I Thought My Favorite Ship Had Already Flopped

They had one-sided crushes five years ago, then fell for each other in secret after reuniting. [A top who bends himself by shipping his own couple x a bottom who doesn't realize he's feeding the fans] Chen Xingge joins a talent show. While everyone else is there to debut in a group, he isn't. He's a lovesick puppy, and his devotion to Lu Cheny ou's looks and talent keeps him going all the way to the top five, earning him a spot in the debut group. Lu Cheny ou has always thought of himself as straight. Then he meets Chen Xingge and starts testing the waters at the edge of turning gay. When he starts shipping the Chen Xing CP himself, he successfully bends himself. Chen Xingge: "We've always just been bros." Lu Cheny ou: "[ruffles his hair] There, there. I know. It's all love, really." Chen Xingge: "???" Fan version of the blurb: The "Chen Xing" CP was the most popular pairing on the hit boy group talent show "Shining All the Way" five years ago. Amid all the wild one-sided crushes on the show, they were the only pair who consistently had mutual feelings, and for a while, the Chen Xing shippers refused to give up. But Lu Cheny ou didn't get enough votes to debut, while Chen Xingge debuted in a group with four others. The group eventually flopped amid all sorts of chaos, and the "Chen Xing" shippers lost in the end. Years later, Chen Xingge returns to the stage and shines brightly. Down in the audience, the fans spot a familiar face. So the CP they shipped was real all along!!! Theme: