[Rekindled romance] [Entertainment industry + campus] [Passionate and uninhibited × insecure and sensitive]
At the Jincai Awards ceremony, popular young actress Cheng Cheng and rising actor Song Qingjian both win Best Newcomer.
Onstage, the handsome young man and beautiful young woman appear together. A casual screenshot of them side by side gets more than ten thousand likes in just two hours.
“So many people want these two to get married.”
“Amateur directors are still watching from the sidelines. The smart ones have already started sending them scripts.”
“I don’t really care about either of them, but they look so good together, I’m crying.”
…
Pink bubbles keep spreading, until an eye-catching comment appears at the worst possible moment.
“Give it a rest. Cheng Cheng doesn’t think much of Song Qingjian at all. Anyone watching the livestream knows that when they went onstage, Song Qingjian reached out to help her, but Cheng Cheng didn’t even look at him. She went straight to the podium.”
The comment hits the mark. At the awards ceremony, the two have no interaction beyond accepting their awards together onstage. Even in the final group photo, they stand on opposite sides of the stage.
Half a month later, just as netizens are about to forget all about it, the trending tags #Li Xingchen Injured, #Song Qingjian Steps In, and #Jincai Awards Best New Actor and Actress Team Up reignite their appetite for gossip.
“Feelings can be cultivated, you know.”
While netizens are busy debating, a photo titled “Class 26, Grade 11, Drama Festival Keepsake” is posted, quickly reaches the top of the homepage, and is then swiftly deleted.
Quick-thinking shippers save a copy. In the photo, Song Qingjian and Cheng Cheng stand side by side, both smiling, while Cheng Cheng flashes a V sign above Song Qingjian’s head.
