Two Fathers

“Two Fathers,” One Giant Mess: The Juiciest Real-World Gossip Behind Taiwan’s Softest “Scandal Magnet” Drama

Two handsome dads, one adorable kid, 73 episodes of domestic chaos… and a behind‑the‑scenes story that could fuel three seasons of its own makjang. While Two Fathers (2013) looked like peak comfort TV on screen, off camera it was all script wars, tangled love lives, BL fan hysteria and a child star who glowed up into a campus It‑girl. Let’s rip the plastic cover off this seemingly wholesome family portrait.

On‑Set Drama & Script Wars

The PTT “Screenwriter Revolt”

Forget quiet creative differences — the Two Fathers writer basically rage‑posted their grievances on PTT for the entire internet to see. In a now-infamous post titled roughly “What the Two Fathers Screenwriter Wants to Say,” the writer accused the director and actors of secretly rewriting major plotlines without consulting them :

• The birth mother Wenwen (played by Pan Hui‑Ju) was originally written as a selfish woman who abandoned her baby and ran off, but was apparently rewritten into a softer, more sympathetic “caring mother” type.
• Lin Yo‑wei’s dad character Wen Zhenhua was supposed to push back hard against this irresponsible mom trying to re‑enter Wendy’s life; instead he was turned into a gentle, conflict‑avoiding “good guy” ^[1].
• The writer claimed core backstory about Wendy’s biological parents — the very mystery that powered 70+ episodes — was changed so much that the final episodes no longer matched the original setup, causing obvious continuity weirdness around the big “who’s her real parent?” reveal ^[1].

The writer complained they were told to watch the broadcast first before writing the next scripts, because the director and producer were making changes in the edit and on set. They even snarked that if this kept up, they’d be forced to patch things with cliché soap tropes like “dream sequences, car accidents, or amnesia” ^[1].

Producer Shieh Jui‑Yun publicly countered that all changes were discussed in production meetings with the director, trying to downplay the drama ^[1]. But viewers clearly felt the whiplash: when the finale aired, Taiwanese media recorded lots of fans calling the ending “rushed” and “confusing”, complaining important emotional beats were glossed over and they still weren’t satisfied about the paternity answer .

“You Played It Wrong!” – Writer vs. Weber Yang

That same PTT‑to‑press pipeline dragged lead actor Weber Yang (楊一展) into the crossfire. The writer’s post didn’t just grumble about edits — they directly called out Yang’s performance, saying he’d played some key emotions “wrong” after scenes were reworked ^[1].

The article summarizing the blow‑up notes that Yang, in turn, pointed to a notorious line about “Mozi saying people are born evil” as a script problem, not an acting one — basically lobbing the ball right back at the keyboard side ^[1]. No open screaming match ever made it to camera, but the passive‑aggressive blame‑shifting was all over the press coverage.

Cast Feuds & BL Fan Frenzy

Off Screen: Bros or Something More?

Officially, Weber Yang and Lin Yo‑wei were just playing devoted co‑dads. Unofficially, the media and fandom had them halfway to the honeymoon suite.

• One feature in Southern Metropolis Daily lovingly broke down their roles using BL lingo: Yang as the “elite rascal attack” and Lin as the “virtuous housewife receive” — explicitly comparing them to classic Japanese BL pairings .
• Fans took this and sprinted: some Chinese‑language coverage joked that netizens were calling Yang “楊1展” (“Yang 1,” i.e. Top Yang) and Lin “0佑威” (“0 Yo‑wei,” i.e. Bottom Wei) ^[4].
• Another report described online polls where viewers begged the show to drop female love interests entirely because the two dads together were “more interesting” and “all we need” .

On set, the guys didn’t exactly tone it down:

• Yang joked that he often behaves this affectionately with male buddies and found it totally normal ^[5].
• Lin admitted it was his first time being kissed by a man, and that it felt “a bit tingly,” but still leaned into the fanservice .

No credible evidence suggests they were anything but close colleagues cashing in on the chemistry, but the BL‑coded dynamic was so strong that it became the show’s unofficial selling point in the Chinese press ^[4][6].

The “Break 2% Ratings, We Kiss” Promise — And They Did

At the height of the show’s ratings climb, the production dangled the ultimate bait: if the drama broke 2% ratings, the two dads would kiss.

• When the milestone hit, Yang and Lin paid up at the celebration event. Lin, lips glossed and ready, pinned Yang against a wall and gave him multiple kisses on the cheek as the media went feral ^[6].
• Yang joked on stage, “Am I doing you or are you doing me?” and Lin nervously replied that he was the one taking the initiative that day ^[6].
• Lin later said he worried about accidentally hitting “Yang’s third point” during a towel‑wrapped fall‑into‑each‑other scene in the show, so he tried not to press down too hard while filming ^[5].

