It was only natural for Huang Mi to come over, as the whole incident had started because of them. Huang Mi could easily explain his part; he simply had an ex-girlfriend whom he had broken up with due to incompatible feelings.
The problem was, what about Xue Feifei?
If she decided to use him for publicity, there was nothing he could do. Of course, if she went overboard with her publicity stunt, he could take remedial measures afterwards. But the issue was that we live in an era where reputation on the internet is very important. It would be catastrophic if he was accused of having a girlfriend and a mistress at the same time, possibly destroying the public favor he had painstakingly cultivated over many years.