After a D-List Celebrity and Their A-List Ex-Partner Join a Travel Reality Show

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Blurb

He Lan had planned to leave the entertainment industry for good and enjoy a peaceful retirement.

But the ideal was beautiful, while reality was harsh.

One day, he calculated his remaining assets.

To his dismay, he realized that he'd been too young and naive back then. One relationship had nearly cost him half his life's savings.

Just then, his agent handed him an invitation to join a travel variety show.

Seven guests would form the Find North team, meet at their starting point in Norway, and embark on a round-the-world trip broadcast live.

But their partners, who would share their meals, accommodations, and even... beds, were all unknown.

He Lan's inner thoughts: I'm used to sleeping alone.

First stop: Norway

He Lan was all ready for Tromso's forests, snowy nights, auroras, and camping.

But when he opened the door, the next moment

His ex, whom he hadn't seen in years, was standing there with his luggage, looking utterly miserable.

As everyone knows, a proper ex should keep their distance, avoid all contact, and never speak to each other.

Shen Shiqin: Him? Don't know him. Ex? We never dated.

He Lan: ? I'm about to share meals, accommodations, and a bed with this guy as his partner!

The audience was delighted: This is great! Why not bet on when they'll get back together?

Second stop: Greece

Santorini really was a romantic place.

Islands, sunsets, churches.

The troublemaking production crew paired He Lan and Shen Shiqin together for every activity.

Viewers watched the two of them turn into bickering children, fighting over nothing in the glow of the sunset over the Aegean Sea.

He Lan: It's obvious.

Shen Shiqin: Ha, you're completely clueless.

Fans of the couple: Do you have any idea how embarrassing you are making us look?

But when they attended a local wedding,

the church suddenly went dark, and they instinctively reached for each other's hands.

But an ex was still an ex. Even a hug required a great deal of consideration.

That is, until they had one "accidental" embrace after another, and then another...

One quiet night, Shen Shiqin glared at the person pinning him down and snapped, "Who said you could come in?"

The other man merely smiled and looked at him innocently.

"Didn't you say you fell for me at first sight when you were eighteen..."

Shen Shiqin: "..." Was that really what I'd said?!

Well, the truth was that, just as he had three years ago, He Lan had been a goner from the moment he first saw Shen Shiqin.

Little scene:

One night, Shen Shiqin, his waist limp, leaned against He Lan and announced, "I'll reconsider whether I want to marry you."

He Lan hummed in agreement and kissed him again.

Reader's guide→

1. Second chances for a broken relationship. The couple think they're getting revenge by bickering, while everyone else sees the obvious flirting.

2. 1v1, no switching and no breakup~

3. Neither character is based on a real person. The travel show is idealized, so don't compare it to reality.

4. Includes a small amount of chatroom-style comments, for the sake of the plot.

Next up: Hello, You Look Just Like My Boyfriend. Please add it to your collection~

Blurb:

A sulky, resentful gong who was abandoned after a one-night stand ×

A shou who abandoned him after a one-night stand, acting haughty and prickly on the surface but feeling guilty deep down

National film emperor Ji Nanchen went abroad to recuperate from an illness affecting his voice, and took the opportunity to stream himself gaming and traveling.

One day, he picked up a beautiful, helpless blind man.

So he livestreamed on his main account and started posting about his daily life caring for the helpless man on his secret identity account.

#Picked up a helpless blind man. It's sad for him to be alone abroad, so I'll adopt him~

#He's so obedient. I coaxed him into calling me hubby, and he foolishly asked if this was part of paying me back.

#My beautiful wife made me soup today, hehe, it was delicious~

#Went hiking with my wife. He smells so good, I love him so much~

Then one day, his secret identity account was exposed.

Posts discussing who his wife was flooded the internet in an instant.

He'd gone too far.

As his phone was about to explode from all the calls, word spread that a certain big shot had gone missing.

Only then did Ji Nanchen realize that the person he'd picked up had an extraordinary identity...

He looked at the message, then slowly raised his head.

The "helpless man" standing in front of him looked confused and hurt as he asked what was wrong.

A thought took shape in his mind.

So he packed his bags and fled back to the country in the middle of the night.

After Xu Shaohuai regained his sight, the man who had tricked him into calling him hubby was nowhere to be found.

He'd left behind only a letter.

The letter read, in carefree handwriting: Hubby's gone hunting. He'll be back in his next life. Don't miss me, don't miss me.

Xu Shaohuai searched everywhere. In the end, he clenched the letter and returned to the country.

--

Three years later.

A work transfer brought Xu Shaohuai to a guesthouse in Yunnan.

The roommate he'd come to find was

the famous star who'd abandoned him after a one-night stand.

The famous star was reclining on a rocking chair. He took off his sunglasses and gave Xu Shaohuai a lazy glance.

But the sun was too bright for him to see clearly, so he put his sunglasses back on and said indifferently, "Hello. No photos."

The famous star was incredibly handsome, and his eyes were beautiful, too.

Looking at the man in the rocking chair, Xu Shaohuai smiled and said,

"Hello. Have we met somewhere before?"

Ji Nanchen finally raised his eyes, irritated.

The man before him had striking features, deep eyes, and a little braid draped over his shoulder.

Wasn't this the helpless blind man he'd picked up while vacationing abroad three years ago?!!!

Why had he come looking for him?!

He swallowed. The string of insults he'd been about to say went down with it, and he managed a dry reply:

"Uh... I think so, too."

Can I still run for it??

Little scene:

On a beautiful, sunny day, a top-tier star posted a photo of himself holding someone's hand and tagged Xu Shaohuai, telling him to hurry up and claim it.

The internet erupted.

His fans were horrified: No way, doesn't this guy look exactly like the mysterious wife described on that secret identity account?

Meanwhile, in a hotel suite,

Ji Nanchen's eyes filled with tears. Through a haze, he saw Xu Shaohuai licking something unspeakable from his fingertip and asking him:

Hubby, is this what you hunted? It tastes so sweet...

Also known from the gong's perspective as: I Was Forced to Go Back and Be His Wife, and I Haven't Even Seen What My Husband Looks Like and He Really Doesn't Remember Me or He's Pretending Not to, Whatever, Let's Kiss First

Also known from the shou's perspective as: He's So Handsome, So Don't Blame Me for Being Ruthless and Wait, Did He Not Recognize That I'm the Husband He Abandoned After a One-Night Stand? Should I Run Away Again and See What Happens?

Reader's guide→

1. The shou thinks he's wearing a secret identity, but the gong recognized him from the very first meeting (.

2. 1v1, no switching and no breakup.

3. Ji is the shou and Xu is the gong! Ji Nanchen likes calling Xu Shaohuai "wife" (it's just a form of address).

4. Includes road-trip story elements, with Dali and Shangri-La.

5. The gong has long hair. If that's not your thing, don't read. If it is, come on in!

6. The travel story is idealized. Don't compare it to reality.

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