Dumped the CEO, Now Winning Awards Left and Right

[Main story complete, bonus chapters will appear at random]

When Yan Zhuming was a child, he found a handsome older boy by the cliff. The boy ate with him, sang him to sleep, and, before leaving, patted his head and promised:

"I'll come back for you."

So Yan Zhuming waited year after year in the mountains.

When he couldn't wait any longer, he left the deep mountains to become an actor. He became a nobody on the fringe of the industry, a future extra and sacrificial character.

Then, after his agent set him up yet again, on a night when he was desperately fleeing, he ran into the person he'd longed for since childhood...

Qi Chengzhao.

That handsome older boy was now the proud, dignified chairman of the Qi Group, a man with enough power to control everything.

So Yan Zhuming used a few little tricks to cling to Qi Chengzhao. Thanks to his tireless efforts (harassment), he landed a major IP adaptation and a luxury brand endorsement, and was riding high!

Just when he thought he'd keep soaring until he became a top-tier star...

One day, he woke up to find the whole internet awash in scandals about him.

Qi Chengzhao couldn't be reached, and rumors of his engagement spread. His agent disappeared, his agency terminated his contract, his background was exposed, he faced a staggering claim for breach of contract, and a young actor he'd sincerely helped on set framed him.

Disheartened, Yan Zhuming planned to quit the entertainment industry and return to his village.

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After all the other scandals were refuted and cleared up, a video of Yan Zhuming kissing Qi Chengzhao, chairman of the Qi Group, spread ever more widely online. No one dared to intervene.

The shippers went wild: "It's real! President Qi x Zhuming, locked in for life!"

Hater A sneered: "It's just for fun. He'll get dumped sooner or later."

Hater B: "Ha. As if President Qi would ever be interested in him."

Everyone waited to see him humiliated, to watch him get thrown away like trash.

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But outside Yan Zhuming's apartment...

Qi Chengzhao:

"Zhuming, open the door. I'm scared of thunder."

"Zhuming, sign with Xing Sheng again. I'll give you every resource you need."

The young actor who'd framed him:

"Sob, sob. Brother Yan, I'm sorry... I was wrong..."

His agent, holding a bowl of medicinal food: "Zhuming, have another bite."

An actor with a self-destructive streak and mental health issues, Shou (Yan Zhuming) vs. a cold, proud, taciturn top at first, who later becomes obsessive and deeply regretful (Qi Chengzhao)

One-on-one, both pure, happy ending

Theme: Love yourself and cherish the present