Since Jiang Yangzhi entered the scene, Shenmian was already perched at the top of the hottest searches. Shenmian, a professional trainee graduate and a perennial darling of domestic entertainment for over a decade, belongs to the same circle as Jiang Yangzhi: on one screen, gossip; on one stage, hot-trending news. In public, they keep up the polished, distant front of senior and junior colleagues. At home, they rehearse a sibling-like intimacy with just the right distance. Jiang Yangzhi wants a hug, Shenmian pushes her away. Jiang wants a kiss, but Shenmian refuses. "You are my younger sister, and I am your older sister. That is the relationship between us." "But sister, where did we ever have blood ties?" 2. Only the two of them know there is a scandalous, unsayable chapter between them. Jiang Yangzhi secretly plans everything and designs that wild, drunken, after-party bed scene. She wagers Shenmian's feelings, gambling that crossing the line will tear apart the fake sibling distance between them. Yet the whole night of chaos turns everything over. When Jiang Yangzhi can no longer bear it, she no longer pretends to endure. During a later late-night, covert check in a silent place, she corners Shenmian and says, "Whoever climbed onto my bed first was called sister, and now the one who kicked me off is also called sister. If you already know who I am, why come provoke me?" Shenmian, teeth clenched, finally cries: "Drunken desire after drinking and a bit of public theater—don't take it as real." Twelve words sever the bond. 3. One day, entertainment headlines exploded. Newcomer Jiang Yangzhi was seen late at night in intimate gestures with a same-gender artist, and clear photos leaked online. The other person, by coincidence, was an artist heavily promoted by Shenmian's company. At a public event, cameras circled the pair as the crowd focused at their center. Shenmian, who never displayed her emotions in public, turned visibly cold-faced and shattered all practiced distance: "Zhi-zhi, explain." Jiang Yangzhi answered evenly and calmly: "Teacher Shen is always about identity, boundaries, and rules. If I cannot like you, then all I can do is like someone else." One sentence destroyed all of Shenmian's disguises. "Come back. We can make it public." Is such a late confession still a confession? "Too bad." "I am your sister, sis." Notes: ①H. E. Age difference 9 years. ②They are on the same household register, but have no blood relationship.