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| Liu Meihan’s Festival Post Fuels Split Rumours |
On Qixi Festival—the Chinese equivalent of Valentine’s Day—actress Liu Meihan dropped a post that had netizens scrambling for clues. The former Balala the Fairies star wrote:
“15 years, 3.5 months, 10 words, 52 minutes. You must be a good person. Turns out we were never the exception.”
That single caption was enough to set off rumours that she had split from singer Zhang Yuan, her long-time close friend and, many believed, partner.
Fans wasted no time decoding the numbers. Fifteen years neatly matches the time since Liu and Zhang first met on a variety show in 2010.
The “10 words” line echoed a lyric from Zhang’s own song Season Change—“Turns out we were never the exception”—which matched her post word for word. A
As for “52 minutes”? Speculation flew that it might be the length of a breakup call, or just the span of an emotional low point.
Even more telling: both Liu Meihan and Zhang Yuan quietly unfollowed each other on Weibo that same day, cutting off what she once described as their “father-daughter-style friendship.”
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A Day Earlier: Another Hint
Just a day before the Qixi post, Liu Meihan had already dropped a cryptic message:
“You gave me empty happiness, I hope you can soar nine thousand miles.”
Netizens quickly linked this to Zhang’s earlier track Be Happy for Me, fuelling talk that the two had parted ways long before the official “Qixi clue-drop.”
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The Comment That Fanned the Fire
As if the puzzle wasn’t tangled enough, a resurfaced comment by Liu on one of Zhang’s posts became hot evidence. She once joked under his selfie:
“Skin smoothing… could it be… a little… too much?”
When fans quipped that breaking up over such a trivial remark seemed absurd, Liu Meihan herself “liked” the comment, sending the online sleuths into overdrive.
Rao Xueman Joins In
The drama took an unexpected twist when well-known author Rao Xueman appeared in Liu’s comment section with just four words:
“Quickly come home for dinner.”
The homely line cut through the gossip storm, and netizens praised it for bringing a touch of warmth and reality back into the situation.
“That’s a real friend,” one commenter sighed. “Not asking about the breakup, just making sure she eats.”
For many, the speculation is bittersweet. Liu Meihan is a nostalgic face for a generation who grew up watching Balala the Fairies, and in recent years she’s stepped into youth romance dramas like Unrequited Love.
Zhang Yuan, once leader of the boy group Top Combine, found his second wind with the viral ballad Guest. Their 15-year connection was often seen as proof of rare, enduring friendship in the industry.
Now, with one cryptic Weibo post and a flurry of unfollows, that bond seems more fragile than fans imagined. Whether it was love, friendship, or something in between, Liu’s words have left a lingering question hanging in the air: were they ever really the exception?