After Hyping a CP with My Cold and Aloof Arch-Rival, We Exploded in Popularity

Synopsis: 

The talent show ended with Tan Zhiyu and Chi Yingzhu taking the top two spots. Their photo of coldly staring at each other shot straight to the top of the trending searches.

One was an all-rounder idol who rarely smiled when her hairband was on. The other was a visually stunning yet temperamentally aloof visual queen.

Even when the ribbons fell at the finale, they stood far apart, without even a single perfunctory word of congratulations.

Whether on group variety shows, stages, or social media promotions, these two top members of the popular girl group had zero interaction. They were always secretly competing with each other.

Tan Zhiyu was bad at games and kept losing. She held back her anger, refusing to even glance at Chi Yingzhu, and tilted her head to drink the penalty alcohol. But Chi Yingzhu snatched the cup away.

Knowing she had a history of stomach problems, Chi Yingzhu looked at her and resignedly said, “I concede.”

For a while, all kinds of fan-made videos digging for sugar among the glass shards were released. The agency forced the two to sell yuri (CP), so these two awkward people could only squeeze out smiles in front of the camera for the sake of business.

“I know you hate me. You don’t have to force a smile.” In private, Chi Yingzhu said, pretending to be relaxed.

“I’m just maintaining my character. I have a lot of professional ethics,” Tan Zhiyu replied through gritted teeth.

No one knew that Tan Zhiyu and Chi Yingzhu had known each other since they were very young. No one knew they had once been each other’s greatest rivals.

From every mock exam in their student days to every training session, they were always secretly competing, almost as if proving the netizens’ phrase: “arch-rival hate-to-love couple.”

Chi Yingzhu still tried to stop her: “Do you want to make up? Let’s be friends again like when we were kids.” Tan Zhiyu gave her a glance, turned around, and left. She didn’t want to make up with her. Who wanted to be friends with her?

After the limited-time girl group disbanded, their somewhat softened relationship dropped back to freezing point. Tan Zhiyu continued making music, while Chi Yingzhu went into acting. CP fans could only lament that there was nothing left between them but expired sugar.

Until one day, Chi Yingzhu was photographed entering and leaving Tan Zhiyu’s residential area late at night…

“Ugh… You’re not allowed to get so close to those colleagues of yours.” Chi Yingzhu seemed to have drunk a lot. It was the first time Tan Zhiyu had seen her cry. Her heart softened anyway: “Mm, let’s make up.”

Their schedules started overlapping more and more. Their plogs quietly hid many matching items. Fans brought up the old CP again. Chi Yingzhu replied very quickly: We’re dating.

Tan Zhiyu immediately messaged her privately: ?

Isn’t making up supposed to mean ordinary friends?

Notes:

1. Sometimes when I get too into writing, I’ll include bullet-screen comments / fan comments like that.

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One-sentence summary: Teammates are destined to be wives.

Theme: Peace and love