Strawberry Coconut Ice

[Sly, flirtatious male celebrity x timid, shy ordinary girl, age gap, unrequited love, groveling redemption]

*Five years ago, Wen An and Fu Lingyuan belonged to different worlds.

Fu Lingyuan was high above everyone, adored by countless fans.

She was insecure and sensitive, walking on thin ice by his side. Even looking at him for too long made her nervous, and she never dared reveal her feelings for him.

Until she saw the top trending post on Weibo: #Fu Lingyuan spotted entering a hotel with his mysterious girlfriend, spending three days and two nights together#

Her fingertips trembled inside her sleeves. Terrified that someone else would snatch Fu Lingyuan away first, she nervously and expectantly handed him the love letter she had carefully prepared.

Fu Lingyuan treated it like a flea, disgustedly tossing the pale pink letter into the trash without giving her a chance. He lifted his cold, disdainful eyes and said:

"Absurd."

"Don't ever show up in front of me again."

*Years later, they met again at a production's opening ceremony. The young and promising director Wen had finished her studies and returned to China to build her career. When she saw Fu Lingyuan, the girlish flutter she once felt was long gone, leaving only calm indifference.

On the cramped, narrow set, Fu Lingyuan's white shirt collar was undone, and a fake lipstick mark remained on his long, slender neck. They were filming an intimate scene between the male and female leads.

Director Wen watched each frame on the camera with an impassive face, keeping things strictly professional.

"Cut. Sorry for the trouble, Mr. Fu. Please get back into character and do it again."

The handsome face framed by the camera suddenly moved close. Wen An leaned back, but Fu Lingyuan seized her slender wrist. His gaze sharp, his voice low and magnetic, he leaned against her fragrant shoulder and declared:

"Director Wen, I only want you to direct me."