The Obsessive Star Wants to Have Me

Five years ago, Li Qingzhuo died in an accident after making an immediate splash in the entertainment headlines with his striking looks and reaching the top of the industry on the strength of his talent. The entire entertainment world was shaken. While he was alive, he was the irreplaceable idol in everyone's heart. After his death, he became an era no one could surpass. Five years later, a young man barely in his twenties made his acting debut and was flamed on the trending charts for looking eight-tenths like Li Qingzhuo. Netizens accused him of plastic surgery and chasing clout. When his drama aired, he was viciously flamed again for acting seven-tenths like Li Qingzhuo. Netizens said imitating the dead was immoral and told him to get lost and never come back. The young man instantly became an irreplaceable, scandalously popular top-tier star. But he really was talented: he could sing, dance, and act, all with ease. Netizens were baffled. They had never heard of him before, so they started digging into his past. But fate was unkind: no trace of him could be found. The following year's Hundred Flowers Awards went ahead as scheduled. The man who had been flamed for over a year stood onstage, a gentleman, composed and dignified. He gave a faint smile at the camera broadcasting live to millions of viewers, held up his Best Actor award, and calmly said, "Hello, everyone. I'm Li Qingzhuo." The livestream froze instantly, beyond all hope of recovery. - Starting over in a new identity, Li Qingzhuo set out to build his career while face-slapping his enemies, determined to return to the top. Along the way, he let his nature run free, flirting with everyone he met. Eventually, he even flirted with Sheng Xu, an award-winning Best Actor who had already won every major prize. Li Qingzhuo thought he was having the time of his life. He called out to "Teacher Sheng" on set every day, teasing him this way and that. Sheng Xu showed no reaction, just watching him fool around as if he were completely disinterested. Until one day, after flirting and running off without taking responsibility, Li Qingzhuo eagerly started cheering for the latest idol he'd become a fan of. Sheng Xu dragged him off and gave him a thorough lesson, and Li Qingzhuo finally began to question his life choices. From then on, Sheng Xu had a problem with Li Qingzhuo looking at anyone else, talking to anyone else, or flirting with anyone else. If Li Qingzhuo tried it again... just wait. And for a man who'd been abstinent for thirty years, Sheng was like he'd never seen one before... Damn, he was rough! Li Qingzhuo: I regret everything. I really do. T-T Little scene: After filming wrapped, Sheng Xu took Li Qingzhuo home. Li Qingzhuo stared out at the street, pondering life. Sheng Xu spoke into his ear. "Who are you looking at?" At the same time, he turned to look out the car window, brow furrowing. "That guy?" Every bone in Li Qingzhuo's body ached. He hurriedly turned around to defend himself. "Don't accuse me, Teacher Sheng. Look across the street. I was looking at a dog." Sheng Xu: "Am I not as good as it?" Li Qingzhuo: "..." You're really getting jealous over a dog? You're even policing me for looking at one. That's going too far, isn't it? Sheng Xu pressed his lips together, his gaze darkening. "Hmm?" Li Qingzhuo: "..." ...You're something else. That dog-like waist of yours is no joke. Can you let me off tonight? [Reading Guide] * One-on-one romance, happy ending, in a world where same-sex marriage is legal. * The bottom had a relationship in his previous life, and he was the top. * Every plot point serves, and serves only, the development of this story. * This is all nonsense, not a typical entertainment-industry novel. There are lots of original details, so don't overanalyze. * No real-life inspirations. Please don't read into it. Thank you. (Emphasis added.) * Thanks to all the angels supporting the official release. Official readers will get rich. * Hope you enjoy the story. I love you all~ * I often envy other authors' ability to rack up favorites and hot comments. You know what I mean, right? (Sparkling eyes) [My completed novel, Can a Beta Really Not Be Marked? Then Bite Him!, is ready to read~] *Please add my upcoming novel, I Love and Kill My Ex in the Apocalypse, to your favorites. Blurb: Yao Lingzhou had a boyfriend for eight years. They fought like cats and dogs, brought the world crashing down around them, and were constantly bossing each other around. Whoever cheated would die. They were also hopelessly in love, a perfect match made in heaven. I love you, you love me, and every day