[Ruan Shuxin (a versatile, flirtatious kindergarten teacher) x Pei Siyu (a doting, gentle movie star)]
With the birth rate at rock bottom and kindergartens laying off staff left and right, Ruan Shuxin was soon out of a job.
Deep in debt, he heard that wealthy families with no time to spend with their children were loving the new trend of “virtual childcare.”
So Ruan Shuxin seized his chance, sent out a flood of applications, and started taking online jobs.
His first client:
A talent-agent dad + a celebrity-obsessed mom + a “husky” who wrecks the house = him clutching his head and crying at midnight.
[Ruan Shuxin glanced at the camera behind him, then watched Huh Huh pour peanut oil all over the floor. With a gentle smile, he said, “Huh Huh, sweetheart, that's not how we behave. Come here, Teacher Xin will give you a bath, okay?”
In his head: You little terror, were you a husky in your past life? You destroy everything! Why don't you just go fly into the sky?!]
His second client:
A playboy influencer + a stepmother who wrecks the house + a sweet, autistic child = him, at a complete loss.
[Ruan Shuxin saw the wrecked house, courtesy of Jiaozi's stepmother, and fled with Jiaozi, who was huddled in the corner of the sofa.
Ruan Shuxin's inner monologue: I really am here to look after a child!! I'm not here to steal your man, and I'm not some top-tier male model from a fancy club!! (smiling.jpg)]
His third client:
A big shot in the underworld + a cosplayer mom + a little terror who loves acting contrary = him, thoroughly worn out.
[Two burly men with tattooed arms held Ruan Shuxin by the armpits and shoved him into a black van. He sat rigid with nerves, too tense to even look around.
Only when he met Beibei, who greeted him politely, did he finally relax a little. Though, this kid was kind of... (sob~)]
His fourth client:
A famous movie star + a missing mom + a sweet, well-behaved little darling = him, completely smitten.
Pei Siyu placed a dating contract in front of Ruan Shuxin. “Take a look at the terms. If the pay and conditions work for you, sign it. If not, that's fine too. It's just that the little one likes you so much.”
Ruan Shuxin blushed and glanced at Pei Siyu. No matter how he looked at it, he was falling for him. His idol!!
Pretending to be a couple meant earning money and cuddling up to a movie star. Most importantly, he could get his fill of an adorable little one. He was the one coming out ahead here, right?! (heavy panting~)
Ruan Shuxin opened the dating contract. “Do I sign here?”
Pei Siyu: “Yes. Don't you want to read the terms first?”
Ruan Shuxin scrawled his name across the page. “No need. I like the little one too.”
The weight lifted from Pei Siyu's heart. “So when are you moving in? Or should I come pick you up?”
Ruan Shuxin thought he must have misheard. “What???”
Just then, the little one ran out and threw himself into Ruan Shuxin's arms. “Yay! Now I can go on the parenting variety show with Teacher Xin and Dad. I'm so happy!!”
A parenting variety show??? Ah!!!
Pei Siyu smiled. “Sweetie, you should call Teacher Xin ‘Dad’ now.”
Ruan Shuxin: What are they even talking about? I don't understand a word...
Bonus scene:
Fan A: “Why do all the kids like Ruan Shuxin so much??? They even call him Teacher Xin so affectionately. Is he a kindergarten teacher or what???”
Passerby: “I think he's your Pei's dating coach. He has your movie star Pei all flustered, hhh. Just look at how he listens to his wife~”
Fan B: “Why does Movie Star Pei always cling to my Teacher Xin like a big dog? Doesn't he get sick of it... TnT.”
Fan C: “Sweetie, if you keep playing matchmaker like this, the parenting show is going to turn into a dating show~”
Passerby: “I just found out this is a parenting show. I've been watching it as a dating show all along. Oh my gosh! The everyday interactions between the Yuxin couple are so sweet, okay?! So doting and so flirtatious~”
[A sweet, soft, versatile kindergarten teacher with an incredibly busy inner monologue x a gentle, doting movie star who had it all planned from the start]
Stay tuned for what's next...
Guide:
The top dotes on the bottom, the bottom flirts with the top, both are each other's first and only, 1v1
The top is the gentle movie star Pei Siyu (the child is not his biological child)
Every family will get its own chapters (daily life with the kids), with a focus on the fourth family (interactions on the parenting show)
Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting
This story has no connection to real people or events in the entertainment industry. Thank you~
Blurb written on May 3, 2024. If you like it, sweethearts, please add it to your collection~ Thank you!!
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