After Becoming the School Hunk's Love Rival

I'd like to recommend the author's new serial next door, My Old Man Husband Goes Viral on a Dating Show After Transmigrating into a Book

Blurb

Emotionally steady, quiet old-man genius singer shou x voice-loving wolfdog movie star gong who turns irresistible as soon as he falls for someone, 1v1, both are each other's first

Ji Yan, a thirty-eight-year-old man who'd never been in a relationship, was originally a singer. One day, he transmigrated into a book as a universally despised cannon fodder character.

Using his family's connections, he became the legally married husband of the protagonist gong.

On the dating show he joined alongside the protagonist couple, he caused trouble at every turn to push their relationship forward, earning himself the fate of being dumped by the movie star gong and becoming the target of a massive online hate campaign.

After reading the plot, Ji Yan thought: At middle age, of course, one should keep a steady head.

Let's get divorced first.

Before the show began, the comments were full of mockery.

[Just thinking about having to look at Ji Yan's greasy, surgically altered face makes my eyes hurt.]

[If he doesn't cling to the movie star and cause trouble, I'll eat shit upside down!]

When the guests appeared, Ji Yan stepped into the camera's view and lifted his head, revealing a face that was both pure and alluring.

[That's not a surgically altered face. That's the face people use as a plastic surgery reference!]

When he saw his ex-husband caught up in a dating rumor with the original story's protagonist shou, he calmly left, giving them room to be together.

[Doesn't he like Xie Siheng? Why isn't he throwing a fit right here?]

The show asked the guests to choose between kissing their partner in front of everyone or performing a talent.

Everyone assumed he would force the movie star to kiss him, and that Xie Siheng would reject him publicly, bringing the drama to a climax.

Unexpectedly, Ji Yan didn't make a fuss. "I choose to perform a talent."

[Haha, Ji Yan's going to perform a talent? What the hell could he sing? Everyone on the livestream has heard him sing off-key!]

Onstage, a spotlight fell on a graceful figure.

Wearing an in-ear monitor, he sat before the brightly lit piano. His fingers danced across the black and white keys as he sang with a rich, resonant voice, calm and completely absorbed in the music.

[Was that Ji Yan singing? What a heavenly voice!!]

[His voice went straight to my heart!]

Later, he played the violin beneath a sky full of stars, played a bamboo flute in an endless sea of sand, and set the stage on fire with a loop station made from a paint bucket.

Everyone also discovered that the mysterious musician who'd recently made a name for himself was Ji Yan!

[Holy crap! What kind of musical monster is this!]

Xie Siheng had thought that once they divorced, he'd never have to deal with this repulsive person again. But that magnetic singing voice made him turn back for a look.

After just one glance, he couldn't look away.

-

After the dating show ended, Ji Yan signed with a music company and began preparing to release an album and hold a concert, waiting for his divorce from movie star Xie Siheng to become final.

But when he got home, someone bound his hands with a tie and covered his eyes.

Remembering the way Ji Yan had looked, absorbed in his music as he sang and played guitar, Xie Siheng could no longer suppress his surging desire. He leaned close to Ji Yan's ear and growled, "Divorce? Don't even think about it!"

Ji Yan felt a little less than calm. "Hey, let's talk this through. We're too far apart in age. We're not right for each other."

The Story of How I Turned a Dating Show into a Concert / Husband, Stop Getting in the Way of My Career

This story's blurb:

A rock-straight male lead singer shou whose mind is straighter than a sewer pipe x a deeply devoted guitarist gong who keeps his feelings hidden

Wen Yue met the campus heartthrob He Yu in college. He was better-looking than Wen Yue, got better grades, and had a popular band.

He took Wen Yue's rehearsal room and stole his performance opportunities.

Even when Wen Yue confessed to the girl he'd been secretly in love with for two years, He Yu beat him to it: the girl confessed to He Yu first.

Wen Yue saw He Yu as his rival in love.

But when a mistake put his graduation certificate at risk, Wen Yue had no choice but to bow his head to his rival.

Hearing Wen Yue beg for help, He Yu sneered. "Fine. Be my errand boy for three months, and I'll make sure you graduate."

Wen Yue made his feelings clear to his rival. "Fine! After three months, we go our separate ways."

While Wen Yue was his errand boy, He Yu took him out to eat, helped him study, and eventually earnestly invited him to be the lead singer in his band.

Wen Yue finally let go of their old grudges, and they became best friends.

