On debut night, Fang Zhuoyang was told by her manager that she would have to do couple promotions from now on, and her partner would be Chi Jiangwei, the rival she hated most.
The manager spoke with righteous conviction: "Couple promotions will benefit your group's development. Besides, the fans all think you two make the best couple..."
Fang Zhuoyang was stunned. She was about to object when she saw her rival glance at her coldly, her expression aloof and arrogant. "You don't dare?"
...W-what's there to be afraid of!
Fang Zhuoyang would never show weakness in front of her rival. It was just couple promotion, right?
She steeled herself and answered the manager fiercely, "Fine, I'll do it!"
When Chi Jiangwei came over to tug at her sleeve, she grabbed Chi Jiangwei's hand instead.
When Chi Jiangwei called her out on a show, she repeatedly brought Chi Jiangwei up during livestreams.
When Chi Jiangwei got a new hairstyle and looked at her from very close, her dark eyes gazing at her softly, Fang Zhuoyang... she... She stood there dumbly, blushing furiously, unable to say a word.
That night, fans screamed and reposted the clips. The two of them became an overnight sensation as a couple.
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Their limited-time group disbanded, and at last they no longer had to promote themselves as a couple. Yet on the night of the celebratory banquet, the two unexpectedly ended up in bed together.
"...What happened last night was just an accident."
The next morning, her rival turned her face away and told her so decisively, but her voice was thick with tears.
"Fang Zhuoyang, from now on... we have nothing to do with each other anymore..."
...She must have been crying. As if possessed, Fang Zhuoyang looked at her rival's slender back, trembling slightly, and instinctively raised a hand to wipe Chi Jiangwei's tears, just as she had done every time onstage before.
Chi Jiangwei's eyes were red. She bit her lip and glared at her. "...What are you doing?"
"Why do you even have to ask?"
Fang Zhuoyang muttered, grabbing her hand with a fierce expression, though the tips of her ears had already turned red.
"W-who said disbanding means we don't have to do couple promotions anymore? I haven't agreed to that..."
*Mutual pining, rivals turn into lovers
*Blunt, impulsive, cheerful airhead street dancer / cold but soft-hearted, sickly music producer
Theme: Love is the most magical kind of magic
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