After the Top-Tier Star Couple's Breakup, Everyone Forces Us to Get a Happy Ending

[Cunning green-tea older man x sweet-looking-but-dark youngest member]

Five years in a boy band, then one day it disbanded. Four years as the most popular ship, then it went straight to a tragic ending.

Zhu Yu went solo and became a top-tier star.

Si Bi went abroad to pursue further studies and vanished without a trace.

Two years after the disbandment, there was no interaction online or offline, and they never crossed paths in person. Former staff even came forward to confirm the two didn't get along. They were hailed as the entertainment industry's model example of people who would never speak to each other again.

The Biyu shippers: (lighting a cigarette) Their ancestors were richer than the emperor.

The shippers' theories went from "real couples avoid each other, being in the same frame means they're getting married" to "star-crossed lovers, we're starving, at least give us something to eat."

Their ship's ranking plummeted, falling straight from the top spot to off the list entirely.

But a ship with an ending this tragic has a certain flavor of its own. After all, as the saying goes:

The colder the fandom, the smuttier the fanfic writers.

Editors: Who cares if it's innocent or not, we'll edit it to be smutty.

Writers: We are perfectly innocent, so what's wrong with being so very... enthusiastic?

The ship's fan forum evolved into a sprawling flower, bird, fish, and pet market. Even the celebrities themselves would have been locked in the "you can't get out until you do it" room. What were grudges and grievances compared to that?

One round in bed settles all scores. Get laid before you go.

Then the livestream for The Traffic Game began filming. It had familiar variety-show games and a one-of-a-kind gossip-revelation format.

The show made its point from the very first episode, and the hot search trends hit out of nowhere:

#Zhu Yu And Si Bi Appeared In The Same Shot# Trending

#I Have Something To Eat Again# Trending

#The Traffic Game# Trending

The Biyu shippers: Is this our last meal?

As the show aired, the tone went further and further off track, and The Traffic Game was completely transformed into The Entertainment Industry In The Hot Seat.

Viewers had tuned in hoping for some romance, only to be force-fed a giant scoop of "patriotism." The earlier guests all had someone to rely on, while the later ones had to examine themselves three times a day: Had they evaded taxes? Committed academic fraud? Used drugs? Only the five regular hosts remained as steady as a rock.

They earned the title: The Five Pillars of Political Vetting.

Early episodes:

Zhu Yu: Hello, I'm Zhu Yu (183 cm, top-tier star).

Si Bi: Si Bi (189 cm, rookie).

The Biyu shippers: If you have to fight, do it in bed. You won't kill anyone just by running your mouths.

Later episodes:

Si Bi's sticky note: Good morning, Teacher Xiao Yu. The date cake is in the steamer, the millet porridge is in the rice cooker, and the honey water is on the table. Pour it out if it's cold. Don't drink it chilled. P.S. Here's a cat waiting for you.

Zhu Yu: Terrible morning. Si is nowhere to be seen this early.

The Biyu shippers: Kink! Cats eat fish. They definitely did it. (Absolutely certain.)

#Zhu Yu To Leave His Idol Career And Become A Director#

The Biyu shippers: (crying at the grave) I knew it was our last meal.

#Si Bi Plays A Minor Role In Zhu Yu's Graduation Project#

The Biyu shippers: Alive.

#Zhu Yu Gets Intimate With A Woman#

The Biyu shippers: Dead.

#The Woman Is His Manager, Who Has Changed Her Clothing Style#

The Biyu shippers: The dead are barely breathing.

#A New Face May Appear In Zhu Yu's Film Debut#

#Si Bi Admits In An Interview That He'll Play An Important Role In Zhu Yu's Debut Film#

The Biyu shippers: The living are serving food.

#Si Bi Presents Zhu Yu With An Award#

#Zhu Yu Presents Si Bi With An Award#

The Biyu shippers: One wedding gift per person. Pay up and you can come in for the banquet. Thank you all for your support over the years. I have a few things I'd like to say...

#Zhu Yu And Si Bi Are Engaged# Trending

The Biyu shippers: What? Did I get transported into a fanfic? They're selling it this hard?

A few notes for readers:

1. Idols don't date while they're active. Xiao Zhu hasn't let any fans down. He left because of an injury, not because he realized he was in love and made that choice.

2. This is a story about a boy band. Additional setting and plot details will appear in the main story, while some daily-life skits will be in the extras.

