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The Daily Life of Being the Campus Idol’s Fake Boyfriend
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The year he was fifteen, Ling Ke realized he was gay, and that he fell in love with a hot guy the same gender he was! Ling Ke spied on the other’s online friend group, paid attention to that person’s every move, and privately, started his fanatical fan-boying actions. Unfortunately, the hot guy he liked was someone who changed girlfriends like he changed clothes, a pretentious and straight male.

A few years later, Ling Ke and the hot guy he was secretly in love with got into the same university and became good friends. In order to prevent his beloved from hating him, Ling Ke repressed his true feelings and forced himself to pretend to be a 24k, pure gold straight guy.

……

Having high-spec looks, Qi Feng was a networking expert, but in order to preserve his all-around shining and popular heartthrob image, he always hid his true sexuality, that he was gay. He got himself (fake) girlfriends all throughout school, literally playing himself into being branded as a skirt-chaser.

Until one day, he met his true love. The other looked delicate and gentle, cold and out-of-reach, as if the ideal lover he’d dreamed of in his heart.

Except, there was just one thing. That guy also looked completely straight……

In short, this is the love story of two scared, in-the-closet gay guys pretending to be straight while mutually trying to feel the other out.

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Gei xiaoCao dang JiananYou de Rizi
NHỮNG NGÀY THÁNG GIẢ LÀM BẠN TRAI CỦA HOTBOY TRƯỜNG
ชีวิตแฟนปลอม ๆ ของไอดอลมหาลัย
给校草当假男友的日子
Related Series
Assistant Architect (Shared Universe)
Black-bellied vs. Black-bellied: Ultimate Showdown (Shared Universe)
Recommendations
Everyone Thinks that I Like Him (7)
Agreement of Being Gay for 30 Days (4)
Don’t You Like Me (4)
Give Me A Hug (4)
Transmigrated into a School Idol and Forced to Do Business (3)
Love Rival Romance System (2)
Recommendation Lists
  1. School Danmei
  2. Really good bl
  3. BL I Want To Read
  4. Have Read Pt. 1
  5. Quero ler

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02/16/22 Chrysanthemum Garden c74 (end)
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02/07/22 Chrysanthemum Garden c69
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05/30/21 Chrysanthemum Garden c66
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05/09/21 Chrysanthemum Garden c64
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04/04/21 Chrysanthemum Garden c60
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Staringatastar
Staringatastar rated it
February 10, 2019
Status: Completed
Such a cute story! Thanks to the commenter who mentioned the summaries, I was able to finish the story - though if there were more translations, I'd probably read it again.

It's sort of great to read a minimally tragic bl story with a fairly functional couple. I loved the minor drama from misunderstandings. And I love how the extras add a nice coda to the story.
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Croc
Croc rated it
September 7, 2018
Status: Completed
I absolutely love this novel. At first I read the full translations, but after reading one of the reviews that said that there’s a website with the summaries, I couldn’t help myself so I ended up reading those instead and finished the novel in two days. This novel is so cute. I love the characters and I love how the story is so light and playful. I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys romance novels.
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auroraRMC
PiCrazy31415 rated it
July 30, 2018
Status: Completed
Another one to add to the list of absolute favorites. To be honest, I was pretty surprised by how much I enjoyed this story. The synopsis didn't look too great, especially with all the emphasis on how the MC loved the ML first. But the MC's personality totally evened out the field, and gave us some amazing dynamics. It's also pretty hilarious that the title of the story is only relevant for a short period of the story.

Okay, so I love OP MCs. And yes, the MC here is pretty... more>> dang amazing. Tbh I'm most impressed by his ability to keep a calm and cold facade over all of his emotions, plus adding that to his handsomeness and apparently arrogant temperament to become someone similar to the ML. The ML is of course adorable, really clingy and affectionate all the time. And persistent in chasing the MC. The side characters definitely helped out a lot in this story. The friends are amazing, especially the ML's best bro hahahah. Best wingman, though probably only applicable for the MC. The big bro is also pretty tsundere, trying to help his dumb little brother under the facade of arguing and insulting him. Both the MC and ML's families are great, being reasonable and accepting of the couple. The ML's divorced parents are pretty damn relatable rn, and it makes me happy that they got back together even after a decade of separation. It gives me hope about the MC and ML constantly being together. Even I got emotional when the MC got that tattoo. Good for you, man.

