1.
In their sophomore year, Cheng Siyan and Shi Yuan debuted at the same time, playing the leads in their first film together with their fresh-faced looks.
The movie was an instant hit, sweeping up awards, and their "Honest" pairing gained countless fans. Rumors that they were dating kept surfacing, and the whole internet was genuinely obsessed with shipping them.
But barely a year later, before their second movie together had even come out, Cheng Siyan and Shi Yuan suddenly went their separate ways. Rumors of a falling-out and breakup spread like wildfire, and they became complete strangers.
Fans were devastated, but the facts were right in front of them: "Honest" was over for good, and the two would probably never speak again.
Not long after, Shi Yuan quietly went abroad, while Cheng Siyan stayed in the industry and rose to the top. Before graduation, his brilliant achievements had earned him every major acting award, making him a legend in the business.
Their CP fans lived through heartbreak again and again, gathering to reminisce about the sweet days of the past and sobbing on Weibo night after night.
Then came a thunderclap.
The film Cheng Siyan and Shi Yuan had made together was suddenly approved for release four years later. The announcement was made with great fanfare, and the release date was set. The production company even publicly promised that the two leads would promote it together and appear on a hugely popular dating reality show.
The whole internet froze.
WTF? WTF??!!
Never thought I'd live to see this!!!!
My dead CP has come back to life!!!!
2.
The most popular CP of their day was appearing together again after four years of avoiding each other. Their standing in the industry had changed beyond recognition: Cheng Siyan sat on the throne, while Shi Yuan was mired in scandals and mocked as nothing more than a pretty face.
The whole internet was excited to watch the drama unfold, assuming Cheng Siyan would resent being tied to the new film's promotional campaign and having his outdated rumored ex use him for publicity.
Under countless watchful eyes, their first joint event began. As expected, their interactions were awkward and barbed, nothing like the sweetness of old. Only their CP fans were still desperately looking for crumbs to ship.
Then, just before filming the dating show, Shi Yuan accidentally injured her foot. Marketing accounts declared she was faking it to gain sympathy and said the award-winning actor would surely be disgusted with her.
On the first day of filming, cameras and microphones were trained on Cheng Siyan's business car as it slowly came to a stop.
The door opened. Cheng Siyan stepped out with his long legs, then turned unhurriedly in front of the swarming cameras and held out his hand toward the car.
A woman's slender fingers reluctantly pushed his hand away.
The air froze.
"I can walk by myself," Shi Yuan's languid voice came from inside.
The whole area fell completely silent.
Cheng Siyan caught her wrist, bent down, and hooked an arm beneath her knees, carefully protecting her injured foot. As she stared at him in alarm, he lifted her straight out of the car. His voice was low and unhurried, murmured between them.
"Wife, when are you finally going to give me a proper title?"
That afternoon, the frozen frame spread across the internet in a flash.
WTF??!!
So much for a corpse coming back to life!!!! This isn't just a full revival, it's a level-up on the spot!!!!
[My diamond, whether dazzling in the light or fallen into the dust, even if it cuts my palms to ribbons and leaves me bleeding, I will still beg you to sink into my flesh and become one with me in life and death.]
1. They get back together after a breakup, but the hero's heart was never broken. The breakup only happened from the heroine's point of view.
2. Both leads graduated from film school. They're gifted, incredibly hardworking, and at the top of their acting game. The heroine will make her own way back to the top.
3. From the heroine's perspective: breakup and reunion, marriage of convenience, then falling in love after marriage.
[Blurb dated 2023-06-30]
Theme: True love fears no obstacles
