After the Fake Young Master Married the Film Emperor by Contract

[Still being rewritten. Updates resume in June or July. Note left on May 9. Apologies.] At nineteen, Xiao Yu learned that he was the fake young master who had been switched at birth, and that the real young master had been dead for nineteen years. He packed his things and left the home where he had lived for eighteen years. On his way out, he brushed past the older neighbor he had loved since childhood. Beneath the hazy drizzle, he saw Yan Shou's usually warm eyes, now tinged with a trace of chill. Just as they were about to part, Yan Shou suddenly grabbed his wrist and brought him home, asking him to help with a fake marriage for two years, after which the contract would automatically become void. Xiao Yu agreed. Xiao Yu was caught up in one scandal after another, and his career sank to rock bottom. The first role he landed was opposite the best actor, Yan Shou. Before filming even began, edited clips and pictures pairing the two of them were everywhere. Haters called him a nest-stealing cuckoo and said his career was bound to tank. When fans accused him of leeching off Yan Shou for attention, a set of videos surfaced. In the videos, Yan Shou pinned bathrobe-clad Xiao Yu against the wall by the throat. Xiao Yu's lips were damp, and the corners of his eyes were tinged red from being kissed, utterly captivating. A man's voice asked from the side, "What are you doing?" Yan Shou answered, "Helping the kid get into character." The fans who had been cursing Xiao Yu for leeching off Yan Shou paused mid-insult behind their screens, then lowered their heads, gradually overcome with guilt. The film earned both Xiao Yu and Yan Shou the Best Actor award, and Xiao Yu became a sensation overnight. - On the night of the awards ceremony, Xiao Yu got drunk. Only after waking up did he remember that he had forcefully kissed Yan Shou and clung to him all night. Xiao Yu apologized to Yan Shou with a miserable look on his face, saying he would move out as soon as he could. Yan Shou lowered his eyes and took a ring he had prepared two years ago from his pocket. "Yu Yu, you were drunk last night, but I wasn't." Xiao Yu stared at him in a daze. Yan Shou held the back of his neck. His voice was gentle, but his eyes were dark and full of danger. "Now that you're sober, can't we settle the score from last night?" Yan Shou coaxed him all day, and Xiao Yu cried all day. His voice grew hoarse, and Yan Shou claimed his breath again and again. - Two years into their marriage, Yan Shou accidentally switched accounts and posted a video using his main account. The video's opening cover showed their hands, fingers intertwined, both wearing rings. Anyone with eyes could tell those were Xiao Yu and Yan Shou's hands! A swallow watermark sat in the lower-right corner. The account belonged to a major fan, who gave away 99,999 yuan every time they posted a video. They had kept it up for four years, ever since Xiao Yu debuted at eighteen. Fans excitedly clicked in, joining passersby who had come to grab a red packet. In an unprecedented show of unity and understanding, they all sent the same heartfelt comment: Huh????????????? Netizen: First, I apologize to Xiao Yu. Second, Yan Shou should apologize to me. Netizen: So you've had your eye on Xiao Yu for four years already?! Netizen: Is this a real marriage or an unreleased scene?! Putting his phone away, Yan Shou smiled and told Xiao Yu a terrible joke. "Do you believe there's a man in this world who only got to enjoy truly rare and precious *life* two years after getting married?" Blushing, Xiao Yu covered his mouth. "Tonight, we can..." Theme: Be brave and fearless, and stay true to yourself.