[Cool, aloof pursuer x fiercely competitive, possessive pursuer]
Pei Yan had a bizarre dream.
In it, his pheromones went out of control, and the film star Gu Huaizhou permanently marked him.
Five years after their shotgun wedding, all he got in return was a single line from Gu Huaizhou:
"Our marriage and our child were nothing but an accident."
When Pei Yan woke, his husband and child were gone.
Only the permanent mark left on his gland reminded him that it hadn't been a dream.
He returned to a time before any of it had happened.
In this life, he did everything he could to avoid Gu Huaizhou.
He broke free of his exploitative company early and switched from television to film.
But he never expected to get an early audition for Wilds, a script that had already caught his eye when it was first announced, despite having only one lead role.
The lead had already been cast, and it was the last person he wanted to see: Gu Huaizhou.
For years, he'd pretended to be a beta as he worked his way up in show business.
Now, only Gu Huaizhou could smell the traces of his permanent mark.
He decided to take a gamble, dousing himself in a fatal dose of suppressants before going to the audition. But even then, Gu Huaizhou's doglike nose picked up the scent.
"Senior, we're about to start filming. Keep your private life in check and don't hold up the production."
Pei Yan wanted to spit right in Gu Huaizhou's face. That was his own pheromone, for one thing, and besides, Gu Huaizhou was the only person in his private life.
*
Gu Huaizhou had met someone incredibly strange.
Though Pei Yan had a cool, aloof face, when he acted in a bed scene, he looked as if he'd been crushed a thousand times over.
Especially when Gu Huaizhou held him by the waist and recited his lines. The cedar scent from Pei Yan's gland kept him on edge.
After drinking, Pei Yan murmured someone else's name. Gu Huaizhou's passionate feelings were shattered in an instant.
Gu Huaizhou gritted his teeth. "Do you love him that much?"
Pei Yan looked at him in confusion, then gave a self-mocking smile. "We only got together because of the child. I don't love him, and he doesn't love me."
Fine, fine. They even had a child. Gu Huaizhou was so jealous he was nearly driven mad.
The one who isn't loved is the third party in a relationship. After calming down, Gu Huaizhou decided he still had a chance.
But as soon as filming wrapped, Pei Yan swiftly cut ties. "Don't worry, I won't use your fame to boost my own."
The next moment, Pei Yan appeared on a variety show with a new on-screen partner chosen by his company.
The film star Gu Huaizhou, who had never appeared on a variety show before, made an unprecedented appearance.
Not only that, he even pushed Pei Yan's new partner out of the way.
Post-marriage bonus scene:
Pei Yan straddled Gu Huaizhou's lap of his own accord. The permanent mark on his gland had been covered, and now it gave off a sweet, heady scent.
He wrapped his arms around Gu Huaizhou's face. "Hubby, let's hurry up and have a baby!"
Gu Huaizhou covered himself down below and refused to let Pei Yan touch him. "Tell me first, did you marry me just because you wanted a child?"
"Of course I married you because I love you," Pei Yan coaxed.
"Then who do you like more, me or that Gu Huaizhou?"
"..."
Reading guide:
One-on-one, both are virgins and each other's first love, a sweet little romance. No angst or melodrama in the previous life.
The child is from the previous life.
Theme: With a clear heart, one can find joy wherever one goes
