Chapter 5

The movie ended, and the night breeze was slightly cool. The bars and clubs along the street were still bustling, and the neon lights of the midnight city carried a touch of romance.

Groups of people walked out of the cinema, still immersed in the film, discussing it enthusiastically.

On Weibo, the buzz around “Huaian” was growing hotter and hotter. The most popular topics were:

#HappyBirthday Chen An#
#Chen Huaixu WhiteMoonlight FirstLove#

Comments from netizens kept pouring in:

[Ahhh, I finally understand why Director Chen chose to release the film at 10 p.m. on May 20. Chen An’s birthday is May 21, and the movie ends right at midnight, just so he could wish her a happy birthday!]

[“Huaian” is both sweet and heartbreaking. From school uniforms to wedding dresses, thank goodness it’s a Happy Ending, or I really would have cried my eyes out.]

[After watching “Huaian,” I thought of my own first love. That innocent age, that pure affection-it’s something you remember for a lifetime.]

[Director Chen said this movie took twelve years to prepare, and it was a promise to someone. Who is Chen Huaixu’s real white moonlight first love? I really want to know the gossip.]

[Replying to the above, the newly popular traffic flower Lin Qing! Her profile says she went to the same high school as Director Chen, and the timeline matches the story.]

[Ahhh, that’s just too good to ship. It’s like a novel coming to life. So these two have been secretly dating for so long.]

The School Belle from the neighboring class, Lin Qing, has now become a Big Star, every smile and frown on camera exuding endless charm.

With the release of “Huaian,” Lin Qing directly booked out a theater to support Chen Huaixu, and for a while, CP fans were shipping them more enthusiastically than ever.

Some fans even tagged Lin Qing under the trending topic: “Qingqing fan here for ages, hurry up and go public! I’ll be the first to support you. You and Director Chen are a perfect match-childhood sweethearts are just too good to ship!”

Unexpectedly, just a few minutes later, Lin Qing actually replied:

[My birthday isn’t May 21, you fake fan!]

[Shipping everything blindly will only hurt you!]

Her reply stirred up a storm, and the comment section exploded:

[Caught Sister Qing surfing 5G, staying up late to debunk rumors, haha.]

[Some CP fans, please stop shipping randomly, okay? Lin Qing and Director Chen are just longtime friends. Both of them have clarified it-why are people still shipping them?]

[I’m a career fan of Sister Qing. Please let her shine on her own.]

I couldn’t help but smile. Lin Qing’s adorable personality really does attract fans.