Daring to Join a Dating Show After a Marriage of Convenience?

Lou Chi and Jian Xingnan have been married for five years.

One is a superstar who swept up every major award as soon as he debuted, surrounded every day by flowers and flashing cameras.

The other is a gentle kindergarten teacher who devotes himself to daily meals and is surrounded day after day by adorable, innocent children.

Their lives have almost nothing in common, until an accident brings them together on a dating reality show.

When the show first started, gossip-hungry netizens were up in arms:

[They just got exposed in photos and now they're going on a show like this? Obviously, they'll end up getting divorced.]

[The top-tier star keeps staring at Jian. Look at that expression, like he wants to eat him alive. He must really hate him.]

[It's definitely scripted. Poor top-tier star, forced to put on a show of affection on a variety show.]

Before long, everyone noticed that the top-tier star, usually foul-tempered and a loner, stuck to Jian Xingnan no matter what he did, and every little thing he did was for him.

Meanwhile, Jian Xingnan, who seemed gentle, generous, and effortlessly composed, would blush and avoid Lou Chi's gaze for ages over a single remark or affectionate gesture.

Soon after, Lou Chi took a screenshot of the most-commented-on moment and reposted it on Weibo: "If I didn't want to, do you really think the production team could force us to act lovey-dovey?"

Then the official Weibo account of Jianda Group, the country's largest real estate company, reposted his comment: [Happy fifth wedding anniversary to our young master and Mr. Lou.]

Only then did everyone realize that Jian Xingnan was the younger son of Jianda's chairman, a bona fide super-rich second-generation heir with ten thousand properties to his name!

#We worried at first that our guy was being used for clout, only to find out he was the one living off his rich husband#

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As a top-tier star, Lou Chi takes the greatest pride in the fact that his marital status on WB has read "separated" ever since his debut.

Lou Chi has always done things his own way. The only reason he hasn't divorced is that he can't.

The same-sex marriage law stipulates that a couple can divorce unconditionally after living apart for five years.

His fans count down every day, keeping track of how long until he can get divorced.

When the day finally arrived, Lou Chi's marital status was updated at last.

Everyone was thrilled, but when they clicked on his Weibo status, they saw it had been changed to:

"Married and madly in love."

[A Little Bonus Scene]

During the show's most popular period, some busybody asked about their relationship.

After filming, Jian Xingnan didn't want people prying into his love life, so he tactfully replied, "It was all scripted. We're only married by agreement."

That very night, the man, who had gone abroad for an event and supposedly wouldn't be back for a week, angrily cornered him in the bathroom.

"So the three days and three nights we spent together in that hotel suite after filming were scripted too?"

* Tsundere, secretly passionate, highly flirtatious top-tier star gong x gentle, alluring shou; celebrity x civilian

* A sweet, healing romance focused on feelings; one-sided love becomes mutual, and the leads dote on each other

* The top-tier star is completely smitten!

[Important note]: The author is terrible at plotting and only loves writing romance. Readers who care about plot logic are advised not to buy the whole story at once. Read it chapter by chapter and stop early if it isn't for you.

Coming Next

Are All Straight Guys Like This?

To split the rent, Xu Zhizhou found himself a roommate.

His new roommate was handsome, fit, good at housework, and caring. He also took such good care of Xu Zhizhou that he wanted for nothing.

When Xu got drunk, his roommate carried him home.

When Xu fell ill, his roommate would rather miss an important competition than stay home and look after him.

And that wasn't all. To accommodate Xu's job, this totally straight roommate was even willing to pretend to be gay with him!

Xu Zhizhou was baffled. Do all straight guys treat their friends like this?

Then one night, after Xu got drunk, his straight roommate pinned him to the bed and kept him there all night.

The next day, Xu Zhizhou rubbed his sore back and complained to a friend.

His friend said, "Weren't you two already dating?"

Xu Zhizhou: "???"

His friend listed the evidence: "You drink from the same cup, wear each other's clothes, shower together, sleep in each other's arms, and take care of each other's needs..."

Xu Zhizhou: "..."

* Alluring, scheming gong x seemingly innocent but secretly wild shou

* A sweet romance full of everyday affection, with both of them choosing each other; both are virgins, happy ending

Coming Next

The Story of a Loyal Dog Turning Rabid

Gong's POV:

A new hire joined the editorial department of Orange Comics. He was a young, handsome, cheerful graduate of a prestigious university, and everyone liked him.

Unfortunately, he had terrible luck. On his very first day, he was assigned to edit Wen Xia'an, the devil incarnate.

Wen Xia'an had been the internet's most popular danmei comic artist for three years running. But even more famous than that title were his dazzling looks and his notorious past.

They said he had complicated relationships with every editor he'd had, and the previous editor had quit because he couldn't stand Wen Xia'an's harassment.

Everyone in the editorial department felt sorry for Ling Ye, but Ling Ye didn't think much of it. He figured he just had to do his job.

Until one late night.

The power suddenly went out in Wen Xia'an's apartment complex, and the heating stopped working too.

Unable to continue working, Ling Ye got up to leave. In the dim light, a body cold to the touch curled up against his chest. "I'm so cold..."

The slender fingers that were always holding a pen hooked around his neck, and his cold lips pressed against Ling Ye's neck. "Don't go. Will you stay with me?"

Ling Ye suddenly remembered the rumors, but the beautiful man was trembling in his arms, and he simply couldn't refuse.

Ling Ye stayed. And on many winter nights after that, he couldn't bring himself to leave either.

Shou's POV:

The new editor had a face that looked completely out of place in winter when he smiled. Wen Xia'an found him absolutely annoying.

On their first phone call, Wen Xia'an deliberately tried to disgust him. "My hands are cold, my feet are cold, and my heart is cold. I just can't draw. Why don't you come help me?"

He thought the other man would give up, but that very night, the young editor showed up at his door with a hot-water bottle. In that moment, all the cold vanished with his radiant smile.

Wen Xia'an lowered his eyes, turned aside, and let him in.

Later, Wen Xia'an discovered that the man's chest was even warmer than his smile. Hiding in his arms made winter feel less cold.

Wen Xia'an and Ling Ye signed a contract: Ling Ye would be his human heater, and Wen Xia'an would draw and publish more chapters on the nights Ling Ye came over.

Everything went smoothly, except that the "heater" increasingly forgot his place and kept crossing the line.

But Ling Ye's embrace was so warm that Wen Xia'an was willing to indulge him in everything.

Until one sunny spring morning, Ling Ye kissed him and asked him to make the "contract" last forever.

Wen Xia'an was silent for a long while, then coldly refused. "A contract is a contract. Everything before was just comfort to get us through the winter nights. Ling Ye, don't take it seriously."

After that, he couldn't get out of bed for a whole week.

In Wen Xia'an's eyes, Ling Ye always smiled as brightly as the spring sun.

He never imagined that one day his ray of sunshine would look at him with a face as cold as winter snow.

○ A story about a beautiful man who's always cold looking for a human heater, then accidentally turning a loyal dog into a rabid one

○ A sunshine boy who stays sunny but is secretly scheming, a younger rabid-dog gong x an emotionally detached, alluring beauty

○ Both are virgins. The shou is extremely sensitive to cold, has no exes, and all the stories about his past are rumors. He has only ever flirted with the gong and only loves the gong. He has a reason for turning the gong down; he isn't playing with his feelings.

○ Don't be fooled by the blurb. This is actually a healing, super-sweet romance. I'll think about changing the title later.

Theme: You can't judge someone by appearances alone. You have to get to know them.