给校草当假男友的日子

给校草当假男友的日子/ ชีวิตแฟนปลอมๆ ของไอดอลมหาลัย

by Xi He Qing Ling, 羲和清零

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, payed attention to that person’s every move, and privately, started his fanatical fanboying 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 hearthrob 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.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, China, Novels, Young Adult, Queer, M M Romance

Webnovel

Published December 21, 2017

About the author

Associated Names:
* Xi He Qing Ling
* 羲和清零
* ซีเหอชิงหลิง (Thai)

Reviews

[V.ya · Rating 4 out of 5]

English title: The Daily Life of Being the Campus Idol’s Fake Boyfriend

Ling Ke starts university, only to discover his secret crush is one of his roommates—and, surprise, Qi Feng has forgotten him again. Certain that Qi Feng is straight, Ling Ke suppresses his feelings and pretends to be the ultimate straight buddy. But how is a straight guy supposed to act, anyway? Ling Ke’s confusion and struggles pile up with each passing day—until Qi Feng drops a bombshell and asks him to be his fake boyfriend. What now???

I devoured the main story in just two days (and stayed up way too late last night >.<). Needless to say, I was completely hooked. The story mostly unfolds through Ling Ke’s POV, but the mini theaters reveal Qi Feng’s side of things, and boy, they’re both trying so hard to keep up their facades, it’s absolutely hysterical.

This is a light-hearted, quick read. There are several translations available, but I went with wintertranslates.wordpress.com. While it claims to be a summary because it doesn't follow the raw word-for-word, I loved how the translation flows. The colloquial wording captures how young people talk and the vibe of campus life the best.

4.5⭐

[kay! ☾ · Rating 4 out of 5]

💌 The Daily Life of Being the Campus Idol’s Fake Boyfriend 💌

💞 fake dating and idiots to lovers,,,the most superior trope combo
🌨️ modern
🪷 completed tl
🏳️‍🌈 danmei

— 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

[lin (hazard's version) · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5⭐

Corto y entretenido. Aunque un poco "meh..."

La historia es simple, con muchas partes poco creíbles y los personajes no me parecieron lo suficientemente detallados para simpatizar con ellos o para simplemente conocerlos bien.

Por lo que: meh...

[Zoey · Rating 3 out of 5]

The funniest part of this series was that it exposed the fact that the best way to fly under the radar as a gay man was to act gay with other men. Performative queerness is a very straight male thing to do. It only backfired because two gay men were pretending to be gay together until it actually became gay. Shocker.

[Aslee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maybe 5 stars is a little much, but honestly guys I think this might be the best Eastern m/m novel I've ever read. It's cute, it's well paced, the Male Lead isn't a creep, there's no rampant homophobia, and it's just!!! The best!!! Even the misunderstandings they have aren't annoying-- They're completely reasonable. Hell, it outdoes even the most popular m/f novels I've read.

If you can read Mandarin or find a good English translation (or even if you don't mind MTL) then READ THIS.

[Romina Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.3

Okaaaaay, empiezo. Ya dormí y más o menos acomodé mis pensamientos a cerca de este libro.

En rasgos generales, y antes de hacerla larga, digo que es uno de esos danmeis para leer después de una novela pesada y dramática. Esto es chill, ligero y divertido, con fluff. No es demasiado profunda, es solo para pasar el rato y leer personajes tiernos y momentos graciosos. Hay malos entendidos, relación falsa, polos opuestos, entre otros tropes. La recomiendo si buscas eso, porque no vas a encontrar mucho más, la verdad.

Leí las traducciones de: Yuko's Translation; Chrysanthemum Garden; y Winter Translates.