Fans and media described the two as “a pair of husbands separated by work”: when Lin went to mainland China to film, he and Yang reportedly stayed in touch via messages where Yang called Lin “老婆” (“wifey”), sending plot updates and motorcycle talk like a long‑distance couple .

Romance Rumors & Real‑Life Heartbreaks

Weber Yang’s Telenovela‑Level Love Life

During and after Two Fathers, Weber Yang’s off‑screen romances could’ve been their own spinoff:

Megan Lai (賴雅妍) — Ex Turned Co‑Star:

Before Two Fathers, Yang and Lai got close while filming The Story of Time and were widely rumored — and later essentially confirmed — to have dated. In a 2009 interview, Lai went from saying “not possible” to “let’s take it slow,” and admitted they hung out off set with mutual friend Huang Teng‑hao . By the time Two Fathers rolled around, they were exes cast as a pair with unresolved romantic tension. In 2013 press, Lai dodged the “bad breakup” narrative, saying only that “ending is other people’s perception; only we know what really happened,” and insisted they could still work professionally with “good chemistry” . In 2015, promoting her music, she finally conceded that her last relationship had been “around that time” — widely read as a quiet, retroactive confirmation of the Yang romance .

Sky Tien (天心) — The High‑Profile Older Girlfriend:

Yang and actress Sky Tien started dating after co‑starring in My Perfect Man and went public enough that they were labeled a three‑year “姐弟戀” (older woman–younger man romance). By mid‑2013, around Two Fathers’ finale, multiple outlets reported that the relationship had ended, citing conflicting views on marriage and both sides allegedly having new romantic interests . Reports claimed Yang had grown close to Two Fathers co‑star Cherry Leung (梁靖), having been spotted in intimate car meet‑ups and reading her posts that looked suspiciously like confessions ^[11][12]. Tien, meanwhile, was said to have reconnected with an ex, Patrick, a high‑powered executive ^[11][12]. None of them have openly confirmed cheating, but the four‑corner love polygon became instant tabloid fodder.

Other Rumored Flames:

Yang has also been linked to big names like Lin Hsin‑Ju (Ruby Lin) and Bianca Bai, often insisting in interviews that he stays vague to “protect the women” and that unconfirmed relationships are partly about shielding the other party from media pressure . One piece even dubbed him “the entertainment industry’s power generator,” referencing how often he sparks rumors with co‑stars .

Lin Yo‑wei: From “Perfect Dad” to Divorced Dad

While playing the ultra‑responsible homemaker dad on screen, Lin Yo‑wei’s own fairy‑tale marriage quietly cracked.

• He married long‑time girlfriend Li Yu‑Wen in 2011 after about seven years together; their daughter “Mumu” was born in 2012. During Two Fathers, Lin occasionally brought his baby to set, giving him extra “new dad” glow in press interviews .
• In May 2014, less than a year after Two Fathers ended, he suddenly announced on social media that the couple had already divorced earlier that year, citing “personality differences” but insisting they’d remain friends and family for their daughter ^[15][16].
• A later entertainment piece noted that Lin had no plans to remarry, reportedly because he didn’t want to “hurt his daughter” with a complicated family structure, building a new “devoted single dad” narrative around him .

One particularly salacious article even floated the idea that Lin’s divorce fed into ongoing internet rumors of him “coming out” because of his on‑screen “husband” dynamic with Yang, but there’s no solid evidence behind that — it’s more a case of BL‑giddy fans connecting dots they want to see .

Scandals, Backlash & Fan Theories

“Is This a Gay Drama or Not?” – The Fake BL Controversy

Early promo photos showed the two male leads shirtless and bathing Wendy together, instantly igniting a firestorm online. Mainland and Taiwanese portals quoted bewildered netizens asking if this was a “rare gay idol drama,” with comments like “Has Taiwanese idol drama gone too far?” and “Please let go of that loli!” .

• Local reports clarified that both dads have female love lines and that the scene was meant as a wholesome family moment, not sexual ^[19].
• Still, queer viewers and fujoshi flocked in, some praising it as a rare “men raising a family together” story, others bitterly calling it a “pseudo‑BL” that teased queer subtext without committing .

Over time:

• Articles from outlets like Sohu and other entertainment sites explicitly labelled Two Fathers a “伪同志剧” (“fake gay drama”) — not a genuine LGBTQ+ show, but a hetero romance wearing a BL‑tinted marketing mask ^[20][21].
• Thinkpieces pointed out that, whenever characters in the show assumed the dads might be a couple, the script rushed to “clarify” their straightness, restoring heteronormative order and leaving queer fans feeling used .

