The Fake Lover

[This went off the rails. Don't read it. If I get the chance, I'll rewrite it as a new book.] On the day of his engagement, Shen Yan sees with his own eyes his fiance of ten years holding someone else in a passionate embrace. Fiance: "Be good, baby. You're the person I love most. I only got engaged to Shen Yan for the Shen family. Do you know how much his company is worth? Once I get my hands on it, I'll break up with him and be with you..." Heartbroken, Shen Yan ends things that night. With nothing left to lose, he finds someone on an app and plans to let loose for once. When he gets there, the other person turns out to be his fiance's nephew, Xiao Yu, nearly ten years younger than him, someone he'd always treated like a little brother... Shen Yan can't bring himself to live with the embarrassment and decides to leave, but Xiao Yu shoves him down. Xiao Yu: "Don't you want revenge, Ge? My uncle cares so much about appearances. Imagine his face when he finds out you're with me." Those words kindle Shen Yan's desire for revenge. After one reckless night, he, usually so chaste and conservative, even pretends to be Xiao Yu's boyfriend to get back at his scumbag ex. He thinks Xiao Yu only wants to use his influence to seize the Xiao family's power from his uncle, and that they're simply making use of each other. But on the day Xiao Yu wins, just as Shen Yan is preparing to leave for good, Xiao Yu suddenly pins him in a corner. Xiao Yu caresses Shen Yan's face, infatuated. "Where are you going, Ge? Did you know I've liked you for a long time..." Only then does Shen Yan realize that Xiao Yu planned everything from the start. A beautiful top who seems harmless but is actually ruthless and cold-hearted x a lovable bottom who's mature on the surface but incredibly gullible Check out my upcoming novel in the author's page, coming in March! "Falling for My Crush's Nemesis" Ye Zhen is widely recognized as a financial genius at F University. Before graduating, he starts his own company, determined to make it the best in the industry within five years. Then one day, the person he's had a crush on for ten years suddenly appears before him. Pei He: "Would you be my secretary?" Ye Zhen: "...Okay." Ye Zhen has always looked down on people who let love rule their lives. But when that person invites him, he realizes he simply can't refuse. He gives up on starting his own business and works tirelessly for Pei He, without a single complaint. The once-arrogant genius Ye is as docile as can be in front of Pei He. Until one rainy night, he sees Pei He, usually as cold as ice, tenderly embracing the homecoming queen from their high school days beneath an umbrella. While his mind is still blank, a teasing voice suddenly sounds beside him. "You like Pei He? I'll help you win him over." It's Xu Sheng, Pei He's longtime nemesis. Ye Zhen turns to leave, but Xu Sheng catches him. "Don't rush off. I've been at odds with him for years. How could I not know what he's like?" Xu Sheng is famous for his carefree ways, but Ye Zhen knows that when it comes to planning strategies and reading people, no one can match this man. As if possessed, Ye Zhen nods. To reach his goal faster, he spends every day with Xu Sheng, running through countless seductive practice scenarios. Following Xu Sheng's plan, he gradually takes the fight to Pei He, until one day Pei He shows up with a bouquet of flowers and confesses his love. Pei He: "Will you be my boyfriend?" Ye Zhen thinks his long-held wish coming true will make him burst into tears of joy. But as he looks at Pei He holding the flowers, the image that inexplicably appears before him is Xu Sheng, who has already helped him succeed and should have cut off contact with him... Xu Sheng thinks he has long since seen through people and witnessed every facet of life. To him, the world is nothing more than a game. Until he meets Ye Zhen. At first, he only wants to have some fun and teach him how to pursue his own nemesis. But before he knows it, the game gets out of hand. On the day they succeed, the day Xu Sheng should be enjoying the show, he sees Ye Zhen and Pei He embracing beneath a streetlight. For the first time, his usually carefree face shows intense jealousy and regret. Only then does he realize that he personally pushed the person he loves into another man's arms. A carefree top who becomes an obsessive, unhinged old fox later on x a beautiful bottom who looks ill-tempered but is actually softhearted and easy to fool Two people who don't realize they love each other. One-on-one, happy ending, a sweet-and-sour story with plenty of melodrama. 90% sweet, 10% angst -0- Theme: Be yourself, and someone who truly understands you will eventually come along.