Ahora, entro más en detalle. (trataré de no dar spoilers)

- Personajes:

Tenemos a nuestro MC, Ling Ke, un chico introvertido y serio, que se esfuerza siempre mucho para conseguir lo que considera mejor para su futuro. El mejor de la clase, atractivo, pero bajo el punto de vista de otros, muy frío y seco. Aunque nosotros, los lectores sabemos que él es mucho más que eso; siempre está en un gay panic constante. Desde que conoció a Qi Feng, sabe que es homosexual.
Luego tenemos a nuestro ML, Qi Feng, un chico rico, guapo, extrovertido, exitoso, carismático, talentoso y blablabla. El idol del campus. Yo lo describiría como un golden retriever, que requiere mucha atención, cariño, comprensión y ternura; que es muy celoso y pegajoso jsjs. No sabemos desde cuando es consciente de su sexualidad, pero sabemos que apenas vio a Ling Ke, fue amor a primera vista.
La verdad, no tengo mucho que decir de ellos. Son lindos juntos. Aunque Qi Feng, por mucho que lo amé el primer 70% del libro, luego me frustró mucho un poco. Ling Ke es un personaje muy interesante.
Pero hasta ahí, no tienen tanta profundidad. Son dos chicos normales, que son guapos y talentosos y populares por ser guapos y talentosos. Son shippeados por eso mismo, y porque se nota que tienen una relación muy cercana. No mucho desarrollo de personaje, lo cual no está mal como tal, ya que no es un libro que requiera eso. Es la historia de amor de ellos dos y sus vidas diarias de dos tontos enamorados que no saben como hacer entender al otro sus sentimientos.
Antes de terminar esta sección, tengo que hablar de mi personaje favorito, QI YU !! Lo amooo. Él es el hermano gemelo de Qi Feng, and he's a menace. Es un maldito agente del caos, más serio y misterioso que Qi Feng, y ama molestar a su hermano JAJAJA lo adoré desde el momento que se introdujo en el cap. 4. Al parecer, él tiene su propio libro, so I'm looking forward to read that one.
No sé qué tengo con este tipo de libros que casi siempre mi pj fav es uno secundario. Anywayyyss...

- Trama:

Este libro se centra más que nada en el romance. Es un slice-of-life, así que no busquen tanta complejidad.
El romance se basa en malos entendidos y falta de comunicación. No es tan frustrante, well maybe sometimes, esta más bien usado como recurso de comedia y slow-burn. No está mal.
El primer 75% del libro lo adoré, estaba yendo a unas 4.25 sólidas estrellas, peeeeeeerooo... Sentí que cuando empezaron a involucrarse románticamente decayó. Lo sentí muy... ¿Apresurado? ¿Poco desarrollado? También ahí es donde te empiezas a cansar un poco de la falta de comunicación.
Cuando ellos empezaron a salir juntos como pareja oficial, ahí ya no me gustó tanto. Qi Feng es un toque exasperante, y hay ciertas cosas que son muy ????? Me limito a no decir qué cosas específicamente para no dar spoilers, pero, por ej., el uso de la palabra "wife" para hablar de tu noviO me parece cansador, pero es algo común de este tipo de libros, así que ya qué. Otro ejemplo; hubo algo raro en una charla que Ling Ke tuvo con Jiang Ying (madre de Qi Feng y Qi Yu) a cerca del tiempo que pasas con tu pareja y cuánto esfuerzo inviertes en tu carrera, que le hizo replantearse su divorcio con su ex... No sé, espero que Jiang Ying no se retire por un hombre bro, me gusta la mujer empoderada que es jajaj no lo leí tanto en danmei aún. AH, EL TATUAJE???????????? BRO, NI 6 MESES ESTUVISTE CON ÉL, PA QUE TE TATUAS SU NOMBRE. En fin, como dije, ya en la relación no me gustaron tanto. Sumale estas cosas que no son muy de mi agrado y los celos infantiles de Qi Feng, que los romantizaron un toque... El libro decayó ahí pa mi.

- Extras:

Meh.
La pareja secundaria fue ultra innecesaria e irrelevante, bastante relleno pa mi.
Ya hablé de lo que pienso del romance de los padres de los gemelos. Igual, todo dependerá del siguiente libro.

En conclusión: El libro está cute. No es nada de otro mundo. Eso sí, considero que es mejor que otros similares.

