May 20 is known as “Confession Day” amongst the Chinese, as the
numbers ‘520’ sound similar to ‘I love you’ in Mandarin when spoken
aloud. Thus, on May 20 this year, longtime friends Wallace Huo and Ruby
Lin announced that they were dating, much to the delight of fans.
A
day after the reveal of their relationship on their Weibo accounts, the
Taiwanese actors were seen at the Qingdao Liuting International Airport
in Qingdao, China, where Wallace sent Ruby off. It was then revealed
that the couple was together on the day they revealed their
relationship, as Ruby had flown to Qingdao to visit Wallace, who was
filming there.
Once she reached Taiwan, Ruby, who was clad in
casual clothing, looked to be in a good mood. The 40-year-old smiled
when asked if the couple had any plans to get married soon, and
answered, “Not so soon!”
There had also been rumours that the
couple announced their relationship as Ruby was pregnant, which she
denied cheekily, quipping, “We just announced our relationship
yesterday, [how can I] be pregnant already?”
Ruby also acknowledged the new couple’s years of friendship when she
replied, “Come on, we’ve been friends for so many years,“ in answer to a
reporter’s question of, “Which aspect of Wallace do you like the most?”
When pressed further for an answer, however, the actress clammed up and
replied, “This [the repeated questioning] is very awkward for me.”
Later, the actress also denied the rumours of the couple’s plans for
co-habitation.
37-year-old Wallace had thanked the public for
their well wishes in a separate statement on Saturday morning as well,
saying, “Thank you for the well wishes, and staying by me throughout
these years, everyone.”
Ruby and Wallace first worked together on the 2006 drama, Sound of Colours, and have remained fast friends since, with Ruby casting Wallace as the male lead for the 2011 drama, The Glamorous Imperial Concubine, which she both produced and starred in. Ruby was also rumoured to be in a relationship with Taiwanese actor-singer Jerry Yan earlier this year, which she denied.