After I Left My Top-Tier Star Childhood Friend, He Fell Apart

Formerly gentle, devoted shou who later becomes cold and resolute x aloof, yandere gong

Ke Yu is strikingly handsome and alluring, with a carefree, unconventional air. Combined with his outstanding professional skills, he's undoubtedly the top-tier star in the industry, far ahead of everyone else.

Millions of fans know that he's had an assistant since his debut at nineteen, nicknamed "Jiang the Bodyguard."

Jiang Bao is capable and considerate, acting as both Ke Yu's nanny and bodyguard. The fans are very pleased.

No one knows that ever since they were nineteen, Ke Yu has dragged Jiang Bao into bed every night to hug and kiss him. Ke Yu bites his earlobes and licks his waist.

Of course, nobody would know. The very next day, Ke Yu still plays along with a trending couple pairing with a popular actress on a variety show. When she compliments him on how handsome even his team members are, he smiles indifferently and says:

"He's just my assistant, Jiang Chuannan. Go get me two coffees."

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They met at an orphanage when they were seven, escaped a life-or-death situation together at sixteen, and curled up in the same bed to share their body heat at eighteen. When a talent scout offered Ke Yu a chance, Jiang Chuannan immediately gave up his dream of becoming a director to be his assistant. Late one night, Ke Yu held his hand and said, "How about you and I get together?" Jiang Chuannan agreed without hesitation.

From a twenty-square-meter rental to a high-rise apartment overlooking a sea of neon lights, Ke Yu finally became a top-tier star adored by everyone. But he wouldn't let Jiang Chuannan quit, and he never made their relationship public.

Day after day, Jiang Chuannan struggled to scrape together scraps of Ke Yu's love, like picking plaster off a wall, until he overheard Ke Yu arguing with his manager. Ke Yu sneered:

"What is Jiang Chuannan to me? I need some idiot on a leash to serve me loyally."

When Ke Yu finished work after midnight that night, there was no trace of Jiang Chuannan left at home.

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A rising director's new film tops the charts. At Weibo Night, he arrives at the banquet with his handsome leading man, and everyone smiles and congratulates him.

Only one person is utterly despondent, shoving the leading man away from the drinks and cornering Jiang Chuannan in a restroom stall.

The top-tier star's wrist is burning. Jiang Chuannan smiles faintly. "Got a fever? Does your new assistant not even remember your medicine?"

Ke Yu takes Jiang Chuannan's lips into his mouth. Just as his burning tongue slips inside, Jiang Chuannan bites down hard.

Jiang Chuannan shoves Ke Yu away. "Watch yourself. Want me to call the paparazzi? They can see how a male star molests his former assistant."

"You're not my assistant. You're my lover, my partner..."

"Stop raving." Jiang Chuannan looks at him with disgust. "Ke Yu, get away from me."

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Later, while Jiang Chuannan is preparing his new film, Weibo crashes.

Ke Yu announces his relationship. The photos span a hundred snapshots, from thirteen years ago to just one year ago.

The person in them is his former assistant, now a maverick director.

Furious, Jiang Chuannan immediately drives to find Ke Yu and slaps him across the face.

Yet Ke Yu touches his left cheek and smiles softly. "You were right to hit me. Can I hug you now?"

Jiang Chuannan's lips tremble, but then Ke Yu lifts his shirt.

A grotesque wound across his abs comes into view. His dark eyes are confused and muddled, filled with a humble plea:

"Jiang Chuannan, this has been bleeding again for days. Could you hold me one more time, like you did in high school?"

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Old-school taste, an angsty, bittersweet reconciliation romance. The gong isn't a scumbag, and the shou isn't pathetic. The gong has his reasons, though he has his problems too, physical and psychological. 1v1, happy ending

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