Disguising Myself as My Rival [Entertainment Industry]

[Coming soon: I Won Over the Academic God. Blurb below.] The top idol survival show Wake had two hot contenders for the center spot: Xia Huaixing, a stunning beauty with an edge, and Chu Yunyuan, a cool, celibate idol. They battled each other every day, fighting tooth and nail, all because they had… that kind of arrangement. As the only son of the richest family in the country, Xia Huaixing was Chu Yunyuan’s younger brother. Chu Yunyuan had joined the show purely to pursue the one he loved. But Xia Huaixing saw him as his biggest rival and fired off three questions in a row: “Are you here to steal the spotlight? There’s only one center spot. If I’m here, you’re not.” His final verdict: “Let’s pretend we don’t know each other. We’ll compete fairly and let our skills speak for themselves.” Chu Yunyuan: Fine. Chu Yunyuan: But you have to kiss me first. Xia Huaixing: ????? Chu Yunyuan: I mean a kiss on the cheek, like when we were kids. What, do you want to kiss me somewhere else? - From then on, they dutifully pretended to be rivals. And then… The photographer was shipping them hard: “How about a photoshoot for two? Should we make it look like you’re in love or at each other’s throats?!” The director was shipping them hard: “Are you sure you don’t want to be on the same team? I have a hundred songs for a duet dance!” Their teammate was shipping them hard: “I shouldn’t be in this room. I should be under the car.” The fans were shipping them hard: “Passenger seat! Matching outfits! A duet onstage! Who could say they aren’t in love?” Faced with all this, Xia Huaixing panicked Xia Huaixing: “There are already eighty fan sites shipping us! Can we even keep pretending to be rivals when we’re this obvious?! Chu Yunyuan, you got your kiss but didn’t follow through…” The next moment, Chu Yunyuan grabbed his wrist. Xia Huaixing’s shoulder blades hit the hard wall, and Chu Yunyuan sealed his lips with a kiss. Xia Huaixing: !!!!!!!! Chu Yunyuan lifted his head, his gaze unreadable. “I don’t want to pretend anymore. This kiss is me paying you back.” Chu Yunyuan clasped Xia Huaixing’s hands in his. “From now on, I want us to be a real couple.” #Pretending to be rivals, but nobody believes it# #Keep it simple, just shower us with affection# #The whole world knows except Xia Huaixing, who’s still taking the act seriously# Dear readers, please add this to your coming-soon list, sob sob I Won Over the Academic God Cheng Xinglin felt he could never show his face at Yucheng High School again. He’d finally worked up the courage to confess to Jian Xing, the most popular academic star in school, only to be turned down. The whole school had heard about it, too. He was preparing to transfer when someone with the same profile picture, name, and WeChat ID as the academic star added him. Cheng Xinglin: Academic star?! Is that you?! Academic star: You could say that. More precisely, I’m him ten years from now. Cheng Xinglin: ??? Academic star: Do you still like him? If you do, want me to teach you how to win him over? Cheng Xinglin agreed, still half-convinced. With help from the academic star ten years in the future… Cheng Xinglin got into the elite Qingbei class and made a splash at all sorts of school events. In less than a semester, he became the school’s most admired heartthrob. Everything was going smoothly, except he still hadn’t started pursuing Jian Xing. Cheng Xinglin: “Wait, weren’t you supposed to teach me how to win him over?” There was a brief silence before the other person asked, “You want to pursue him? Is he even good enough for you? What makes him worth pursuing?” Cheng Xinglin: ??? The Academic God: “You’re so wonderful, he should be the one pursuing you. Jian Xing, I suggest you learn your place.” Jian Xing did, in fact, learn his place. After winning the International Mathematical Olympiad, Jian Xing made a high-profile announcement in front of the world’s media: “Since I have this opportunity today, I’d like to ask someone I love a question.” “I’m sorry I turned you down. If I confess to you ten times to make up for it, could you fall for me again?” - The Academic God really was Jian Xing ten years in the future. He thought his Cheng Xinglin was the most wonderful person in the world! No kind of scheme could make Cheng Xinglin take the initiative and pursue anyone. Not even him! Theme: People who bravely pursue their dreams in life will gain everything they wish for.