Can You Keep Our Relationship a Little More Secret?

[A short story with chapters already written. The more people bookmark it, the sooner it will start 🥺]

The aloof, long-haired beauty of an actor × a devoted, delusional superfan who was his childhood friend from the day he arrived

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Early one morning, Qi Yang's phone kept buzzing nonstop.

[@Li Furong_Hibiscus Room: Today's schedule updated~ Spotted a little Furong yawning!]

[@Confederate rose_Rong: [Nine candid photos on the way to work.jpg]]

[@Love Rong: I want to kiss big sis so badly... Baby went to work before waking up properly, how pitiful Z☡zᶻ [High-resolution crop from a candid photo]]

There's a secret everyone in Li Furong's fandom knows:

The account for Li Furong's fan club, his biggest fan photo site, and his biggest, most lavishly spending, gender-bending delusional male fan are all the same person.

Qi Yang has had a crush on Li Furong for years. To his face, he shamelessly lives with Li Furong; behind his back, he runs countless verified accounts to lavish affection on him, vowing to protect his Furong big sis to the death.

Li Furong: ? I believe I'm a man.

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Until one night, a paparazzo dropped a bombshell, claiming to have caught the ultimate brother-in-law.

Fans from several fan groups fought through the night, some clarifying the rumors, others picking fights. The discussion page was lively all evening, until everyone saw the same ten-minute kissing video on their homepage. The title left no doubt about who was in it:

[Actor Li Furong's Romance Exposed]

“It's Li Furong, that aloof beauty? I thought he didn't have any feelings at all. Who got the big reveal? Why has nobody claimed it? 😂”

“Claim what? This is hell for the fans... He was kissed until his eyes rolled back, then instinctively burrowed into the guy's arms 😱 Whose big sis is this lovesick?”

“What's wrong with that paparazzo? The guy's built like a wall. My Furong can't be that ugly, can he?”

“Replying to the comment above: I think your idol's the lovesick one getting kissed.”

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Actor Li Furong had always had a good reputation.

He was handsome, a great actor, and low-key. He was a darling of the film industry from his debut, and since he never courted controversy, his fandom was peaceful too.

That was until last year, when he grew his hair long to better fit a new role.

A lavishly spending, delusional male fan suddenly appeared in the fandom, going wild over this “hibiscus flower” and waving the gender-bending banner with abandon.

Eight hours after the romance was exposed, the delusional fan finally showed up:

[@Love Rong: His hair's grown longer again. I want to swing from little Rong sis's hair so badly. //@xx Entertainment: Actor Li Furong's romance exposed...]

Fans: Have you gender-bent him so much you've lost your mind? And you're claiming him too???

Fans: Bro, are you even fighting the antis or not? If you can do it, do it. If not, get lost.

Delusional fan: [I'm on it, thanks.]

Fans: ??? Did this shock drive you crazy?!

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The day the news broke that Li Furong had a brother-in-law, fans comforted one another: It's fine, he's an actor. His work speaks for itself.

Then the brother-in-law was revealed to be the actor's childhood friend who had come out of nowhere, a scion of a wealthy family.

Fans gritted their teeth and swallowed their pain: As long as our idol is happy.

Then the brother-in-law was revealed to be a famous gender-bending delusional fan and a longtime sasaeng.

Fans: Little Furong, I beg you, run! Brother-in-law, you son of a b/%&tch! ...You! If you're dating, could you at least keep it under wraps???

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It really was hell for the fans.

Li Furong's nickname in the entertainment industry was Furong.

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1. The receiver is aloof but loves to make snarky comments, a kindhearted, almost saintly white-moonlight figure.

2. The pursuer has boundless energy and will keep yelling “big sis” at the receiver.

3. Handsome pursuer, beautiful receiver, a striking difference in build; both each other's only one, 1v1.

4. No real-life inspirations. Don't associate this with real people. This is purely an irreverent, fun little story.

[Don't associate this with real life, and don't read real feelings into it.]

Theme: Find your way back to you.