When the Group Darling Meets the Ex-Wife's Revenge

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At first, he dodged her at every turn. Later, he couldn't stop cuddling his wife: roguishly handsome actor x sweet top-tier star who once loved him with all her heart, but later grew disillusioned

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Star fans share one consensus: top-tier starlet Ruan Ran is a fascinating person.

She has three good qualities: she's beautiful, a good actress, and from a good family.

She also has three bad qualities: a bad temper, a bad temper, and a bad temper.

When the controversial Ruan Ran was interviewed, she declared, "I'm a 50-million-traffic star. I don't need another fan."

That enraged all her antis. By the end of the day, nearly every website was filled with vulgar insults about her.

Her fans were heartbroken and fought the antis across every platform, secretly hoping her company wouldn't make matters worse at a time like this.

But the next day, the company announced that Ruan Ran's first variety show was about to begin filming.

The fan community was furious.

Ruan Ran posted on Weibo: "I chose to do it!"

Ruan Ran had a little secret: she'd been in love with award-winning actor Fu Jing for ten years.

So she signed up for the variety show he was joining, planning to put a perfect end to all those years of unrequited love.

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Star fans shared another consensus: award-winning actor Fu Jing had also been in love with his childhood sweetheart for ten years.

When the variety show aired, fans were surprised to see that Ruan Ran seemed like a different person around Fu Jing.

An anti blushed and posted on Weibo: "I don't want to be a fan, but she's really so cute. She smiles at me while holding a dog!"

Her fans were close to tears. "Ranran, let's find someone else to like."

In the first episode, Ruan Ran stared at the actor as he wrapped a scarf around the childhood sweetheart he loved. In the end, she lowered her eyes sadly and turned away.

Before the show was even halfway through, Actor Fu publicly voiced his dissatisfaction with Ruan Ran. His every word was full of disgust.

In the final episode, Ruan Ran coldly dodged Actor Fu's embrace and laughed as she bumped fists with a popular idol. The actor, usually praised for his emotional intelligence, scowled on camera for the first time.

After the show ended, Actor Fu publicly apologized on Weibo.

That evening, Ruan Ran posted too, with a beautiful and adorable picture.

She wrote, "Yay, time to start going on blind dates!"

Note: The hero has a white moonlight, but she really is just an idealized first love. She has a partner and even helps the main couple get together. Both leads are romantically inexperienced, and the hero will have to grovel to win her back! The heroine goes on a blind date for filming. It's a scene in a drama!

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Permission to Apply for Romance with My Straight Male Desk Mate

Love and hate can spring from the same cause; people can have both flaws and virtues.

If you long for his unreserved, burning passion, you must also endure the torment of being unable to say those feelings aloud.

Xu Ke's youth was a silence forged beneath the crushing weight of life.

His parents were divorced, and he was left to care for his sick younger sister alone. Their lives were confined to a cramped home, filled with hospital bills and the petty hardships of everyday life.

He had long grown used to living without ever lifting his head high enough to see the sky. Then, on the first day of high school, he touched the sun.

From then on, the gloom lifted, and the warm wind finally reached out a comforting hand.

"Your name is Xu Ke, so if someone asks you for a favor, you can say you approve."

Ping Xiaoxun cleared his throat, imitating Xu Ke's usual cool tone. His offhand words gently shattered Xu Ke's fragile defenses:

"I, Xu Ke, approve your application."

Good news: the person he likes treats him with endless affection, obeys his every whim, and is close and flirtatious with him.

Bad news: it's all just straight-guy antics.

Their fingertips brush by accident while studying together. He stays by Xu Ke's side all night in the hospital. They embrace on New Year's Eve...

Ping Xiaoxun's favoritism was bold and obvious. Even when his friends joked that he spoiled Xu Ke like a wife, he would unabashedly put an arm around Xu Ke's shoulder and admit it.

Day after day, their boundary-crossing intimacy nurtured a heart falling in love.

"I like you."

Between mingling breaths, the words slipped out from between their lips.

The other person's eyes widened in shock, and he fled.

Xu Ke touched his lips and smiled bitterly, cherishing the stolen kiss.

Months later, Ping Xiaoxun, eyes red, blocked his way, his voice urgent and wounded.

"I like you."

Xu Ke lowered his eyes, his tone weary and distant. "You only think of me as a brother."

The newcomer blushed to the ears and blurted out, "Brothers don't dream about you every night. Do you know how many bedsheets I've washed?"

Xu Ke paused. The taut string in his heart suddenly relaxed.

A golden-retriever-type hero who's a total looks-lover, fiercely protective, and instantly friendly ✖ A seemingly cool guy who's actually awkward, easily embarrassed, and insecure

Theme: If you don't love someone, don't hurt them