Midnight Drama: Guan Xiaotong Breaks Birthday Tradition with Lu Han – Are They Still Together?
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For years now, fans of Lu Han and Guan Xiaotong have marked 20 April with more excitement than their own birthdays.
Why? Because it’s been tradition for the celeb couple to publicly wish each other happy birthday – usually in the first few minutes past midnight, with cute, heartfelt posts on social media.
But this year? Crickets.
As the clock struck midnight on 20 April 2025, fans were practically glued to their phones, waiting for Guan Xiaotong to drop her annual birthday message for her longtime boyfriend Lu Han.
But by 00:10 local time – nothing. Not a story, not a like, not even a repost. That silence was loud, and it didn’t take long before social media exploded with rumours: Had they finally broken up?
This isn’t the first time breakup talk has swirled around the two. Rumours of a split started doing the rounds as far back as February this year, even trending on Chinese platforms for days. But with neither Lu Han nor Guan Xiaotong releasing any kind of official statement, fans have been left reading between the lines – and this missed birthday moment felt like a red flag.
The couple, who shook the entertainment world back in October 2017 when Lu Han – then one of China’s biggest male idols – publicly confirmed his relationship with then-rising star Guan Xiaotong, had surprisingly managed to stay together quietly and consistently for over seven years. Despite constant media speculation and fan debates, the two kept things low-key and private, save for their sweet birthday tradition – always reliable, always on time.
Well… mostly.
Some hopeful fans were quick to remind others that Guan Xiaotong hasn’t always posted bang on the hour. In fact, in 2021, she posted Lu Han’s birthday message at 23:31 – a symbolic nod to their ages that year (Lu Han was turning 31, Guan 23). So maybe she’s just planning something meaningful and delayed again?
Still, this year hits different. There’s no early teaser, no shared sightings, no interaction between the two in public for months. And with the ongoing rumours already fraying fans’ nerves, the missed birthday post is adding fuel to the fire.
Is it really over for China’s low-key A-list couple? Or are they just growing out of public displays and taking their relationship even more private?
For now, all eyes remain on Guan Xiaotong’s feed. She might just be fashionably late. Or this could be the quiet confirmation fans have dreaded.