My Good-Guy Image Must Not Crumble

Su Xingchen had never been afraid of exams or getting scolded. The only thing she dreaded was the New Year, because every time her relatives saw her, they praised her. “You’re so pretty. You must be an amazing dancer, right?” → She trained until she was covered in bruises and won the solo dance championship. “You dance so well. You must be a great singer, too!” → She studied vocal music until she lost her voice, then stunned the whole school when she sang. “You can sing and dance. Your grades must be excellent, too, right?” → She fought her way from 120th place into the top ten in her grade. “Your grades are so good. You must be good at sports, too!” → She won the school’s 800-meter race. “You’re so athletic. You must have a talent for art as well...” “That’s enough!!!” [Time Stop] After her breakdown, she still quietly signed up for a sketching class. When she was seventeen, a dance video of hers unexpectedly went viral, racking up over a million views. A talent agency called her mother’s phone. “Su, would you be interested in becoming an idol?” Su Xingchen smiled. Ever since I was little, I’ve never let anyone’s expectations go unmet. This time will be no different. Until she discovers that someone is hoping to see her fall. “She cared so much about saving face that she pushed herself into becoming an all-around ACE, then found the entire internet watching her.”