After the Secrets of the Passerby Were Leaked, He Was Cherished by the Entire Family of Antagonists

The phone kept ringing over and over, but Ye Leyao never pressed the button to answer the call.

Qin Yao's gaze fell on Ye Leyao, and noticing his tension, he gently offered, "Do you want me to answer it for you?"

Meeting Qin Yao's soft eyes, Ye Leyao felt a warmth bloom in his heart. In a low voice, he said, "I’m just a little worried..."

Two years ago, Ye Leyao, Qin Yao, and Huo Yan had suddenly announced their withdrawal from the show *Let’s Travel Together*. The fans and other guests on the show were shocked by the news, finding it hard to believe.

At first, neither the fans nor the guests thought much of it. They assumed that Ye Leyao and the others were just skipping one episode and would be back for the next one.

But Ye Leyao didn’t appear in the sixth episode, nor in the seventh. By the time the final episode was being recorded and Ye Leyao still hadn’t shown up, both the fans and the guests began to realize something wasn’t right.

Yes, Ye Leyao was a university student, but wasn’t his military training over by now?

More importantly, some time ago, a curious netizen had called the admissions office of the university where Ye Leyao had supposedly been enrolled, and they had confirmed that Ye Leyao had never officially checked in.

So where had Ye Leyao gone?

During the earlier episodes of the show, there had already been endless discussions online about "Where did Ye Leyao go?" But soon, the buzz was suppressed, as if someone had deliberately cooled down the conversation to stop it from spreading too fast.

As the attention died down, fewer people talked about it.

But everyone knew the matter wasn’t over yet. Fans and netizens were just waiting for the right time to bring it up again.

So, as soon as the final episode aired and the audience noticed that Ye Leyao was still missing, the floodgates burst open. The comment section exploded with questions.

The production team tried to steer the conversation away, but it was useless.

The fans who had been watching *Let’s Travel Together* weren’t just there for the travel content—they loved following Ye Leyao’s playful antics and his "melon-eating" gossip adventures.

But ever since the fourth episode, they hadn’t seen Ye Leyao at all.

And they noticed that, for the past two months, Ye Leyao’s Weibo account hadn’t been updated either.

So, where had Ye Leyao disappeared to?

Some netizens and fans even started crafting conspiracy theories.

Did Ye Leyao offend someone and get blacklisted?

That theory was quickly dismissed by others.

For one thing, Ye Leyao was dating Qin Yao. Besides, Huo Yan was still busy filming with the crew, which proved that Ye Leyao hadn’t been blacklisted.

But if that was the case, why had Ye Leyao missed so many recordings?

At the height of the online speculation, Qin Yao finally posted on his private Weibo account, announcing that Ye Leyao had gone abroad to study. This bit of news calmed most of the fans and netizens.

Though some still had their doubts, the majority accepted the explanation.

The only ones who didn’t fully believe it were the other guests who had interacted with Ye Leyao.

While the fans had to rely on whatever information Qin Yao and the Huo family chose to reveal, the guests had direct contact with Ye Leyao.

Right after Ye Leyao missed his first recording, Li Siyuan had sent him a WeChat message.

But after that message was sent, Ye Leyao never replied.

Li Siyuan kept sending messages every now and then, whenever he thought about it, but it was like his words were sinking into the void—no response ever came.

Zhou Zijian and Wen Xiangyue had also tried calling Ye Leyao after the sixth episode, inviting him to dinner. 

The call went through, but the person who answered wasn’t Ye Leyao—it was Huo Mom.

Over the phone, Huo Mom told them that Ye Leyao had gone abroad to study and couldn’t make it to dinner.

Zhou Zijian had then asked if she could give them Ye Leyao’s current contact information.

There was a long pause on the other end of the line, before Huo Mom politely apologized and hung up.

Liu Yan hadn’t called much, but she had sent a few messages. Shen Chong had called several times, only to be answered by Huo Mom, Huo Dad, or someone else in the Huo family. But no matter how many calls were made, none of them were ever answered by Ye Leyao himself.

It was as if Ye Leyao had disappeared.

The guests had long noticed that something was off.