The young star Yan Shuchen had been making waves ever since her debut.
She made a splash by winning Best Newcomer at a film festival, then got dragged by fans until her relationship with popular young actor Jiang Hansheng had her trending everywhere.
When Yan Shuchen announced their breakup, fans all breathed a sigh of relief and celebrated the end of the pairing.
A year later, Apple TV announced its celebrity dating show, Confess to Me, and invited Yan Shuchen and a newcomer dubbed “the next Jiang Hansheng.”
Onlookers: A stand-in romance? This is wild!
Then Confess to Me announced the guests in its commentary room and tagged Jiang Hansheng.
The whole internet went wild.
On the premiere night, Apple TV’s video app was nearly brought to a standstill by the traffic.
Every move Yan and Jiang made on the show was magnified endlessly.
Little by little, viewers realized
This tragic-romance pairing was way more fun to ship than the others!
Yan Shuchen got splashed with hot oil, and Jiang Hansheng furrowed his brows.
Yan Shuchen had a stomachache, and Jiang Hansheng’s eyes turned red.
Yan Shuchen went on a date, and Jiang Hansheng’s face turned ghostly white.
In the final episode, a male guest confessed to Yan Shuchen.
Jiang Hansheng finished recording in the commentary room, and was taken to the hospital right afterward.
The trending topics were flooded all over again.
Yan Shuchen’s comments were full of people begging them to get back together.
That night, Yan Shuchen found Jiang Hansheng downstairs from her apartment, even though he was supposed to be in the hospital.
His face was pale, and his hand trembled as he grasped her arm.
“If we broke up because of rumors, and now everyone wants us back together, would your heart be moved?”
#After their breakup, he suffered a severe and prolonged withdrawal#
Cool and aloof × devoted, rekindling an old romance
The original blurb was written in November 2021.
Theme: Be patient with each other, even when you’re young and hotheaded.
