[Awakened Stand-In + Top-Tier Star Producer + The Long Road to Win Her Back]
I kept my identity secret for three years, ghostwriting songs for Shen Muhan’s unattainable first love. My songs made Lin Shiyu a superstar, but I wasn’t even allowed a name in the credits.
He said, “Xin Su, don’t even dream about it. You’ll never replace Shiyu.”
It wasn’t until a song I wrote for the second male lead went viral and footage of him dropping to one knee backstage shot to the top of the trending charts that Shen Muhan finally looked at me properly. He still only thought I was trying to latch onto a newcomer.
After Lin Shiyu was caught plagiarizing, she hired paid posters to smear me: “Xin Su slept her way to the top!”
As the whole internet piled on, I called my grandfather. “Grandpa, I’m done pretending.”
The next day, music legend Xin made an announcement: “My granddaughter, Xin Su, won an international composition gold medal at eighteen and was admitted to Berklee ahead of schedule. She wrote all of Lin Shiyu’s songs!”
The entertainment industry erupted!
Shen Muhan waited outside my company, eyes red with regret. “Susu, I was wrong. Come back to me.”
Leaning on Xia Zehua’s shoulder, I smiled and handed him a lawyer’s letter. “Mr. Shen, how about settling the royalties for those three years first? Also, I’ve blocked your number. Stay away from me.”
Later, with Shen Entertainment on the brink of bankruptcy, he livestreamed himself kneeling and begging for my forgiveness. I simply took Xia Zehua’s hand and announced the launch of my own music empire.
[Bonus Scene]
Xia Zehua, gazing into my eyes: “Ms. Xin, I want to sing your songs for the rest of my life, and protect you for the rest of my life.”
Shen Muhan, consumed by jealousy: “Xin Su! I’m richer than him! I have more power than him!”
Me: “Oh? Can you get me the connections to win an international composition award? If not, shut up.”