1.
One day, the trending topic reads: #Top-tier star Shen Xinglou and fellow band member Cheng Yang's romance exposed#
Shen Xinglou's fans: Thanks, but it's just a promotional-period pairing.
Cheng Yang's fans: Marketing accounts, have some decency! Our brother has a bright future. We're not interested!
The next month, the media reports: Cheng Yang breaks into Shen Xinglou's bedroom in the rain and stays for an astonishing 18 hours!
A 30-second video of them kissing passionately leaks. The proof couldn't be more solid!
Shen Xinglou's fans panic. Xingxing is straight. Can she even kiss?
Cheng Yang's fans: Brother, come out and clear this up!
2.
Shen Xinglou has a secret: she's loved someone for nine years.
She and Cheng Yang join the same dating show. Shen Xinglou thinks long and hard, racking her brains to create chances for the two of them to spend time alone.
But it's as if the production team can hear her thoughts. Whether it's a team game, a card-drawing match, or a romantic date, Cheng Yang is always the one by Shen Xinglou's side.
Halfway through the show, they've held hands, hugged, and kissed each other's cheeks. On one dark, windy night, she even got her hands on Cheng Yang's famous eight-pack abs!
Shen Xinglou covers her face and sighs. "Isn't this moving too fast? I haven't even started putting my plan into action."
Cheng Yang smiles and hooks an arm around her waist. "What other tricks have you got planned? I'll play along."
Wait... Something's not quite right here.
Cheng Yang: "Sis, can't you tell? I did it on purpose."
Shen Xinglou: What a dangerously gorgeous man. He must have put a spell on me!
3.
After the Xingchen couple make their relationship public, they date on the company's dime, showering everyone with affection wherever they go. They leave a trail of casualties in their wake.
Their solo fans come around, while the couple's fans go wild! They take over half the trending topics, calling out in every possible way: I'm dead! Xingchen is the best! It's real! We've brought the marriage bureau right here!
#The younger man is too irresistible, slurp slurp# #You'll never know how many little schemes I've got up my sleeve# #How fun is it to ship yourself? Let me show you#
-Cool, confident big sister launches a direct attack X flirty, puppy-like younger guy reels her in and casts a spell
-Older woman and younger man / three-year age gap / mutual pining / super sweet
[No real-life inspirations. Not involved in fandom circles. Please don't read too much into it.]
Theme: Sweet treats every day.
