Wake Up, This Isn't a Dating Show!

Cool-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside rock band frontman seme × fiery young master uke who mouths off at everyone Ye Nai debuted as the champion of a rap competition. Whenever something rubbed him the wrong way, he would diss it, earning himself plenty of haters and a consistently bad reputation. His agency forced him to join a competitive variety show, hoping he could win back the general public's favor. Ye Nai agreed on the surface. "Fine." In reality... When he saw an award-winning actor bring ten assistants to set, he said, "Are we playing soccer? Where are the substitutes?" When he saw a top-tier star head to the hospital over a minor injury, he said, "You'd better bring a microscope, or the doctor won't be able to find the wound and save your life." When he was assigned an absurd task, he said, "The production team must be seriously messed up. Tell the director to come do it himself." His manager wrote a resignation letter overnight, but when he opened Weibo, he found that Ye Nai had actually started winning over the general public. [It's been ages since I've seen someone this real in the Chinese entertainment industry, hahaha!] [This handsome guy has the vibe of someone who's about to quit showbiz tomorrow. Say a few more things before you go. I love hearing and seeing it!] [Protect our... Oh, it's Ye Nai. You'd better protect yourself. I'm out of here, sis.] His manager: Okay, stick with this persona. Soon, everyone realized that Ye Nai didn't snap at absolutely everyone. When Yi Xingzhi put an arm around his shoulders and asked, "Who are you teaming up with today?" the usually scowling rapper turned red from the base of his neck to the tips of his ears. His normally quick tongue even stumbled: "Y-you." - Yi Xingzhi debuted as the champion of a band competition. A powerhouse vocalist, he played guitar like a virtuoso. His fans worried that he'd be out of his element on a variety show. After all, he was always aloof and never one for chitchat or interaction. But during an archery segment, just as Yi Xingzhi was drawing his bow, Ye Nai suddenly said from beside him, "Don't worry. You'll hit closer than him even with your eyes closed." Yi Xingzhi turned to look at him. The sharp gaze he'd had while aiming softened at once, even seeming to carry a hint of... indulgence? "Have you seen me shoot before?" Ye Nai rubbed his nose. "No." "If I hit the target with my eyes closed, do I get a reward?" "Huh?" Before Ye Nai could react, Yi Xingzhi raised his bow again. After taking only a brief aim, he did exactly as he'd said, closing his eyes and then... hitting the bullseye. "Will you consider it?" Yi Xingzhi looked back at Ye Nai, the corner of his mouth lifting. The live comments erupted in an instant: [What reward? Consider what? Tell us more. I'm not short on data!] [Just asking, are these two dating on the company's dime?] [Wake up, this is a competitive variety show, not a dating show!] Reader's Guide: 1. This is a fictional entertainment industry setting. The characters are not based on real people. Please don't associate the seme and uke with real-life rock or hip-hop scenes, or mention real-world celebrities or CPs. Thank you. 2. The seme and uke dote on each other. They are mutually and intensely in love. A sweet 1v1 romance. 3. There is a secondary couple. Proceed with caution if that bothers you. --Preview: Online, Pretending to Be Sweet; Offline, Acting Like the Seme-- Lin Jian is a popular voice actor with a swoon-worthy seme voice who has won countless fans. To maintain his popularity, he hides his true nature and works hard to play an aloof, seme-like beauty in public. In private, though, he's a popular voice creator in the skit-making section of a video site. He switches effortlessly between male and female voices, is a born actor, and spends all day hamming it up. Recently, Lin Jian agreed to help a devoted fan take down a player who was stringing along multiple people. He planned to give the player a taste of his own medicine and pull off a truly ruthless stunt, so the player would never dare to flirt around again. But after trying several different voices, he still couldn't charm him. The other guy was completely impervious. A player who acts like an aloof beauty? Is that even a thing? With his career as a prankster about to crash and burn, Lin Jian panicked and decided to seek advice from his role model, the real aloof beauty Yu Yin. - Yu Yin noticed that the voice actor he'd recently been working with was strange. For one thing, he liked to act aloof in public. For another, he kept deliberately getting close to Yu Yin, and eventually started flirting with him in all sorts of styles. One day, he even asked outright, "Forgive me for asking, Mr. Yu, but what's your type?" Yu Yin's meaningful gaze settled on his face. "Cute, interesting, and loves to act." Lin Jian: "Oh." He didn't really understand the CEO's preferences, but putting on an act sounded easy enough... He turned around and launched a full-on attack on the player: "This weather suits your coldness perfectly. Just the thing to cool me down." "Why aren't you saying anything? Trying to get my attention? That's a little desperate." "Not playing games today? Then I want to play something else, like your feelings." And things really did move along at lightning speed. Until one day, after Lin Jian fired off a practiced, smooth string of messages to the player, he noticed Yu Yin's phone light up... Bonus Scene: Later, while Lin Jian was livestreaming on a call, Yu Yin, whom he'd been avoiding for days, showed up at his door and pinned him into a corner. His scorching breath brushed past Lin Jian's ear. "Why did you stop calling me 'hubby'? Had enough of playing with my feelings?" The voice actor, who'd sounded so dominant just moments earlier, suddenly went weak and said nervously, "W-wait, don't... mm." The rest of his words were muffled by something, turning into a soft, nasal whimper. The next second, it sounded like someone struggled to turn off the mic. Netizens: ??? Theme: Stay true to yourself, no matter the circumstances.