Chen Fei went silent. She didn't doubt what Jin Chonglin said. He was right. It was often the women who suffered from almost any scandals.
The men would also have a difficult time but only at the beginning when the height of public criticism was at its peak. Then they would recover almost scot-free. As a matter of fact, some immoral men wore their past scandals like a badge of honour.
In contrast, most women only had one way to go—down. Those who were resilient enough to rise up could only live with tainted reputations. They had no choice but to change their image into something more provocative if they wanted to continue surviving. Their original clean reputations were gone forever.
Chen Fei understood this but still felt reluctant to accept Jin Chonglin's idea. "I don't think that our situation is as extreme as a scandal. It's only a dating rumour. There's no reason for us pretend to date."
