Chinese actor Dai Xiangyu announced his surprise marriage to Chinese actress Chen Zihan earlier this year on Weibo.
Recently,
the couple were hit by allegations that Xiangyu had been married to
Chinese actress Li Yixuan for 10 year prior to meeting Zihan, and that
Zihan was the third party in his marriage.
When asked to comment
on the matter, Yixuan said, “I do not wish to get involved in this
matter. I don’t wish to be implicated and dragged into matters
concerning these people anymore.” Her weary tone further fanned the
fires, causing the rumours to spread even more.
Last Thursday,
Xiangyu took to his Weibo to clarify the rumours. The actor wrote that
he had always lived a peaceful and quiet life together with Zihan, and
stressed that there was “no third party or fourth party” in their
relationship.
“We’re just a simple couple, loving freely. This is the first marriage for both of us,” the 31-year-old wrote on his Weibo.
Zihan
also reposted his post shortly after, adding, “With you around, [I
feel] very blessed. A simple life, [let’s] work hard! Don’t worry, we’re
both very good. Thank you everyone,” and a picture of them holding
hands.
While some netizens did comment on their post, writing that
the couple had not addressed how Yixuan was related to them, majority
of the commenters showed their approval for the couple, praising them
for clearing up the matter quickly.