Popular cheerleader with 220,000 followers caught cohabiting with 'rival team pitcher'! After thorough misdirection, it finally came to light...

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A major scandal has erupted, heating up the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). Lin Xuechi (stage name Xuechi), known as "Taiwan's most popular cheerleader" with 220,000 social media followers, was caught living in the same house as Li Dongming (27), a key pitcher for the Fubon Guardians, a 'rival team' to the Tongyi Lions she cheers for. It has been revealed that the romance she had previously hidden from fans through meticulous misdirection has caused a major shock both inside and outside the baseball world.

Taiwanese weekly magazine "Shibao Weekly" exclusively reported on the 21st, capturing footage of Lin Xuechi and Li Dongming returning home together to their shared residence. The outlet reported that after quietly nurturing their love for a long time, the couple recently merged their homes, entering a full-fledged cohabitation phase. Japanese baseball media Full Count also cited this report.

According to the report, around 1 p.m. on September 9, Li Dongming drove his Mercedes-Benz SUV out of the underground parking lot of the luxury apartment where the couple resides. After picking up delivery food at the main entrance, he headed straight for the stadium. At the time, with a game scheduled at Taipei Dome, Li Dongming parked his car near the stadium, switched to a shared bicycle for transportation, and quietly made his way to work while carrying a lunch box brought from home.

In particular, this romance news has drawn even more attention due to the "thorough misdirection operation" Xuechi had displayed in the past. As the star of the Tongyi Lions cheerleading team "Uni-Girls," Lin Xuechi had previously performed several fun couple concepts with Travis, the leader of the Fubon Guardians' cheering squad, on broadcasts and social media, gaining fan support. The public did not suspect any romantic tension between the two, but this was merely a smokescreen to divert attention; it turned out that Lin Xuechi's true lover was Li Dongming, a core pitcher for another team.

Lin Xuechi, who rose to stardom immediately upon her debut in 2020 thanks to her pure appearance resembling K-POP girl group Red Velvet's Seulgi and her healthy figure, has acted as a flagship cheerleader, including appearing on the Tokyo Dome stage with "CT AMAZE," the cheering squad for the Taiwan national team at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) held in March. Recently, she has been rising in various fields beyond baseball, taking on the role of female lead in the drama "Cheering Empire, Brilliant Star."

Li Dongming, her partner, is a 26-year-old right-handed power pitcher who throws fastballs up to 152 km/h. He rapidly emerged as an ace-level rising star representing the league by achieving an unstoppable 10-game winning streak starting from April, immediately after the season opener. Li Dongming, who debuted on the CPBL first division stage in the 2021 season, pitched over 100 innings for the first time in his sixth professional season, starting all 21 games and recording a solid 10 wins, 4 losses, and an ERA of 2.53.

In Taiwan, cheerleaders boast a status comparable to top-tier celebrities, going beyond mere cheering squads. Locally, whenever rumors of romance between top cheerleaders and professional baseball players break out, they become social issues. In particular, news of cohabitation between stars from "different rival teams," like this case, is dominating local media. Taiwanese fans are pouring in passionate reactions such as "I was perfectly fooled by the misdirection" and "Living with a pitcher from a rival cheering team? That's more cinematic than a movie."

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