My Rival Says He Doesn't Want to Be My Ex-Boyfriend Anymore

Ming Xu had a first love that was unforgettable and utterly disastrous. By chance, they both entered the entertainment industry. They were tactful and kept their distance, never bringing up the past. At most, they gritted their teeth and competed, their careers soaring as they kept out of each other's way.

But on New Year's Eve, a drunken mishap left them waking up in the same hotel bed. Ming Xu hadn't expected the necklace he'd treasured so carefully to go missing, and he certainly hadn't expected Ying Su to go crazy.

From that day on, Ying Su stopped responding to his provocations. Whenever they met, in any setting, Ying Su smiled at him with such sincerity that he seemed broad-minded as the sea. He stopped fighting Ming Xu for resources and carved out a different niche, as if he'd already reached the next level. He followed Ming Xu on every platform, saying how honored he was to be someone Ming Xu had thought about for years, and that he looked forward to working together, even on a dance project... The fans, who had been fighting tooth and nail every day, were swept up in it too. They raised the CP flag, held hands to celebrate the New Year, and begged the two stars to appear together, work together, and gaze at each other with eyes full of ardent love!

Ming Xu sneered. What a joke. Wherever they went, they were both big enough to be the lead. Collaborate? Would he be playing second fiddle to Ying Su, or would Ying Su be playing second fiddle to him? Absolutely impossible!

But the next day, an invitation arrived from a famous film director to star together in a dual-male-lead movie.

Ming Xu's hand shook, and he rejected it outright! That damn Ying Su had to be plotting against him, trying to surpass him and ruin his reputation this way... He wouldn't allow it! He would crush that bastard and make him kneel and beg for forgiveness!

Ying Su had a dream. In it, he was too proud, always thinking they were still young and had plenty of time to keep going around in circles. He believed he could wait for the other person to change his mind. He never expected their years of grievances to pile up until, no matter where that person turned, he would never be the one chosen.

If that's how it is, then rather than keep this love secret, I'd rather hold someone lovely in my arms...

Asked by a reporter about his ideal type, Ming Xu said openly, "My fated rival. Pretty, fickle, always making me mad, clenching his fists, puffing out his cheeks, glaring at me with red eyes..."

Ming Xu took a deep breath and hid his fists behind his back: ...Do you want to hear what you're saying? And why are you smiling like that? You look so ridiculously pleased!

"What about you, Ming Xu?" The reporter held out the microphone.

Ming Xu narrowed his eyes. "A dog, I guess. The obedient kind."

Ying Su: "Woof."

When the two of them topped the trending searches, Ying Su pinned Ming Xu against a glass wall. Even when his hand was cut, he didn't let go, kissing Ming Xu's ear again and again as he asked why Ming Xu didn't want him anymore.

"You haven't dated anyone all these years... Is it because none of them were me?"

Theme: Accept yourself and live earnestly.