Of all the couples in the entertainment industry, the one people regretted breaking up the most was Chu Xin and Shen Yusui. Only the two of them knew how fake their relationship had been.
They went their separate ways, leaving a crowd of passionately devoted fans hoping they'd get back together.
Then a dating show called Exes in Love was brought to China. As its name suggests, it brought four couples who had broken up to live in the same house. Whether they were exes or strangers, every night the guests sent a message to the person they liked and invited them on a date.
Fans: Oh ho! Here's our chance!
The private messages flooded in, the topic trended on Weibo, and fans never stopped hoping the two would join the show. When the preview aired, their wish finally came true.
In particular, a clip of Chu Xin lowering her head when asked where she and Shen Yusui had gone on their first date shot straight to the top of the trending list.
Fans: "Please, just make up already! Don't make our girl cry! Waaaaah!"
Passersby: "Don't ask! It just means she still loves him!!!"
Then the first episode aired. Whether the other couples' tears were real or not, they certainly seemed genuine. But this pair of exes, whom everyone had mourned, had to be prompted by the director to show some emotion for the cameras.
Chu Xin: "...Should I cry? Do I get paid extra?"
Shen Yusui: "Go ahead and cry, if they're paying us."
"..."
So you two were faking it the whole time? The couple I shipped was fake?
-Screenshot from July 2021
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