How to Play It Up When We Barely Know Each Other

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Lian Huai is a vlogger with over a million followers, but his numbers have been dismal for the past few months. With same-sex marriage recently legalized, his company suggests he rebrand as a couples vlogger and team up with a handsome influencer to fake a relationship for publicity. But when he sees the collaborator list...

Lian Huai: This guy... looks like my high school classmate.

But he barely knows this so-called classmate. They weren't in the same class and hardly ever spoke.

Wait! Why doesn't this old classmate look like he used to? Could this tall man with chiseled features really be the same tiny, acne-covered nobody from high school?

Lian Huai suspects he's had plastic surgery.

Before the collaboration

Lian Huai: We're not close.

After the collaboration

Lian Huai: Oh no, I think I'm falling for my partner.

Lin Cheng'an had a crush on Lian Huai in high school, but he was too self-conscious about his looks to talk to him. Little did he expect that after the college entrance exams, he'd have a growth spurt and transform into a handsome guy.

So, to get closer to Lian Huai, he started working out, taking care of his skin, learning how to dress, and taking photos. Eventually, he became a looks-focused influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers.

When he learned that Lian Huai was looking for a partner to fake a couple's act with...

Lin Cheng'an: How do I sign up?

After nine years of pining, he finally has a chance to stand by Lian Huai's side, even if it's as his fake boyfriend.

He thought his unrequited love would come to nothing, but why does his crush keep cuddling up to him, kissing him, and throwing his arms around him?

Lian Huai, after realizing his feelings: Boohoo, when is he finally going to fall for me?

Lin Cheng'an, convinced he's still secretly pining: Lian Huai likes me? No way.

Sunny, straightforward bottom (Lian Huai) x gentle, devoted, insecure top (Lin Cheng'an)

#MyOldClassmateHasHadACrushOnMeAllAlong #TheTopPinesAtFirstThenTheBottomGetsJealousOfHimself #AlertFoundATopWhoObsessesOverHisLooks

1. First love for both, both virgins

2. Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting

3. Just a sweet, lighthearted slice-of-life romance

Theme: Don't let appearance anxiety get the better of you!