I Went Viral After Joining a Dating Show With My Archenemy [Book Transmigration]

After transmigrating into a book, Li Qi becomes a minor villain destined to be cannon fodder, infamous throughout the entertainment industry for his scandals.

At this moment, the original Li Qi is planning to use a favor as leverage to force Yan Tanchen, his so-called "mortal enemy," into signing a "Repayment Agreement." Yan Tanchen is a hugely famous three-time Best Actor in the book. Li Qi demands that he join a dating reality show and choose him as his partner on the program.

Staring at the freshly signed agreement in front of him, Li Qi wants to ask: Is it still in time to back out?

Unfortunately, Yan Tanchen is convinced Li Qi is insatiably greedy and wants to extort him further, so he insists on honoring the agreement. Once the dating show is over, they'll go their separate ways and never have anything to do with each other again.

Li Qi can't help complaining: Do you think I want to be stuck doing a couple act with someone on a dating show?

His attempt to refuse fails, so all he can do is smile and face this world that's about to make him die of embarrassment. Ha.

The couple formed by Li Qi and Yan Tanchen becomes the oddball pairing on the dating show.

While everyone else is kissing, hugging, and being swept off their feet, the two of them sit miles apart, staring at each other and unable to get a word out.

While everyone else's hearts race at 180 beats per minute during the heartbeat game, their hearts remain perfectly calm. In fact, Li Qi's heartbeat gets slower and slower, nearly dropping to zero.

While other couples comfort each other sweetly after getting hurt during an activity, the two mock and taunt each other, even trying to make sure the other one suffers more...

Netizens say they shouldn't be on a dating show, but on a breakup show. Li Qi couldn't agree more.

But despite being such a terrible match, they still choose each other every time.

Their unexpected chemistry quickly wins them a growing following of shippers, who sigh and say: "I'm sold!"

"Even though we're worlds apart in every way, our hearts still want to draw close!"

Li Qi's first reaction when he sees this is: What the heck? If anything, the two of them have hearts that want to tear each other apart!

At last, the two make it through the dating show, stumbling along the way. In the end, the show's couples split up or go their separate ways, and nobody expects the pair who seemed least likely to make it to walk hand in hand together in the finale.

The next day, Li Qi and Yan Tanchen post their official relationship announcement on Weibo at the same time:

@Yan Tanchen: @Li Qi, grateful our paths crossed.

@Li Qi: @Yan Tanchen, let's never meet again in this lifetime.

The announcement blows up the trending charts, and Li Qi becomes popular again.

Netizens all say: Good grief, even your official relationship announcement is so refreshingly unconventional!

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Later, Yan Tanchen blocks Li Qi in the makeup room, eyes red, and demands, "Why did you break up with me?"

"Wasn't that what the agreement said?" Li Qi asks, confused.

"The agreement is void. I've already burned it until there's not even ash left," Yan Tanchen grits out.

Before Li Qi can say anything else, Yan Tanchen steps forward and silences him with a kiss, mumbling incoherently, "You always make me angry the moment you open your mouth..."

Li Qi is left completely baffled. Weren't they supposed to go their separate ways as soon as the dating show ended?

▲ Older love interest; 1v1; both leads are sexually inexperienced; same-sex marriage is legal in this setting

!!! No real-life inspirations. Please don't project this onto anyone. Respect one another. Thank you!!!!

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