My Mortal Enemy, the Top-Tier Star, Is Actually a Sweet Pepper [Reborn]

◆This novel is complete. The upcoming stories are below!

A super-competent, shamelessly two-faced director gong VS a prickly, sweet-and-sour black-and-red top-tier star shou

Fang Bozhou is an award-winning director who has everything, fame and fortune. But because he spends so much time with a universally adored shou, several of the shou's suitors team up to target him, dragging his company into the mess as well.

Only after his first love and current archenemy, Liang Xuyao, leaves for good does he realize that he'd been looking for Liang's shadow in the universally adored shou all along.

After being reborn, Fang Bozhou promptly jumps out of the pond.

Question: How do you win back an ex-boyfriend who's become your enemy?

Answer: Swallow your pride and have no shame.

Fang Bozhou: I lost all my investment money. Take me in or I'll be sleeping on the street.

Liang Xuyao: ...Can you handle that?

Fang Bozhou: That's nothing. I can't get funding for my next film, so I'm thinking of making a sacrifice for art and finding someone to keep me...

Liang Xuyao: Come to me! I'll fund it!

Fang Bozhou: So, do you still like me?

Liang Xuyao: ...I'm just making it easier to humiliate my archenemy.

When filming begins, Director Fang, the set's resident tyrant, casts off his usual cold, stern demeanor and steps in himself... Ahem, to give hands-on instruction, with an arm around the waist and the other person held close.

The double standard is crystal clear.

Their intimate behind-the-scenes shots keep trending, rumors are flying, and the fans of the two sides, who already can't stand each other, explode.

Crew member: I'm numb. Those of us who know what's going on have been through so much.

Should I tell you they're living together?

Should I tell you that the great Director Fang is a clingy little pest who keeps deleting the kissing scenes?

Should I tell you that the fierce, hot-tempered top-tier star turns into a little lamb, meekly nestled in Director Fang's arms, eyes red and voice hoarse as he coos, "Ge"?

CP fans: If you're going to tell us, tell us more!

At the height of the scandal, an intimate photo of the two of them explodes across the trending page.

Media: Shocking! The archenemies were first loves in college!

CP fans: Who doesn't love a prickly little sweet pepper? Sob, sob! Fang, don't let him go!

Fang Bozhou: To clear things up, I'm the one who pursued him. I loved him then, and I love him now.

The next day, Liang Xuyao: To clear things up, we're just classmates.

Fang, blocked on every platform: ???

A few days later, Liang Xuyao is forced to go on a blind date with a rising business tycoon. When he sees who's waiting, he freezes.

Fang Bozhou: Darling, let's start over, okay?

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Liang Xuyao has gone further and further down the black-and-red path, trapped in an endless mire of darkness. Just when he thinks his life is over...

His first love and ex-boyfriend, former nobody and now award-winning director Fang Bozhou, comes looking for him.

And reminds him that the world is still lovely.

P.S.

★ Both are each other's first and only. They're each other's first loves, and this sweet reconciliation after a bittersweet breakup will make your heart ache just a little.

★ The gong never liked the universally adored shou. Both their hearts and bodies belong only to each other.

★ The gong dotes on the shou and pursues him, with an enormous mutual attraction. Read with care if you're sensitive to that, kk.

◆Here are two upcoming gong-centered stories. If you're interested, please add them to your favorites!

Upcoming 1:

"The Villainous Uncle Doesn't Know He's Fishing for Me [Gong-Centered]"

A flamboyant, straightforward tech mogul gong VS an abstinent, controlling guardian shou

#A shou who doesn't know he's fishing VS a gong who willingly takes the bait#

Chi Youqing has a dream. In it, there's a breathtaking beauty with a handsome face, a cool, distant expression, and sharp phoenix eyes that command respect without a hint of anger. His looks and aura hit every one of Chi Youqing's buttons, and yet his eyes are fixed only on Chi, as if asking for a kiss.

Chi's inner thoughts: He must be trying to seduce me.

So Chi wraps an arm around his waist, holds his head, and kisses him, all in one smooth move.

He's still admiring the man's slim, soft, wonderfully huggable waist when he's shoved away the next second. Only then does he realize he's transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder character.

In the book, the original Chi mistakenly thinks Duan Jingxian is after his family's fortune. He repeatedly picks on his uncle and fawns over the protagonist shou. After offending the protagonist gong, he brings about his own ruin, while his uncle becomes a villain and a stepping stone for revenge.

Chi Youqing licks his lips. Become the protagonist shou's lapdog?

No. He only wants to win over his gorgeous uncle and openly kiss and cuddle him.

Looking at Duan Jingxian, who's visibly reining in his anger,

Chi's gaze burns: I just saw the person I love and couldn't help myself.

