No Substitutes for the Bigshots' Dream Girl Anymore!-Chapter 1794: Daily Life After Marriage (22)

——Hannah again? No need to ride on scandalous rumors for clout!

——Are you seriously accusing Hannah of clout-chasing? Your fave should still call her "Big Senior," OK? 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

——The funniest thing is seeing people say Hannah is chasing clout—she’s an international Best Actress Grand Slam winner who quit the industry at her peak. Someone with that kind of guts wouldn’t need to chase clout!

——Payne Johnson? Is he that idol group member who debuted this year through a talent show? Too many of them; can’t even keep track of the names.

——Come on, come on! To the people accusing Hannah of chasing clout, why don’t you check out the next trending topic? Look at who she’s been spotted hanging out with. Don’t you feel embarrassed now?

Payne Johnson debuted this year as a member of a boy group formed from a talent show. Though his debut is still recent, he’s already gained a decent fanbase. Coupled with a currently airing drama that’s doing well, his popularity and traffic aren’t bad at all.

However, no one expected Payne to trend again on social media—this time connected to Hannah.

If you had to force a connection between the two, it’d probably be through Payne’s show mentor Lucy Taylor, who used to be in the same girl group as Hannah and remains friends with her.

The top trending video has already been edited and repackaged by marketing accounts.

The core content shows Hannah at the airport holding a bouquet of baby’s breath, accidentally bumping into Payne. There’s even eye contact between the two.

Both of them are stunningly attractive, practically radiating romantic drama vibes.

Coincidentally, Payne once mentioned on a variety show that his favorite flower is baby’s breath, so the "romance rumor" took off like wildfire.

Sometimes coincidences are just that simple.

Online chatter quickly started veering off the rails. The initial mocking comments accusing Hannah of chasing clout were completely drowned out by fans who started shipping the pair instead.

——Does no one realize that the talent show Payne was part of is under the same company as the one Hannah competed in years ago?

——I’ve got to admit, they’re kind of a good match. I’ve already dreamed up a five-thousand-word storyline for them!

——While you’re busy obsessing over this ship, have you considered how the boss feels? Be rational—Hannah’s *married*, guys!

——Tagging the boss in now! He’s about to show up and set things straight!

——Stop spreading nonsense. Hannah was at the airport to welcome her former manager. The fans all know they were college classmates. Running into Payne was *just* an accident, OK?

No one knows exactly who started fueling this narrative, but low-res clips circulated by marketing accounts quickly became edit material. Even footage of Hannah’s old talent show days got dug up.

Initially, fans could brush off the buzz as harmless fun, but when multiple prominent marketing accounts stepped in to amplify the story, the event took a different turn.

"I didn’t expect that after a year of stepping away from the business, I’d still be trending like this."

Jack Stewart gave Hannah a call.

Having been a manager to numerous celebrities, Jack was well-versed in the shady mechanics behind these marketing schemes. With his extensive network, he effortlessly pinpointed the source.

"It’s Payne Johnson’s team pulling the strings behind the scenes. Looks like they initially wanted to use you as a stepping stone to elevate him but quickly shifted tactics once they realized that wasn’t working."

Despite retiring for a year, Hannah’s strong public goodwill remained intact. Her fans were fiercely loyal—no need for coordinated efforts to manage the narrative; just scattered individual comments were enough to shut down harmful rumors.

Clicking on any trending topic related to Hannah still offered glimpses of her phenomenal career peak.

While chatting with Jack, Hannah continued scrolling through online comments.

——That top trending post is so unnecessary!