was sweet as could be. They were the best couple in the world. Just as they were about to get married... His boyfriend ran away. He left without a word, without a trace or a single message, as if he'd never existed. It was clear he'd "died." A few years later, the apocalypse arrived. The city was on the verge of being overrun by zombies, all of China was in chaos, and people around him disappeared one after another. People fought each other just to stay alive. And then... Yao Lingzhou's boyfriend, who'd been dead for eight years, came back to "life" and stood right in front of him, grinning shamelessly. They stared at each other from three meters apart. Yao Lingzhou was expressionless as he decided... To kill him again! - Danger lurked everywhere in the apocalypse. You could be alive one second and dead the next, and even sleeping was no longer safe. Yao Lingzhou's eyes snapped open, alert even in his light sleep. Everything around him was quiet as usual. The only other person there was the man he'd been "hunting" all day, now sleeping soundly beside his pillow after sneaking in for the night. He couldn't understand why someone who'd disappeared for so long had suddenly come back... If he remembered correctly, the man beside him was a lunatic. After all these years apart, had he finally learned to rein himself in? Little scene: The man had been chased every day and still hadn't died. Every morning, full of energy and excitement, he would chase after Yao Lingzhou and tell him, "Yao, I'm your boyfriend." In return, he got a bullet that could be tracked and located. Ji Xun dodged the gunshot with a silly dance, then laughed as he subdued the one who'd fired it. Noticing Yao Lingzhou's gaze growing colder and more disdainful, the man finally realized he might want to change his approach. He gave an awkward little laugh and corrected himself: "Ex-boyfriend." At that, Yao Lingzhou, who'd been as cool and indifferent as ever, smiled. With a soft, mocking laugh, he said, "I've had plenty of ex-boyfriends. Who are you?" Ji Xun's smile froze. The restraint he'd shown for days vanished, and his true, unhinged nature emerged. "Oh, really?" He grinned. "Where are they? Where? Not telling me? Hmm? ...Heh, fine. Doesn't matter." Ji Xun enunciated each word. "I'll find them sooner or later." He'd gone even crazier. *Please add my upcoming novel, I Changed Tops and He Went Crazy, to your favorites. Blurb: Qing Shusang was with Qin Siyan for three years, spending all that time as his secret lover. Only later did he realize that secret really meant secret, and substitute really meant substitute. For those three years, because Qin Siyan didn't want him out in public, he resolutely gave up his career and obediently stayed home with him, more obedient than a dog. Who could have guessed that Qin Siyan only saw him as a stand-in for the unattainable white moonlight he'd longed for all those years? The white moonlight was sacred and untouchable, so Qin Siyan had found a substitute to keep. A free bedmate who wanted no money and was both obedient and warm. No wonder Qin Siyan would always say in bed, "Behave yourself. He wouldn't be this wanton." Qing Shusang had thought it was just roleplay, but it turned out he was the biggest joke of all. The day the white moonlight came back, Qing Shusang gave a few cold laughs to himself, cursed himself for being an idiot who needed to wake up, then quietly moved out of the gilded cage Qin Siyan had built for him. Qin Siyan returned from welcoming the white moonlight home and realized something was wrong as soon as he opened the door. The house was quiet, and it was empty. The housekeeper said, "Young Master, before Young Master Qing left, he asked me to tell you that the two of you... have broken up." Hearing this, Qin Siyan laughed coldly as if he'd heard a joke. "Who does he think he is, talking about breaking up?" Then he added, "He was the one who did everything he could to get into my bed. He'll regret leaving. Just wait. He'll come crawling back like a stray dog." He waited and saw a familiar figure return to the public eye on television: Qing Shusang. He waited and saw the pampered but little-known younger son of the Qing family of A City attend a banquet: Qing Shusang. He waited and saw intimate scenes spreading online as Qing Shusang became the subject of endless rumors with the Jiang family's heir: Qing Shusang. But no matter how long he waited, Qing Shusang never again entered Qin Siyan's world. Qin Siyan held a stack of photographs, all showing Qing Shusang smiling brightly at someone. He was going out of his mind. Theme: Loving the right person makes you stronger.