Duan Jingxian: ...If you've hit your head, get it treated. Don't go out there and embarrass your parents.

Chi Youqing: You're right about everything, Uncle. So how about I move in with you? Keep an eye on me, and I promise to behave.

After they agree to three rules for living together, the onlookers are stunned:

Chi Youqing goes from an arrogant, spoiled heir to a thoughtful, considerate nephew;

Duan Jingxian's extremely rebellious younger brother asks Chi to help him scheme against his older brother, but Chi teaches him how to behave instead;

When the old guard at the Chi family company gives Duan Jingxian trouble, Chi declares at the shareholders' meeting that he'll make the Chi family his betrothal... wedding gift.

After watching the love confession video loop on every computer in the company, Mr. Duan, who's been indulging his puppy as he makes up for lost time, finally loses his patience.

Duan Jingxian: Good. Go stand in the corner and think about what you've done.

Chi Youqing: That's no fun. I'd rather face you.

Duan Jingxian: ...

Duan Corporation employees: Weren't you supposed to be cold, powerful, and abstinent? You really said yes?!

Later, when Chi Youqing learns his uncle has a moonlight in his heart...

Chi shows two sharp canine teeth: Your moonlight?

Duan Jingxian, whose neck and shoulders still ache, rubs his little pup's head:

Behave. Don't bite. I know you like getting jealous, but don't be jealous of yourself.

A daily question:

#My gorgeous uncle keeps flirting with me again. How can I resist kissing him?#

#My puppy has turned into a wild wolfdog. What do I do if I think he's trying to seduce me?#

★ The shou is a naturally seductive beauty who only softens for the gong and doesn't realize he's flirting.

★ The gong is a wolfdog who acts obedient only in front of his uncle, and occasionally goes a little crazy.

A few things to know first:

1. Same-sex marriage is legal, and the gong and shou are not related by blood.

2. Age gap: five years. Younger gong, one-on-one pairing, with enormous mutual attraction.

Upcoming 2:

"My Archenemy, the Villain, Is Carrying My Baby [Gong-Centered]"

A scheming, ambitious gong VS a sharp-tongued, softhearted villain shou who's all about making money

Fu Baining has just finished an interview with the state media when he steps into thin air and falls straight into a ridiculous, melodramatic romance novel. He becomes the gentle, ever-waiting backup for the protagonist shou, and he's already one step into a trap.

Looking at the protagonist shou, who seems as fragile and lovable as a flower, Fu decisively walks away. The original character gave him money, comfort, and ultimately his life. Fu has no intention of becoming a stepping stone.

After a muddled one-night stand with a strange, drunk man, Fu finds himself craving more, but he never even saw the man's face clearly.

At a conference, Fu Baining feels a scorching gaze rake him from head to toe.

He looks over. Isn't that the villainous boss who's in just as much trouble as he is?

Exquisite features, tall and long-legged, with a cool aura. He's exactly Fu's type.

The enemy of my enemy is my ally. Fu holds out a hand: Mr. Xie, want to talk money?

Xie Cunqiu: ...Sure.

This guy's famous for being gentle, gullible, rich, and easy to fool. Why wouldn't he talk money?

As they keep talking (flirting), both of them change their minds.

Fu Baining discovers the villain is kind of adorable:

A big shot at the negotiating table, picky little Xie Qiuqiu at dinner, unable to resist sweets, clingy and demanding hugs when drunk... So cute. I want to pet him.

If I make him my Qiuqiu, can I pet him?

Meanwhile, Xie Cunqiu hides the test results. He needs to make money, but the father of his baby isn't getting away either.

So what if Fu is a naive, gullible fool? He's got Xie.

Only when Fu is pinned down and kissed until he can't catch his breath does he realize that the man he likes isn't a cheerful, healing golden retriever. He's a wolf who won't let his prey escape.

When they run into the protagonist shou, who tries every trick in the book to claim a connection and guilt-trip them,

Fu Baining draws his darling into his arms: Don't put on an act. I wasn't with you that night. In fact, it led to my first meeting with my love. Thanks for that.

Protagonist shou: ?

Xie Cunqiu: ?!

Once they're alone, Xie Cunqiu asks: You knew it was me from the start?

Fu Baining: To be precise, not quite from the start.

Xie Cunqiu falls silent for three seconds, then takes Fu Baining's hand and places it on his stomach: Good timing. I have a surprise for you, Mr. Fu. Are you ready to be a dad?

Fu Baining: ?...No.

How is this world so different from the one I came from?!

★ Both are each other's first and only. One-on-one pairing, with a light, sweet, healing feel.

★ The gong dotes on the shou. They flirt with each other, and both are master performers.

★ Pregnancy in the main story; in the extras, they raise the child without the pain of childbirth and jump straight to age five.

Theme: Rebuild yourself and become a better person.