Honey! You Can't Stop Taking Your Medicine!

Ye Xia is an unremarkable, easygoing freelance artist. No one knows that he's been in a contract marriage for six months with Li Hanqiao, CEO of a top media company. It's no wonder no one knows. Ye Xia's contract husband has the looks and other qualifications of a novel's male lead, but in the six months since they signed the papers, nothing has happened. Their marriage is still a secret. First, he hasn't taken Ye Xia to banquets to fend off admirers. Second, he hasn't brought him home to placate parents pestering him to get married. Third, there's no old flame for anyone to get jealous over. Fourth... The CEO leaves early and comes home late every day, sometimes flying all over the place for work, and shows no interest in getting to know Ye Xia's pretty face. Ye Xia has even confirmed again and again that he's really an orphan, not some young master from a wealthy family who got lost along the way. Lazy Ye Xia yawned. Another day of getting paid without doing any work... Then one day, his contract husband, whose face he could barely remember, suddenly came home. With a grim expression, he pinned Ye Xia to the carpet while Ye Xia was playing with the cat and dog. “Why did you betray me?” Ye Xia blinked, holding the equally bewildered cat in his arms. ...Huh? What's going on? What kind of bizarre plot is this? Are we really going straight into something this intense? He lifted the cat and peeked at the CEO, who was getting far too into his role. “That's right. We have a child...?” - Li Hanqiao rose from nothing to become one of Shanghai's new elite. He's popular with admirers, and even the most prestigious families want to marry into his family. One day, he hits his head and suddenly realizes he's the brooding villain in a danmei novel. And the novel's sunny, cheerful, and unyielding protagonist, who sweeps away every shadow with his positive outlook, including Li Hanqiao himself, is none other than Ye Xia: the man he's secretly loved for over a decade, cherished since childhood, lost and then found again, and carefully brought home to live with for six months in a contract marriage. Li Hanqiao ponders this for a long time, then grimly accepts his role as the villain. But he refuses to accept the ending where his husband kicks him out! What's the point of pairing the protagonist with a bunch of supporting characters? Just because their surnames are Gu, Ji, or Fu, they get to be the protagonist's love interest? Hah. What a tasteless author. The protagonist and the villain are the match made in heaven! - When I say, “Hello, nice to meet you,” my heart is already beating so hard it wants to leap over my ribs, like a tired bird flying home to nest, rushing into your arms. *Long-suffering, jealous, goofy top x sunny little slacker bottom who's great at playing people *Please follow my upcoming story, “My Boss Is Actually My Idol [Livestream]”! *Blurb↓ By day, Yu Sibai is a design director at a well-known company. He's polished, elegant, and socially adept, and even his rimless glasses can't conceal his handsome face. After work, Yu Sibai becomes Respite, a famous gaming streamer whose popularity beats that of the official second-stream commentators. Every time he goes live, he tops the charts. For years, he's never shown his face, only used his voice. Everyone knows Respite has two hobbies: roasting the daily grind of office workers and being a die-hard Wenzj fan. Wenzj, an esports legend and three-time champion, vanished from public view after retiring and became a legend in the community. As his devoted fan, Yu Sibai says, “My husband retired, he didn't die. Thanks for asking, I'm not remarrying.” Yu Sibai: “Speaking of which, our company's new boss is a feast for the eyes. He's got about thirty percent of Wenzj's good looks, which really brightens up my dreary office life... Too bad he smiles like a villain. My husband, on the other hand, has a cold face that can beat the whole world.” The next day, after a company meeting, the new CEO suddenly asks, “Director Yu, do you think I should be more serious?” Yu Sibai adjusts his glasses and puts on his perfect corporate smile. “President Ji is approachable. Everyone likes you.” The new CEO gives an ambiguous chuckle. - On his birthday Livestream, Yu Sibai drunkenly makes a wish: “I hope I wake up tomorrow and find my missing husband Wenzj at home.” The next day, after accompanying the new CEO to a banquet, Yu Sibai is staggering when the man stops him. The ever-affable CEO's brow is furrowed. “Where do you live? I'll take you home.” Yu Sibai stares at his boss's cold face, his gaze unfocused. “...I think my cyber husband just came back from the dead.” Ji Wenze is silent for two seconds, then laughs at the drunk. Yu Sibai objects. “Don't laugh. When you laugh, you don't look like him anymore.” That night, Respite, who had never once missed a Livestream, failed to appear. Meanwhile, Wenzj, who hadn't posted in eight years, published a new Weibo post. [Telling @Respite to take the night off. No stream tonight.] Theme: Keep striving toward each other, and you'll eventually meet at the summit.