I Became the Group's Darling After Joining a Survival Show

[Complete. My new novel, "My Obsessive Ex-Boyfriend Has His Eyes on Me", is now underway~] Ye Ying entered a talent competition because she needed money for tuition. She planned to win a cash prize and get eliminated in the first round. Who knew she’d become an unexpected sensation, and somehow turn into the group’s darling? A flood of haters descended: “They edited her vocals this much and still call her the top vocalist?” “This photo is obviously been heavily retouched and photoshopped. I bet she looks hideous in person.” “Her popularity is all scripted. I have a relative on the production team, and they said the other contestants don’t even talk to Ye Ying off camera!” Then, during a livestreamed fan meet, viewers watched as the show’s fifth-most-popular contestant threw an arm around Ye Ying, the fourth-most-popular held a drink to her lips, and the third-most-popular knelt to tie her shoelaces. The most popular contestant, He Xizhou, sang a love song with Ye Ying. Their otherworldly looks and voices shot them into the top three trending topics of the day. Haters: Damn, that stings. Haters: But... they’re kind of cute together ≡^ˇ^≡ Stage king He Xizhou was known as the ultimate cocky heartthrob. One day, news broke that he was joining a talent competition. His fans thought his debut as the center was a sure thing. But after he met a certain contestant with the surname Ye, they started to think something was off about this He guy. He Xizhou: “Don’t ask them to teach you to dance. Ask me. My moves are the most precise.” Fans: ? Wasn’t it you who sneered at that young guy trying to ride your coattails on the show and said you didn’t want to teach him the zombie dance? He Xizhou: “Why did you give him a custard bun and not me?” Fans: ? Weren’t you the one who said grown men don’t eat sweet stuff like that? He Xizhou: “I think you’d make a better center for this song than I would.” Fans: ? Isn’t your famous line, “You can take my head or spill my blood, but I’d die before giving up the center spot”? Fans: He Xizhou, are you here to fight for the center spot or to win yourself a wife?! Pairing: cocky, arrogant, jealous triple-threat top x adored-by-everyone, oblivious beauty who turns the tables against all odds [Note] A sweet romance set in the entertainment industry, with a talent-show format loosely based on Produce 101. The author knows nothing about music and made it all up, so please don’t compare it to real life or assume it’s based on anyone in particular. Thank you. Blurb screenshot dated 2021.11.11 Sheng Yi was a pampered young master from a wealthy family, with Lu Xiao always shadowing him. Lu Xiao served him at home and acted as his bodyguard at school. He put up with every whim and tantrum, and was more loyal than the most obedient dog. But after the college entrance exams, Lu Xiao was leaving. Sheng Yi nearly went mad. His eyes red, he snarled, “If you dare leave, don’t ever come back to see me again!” But Lu Xiao really did leave, without even looking back at him. Three years later, the Sheng family went bankrupt and Sheng Yi’s father fell seriously ill. Sheng Yi became a beautiful fallen prince, eyed hungrily by predators. But before any of them could make a move, Lu Xiao, the young and formidable heir to the powerful Lu family, took control of the Sheng family and claimed Sheng Yi, who had nowhere else to turn. On their wedding night, Sheng Yi stared at the familiar yet distant face before him, his own face pale. “Are you doing this to get revenge on me?” Lu Xiao undid the collar of the young man’s shirt and replied calmly, “Yiyi, I just want you to look at me.” Sheng Yi had once thought Lu Xiao was a dog he could order around. Only now did he realize Lu Xiao was a wolf who had been biding his time, capable of devouring him whole and leaving him sobbing and begging without a shred of dignity. Later, Sheng Yi was reborn and returned to the summer of his first year of high school. He planned to take the chance to get his revenge on Lu Xiao, but after getting drunk one night, he accidentally let slip the feelings he’d kept buried for two lifetimes: “Why did you leave me back then? Why did you treat me like that?” He gripped Lu Xiao’s collar, hurt and furious, then sank his teeth into the other man’s collarbone as if to vent his anger. His nose was red from crying. “I loved you so much.” He was too drunk to notice the man’s expression suddenly turn frighteningly dark. Lu Xiao grabbed his chin and asked coldly: “Sheng Yi, who are you talking to?” The bottom is reborn. Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting. A sweet little romance. Blurb: 2021.11.26 Theme: Young people should stay positive, strive hard, and work to build a better tomorrow