The Straight Guy Goes Wild on a Dating Show

Xu Ciling is a low-profile celebrity who was forced by his agency to join an outrageously dramatic dating reality show. Of the eleven contestants, only one is straight. Each episode, they vote someone out. If they vote out the straight contestant, the game ends and everyone else splits a hundred million.

Xu Ciling flat-out refused. "No way in hell!"

His manager raised an eyebrow. "But if the straight contestant makes it to the end, they'll get top-tier star resources and assets worth over a hundred million."

"It's just a hundred million."

Xu Ciling fell silent for a moment, then signed briskly. "If a dog won't do it, I will."

His manager: "?"

And so, on the show, Xu Ciling stayed up all night taking meticulous care of a scumbag who had a fever, and thoughtfully prepared breakfast for him. He comforted the rich second-generation celebrity who bullied him on the show, talking with him late into the night. He even tried to win over a former teammate who had betrayed him.

He seemed like a love-struck fool under a spell, humbly hovering around everyone.

But all his efforts earned him nothing but disdain from the contestants and viewers. They called him a hopeless romantic who fell for everyone he met, with no opinions or brains of his own.

No one noticed that most of the contestants had already been eliminated.

His manager couldn't stand it anymore. "Let's quit the show. We can pay the breach-of-contract fee!"

Xu Ciling lowered his eyes, looking aggrieved.

But his gaze fell on the top spot on the leaderboard. "This is hilarious. I'm about to win. Why would I run away?"

His manager: "? So you're the ruthless one after all."

*

After three rounds of eliminations, the show finally reached boiling point. Just as the scumbag was about to dump Xu Ciling, he discovered that the rich second-generation celebrity, the top-tier idol, the movie emperor, and even Xu Ciling's assistant had all fallen for him and were fighting over him!

The scumbag was dumbfounded, and so were the viewers. They shipped them like crazy, watching helplessly as Xu Ciling eliminated one contestant after another.

Looking at Xu Ciling, who had turned the tables against all odds, the scumbag felt inexplicably panicked. "Aren't you a hopeless romantic?"

"Actually, I'm all about my career."

Xu Ciling smiled and pushed him away with a tender look. "That hundred million in assets is mine."

*

After the show ended, Xu Ciling got the top-tier star resources and assets worth over a hundred million he'd hoped for. Bathed in the flashes of countless cameras, he stood on the red carpet.

After the event, he was pulled into a car.

His manager hesitated. "What I'm about to tell you is explosive. You might want to prepare yourself."

Xu Ciling was confident. "Unless the contract was fake and I'm not getting the hundred million, nothing can upset me."

His manager: "It's not about the money. There wasn't a single gay contestant on the show."

Xu Ciling: "?"

His manager: "In other words, you turned ten straight men gay all by yourself. Now the movie emperor, the top-tier idol, and the rich second-generation celebrity are all waiting backstage, demanding that you take responsibility!"

Xu Ciling: "???"

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