A simple video clip caused the entire super topic to boil over once again.

The poster had specially zoomed in on the video, and under slow motion, every minute detail was laid bare.

It could be seen that during the filming of the kissing scene, at the moment Yan Man leaned in for the kiss—

Ye Lin’s chin also tilted forward slightly.

In the BE video, this subtle movement was hard to detect. It required very careful observation to notice anything amiss.

But who were they? They were CP shippers!

—CP shippers were experts at finding sweetness in the tiniest cracks.

And the finer the crack, the greater the sense of accomplishment.

Sure enough, once this scene was revealed, everyone went wild:

[If I’m not crazy about Yan-Ye, what should I be crazy about?! [Horn] Please, Ye Lin, drop your pride and quickly marry Miss Yan Man [Horn]]

[Check the behind-the-scenes footage; this is the forced kiss scene on the table! And this kissing scene was filmed twice. The director even frowned while studying it for a long time behind the monitor before deciding to reshoot. The director must have noticed him responding! You shouldn’t respond to a forced kiss!]

[Ye Lin!! You’re still the best!!]

[Hmph, such a man who says no but whose body is very honest.]

[“My brain can control loving you, but my body cannot,” damn, this BE video is sweet.]

[Can this BE video debut alone? How many surprises are there that I don’t know about?]

Amidst all the madness, inevitably some passersby or solo fans joined the fray, voicing doubts.

[Though exaggerated, it’s unnecessary because many actors have ingrained responses to kissing scenes into their DNA as a professional habit. I’ve seen many kissing scenes initiated by the female lead where, even though the male lead is supposed to be unaware in the setup, they still pucker up. It’s just knowing what’s going to happen and then cooperating a bit—it doesn’t look good otherwise.]

[You’re right, but Uruguay has a population of 3.457 million, and simultaneously, Australia alone has 47 million kangaroos. If the kangaroos decided to invade Uruguay, each Uruguayan would have to fight 14 kangaroos, but you don’t care—you only care about yourself.]

[You’re right, but screw it—I’m still shipping them.]

[You’re right, but Ye Lin hasn’t done kissing scenes before, so roughly speaking, his mouth is made for kissing Yan Man. Don’t argue; if you do, I’m right.]

…

After a whole night of chaos, the final curtain fell at six in the morning.

—The last batch of night owls finally rested.

Yan Man woke up at seven-thirty.

She didn’t have any scenes that day, so she had plenty of time. Simon also arrived early at the hotel to supervise her recording a business vlog.

Her previous vlogs were all randomly shot and directly posted. This time, with a more professional team, everything from subtitles to editing was covered.

Simon: “The theme was originally set by the company, but I feel like you have ideas too. We can discuss.”

Yan Man: “Do you have any directions?”

Simon: “Just those usual things—making cakes, desserts, or showcasing other skills.”

“How about just filming daily life?” Yan Man said, “I think the charm of a vlog is its immersion, letting fans get to know the artist better. Those tutorials that everyone can do essentially lose their uniqueness.”

Zhou Xuan: “That makes sense. I agree too. Every time I see a daily vlog, it feels very healing, like getting closer to them. It’s not template-like output, nor contrived.”

“Alright,” Simon said, “Today’s schedule is quite casual, fitting your requirements.”

Yan Man put on a headband, ready to wash her face when Simon’s exclamation called her back.

Simon: “What? You trended again an hour ago?”

This trend was related to yesterday’s live stream.

Strawberry Milkshake: [Is there anyone on the homepage who hasn’t seen this video yet? SOS, Yan Man’s cuteness has left me heartbroken!]

In the video, Yan Man was taking photos in front of a brand display board, with flashes nonstop. She wore a black dress and performed professionally. Even facing continuous blinding lights, she still smiled at every camera.

But after about ten seconds, seemingly unable to bear it anymore, she suddenly blinked twice, stepped back two steps, and instinctively rubbed her eyes.

Her earring probably fell off around this time.

However, the focus of the comments was different from hers:

[So cute!! Mommy wants to kiss you!!]

[It’s her first time performing; everyone understands 2333.]

[Wearing so elegantly, turns out secretly she’s a rubbing-eyes cute ghost. Who wouldn’t love this contrast cuteness?!]

Yan Man suddenly remembered: “Oh, I need to practice flash photography today. Next time, I can’t afford to mess up.”

Simon: “But this little thing counts as exposure already, with thousands of retweets.”

“Are you suggesting I do this every time?” Yan Man knew when to stop. “Too much of a good thing. Once or twice, audiences will find it novel, but if it happens frequently, they’ll think you have work attitude issues.”

She thought for a moment: “And people think I’m cute because…”

Simon: “Because you’re inherently cute?”

Yan Man exclaimed: “How did you finish my sentence?”

Simon: “….”

“You should go wash your face, alright?”

After washing her face, Yan Man got into the luxury van.

