My Top-Tier Star Ex, Back Online to Reconcile

[I've decided to unlock the chapters. When the hiatus period is up, I'll contact my editor. I'm truly sorry. I'm so, so sorry.] [Updates are irregular. Enter at your own risk!!!] [Younger, refined scum, lovesick, unhinged top x beautiful bottom with a touch of an everyone-loves-him quality] At 27, Shi Yu was washed-up and broke, a nobody in the entertainment industry. Then, out of nowhere, he landed a spot on a famous director's debut variety show after a career change. A well-known dating-show director had been out of the spotlight for two years and was now working as a top mediator. The fifth celebrity couple was announced: Shi Yu versus Xie Xun, the entertainment industry's top-tier star and youngest-ever award-winning Best Actor. Netizens were furious and mocked him: Anyone else would be fine. Make him get lost! On the day of the premiere, a young man in a spotless white shirt, with neat short hair, appeared in the livestream. His skin was as white as snow beneath the blazing sun, his eyes as inorganic as glass, and the faint curve of his lips instantly drew the audience's gaze. [Not gonna lie, he looks so good...] The guests arrived one after another, each met with awkward silence. Then the last young man stepped into the frame under an umbrella, walked over to Shi Yu as if no one else were there, and held it over his head. His voice was slightly hoarse, tinged with complaint and hurt: "You were so mean, big brother. You didn't wait for me again." Netizens: ? Mediation? A falling-out? Slander? Do you think I'm blind :) - Five years ago, Shi Yu had been in a secret relationship. His younger boyfriend had just entered the industry and was like a puppy that hadn't been weaned. He had to report in whenever he went to a shoot, check in at every meal, and even coming home drunk from a gathering would earn him a tearful scolding. After that, all Shi Yu could do was let him have his way and coax him gently. Shi Yu had been so deeply immersed in the relationship that he couldn't pull himself out. He willingly tattooed his boyfriend's symbol over his heart and took an overnight flight to surprise him at his concert. But when he opened the door, he saw his usually sweet, obedient boyfriend, who depended on him completely, sitting with one leg crossed on the sofa. His hair and makeup were immaculate, his eyes bright, his manner bold and unrestrained. With a scoff, he said to the person across from him, "Like him? Please. He's pretty and easy to fool, so I had some fun with him. Who would take it seriously?" The pain spread from Shi Yu's chest before he could even process it. His hands and feet went cold, and he turned and walked away. - At first, the audience just wanted to see how badly Shi Yu would embarrass himself on the show. Then they realized he was good-looking and started shipping them. Next, they realized the sweet moments were addictive and gobbled them up. Then they found out there were knives hidden in the sweetness and spat it all out. Finally Audience: Xie Xun, get the hell out of here! Shi Yu is my wife!!! Polite Xie Xun: Yours? (smiling.jpg) Reader's guide: 1. Neither lead is based on a real person. Don't associate them with anyone. 2. Don't think like a solo fan, since the real person is a hopeless romantic and the author ships the couple. 3. This is not a groveling-and-regret story. A bittersweet romance [emphasis]. Blurb for the upcoming novel My Husband Is Frail and Sickly: Rong Tang had read a book. The villain in it, Su Huaijing, was a heaven-blessed prodigy, the quintessential tragic beauty: a highly intelligent villain who grew stronger as he pursued revenge. Unfortunately, the character fell apart, and he met a bad end. Then one day, Rong Tang transmigrated into the book as a sickly cannon-fodder character with the same name, doomed to die young. He was also bound to a protagonist-saving System, and was reborn three times in total. The first time, he followed the protagonist with unwavering devotion and helped him avoid the schemes of various cannon fodder characters and villains. In the end, he was poisoned and killed. Mission failed. The second time, he worked both angles, supporting the protagonist while approaching the villain. In the end, the protagonist stabbed him to death. Mission failed. On his third rebirth, Rong Tang thought, To hell with the protagonist. I'm done saving him. So, on the night the great villain Su Huaijing was drugged and tied up, Rong Tang dragged his cough-ridden, consumptive body into a room at a brothel, helped him overcome the drug's effects, and asked earnestly, "Would you marry me?" Su Huaijing: "?" - Rong Tang was gravely ill and stayed by Su Huaijing's side throughout their journey. Every few days, he'd remind him, "Don't worry. When I die, all my inheritance will be yours." Just as everything was settled and Su Huaijing was about to ascend the throne, the mission was miraculously declared complete. Overjoyed, Rong Tang fled by faking his death, without a shred of guilt, to preserve the emperor's reputation. But before he could leave the capital, the imperial guards closed in from every side. Falcons circled overhead, hunting dogs drooled, and the officials knelt in two lines. The little donkey Rong Tang had bought along the way sneezed in terror. Dressed in a bright yellow imperial robe, the emperor walked out from behind the crowd with a smile at every step and asked him gently, "Husband, are you abandoning your wife and child and breaking your vows?" Rong Tang: "?" You can have children? No, wait! Is it appropriate for someone on top to take on the role of the wife like that!? The emperor came up to him, raised his hand, and smiled. "Come back with me. I'll share half the world with you." - Bonus scene: One day, in one year, one month, and one date, Rong Tang finished dinner and lay in the courtyard to cool off, as usual planning the future with Su Huaijing. "I've probably only got two years left. When the time comes, remember to take back the estate in Longxi, " Su Huaijing expressionlessly poured a bowl of bitter medicine into his mouth. On another day, in another year, month, and date, Rong Tang finished reading a storybook and curled up in front of the brazier to warm himself. He solemnly said his farewells to Su Huaijing. "I probably don't have more than two months left. If the house in the west of the city is too small, I bought another one for you in the south, " Su Huaijing gritted his teeth and fed him three fist-sized pills. On yet another day, in another year, month, and date, the lotus flowers in the imperial garden were in full bloom, and Rong Tang sat by a bridge eating lotus pastries. "I might die tomorrow. Remember to bury me, " Su Huaijing finally lost patience and bent down to cover his mouth. A moment later, the emperor, whose joy and anger never showed on his face, slowly drew back and looked at his empress. "Have I never told you that I'm the best doctor in all of Great Yu?" "If you say that again, I'll accuse you of harassing a doctor." You and I share this world; you and I share this land and its rivers. Theme: Though mountains and rivers may separate us, we'll meet again, and all our tomorrows are full of promise.