After Breaking Up with My Fake Couple Partner

Xie Qulan never imagined he would see Jing Yao at a cast dinner.

Five years ago, Xie Qulan took a summer job on a talent competition show.

By chance, he met Jing Yao, a younger guy who was a year younger than him. Jing Yao was clingy and loved to act cute, sticking by his side every day. Before long, netizens were shipping the two of them as a couple.

Then came their duet stage. Dressed in a red dress, Jing Yao danced with Xie Qulan, and the performance became legendary.

That stage sent their popularity soaring to a whole new level.

On the night their group was formed, the fans shipping them celebrated the pair reaching the pinnacle together.

The boy band was only set to last a year, and with all sorts of encouragement, Jing Yao and Xie Qulan began their year of limited-time fan service.

Their fans were beside themselves shipping the two. One analysis post after another appeared, and the whole screen was filled with, "If they're not real, then I'm not real."

A year later, the boy band disbanded as planned, and the fans cried out, "The Scenic Spot never graduates!"

But Jing Yao suddenly announced that he was leaving the entertainment industry.

Rumors spread everywhere, and promotional posts flew around, but the other person involved, Xie Qulan, made no unusual moves on Weibo.

The fan community descended into chaos and split overnight.

Everyone speculated that the two had been at odds behind the scenes for a long time, and had only been waiting for the group to disband so they could stop pretending to be a couple.

Only the two people involved knew that they had truly been in love.

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Five years later, Xie Qulan had become one of the most outstanding young actors.

At a dinner, the director introduced Xie Qulan to the film's special guest, the person in charge of the car crew. Jing Yao showed up in understated black casual wear.

Their eyes met. Jing Yao reached out as if nothing were the matter. "Teacher Xie, long time no see!"

Xie Qulan told himself it had only been a fleeting romance from their reckless youth.

So he calmly shook Jing Yao's hand. "Long time no see!"

Jing Yao's face showed no emotion, but he was grinding his back teeth to dust.

This guy really didn't care about him at all anymore. And after all that trouble getting connections to join the film crew and arranging this reunion.

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On the day filming wrapped, Jing Yao got drunk. He dropped the calm and collected mask he'd worn since their reunion, hugged Xie Qulan, and pleaded, "I was wrong, ge. Let's get back together."

>>> Jing Yao (top) x Xie Qulan (bottom);

>>> Romance within the group;

>>> The proper title is Limited-Time Fan Service

Message: A brief separation is for the sake of an even better reunion.