After the Brooding Actor Set His Sights on Me [Showbiz]

1.

Ning Yu is a paparazzo. One day, he receives an assignment from a client to photograph Ji Xingqian.

Though only eighteen, Ji Xingqian is already the youngest Best Actor ever. Rumor has it that he is unruly and impossible to get along with, and his powerful connections have earned him the nickname of the entertainment industry's young master.

But after meeting him, Ning Yu thinks those rumors are completely made up.

Ji Xingqian is kind to everyone on the film crew and treats Ning Yu as his one and only friend, sweetly calling him "bro" every chance he gets. Ning Yu feels a little guilty about it, so every now and then he looks after the kid.

2.

Just as Ning Yu thinks everything is going smoothly, strange things start happening one after another.

Someone drugs the milk he drinks. Someone keeps entering his room in the middle of the night. Messages from his friends mysteriously get deleted.

One time, half-asleep, he opens his eyes and finds Ji Xingqian kissing him.

Ning Yu finally understands what's behind all the strange occurrences. He wants to finish the assignment and leave the film crew as soon as possible, but his client asks him to photograph one last place.

The final room in Ji Xingqian's RV.

3.

Ning Yu does as he's told and opens the door, only to see his own photos covering the walls, packed tightly together. The earliest ones date back six years.

His mind goes blank. He turns to run, but his phone shows an incoming call from his client.

Just as Ning Yu is about to hang up, he glances back and sees Ji Xingqian leaning against the doorway, holding the phone that's vibrating in his hand. He watches Ning Yu with an amused look. "Bro, why aren't you answering?"

[Master manipulator who plays the innocent younger top x softhearted, straight, cool-guy bottom]

Reader's Guide

1. Younger top, seven-year age gap, both are each other's first and only.

2. The top has no moral compass and will stop at nothing to keep the bottom by his side. Includes forced-romance plot points (very important!!!).

3. The characters are not based on real people. I made up all the paparazzi jargon, and I do not condone obsessive fan behavior.

4. If you can't accept these premises, please click away. Don't curse at the author. I'm fragile-hearted, sob T_T.

Theme: Live earnestly. Hard times will eventually pass.