 |
| Fan-Favourite Couple He Congrui and Liu Nian Rumoured to Have Split. (Credits: Sohu) |
The short drama world has found its latest internet mystery, and this time it involves He Congrui and Liu Nian, a pair that fans have spent months treating somewhere between “favourite on-screen couple” and “basically married already”. Now, after a sudden wave of social media changes from both sides, rumours about a possible split are spreading across Chinese entertainment circles faster than a drama spoiler posted five minutes after an episode airs.
The discussion exploded after netizens noticed that He Congrui quietly removed the pinned duet video featuring Liu Nian from his social media account.
The video had reportedly stayed at the top of his page for a long time and had become one of the biggest “proofs” for fans convinced the pair were more than just professional co-stars. Internet detectives immediately clocked the change, because apparently nothing escapes fandom surveillance anymore.
At nearly the same time, fans also noticed that Liu Nian had removed multiple interactions and collaborative posts connected to He Congrui from her own social media account.
 |
| Chinese Short Drama Couple He Congrui and Liu Nian Spark Fresh Split Speculation. (Weibo) |
Previous comments, reposts and couple-style content seemingly vanished without explanation, leaving fans doing what fans do best: opening old screenshots like they are preparing evidence for a courtroom presentation.
The timing only made the rumours louder.
In recent months, the pair have not appeared publicly together, nor have they posted any new collaborative content. For celebrities whose chemistry once fuelled endless fan edits, couple compilations and dramatic “they are definitely real” comment sections, the silence suddenly feels unusually loud.
 |
| Sohu |
Neither star has officially confirmed a relationship before, which technically means there is also no confirmed break-up to announce. Still, fans are treating the social media clean-up as a classic entertainment industry warning sign.
In Chinese celebrity culture, deleting interactions, removing pinned posts and quietly disappearing from each other’s timelines is often interpreted as the digital equivalent of saying, “We need to talk,” except through algorithms instead of words.
The speculation became even bigger because He Congrui and Liu Nian built a huge following through their short drama collaborations, where their chemistry quickly turned them into one of the genre’s most discussed pairings.
The pair were also reportedly said to have started dating back in July 2025, around the period when their off-screen interactions became noticeably more frequent and fans began seriously believing the chemistry was no longer just part of drama promotions.
 |
| He Congrui and Liu Nian’s Missing Couple Posts Leave CP Fans Heartbroken |
At the time, sightings of the two together, combined with increasingly personal-looking social media moments, only strengthened speculation that the short drama stars had quietly become one of the industry’s low-key real couples before the latest rumours suddenly flipped the entire narrative upside down.
Their sweet interactions on and off screen blurred the line between scripted romance and real-life closeness so much that many viewers genuinely believed the relationship had already moved beyond fan fantasy.
At one point, rumours intensified further after the two were spotted travelling together and attending concerts side by side.
Fans also revisited an older livestream moment where He Congrui’s mother reportedly referred to Liu Nian as a “future daughter-in-law”, a comment that sent couple fans into absolute celebration mode at the time.
Now, those same clips are being reposted again, only this time with dramatic music and captions asking what went wrong.
 |
Some fans are convinced the relationship has quietly ended, arguing that the sudden deletion of content feels far too deliberate to be accidental. Others believe the pair may simply be distancing themselves professionally to separate their real identities from their hugely popular on-screen pairing. In the short drama industry especially, where fan culture can become intensely attached to fictional couples, some viewers think the move could be part of a broader image reset.
Meanwhile, a few netizens have reacted with sarcastic humour, joking that celebrity relationships now survive or collapse entirely based on whether a pinned video remains visible for another week. Others pointed out that fans often notice relationship “signals” long before entertainment media does, mainly because dedicated fandom communities monitor social media activity with the precision of financial analysts studying stock market charts.
So far, neither He Congrui, Liu Nian, nor their management teams have commented publicly on the rumours. That silence has only added more fuel to the speculation, with some fans interpreting the lack of response as confirmation, while others argue people may simply be reading far too much into ordinary account updates.
So, do fans think He Congrui and Liu Nian really drifted apart, or is this just another case of fandom reading way too deeply into social media behaviour again?