In 2010, Jimmy Lin (林志穎) revealed that he had secretly married ex-model Kelly Chen (陳若儀) a year before. Today, some of his fans still do not accept Kelly as his wife and lash out at her each time she was photographed with him. Career-minded Jimmy Lin has always been careful in handling his personal affairs. At the tender age of 17, he began his music career. Through hard work, he quickly rose to fame and earned himself one of the “Little Four Heavenly Kings” title. After his compulsory military training in 1994, he went back to work, doubling his efforts as he had to re-establish his singing career all over again. Jimmy is not only a singer, he is also a professional car racer and a businessman. He reportedly owns, among other businesses, a café, a car dealership and even an IT company. Love Life In 1995, Jimmy and Ruby Lin (林心如) went public with their relationship. Jimmy Lin’s fans were happy for him and deemed the couple to be perfect for each other. The relationship ended two years later in 1997. Fans were saddened and were unable to accept that they had truly broken up. In 2007, a photograph of Jimmy and Kelly Chen surfaced. The photograph showed the couple having an intimate meal in Shanghai. Knowing his fans were wishing for Ruby and him to reconcile, Jimmy denied he was dating Kelly for fear of losing his fans. When his son, Kimi, was born in September 2009, Jimmy decided to go public with his relationship with Kelly. On October 15, Jimmy announced at his 35th birthday bash that he was officially engaged to Kelly. A year later, he confessed on the set of Chinese drama Single Princess and Blind Dates <单身公主相亲记> that he has actually secretly married Kelly. Unhappy Fans It has been three years since Jimmy’s first admission about his relationship with Kelly. Yet, some of his fans are still waiting for the impossible – for him to get back together with Ruby. Photographs of Kelly at important family events did not seal the deal. Instead, Kelly was often chided for being the third party, for snatching Jimmy away from Ruby. At the China Drama Festival 2012, Jimmy was photographed one seat apart from Ruby, with Wallace Chung (鍾漢良) in the middle. In one photograph, Jimmy and Ruby were deep in conversation, undeterred by Wallace. Following that, fans’ postings went viral. They captioned the photographs with poems such as “Everyone in the world, but only us who are tacit” and rejoiced that Ruby is still the love of Jimmy’s life. There is Hope, Yet Fortunately for Jimmy and Kelly, not all fans are against their relationship. There are also fans who realize that Jimmy, like many other successful men, needs a supportive wife and a loving family. They are not blind to the fact that Ruby is already Jimmy’s ex-girlfriend and an ambitious woman who places her career first.