Ending Rage: Fans Still Mad a Decade Later

When the final episode aired, ratings soared — one PTT post reports a 4.53 cable rating, the top in Taiwan for that slot . But high ratings did not equal happy viewers:

• Traditional media covered complaints that the ending was “too rushed,” “emotionally shallow,” and “full of loose threads,” especially around Wendy’s biological father ^[2][3].
• A now‑viral 2026 Threads post shows fans are still mad: the poster vents that everyone originally expected Tang Hsiang‑Hsi and Wen Zhenhua to end up together, but instead the drama pivoted to solid heterosexual pairings and shoved the dads into separate love lines, calling the whole resolution “infuriating” .

On PTT, long posts dissected how late‑game plot focus shifted to side couples, how proposals came too fast (“they’d barely been together ten episodes!”), and how the dads’ dynamic was sidelined ^[25]. A whole mini‑industry of BL fan fiction and “fix‑it” stories bloomed from viewers determined to rewrite the ending themselves.

Leaks, Fan Creations & Fandom Chaos

PTT & Fanfic: “If the Show Won’t Make Them Gay, We Will”

• PTT’s TaiwanDrama board is littered with posts from 2013 onward debating which of the three main couples had the best chemistry and whether the dads should’ve been endgame. One user even described rewatching the series while nursing “振華依存症候群” (“Zhenhua Dependence Syndrome”) after Lin’s character left for an in‑story trip .
• Chinese BL fiction platform JJWXC hosts multiple Two Fathers–inspired works, including long‑form dad‑dad romance that explicitly pairs Tang Hsiang‑Hsi and Wen Zhenhua, often with Wendy scheming to get her “two dads” together romantically .

These are clearly labelled fiction, but they show how intense the demand was for a fully queer version of the story.

Urban Legend: “The Original Ending Was Gayer”

Among fans, a persistent unconfirmed rumor circulates that the drama was “originally written” to have the two dads end up as a couple, but that the network chickened out and forced last‑minute rewrites. A 2026 Threads discussion calls this a “fake rumor” but notes how many fans believed it for years, especially after hearing about the screenwriter’s PTT rant and external interference ^[25]. There’s no hard evidence this gay endgame script ever existed — but the myth refuses to die, because it neatly explains both the queer energy of the early episodes and the clunky hetero closure at the end.

Wild Trivia & “Where Are They Now?”

The Little Girl Who Stole the Show (And Then the Campus)

• Lucia Hsieh (謝語恩), nicknamed Lele, became a star overnight as Wendy. Chinese entertainment sites and lifestyle portals have tracked her ever since, noting that she grew from “cute child model” to “Taiwan Arts University campus beauty” .
• In 2026 she launched her first solo EP, personally co‑planning the MV and even holding a fan meeting ^[31]. Coverage calls her “the Two Fathers little princess all grown up,” highlighting how she still loves acting and wants to become an “all‑round performer” ^[31].

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• She’s said in interviews that she kept in touch with both her “dads”, though everyone’s schedules are busy now, and social media posts regularly spark nostalgic comment floods from fans of the show ^[33][34].

The Scene That Launched a Thousand Thinkpieces

That infamous bath scene — Yang and Lin shirtless, bathing Wendy — was such a lightning rod it crossed from gossip columns into serious essays ^[19][22]. Some critics argue it revealed deep discomfort in Chinese‑speaking societies with:

• Men doing hands‑on childcare,
• Non‑traditional family structures,
• And any physical intimacy between adult men, even in a parental context.

For a “light family drama,” Two Fathers accidentally became a quick‑and‑dirty Rorschach test for regional attitudes toward gender, sexuality, and fatherhood.

Ratings Warrior

Despite (or because of) the controversy:

• The drama’s ratings climbed steadily, with some reports noting that by May 2013, combined cable and terrestrial numbers were pulling in nearly 4 million viewers across Taiwan .
• Articles about the show’s success gleefully mentioned its massive view counts on mainland streaming sites — one piece cited nearly 250 million aggregate clicks at the time — and called it a “bearishly strong” (灰熊厲害) ratings beast .

So, What’s the Takeaway?

Behind the comfy couch energy of Two Fathers was a small storm of creative infighting, nostalgic exes, messy breakups, fan‑driven BL mythology, and a child star glow‑up. No one got hauled into court, no one went to rehab, and no sex tapes dropped — but in Taiwanese idol‑drama land, this is practically a full‑blown scandal dossier.

If you ever felt like the show’s last stretch didn’t quite match the warm, slightly queer domestic bliss of the early episodes, congratulations: you were picking up on the very tug‑of‑war that spilled out onto PTT, into gossip columns, and across fandom for more than a decade. Two fathers, one daughter, and a legacy that’s a lot messier — and a lot more interesting — than the opening credits ever let on.