I Was Forced into the Spotlight After Pairing Up with a Top-Tier Star

[Pre-release from my author page: We Agreed to Divorce After a Year, But I'm Not Leaving. Blurb at the very end~] Lin Wang transmigrates into a book he'd read, a steamy romance. The moment he opens his eyes, he sees a young man by the bed, so sexy that Lin Wang's nose feels hot. They hit it off and go straight to bed. Afterward, the man even leaves Lin Wang his business card. After a night of bliss, Lin Wang finally remembers the plot. The male lead, Chi Yuan, is a musical genius with looks, money, and a powerful family. He debuted at fourteen and ruled the music scene for ten years. But his true personality is dark and twisted, and he has a very disturbing habit: "I only get inspiration by savoring other people's suffering." As a result, he torments the story's bottom until he's miserable and desperate. The bottom attempts suicide several times, then eventually goes mad and forces a happy ending... The cannon fodder Lin Wang transmigrates into is a low-tier actor with a slim waist, long legs, fair skin, a pretty face, and a pile of scandals. His ending is tragic. After trying to get into the male lead Chi Yuan's bed at a hotel, he's punished with lifelong paralysis. Lin Wang: At least he hasn't tried yet. He picks up the business card the man left behind, relieved. [Chi Yuan] The original body's owner was in debt to loan sharks, and Lin Wang nearly gets caught and has his fingers chopped off. He hides at home, frantically trying to raise money. Just when he's at his wit's end, a text arrives. [Would you like to be my muse? The compensation will satisfy you. - Chi Yuan] Lin Wang scoffs. Yeah, right! You just want to torment me, watch me go crazy, watch me cry. He angrily types: [Hello! It would be my honor!] As an artist who creates whenever inspiration strikes, Chi Yuan takes Lin Wang on variety shows and keeps him by his side day and night, sharing a bed with him. Fans and passersby are all displeased. The comments are flooded with: "Lin Wang, get lost," "I feel sick when I see pretty boys," and "Yueh, I'm dropping this show." Too worn out to do anything but tremble on his legs, Lin Wang knows nothing about it. Looking at his waist, which quivers at the slightest touch, he vows to get back the eight-pack abs and great physique he had in his previous life. On the show, he eats carefully and works out every day. He was socially adept in his previous life, and even after transmigrating into a book, he settles in with ease. Before long, he has a huge following of fitness fans and fans who admire his social skills, and even a CP fandom! The fan community is thriving! #The master hunter and his runaway muse# What did they whisper in each other's ears this time that couldn't be aired? #How many times has Chi Yuan blocked the bedroom camera now?# Rumors say Lin Wang and Chi Yuan are living together? The news breaks, and the top trending topic is: #How much longer is Lin Wang going to ride Chi Yuan's coattails?# The very next minute, the trending topic completely crashes. @Chi Yuan: @Lin Wang, my muse, my lover. * Twisted, seductive, controlling younger top x resilient, emotionally stable bottom who is easy to tease * Younger top: 24. The bottom's body is 25 after he transmigrates into a book; in his previous life, he lived to 30. * The cover features an artist's original character design and may resemble other covers. Feel free to use the top's face as inspiration. * Before transmigrating into a book, the bottom was a top and had experience. Afterward, he only gets together with the top, one-on-one. The top has never been with anyone but the bottom. * The entertainment industry is fictional. The author doesn't follow the Chinese entertainment industry and isn't familiar with it, so I've tried to avoid real-world references. If any names or settings accidentally match real people or events, please let me know in a comment or private message, and I'll change them~ (heart) * Blurb written on 2022.6.2 and screenshotted. Pre-release from my author page: We Agreed to Divorce After a Year, But I'm Not Leaving Blurb: [Older top, marriage before love] Jiang Lin is twenty-nine this year, nearing thirty. His family is pressuring him to get married. He can't be bothered with romance, so he figures he'll find someone he likes the look of and enter a one-year marriage of convenience. Then they can divorce next year and call it a job done. The first time Jiang Lin sees Chi Yanqing, he's picking up his cousin from university on a rainy day. Jiang Lin stands outside the classroom with a cigarette in his mouth, unlit. He isn't looking for his cousin. His gaze is fixed on Professor Chi at the lectern. A narrow waist, broad shoulders, long legs, a handsome face, and an air that's both refined and aloof... Though it's been years since he graduated from university, those are the only words that come to Jiang Lin's mind. - On the day of their blind date, Jiang Lin sees Chi Yanqing's face across the table and texts his mother as soon as he leaves. [I'm done for this time.] They both have reasons they have to get married. Jiang Lin also has the personal motive of claiming Chi Yanqing for himself, so they end up registering their marriage in a daze. They agree in advance to cooperate, pretending to be in love in front of their parents, then going their separate ways as soon as they leave. They'll meet at the civil affairs bureau a year later to divorce. Jiang Lin never intended to play along. He genuinely likes Chi Yanqing. After registering their marriage, he steps outside the civil affairs bureau and smokes a cigarette. There's only one word in his mind: pursue. - To outsiders, Chi Yanqing seems perfect. A professor at A University, one of the top universities in the country, he has an ethereal air about him. Even saying one extra word to him feels like an imposition. His acquaintances don't think so. When they drink, they call him "a hypocrite." Chi Yanqing lights a cigarette, smiles, and doesn't deny it. Before they got married, they set strict ground rules. But afterward, Jiang Lin shows up at the classroom door every day to "pick up his cousin," making sure to come when Chi Yanqing is teaching. Chi Yanqing saw through his intentions long ago. But he doesn't call him out. He lets Jiang Lin keep coming every day. One rainy day, Chi Yanqing leaves his umbrella in the classroom and waits outside the building for Jiang Lin. Jiang Lin walks over and asks with a smile, "Professor Chi, you didn't bring an umbrella? Let me give you a ride." Chi Yanqing drops his aloof act and says, "Thanks." Then he gets into Jiang Lin's car of his own accord. - Chi Yanqing is thirty-four, five years older than Jiang Lin, and Jiang Lin can't outplay him, in any way, shape, or form. * Bar owner bottom x university professor top, openly pursuing x secretly flirting * Older top, five-year age gap, marriage before love, same-sex marriage is legal in this setting * Blurb written on 2023.7.7 and screenshotted Theme: They can move forward with confidence only by healing each other.