After six years in the entertainment industry, Ji Qinghuan's first trending topic alongside a man came when she announced her engagement.
She was easygoing and composed, devoted to honing her acting skills. She never appeared on variety shows or got involved in dating rumors, making her the ideal celebrity in fans' eyes and the very definition of elegance.
So when she learned her family had arranged a fiancé for her, she agreed without a second thought.
On the day of the wedding banquet, the media and entertainment reporters packed the venue. But her fiancé didn't show up at all.
Before long, the personal details of the fiancé who had stood Ji Qinghuan up were dug up from top to bottom.
The moment they saw the news, netizens were stunned.
Ji Qinghuan's fiancé was Bian Wangzhi, a popular entertainer who had only risen to fame in recent years.
Bian Wangzhi was notorious for being both famous and controversial.
He acted in a drama, and people bashed him.
He released a song, and people bashed him.
He appeared on a variety show, and people bashed him.
Even when the price of cabbage went up, people dragged him into the complaints.
Now there was one more reason to criticize him.
Netizens: Your wife is Ji Qinghuan! What could you possibly be unhappy about? Bring me my keyboard!
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Ji Qinghuan and Bian Wangzhi topped the entertainment industry's "Most Anticipated Divorces" list.
Their fans waited and waited, but the divorce announcement never came. Instead, a newlywed couple observation reality show announced Ji Qinghuan and Bian Wangzhi as its final couple.
The two were awkward together on the show, and there were so many things to criticize that their already unpopular marriage only got worse.
Their CP fans scraped for crumbs in a sea of angst, eating until their mouths were bloody.
Both fandoms demanded that the production team replace the couple, while ordinary viewers could only shake their heads.
The production team cowered as they looked at the preview clip they'd just edited.
Bian Wangzhi's fluffy head was nestled in the crook of Ji Qinghuan's shoulder. His sharp canine pressed against her collarbone as he called her "sis" in a muffled voice.
He wasn't the arrogant, domineering figure portrayed in the scandals, nor the fiercely alpha bad boy his fans described.
The next second, the camera was covered. All they could hear was Bian Wangzhi's low voice: "Sis, can I kiss you...?"
Production team: Could you two give us some footage we can actually air?
Netizens: Why cover the camera! What could be so exclusive even our precious VIPs can't see it?
Older woman-younger man romance / married first, fell in love later / treating the production team like outsiders / real couples are just different / piecing together another episode
*One-on-one pairing, happy ending
*Actress x singer-songwriter, not a marriage of convenience
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Wen Zhiyu was extraordinarily talented and elegant, the most renowned lyricist in the industry.
After Xia Chengzhou's song became a huge hit, he swiftly swept up all the major awards and became a top-tier singer. His unconventional ways also earned him countless haters.
Wen Zhiyu had worked with many singers, but never Xia Chengzhou.
When asked why, Wen Zhiyu replied coolly, "I don't write songs for him."
After the media picked up the story, rumors that Wen Zhiyu and Xia Chengzhou hated each other spread like wildfire online.
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Later, the two appeared on the same music performance reality show. Both fandoms prepared their comment-control statements in advance, and as soon as the show aired, they rushed to take over the comment sections of major marketing accounts, fighting like there was no tomorrow.
When the show began, Wen Zhiyu sat alone in the lounge and ignored Xia Chengzhou completely when he arrived last.
Netizens: Wen Zhiyu would never look twice at a singer like Xia Chengzhou, who's all popularity and no substance.
That night, in a corner the cameras couldn't see...
Xia Chengzhou knelt beside the shoe-changing bench, letting Wen Zhiyu rest her foot on his knee. He reached up to rub her reddened ankle. "I told you not to come. Why insist on putting yourself through this?"
Wen Zhiyu turned her head slightly. "If I didn't come, was I supposed to watch you get all lovey-dovey with another female guest?"
When it came time to record audio, Xia Chengzhou was paired with Wen Zhiyu. He immediately turned cold and told her to join another group.
After the recording, the two sorted through their material in the studio. A few minutes later, the camera was covered, and all that could be heard was the grating crash of something heavy hitting the floor.
Netizens: Did they start fighting?
Ten minutes later, Wen Zhiyu came out with a flushed face, wiping her cheek firmly with the back of her hand. She didn't speak to Xia Chengzhou for the rest of the night.
Furious netizens: What did that mad dog Xia Chengzhou do? He even made the usually good-natured Wen Zhiyu cry!
Halfway through the show, their relationship had reached freezing point, so the production team had to intervene and separate them into two villas.
The next day, Wen Zhiyu emerged from Xia Chengzhou's room holding her coat, complaining, "Xia Chengzhou, only dogs like carrying their owner's clothes around in their mouths."
Xia Chengzhou followed right behind her. His hair was messy, his shirt collar gaping open, and the sharp, showy air about him carefully reined in. His slightly lowered eyes looked almost pitiful. "I'm not safe when I'm too far from you."
Wen Zhiyu: "That still doesn't mean you can sneak off with my clothes."
Xia Chengzhou: "Fine. Then I'll just hold you while we sleep tonight."
Wen Zhiyu: "..."
Xia Chengzhou: "Say yes, sis?"
Netizens: !!!
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When Wen Zhiyu first met Xia Chengzhou, the rain had soaked the boy's soft hair, and his eyes drooped listlessly.
She felt sorry for him, like she would for a puppy caught in the rain. Later, the puppy bared his fangs and devoured her whole.
Lyricist x singer
An outwardly gentle but fiercely possessive older woman x a crazy, biting, younger puppy
One-on-one pairing / older woman-younger man romance / four-year age gap
Theme: Courageously pursue the one you love
I was so warm and cozy...
There are no little buns, and there are follow-up side CPs and so on.
I want to see what happens between Bian Sijia and Lu Shiyi [crying]
Thanks for the limited fee, it looks great
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