[1] Yao rose to fame for her roles in television series The Dream of Red Mansions (2010).
[4] In 2013, Yao's fame continued to rise after she starred in two TV dramas, New Dating Era and Love Is Not Blind, which is adapted from a 2011 Chinese movie of the same name.
Her reputation was greatly damaged, and this temporarily halted her film career.
Some rumors suggested that their secret romance began when Ma was pregnant.
Yao chose to keep silent after the disputed event and tried to escape from the public.