After Joining a Dating Show, the Movie Emperor Took It Seriously

Pre-release: The Real Young Master Was Reborn on the Day He Inherited the Estate

Lin Yu had been in the industry for ten years without ever becoming a big star. With his ten-year contract at the company about to expire, the executives handed him a contract for a dating reality show after he injured his hand while filming.

A generous parting gift, squeezing out the very last drop of his blood.

On the first day of filming, movie star Xing Tingfeng made a surprise appearance on the dating show.

For their first hand-holding date, under the gaze of the crowd, Xing Tingfeng passed over a popular actress and an award-winning actress, and took the hand of Lin Yu, a minor celebrity barely clinging to the third tier.

Amid the stunned looks, Lin Yu and Xing Tingfeng embraced.

Using the hug to work up his courage, Lin Yu whispered in Xing Tingfeng's ear, "Mr. Xing, did you get the wrong script?"

Xing Tingfeng chuckled and asked in return, "Mr. Lin, did you even read the script?"

After Lin Yu accepted Xing Tingfeng calling him that, the two of them started acting a little strange.

"Big brother, you've got strawberry jam on your face." Xing Tingfeng naturally reached for Lin Yu's face and wiped away the jam with his thumb.

"Big brother, I'm a little afraid of the dark. Can we sleep in the same tent?" Xing Tingfeng stood outside Lin Yu's tent in black silk pajamas.

"Big brother, I'd like to ask you for some advice on this scene's technique." Xing Tingfeng pointed to a kissing scene and humbly asked Lin Yu for guidance.

Gradually, Lin Yu sensed that Xing Tingfeng's possessiveness was getting more and more intense.

If someone looked at Lin Yu for too long, Xing Tingfeng would step in front of him.

If Lin Yu smiled while talking to someone else, Xing Tingfeng would ask why he didn't smile at him.

When Lin Yu's T-shirt was soaked through at the beach, Xing Tingfeng wordlessly wrapped a towel around him.

Lin Yu looked up and met his gaze, deep and dark, with room for no one but him.

During the final episode's filming, Lin Yu called his agent from his room. "I'm straight. I'm sure I'm straight."

When he hung up and came out, he noticed that Xing Tingfeng's expression had changed.

After filming ended, Lin Yu returned to living alone and found it a little strange.

Until one day, they met again backstage at an awards ceremony.

Xing Tingfeng politely took Lin Yu's hand. "Congratulations on your award, Mr. Lin."

Lin Yu frowned and thought, Why doesn't he call me big brother anymore?

Later, at a gathering with friends, there was a guy beside Lin Yu who kept calling him big brother.

After a couple of drinks, Lin Yu felt stifled and went outside for some air. At a corner, someone suddenly grabbed him and pulled him into the darkness.

The man blocked him in the corner, their breaths mingling, and demanded in a familiar voice, "Why does he call you big brother?"

*Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting

*No real-life inspirations

A self-proclaimed straight, old-school actor as the recipient x a cool star in public who only wants to cling to his wife and never let go in private as the initiator

Next novel: The Real Young Master Was Reborn on the Day He Inherited the Estate

In his previous life, Yan Yu died on the way to being reunited with his wealthy birth family.

Only after his death did Yan Yu learn that he was a marginal character in a novel, where the line "The real young master died in a car accident" had decided his fate.

The fake young master was the novel's darling, loved by everyone.

Let them love him. It had nothing to do with Yan Yu, even if they loved him to death.

"Young Master Yan, these are your parents' final wishes."

Wait, Yan Yu picked up the documents and stared in disbelief. "You want me to marry for an alliance? What about the inheritance?"

"Your parents left the entire estate to Young Master Li."

Yan Yu: Guess I'll just die, then.

Wait, Yan Yu heard that the person he'd be marrying was a sickly young man who got out of breath after every few steps, and that he was the only son of a wealthy family.

So the inheritance was right there after all.

Yan Yu: Fine, I won't die.

After Duan Bohuai lost his parents' protection, he was swallowed up by the deep and ruthless waters of the Duan family. When he was isolated and helpless, his aunt and uncle took him in and raised him, keeping him away from the Duan family's way of doing things.

As the only direct-line heir of the Duan family, Duan Bohuai grew up in poor health, unable to hold the family together on his own. The collateral branches took advantage of this and sidelined the direct line.

Duan Bohuai didn't realize he was getting married until the wedding day. When he returned to the bridal suite and opened the door, a young man with smiling eyes and an innocent heart came out.

The moment Yan Yu saw Duan Bohuai, his eyes lit up. Wow, a walking inheritance.

As Duan Bohuai's spouse, er, as the spouse of an inheritance, Yan Yu took on the duty of caring for his husband.

If he got out of breath after a few steps, then they simply wouldn't walk.

Yan Yu got Duan Bohuai a wheelchair, and had him use it everywhere, including to and from work.

Seeing Duan Bohuai in a wheelchair, the collateral branches assumed his illness had worsened and brazenly stepped up their efforts to sideline the direct line.

Duan Xinghuai seized on their actions as evidence.

Yan Yu personally fed Duan Bohuai.

The collateral branches assumed Duan Bohuai didn't have long to live, and went straight to colluding with the company's directors to prepare for the next board meeting.

Duan Bohuai began to close the net and counterattack.

Yan Yu took excellent care of Duan Bohuai, hoping only that the inheritance would go to him after his husband died.

The longer he cared for him, the more something seemed off. Feeling the other man's abs, he thought, How is this guy getting stronger and stronger?

At home, Duan Bohuai picked Yan Yu up from the sofa where he was sleeping.

Yan Yu opened his eyes, still half-asleep. "You're not out of breath anymore?"

Duan Bohuai carried him upstairs. "Do you want to hear me pant?"

Yan Yu nodded. "I do."

If Duan Bohuai was panting, it meant Yan Yu was that much closer to getting the inheritance.

Until one day, they got drunk and slept together.

Thinking back to the few times Duan Bohuai had panted in his ear the night before, Yan Yu lay on the bed, feeling utterly hopeless. Guess I'll just die, then.

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