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Zhou Xin is a member of First Heart, a rookie boy band that debuted just two years ago but has already become hugely popular. But he never liked being an idol in the first place. He was tricked into signing his contract, so now he can only keep scraping by, barely staying afloat.
This has made him an oddity in the entertainment industry. He won't suck up to powerful people or pander to fans, and he's offended a great many industry insiders.
Zhou Xin doesn't care, though. The only time he seems truly alive in the entertainment industry is when he's openly hostile toward Yang Xin, the newest member of the group.
Their relationship isn't so bad that one wrong word would send them into a fight. It's more a quiet, pointed rejection: whenever Zhou Xin treats everyone, he leaves Yang Xin out, and at public events, Yang Xin makes it clear that he refuses to partner with Zhou Xin.
As time went on, everyone noticed, and rumors that the two couldn't stand each other spread. Their respective solo fan groups fought so bitterly that the band's fan community became a complete mess, putting off casual readers from getting into the group. Their manager had no choice but to find a way to make the two fake a couple and get them out of this predicament.
To get out of his contract early, Zhou Xin gritted his teeth and agreed to a