¿Saben el que recomiendo, que amé y hasta el día de hoy sigo recordando con mucho cariño? 所有人都以为我喜欢他 Everyone Thinks That I like Him
Es de la misma índole, ni muy profundo ni nada, personajes simples y todo eso, pero me gustó más que este jsjs

En fin, si gustan de algo para relajarse y recuperarse de una novela con mucho plot, drama y angst, lean The Daily Life of Being the Campus Idol's Fake Boyfriend lol

Laterz

[Aki Ryuichi · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

AMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Esta es la historia de dos jóvenes gays que fingen ser Heterosexuales en una relación gay. A que es gracioso? XD

Si van a entrar a leer esta novela, no van a encontrar gran drama ni angustia ante problemas, sino todo lo contrario. Van a reírse de las ocurrencias de estos dos chicos y de lo "Heterosexuales" que son 😂😂😂.

Todo mi amor para Ling Ke y Qi Feng, creo que seguirán juntos por mucho mucho mucho tiempo.

[Freya**Secret SIn** · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wanted to write long review. But I'm lazy.
This one is a very very sweet read with two of a very cute guys.
I recommend tremendously to read.

[katchan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it sm! the plot is very sweet and relaxing, and both the mc & ml are hilarious little gay disasters. highly recommended!

[Nattapan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple, but beautiful.


PS. The book title in Thai version, translated and published by FIN publishing, is "ชีวิตแฟนปลอม ๆ ของไอดอลมหาลัย".

[Eve · Rating 5 out of 5]

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, 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. 👌

[Dianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute college story featuring two dense main characters. I liked that they actually met a long time ago, and that Qi Feng was actually the impetus for Ling Ke to improve his grades and get into one of the top schools in the country. They go way back even if Qi Feng doesn't remember it :D

There were some cute moments, like when LK has no sense of how far they can joke around as "straight guys" and go way past that point, but QF also isn't sure so LK's actions make him doubt a little but it's not enough for him to know for sure.

QF's confession to LK on the stage with the song was another cute moment, though that was ruined a little bit by one of QF's old crushes thinking the song was for her and confronting QF about it before LK could talk to him.

But hey, all's well that ends well. I was super excited for them to finally realize the truth about each other and their true feelings (about time guys!!). There were so many time I thought it would happen, only for one of them to wuss out or they get interrupted. Thank goodness for QF's best buddy to set him straight (haaa) about QF's questionable actions as a straight man.

[Mies · Rating 3 out of 5]

The beginning was really slow. The fake dating (the title of the book) starts at around 50%. The 'oh no im carrying tissues thats such a gay thing' would have worked if the book would not take it self so serious. I don't know if it because of the author or because of the translation. It just came off as sexist sometimes, idk. This book would also be really short if Ling Ke and Qi Feng would just communicate with eachother.

But I love a cold cat like shou (Ling Ke) and a possessive but kind puppy gong (Qi Feng) so I really enjoyed this. I did feel that everything at the end got wrapped up too fast and left some open questions. (I do not read extras so I dont know if it was included in those chapters.)

A simple but cute story. The author notes were the funniest bits of the book.

[sae · Rating 4 out of 5]

— mc has been crushing on ml since they were kids. when he got into college, they became roommates....and the fake dating thing is for you to find out
— pure slice-of-life fluff, definitely a light read!
— they fumbled so hard at pretending i was screaming
— slow‑burn? more like creeping realization. they’re both clueless, pretending, second-guessing, tiptoeing around honesty, and I LIVE for every blushing near-miss and growing tension.
— they both fall first. like, simultaneously. but neither admits it. the whole thing is an adorable tragedy of mutual denial and a goofy misunderstanding.
— is cute and ABSOLUTELY FUNNY!!
— read if you like fake dating, campus shenanigans, and college slice-of-life BL that steers clear of angst

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so cute! I love mutual pining and when paired with two oblivious dorks pretending to be gay while pretending to be straight, it was just a whole lot of Gay PanicTM and many hilarious situations where the MC and ML were like "oh no how do i act like this isn't what i want at all???"