The makeup artist was already waiting. The car drove leisurely, and her makeup was finished.

She first went to the company, practiced flash photography for over two hours, then took a line-reading class.

By the afternoon, she headed to Huachu Mansion to discuss the signing for the “This Is Acting” variety show.

The dinner gathering wasn’t too crowded, about seven or eight people, and not as mixed as she imagined. Behind the screen, sandalwood incense burned, emitting a faint, light aroma.

Under Simon’s introduction, she greeted everyone one by one—program producers, directors, behind-the-scenes planners, and some other contracted actors.

To her surprise, she met an alumnus here, and they were from the same year.

Her university didn’t have a performance department, so meeting someone from the entertainment circle was an extremely low-probability event.

Li Haoge was also surprised and smiled at her: “You don’t know me, but I know you. On the day of freshman registration, news spread everywhere—there’s a particularly beautiful girl in the neighboring finance department.”

“Unfortunately, during all four years of university, not a single person managed to pursue you successfully,” Li Haoge shook his head, “What a miscalculation.”

The variety show director chuckled and asked: “So Xiao Man was pretty popular?”

“How else,” Li Haoge said, “Let me give you an example. On military training day, she was in the adjacent formation. During every break, all the boys rushed to buy water for her, emptying the carts.”

The director curiously looked at Yan Man: “So whose water did you take in the end?”

Yan Man pointed at Zhou Xuan: “I drank hers, and then she beat me up.”

Zhou Xuan: “….”

The private room erupted in laughter.

Later, the atmosphere was great. From what she heard, someone was supposed to come but filming got delayed, so they came first instead.

After eating, Li Haoge suggested playing a couple of games since they were idle anyway.

The older ones chatted on the side, while the younger ones sat together on the sofa to play.

After downloading the app, Yan Man admitted: “I haven’t played this before.”

“No problem, it’s not difficult. You should have seen others play…”

Before Li Haoge finished speaking, there was a slight commotion at the entrance of the private room. Yan Man looked up and saw Ye Lin.

He wore a white shirt, casually and lazily, half-smiling lips, with very light eye color.

The man was really tall—so tall that at first glance, all you could see was him.

Like a crane.

Yan Man guessed they would meet again, but didn’t expect it to be so frequent.

They had just met yesterday, and today they bumped into each other again.

Everyone exchanged greetings, and Yan Man nodded along.

Soon after, the conversation over there began. Among them was Ye Lin’s mentor, and the two talked for quite a while until Yan Man finished opening the game and getting through the tutorial.

Ye Lin was supposed to sit over there, but his teacher intentionally arranged for him to relax more, forcing him into the gaming team.

Someone asked: “Teacher Ye, have you played this game before?”

“I played it a long time ago,” he said, “It’s been a while since I last played.”

Then, in three minutes, he got the only two kills on the team.

Yan Man: “...”

Following Li Haoge’s suggestion, Yan Man chose a support role hero, which was relatively simple and she could understand the skills.

This hero could become a shield for teammates when attached to them.

A short-haired actress also joined the team; her name was A Zhao.

Ri Yue Zhao Zhao, easy to remember.

Li Haoge said: “Anyway, just use your third skill whenever it’s available to protect your teammates.”

At seventeen minutes, after a team fight, only she and Ye Lin were left alive.

The enemy still had five players left. Yan Man felt confused, not knowing how this match turned out like this.

“How come none of them died?” A Zhao was worried, “We only have Teacher Ye as our main damage dealer—oh? Is Teacher Ye going one versus five?”

Hearing this, Yan Man turned around, and the next moment, A Zhao anxiously said: “Manman! Go to Teacher Ye!”

“...”

“You go, go to him!”

“Talk properly, don’t omit things randomly,” Yan Man waved her phone, “My skill isn’t ready yet.”

When Ye Lin secured a triple kill, Yan Man’s skill finally became available. She lightly tapped, and her hero went onto him.

A Zhao: “Nice, you should have gone to him earlier!”

Yan Man: “...”

You’re so into this.

Soon, Ye Lin wiped out the enemy team. He entered the enemy jungle to suppress their economic development, creating more advantages.

Yan Man jumped off from his head.

Li Haoge: “Why did you get down?”

“Aren’t you guys the ones who just taught me to stack shields?” she said, “And I’m almost out of health. I’ll return to base to recover.”

By the time she returned to base and recovered, her teammates had also revived.

This game took a bit longer. At twenty-two minutes, both mid-lane and bottom-lane were under attack simultaneously. Ye Lin was clearing minions at the bottom-lane, while Yan Man returned to mid-lane.

A Zhao managed to glance over and asked her: “Manman, why aren’t you following Teacher Ye?”

As soon as she finished speaking, an announcement came from above the screen—Ye Lin secured a double kill.

“Whether I follow him or not, he can still kill people,” Yan Man played with her brain, “At this moment, I should be protecting the secondary damage dealer, right? That way, we have the highest chance of winning, and the team’s damage output is balanced.”

