To get her ex-boyfriend to stop harassing her, Jian Yicheng rented a boyfriend online.
The day they were supposed to meet at a cafe, Jian Yicheng used the information provided by the boyfriend rental service to look for a guy who fit the description.
190 centimeters tall, handsome, a college athlete, and with an eight-pack.
The guy on the other end had made him sound too perfect.
Jian Yicheng was already mentally prepared to get scammed.
But before he could sit down for long, a college athlete really did appear in front of him.
The handsome guy's jersey was soaked with sweat, outlining his eight-pack. His gaze swept around the cafe as if he were looking for someone.
Jian Yicheng: Thank goodness for honest people! The guy online actually didn't scam me!
His ex was about to show up, so Jian Yicheng rushed over and grabbed the guy's hand. “Please, pretend to be my boyfriend. Once my ex gives up, I'll pay you extra.”
The guy looked at him strangely, seeming a little hesitant. “I'm straight.”
Jian Yicheng blinked, then blushed as he explained, “That's fine. I won't turn you gay.”
The guy thought it over for a while. “All right.”
And so their fake relationship began.
To shake off his clingy ex, Jian Yicheng met up with his rental boyfriend every few days. Worried that a straight guy might not be comfortable making the first move, he took the initiative with all the things a fake couple would do.
First, he held his boyfriend's hand. Then they staged a kiss from the right angle. Later, he even had his boyfriend pretend to put an arm around his waist.
Finally, his boyfriend got so into it that he took the lead, asking Jian Yicheng to wear a T-shirt and shorts before picking him up in his arms.
Jian Yicheng: “Wait, you're straight. Are you sure this doesn't make you uncomfortable?”
Boyfriend: “It's fine. I've seen guys mess around like this with their bros.”
Jian Yicheng figured that if the straight guy didn't mind, neither did he. To get rid of his ex for good, he threw himself into it wholeheartedly.
But somewhere along the way, he realized he'd fallen for his rental boyfriend.
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On the day his ex finally gave up, Jian Yicheng spent the whole night celebrating with his fake boyfriend and got completely drunk.
He remembered that the college athlete was straight, that he'd only pretended to be his boyfriend for money, and that their lives had nothing in common. They might not even be able to stay friends afterward. Feeling utterly pathetic, he cried all night and sang into the microphone, “Falling for a straight guy is my destiny, I know it.”
His rental boyfriend spent the whole night wiping away his tears.
The next morning, when Jian Yicheng woke up, he received a message from the guy online.
“Bro, we never actually met. You've been transferring thousands to my bank account every month, and I feel really bad about it. I'll send it all back.”
Jian Yicheng: ...
Wait, he'd been scammed?
Then what did it mean that the fake boyfriend lying beside him had spent months playing along for free, and even comforted him last night by saying, “I'm not straight anymore”? QUQ
2024.3.29
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