3. All song, variety show, and film titles in the story are original. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.

4. There will be one forum-style chapter after each episode, from the shippers' point of view. Feel free to skip them if that's not your thing.

Pre-release blurb: We Made It Official the Day After Sleeping with My Nemesis

[Sharp-tongued genius producer x hot-tempered former boy-band lead singer]

During their most hateful year, Su Lu would check Qin Qingshang's ranking before anything else after releasing a song.

As the man's most devoted anti-fan, he could find him in an instant, even from two hundred meters away in an awards ceremony packed with hundreds of people,

then roll his eyes.

He never checked the almanac before releasing songs, but he'd still ask a fortune-teller to calculate Qin Qingshang's birth chart and study his face and palm,

all to prove that his future would be miserable.

He hated him so much that even when pushing up his glasses in front of him, he'd use his middle finger. He kept him on WeChat just to stalk him, even though the man's Moments feed always had nothing but a single dash.

And it was all because, in the first year after he transitioned from idol to producer, this asshole commented on his debut single:

"It sucks."

It sucks!!!

One "it sucks" from a genius producer knocked him down two whole tiers in the rankings.

From that day on, Su Lu swore he'd oppose Qin Qingshang for the rest of his life! They'd be like fire and water!

He'd never give in, even if he died!

He gave in.

Su Lu pulled the covers over his bruised thighs and waist, revealing Qin Qingshang on the other side, covered in scratches and bite marks. His mind went blank.

Holy shit! He slept with this asshole!

No, wait! This asshole slept with him!

Qin Qingshang: You sounded great yesterday.

Su Lu: Shut your dog mouth.

Take that thing of yours that's so far above the rest and...

"Get out!!!!"

A pillow came flying over and covered that annoying face, leaving only his broad shoulders and slim waist exposed.

Kind of hot... No, the hell it isn't!

This is ridiculous! Why is he so big? Did he just grow however he wanted because I couldn't stick it in him?!

Su Lu fell silent for a moment and tried to pull the pillow back, but the other man caught his wrist unexpectedly.

Qin Qingshang leaned closer, his tongue piercing appearing between his lips and teeth, making Su Lu's legs go weak.

"Oh, you're not dried out yet?"

Su Lu's ears turned red, and he kicked him.

Bad news: Qin Qingshang's face was covered again.

Good news: His hands were free, and he was terrifying.

A long time ago, Su Lu had described Qin Qingshang in a media interview as having "great stamina."

Now Qin Qingshang whispered in his ear:

Thanks, you're pretty damn durable too.

--

Su Lu first met Qin Qingshang in the recording studio for the boy band's debut song. At the time, the fourteen-year-old genius had followed his teacher in and sold his first self-written song.

Qin Qingshang, on the other hand, first heard of Su Lu through a band project that fell apart.

He'd agreed to take part because the lead singer had accepted the invitation, only to be told the day before he arrived:

The lead singer had bailed.

He'd been stood up.

The boy's anger found an outlet a year later in a recording studio.

He heard the voice he'd fallen in love with at first listen.

He looked up and stared intently at the trainee preparing to debut.

The trainee had dyed his hair blond and was laughing and joking with his bandmates. It seemed that, to him, being an idol mattered far more than being in a band.

When Qin Qingshang heard that the boy band had disbanded and Su Lu was changing careers, he knew:

His chance had come.

--

The two parted on bad terms, and the media seized on rumors:

#Su Lu Leaves Qin Qingshang's Studio With A Bruised Face

As the internet debated whether they'd been kissing or fighting, the talent-show production team made a bold announcement:

Officially announced! @Su Lu @Qin Qingshang (in no particular order)

Passersby: Wow, it's the end of the world.

Su Lu's solo fans: Reject! Are they even in the same league?

Qin Qingshang's solo fans: We demand an explanation. Why is our guy listed second?

Rare-pair shippers: Huh? Huh???

Comedy skit:

Bandmate, egging him on: That "we both had our reasons back then" line is really popular lately. Go tell Lu, and maybe he'll soften up.

Qin Qingshang: We both had our reasons back then...

Su Lu: What reasons could you possibly have had? You did nothing but make my life hell. If I'd known, I should've slapped you to death the first day I met you.

Qin Qingshang: ? Okay. I'll make your life hell again tonight.

Theme: My words carry my meaning, and Jade has a voice.