, it's like people are physically shorter and so I think northerners are like taller and like you know the Chinese fashion TikTok. I think a lot of that is in the north because they're so tall. I think that's what I heard anyway. So she would say things like that offend all of northern China. She would also bring up these old just musical legends and people would be like, do you listen to so and so like think of a non controversial musical legend. And then she would say no, he's like, like I don't listen to perverted music and the music is not perverted. And so with all of that, Huang Xiaoming had to publicly apologize for dating. Yet KE he had to announce that they are no longer together. But she does have a child with him. And that is where Yeke is now. She is still.

[Tiffany]

Wait, so okay, so yes, they announced that they're dating. But then like every live stream, like all the things that she's doing just like getting more and more problematic. People are just like going in and then all his like all her questionable past is getting dug up.

[Stephanie Sue]

So originally it's like all the articles are coming up and people are like, that's weird. But also, who cares about them? And then the yeka science started happening and people are like, this is crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy. And then she starts saying things like, the northerners, this musician. And then she just like, even Wang Si Tong came out and said, bro, no one would even go to their wedding if they get married. Because she's managing to offend everyone in the country. She's just really bad.

[Tiffany]

That's crazy. You know what's. You remember Wang Si Tung?

[Stephanie Sue]

Yes.

[Tiffany]

Went to Angelababy and Wang Xiaoming's wedding and he. He was the best man.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah.

[Tiffany]

For Huang Xiaoming. So they're besties.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah. But he said no one's gonna go.

[Tiffany]

That's crazy.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah. And he's like literally calling out Huang Xiaoming, like, hey, what's going on with your girlfriend? She's literally trying. She's on a mission to piss everyone off.

[Tiffany]

Yeah.

[Stephanie Sue]

Even he doesn't like her. And so it. She would say all of these offensive things. Just like, I'm not obnoxious. It's just pick me energy. Pick me annoying energy. Where she's just very not likable. And then the paparazzi guy starts digging into her because now it's like, ugh, now people just want to see her go down. And then they discover all of the different lies and maybe the allegation that she had set this up from the get go. Huang Xiaoming's movie ends up completely tanking. He has to apologize. They break up, but then turns out she's pregnant.

[Tiffany]

Oh, they found out.

[Stephanie Sue]

Yeah, so. And then they're like releasing information of them going to the hospital. Hospital together. It seems like she's calling paparazzi. Yeah, but it seems like they have a baby together now.

[Tiffany]

But they're not together.

[Stephanie Sue]

It doesn't seem like it, but who knows, right? And that is where Huang Xiaoming is now. I had no idea that Huang Xiaoming would be connected to one of the events that melted my brain in recent months. The cake eating video. The cake eating video. I don't know what else to say other than I gotta go eat a cake and replicate this. I will let you guys know how it goes, but I hope you guys enjoyed today's episode. And I'll be back because I'm coming back with some divorce shows soon. Just you wait and I'll see you in the next one. This episode is brought to you by Nordstrom. Cool Temps are here. Time to level up your wardrobe at Nordstrom. Nordstrom, you'll find the best cold weather must haves. Including thousands of styles under a hundred. Shop head to toe cozy from faves like Ugg, All Saints, Nordstrom skims the north face and more. Plus free shipping, free returns and quick order pickup make it easy in stores or online. It's time to go shopping at Nordstrom.