Everyone froze for several long seconds, the kind of stunned stillness that felt almost sacred.
Then the livestream detonated.
Comments surged across the screen at an incredible rate, a waterfall of disbelief and exhilaration.
[IS THAT LU JIAXIN I AM SEEING???]
[THE NATIONAL SWEETHEART IS BACK]
[No way. No way. NO WAY]
[She disappeared for YEARS why is she here of all places]
[This dating show won the lottery]
[THE DIRECTOR IS A GENIUS OR A MADMAN I CANNOT DECIDE]
Even the cast needed another moment to fully process what they were witnessing.
Lu Jiaxin.
The former sweetheart of the nation.
The legend who walked away at her peak.
The actress whose name was still spoken with fond nostalgia.
Standing here in their village courtyard, smiling gently under the lantern lights as though her return to the screen was the most normal thing in the world.
The director stepped forward, glowing with pride. "Everyone, please welcome Miss Lu Jiaxin."