A rock-straight man, he crawled into He Yu's bed when they went to sleep. "Best friends should sleep together."

When they showered, he handed He Yu his towel. "Best friends should help each other scrub their backs."

Later, He Yu pinned him by the waist and kissed him.

Wen Yue: "Best, best friends should..."

-

The first time He Yu saw him from far away, he raised his phone to take a picture of that figure, imprinting the sight deep in his heart as well.

He'd thought that all he could do was watch from a distance, then pass him by.

He never expected the man to walk up to him and ask for help. He Yu selfishly replied, "Be my errand boy for three months, and I'll make sure you graduate."

At first, He Yu only wanted to make a memory with him before graduation.

Later, He Yu wanted him to become the lead singer in his band. He wanted to write him lots of songs and stand with him on a stage lit by spotlights. He also wanted to voice the desire he'd kept buried deep in his heart, never daring to speak it aloud.

-

Before joining the band, Wen Yue said, "Join He Yu's band? I'd rather starve to death, die outside, or jump from here than join!"

After joining the band: "Being in a band with my husband is the best!"

Upcoming story blurb

Genius singer, emotionally steady old-man shou x brilliant actor, mercurial little wolfdog gong

Pei Qingye, a forty-year-old man who'd never been in a relationship, transmigrated into a book as a universally despised twenty-year-old cannon fodder.

Using his family's connections, he forcefully stole the protagonist's destined partner and became the gong's legally married husband.

On the dating show he joined alongside the protagonist couple, he caused trouble at every turn to push their relationship forward, earning himself the fate of being dumped by the movie star gong and becoming the target of a massive online hate campaign.

He didn't even survive to the ending, dying partway through the story.

After reading the plot, Pei Qingye thought: As a forty-year-old, of course, I can keep a steady head no matter what happens.

Before the show began, the comments were already full of merciless mockery.

[Ugh, just thinking about Pei Qingye being on the show makes my eyes hurt. If he doesn't cling to the movie star and cause trouble, I'll eat shit upside down!]

When the guests appeared, Pei Qingye stepped into the camera's view and lifted his head, revealing a face that was both pure and alluring.

When he saw his husband whispering with the protagonist shou, he calmly left the room, giving them space.

[?? What does he mean by that? Why isn't he throwing a fit right here?]

The show asked the guests to choose between kissing their partner in front of everyone or performing a talent.

Everyone knew Pei Qingye was infatuated with Shi Fei. Naturally, they assumed he'd force the movie star to kiss him, and that Shi Fei would reject him in front of everyone and switch his kissing partner to the protagonist shou, bringing the drama to a climax.

Unexpectedly, when Shi Fei chose someone else, Pei Qingye didn't make a fuss. He calmly said, "I choose to perform a talent: singing."

[Haha, Pei Qingye's going to perform a talent? What the hell could he sing? Everyone on the livestream has heard him sing off-key!]

Onstage, a spotlight fell on Pei Qingye's slender figure.

Wearing an in-ear monitor, he sat before the brightly lit piano. His fingers danced lightly across the black and white keys as he sang with a rich, resonant voice, calm and completely absorbed in the music.

[What a heavenly voice!! Was that Pei Qingye singing?? His voice went straight to my heart!]

Later, he played the violin beneath a sky full of stars, played a bamboo flute in an endless sea of sand, and set the stage on fire with a loop station made from a paint bucket.

Everyone also discovered that the mysterious person who'd recently made a name for himself composing songs for several top-tier stars was Pei Qingye!

[Holy crap! What kind of musical monster is this!]

[One man, one band. Look it up!]

Shi Fei had never wanted anything more to do with this repulsive person, but that magnetic singing voice made him turn back for a look.

After just one glance, he couldn't look away.

-

After the dating show ended, Pei Qingye signed with a music company and began preparing to release an album and hold a concert, waiting for movie star Shi Fei to sign the divorce papers so their divorce could become final.

But when he got home, his wrists were bound and his eyes covered. Remembering the way Pei Qingye had looked, absorbed in his music as he sang and played guitar, Shi Fei could no longer suppress his surging desire. He leaned close to Pei Qingye's ear and snarled, "Divorce? Don't even think about it!"

Pei Qingye felt a little less than calm, and began to suspect the original story had lied to him. What happened to the celibate movie star?

The Story of How I Turned a Dating Show into a Concert / Husband, Stop Getting in the Way of My Career

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