The Whole World Thinks We're Secretly in Love with Each Other

Going premium on Wednesday, August 11. Thanks for your support~ [Preorder: Love Triangle. Please add it to your favorites =w=] Everyone knows that newly crowned Best Actor Shen Ranqing is not someone to mess with. He's gentle and excessively rational. The slightest curl of his cool smile is enough to put people at ease, and it seems there's nothing in the world he can't handle. Everyone also knows that trust-fund kid Lu Yuanye is not someone to mess with, either. He's brazen and reckless, picking fights with ghosts and gods alike. It seems there's no one in the world who can make him settle down. Until... The two meet for the first time on a variety show. Lu Yuanye settles down. Not only that, he clings to Shen Ranqing like an affectionate puppy, insisting they go everywhere together. Shen Ranqing is so disgusted by the sight that it gives him a headache. At last, in a quiet place, he can take no more. He pins the boy's shoulders against the wall. A rare flash of fury ignites in his usually unruffled eyes, and he warns him in a low voice, "Enough. This stops now." Lu Yuanye chuckles, grabs Shen Ranqing's wrist with one hand, and leans in. Their eyes meet. The handsome, arrogant young man wears a carefree smile, which meets Shen Ranqing's beautiful, angry gaze head-on. Sparks fly between two people who can't stand the sight of each other. But Lu Yuanye insists on getting under his skin, drawing out his words with a smile. "Why are you ordering me around, huh, big brother?" The audience watching it all through hidden cameras: !!! I'm shipping them!! * Lu Yuanye has been in love with his childhood friend Shen Ranqing for a very, very long time. But Shen Ranqing hates him, so all he can do is awkwardly hide his feelings and try not to give himself away. Fortunately, even when his feelings slip out, Shen Ranqing only thinks he's deliberately provoking him. He'd always kept his secret well, and could have gone on like that. Then came Shen Ranqing's first dating rumor since entering the entertainment industry. At first, Lu Yuanye could bear it. He gritted his teeth and tried to tell himself it was all fake news cooked up by unscrupulous media. Until he saw a comment beneath the rumor: [Breaking news: Shen and the person he's rumored to be dating are going on a variety show together!!] In an instant, the last thread of restraint in Lu Yuanye's mind snapped. No. He couldn't take it anymore. #The jealousy you have no right to feel is the worst kind# Reading guide: ● A seemingly gentle but actually cold and rational bottom x an affectionate, in-control little wolf-dog top. Childhood friends, younger top. ● I'm practicing writing romance! My logic may be a bit shaky, so please point out any plot holes gently T^T ● The characters aren't based on real people. Thank you for respecting everyone! Love Triangle Song Jingyu is Yi Jing's boyfriend, and a stand-in for the unattainable person Yi Jing loves. But he's an awful guy, with none of a stand-in's humility. Apart from his face, he has no redeeming qualities. He's shallow and narcissistic, greedy and stingy, and has a terrible temper. When Yi Jing's first love returns from abroad, all of Yi Jing's friends assume Song Jingyu will be the one left behind, and start trying to comfort him. "Don't be sad. Yi Jing's a jerk with a nasty temper anyway. You'll be better off without him!" "We won't stop him from finding a replacement. That first love of his isn't any good, either." "Xiao Yu, you could give me a look. I'm handsome, have a great figure, and most importantly, I'm rich. As long as you love money, we'll never break up." Yi Jing: ? Something doesn't seem right here. * Everyone knows there'll be undercurrents at Gu Zhiyuan's welcome-home banquet. It's a love triangle, after all. It'd be strange if nothing went wrong. But no one expects the thoroughly drunk Song Jingyu to ditch Yi Jing and tuck a champagne rose he'd swiped into the breast pocket of Yi Jing's first love. He even says, "You're really handsome." Yi Jing's expression twists for a moment, then he pretends to be casual. "So what if he complimented him? Do you think I'm petty?" The handsome drunk squints at Gu Zhiyuan and smiles. "You're my 108th love at first sight." Yi Jing turns ashen, feigning composure. "So what if it's love at first sight? He's obviously joking. Haha, that's hilarious." Song Jingyu slumps into the crook of Yi Jing's neck, out of his mind with drink. "Baby..." Yi Jing: "See? He's a hotel, but I'm home." Song Jingyu mumbles, "...Go get his contact info for me." He doesn't even think to lower his voice, and the entire room falls silent the moment he finishes. Gu Zhiyuan lets out a laugh. The veins on the back of Yi Jing's hand stand out as he turns around, irritation beyond words. The young man is as straight as a bamboo stalk, his white shirt buttoned neatly to the collar. A champagne rose sits incongruously in his breast pocket. He raises his glass to Yi Jing from across the room, a restrained smile on his lips. "A Jing. Your boyfriend is very interesting." Yi Jing feels dizzy. The man standing before him is the first love who'd been away for years, his childhood friend, his closest pal, his confidant. But only one thought echoes in his mind now: Why didn't he die overseas! * Gu Zhiyuan comes from a scholarly family and was raised to be self-disciplined and well-mannered. But everyone has a dark side. He's just exceptionally good at keeping his in check. It's not that he won't do certain things, he simply hasn't found a respectable excuse yet. Since Yi Jing keeps such a close eye on Song Jingyu, Gu Zhiyuan decides to make Song Jingyu his little brother. From then on, cooking for Song Jingyu is perfectly normal. Doing Song Jingyu's laundry, including his underwear, is perfectly normal. Being unable to accept Song Jingyu leaving is perfectly normal. It's all perfectly normal ^^ Watching Yi Jing turn red-eyed with fury, Gu Zhiyuan maintains his dignified composure. "Don't take it the wrong way." "This is just how brothers are." Theme: Follow your heart and set out at once. True love makes people better.