Yunyan x Zhou Ruan
Rekindled romance / Reunion after years apart / Regret and redemption / Happy ending
Everyone knew that Zhou Ruan relentlessly pursued Yunyan, a minor internet celebrity at A University. He poured his heart into winning him over, keeping watch in Yunyan's livestream room day and night, learning his likes and dislikes, and treating him like the apple of his eye.
Everyone understood that Yunyan's responses to Zhou Ruan were merely polite dismissals. He was only interested in what Zhou Ruan gave him.
Eventually, Zhou Ruan finally won Yunyan's heart. Willing to keep their relationship secret for Yunyan's career, he began a brief underground romance with him.
Yunyan had millions of followers and was hugely popular online, with countless fangirls.
As Zhou Ruan read the intimate comments beneath Yunyan's videos, his heart clenched with pain.
Later, Zhou Ruan found out online that he had been dumped.
Yunyan was trending in short-video circles for having his image tarnished: it had come out that at just nineteen, he had been dating five girlfriends at once, and Zhou Ruan was the one he had deceived the most.
Willingly, Zhou Ruan stepped forward to take the heat for Yunyan, saying it had all been one-sided and that Yunyan wasn't to blame.
The torrent of abuse naturally turned toward Zhou Ruan, with all sorts of terms associated with being lovesick and irrational being hurled at him.
Zhou Ruan had done so much for Yunyan, only to end up hearing Yunyan and his friend mock him: "Who'd ever like a cheap knockoff like that?"
At last, Zhou Ruan came to his senses and walked away without looking back.
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When they met again, Zhou Ruan had become a sought-after musician thanks to his original music.
That day, Yunyan sat in the audience, tears hot on his cheeks, listening to Zhou Ruan sing about their memories. He finally understood that Zhou Ruan was no longer the little shadow who used to trail after him.
After the concert for a crowd of thousands, Yunyan pulled strings and shamelessly made his way backstage to find Zhou Ruan. He swallowed his pride and called Zhou Ruan by his childhood nickname, pleading with him: "Please, Ruanruan, give me one more chance, okay?"
Zhou Ruan looked at Yunyan, his gaze calm. "But I'm about to get engaged."
Theme: Achieve your dreams by keeping your feet on the ground
