Cicadas After the Snow [Showbiz]

[The pacing has gone off track, so I'm rewriting it. Each new chapter will replace the old one as it's completed. If the synopsis interests you, feel free to bookmark it and let it build up before coming back later. I'm truly sorry.]

[Progress: The first four chapters have been replaced]

Pseudo-incest / rekindled romance / entertainment industry

Bold, sweet, and stubborn x cool on the outside, passionate within

Naturally gifted actress x powerful mogul

Ni Jiang made it big the moment she debuted.

Her very first role after graduation was as the female lead in a film by a renowned director.

Everyone thought she was destined to become a household name.

Unfortunately, she offended a powerful mogul and was quickly blacklisted by the industry, disappearing from the spotlight.

Three years later.

Ni Jiang took a minor, little-known role in a lavish historical romance drama.

A certain powerful mogul heard about it and promptly invested in the production.

Everyone on the crew was on edge, afraid the two of them would clash.

To their surprise, all was calm between them. They didn't say a word to each other from beginning to end.

Until one day.

A staff member happened to see them kissing passionately in a secluded corner.

The girl, usually as proud as a peacock, was pinned against the wall by the man, her slender white fingers tugging at his hair.

"Qin Yehui!"

The man leaned back slightly, his face hidden in the light, his expression unreadable.

His voice was hoarse:

"What did you call me?"

The girl fell silent for a moment, then softly called out:

"Big brother."

Extra Scene:

The wrap party.

Ni Jiang waited until the party was almost over before reluctantly going to toast him.

She stared at the man's gleaming dress shoes and stiffly called him Mr. Qin.

When no one was paying attention,

the man leaned closer, his tone teasing and his voice low.

"You're too kind, Ms. Ni."

"But that's not what you called me in bed last night."

One-on-one, both virgins, HE

Reading Guide:

The leads are not on the same household register. There are no descriptions of intimacy before they reach adulthood.

Theme: Hard work pays off