After Cutting Ties, My Childhood Friend Became My Fake-Gay Partner

The first time Shan Zhiyuan learned the phrase "cutting off your sleeves and ending a friendship" was in kindergarten, from a TV drama his mother was watching.

So later, after he had a falling-out with his best friend, Guan Zheyong, he took a pair of safety scissors, cut off the hem of his own shirt, and shouted at Guan Zheyong, "I'm cutting off my sleeves and ending our friendship!"

But the next day, when Guan Zheyong invited him to read picture books together, he trotted right after him on his little legs.

The second time he used the phrase was in middle school, after a fight with his good buddy Guan Zheyong. He cut a corner off his uniform with a pair of scissors and shouted, "I'm cutting off my sleeves and ending our friendship!"

But that day, their teacher kept him after school to write a reflection, and he missed the bus. Guan Zheyong rode his bike and took him home.

The third time he used the phrase was after the college entrance exam, when Guan Zheyong told him he didn't want to be friends anymore.

Ha.

Drunk out of his mind, Shan Zhiyuan took a fruit knife and cut a corner off the bright red T-shirt he'd paid a fortune for. "Then we're done... Cutting... cutting off our sleeves and ending our friendship."

Guan Zheyong held the piece of red cloth and, after a long silence, said, "Shan Zhiyuan, you dumbass."

He was ending the friendship and insulting him at the same time.

Shan Zhiyuan glared and tipped the fruit bowl onto Guan Zheyong.

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Five years after graduating from film school, Shan Zhiyuan was still a flop when his agent sent him a notice.

He was to sell a romantic male-male pairing with Guan Zheyong, a rising superstar who was at the height of his fame.

Shan Zhiyuan turned off his phone and thought that these days, romance scams were getting pretty sophisticated.

But his agent's relentless calls forced him to turn his phone back on and look at the trending topics:

Who on earth paired him with Guan Zheyong?!

And how did it get so popular?!

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Under pressure from his company, the despairing, straight Shan Zhiyuan agreed to sell that kind of romance with his former buddy.

At dinner, Guan Zheyong picked the bones out of his fish.

At the movies, Guan Zheyong picked a sappy romance.

When Shan Zhiyuan filmed a kissing scene using camera tricks, Guan Zheyong stood nearby with a sour look on his face.

Even when they crossed the street, Guan Zheyong had to hold his hand.

Wait, buddy, are we really going that far with this act?

Cold, taciturn, secretly flirtatious actor gong × carefree straight shou

Guan Zheyong × Shan Zhiyuan

The names may change before the story begins.

Theme: Unrequited love is great