Loved the adorable fluff in this story. Also, the s*x scenes weren't bad either. Many thanks to winter for the summaries, couldn't tell at all that they weren't translations. It's been a while since I've appreciated the feeling of being able to read coherent english for an entire LN. Recommend. <<less
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erialolita
erialolita rated it
May 12, 2018
Status: Completed
Edit, it is now 2022 and I've read this again for nostalgia sake and I don't love it like I did before. I mean I still really like it but I'm dropping my initial 5 stars to 4 stars. Still recommend to read if you like fluffy stories.

This one is very cute and fluffy. I will admit at times its a bit frustrating as the reader because you know they are just pretending to be straight. I was reading the wonderful translations by Yuiko but they haven't updated in a while so I got impatient and read through machine translation. The first time I have done this until the end of a novel. Too bad the site I found cut out all the good parts. I think my favorite part was

Spoiler

When the truth comes out. The ML was the one he first fell for at the piano recital, not the brother. The ML doesn't remember him exactly, though.

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I really recommend this one as a way to get that fluffy warm feeling
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Moraxella
Moraxella rated it
April 14, 2018
Status: Completed
Fluffy and entertaining; worth the read, but, somehow I feel that the author hasn’t milked the pretend relationship to its fullest before things got resolved.
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Kian_Roronoa
Kian_Roronoa rated it
April 11, 2018
Status: c1
This was such a fluffy read. I was reading “Agreement to be gay for 30 days” and Jnaomi suggested this. I feel mushed reading it just under 12 hours.

This is full of fluff and no angst and also one of the few novel where the ML and MC admitted they are gay and not something like, I’m straight but I love him.
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Violet Grace
Violet Grace rated it
March 11, 2018
Status: Completed
This story is very cute.

I can't help smiling through the entire story.

This is really my favourite.
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shimakaido
shimakaido rated it
January 7, 2018
Status: --
This novel has the characters who are the most unpredictable amongst all I have read so far, especially the MC, who is also the most three-dimensional character I have seen for a while, an entirely different shou/uke from most danmei I have read. The plot is simple, very familiar, and cliché but kudos to the author for making it a lot more fun by creatively writing her characters to drive the story into a more intersting ride.
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taluluday
taluluday
January 16, 2024
Status: Completed
10/10 Light and fluffy and hilarious! It’s about how gay MC and ML pretended to be straight while testing water with each other. No NC.

MC - cool and calm on the surface, wanting to pounce the ML

ML - friendly charming straight male, secretly squealing over MC arf arf

A great comedic and relaxing read! Seriously, extra point for making me laugh! Reread thrice already.
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kaydramas1997
kaydramas1997
December 17, 2023
Status: c74
— ling ke & qi feng are are so dumb and I mean that both in a very affectionate and derogatory way

— like. The whole novel is just the spiderman meme where they point at each other in confusion. Zero brain cells to be spared I truly love the dumbass4dumbass trope

— it was a bit draggy at the start but the characters were so entertaining that I forgave the slow pace!

★ ★ ★ ★ (4 stars) out of ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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shuulys
shuulys
June 16, 2023
Status: Completed
4.5 ⭐️

Honestly a good read? The story is quite cute and wholesome in its own way but its not something deep or emotional so sometimes I have to leave my brain aside while reading it hahahahaha. I cringed a few times along the way but overall the novel was quite worth my time :")
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huaisangs.idk
huaisangs.idk rated it
May 30, 2023
Status: Completed
4.5/5

I actually really liked this novel! The premise was intriguing but I didn't have high expectations for it - turns out, it's so much better than I anticipated. This novel doesn't sell itself as more than it is, it's very simple and light to read, which is one of the reasons why I like it so much.

Character-wise, I really like these characters and how they fit into the story, plus how the author describes them, especially the main couple. Ling Ke is a very well written character, a great protagonist,... more>> and a very interesting person to read about. Qi Feng is really nice, almost the perfect guy, but is still tormented by his insecurities just as much as Ling Ke, ence their game of being "fake boyfriends" because they thought of each other as straight. The side characters are also a lot of fun and I wish we could get some more development for them but the novel isn't supposed to be super deep and overall I like the main characters enough that this isn't a downside to me.

The plot isn't anything ground-breaking, and overall this is just a fluffy heartwarming simple story between two university students, with its ups and downs, but it's that simplicity that also makes it so good and so much fun to read.

The amount of mutual pining as well as the slow burn romance is so well done, the pacing is neither too fast or too slow, and you can feel the tension oozing from the novel. It's so great. 👌 <<less
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5thepast
5thepast rated it
May 18, 2023
Status: Completed
I love the fake dating trope in general, and I feel like this novel does a great job with it. Short, sweet, and with the right amount of perceived one-sided yearning I want from a story like this.

