Marrying My Archrival on a Dating Show

Gu Xingye and Chi Zhiling are college roommates and sworn enemies.

They argue every few days and usually go out of their way to avoid each other.

Then one day, they transmigrate into a book, wake up in the same bed, and find themselves married.

Gu Xingye: Try giving me that attitude again.

Chi Zhiling: Goodbye.

They part ways, but less than two days later, the two of them, each holding a supporting-character cannon fodder role, run into each other again.

Gu Xingye: ...A marriage contract? I get seventy percent, you get thirty.

Chi Zhiling hands him a marriage-variety-show contract. “Fine. I don’t want money. I want you.”

And so, the two sworn enemies stumble onto a marriage reality show together, bracing themselves for the worst.

Happily Ever After is a reality show about married couples. This time, it has invited three-time Best Actor Chi Zhiling.

Rumor has it that his partner is Gu Xingye, a singer famous for all the wrong reasons, which sparks a wave of mockery online.

[Are you trying to be funny? Putting these two names together is already hilarious. Do you really think you can ride his coattails? Stick to making short dramas. Who do you think you are?]

[This is ridiculous. Gu Xingye has neither looks nor talent. Are rich guys really into charity work these days?]

[I saw the words “marriage show” and nearly died. My husband can’t possibly be married!!!! And they’re definitely fake!!!]

But once the show starts, Chi Zhiling keeps doting on him with a straight face. He washes his underwear, cooks in the middle of the night, and kneels to tie his shoes. His fans are left speechless by the spectacle. Meanwhile, Gu Xingye can’t stop saying, “Get lost!!” “Stop fucking kissing me.” “Stay away from me!!”

His fans fall silent. Damn, is their Best Actor really a lovesick puppy????

One day, Gu Xingye makes a mistake and barges into Chi Zhiling’s room, flushed and feverish. They spend the night together. When he wakes up, the man has changed completely.

He doesn’t fight back or talk back, and he keeps watching Gu Xingye with a gaze that’s both dangerous and restrained.

Gu Xingye has no idea what the man is plotting.

Then one day, the man says something about an episode flaring up, his face cold as he pins Gu Xingye to the bed.

The next day, Gu Xingye can barely get out of bed.

Chi Zhiling’s kinks are too messed up. Gu Xingye can’t take it. He plans to run as soon as the show ends, but halfway through filming, he gets pregnant.

Gu Xingye: ...Are you even straight? You said you were straight, and now you’ve gotten a man pregnant!

Chi Zhiling pulls him into his arms and kisses him again and again, his voice low and amused. “Why are you so cute, baby?”

Gu Xingye: ...

I give up!

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Gu Chi has been secretly in love with his childhood friend for years, but his friend, Xie Zhiling, is completely straight and has someone else he considers the one that got away.

So Gu Chi quietly buries his feelings and keeps his distance from Xie Zhiling.

But just as he’s about to leave the country, the man comes after him, his expression cool and his eyes dark as ink. “A Chi, I need you.”

One sentence is all it takes for Gu Chi to agree to a marriage contract on the spot, and even publicly announce that he and his childhood friend are joining a dating show.

When he comes to his senses, Gu Chi bites down on his sleeve. “Looks really can bewitch a man! Aaaaah!”

Love and You is a brand-new reality show about married couples, featuring famous people from all walks of life. Among them is Best Actor Xie Zhiling, who announced his marriage just days ago.

[He likes men? That’s disgusting!]

[I heard it’s a marriage of convenience. They’re just finding a new way to fleece their fans, and you’re actually taking it seriously?]

[This saccharine stuff is so obviously manufactured. You think I’m going to ship them?]

But the usually aloof Best Actor constantly fusses over his partner, kneels to help him put on his shoes, and even carries him on his back whenever they walk.

His partner keeps saying, “Zhiling, don’t do that. We’re brothers.” “Is this kind of touching okay between brothers?” “You can’t touch me like that.”

His fans, busy trashing them in the comments, completely lose it. Best Actor, you can be a lovesick puppy all you want, but are we part of your little game too?!!

Xie Zhiling seems like a different person after joining the dating show. Afraid he might turn the man gay, Gu Chi lowers his eyes and admits sadly, “Actually... I’m gay.”

But instead of disgust or distance, he gets a passionate yet restrained look from the man. “Well, that’s a coincidence. A Chi likes men. And I happen to be a man.”

Gu Chi: ??????

That’s what you’re focusing on?

He looks up, still confused, and explains in case Xie Zhiling hasn’t understood. “I like men.”

“Mm. I know. So, can we kiss?”

The man’s eyes are dark, his voice low and breathless, and Gu Chi is soon dizzy enough to end up in bed with him.

When their contract expires, Gu Chi leaves a letter and runs away in the middle of the night.

“Your one that got away has returned from abroad. And I can’t have your baby (crossed out) (crossed out). I wish you all the best.”

Xie Zhiling stares hard at the line below, his voice icy. “If you love having babies so much, go tie my husband up and bring him back.”

“Let him have as many as he wants.”

Theme: Embrace love and freedom