In Love Offstage

▌Xin Lan × Rui Zechuan

▌A career-minded heroine whose looks hold back her acting × A romance-minded hero who doesn't realize his acting holds back his looks

Xin Lan and Rui Zechuan have both been child actors since they were young.

They've been in the industry for over a decade and have worked together many times.

They've played classmates, siblings, senior and junior disciples, a goddess and a Buddhist monk, a police officer and a criminal, a therapist and a patient with special needs...

But they've never played romantic leads.

Their fans jokingly call them good friends who have passed through each other's worlds without ever crossing paths.

No one knows what they're like off camera.

Even fewer know when they fell for each other.

Until one day, they both joined the same acting variety show

#TheWholeWorldWantsToSeeUsFallInLove#

Rui Zechuan once made a quote that went viral.

In an interview, he was asked if people could fall in love while filming together. The young master Rui replied emphatically, "Would you fall in love with your coworker?"

Fans: Fair point. Can't argue with that.

Until the show aired

The whole nation watched him fall in love with his coworker, right before their eyes.

Fans: Bro, how does it feel to eat your words?

Later, after the two went public,

a reporter asked Xin Lan whether Rui Zechuan would mind her acting in romantic scenes with other people.

She smiled and said, "Not at all. We're both professionals."

What she didn't say was that the veteran scene-stealer only ever pulled her aside when they were alone, making her rehearse every key scene in the script over and over.

He even claimed he was just helping her get into character.

▌Reading guide

▌One-on-one romance, happy ending, childhood friends, best friends turned lovers.

▌A self-conquering hero, a sweet and satisfying romance

▌A fluffy romance focused on the journey of shipping the couple.

▌Also known as The Don't-Fall-for-Me Challenge

▌Sweetness level: ★★★★★

Theme: Love and dreams