[Answer] What Do You Think of Li Ronghao Announcing His Successful Proposal to Rainie Yang on His Birthday?

[Answer] What Do You Think of Li Ronghao Announcing His Successful Proposal to Rainie Yang on His Birthday?

After all the recent rumors of this couple divorcing and that couple breaking up, news like this undoubtedly helps the general public regain some longing and hope for love. Some say it is precisely this optimism—and forgetfulness—that allows humanity to go on. One person’s will may be a reflection of the many: no matter how many times we have been heartbroken, no matter how many separations we have seen, we still hold expectations for true love. We still tear up when lovers finally end up together, and time and again we applaud for love with all our hearts. (I originally meant to get sentimental, but somehow accidentally stepped on the gas.)

If this were anything else, after the grandness and excitement of the beginning, once news broke that so-and-so and so-and-so had split amid gossip and melodrama, we would surely cry foul and feel duped yet again by entertainment media and click-driven hype. But love is different. The reason people celebrate is that, no matter how many disappointments they have endured, they still believe that true love—though rare—must exist, and they hope that the next story they see will be the one that lasts forever. Our blessings and encouragement, like magical incantations, seem to contribute however slightly to strengthening that love.

And in truth, things may not be as pessimistic as we imagine. People who genuinely find happiness usually go off quietly and enjoy it; it is only unfortunate stories that seize more attention and become trending topics, creating the illusion that celebrities are either getting married or breaking up. Most people’s ordinary, happy married lives simply do not make for much of a story. That is why every fairy tale ends with the prince and princess living happily ever after together—The End. Only the occasional prince and princess who happen to part halfway through life are remembered again by the public, and their story enters its next sequel.

As for the people involved, perhaps because of my age, my impression of Rainie Yang is still stuck in her early days on Guess Guess Guess, when she seemed like an innocent young girl completely overshadowed by Jacky Wu’s charisma. From the stories that came afterward, all I vaguely remember is how popular Ambiguous was, and it feels a bit like watching a long-suffering junior finally come into her own after many years. As for the other lead in this story, I still know next to nothing about him. But what does that matter? Most of the time, when we attend weddings, aren’t we just like this too—not especially familiar with the groom, or the bride, or even both? Yet that does not affect our blessings or our hopes in the slightest. After all, in the end, everyone is really applauding for themselves. Our hopes are simply our own faith in life, nothing more.