Me and My Pain-in-the-Neck NBA Boyfriend

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Couple: Xu Shiyang and Yan Yang [Please be sure to read the reading guide at the very bottom before starting.]

Xu Shiyang and Yan Yang, the two leads in the scandalous "Video Gate" that once shocked the world, gave gossip-hungry netizens an unforgettable livestream that no one could ever top.

On the livestream, they faced off, each dropping one bombshell after another.

Yan Yang played a video and revealed, "Xu Shiyang plagiarized an original song by a former teammate and is a compulsive liar."

Xu Shiyang immediately played a recording: "Yan Yang asked me to fabricate evidence to clear him of taking performance-enhancing drugs."

They traded accusations, keeping the revelations coming, until they lost their tempers and started fighting right in front of the cameras.

After that livestream, they had no further contact. They even made each other's names an unmentionable taboo.

But four years later, netizens were astonished to discover that the two had joined the same dramatic reality show, where they spent the whole time trading barbs.

The director asked why they had come on the show.

Yan Yang: "If it weren't for the money, who'd want to spend time with such a jinx?"

Xu Shiyang hummed in agreement. "Exactly, what a jinx. It's a rare day when you have such a clear understanding of yourself. Congratulations."

Netizens everywhere: Fight! Fight! Don't make up, and you don't have to! The world doesn't need you two to be friends! But we'll miss the fun of watching you two enemies!

Just as everyone expected them to keep bickering forever, the whole vibe suddenly changed.

Who was this man, so put-upon and thoroughly tamed? Was he really Yan Yang, the basketball-court tyrant they knew? And who was this cool, alluring beauty? Was he really Xu Shiyang, the drill rapper who used to diss people back and forth?

Where had those dramatic enemies who used to bring me so much joy gone? Why was the screen now filled with the sickly-sweet air of romance?

Netizens: Aaaaaah!! I came here to watch them fight! Why am I shipping them now?! But... sob, they're so good together!

Reading guide:

1. The top did not use performance-enhancing drugs, and the bottom did not plagiarize. The misunderstandings and false accusations will be explained as the story unfolds.

2. Both are each other's first and only partners. Both are each other's first and only partners. Both are each other's first and only partners. Emphasized three times.

3. The early chapters are light entertainment, but the story also includes the melodramatic trope of a scumbag top pursuing his wife after losing her. Key words: melodrama, pursuing his wife, scumbag top, regret. Please check the tags before reading, and stay away if it's not your thing. (P.S. I'm really bad at writing melodramatic blurbs, so I'm labeling it here.)

4. Updates daily.

5. The NBA setting is fictional, including but not limited to teams and players. There are many original details, including but not limited to schedules, rest periods, and seating arrangements. I've referenced real league schedules, but please don't treat this as a one-to-one match. Thank you for understanding.

6. This is for entertainment. If you come across a plot point you can't accept, stop reading early. That way, everyone's happy.

7. Feel free to criticize the characters, but please try not to criticize the author. I'm sensitive, and if you criticize the characters, I can at least console myself that it means I've written them well.

8. Comments that are badly timed or out of line will be deleted, as will false trigger warnings.

9. Neither the top nor the bottom is perfect, so please don't expect too much. Keep your expectations in check.

10. Don't read this as a reflection of reality, and don't compare it to real people. The characters aren't based on anyone.

Theme: Get along harmoniously and amicably, resolve conflicts, open your hearts, treat others sincerely, and stay positive.