After Going Viral, This Straight Guy Was Forced to Promote Us as a Couple

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[The love interest's perspective: winning over a straight man; the male lead's perspective: years of scheming and a longtime crush coming true]

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Yan Che, who made his debut on the strength of his looks and peaked right away, sank to rock bottom. Unexpectedly, a restricted drama brought him back into the limelight.

But the price was being forced to promote a couple pairing with Jin Yuanjia, the other male lead in the drama.

Yan Che could still clearly remember what Jin Yuanjia was like when they filmed together: he'd disinfect before shooting a hand-holding scene, change clothes before shooting a hug, and rinse his mouth before a kissing scene...

In short, Jin Yuanjia had one message written all over him:

I'm straight. Do not disturb.

Yan Che didn't believe straight guy Jin Yuanjia would agree to promote their pairing, but then his manager told him that he had.

Yan Che watched, expecting to see a straight man suffer through the whole thing. Instead, Jin Yuanjia was incredibly professional:

He volunteered to wear matching outfits.

He made goo-goo eyes at Yan Che in interview videos.

He deliberately left the hotel curtains open and kissed him at an angle that made it look real.

He went to Yan Che's place and stole his clothes to wear.

The ship fans celebrated like every day was a holiday, shouting: #JiaYanIsReal!

The two of them were on the trending lists day and night, shamelessly and without a break.

At the height of his success, Yan Che also learned the truth behind Jin Yuanjia's enthusiasm: the Jin family had gone bankrupt.

No wonder he was so eager.

Soon, a famous dating reality show invited them to appear. With cameras on them the whole time, they hugged, touched, and kissed. Jin Yuanjia stopped disinfecting himself and would occasionally get so carried away that he slipped his tongue in, only for Yan Che to bite it when he came to his senses.

Their popularity soared. They became the nation's favorite couple, got more work than they could handle, and successfully joined the ranks of top stars.

Yan Che thought it was time to end their arrangement. He took the initiative for once and went to Jin Yuanjia's home to discuss it. But as soon as he entered the Jin residence, he saw sports cars, yachts, and a huge mansion. A private jet was even parked on the roof in the distance.

What happened to being bankrupt?

At the crucial moment, Yan Che couldn't get in touch with Jin Yuanjia, so he ended their arrangement on his own and blocked all his contact information.

Three days later, his manager told Yan Che to check the trending topics on Weibo. Yan Che looked and saw:

Jin Yuanjia: My wife left me.

Yan Che: ...?

He added Jin Yuanjia's number back and found over a hundred missed calls and countless texts, all apologizing to him. One message especially stood out:

Baby, the first time I saw you, I thought you were beautiful. Even the way you gave me the cold shoulder was beautiful.

Yan Che: ???

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Jin Yuanjia fell in love with Yan Che at first sight on the day they met.

It was the first time he'd ever liked someone. He suppressed his excitement and was just about to make a move when he witnessed Yan Che reject someone, twice. Both times, Yan Che had said the same thing:

Sorry, I don't like people who like me.

Jin Yuanjia was stunned. As luck would have it, that evening he came across a post on an online forum that seemed to be from Yan Che:

The OP might have an avoidant attachment style. He only likes people who don't like him. If the other person is too enthusiastic, the OP loses interest and immediately backs away.

The next day, Jin Yuanjia began putting on an act whenever he saw Yan Che...

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The JiaYan pairing sent the trending lists ablaze once more after Jin Yuanjia's "My wife left me."

Before long, the public began wildly speculating about their relationship.

Their individual fanbases each built their own online stronghold, competing to post all kinds of evidence that the two were merely promoting their pairing.

The ship fans shouted themselves hoarse battling the individual fans, and every day they pleaded for the truth in the comments on Yan Che's Weibo.

Soon, Yan Che won Best Actor for his leading role in a movie. At the awards ceremony, in front of hundreds of millions of viewers, he said the words that crushed the individual fans and sent the ship fans into a frenzy:

I want to thank my love, Jin Yuanjia.

And so a new online celebration began.

Someone dug up Yan Che's alternate account and found a post he'd shared:

People with avoidant attachment styles will find a dog who will never leave them.

A reply from what seemed to be Jin Yuanjia's alternate account read:

That's me.

An avoidant, aloof, and beautiful love interest x a dog-like male lead who has to restrain his fiery passion

Theme: The key is to persevere.