On November 25, a Chinese media outlet posted a video of the couple Tang Yan and La Tan returning home together after La Tan's father's funeral. After getting off the bus, the two went to dump trash and walked together towards the house.
Previously, the media had taken a photo of Duong Yen appearing at her father-in-law's funeral. The actress's biological parents were also present to bid farewell.
The fact that Duong Yen wore a funeral ribbon and stood next to someone hugging the ashes is a clear sign of her relatives' identity in traditional funeral culture. This is considered a strong response to the rumors of a broken marriage that have spread about the star couple for many years.
Rumors of Duong Yen and La Tan's divorce have been on the rise since last year, and have been mentioned many times until the last time was in October this year.
Netizens have provided many evidences, such as statistics from 2023 to 2025, the time Duong Yen and La Tan in the same city will not be up to 10 days. Their social media IP addresses are also often separated: Duong Yen in Shanghai, La Tan in Beijing.
Business records show that 7 out of 9 companies under the name of Duong Yen have been dissolved, and La Tan has only 1 out of 4 companies under his name still operating. The couple no longer have any commercial connections.
These signs have caused a series of rumors that Duong Yen - La Tan are dividing assets, separating and preparing for divorce to be discussed enthusiastically.
But in reality, the couple's having to live apart was due to objective reasons.
In 2024, La Tan's father was diagnosed with a serious illness. As the only son, the actor has temporarily stopped his artistic activities, even refusing a major film project to be able to take care of his father, constantly running around hospitals in Beijing.
Duong Yen had to stay in Shanghai to take care of her young daughter who was still in school. But when she had a break, the actress still traveled between Shanghai and Beijing to visit her father-in-law. Once, Duong Yen was seen carrying a rice box at the airport.
In August 2025, netizens met a couple taking their child out to visit Disneyland Shanghai. In October, in the family vlog posted by La Tan's office, the family was still playing in the park.
However, because La Tan and Duong Yen were too secretive and did not want to reveal much about their love life to the public, they accidentally created opportunities for rumors to spread.
Before and after La Tan's father's funeral, many media accounts simultaneously released "analysis of the couple's marriage developments", even with the title: "If Duong Yen does not appear tomorrow, it will prove that they are divorced".
A representative of a media company admitted that divorce news from stars has a 30% increase in reach compared to normal levels, so they often prepare 2 articles to release depending on the developments.
When a series of moments of Tang Yan appearing at the funeral were announced, many accounts that had confirmed the couple's divorce had quietly deleted the post.
The simple daily moments of the couple were covered up by a series of rumors. It was not until La Tan's father's funeral that they were mentioned.
Duong Yen's sharing in an old interview also attracted attention. The actress said: "Because we are in the same profession, we understand the nature of each other's work very well. When we first met, we knew we would have to love far away, in two places, so even when getting married, it was normal.
