Idol Group Auditions, but the Top-Tier Star Keeps Clinging to Me

After a major boy group survival show was announced, it sparked a wave of discussion online.

This was solely because one of its mentors was Qi Yaoyu, a top-tier star currently at the height of his fame.

Once filming began, a great many people noticed an ordinary young man among the contestants.

He seemed completely out of place next to the other contestants. While they fought for the center position and more screen time, he sat alone in a corner, looking bewildered, as if he had no idea what kind of show he had signed up for.

Yet, with his innocent, small-animal-like face, he won the affection of plenty of fans who loved to dote on him.

Haters:

[Survival shows are about talent! What the hell is a pretty face good for!]

[Yu Gui looks like nothing but eye candy. Get out while you still can!]

[Why put on this carefree persona when you've signed up for a survival show? Gross.]

Then everyone discovered:

This ordinary young man might have a sweet, well-behaved face, but on stage, he could pull off any style!

On stage, he could be a cool, charismatic heartthrob, a gentle, moonlight-like dream boy, or a bewitching little seducer.

Someone even dug up that Yu Gui was a student at a top-two university, and the biological son of Yu Mengze, a Heavenly King who had long since retired!

The haters who had been proven wrong all said: Damn.

But another group of fans, girls with a microscope for spotting romantic hints, focused on the corner of the frame:

[What's up with Qi Yaoyu? He's secretly handing Yu Gui a lollipop in the practice room.]

[To the sister above, it wasn't just the lollipop. Qi Yaoyu has been staring at Yu Gui ever since the first rankings. His eyes look like they're brimming with spring water. Damn, when has that arrogant king ever looked at anyone like that?]

[I seriously suspect Qi Yaoyu likes Yu Gui. When he's teaching him the moves, he keeps sneaking touches to Yu Gui's face and waist! Old man, are you thirsty or what!]

As the survival show aired, fans shipping Yu Gui and Qi Yaoyu realized these two might actually have something going on.

While the fans frantically tried to keep the closet door shut, Qi Yaoyu posted on Weibo after the show ended and tagged Yu Mengze.

[Qi Yaoyu V: Uncle Yu @Yu Mengze, does the promise you made to my dad still stand?]

Only then did people dig up that, a long, long time ago, on a variety show, Yu Mengze had joked to Qi Yaoyu's father, Qi Ling: "When I have a child, let's arrange a betrothal for them."

Shipping fans: So my ship was promised to each other as babies!

1. My take on the entertainment industry, mindless indulgence, sweetness, and catharsis.

2. No real-life inspirations, so don't draw comparisons. If you insist there is one, assume the real person can't make money.

3. The title, blurb, and character names may continue to change, but the premise won't.

Theme: Haven't thought of one yet.