In November 2016, Lin Dan was revealed to have cheated on his wife Xie Xingfang during her pregnancy, and then the cheating object Zhao Yaqi was pushed to the forefront, and there were continuous lace scandals about her.
For example, living with the famous actor Gao Hu, being pursued by Li Zekai, the son of a wealthy man, etc.
So, what is the charm of Zhao Yaqi?
1. "Derailment door" time
On November 17, 2016, a paparazzi broke the news that Lin Dan had a private meeting with a woman in a hotel, and he didn't even have time to draw the curtains, so he hugged and kissed by the window.
At this time, Lin Dan's wife Xie Xingfang had just given birth to their child.
Lin Dan and Xie Xingfang are both members of the badminton national team, and the two have been in love for many years, and their love story was once rumored to be a good story in the sports world.
In 2012, the two held a grand wedding, with many sports stars present, and the host was Bai Yansong.
On November 4, 2016, Xie Xingfang gave birth to a baby boy, and Lin Dan posted a message to thank Xie Xingfang for her hard work.
But who would have expected that just ten days later, on April 17, Lin Dan was exposed to cheating.
Judging from the photos exposed by the paparazzi, Lin Dan and a young woman kissed intimately in a five-star hotel room, and because the curtains were not drawn, their faces and movements were clear.
The paparazzi also said that Lin Dan and the woman got together as early as when Xie Xingfang was pregnant.
In the afternoon of the same day, Lin Dan issued an apology, saying: "As a man, I don't make more excuses for myself, but my actions hurt my family, and here I apologize to my family, I'm sorry." ”
The next day, Xie Xingfang also publicly stated, saying: "Our family will support this man who dares to take responsibility and knows that he will change his mistakes, and the family will be in the same boat through thick and thin." ”
After the matter was exposed, all three parties were more or less blamed.
Because Xie Xingfang is the injured party, netizens' attitude towards her is mainly sympathetic, but some people criticize him and should not forgive the "scumbag".
Lin Dan fell from the "altar" to the "quagmire" overnight, and no matter how dazzling the aura of an athlete was, it couldn't offset the scolding that was raised one after another.
As for the cheating object, that is, Zhao Yaqi, he was also fully exposed by netizens.
Zhao Yaqi is a top student, graduated from the Law Department of Sun Yat-sen University and the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama.
She is a model and an actress, and has participated in film and television dramas such as "Lily", "It's Not that I Don't Want to Marry", "Made by Men", but she has never been popular.
So much so that before Lin Dan's incident, the public had hardly heard of her name.
After the "derailment door", many netizens questioned that Zhao Yaqi's purpose in approaching Lin Dan was to hype and become popular.
On November 22 of the same year, Zhao Yaqi held a media conference, apologized while crying, saying that she had sincerely repented, and denied the rumors circulating that Lin Dan bought a house and a car for her, and used Lin Dan to speculate.
But netizens didn't seem to buy her so-called repentance, because in the public opinion at the time, she made too many mistakes......
Second, there are many scandals
After being pushed to the forefront by public opinion, various rumors about Zhao Yaqi emerged.
First of all, some netizens broke the news that Zhao Yaqi had lived with the famous actor Gao Hu for five years.
In 2012, Zhao Yaqi and Gao Hu co-starred in the TV series "Ten Years of Love", and there is indeed a connection between the two.
The second is that Zhao Yaqi was madly pursued by Li Zekai.
Li Zekai is the son of Li Ka-shing, a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong, and he is also a playboy, and there are countless lace scandals.
Before the Lin Dan incident, there was a saying on the Internet that Li Zekai was infatuated with Zhao Yaqi, but later a so-called "insider" broke the news that this incident was purely Zhao Yaqi's own hype.
In addition, some netizens picked up photos of Zhao Yaqi, which were exactly like two people at the time, so they were questioned about plastic surgery.
As for these rumors, because there is no statement from the parties concerned, and there is no tangible evidence, it cannot be said to be 100% true.
But after this operation, Zhao Yaqi can be regarded as "hot", but her reputation has also been completely shattered.
After the "derailment door" incident, Zhao Yaqi's career was not completely stranded, but she also failed to truly "turn a sparrow into a phoenix", and in the entertainment industry, she was finally reduced to the margins.
In July 2020, Lin Dan announced his retirement, which attracted widespread attention, and Zhao Yaqi was also pulled out to "whip the corpse", and she chose to stand up again to respond.
Zhao Yaqi said: "Time is the best witness, and I have never taken advantage of that incident!"
She defined what happened three years ago as "the wrong choice when she was young", and she endured the white eyes and abuse from the outside world, and she also admitted it, and after that incident, she also grew up and had a stable career and relationship.
She also advised women, saying, "The outside world may be wonderful, but please stay if you are married." ”
Now she has basically bid farewell to the public eye.
Resources:
Sina Sports "Lin Dan "Little Three" Zhao Yaqi apologized with tears: didn't buy me a car and a house"
Sina Entertainment "Lin Dan's Cheating Heroine Zhao Yaqi Posted: A Woman Comes to Bear the Blame, I Admit It"