Shipping Everything Will Only Ruin You!

[Main Story Complete] [The next story is "Kiss the Stars in the White Night"; blurb below]

Blurb:

1.

During her senior year of college, Lin Zhiming joined a reality show about academic prodigies for the prize money. She never expected to reunite on the show with her first love, Shi Yu.

Three years had passed. Shi Yu was still the adored pride of the heavens, stealing the spotlight wherever he went.

She, meanwhile, was the famously quiet and aloof academic ace. No one could imagine that the two of them, so different from each other, had ever been together.

Yet neither of them seemed able to let go of what had happened back then, and they kept taking subtle digs at each other on the show.

During a game, they were asked which mattered more, talent or hard work. Lin Zhiming answered, "Talent. My ex-boyfriend broke up with me because his grades were bad and he was afraid it would affect his genes."

Then they were asked what motivated them to study. Shi Yu smiled. "My ex-girlfriend dumped me because my grades were bad. After that, I got into Huada and ranked first in my major every year."

The production team: Are you two putting on some kind of serial drama here?

But to everyone's surprise, after the show aired, it inexplicably went viral as an "academic prodigy dating show." Lin Zhiming and Shi Yu's "reputation couple" was found to have countless sweet moments, and they shot straight to the top of the CP rankings.

A netizen commented, "They may look like they're constantly bickering, but don't you think Shi Yu responds to every single thing Lin Zhiming says? Everyone, how are you not shipping them? I'm already completely obsessed!"

Lin Zhiming: "..." Shipping everything you see will only bring you trouble!

2.

After being dumped with "your grades are bad" as the reason, Shi Yu waited three years. At last, with a hefty prize purse, he got the studious Lin Zhiming to appear on a show funded by his own company.

Unexpectedly, the CP of him and Lin Zhiming took off, and they even got their own fan forum dedicated to spotting sweet moments.

Shi Yu was lurking in the "reputation couple" fan forum, carefully savoring the sweet moments, when he suddenly saw a familiar username getting dragged through more than ten replies.

An Zhi: "Everyone, stop shipping them. Shi Yu doesn't like studying at all. All he thinks about is how to sweet-talk girls into bed!"

Netizen A: "Spreading rumors online is illegal. I've screenshotted this and sent it to him."

Netizen B: "You know him that well? Have you dated him or something?"

Shi Yu sent a private message. The other person had an automatic reply:

"Don't ask. A friend of mine dated Shi Yu. All he ever wanted was to make out. He's just pretending to be innocent on the show."

Shi Yu: "..."

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■ Female lead: Pretends to be aloof, but is actually a penny-pincher and a science genius

■ Male lead: Pretends to be scheming, but is actually hopelessly in love and comes from a rich family

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If you're interested, have a look at the neighboring upcoming story, "Kiss the Stars in the White Night"~

[Scandal-Ridden Actress x Top-Tier Star Musician]

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On the day the whole internet was hating on her and eggs were thrown at her at the airport, Wen Shuyang decided to take one last chance at pursuing her musical dream.

After carefully dressing up, she attended a private banquet for the first time. She got a room key from the person who had recommended her, supposedly for a top music producer in the industry who wasn't very capable in bed, and went inside.

In the darkness, the man was tall, his lips scorching, and his size astonishing. Yet three minutes later, it was all over.

Wen Shuyang lay awake until dawn. She slipped on her dress, ready to confront the man, then saw a face that was both familiar and strange.

Wen Shuyang was stunned.

She'd slept with the wrong person.

And the person she'd slept with by mistake was none other than Yuran, the current top-tier singer-songwriter and owner of Liuguang Music, who was rumored to have saved himself for his unattainable first love.

On the rumpled hotel bed, the man sat naked and leisurely put out his cigarette. He glanced at her. "How about you be with me?"

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In ten years, Yuran had seen Wen Shuyang up close only three times.

The first time was during PE class in their second year of high school. She bent down to hand him an iodine swab after he scraped himself playing ball.

The second time was before his debut, when he spent all his savings and crossed half the country to hear her concert.

The third time, he slept with her.

Lighting a cigarette, Yuran had planned to tell Wen Shuyang everything that had happened over the years.

--If only he hadn't heard her excitedly telling her manager that he was only good for three minutes and would make a suitable sugar daddy.

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One night, after Yuran went from three minutes to thirty, and then wanted to double that, Wen Shuyang finally couldn't take it anymore. She decided to end their sugar-baby arrangement and go back to her hometown to farm.

While packing, she accidentally found the sheet music he'd written for his first love in Yuran's wardrobe. An old photo fell out.

It was the official portrait from when she had just debuted, the one where she was smiling her brightest.

--Later, she also found the room key that the music producer had accidentally lost at the banquet.

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"He broke into her lightless night to kiss the star he loved most."

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