“If only one person gets insanely developed, wouldn’t that be a bit abnormal?”

Li Haoge nodded repeatedly: “Yes, yes, if there’s only one damage dealer and he’s not around, we won’t be able to defend our base. It’s better to distribute it evenly.”

“Your game awareness is pretty good. Finally met someone who understands. The brains of a top student are really useful.”

They finally won this match, and before she realized it, another game started.

This time, she picked a cute-looking support character. As soon as she locked in her hero, A Zhao got excited again: “Manman, your hero and Teacher Ye’s hero are a CP!”

“Really?” She looked up, “I don’t really understand these things.”

Ye Lin had already selected his hero early, eyes half-closed, showing no emotion.

Yan Man thought for a moment: “Can I change now?”

Ye Lin: ?

A Zhao blinked: “No changing now, but this hero is fun too. Try it, there’s even special dialogue when they stand together.”

At the start, everyone moved out from the fountain. Yan Man happened to have a faster connection, walking ahead with Ye Lin.

A Zhao smiled like an auntie: “Ah! Such a perfect pair!”

If it weren’t impossible, Yan Man would have wanted to ask her, “Are you our second CP fan on the entire internet?”

On second thought, “Yan Ye is Real” announced retirement after editing the BE video, making her the sole CP fan on the entire internet.

But how could Yan and Ye have CP fans?

Yan Man thought, maybe she just liked the CP of these two heroes.

The hero Yan Man was playing was a healer. She could cast skills to heal teammates, but teammates had to be within a certain range; otherwise, they couldn’t be healed.

Yan Man moved up and down. Suddenly, she heard A Zhao say again: “Manman, heal Teacher Ye a bit.”

She slowly pushed a baby carriage over. Ye Lin was fighting jungle monsters.

As soon as she cast her ultimate skill, the man’s hero dashed out, swimming out of her ultimate skill range.

His hero moved so fast that she couldn’t catch up.

After a while, Yan Man looked up.

Feeling some kind of gaze, pausing for a moment, Ye Lin lifted his eyelids.

Yan Man: “Is my healing toxic?”

“...”

The man’s hero stopped in the center of the screen. The atmosphere froze for a moment, seemingly feeling Yan Man’s question marks, he said faintly: “Come heal.”

Yan Man remained silent: “So it’s charity healing, huh?”

“Our healers have dignity too,” she turned and walked away, “I won’t heal anymore.”

“...”

A Zhao, playing distractedly, looked at the two of them, thinking about something. Watching and watching, she covered her mouth, almost laughing her eyes away.

Li Haoge looked at her: “What are you doing, so happy?”

“...Nothing,” she pursed her lips, whispering, “Have you ever shipped a BE CP?”

Li Haoge: “...?”

What nonsense?

At ten o’clock in the evening, the match was still not over, and Ye Lin left first.

He had scenes to shoot early tomorrow morning, and besides, the variety show discussions currently going on had nothing to do with him.

He still didn’t plan to participate in this variety show.

On the way back, the luxury van sped along, and Bi Tan’s chatter never stopped.

“Hey, don’t you think today was strange? Usually, Yan Man always sticks to your side, but today she didn’t keep talking to you? She never used to be like this?”

“How are things between you two lately? Did she send you any messages on WeChat?”

“I carefully counted. She talked more to that Li Haoge than to you. Hey, do you think Li Haoge likes her? I feel like that person seems interested in her?”

“Has she discovered that the outside world is also wonderful?”

“Could it be that you two were just a limited-time thing during filming, and after wrapping up, she—”

The man couldn’t bear it anymore: “Are you done talking?”

Bi Tan: “...”

Maybe a bit.

“This is all because I care about you,” Bi Tan said, “After all, you don’t understand. I’ve seen a lot. Yan Man is really a great girl. If you don’t seize the opportunity, it might be too late.”

“Do you know? When I came out, I heard them discussing whether to create a CP buzz for Yan Man and Li Haoge later. You know, the current traffic password is to create CP.”

Ye Lin: “So?”

Bi Tan: “So will you take it or not? If you accept, you can be a mentor, and being a teacher is such an accomplished and honorable thing!”

The man gazed out the window, still saying the same thing: “No.”

“Alright,” Bi Tan switched back to the previous topic, “But let me tell you, Yan Man and Li Haoge are alumni. Isn’t that too coincidental? Even more coincidentally, they’re in the same grade. It’s said that their dorms were not far apart in university, so they must have a lot of common topics. Creating a CP buzz might be pretty easy—”

Ye Lin lowered his eyes, looking around, his gaze falling on his wrist.

As if confirming something, he raised his eyes slightly and told the driver Xiao Liu in front: “Turn around.”

Bi Tan’s words abruptly stopped, puzzled: “Back to Huachu Mansion? What for?”

Ye Lin: “I left my coat there.”