I Shipped My Teammates, Then It Backfired

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[Chapters 49-50, 53, 55, 59-60, and 106 have been revised]

*** Ultimate Love Triangle

Xia Xinghe was an obscure member of an obscure four-person boy band. The group had a powerhouse vocalist, a top dancer, a top rapper, and him, the member who was just there to fill out the lineup.

Because the group was so obscure, with no buzz and no work, their company bundled them into a certain idol competition show.

Idol competitions are the perfect breeding ground for ships. Xia Xinghe lurked in the fan forums for ships pairing him with the other three members, signing in and checking in every day, enjoying the sweet moments and posting fan content. If a ship's forum started losing popularity, he would personally provide new content for its fans. He made sure to spread the love evenly.

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A netizen said the powerhouse vocalist couldn't stand Xia Xinghe and wouldn't even let him into his room.

The next day, fans spotted him using matching items with Xia Xinghe.

A marketing account claimed the top dancer wasn't close to Xia Xinghe and didn't want to talk to him.

The next day, cameras caught them eating from the same bowl.

A fan said the top rapper had no personal relationship with Xia Xinghe and never contacted him off camera.

The next day, a passerby saw the two of them going out together.

Xia Xinghe took advantage of the group's obscurity to ship himself with his bandmates. Every day, he had the time of his life enjoying the sweet moments.

But he never could have imagined that their group would...

Suddenly become famous.

Not just famous, but blazing bright and wildly popular.

The aloof, proud powerhouse vocalist had a voice as beautiful as heaven's music. The handsome top dancer was dazzling and brilliant. The cocky, wild top rapper had a style so varied it was astonishing. And then there was the member who had nothing going for him except his face.

Yes, that was Xia Xinghe.

The more famous you are, the more trouble you attract. Xia Xinghe's past behavior was dug up, and people accused him of chasing clout and attention. The internet was full of criticism, and all the ship forums collapsed.

Xia Xinghe: "..."

He started studying and practicing hard, day and night.

Then people discovered that the most overlooked member of the group was the true king of the stage. He could sing, dance, play the piano, and rap. Under the spotlight, he looked like a goddess descending from heaven. He was a genuine all-round ACE.

The group's popularity climbed higher and higher until they became an undisputed top-tier star group.

All the ship forums came back, too.

Xia Xinghe was relieved and happily went back to enjoying the sweet moments.

But soon, he realized he was wrong again.

A top-tier star group was nothing like an obscure group. Even the tiniest thing could be blown out of proportion.

After being put on the trending list for the Nth time, Xia Xinghe decided to lie flat.

There was no way he was shipping anyone ever again. Not in this lifetime.

But when he stopped shipping them, his bandmates weren't having it. One after another, they came to interrogate him about who he liked.

Xia Xinghe looked bewildered. "I'm straight."

They didn't believe him. They dug up evidence from the past and insisted he admit he liked one of them.

Xia Xinghe panicked. The very next day, he packed his bags and ran away in the middle of the night.

1. Ultimate love triangle. Click to see the cunning, cocky bking, the aloof, scheming pretty boy, and the wild, cocky puppy showing off their peacock feathers.

2. A universally adored bottom. No betting on love interests. The love interest is already set: Qin Zhou.

3. An obscure group becomes a top-tier star group. No real-life inspirations, no real-life inspirations, no real-life inspirations.

4. There is one secondary couple: the bottom's older brother's pairing. It features a groveling-to-win-back-your-love arc and has a separate bonus chapter.

Message: Gold will always shine.