The Top-Tier Star Insists on Faking a Couple with Me

The first time Ling Che saw Huai Yue, Huai Yue was barely conscious, clutching his sleeve and begging him to save her. He saved her on a whim, but didn't even meet her face-to-face. When his agent found Huai Yue, she was sitting on the hospital bed, staring at him warily like a frightened bird. The man before her was infamous, with nothing but a pretty face to his name. The agent was practiced at this sort of thing. He told her there was no need to thank them and that she should act as if it had never happened, making it clear he didn't want any further entanglement. The woman on the bed was silent for a moment, then nodded. "I understand. Don't worry." - Ling Che had always done as he pleased. Even when saving Huai Yue got him on the wrong side of a famous director in the industry, he didn't give it a second thought. By chance, he and Huai Yue ended up on the same livestream travel variety show. His agent worried incessantly, afraid Huai Yue would pull some shady stunt on the livestream. But Ling Che was surprised to discover that this person, rumored to stop at nothing to grab attention, would buy health supplements for the elderly in the village when the cameras were off, quietly work hard to earn money when paired with him, jump without hesitation into water she was afraid of to help him win a game, and stand up to testify for him when he was caught in a storm of public opinion... Later, Huai Yue shot to fame, and actor Qin Muchuan, who had previously been at the center of rumors that Huai Yue was throwing herself at him, suddenly began appearing by her side again and again. They trended together one time after another. Qin Muchuan not only put on a show of "losing his head for love" on the variety show, but personally drove Huai Yue to the hotel for the celebration banquet in private. In the hotel parking lot, Ling Che watched the two of them embracing in the distance, then turned and left without a word. At the celebration banquet, Ling Che drank himself senseless. Huai Yue took him home, but he unreasonably cornered her against the wall. Beneath the dim light in the entryway, Ling Che stubbornly met Huai Yue's eyes as countless base thoughts surged through his mind. His voice was hoarse, almost a whisper. "Don't like him anymore. Would you please like me instead?" Reading guide: 1. They are each other's first love. The romance is the main focus, with lots of personal worldbuilding. 2. No real-life inspirations, no real-life inspirations, no real-life inspirations! Please don't mention or speculate about real people in the comments. Cover art by @47 This blurb was posted on 2023.1.7 and revised on 2023.10.9. Screenshots have been saved as proof. Theme: Love is the moonlight placed in your hands