It'd Be a Shame If Rivals Like These Didn't Fall in Love

※※※※※ Please add my upcoming novels to your favorites: "After Quitting, He Returned to the Village to Retire" and "Si Lu Ji Meng" ※※※※※ [Blurb] 1. Ning Baiyou and Zuo Zhiyou are known as the Twin Emperors of the entertainment industry, sworn rivals who can't stand the sight of each other. Ten years ago, they starred together in a low-budget boys' love drama. Ten years later, same-sex marriage is legal in Country A, and the little-known drama suddenly passes censorship. The two award-winning actors, who never promote themselves, make an unprecedented debut on a variety show. The host asks: Who was the last person who made your heart flutter? The gentle, approachable Best Actor Ning (smiling): The one who says one thing but means another, blows up at the slightest provocation, and secretly ships couples when he's happy. The aloof, icy Best Actor Zuo (stone-faced): The one who dares to make me angry and then won't leave me alone. Netizens tease them for proving they're true rivals, unable to even promote their CP properly. This is a confirmed publicity stunt by opposing stars. 2. Everyone thinks they're rivals, but backstage at an event, the two Best Actors kiss each other's lips swollen. The clothes and accessories they wear were bought by the other. The flowers at their birthday parties were sent by the other, and even their lucky numbers belong to the other. Even the rings they never take off were once their wedding rings. 3. Later, they appear on another reality show and give everyone a display of their skills. In private, Best Actor Ning really dares to flirt with Best Actor Zuo, and he's shameless about it, often making Zuo chase him around to beat him up. In private, Best Actor Zuo is a true 20G surfer. Every day, he makes the old-school Ning get online and catch up on gossip, and recommends all kinds of couples he ships. The audience: ??? So I was the clown all along? #What made us take this step again wasn't the legalization of same-sex marriage, but the beautiful memories of that winter# #Even our names were made for each other# #Don't ask about our ideal types. We'll just trade ID cards# #Only when all the gloom has lifted will the sun that belongs to us rise# #A love that has lasted ten years# [Early on: sensitive, self-doubting, and prone to overthinking. Later: gentle and steady. His real self is talkative, loves to laugh and cry, and is an old-school 2G internet user. A brave pursuer x Early on: emotionally volatile. Later: lively and cheerful. His real self has a terrible temper and blows up at the slightest provocation. A multitalented 20G surfing beauty who says one thing but means another] [Reading Guide] 1. A scheming, awkward couple in their reconciliation phase. Sweet and sour with a touch of bitterness, then pure sweetness after they get back together. If that's not your thing, run! (shouting!!!) 2. No real-life inspirations. Don't try to match the characters to anyone. ※※※※※ Upcoming novel 1: Please add my modern farming-and-retirement novel to your favorites ※※※※※ "After Quitting, He Returned to the Village to Retire" [Blurb] After nearly working himself to death from overtime, Wu Qingying took his compensation and fled in the middle of the night. There was no way he was going back to work. He'd never work again in this lifetime. He'd made up his mind: life mattered more than money. Returning to the village to farm might not make him rich, but at least he could live comfortably. His hometown had a mild climate and beautiful mountains and rivers. He could farm, raise fish, pick fruit, and, when he got bored, go up the mountain to look for mushrooms and wild vegetables. He could sit around cracking seeds and chatting about gossip with the village elders, or play chess. An ordinary, leisurely life like that was perfect for a young person from China looking to retire. He thought he wouldn't make much money, as long as he could keep from starving. He never expected to make a real success of it. He spent a little time each month buying fruit from local growers. In less than a year, he'd bought an orchard and entered full lie-flat mode. He tried his hand at being a lie-flat content creator, and his followers shot up. He built a wooden cottage in the village and sold fruit and local specialties from the village, the town, and the county, gradually creating a stylish local brand for himself and his hometown. Of course, he couldn't forget his close friend who helped him, or the clingy-voiced... husband who worked hard to support his lie-flat lifestyle? Now he had money and a husband, and could really retire early. [Young-sounding voice enthusiast bottom x Younger man who puts on a cutesy voice for love top] #Wu Qingying: Looking for a husband: mature and reliable, with a fresh young voice, handsome, and older than me# #Li Chengjing: You just like young-sounding voices, right? I'll keep using mine for the rest of my life!# #Wu Qingying: I want someone older# #Li Chengjing: Big brother, give me a chance QAQ# ※※※※※ Upcoming novel 2: Please add my historical reincarnation-and-arranged-marriage novel to your favorites ※※※※※ "Si Lu Ji Meng" Former title: "The Young Prince Will Never Bow to an Arranged Marriage" Also known as: "Dear Human, Please Wait One More Lifetime" or "The Runaway Young Prince and His Poor, Doomed Fiancé" [Blurb] 1. After growing up, Xiao Shu, a deer spirit, can no longer find the human who raised him. One day, he discovers a demon hunter who has entered the forest and looks a lot like his caretaker. Thinking he might be the caretaker's son or something, Xiao Shu latches onto him. The demon hunter is named Si Yu. Just like Xiao Shu's first caretaker, he takes good care of him. He cooks for Xiao Shu, buys him clothes, cheers him up, and protects him in moments of danger. As he accompanies Si Yu on his demon hunts, Xiao Shu gradually gets used to their life of roaming the world together, even though he can't find any trace of his first caretaker. He thinks he'll spend a century by Si Yu's side, then bear the pain of losing his beloved alone. But he passes away at the moment they love each other most, leaving Si Yu to bear that pain instead. As he lies dying, Si Yu holds him tightly and makes a solemn promise: "I will find you again, no matter what." 2. When the Crown Prince of Heaven, Si Yu, descends to the mortal world for training, he saves a deer spirit named Xiao Shu. From then on, a fussy little deer who loves to look pretty and act cute is always at his side. Then one day, his little deer disappears. Si Yu's personality changes completely, and he turns the Three Realms upside down in a frenzy. Rumor has it that the Crown Prince of Heaven has gone mad from cultivation deviation. To rid him of his inner demon, the Heavenly Emperor and Empress request a marriage alliance with the Divine Realm. As it happens, the young prince of the Divine Realm is about to face a great tribulation. The Divine Emperor and Empress calculate that the key to overcoming it lies with the Crown Prince of Heaven. They hit it off with the Heavenly Emperor and Empress, and send their child off to Heaven to meet his prospective match. Young Prince Ji Shu can't refuse the marriage, so he runs away, only to be repeatedly caught and brought back by the Divine Realm. Si Yu, who intends to remain faithful to his wife, is happy to see it happen. To be safe, he decides not only to help devise the escape plan himself, but also to send Ji Shu far away. [Cheerful, affectionate deer spirit Xiao Shu x Innocent, bright, proud, sharp-tongued young prince of the Divine Realm bottom x Cold, proud demon hunter who dotes on spirits x Smiling on the surface, obsessive and scheming Crown Prince of Heaven top] July 16, 2021. A screenshot has been saved on Weibo. Theme: Face yourself and hold on to the good things.