Aren't Childhood Friends Supposed to Be Rivals?

On his twenty-fifth birthday, Chu Yizhi receives one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.

The good news: his childhood friend Yan Buting is back.

The bad news: Liu Zi, the popular actress he's been secretly in love with, likes Yan Buting.

Yan Buting, 28, is a newly crowned Best Actor. Gentle and modest, standing 190 centimeters tall, with a face that radiates abstinence, he has both acting chops and good looks. He's a favorite of every major director.

And this man has one rule for accepting roles: he never takes roles with kissing scenes.

When his older brother, Chu Yuzhi, the owner of Star Media Entertainment, asks if he wants to become Yan Buting's personal assistant, he agrees at once and signs a one-year contract that amounts to selling himself.

After all, Yan Buting's work schedule after returning to China is all tied to Liu Zi.

With her close at hand, he can take the opportunity to make himself more noticeable to the person he likes.

On the first day, he breaks a cup, successfully stopping the two of them just as they are about to get close.

On the second day, he deliberately falls onto Yan Buting, successfully preventing Liu Zi from kissing him on the cheek.

On the third day, he accidentally spills water on Yan Buting and uses the excuse of taking him to the dressing room to change, successfully stopping Liu Zi from confessing her feelings.

Before he knows it, a month has passed. With one little sabotage trick a day, he finally manages to get Liu Zi's attention.

Just as he is congratulating himself and celebrating with his best friend at a bar, Yan Buting suddenly appears and takes him into an empty private room.

Drunk, Chu Yizhi leans against the cold door behind him and looks up at Yan Buting, whose expression is hard to read.

Yan Buting: "Zhizhi, do you not want me to work with Liu Zi?"

Chu Yizhi nods, dazed: "Mm. I don't like it."

Yan Buting: "If I told you I don't like her, would you be happy?"

Chu Yizhi's eyes light up: "Happy. Very happy!"

Yan Buting: "Zhizhi, you like me."

Chu Yizhi: "...?"

Then a flurry of kisses silences all his excuses.

He has to admit, those lips are pretty nice to kiss, and the kissing isn't bad either. As for the bed...

Chu Yizhi wakes up the next day, covered in bruises, his mind completely blank. For a moment, he has no idea how to describe how he feels.

Just then, Yan Buting, wearing nothing but a bathrobe, walks in from outside. "Morning, Zhizhi."

He lies stiff as a board, pulls the covers over his face, and wants to cry.

Can I go back to sleep and start over?

This is not how he imagined things going, okay?!

Reader's Guide:

1. A short-tempered rich kid who's easy to placate x a scheming, jealous Best Actor. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

2. Includes personal headcanons; please don't take them too seriously.

Theme: Keep pursuing your dreams, and one day you'll shine.