[Rekindled Romance, Secretly Married Husbands! Sweet and Satisfying!]
Mi Jingran was an utterly unremarkable, obscure D-list celebrity in the entertainment industry. He came from a boy band, but was hopeless at both singing and dancing, and his acting was so bad it could make you want to dig a fantasy castle out of the floor with your toes.
The only thing he had left to brag about was his pretty face, so his haters gave him the affectionate nickname "Face Emperor."
Mi Jingran had always been able to make a living off his face, but he had an ambitious heart and only wanted to improve his skills and turn his career around as soon as possible, so his manager, who had worried himself gray-haired, could buy a huge villa!
His manager: Thanks, but I might have to wait until my next life.
Mi Jingran might have been obscure, but he had never been down on his luck, simply because his family was powerful and influential. One day, a message came from home: his grandfather was critically ill!
Forced to put his career aside and return home for the time being, he discovered that he had fallen into a trap.
His grandfather was perfectly fine. What was more, he had arranged a marriage partner for Mi Jingran: none other than Shen Li, the actor recently hailed as so devastatingly handsome he could make people swoon.
In terms of status, this was way above Mi Jingran's league!
The refined gentleman standing before him was the boyfriend he had dumped a few years ago. Mi Jingran felt his vision go black.
Nobody knew that Mi Jingran and Shen Li had been involved a long time ago. He had no desire to get back together, but his grandfather had taken a liking to this man and insisted there could be no one else!
Mi Jingran was powerless to refuse and was dragged to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their marriage certificate.
Gritting his teeth, Mi Jingran proposed, "We both have fans who support our careers. You and I can be the only ones who know about this marriage. Sign this agreement, and you'll still be the aloof, untouchable actor!"
Shen Li raised a hand, took off his gold-rimmed glasses, and wiped them.
He replied calmly, "Oh? Sure. I also think our careers are important."
Mi Jingran froze.
He agreed that quickly?
Without even hesitating!
Hah. Men.
They really do hold a grudge!
Their arranged marriage became a secret marriage, and they each focused on their own careers.
Mi Jingran remained the same obscure little celebrity with no connections, mocked by the entire internet. Shen Li was the industry standard he could never hope to reach, the dream of millions of young men and women.
One day, an accident left Mi Jingran dead drunk, and someone took him home. To make matters worse, a paparazzo caught it on camera and posted it online.
The next morning, he woke up aching all over and saw his "legal husband" beside him. He gritted his teeth, only to discover to his surprise that he had become famous, landing at the top of the trending list.
#Shocking! Obscure D-list Celebrity Caught Making Out with a Stranger at a Bar, Suspected of Being Kept!#
His first time trending, and it was because of a scandal. Mi Jingran didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
What a blessing! Do you want it?
His PR team posted a clarification overnight: None of that happened! Focus on the artist, and let Mi Jingran shine on his own!
But netizens these days were all detectives. They quickly dug up information about the suspected sugar daddy, and the discussion thread grew higher and higher, until they noticed something was off.
The familiar style of dress, the familiar height, the familiar necklace: had they really identified him as Shen Li, the current top-tier star?!
Shen Li's fans: "Don't drag him into this! Is every obscure nobody trying to ride his coattails these days?!"
"Do you even know what level my beloved is at? How could Face Emperor use him to ship a couple?!"
Mi Jingran was flamed all over the trending list again, and could only clarify things in a livestream. With a mournful little face, he said, "Stop scolding me, stop scolding me! It really isn't true!"
But at the worst possible moment, a hand reached from behind and pinched his waist. Apparently without meaning to, the person leaned into the livestream camera, which was being watched by millions, and asked slowly, "Why aren't you wearing your ring? Don't you like the style?"
Shen Li's face appeared on the screen, his expression tender and utterly intimate.
Mi Jingran forced a smile and explained, "If I say this is my housekeeper, will you believe me?"
#Shocking! Obscure D-list Celebrity Secretly Married to Top-Tier Star Actor! Is This the Collapse of Humanity or the Decay of Morality?!#
A refined, villainous, grudge-holding top x beautiful, vivacious, unlucky bottom
Theme: Confidence is the key to reaching the top