I really liked the MC and ML and they were a good match for each other, balancing each other out. Plus, the side characters were also really funny and supportive. I especially liked Qi Feng's (ML) mother who was so badass and supported both the MC and ML after they revealed their relationship to her.

The extra stories at the end were also so wholesome and I am very satisfied at how this story ended.

[elli elli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ai gente...É bom.
Só não é MUITO BOM. Falta conflito para fazer a relação dos protagonistas brilhar, mas a relação foi bem desenvolvida e muito bonitinha. Os protagonistas são carismáticos, apesar de meio burrinhos. É bom para passar o tempo, mas eu esperava mais, tipo a coisa do irmão gêmeo tinha muito potencial de conflito, mas eu entendo que as vezes a intenção era um livro leve mesmo.
No entanto, é impossivel notar que diferente de outros romances leves, a relação nesse aqui não sustentou bem o enredo. Os personagens secundários SUMIRAM depois que os protagonistas ficaram juntos.
Enfim, se você quer uma leitura leve, meio água com açúcar, essa é a novel.

[polly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finished it in a shorter amount of time than expected.

It's a silly little novel about gays pretending to be straights and the fake dating trope. It was a nice read and it has its funny moments but I can't say there was rlly anything special about it. I don't have much to say against the novel, but I don't have much else to say in its favour.

I wouldn't recommend it if you're looking for a more "realistic" read, but it doesn't do harm to just read it for the funsies. Overall a Nice Light-Hearted Read, glad I didn't have to go through the seven stages of grief with this one.

[tyki · Rating 5 out of 5]

pros: very sweet and fluffy, pacing is good, great translations and writing style, really likeable characters with a great and healthy dynamic, relatively short and not heavy so a pretty nice read for inbetween, pretty funny with the misunderstanding and not overdone (since the novel isnt that long the misunderstanding didnt switch from funny to genuinely annoying)

cons: one r word mention in the little theater

[Xantababy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading this with light piano bgm is just right. I can imagine the scenes depicted on the novel so vividly. I like the pace, albeit slow, but it gives me enough time to fully create the scene in my mind, and to absorb the character’s feelings. Very relaxing to read. This was actually quite sweet, and occasionally funny. Some parts are a bit bland and the plot is actually a bit childish as well. I feel like the target readers for this danmei are high school fujoshi.

[Nerea · Rating 4 out of 5]

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!!

[ami · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars

uhh, reading this danmei reaffirm my stance on fake-dating trope; just bland and not exactly up to my right alley. i guess i really didn't like the misunderstandings that came as a integral part of this trope, which could come off frustrating at some parts. i wasn't exactly attached to both mc and ml, and the humor, even though i know there are people who'd having a blast reading this, wasn't personally up to my taste.

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok ok… good one to pass the time and have a laugh at it 😉 the story doesn’t have a huge impact in plot twists but it was pretty fun and entertaining… very enjoyable light read with charismatic characters

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

1st reading : 6th - 8th January 2024
Rating : 3 out of 5
- 2nd book in the month of January 2024
- 2nd book in 2024 reading challenge

I stopped in the middle, I don’t think I am going to continue reading this book.

[Barshasunyyy · Rating 4 out of 5]

SO FREAKING CUTE AND LOVEABLE (the way I was screaming at them to kiss each other if it wasn't for qi feng's friend these oblivious dumbassess would have never realized the other was gay 😭) now where is my college romance? I need my cute college romance 😩

[Rue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great character and plot development and pacing!!

[Ravi · Rating 5 out of 5]

mutual pining fake dating gay chicken........ effervescent

[Danny · Rating 3 out of 5]

3*
quick read

[ed · Rating 4 out of 5]

não tenho palavras agora, mas gostei.

[Ralique · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute but not one of my favs - mostly focused on cp and not so much other chars

[Alafair · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting 🤨