The Sickly Beauty Keeps Trying to Turn Me Gay

[A delicate, sickly, aloof bottom who gets breathless every few steps] x [A straight, goofy top who eventually comes around] Lu Ye has the face of every gay man's dream, and men are always fawning over him. But he's a homophobic straight guy who avoids men like the plague. His good friend Shen Mo is the one exception. Shen Mo is a famous frail beauty at Nan University. He's out of breath after three steps, coughing after five. He faints and comes down with fevers at the slightest provocation, clutching his chest as he coughs until the corners of his eyes turn red. Shen Mo is too weak to run, so Lu Ye goes to help him. Shen Mo is a picky eater with no appetite, so Lu Ye feeds him. Shen Mo accidentally twists his ankle when he falls, so Lu Ye carries him. Their close friends are stunned. "Brother Lu, are you sure you're straight?" Lu Ye insists, "Straight as an arrow! Straighter than a steel bar!" His friends remark, "But you dote on Shen Mo like he's your wife." Lu Ye shoots them a cold look. "When your mind is filthy, you see filth everywhere!!" Later... Shen Mo has an episode in their dorm room. His eyes glisten with tears, his breathing turns soft and unsteady, and he looks at Lu Ye with an innocent, guileless gaze. "Lu Ye, help me~" Lu Ye freezes in place. That's it. His mind is filthy now too. Upcoming story: Forced to Put on a Show After a thoroughly ugly breakup, Ji Yan is told by his company that he'll have to film a variety show alongside his ex-boyfriend, an award-winning actor. Let's Date Again is a romance show that focuses on inviting celebrities and their exes to travel together after breaking up, serving up "expired romance." Some of the other guests are still friends after their breakups, while others still have feelings for each other, their gazes practically sparking. But Ji Yan and Qin Jing, forced to work together, look at each other as if they'd like to kill one another. In a backstage interview, the host asks, "What made you decide to join the show?" Ji Yan shrugs and gives up trying to be polite. "I'm broke." Qin Jing's face is expressionless, his voice cold. "The company arranged it." During filming, they refuse to cooperate and lose a game. As punishment, they're asked to answer truthfully: What did it feel like to kiss the other person? Ji Yan glances at Qin Jing and taunts him. "I felt nothing!" Actor Qin presses his lips together and fires back. "It was completely underwhelming!" They thought viewers would prefer the other ex-couples, but when the first episode aired, they shot straight to the top of the trending searches and set the internet abuzz. Viewers: "Help, watching these two bicker is so much fun!!" "I could watch a hundred episodes of this!" "Oh my, they're even more shippable now!" [Cover provided by Bishui. Thank you!] Theme: Study hard and keep striving