The Dating Show’s Irresistible Heartthrob: Is His Cuteness Really an Act?

Straight guy / beloved by everyone / sweet little romance / adorable without knowing it / secret crush

Su Yi joins a reality show. Everyone knows it’s a dating show, but he innocently thinks he’s just there to take part in a reality show, determined to win the grand prize and act his best.

On camera, his eyes turn red at the corners, and he even gets marshmallow all over his face when he eats one. Viewers clutch their hearts and cry, “The bunny is so sweet!” Even Pei Yan, usually stern and unyielding, and the refined Shen Tingshu go out of their way to look after him. Before the show has even finished airing, #WhoSpoiledSuYiToday has trended eight times.

Su Yi is baffled. Is that really him on camera? All he did was get some sugar on his face and give a silly little grin!

Then everyone sees the usually soft-spoken, sweet-smiling Su Yi nearly take them all out during an arm-wrestling round.

Lu Jin, a national-level athlete, looks at Su Yi’s petite frame and starts seriously questioning himself.

The whole internet erupts.

Later, viewers realize that all those “tender, indulgent moments” they were obsessing over...

The song Shen Tingshu wrote especially for him was filled with his feelings for Su Yi. Pei Yan bought a film studio and grew his company, all to wait for one person to return.

Turns out Su Yi wasn’t charming everyone in sight. They were all willing participants.

“They all think I’m the one flirting, but actually... I was the one who got reeled in first. I’m straight, you know.”, Su Yi, finally catching on