As the film's only kissing scene, it felt especially jarring amid the horror, suspense, and mystery.
It was like a reunion of broken lovers mixed with forceful possession... sweet yet melodramatic, and utterly addictive.
But Jian Ran ultimately gave in and agreed to shoot the kissing scene ahead of schedule.
Mostly, the location and timing fit the plan that had only recently taken shape in his mind too well. For a while, he suspected Lu Yanting had deliberately conspired with the director about this.
But when he saw how harmless his close comrade-in-arms looked, his handsome face all innocence, Jian Ran put that thought aside for the time being.
The plot went like this:
Wang Yichuan had secretly liked Gu Fanxing since middle school, but the latter came from a wealthy family and was arrogant, cold to everyone, and unwilling to get close to others.
He had no choice but to try another approach, using his status as the school bully to pick on Gu Fanxing and get his attention.
But later, upheaval struck Gu Fanxing's family, and he transferred to a school abroad, bringing that secret crush to an inconclusive end.
Many years passed, but Wang Yichuan still could not forget him. While working for the police, he happened to learn that Gu Fanxing's mother had died horribly in a hospital fire years earlier... the circumstances were shrouded in mystery, and it had become a cold case.
Taking advantage of the province's initiative to clear cold cases, Wang Yichuan reopened the Sixth People's Hospital case and thus reunited with Gu Fanxing.
As the case gradually became clearer, the love and longing buried deep in his heart erupted completely.
At last, in a hospital corridor late at night, Wang Yichuan confessed his feelings to Gu Fanxing and kissed him forcefully