A very quick and enjoyable read. Nothing too exciting or unexpected, but not every novel needs that. Sometimes a cute story about two college guys pretending to be straight while somehow ending up in a fake relationship is exactly what I want.
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sbob
sbob rated it
May 14, 2023
Status: Completed
Some well woven misunderstandings, good interactions between the leads and side characters, and overall read quite smoothly and engaging enough to continue reading to the end.

Just wished they were more brave or straightforward; felt like it could be cut short by half and we see more of the ensuing fluff instead.

Wish they dialed it up more—like if the MC were supposed to be this cold, low EQ antisocial person, he should be less equipped to deal with certain situations. Felt more like a convenient plot point than a strong character... more>> trait. The viewing ML as a distant idol to fanboy over the past 5/6 years also didn’t really form much of a barrier/solidify into a proper plot point for me. Like I would think there’d be an emotional barrier or line drawn with that sort of inbuilt thinking.

ML’s random love at first sight is also a bit hard to accept. Like I should expect it to develop to strong feelings based on actual interactions and understanding on MC; but for the earlier parts it seemed like he didn’t really know MC well (cannot tell his emotions/thoughts from his face paralysis), and just kept being turned away so I really don’t see why the ML would fall so deeply.

A storyline with potential but wish the execution was better. Still somewhat enjoyable though wasn’t very distracted while reading. Strong 3.5/5. <<less
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nobodyherself
nobodyherself
May 4, 2023
Status: c50
A wonderful and fluffy novel. The MC and ML are two silly dorks going in circles.

At the moment, I have to stop reading because the translation quality took a dip after about 45 chapters on CG. It's unreadable at this point, as if the new translator doesn't even speak English + it feels like an unedited and not proofread MTL.

I would love to see how the story ends if someone else retranslates it. So far, 4/5 due to the writer using being gay as a justification for pretty much everything.
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echosagal
echosagal rated it
April 21, 2023
Status: c23
I wanted to give this a shot since I’m a fan of Assistant Architect, but the two main characters have NO CHEMISTRY.

Ling Ke is Stoney faced and his reason for crushing on the ML is seemingly rooted in nothing besides the fact that he’s attractive, rich and perfect.

The ML likes Ling Ke (MC) because,.., , he treats him coldly and unlike any other person he’s met before =_=

You can imagine I still tried to hold out hope because after all this is the same person who wrote assistant architect. At... more>> the very least maybe they would develop more chemistry and have many (smut) scenes, right?

ty to the reviewer who graciously said there’s only 2 papapa scenes in the whole novel. Sorry, but I’m dropping this. At the very least, the normal scenes between them should be funny, filled with banter, chemistry and entertainment. But this entire novel so far is just boring.

the characters have no chemistry. <<less
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Moominland
Moominland rated it
March 1, 2023
Status: Completed
This is VERY VERY VERY Slow burn romance!

The main character meets his crush when they were little after a short conversation, some years past and when they were in high school they were reunited in another event BUT his crush didn't remember him at all... sad his only option was to follow him in the shadows on his wechat updates.

And finally when he enters in the Uni discover that his long time crush is now his roomate!
They are both so cute! It worth it!!
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Saphie
Saphie rated it
February 15, 2023
Status: Completed
AAAH so good! So sweet and fluffy without being boring! It's a very good read with also a fairly good character development between the main CP! From childhood to university, it is very good! I enjoyed the little alone moment of the MC or ml, the realizations, and the sweet moments together!

5/5!
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Adriana28
Adriana28 rated it
February 2, 2023
Status: Completed
ohhhh a wonderfully written one it's an amazing story.

I fell in love with it, both the MC and ML were too cute and sweet, but they could have been together on a early date it was a bit delayed.

And ml's brother ohh I actually liked him alot, would love to read his side story.

And of ml's parents as well.

MC and ML were perfect for each other, oof so much meng.

I just found it a bit too long for my liking.

Anyway thanks author and translators for the hard work.
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AnZhe798
AnZhe798 rated it
October 14, 2022
Status: Completed
This is a short and sweet story with minimal to no drama

It was a relatively calm and steady story MCs views are mostly self critical because he is scared on what could out him vs what is normal "straight guy behaviour" (which leads to a lot of hilarious situations Sure it's fluffy and we love a self-aware MC but I can't stomach reading in a tsundere's POV
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