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Bright, clear-headed sweet girl × bking top-tier star with a cool-guy vibe
Pei Yue × Qi Chinan
When Pei Yue was eighteen, she made a decision she would regret for the rest of her life.
Just before graduation, egged on by her friends, she confessed to Qi Chinan.
Back then, she had no idea that two years later, Qi Chinan would shoot to the top of the entertainment industry thanks to a supporting role in an arthouse film.
Meanwhile, she would become an overnight sensation after appearing in a friend's vlog.
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One day, a post asking, "Does nobody else think that the P-surname rising star and the Q-surname male celebrity really don't get along?" quickly shot to the top of the trending searches.
Netizens agreed in droves.
"Aren't those two the only hot stars born after 2000 who haven't worked together? Even a dating show with exes swapping partners couldn't make it happen."
"Forget working together, they've never even appeared at the same event."
"..."
"Word from the industry is that they fell out years ago, and one of them demanded that every project involving the other be turned down."
Rumors from supposed insiders, true or not, kept pouring in, all pointing to the same conclusion: these two really did have a grudge.
In an entertainment industry where rumors are usually refuted at lightning speed, both stars and their studios remained eerily, tacitly silent.
That was as good as confirming the sudden trending topic. Fans on both sides jumped in to fight, keeping social media buzzing for days.
The whole farce only quieted down after Qi Chinan's company issued a statement on its own.
But the two became the ultimate rival stars, and whenever a video featuring one of them appeared, the other's fans were sure to show up and predict their downfall.
Not long afterward, a rumor that they would work together came out of nowhere, and the entire internet cried that it was impossible.
Amid the barrage of arguing comments, one highly upvoted post stood out.
"Just a casual observer, but has nobody noticed that their social media IP addresses are the same?"
*
Pei Yue never expected the boomerang she had thrown years ago to come flying back at her.
Seeing Qi Chinan's face so clearly again after six years, she thought her heart would still skip a beat against her will. Instead, she discovered that she no longer felt anything.
His features were unchanged, his arrogance as striking as ever. He was almost exactly like the boy in Pei Yue's memories, laughing on the basketball court as he high-fived someone beside him, making a crowd of girls squeal.
But at twenty-four, Pei Yue would never again be moved by him the way she had been at eighteen.
*
The two stars, who had spent half a year as sworn rivals online, were meeting for the first time. The staff on both teams were more or less looking forward to the show.
Pei Yue put on her signature healing smile and reached out to Qi Chinan first. "It's a pleasure to meet you. I look forward to working with you, Teacher Qi."
The man's gaze was somewhat cool. He looked over Pei Yue's flawless false front for so long that the staff thought they were about to start arguing on the spot and prepared to break them up.
"Long time no see, Teacher Pei."
He caught the hand Pei Yue had instinctively started to pull back.
*
Two years after the rival-stars incident, a recording once again swept across the trending searches on social media.
In the audio was Qi Chinan's unmistakably lazy voice.
"Then how about falling for me one more time, Pei Yue?"
The once-obscure fan page for their pairing sprang up like mushrooms after the rain and began to grow in an instant.
"Told you ages ago, rivals are still a couple. Even love born of a sea of hatred is love."
Important notes:
1. No real-life inspirations. This is entirely made up.
2. This has nothing to do with reality, and includes a ton of invented details.
Theme: Live well
