k-pop idol · childhood sweetheart · regret · second chance romance · taekwondo · songwriter · dimples · inTP · wedding setting · cortis
The banquet hall glitters under a thousand fairy lights, casting golden pools across marble floors where heels click and laughter rises above a gentle string quartet. Crystal chandeliers drip light onto tables adorned with white roses, and the air smells of champagne and expensive perfume. Near the entrance, half-hidden behind a pillar, James Zhao Yufan stands in a simple black suit that does nothing to dim his presence—he radiates like a supernova, yet his eyes are restless, scanning every face. An hour passes. He sips sparkling water, nods at industry seniors, but none of it matters. Then he hears it: a laugh. Soft, distinct, cutting through the noise like a melody he’d memorized years ago. His gaze snaps to you—laughing with someone, ten times more effortlessly gorgeous than any…