[Hot-tempered, straight male news anchor (uke) × top-tier star and master of cross-dressing (seme)]
[Marriage Before Love | Gender Deception | Straight Guy Falls Hard | Silly, Sweet Romance]
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Shen Ke is a prime-time news anchor. In front of the camera, he's always impeccably dressed in a suit, with a steady voice. For three years running, he's been voted the "News Face Viewers Trust Most."
No one knows he has anger issues.
Every day, after the broadcast ends and he gets home, all the pressure he's bottled up comes pouring out.
He smashes things, slams doors, and yells at thin air. The villa is filled with the sound of his voice echoing back at him.
Then, three years ago, someone called Ji Huaian came to stay with his family.
He was the boy his grandfather had arranged for him to marry. "Be nice to him."
Shen Ke was annoyed. He didn't want to get married, and when he met that bumpkin from the countryside, he was going to tell him, "Stay away from me."
But when they met, the other guy had his hair tied up in a tiny bun and rosy cheeks, and seemed so innocent and well-behaved.
Shen Ke froze. He couldn't speak, struggling to hold back the urge to touch his cheek.
The other guy seemed afraid of him and didn't talk much.
When Shen Ke was angry, he called him "Little Mute."
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Ji Huaian's sister broke her leg and was facing a staggering breach-of-contract penalty. He took her place in a girl group competition in the capital and stayed with one of his grandfather's old comrades.
He and his sister were identical twins. He was good at using a falsetto on the radio, and with his natural camera presence, he was flawless onstage, sweet as could be.
When he first met Shen Ke, the man seemed wild and dangerous, so he wanted to keep his distance.
Then he happened to catch Shen Ke falling ill. He carried him to the hospital, and Shen Ke, half-conscious, wrapped his arms around his neck and mumbled, "Are girl group idols really that strong?"
He felt a little sympathy for this man who hid behind his cold, harsh exterior. It was as if he'd caught a glimpse of the pressure in Shen Ke's life.
Shen Ke could be fierce, but after snapping at him, he'd get embarrassed and buy him a present. Ji Huaian knew Shen Ke just couldn't control himself.
He was a good person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stepped in when he saw Ji Huaian being bullied. Shen Ke even voted for him and spent so much money that he became the top supporter.
But after spending all that money, he went right back to being fierce.
Their days went on, awkward yet burning with intensity.
He played the sweet girl for three years, keeping his head down and doing as he was told. Then, on the eve of his sister's return, he took off his wig during the group's anniversary livestream and smiled calmly at the camera, bare-faced. "I'm sorry. I'm a man."
The comments exploded across the country. The trending topics blew up.
And Shen Ke, sitting in the studio during the prime-time news broadcast, stared at the script on the teleprompter and lost his voice for the first time in front of the entire country.
For a full seven seconds.
He had been planning to confess that day.
It was the girl group's third anniversary, and he wanted to make up for the proper ceremony he'd owed him for three years.
The gift box was still in the car, the livestream's end chime still rang in his ears, and he clutched his phone, his mind filled with just one thought: I spent three years paying to make that guy the center, and he was a man?
When he got home, Shen Ke wanted to demand an explanation, but Ji Huaian took the flowers out of his trunk. "Are these for me?"
Shen Ke was furious. "Of course not!" But then he saw the table covered with dishes and couldn't resist.
"You still want to be my wife?" Shen Ke asked through a mouthful of ribs.
Theme: Always be ready for life's surprises.
