After the Divorce, My Ex and I Become a Hit on a Dating Show

Yu Qingshi and Pei Siyi were together for seven years, but Pei Siyi's demanding job kept them apart so often that they eventually had to split up.

Two years after their divorce, Pei Siyi is a top-tier star, while Yu Qingshi is notorious for living off other people's fame.

They are both invited to appear on a dating reality show.

Before filming:

"Who let this nobody leech off a top-tier star's fame?"

"A pretty face should know its place!"

"If my idol even looks at him, I'll rip off my own head and let Yu Qingshi kick it around!"

Yu Qingshi: Please don't involve me. We're divorced. Not interested.

During filming, the other guests compete for center stage and show off their talents. Yu Qingshi takes a laid-back approach, yet unexpectedly wins the hearts of all the male guests.

By himself, he forms four hugely popular couples, one with each of the male guests.

That night, two hashtags trend out of nowhere.

#WhyIsHeTheOnlyOneWithNoChemistryWithPeiSiyi

#WhoExactlyIsNotGoodEnoughForWhom

The moment the top-tier star and Yu Qingshi's ex-husband sees the trending topics, he finally can't sit still.

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In his fans' eyes, Pei Siyi is an untouchable flower on a high mountain: aloof and never the one to make the first move.

Only Yu Qingshi knows how annoying Pei Siyi can be.

Even when Yu is late coming home from filming an endorsement, Pei personally drives out in the rain to pick him up.

"Isn't the brand being unreasonable? What endorsement needs to be filmed in the middle of the night?"

"Is that show really so important? Why didn't you tell me you wanted to take the role?"

"Qingshi, aren't you getting a little too close to them?!"

Fans are left speechless, until someone digs up proof that the two really did get divorced. The beloved exes couple goes viral overnight.

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When Yu Qingshi hears about it, he worries Pei Siyi's fans will think he's leeching off his fame. So he issues a statement in the middle of the night, saying he and Pei Siyi aren't close and are just ordinary professional acquaintances.

That evening, Yu Qingshi is on his way to a date with one of the male guests when Pei Siyi stops him in the parking lot.

"Take my car."

"?"

Pei Siyi sneers. "I want to see who's so eager to flirt with someone else's wife."

Yu Qingshi: ...Who is your wife?!

[Reader's guide]

1. An aloof top-tier star gong x a laid-back beauty shou who leans into being a nobody and does whatever he wants.

2. One-on-one, both physically and emotionally; happy ending. No real-life inspirations. There's a reason they got divorced. Also known as "I Don't Promote Myself, Yet I'm the Most Popular."

Blurb written May 20, 2022; archived on Weibo. Story starts in 2026.

Core theme: Good and evil both have their consequences.