Forced to Play Along with a Scumbag Top-Tier Star

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Next up: Tear Up the Script and Claim the Center Spot. Find it in my author page. Kisses!

Luo Yuanchuan's fans all think that Lin Zhibai, newly signed by Starlight Entertainment, is a clout-chasing green tea.

He's a nobody with barely a thousand Weibo followers, using his former teammate status to clout-chase the universally recognized top-tier star Luo Yuanchuan. He got famous online by riding his idol's coattails. Despicable, shameless.

Only Lin Zhibai knows that Luo Yuanchuan is the shameless traitor.

Three years ago, he abandoned Lin Zhibai and their team to go solo, then rose to fame on songs Lin Zhibai had written for him. Hypocritical, cunning.

Lin Zhibai will never trust him again.

Lin Zhibai spent five years as a nobody performing in a little bar, until an invitation to a prestigious audition show suddenly dropped into his lap.

Thrilled, Lin Zhibai signed the contract and arrived at the interview room, only to find Luo Yuanchuan sitting in the mentor's seat, looking at him with gentle attention.

"Want me to make you a cup of coffee, Captain?"

Ever since they were young, Luo Yuanchuan had kept a high-and-mighty beauty in his heart. He wanted to grow strong enough to shield him from every storm.

But when he finally reached the summit of the music world and returned in glory, all he saw in Lin Zhibai's eyes was wariness and distance.

"We don't have to talk about the past, but please stop using me."

Luo Yuanchuan felt his world collapse in an instant.

[Bonus Scene]

Year-end awards livestream-

Host: "Congratulations to Mr. Luo Yuanchuan for taking first place on the Best Singer of the Year chart. Your success must be thanks to your family, fans, and team. Who would you most like to thank?"

Luo Yuanchuan (serious expression): "Lin Zhibai. I'm grateful that he was willing to write songs for me again, and that he was willing to accept my love again."

The livestream exploded!

Gentle, obsessive, loyal top (Luo Yuanchuan) x outwardly cold, inwardly soft beauty bottom (Lin Zhibai)

Bottom-focused, both inexperienced in love and sexually, happy ending, super sweet!

Reading Guide:

1. Fictional entertainment industry, no real-life models.

2. The audition show's format is my own invention.

3. Please add it to your favorites, meow. √

4. I recommend my friend Langji's story, The Tragic, Beautiful Man Who Ran Away While Pregnant Lost His Memory. The blurb is in the author's note of Chapter One. If you like it, go check it out.

Coming soon: Tear Up the Script and Claim the Center Spot. Blurb:

Idol Training Camp, a trashy audition show.

They poach contestants by throwing money around, decide the debut lineup by lottery, let the privileged contestants run the show, and rely on fan wars for buzz. No serious contestant has ever made it without being a stepping stone.

But this year, the lousy show struck gold.

Shen Xinglan: seven years of overseas training, world champion in contemporary dance, top-tier vocals, an all-around ace. A guaranteed hit the moment he steps onstage, the kind everyone compares unfavorably to others whenever he appears.

Onlookers: "Poor baby, he must have joined the show because he's broke. Another godlike hottie is going to become an unforgettable could-have-been!"

Who knew-

On the first day of filming, he crushed the privileged contestant in the first-stage dance battle.

After a week of filming, despite being edited out of the main show, he dominated the trending searches with fan-recorded clips.

After a month, the chief director was offering him a fortune to take the center spot at debut.

Shen Xinglan: "Heh, that's all? It's only one percent of my family's assets."

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In the huge cast of contestants, Shen Xinglan can't stand the pretty boy Yan Xizhou.

He can't sing or dance, but plays a rich young master, and uses his looks and figure to capture everyone's attention... His popularity is even higher than Shen Xinglan's!

Shen Xinglan decides to teach him a lesson, leading a group of friends into Yan Xizhou's dorm, only to find the "young master" sitting on the bed, sewing an old sock and looking at him coolly.

"Want to fake a couple with me? Two thousand per interaction, or five hundred thousand to keep it up until debut."

Damn! So you're a fake rich kid too!

[Bonus Scene]

After the group debuts-

Fan: "Yan Xizhou, Shen Xinglan says you're pretty wild in private. Is that true?"

Yan Xizhou: "It is."

"If Xinglan dares to sneak off and practice dancing with someone else in the middle of the night, I'll make sure he can't walk properly for three days."

Fans: !!!

Versatile ace and true rich heir bottom (Shen Xinglan) x poor fake rich kid and faux-cold top (Yan Xizhou), both inexperienced, happy ending

Reading Guide: 1. The audition format is based on Produce 101.

2. All characters are fictional. Please don't associate them with real people.

3. The group members date each other, so please be aware of that.

Please add it to your favorites, meow meow!

Theme: Stay true to your original aspirations, don't be swayed by worldly judgment, and bravely pursue your dreams with a positive attitude.