[Showbiz, faux-replacement trope, marriage before love, 1v1, both are sexually inexperienced]
[Clear-headed, resilient singer x possessive, sensitive professor]
They first met in a bar corridor, where he courteously offered her a tissue.
They met again backstage at a fan event, where she proposed marriage.
After just two brief encounters, the marriage certificate was in her hands.
"I distinctly remember seeing a crocodile on the uphill path by the orange grove near my hometown. Why does everyone say there wasn't one?"
"A crocodile?"
Song Muzi stood on the land from her memories, bewildered. Beside her, Lin Wangshu seemed to have some buried memories breaking through the surface.
One was a promising young philosophy professor at Jingcheng University, refined and well-spoken. Behind closed doors, his possessiveness was overwhelming, though few knew how unhealthy he could be.
The other was a nobody of a singer, ranked eighteenth-tier in showbiz, determined to become famous around the world. With captivating eyes, she was resilient and pure, climbing step by step from being dismissed as a pretty face to becoming a sensation.
"Lin Wangshu, did you think I was her from the very beginning?"
Song Muzi looked at him quietly, her gaze devoid of even a trace of her usual tenderness and affection.
"You're free. This is where we end."
Later, Song Muzi stood on the grandest awards stage. She raised the trophy representing the Chinese Golden Melody Awards and looked out at the packed crowd. That night, she used her talent to silence the doubters.
"Sir, are you a fan too?"
"No. She's the woman I love."
Below the stage, the man looked at her tenderly. There had never been a replacement. From beginning to end, the only person he loved was Song Muzi.
