After Faking a Couple with My Archrival, I Fell for Them

[The blurb for the upcoming story in the same series, Getting Hitched to My Nemesis by Contract and Loving It, is in my author profile~] [My new story, The Puppy I Raised Attacks Me, is now underway. Blurb below. Please add it to your reading list!] In the trainee scene, everyone knows that Lu Yixiao has a nemesis: Jiang Che, who once stole his center position. Ever since their falling-out, the two have avoided each other, barely ever appearing at the same event. One day, a gossip account breaks the news that they'll both be on the same variety show. Lu Yixiao: He'll be the unlucky one if we run into each other. Before filming officially begins, the show staff hold an interview and ask, "Why did you come on this show?" Jiang Che looks into the camera and says, "I'm here for the dream in my heart." Lu Yixiao: For the center position. After the second-round song selection recording wraps, Lu Yixiao angrily drags Jiang Che into the dressing room and locks the door. Everyone thinks they're about to fight and crowds around the door to listen. Lu Yixiao lowers his voice: What will it take for you to switch songs? Jiang Che curls his lips: Call me big brother, then kiss me, and I'll think about it. * Jiang Che has a secret: he's been in love with Lu Yixiao for seven years. He thought he and Lu Yixiao could never be together, until one day Lu Yixiao's older brother came to see him. "My brother can't live without you. Go offer yourself to him." Jiang Che thinks to himself: This kind of opportunity exists? One day after they get together: Lu Yixiao suddenly comes across an old interview video. "Jiang Che, did your dream come true?" Jiang Che pulls Lu Yixiao into his arms. "It did." Lu Yixiao asks again: "What's your dream?" Jiang Che says softly: "You." [Devious, calculating, devoted main dancer top x Tsundere, guileless queen ACE bottom] P.S. 1. Lu Yixiao (bottom) x Jiang Che (top) 2. The cover features our handsome, charming, and adorable Xiao Bao Ao! 3. One-on-one / happy ending / rekindled romance / showbiz / idol competition. The characters are not based on real people. 4. The idol competition portion isn't very long. It's mainly a backdrop to move the plot forward, and flashbacks take up a larger share. This isn't a traditional idol competition story. 5. The main story includes a lot of live chat banter and comments. 6. The rules take inspiration from Goose's Create series and Peach's Youth series. The Puppy I Raised Attacks Me: Blurb Fu Yan has felt something is off lately. The little brat who used to follow him around all day, calling him "Big Brother" nonstop, has suddenly become distant. Ye Yusheng, who used to eat and sleep with him every day and cling to him around the clock, now wants separate beds. Fu Yan suggests they take a bath together. Rejected. Fu Yan suggests they rent a place together. Rejected. He isn't allowed to touch him or hug him. He's even refused when he suggests they eat together. Ye Yusheng rejects almost every chance to see him. For several weeks, Fu Yan can't find him anywhere, and finally realizes Ye Yusheng is avoiding him. - Fu Yan spends ages trying to figure out why Ye Yusheng has grown distant. One day, he finally blocks Ye Yusheng at the door as he's about to head out. Usually gentle and soft-spoken, Fu Yan now demands, "Why are you avoiding me?" Unable to refuse Fu Yan's insistent questioning, Ye Yusheng comes clean. "I like boys. I'm gay." Fu Yan: "So what? Who do you like? I'll help you win him over." Ye Yusheng: "He won't like me." Fu Yan: "Why not? You're wonderful, Xiao Yu!" Ye Yusheng: "He's straight." Fu Yan: "How do you know? You'll never find out unless you try." Ye Yusheng looks up at him. "Big Brother, should we try?" Fu Yan: ?! Now it's Fu Yan's turn to start sneaking around. - Ye Yusheng knew this would happen. Once he came clean to Fu Yan, their relationship would be over. But he never expected to wake up one day and find Fu Yan beside him, holding him just as he had on countless nights before. Fu Yan doesn't distance himself. Instead, their relationship becomes even more intimate than before. They hug, they kiss, and they even do more intimate things. His big brother treats him so well. He loves him even more, but his brother is suffering so much... Except his brother seems to be getting hooked on trying it out?! Ye Yusheng finally can't take Fu Yan's teasing anymore and asks, "Big Brother, what are we?" Fu Yan: "What do you think?" Ye Yusheng lowers his eyes and says quietly, "Men and women should keep their distance. Your wife will get jealous if you act like this." Fu Yan slaps Ye Yusheng on the head, exasperated. "Are you jealous of yourself?" Ye Yusheng: Huh? So I'm my own sister-in-law! P.S. 1. Gentle, composed, flirtatious bottom (Fu Yan) x puppy-like top who's very good at acting obedient (Ye Yusheng) 2. No blood relation, one-on-one, happy ending. 3. Half urban, half college life. Premise: Stay true to your original aspirations and reap the rewards after hardship.