After Confessing to the Male Lead as a Sickly Young Master

In a nutshell: After confessing to my male idol, he finds out it was because I lost a bet

Blurb:

Xie Shi is the undisputed male lead of the hit entertainment-industry novel The Upper Circle.

He's not only handsome, but has amazing qualities in every way. He's the author's darling.

Lin Xi has been a fan of the novel for ages and always thought of Xie Shi as his son, cheering him on in the comments every day.

Then he wakes up to find he's transmigrated into the book as one of the background- character CEOs: a young master from a powerful family, frail and constantly in and out of the hospital on medication.

Because he and his fellow CEOs are too stupid to know when to stop, they tease the newly debuted male lead at a banquet, offending him. They're soon written off as cannon fodder.

Lin Xi: I think I can still be saved (faints and reaches for the oxygen)

Lin Xi first meets the male lead at a banquet.

In the restroom, Xie Shi has been forced to drink a lot by an investor. He looks a mess, but he's still gorgeous.

He runs into Lin Xi, who's just stepped out of a stall, and mistakes him for a peeping Tom.

Xie Shi braces his hands on the sink. Water drips from his handsome face as he stares at Lin Xi with dark eyes.

"Tell anyone, and I'll kill you."

But when they return to the table, Lin Xi turns out to be one of the investors.

Xie Shi: Damn rich people, but I still have to smile for the cameras :)

The second time they meet.

Lin Xi is playing dice at a bar with his rich second-generation friends and loses. His punishment is to confess to Xie Shi.

His friends even make a bet over whether Xie Shi will accept.

Xie Shi has just become a minor sensation, and the trending topics are full of people calling him "Hubby."

Sure enough, when he hears Lin Xi's confession, the naturally handsome man pauses, then says in a sarcastic tone, "I knew you, peeping Tom, would give in sooner or later."

Lin Xi: I didn't! I swear! orz Being misunderstood is my fate.

The Nth time.

Xie Shi is now a huge star. After filming a popular variety show, he's hounded by a guest who keeps pursuing him.

With the cameras rolling, Xie Shi tries to hold back, but the other person keeps pushing. At last, he snaps: "Get lost! I have a partner!"

Just then, paparazzi dig up intimate photos of Xie Shi and investor Lin Xi.

The whole internet is stunned: !!!

#XieShiIsKeptBy# shoots up the trending charts.

Later, when Xie Shi learns Lin Xi confessed because he lost a bet, his expression changes on the spot. Terrified, Lin Xi packs his things in the middle of the night and wheels himself away in his wheelchair.

But Xie Shi catches him and hurls him onto the bed, pinning him down.

"Was it a lie when you said you liked me, too?"

Lin Xi covers his face. "I'm in poor health. Don't hit me in the face."

Xie Shi's eyes darken, their depths faintly reddening. He says each word distinctly: "You liar."

Lin Xi: "QwQ Just let me explain!!"

Xie Shi grips his wrist, his gaze heavy. "Liars have to be punished."

Couple: a health-conscious, easygoing bottom who is a die-hard fan of the male lead X a handsome, impressive top who seems perfect but is intermittently tsundere, domineering, aloof, calculating, and fiercely possessive

Age gap: the bottom, Lin Xi, is younger; Lin Xi x Xie Shi

Theme: Leave the past behind and look only forward