Burning Bright

[A spoiled, stunning, up-and-coming actress × a young yet old-fashioned heir from one of the capital's elite families]

Shu Ni is notorious in the industry for being willful and domineering. But with her stunning looks and moving performances, she's irreplaceable, and was treated like a star from the moment she debuted.

Then the media caught Shu Ni heading to Si Shui Hutong late at night with a man and not leaving until morning. Rumors about the powerful backer behind her immediately spread everywhere.

Some guessed that Shu Ni's endless stream of great roles was all thanks to this influential figure from the capital's elite circles.

A classmate from her university claimed that Shu Ni had lived with her backer off campus while they were students.

The rumors grew wilder, but Shu Ni never came forward to set the record straight.

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At the 25th Golden Cloud Awards, Shu Ni won Best Actress for her film Pressed Branches.

She became the youngest Best Actress in Golden Cloud Awards history.

During a backstage interview, a reporter brought up the rumors about her backer from two years earlier. Shu Ni faced the cameras calmly. “Let me clear that up: he wasn't my backer. He was my ex-boyfriend.”

The reporter followed up: “Then... is there still a chance you'll get back together?”

Shu Ni: “That depends on how he behaves.”

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That night, Zhou Jinheng flew back to Jingbei on his private jet.

As snow fell thickly around him, he drove alone to Shu Ni's home.

The next day, the media released a blurry photo of Zhou Jinheng standing in the snow, pacing and smoking, seen in profile.

Caption: [A rising star's romance revealed: Her wealthy backer appears in the snow at night to beg for another chance!]