I Ship My Rival x Me (The Comic / Manhua) Series

WHEN THE CAMERAS STOP ROLLING

Rising star Wei Yanzi believes he’s finally won Gu Yiliang’s affection, and their growing closeness spills into public view, leaving Xiao Chen to clean up the mess! But when the cameras are gone and the two find a moment alone, Gu Yiliang suddenly seems distant… Is it possible he still believes their relationship is nothing more than a sponsorship?

While Wei Yanzi secretly considers how to draw out Gu Yiliang’s true feelings, a tense dinner with Old Huang forces a long-buried truth into light—one that could change everything between them.

EVERY ACTION HAS AN OPPOSITE REACTION

Fresh out of the emergency room, a newly humbled Wei Yanzi is convinced he finally understands Gu Yiliang. The man is elegant, thoughtful, and far too composed to even consider passion. So when they return to their room, crawl into bed, and settle in for the night, Wei Yanzi assumes there’s nothing more to it. Then Gu Yiliang kisses him on the forehead!

Stunned, Wei Yanzi realizes he’s discovered a new law of the universe: every time he thinks he’s figured Gu Yiliang out, the man does the exact opposite. Concerned the kiss has thrown their relationship off-balance, Wei Yanzi resolves to meet Gu Yiliang with a little sweetness of his own—after all, he can’t afford to lose to the co-captain of his ship!
But intentions only go so far. When the two attend a boozy cast party, restraint starts to slip and desires rise to the surface. Will someone finally act? Or are some of the universe’s laws too tricky to understand?

“I SHOULD HAVE KISSED HIM…”

After their agency green-lights a brilliantly flirty fanservice idea to promote their drama, Waves of Parting, Gu Yiliang and Wei Yanzi host a chaotic live stream that results in an explosion of NSFW fanfics. Now it’s game on.

Wei Yanzi is determined to find out if Gu Yiliang is actually gay, or if he’s just doling out the sugar for show. Meanwhile, Gu Yiliang is still under the impression that Wei Yanzi has a sugar daddy sponsoring him behind the scenes, and the jealousy becomes crippling. He proposes a new idea to Wei Yanzi: Why doesn’t he become Wei Yanzi’s sugar daddy instead?

Wei Yanzi, master of missing the point, doesn’t understand Gu Yiliang’s proposition. Is Gu Yiliang saying he wants to treat him like a boyfriend? That’s what he’s been doing this whole time, isn’t it? But to Wei Yanzi’s bewilderment, Gu Yiliang dials up the flirtation to max levels! By the time the two are headed back to Gu Yiliang’s place to “play games,” Wei Yanzi is left wondering—is this man trying to kiss me or kill me?!

“YOU’RE ALL I CAN SEEM TO THINK ABOUT.”

After a chaotic evening full of giving Gu Yiliang’s evil stepmother a piece of his mind, Wei Yanzi is beside himself. It seems that no matter what Wei Yanzi does, he and Gu Yiliang only grow closer by the second. But that only spells trouble for Wei Yanzi, who is trying to lay low and keep the few fans he does have. 

Call it a delicate game of cat and mouse, but if the fandom were to find out about their new relationship dynamic, there’d be hell to pay and then some. After all, in their current political climate, it’s not like gay men are accepted all that easily, not to mention the damage it could do to their careers. 

But Wei Yanzi is getting ahead of himself. First, he has to figure out how he ended up in Gu Yiliang’s room, the two men pinching each other’s cheeks…? And given the current situation, are we really all that certain Gu Yiliang is straight, anyway?

The full-color manhua (comic) adaptation of the hit danmei/Boys’ Love novel! A lighthearted romantic comedy about two rookie actors who learn they’re being shipped online.

Wei Yanzi and Gu Yiliang burst onto the acting scene together, igniting a rivalry fueled by their shared debut. But while Gu Yiliang dazzles with his acting prowess and idol-worthy looks, Wei Yanzi finds himself in the shadow with only his striking appearance to boast. Amid the barrage of online hate from Gu Yiliang’s fervent admirers, Wei Yanzi’s patience wears thin.

When Wei Yanzi stumbles upon an online community totally convinced there’s a romantic entanglement between the two actors, he is initially shocked but soon finds solace in their speculation as he immerses himself in their discussions.

Though their relationship is purely professional, Wei Yanzi can’t shake the growing sense that maybe the shippers are onto something. As he spends more time with Gu Yiliang, lines blur, and Wei Yanzi begins to wonder if there might, after all, be truth behind the fan-fueled fantasies!