My White Moonlight Tried to Frame Me Again Today [Entertainment Industry]

[Coming soon: My Darling Watches as I Play the Good Boy in Every Way, Interstellar ABO]

(Blurb for this story)

Gu Taobai, a laughingstock who was heavily promoted, fell short of winning the Best Actor award in his previous life. His mentality shattered, he now just wants to let loose and enjoy a peaceful retirement.

But fate had other plans. He accidentally became a trending topic, his popularity exploded, and with more System points than he could spend, his work-obsessed System forced him to stay active.

Out of the pile of excellent scripts the System gave him, Gu Taobai picked a trashy variety show where he could slack off in peace.

The show billed itself as an acting competition, but shamelessly threw a group of celebrities with tangled relationships together: rumored couples, fake senior-junior friendships, sworn rivals, he loves her, she loves him, he loves her... It was one huge battlefield of romantic entanglements.

The whole house was full of undercurrents, but Gu Taobai had no entanglements at all. Pure and innocent, a lone flower in full bloom, he could sit back and watch it all.

So what if the competition scripts were melodramatic? So what if the scenes had no shame? So what if they involved kissing and cuddling? Hah, small potatoes. What was there to panic about? Actors should have professional integrity!

Then he saw the eighth guest.

A guest who should never have appeared on a trashy show like this, even if the sky fell.

Zhou Ze, Best Actor, with no scandals since his debut, a famously aloof big shot in show business, and...

The man with whom Gu Taobai had spent one wild, unforgettable night before running away.

Gu Taobai: I'm doomed. Is it still too late to quit?

Gu Taobai: Can we skip these suggestive scenes?

Gu Taobai: B-Brother Zhou, I'm sorry. It's just a domineering-romance script. You don't have to give me such hands-on guidance.

Gu Taobai had a beloved idol, a man named Zhou Ze. He was a cold, aloof big shot who always kept his word and stayed above scandal, a universally acclaimed, gifted actor of true talent.

Gu Taobai held him in his heart for twenty years without pursuing him, because Zhou Ze had died twenty years ago.

Later, Gu Taobai died too. When he was reborn, he returned to a point in time when Zhou Ze was still alive.

He still didn't pursue him. Even after accidentally sleeping with him, he didn't dare try, because Gu Taobai felt he wasn't good enough.

But somehow, wherever he went, his beloved idol kept finding ways to get close to him. Before he knew it...

He became the only person in the world who had heard Zhou Ze sing;

He became the only person Zhou Ze cared enough about to personally defend against online criticism;

He became the only rumored boyfriend Zhou Ze had had in all his years in the business;

He became Zhou Ze's first boyfriend, whom he couldn't wait to acknowledge publicly.

This story is also known as How the Best Actor Gave His Own Boyfriend the Courage to Get Bolder, The Main God's Tricks, Gu Taobai's Beloved Idol, and The Laughingstock Who Was Targeted by the Best Actor Again.

Reader's guide:

1. One-on-one romance

2. Healing, sweet romance

3. Written for my own enjoyment, no restraints, and not too concerned with logic. I won't abandon it. Unless something unusual comes up, updates will be at least every other day. If I'll be away longer, I'll post a notice in the blurb or author's notes.

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Strongly recommend my upcoming story: My Darling Watches as I Play the Good Boy in Every Way

Interstellar ABO. A powerful, paternalistic top who seems like a refined, frail gentleman but is actually domineering, forceful, and extremely strong VS a rebellious bottom who seems sweet and devoted but is actually outrageously wild. Two schemers in a relentless battle of wits. Here's the blurb:

The Shao and Zhong families arranged a marriage.

The young master of the Zhong family was the one who proposed it, even going against the wishes of his elders.

Everyone thought the young master of the Zhong family was such a romantic. General Shao Xiaohua had long since fallen from grace. He was partially paralyzed, his pheromone system severely damaged, and he could hardly be considered an Alpha in the strict sense of the word.

Marrying a useless man like that meant spending the rest of his life relying on suppressants. He was plainly throwing his whole life away.

Zhong Chi, the young master of the Zhong family, didn't care in the slightest. He kicked back and played on his phone in the newlywed bedroom, thinking he'd hit the jackpot.

A husband he had no feelings for and couldn't sleep with = a suppressant ATM.

No matter how the laws of the Empire changed, they couldn't stop him from getting suppressants! Now he could go wild without a care! Freedom, here I come!

But before that...

Just before Shao Xiaohua came through the door, Zhong Chi shut off his phone and sprang upright. He fidgeted with his fingers, putting on an obedient, bashful expression. "X-Xiaohua, can... can I call you Xiaohua? D-Do you need me to push your wheelchair? Would you like a cigarette? Should I light it for you? Do you want to take a bath? Should I run the water for you?"

Shao Xiaohua: "..."

Who was that kid in the room just now, gaming and swearing his head off?

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One day after they were married, Zhong Chi made his usual excuse about traveling, but in truth went to the contaminated zone to fight. During breaks, he would often smoke and sling an arm around the burly Alphas and strong Omegas, chatting away:

Zhong Chi: "Shao Xiaohua? Yeah, he's pretty handsome, but he's not my type."

Zhong Chi: "...No, it's not because he's lame. All older Alphas are the same, you know? They seem easygoing and approachable, but you can never tell what they're thinking. If you ask me, marriage is a pain. Long live being single!"

Zhong Chi: "How would I know? I, uh, have a friend. Apparently his partner's moody and impossible to please."

He kept right on chatting until he realized no one dared respond.

He turned around and saw the leader of the Lighthouse Organization standing behind him.

The big shot, famous for his maturity and composure, stared at Zhong Chi's arm around someone else. His gaze was hostile, and though a smile played on his lips, it radiated danger.

Everyone said Shao Xiaohua was a hero, a true gentleman.

Zhong Chi just wanted to say...

Bullshit!

That old bastard Shao Xiaohua pretended to be useless, but he was a sanctimonious, refined scoundrel. All that elegant gentlemanly charm was just an act for outsiders!

The real Shao Xiaohua was the ruthless, decisive leader of the Lighthouse Organization.

Don't ask how he found out the truth.

The answer is that he got too wild, got caught, and was discovered badmouthing marriage and his husband behind his back. He didn't get to sleep for three whole days and nights. QAQ.

Theme: The days we spend outsmarting life