After Meeting My Ex on a Dating Show

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1.

Xie Ji, who suffers from skin hunger, was feverish and half-conscious during his senior year of high school when he filled in the last option for every question on a psychological survey. He was sent to the counseling office.

That was also the day he met Xu Rushen. The school counselor entrusted Xie Ji to him, and from that day on, the two of them built a bridge between them and fell for each other. They got together as soon as the college entrance exams were over, but less than a month later, it ended with Xie Ji leaving...

2.

The first time Xu Rushen saw Xie Ji, he was stunned by his looks. The pink hair, worn in an unruly and carefree style, lay smooth against the back of his neck. It was on the long side, with a little more length than a wolf cut. He glanced at Xu Rushen, looking somewhat displeased that the counselor had entrusted him with this assignment.

"What's your name?"

"Xu..." He had barely said his surname when an incredibly nimble tongue tickled the edge of his ear, seeming to lick it.

A shiver ran through his whole body. His heart pounded, and he stammered out his full name.

Xie Ji merely raised an eyebrow and said in a casual tone:

"Xu Rushen, right?"

3.

After starting college, Xie Ji returned as an exchange student to the university Xu Rushen attended. Just a few days after arriving, the student union roped him in and forced him to sign up for the campus gay dating show, Our Twenties.

On the very first day, he ran into Xu Rushen and nearly fell right into his arms.

Xu Rushen only watched with a cold gaze. His former gentle image was nowhere to be seen as he sneered, "Clumsy."

A herd of wild horses galloped through Xie Ji's mind

[Midway through the dating show]

To help the guests grow closer, the production team arranged a camping trip in the wilderness.

One tent was pitch-dark, yet charged with unspoken tension. The crew suddenly barged in to film their daily lives, never expecting to find Xu Rushen and Xie Ji asleep in each other's arms. Xie Ji had a satisfied smile on his face. When the crew's flashlight beams hit them, the blinding light woke them both.

Crew: You two...

Xu Rushen: What's wrong with hugging my ex?

Xie Ji: ...

The broadcast set off a storm:

[What? I thought they were rivals, but they were actually a couple.]

[I can't believe I became a major part of their play!]

[What kind of person goes on a dating show with their ex?!]

[The crack ship I shipped turned out to be the canon couple!]

Every version of the blurb has been recorded and screenshotted, BBs.

[2024.1.10, 1.25, 3.4.3.5]

(The last version only added a few more content warnings.)

[Reading Guide:]

1. The school story features:

A sickly art student vs. the president of the psychology club. It is mainly told through the top's memories.

It has a bittersweet, sweet-and-sour feel. They don't get together, but there is romantic tension.

2. A story of mutual healing.

As always, it's an older-sister type and her puppy-like boy.

The bottom is a sick-leave playboy: beautiful, wicked, especially pampered, truly spoiled, hard to take care of, and very fond of making a fuss.

The top is responsible, gentle, devoted, and utterly loyal.

Wicked fox (wicked big sister) vs. Samoyed (pure-hearted puppy).

It may look like it's not one-on-one, but it is one-on-one.

The bottom will have physical contact with other people earlier in the story, but there's a reason for it, and nothing extreme happens.

Both are pure, with no prior relationships. The top is younger. [Important!]

3. There will be lots of livestream-style scenes in the dating show.

4. The school storyline is told in flashbacks and develops slowly. Both leads are adults when they meet (so their affectionate contact is appropriate). The author's note in Chapter One gives their exact ages.

5. There will be melodrama later on.

6. If you like it, please add it to your collection (holding out a chipped bowl to beg).

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