Dare Not Stir a Breeze

Stealing someone else's fiancée | Gentle golden retriever who competes and grabs for all he's worth | Extreme push and pull | Male rivalry [Screenwriter X Actor] [Considerate and gentle (or so he seems) X Restrained and refined] 1. Zhou Xitang left her fiancé, Shen Jinchuan, behind and went to a remote island to join a film crew. At the time, she was on the verge of marrying up, about to reach the MVP-scoring moment of her life. Meng Yuzhi, the male lead in the production, was astonishingly good-looking and talented, a hugely popular national heartthrob. The two champions of keeping their distance, everyone thought they barely knew each other. A few days later, Shen Jinchuan chased her to the set. The powerful man lowered his head and showed Zhou Xitang the greatest possible affection in front of everyone. After a meal, he took her away. At the banquet, Meng Yuzhi was perfectly poised, holding a champagne glass in his long fingers as he toasted the investors with neither arrogance nor obsequiousness. Zhou Xitang sat with the investors, held in Shen Jinchuan's arms, too afraid to look at him. After the banquet, Meng Yuzhi dutifully finished the remaining drowning scene. The director called, "Cut!" He left the set alone, his hair still wet and his eyes slightly red, then stood for a long time outside Zhou Xitang's hotel room. 2. Meng Yuzhi was widely regarded in the entertainment industry as a gentleman of impeccable manners. When he was replaced in a role, slandered, or attacked online, he simply smiled it off, his emotions always steady. Yet one night, he smashed the floor-to-ceiling window of Zhou Xitang's apartment. At the time, Shen Jinchuan had Zhou Xitang pinned against the window, with fireworks filling the city to celebrate her birthday. It was five days before their wedding. Afterward, Meng Yuzhi rushed upstairs and, amid the wreckage Shen Jinchuan had left behind, found Zhou Xitang typing out a breakup letter, one character at a time. 3. Half a year after the wedding was called off, Shen Jinchuan had completely lost his mind. He tried every possible tactic and begged her to get back together. One morning, Meng Yuzhi woke up in bed and, still groggy, heard Zhou Xitang on the phone. He followed her into the bathroom and pinned her against the glass door. "Who are you going to see?" he asked hoarsely, gently biting the tip of her ear. Holding on to the transparent glass door, he laced his long fingers through hers. The veins stood out on the backs of his hands and wound up his forearms as he kissed her ear again and again. "You're not allowed to see him." 4. Many years later, when people asked about his relationship with that screenwriter, Meng Yuzhi smiled warmly and said in a soft voice, "I'm her actor." - Meng Yuzhi's search history: The Actor's Guide to Self-Cultivation How to Improve an Actor's Virtue How to Become an Actor of Both Virtue and Artistic Excellence How to Steal a Capitalist's Fiancée Waiting for answers online. It's urgent. Note: The female lead is not a virgin, the male lead is chaste. HE. No real-life inspirations, please don't project this onto anyone. Thanks. ------------- Next book: Echoes of a Dream [Entertainment Industry] blurb ------------ #Bright, flirtatious actress X aloof, scheming award-winning actor #He has a secret crush / His identity is only revealed at the end [Blurb] As a food streamer, Jiang Xia's stomach and career were racing against the clock. One late night, after returning from a livestream, she clutched her rebellious stomach and tried to work out how much longer she could hold on. Then she received a chance to play a supporting role in a theatrical film, even if she would appear for only one minute. Looking at this lifeline that had fallen from the sky and the cast list in her hand, she hesitated. She messaged the top donor who had supported her tirelessly for years: [I really want to act, but the male lead is a jerk. What should I do?] [PS: Don't stockpile so much Basque cheesecake. Non-dairy creamer is bad for older people's health.] The old man was slow at typing. After a long time, he finally replied: [Don't be afraid to face new things.] [PS: There's no need to wear a short skirt when livestreaming yourself eating.] The old man's posts on his social feed fit Jiang Xia's guesses about the top donor's identity and age perfectly. She replied at once: [Okay, I'll make sure to keep my knees warm. Health is the most expensive luxury. Rose.jpg Rose.jpg Rose.jpg] The next day, at the audition set, Jiang Xia saw Shen Xian, who played the male lead. The young award-winning actor's refined, distant face brought to mind frost on trees in an icy wilderness. Even without saying a word, his chilling presence could make the entire set fall silent as if frozen. Jiang Xia's thoughts wandered back to that night: tangled, ragged breaths and a palm burning like fire. The top donor messaged her: [How did the interview go?] Dazed, Jiang Xia sent back a nonsensical reply: [The male lead's makeup makes him look a bit like a eunuch.] The award-winning actor on the other side of the set shattered. -- The award-winning actor's latest masterpiece, A Distant Love Letter, premiered. The vase-like supporting actress, who appeared for just one minute, unexpectedly became famous. Beneath the fractured lights, she was as radiant as sunlight breaking through darkness, so beautiful that no one could forget her. Besides discovering that she worked as a food streamer, netizens also dug up the first and only movie she had made four years earlier, along with a blurry scandalous photo. In a hotel corridor, she had hooked her arms around the neck of a handsome, elegant man, their bodies pressed together as suggestive light revealed a face that set the imagination racing. The man was identified only as some powerful investor. The woman, however, became embroiled in a scandal and never appeared on screen again. Late that night, the top donor messaged her to offer comfort: [Are you okay?] Jiang Xue held a little bone-china spoon used for desserts between her teeth: [Actually, his body isn't nearly as good as it looks in the photo.] [PS: His stamina is average, too.] That night, someone pounded on the door of her hotel room so hard it shook the heavens. "That dream in the hotel lounge left its mark on my lungs. Every breath is filled with tens of thousands of you." Theme: Love that fears no judgment from the world