Song Sinian, a straight man, works as a stunt double who gets beaten up on set. By chance, he meets Qin Yu, a newly crowned Best Actor.
He needs money, and lots of it.
He notices that Qin Yu is always finding ways to shower him with cash. Song Sinian concludes that Qin Yu is gay and wants him for his body.
Song Sinian doesn't want to owe him money. After weighing it over and over, the straight man decides to let loose.
Sitting in Qin Yu's car, he says, "I could... repay you that way."
Qin Yu frowns. "That way? What way?"
"Song Sinian, you think I want you for your body." Qin Yu pulls over and turns on the hazard lights. There's no telling whether his tone is denying or affirming it, but at least it isn't a question.
Qin Yu is furious.
How can he trade his body for money!
How can he think Qin Yu is that kind of person!
Song Sinian looks completely innocent.
Why does he look so mad...
Qin Yu gets out to cool off. When he goes back to find Song Sinian, he discovers another man has moved into his home.
Qin Yu: "?"
Furious, he throws the other man out the door and tells Song Sinian, "I'm not leaving tonight!"
Song Sinian: "Okay, I'll sleep on the sofa."
Qin Yu: "Didn't you say I wanted you for your body? You're sleeping with me tonight."
Song Sinian: "Huh?"
Qin Yu: "What, having second thoughts?"
Song Sinian: "A little."
Qin Yu: "Go take a shower."
Song Sinian: "..."
What am I supposed to do? The Best Actor not only keeps throwing money at me, he climbs into my bed of his own accord. He's so capable~
Maybe I should bend a little?
A beautiful, gentle bottom who seems independent but secretly lacks a sense of security, longs to rely on others, and is afraid to trust anyone too easily.
A sharp-tongued, action-oriented top who follows his own instincts, cares deeply about the bottom's preferences, and is a fiercely antisocial illegitimate son of a wealthy family.
[The blurb's events happen fairly late, in chapters 49 and 50] [Not much showbiz content, mainly romance] [A bittersweet romance, and neither protagonist is perfect]
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"Coveted by an Obsessive Younger Man Before My Arranged Marriage"
An eight-year age gap, an obsessive and slightly unhinged younger top, and the second male lead takes the top spot.
Blurb:
From the bottom's perspective.
Jiang Chen's parents arrange a marriage for him.
His intended grew up alongside him. Because the other family is more powerful than the Jiang family, Jiang Chen has been pushed around since childhood. But considering the family's interests, he still agrees.
Then, before the wedding, something unexpected happens.
Fang Xia, the kid eight years his junior whom Jiang Chen has supported for ten years, gets him drunk and sleeps with him.
From the top's perspective.
Fang Xia has secretly coveted Jiang Chen since he was sixteen. Now Jiang Chen is going to marry his childhood friend, a playboy who looks down on him.
He can't accept it. He has to have Jiang Chen.
Fang Xia: "Bro, he's out partying all the time. Why do you have to be so sensible and proper?"
Jiang Chen, drunk on the alcohol Fang Xia gave him and not thinking clearly, says, "Hm? Then maybe I should go have some fun too?"
He isn't happy about this marriage, and his parents don't seem to have considered his feelings either. All they expect is for him to keep increasing the company's value.
Fang Xia loosens his tie. "Bro, then have some fun with me."
Jiang Chen: "What?"
Fang Xia's possessive kiss swallows his question.
Jiang Chen alternates between struggling as his senses return and yielding to Fang Xia's kisses in a drunken haze. They stay up all night.
When he comes to, Jiang Chen is furious and embarrassed. He calls Fang Xia a bastard, and himself an animal.
Fang Xia keeps pleading, "Bro, I love you."
Then he takes his brother for another round.
"Bro, your innocence is mine." Jiang Chen's possessiveness surges.
He has to sabotage this marriage. His brother can only be his.
Jiang Chen is shaken. Why should he give his intended so much of himself?
Overcome by emotion, they give in to their passion.
Jiang Chen has hardly ever cried, but this time his eyes are red from crying in bed.
Part of him feels wronged, and part of him... well.
That brat Fang Xia is young, with a strong back, ahem.
Having lost both his parents, the top has certain obsessive tendencies. If he decides something must be done, he'll do it by any means necessary.
"An exceptionally brilliant medical student and top scholar, who skipped grades and earned a master's degree at 22. The schooling doesn't follow real-world timelines. The education details are made up to fit the characters and story. Don't ask me about the logic, I have none, hehe. Thanks for understanding."
The bottom is gentle and kind, tends to go along with things, and is easily soft-hearted. He has been raised to put his family's interests first and doesn't know how to consider his own.
The bottom's intended is arrogant and doesn't realize he likes him. He uses his family's power to pressure the bottom, believing that the bottom is trapped by his family and belongs to him, so he can cheat on him whenever he likes.
Theme: Feel the warmth of the world with an open heart, live earnestly, and never forget your original aspirations.
Unbelievable. . . I feel cursed after watching it 💔 💔 Is it possible to write such a vicious plot?
I finished reading it in one sitting, it's great (~ ̄▽ ̄)~