Song Qiu, a country boy who had only been in the city for three months and still hadn't quite figured out how to use his phone, was confessed to by retired movie emperor Zhuang Chengli after he'd had a few drinks.
Song Qiu admired Zhuang Chengli, so he somehow ended up agreeing.
By that very day, the gossip had spread everywhere...
He Jiqing was a businessman. When a friend told him the sensational gossip about the great movie emperor Zhuang, whose rumored lover was a boy-band member who had only recently debuted, he thought that if rumors like these were getting around, then not only had Zhuang Chengli no shame, but the young star named Song Qiu must be conceited and arrogant, too.
Until they happened to meet.
He Jiqing leaned against a corner in the hallway and heard the young star send Zhuang Chengli a voice message. It sounded like he was about to ask for money, but he seemed embarrassed and spent ages nervously practicing without managing to say it properly.
He had never gotten along with Zhuang Chengli and was in the mood to mess with someone. So, while Song Qiu wasn't paying attention, he snatched the phone from behind and tapped away without a second thought...
"Zhuang Chengli, I'm short on cash. Give me some spending money."
"I'm your boyfriend. If I don't spend your money, whose should I spend?"
"You're taking so long. Is there someone else? Have you spent all your money on them?"
Tap. Sent.
He Jiqing didn't care how stunned Song Qiu looked. He tossed the phone back, acted like a jerk, and walked off.
At first, He Jiqing chalked the whole thing up to a sudden bout of insanity.
But he hadn't expected the illness to be chronic. When he learned that the young star and Zhuang Chengli had fallen out, what he pondered was how to swoop in while they were vulnerable.
His friend called him an idiot, saying that a big boss like him was chasing after a young star and willingly making himself a backup for some sugar baby.
And the sugar baby himself didn't even want him!
He Jiqing wasn't moved.
He, He Jiqing, wanted to be that backup. He was going to be that backup!
Besides, he'd gone completely crazy!
Even an everyday argument with Song Qiu, followed by watching him walk away in silence, could leave him dizzy and panicking.
"H: Where are you going?"
"Transfer: 520"
"H: Can you please say something?"
"Transfer: 1,314"
"H: Come back. I won't argue with you anymore."
"SMS notification: Your bank card ending in (xxxx) has received RMB 5,201,314"
Faced with such a huge transfer, Song Qiu, who'd only gone downstairs to buy bandages at the pharmacy, had a slight tremor in his hand and felt dizzy looking at all those numbers. "..."
W-what is he doing now?
CP: [Hard-luck country bumpkin, real young master bottom x jealous top who believes love means money]
Reading guide:
1. The love interest changes, and the real one takes the top spot.
2. None of the characters are perfect. Each has their own issues.
3. Enjoy the story, and don't fight.
Theme: Love can take many forms.