The predestined relationship of the two began from the movie "The Story of Rose" which premiered in August 2023. Liu Yifei plays the female lead Huang Yimei; Eddie Peng plays the supporting male role Trang Quoc Dong - a lovesick businessman who loves the female lead to the death.
In the early stages of filming, the two were just normal colleagues, interacting on the film set was also very moderate. But 1 month later, everything completely changed when a behind-the-scenes scene of a kissing scene at the airport was released.
The topic related to this kiss immediately climbed straight to the top 1 Weibo trend, with more than 430 million views.
Before the wave of controversy, the first reaction of both was silence. The film crew just gently replied: "This is a normal scene, serving the content".
Also from that time on, netizens delved deeper and discovered more details on the film set.
Some extras revealed that when resting, Eddie Peng often sat next to Liu Yifei, helping her adjust her hair, bring water, put on a coat, very thoughtfully. When laughing, Liu Yifei also unconsciously leaned on his shoulder, very intimate gestures.
Some people photographed the scene of Banh Quan Anh once giving her a bouquet of yellow roses with a handwritten card. Although the content of the card was not revealed, the moment of presenting the flowers was recorded.
During that time, the two almost always sat at the same table when eating and drinking, chatting for a long time, occasionally walking together.
Many people think that these gestures are not like normal colleagues but like a couple in a vague stage, and their eyes on each other are also hard to hide their interest.
However, there is no solid evidence of dating between the two actors. All intimate interactions took place in the film set or film crew activities.
In March 2024, "The Story of Rose" officially aired, exploding ratings and fame.
In the movie, the character Trang Quoc Dong is infatuated to the point of madness with Hoang Diec Mai.
Although Diec Mai has gone through many relationships and Trang Quoc Dong is not the person she chose to marry, most viewers still think that this is the character with the best chemistry reaction and the most beautiful couple with Liu Yifei.
During the film's broadcast from March to June 2024, netizens pointed out a series of coincidences between the two actors, such as wearing the same t-shirt, wearing limited white sneakers for couples, and the same phone cases...
The most explosive detail was when Liu Yifei posted a cat photo, and Eddie Peng posted a dog photo, but the back wall, the yellow light, the gray carpet and even the night scene outside the window were exactly the same.
At the victory party of the "Rose Story" film crew, the two were extremely close and comfortable.
Throughout 2025, the two entered the "rooming" phase. They hardly appeared together publicly, and interviews also absolutely did not mention each other.
But netizens continue to dig up countless synchronous details such as the same dressing style, often in the same city in the same period of time.
By 2026, a series of coincidental details will attract attention again. In February, Liu Yifei posted photos taken at home with warm yellow lights, a gray sofa and a light gray carpet.
Just a few days later, Eddie Peng livestreamed with the exact same background - along with a lamp, sofa, carpet, and even the camera angle was almost the same. Many people suspected that the two actors were living in the same apartment.
In March, they were again discovered wearing the same silver bracelets, the same black trench coat and the same outfit style for many consecutive weeks.
In April, Liu Yifei posted a cat photo on the balcony with the caption: "Baby". Exactly 10 minutes later, Eddie Peng posted a dog photo with the content: "Together with me working overtime"; the scenery of the balcony, city lights and rear railings are exactly the same.
Suspicions about the relationship between the two are spreading, but both Liu Yifei and Peng Guanying continue to remain silent.
