Elegant but wicked fox beauty seme (Gu Xichen) x ice-queen uke who's an expert at training dogs (Yan Qiao)
Sweet on the outside, scheming professor x haughty top-tier star actor | Regretful pursuit
The satellite network's first voice-acting dating show, “Masked Voices,” topped the charts as soon as it aired.
On the day the hugely popular “Cat King CP” took off their masks live, the fans settled in, only to be served a mouthful of heartbreak.
Yan Qiao himself took a blade to the ship, sending the hot searches into a frenzy:
“Good news: Shipped a top-tier star actor x a scion of an ultra-wealthy family. Bad news: They met in person and it was over.”
“Yan Qiao's fine on his own. Keep the civilian out of this.”
“Came for a sweet romance, got a faceful of melodrama.”
“This has to be scripted. I refuse to believe it! (clutching chest.jpg)”
“Anyone who didn't know better would think these two heartthrobs had some grudge they could never resolve!”
Yan Qiao: Hmm... how is that not exactly what happened? (smiling)
The grand “grudge we can never resolve” divider
1.
Two years ago, Yan Qiao saw someone in a makeup room, sleeping quietly in a recliner, with soft, downy lashes and a clean, gentle look.
When that person opened his eyes in a daze, his face was flawless, his gaze even clearer than a mountain spring. Yan Qiao's heart skipped a beat despite himself.
He learned the man's name: Gu Xichen, a teacher at a top university.
When they met again, Yan Qiao happened to save him from being taken advantage of after he'd been brutally drunk. With his heart pounding like a drum, Yan Qiao worked up the courage to pursue him.
He doggedly followed Teacher Gu, and finally got what he wanted one drunken midnight.
Yan Qiao loved Gu Xichen's refined, immaculate appearance.
He loved how Gu Xichen was cool as jade in public, but turned into a clingy puppy in private. He was the most perfect and adorable gift heaven could have given him!
Until one day, Yan Qiao caught a glimpse of Gu Xichen at a private club, wearing an unfamiliar, arrogant expression.
His Teacher Gu casually swirled his glass.
“The taste's not bad. Once I get tired of it, you can have a go.”
Yan Qiao gritted his teeth and ran.
He swore he'd never look at that bastard again for as long as he lived!
2.
Yan Qiao was an ice-cold rarity in the entertainment world, famous for being impervious to flattery.
A group of rich playboys made a bet over dinner: how much would they have to spend, and how long would it take, to bring this untouchable beauty down from his pedestal?
“One month, and he'll be the one begging me to date him.”
Gu Xichen spoke leisurely, raising an elegant brow as laughter rang out.
He'd decided to join the game himself because the bet sounded so amusing.
He couldn't wait to pluck this untouchable flower and peel it open, petal by petal.
Before Gu Xichen could get a good look, the thorny little rose would rather leave them both bloodied than let the relationship continue.
The third young master of the Gu family had finally taken an interest in someone. How dare he run away!?
Away from the cameras, Gu Xichen cornered Yan Qiao against a wall, his eyes red-rimmed and his gaze burning like wildfire. He gritted out each word.
“For richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, we'd grow old together? Wife, do you still mean what you said?”
Yan Qiao's pale eyes were calm, giving nothing away.
“Please let go, Young Master Gu. Humans and dogs belong to different worlds. I can't keep you company.”
[Reader's Guide]
1. The show's segments are entirely fictional.
2. SC | HE | The seme is five years older.
3. Neither lead is perfect | No angst, just fun.
4. A fictional setting where same-sex marriage is legal. The characters are not based on real people.
The blurb was written on 2024.10.15 and has been archived.
Core message: No amount of scheming can beat true love.
