I Think They Love Me

[Clear-headed heroine + fierce competition for her affection + dazzling rise to stardom + initially kept as a canary + later becomes a self-interested pragmatist]

"There are a lot of characters at the start, so the setup takes a while. The middle and later parts have both domineering love and redemption arcs. It only gets more exciting as it goes, so you won't be disappointed, everyone!"

PS: No rivalry between women, and the men occasionally get their hearts broken.

Shen Qingxi somehow became the one some people couldn't forget.

An orphan, she was first taken in by the Xie family and kept as a "canary." How did she end up becoming someone's precious first love?

Heaven knows she never thought that was a good thing...

Cool and aloof yet delightfully goofy, the girl could spout nonsense with a perfectly straight face. Shen Qingxi thought of herself as a plain, unassuming bowl of white rice.

A beloved first love can easily turn into a mere grain of rice, and a love too deep to last can become a sea of sorrow.

But as time went by, she realized they seemed to love her?

One was a childhood sweetheart, one had a crush on her when they were young, one fell for her over time, and one fell in love at first sight.

Shen Qingxi merely nodded and smiled in response.

The childhood sweetheart was just like a brother. That youthful crush had long since expired, and it was probably too late to rekindle it now, wasn't it?

As for love that grew with time, it might eventually turn into weariness, while love at first sight was no more than a surge of hormones.

Surely the most important thing was to study hard, make money, and achieve her dreams!

Shen Qingxi had always known what she wanted most, and she would never give up.

Because she was the protagonist of her own life.

It's fine to fall for someone, but don't ever lose yourself~