Lin Ji woke up one day with two years of his memories gone and a chubby little toddler by his side, calling him Daddy in a babyish voice.
When he opened the household register, he discovered the child was his own, and the father was unknown.
Two years earlier, Lin Ji had been blacklisted and put on ice after an accident. To his surprise, he woke up one day not only promoted to a second-tier star, but also with a coveted film project in hand.
The catch was that his co-star, Jiang Heng, was the sworn enemy he'd clashed with as a teenager, and was now the entertainment industry's most alpha and youngest top-tier star and Best Actor, enjoying unrivaled fame.
One day, after a kissing scene, Jiang Heng discovered Lin Ji was a single father and playfully cornered him against a wall. "Who's the child's father?"
Lin Ji didn't know the answer and didn't want to give one. "It's not you, anyway."
Back then, Lin Ji thought there was no way he'd ever fall for Jiang Heng.
Until Jiang Heng's eyes turned red at the corners. He kissed away Lin Ji's tears, his voice low and dangerous. "Have one for me too. Be good."
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When news broke that the two would be working together, their ship, HengJi, was born. Jiang Heng's many girlfriend fans accused Lin Ji of clout-chasing and leeching off a top-tier star.
Black-marketing accounts seized on Lin Ji's heartthrob appeal, pairing him with over two hundred unrelated people and making up rumors about fake couples, all to keep the HengJi ship from being forced on the public.
Their niche ship fans weren't having it and began churning out fan content like mad. The most popular was an iconic fan edit: Jiang Heng forcefully pinning Lin Ji in his arms as he kissed him, both teasing and sensual. Lin Ji's eyes glistened with tears, his fragile beauty utterly captivating.
The comments section collectively swooned, all saying the same thing:
"Holy crap, this edit is so good! If you can edit, make more!"
"I swear, I couldn't even tell which pictures were the originals. I'm dying from how dreamy it is!"
"Thank you, divine artist! I'm ascending!"
Until Jiang Heng replied: "This is my alt account. I posted the original photos."
The trending topics crashed.
The variety show that took the internet by storm that year: Daddy, Daddy, Where Are We Going?
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Jiang Heng had loved picking on Lin Ji since they were kids. Lin Ji was a handsome older brother, four years his senior.
When Jiang Heng grew up, he realized his life's goal was still... making Lin Ji cry.
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Both leads lost their memories of that night. One-on-one romance, biological father, biological dad, biological son, and a long road to win back his love.
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