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Gu Yiliang patted my shoulder and smiled, "Xiaowei hasn't had his dinner yet. We'll let him have a sandwich, and I'll interact with you all first. Do you have any questions for me?"
H-he patted my shoulder? Xi–Xiaowei?
I descended into a whole new state of confusion.
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Before entering this room for the live stream, I was still worried that with Gu Yiliang's integrity as a professional actor, he would disapprove of using fanservice as a form of publicity.
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It seemed like I had worried too much.
He clearly had a completely different understanding of the bromance our company had requested. It was at odds with mine.
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Goodbye, the deep exchanges of looks I had imagined the Niangzi Army would capture.
Goodbye, the ambiguous flirtations I had imagined the Niangzi Army would record.
Goodbye, the intimate gifs I had imagined the Niangzi Army would edit.
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Why is it that when I didn't need you to spread the love, you scattered it about like a fairy scattering petal? And now when I need you to spread the love, why did you slam on the emergency brakes instead?
Gu Yiliang, give me back my sweet sweet nourishment for my mind!
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"Slow down a little, I can't see the questions." Under my weepy and pathetic gaze, he reached out and tapped on the comments.
"Do you have a beauty filter on?"
"—We do, would you like us to switch it off?"
He did not even wait for a response and switched the filter off straight away. Studying himself on the screen, he said, "There's not a very big difference."
Ah, I could only watch as the situation slipped further and further out of my control.
In the comments section, there were compliments and laughter. He scanned through it, reading aloud, "... Your lip color is really very nice. What color lip balm are you using?"
My heart froze. We're doomed.
"Lip balms have color? I thought only lipstick had color. I didn't ask the stylist..." He rubbed his own lips before looking at the back of his hand. "It's clear, so it should be called transparent color?"
Hey, wake up! How is there a transparent color?!
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By the time I finished the entire sandwich with much difficulty, the entire situation was out of control.
Gu Yiliang brought the role of a silly straight man to live with a vivacious performance. With him serving as a foil, a few anti-remarks like "Wei Yanzi looks very sissy sitting next to Gu Yiliang," appeared in the comments section.
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Fuck my life.
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Wasn't it just a competition to see who was more heterosexual? As a real-life, genuine straight man, could I even lose?!
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I Ship My Rival x Me
FantasyDISCLAIMER : FOR OFFLINE READING PURPOSE _________________________________ I Ship My Rival x Me: My rival, Gu Yiliang, a B-list newbie actor, has the face of an idol and amazing acting skills. I, Wei Yanzi, a C-list newbie actor, have the face of an...
