[Chai Xingchi x Gong Ce]
Gong Ce fell in love with movies because of Chai Xingchi.
The darling of his era, who shot to fame at sixteen and rose swiftly to the top.
The childhood friend who had once run through the alleys with him, close as could be.
The film industry was not yet very developed. Chai Xingchi appeared on the big screen with the damp, misty air of the Jiangnan water country about him, looking completely different from his usual self. Gong Ce sat still in the theater as the credits rolled across the screen. Before he knew it, his heart was pounding like a drum, and only belatedly did he realize his palms were drenched in sweat.
That was the first time he realized he had fallen for him.
*
Chai Xingchi's life was a legend, a legend that began with a meteoric rise and then took off at a breakneck pace. He made his debut in an offbeat film about a same-sex romance, beginning a lifetime of making his way through the film industry, and won the Best Actor award at twenty-one.
Fans had been arguing nonstop lately. A photo of Best Actor Chai Xingchi had been making the rounds in the papers: it showed him walking hand in hand beside a lake with the back of an unidentified figure.
Was Best Actor Chai dating someone?
The fans insisted, "No, of course not. It's definitely a publicity stunt for his next movie. Don't believe rumors or spread them."
They waited and waited, but the next movie never came. Instead, they got Chai's public announcement at an awards ceremony.
Surrounded by camera flashes, Chai Xingchi said during his closing remarks, "Lastly, I want to thank someone. I wouldn't have made it this far without him. He encouraged me to audition for my very first role, and stayed by my side through the lowest point of my life."
Everyone knew who he meant, so the camera naturally turned to Gong Ce.
Chai Xingchi lowered his head and let out a muffled laugh. "Of course, I know plenty of entertainment tabloids have been speculating that he's my sugar daddy."
"Now, I'd like to clear something up."
"He's not my sugar daddy. He's my boyfriend."
[Reading Guide]
1. They dote on each other, they dote on each other, they dote on each other.
2. The top is impossibly charming, impossibly charming, impossibly charming.
3. A richly developed career plot, with career and romance given equal weight.
[2025.11.11]
Theme: Of course you should fall in love.
