Is It Normal to Get Stuck with the Top-Tier Star After Faking a Romance?

[Daily updates, around midnight. If anything comes up, I'll take a day off]

A seemingly gentle but actually jealous, pure-hearted and scheming top-tier star gong x a sunny, carefree, golden-retriever-like little nobody shou

Bai Yuan's world came crashing down when his agent suddenly told him he had to fake a romance with Xie Jihan.

He looked at Xie Jihan's expressionless yet undeniably beautiful face, then at the bloodbath unfolding on Weibo.

His fingers trembled slightly as they hovered over the keyboard.

Bai Yuan wailed to his friends, pouring out his grievances:

"Help! I don't want to work with that big shot. He looks so scary!"

His friend was silent for a moment, then typed a few words.

"Maybe he just didn't sleep well. Give it a few more days and see."

A few days later, Bai Yuan thought life with Xie Jihan was absolutely wonderful.

He had lots of dietary restrictions, but the boxed meals he got from Xie Jihan were always just what he liked.

His acting wasn't very good, yet Xie Jihan gave him private one-on-one coaching.

He complained that there was no good dessert soup near the set, and the next day Xie Jihan somehow served him an authentic bowl of red bean double-skin milk pudding in the far northwest.

Bai Yuan happily chewed on the red beans, clung to Xie Jihan's sleeve, and said in a clingy voice, "You're the best, bro. I'll follow you forever."

His friend had been right. Xie Jihan was a really good person.

Watching Bai Yuan expose his belly to him without a care, like a little dog that had grown used to being pampered, Xie Jihan thought it was time to close the net.

The moonlight was just right. It was perfect for a confession.

But just as he was about to speak, Bai Yuan spotted the "friend" account logged in on his computer.

Xie Jihan: ...

Bai Yuan: ...Brain freeze.

Five seconds later.

Bai Yuan came to his senses, immediately bolted, ran back to his room, and locked the door.

Xie Jihan chased him to the door, grinding his teeth, his voice brimming with menace.

"Open up! I know you're in there!"

"If you've got the nerve to fake a romance, you've got the nerve to open the door!"

Hiding in his room, Bai Yuan shakily opened his browser and searched: My big-shot coworker pretended to be my friend and now wants to confess to me. What do I do?!

Waiting for answers. It's really urgent!!!

Reading guide:

1. The gong and shou are not based on real people. Please don't associate them with anyone.

2. The MMO game in the story is fictional, with references to games such as Jian Wang 3 and other MMOs.

3. The cover is a template purchased from an artist. The character designs are not exclusive.

4. A considerable portion of the story takes place inside the game, too.

5. Not recommended for readers who are strict about their preferred character dynamics.

Blurb for the upcoming novel, If One Day I Fall in Love with Your Wife:

Xie Zhiyuan had fallen for someone.

He was beautiful, clever, elegant, well-read... In Xie Zhiyuan's eyes, he was simply the most perfect person in the world.

There was just one problem.

He was his ex-boyfriend's wife.

His ex-boyfriend was a complete and utter scumbag.

He cheated constantly, sucked up to the powerful and looked down on the weak, loved beautiful people, and coveted rich women... He disgusted everyone equally and made them want to throw up.

After once again witnessing the scumbag flirt with someone at a cocktail party, Xie Zhiyuan finally made up his mind. He knocked on the door of that villa, intending to save the one he loved from the hell of his marriage.

After finally kicking the loathsome ex-husband out of his beloved's life, Xie Zhiyuan immediately set out to take his place.

But soon, he realized something seemed off.

Why was his beautiful, delicate beloved gazing down at him with such fascination, gently stroking his face before abruptly pushing him down onto the bed?

"You're so beautiful, my darling. I've wanted to do this for ages..."

Looking into the other man's desire-filled eyes, Xie Zhiyuan swallowed.

Something was wrong. Very, very wrong.

Theme: Treasure every connection fate brings.