After Leaving the Industry, I Became My Ex-Boyfriend's Manager

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[Clingy, socially anxious, love-struck top × aloof, tsundere, career-focused bottom]

Singer x manager

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Chen Yushen is a veteran has-been actor in the entertainment industry. After nearly six years of hard work, he returns to a wave of black trending searches and a screenful of abuse.

They want to pin a crime on him! They can always find an excuse!

After decisively terminating his contract with a flourish, Manager Chen quits the entertainment industry for good, then joins his own company as a talent manager and takes over an artist's file.

But

Nobody told me I'd have to manage my ex-boyfriend after quitting the industry!

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When Song Chen Yang sees Chen Yushen again, he has mixed feelings.

After all, he was the one who left without a word back then. Can he really blame the other man for treating him coldly...?

He asks Chen Yushen to be his personal assistant and move in with him, and the other man agrees without hesitation.

Song Chen Yang: Does he still have feelings for me?

He isn't good with words, and a botched PR response leaves him smeared with false accusations. Chen Yushen complains, "Look at the mess you've gotten me into!" But then he contacts the company to clear Song Chen Yang's name.

Song Chen Yang: He still loves me!

He secretly plays Chen Yushen the love song he's just written. As their eyes meet, the other man brushes past the corner of his mouth.

After a long silence...

Song Chen Yang: !!! We're back together!

He leans in and captures Chen Yushen's lips. His face is red and his body burning, every muscle tense.

"Now that we've kissed, can I pursue you?"

Chen Yushen shoves him away in disgust. "...Stay away from me!"

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Their wardrobes are packed with matching couple outfits, and every day they enter the company one after the other, drawing the attention of countless cameras.

Chen Yushen complains that the sun is too strong, and Song Chen Yang holds an umbrella for him;

Song Chen Yang performs onstage, while Chen Yushen cheers him on from the audience.

As more and more candid photos of them together appear online, their CP supertopic steadily climbs the rankings.

The forum digs and digs, and the more dirt it uncovers, the more real it seems.

In a vlog filmed by a passerby, the two are entwined in a corner, their collars disheveled and lips swollen, their gazes burning as they look at each other.

Chen Yushen grips the hem of Song Chen Yang's shirt, while the latter buries his face in Chen Yushen's neck. The fabric across Chen Yushen's back is crumpled from being clutched.

This singer and manager really do seem to be a couple!

The people in the supertopic who were trying to ship a crack pairing, only to discover an actual couple: ???

[Reader's Guide]

1. This story is not based on real people, not based on real people, not based on real people. Please don't associate it with anyone in real life! Please don't associate it with anyone in real life!! Please don't associate it with anyone in real life!!!

2. This story features an unconventional second-chance romance. The reason they broke up is outrageous, but getting back together is easy (heart).

3. This is a clean, one-on-one romance, a fast-paced, extra-short sweet treat (my first book, written for practice, so it may be a little strange).

4. The main story contains lots of forum-style sections. Please don't read if that's not your thing!!!

5. This story is set in a fictional world. I don't know much about the specific industry, so please don't overanalyze it.

6. I'm a rookie author with limited writing skills. Please go easy on me.

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