My "Onion" Boyfriend [Showbiz]

(Updating daily. If all goes well, updates will continue every day until the ending.

Second edit: The main story is complete. The extra chapters will also be finished by May 28.)

Serious blurb:

He Qingsi is primarily a singer who occasionally acts. Her distinctive, emotionally expressive singing voice, paired with the sweetest face singing the most rousing songs, has made her very popular.

There are three extremely mysterious rumors about He Qingsi.

Rumor one:

She has a mysterious, powerful backer. Anyone who offends He Qingsi gets dealt with harshly.

No one knows who that backer is.

Rumor two:

He Qingsi has a wealthy fan who splashes out on her birthday, paying to show birthday videos of her on outdoor LED screens at malls in dozens of countries and hundreds of cities across mainland China.

Sadly, this person has never shown their face.

Rumor three:

He Qingsi has a pen pal, a friend she's been in touch with since before her debut, back when she was singing at a bar. They're her best friend, and they tell each other almost everything.

But they've never met.

Silly version:

He Qingsi thought Bo Chenlan was just her boss's boss. Then she found out he was her mentor's son. He's also the online friend she's been corresponding with for years, and her biggest fan.

He Qingsi: Seriously, how many identities do you have that I still don't know about?

Bo Chenlan: Not many. Just N of them.

He Qingsi: ???

Also known as The Onion Boyfriend: The More Layers You Peel, the More You Find

He Qingsi × Bo Chenlan

Brilliant, powerful singer × Company boss and devoted superfan

In short, this is a story about two already wonderful and talented people meeting, getting to know each other, and falling in love.

Reader's guide and content warnings:

1. The heroine has had two ex-boyfriends. She had sex with her first love (there is a description of the heroine having sex with him, but it's only half a sentence); there was no sex with the second boyfriend. Both relationships ended years before the story begins. The heroine is not sexually inexperienced; the hero is.

2. The heroine's first ex-boyfriend is important and appears often. She truly loved him, but they weren't right for each other. After their breakup, he became like family to her, and they share many scenes and memories (he isn't a love rival; he's her biggest supporter).

3. The hero is hard of hearing in both ears and wears hearing aids. The heroine is his first love, and he's a bit of a wolf in sheep's clothing.

4. The entertainment industry in this story is relatively dark. It's not an ordinary showbiz setting, but a specific situation in the author's fictional world. Please don't compare it to reality.

5. The story has many plotlines, most of which involve the heroine building her career. There are also many family-bond storylines between the heroine and her younger sister.

6. The leads won't have children, either in the main story or later. They won't adopt or take in a child, either. The reason will be explained in the story.

7. There will be song lyrics (the heroine is a singer, after all) and online comments, especially in the first half.

Next book: Snow's End, Spring's Return [Marriage Before Love]

Qiu Xuan × Shi Hang

Disgraced award-winning actress × Gentle, attentive director

Blurb:

1.

Qiu Xuan

was once the actress most likely to win the Grand Slam of acting awards, but because she trusted the wrong people,

her reputation plummeted, leaving her almost completely disgraced.

At her lowest point, she ran into him again.

Shi Hang,

second young master of the Shi family, an award-winning film director.

He was also Qiu Xuan's benefactor, and the director of the first film she starred in.

"How come you're always such a mess whenever I see you?"

"Save me, please."

"Sure, but on one condition." Shi Hang lifted her chin with his long, elegant fingers, smiling warmly. "Marry me."

2.

After enduring all the world's hardships and nearly freezing to death in a blizzard, Qiu Xuan met the kind-hearted god who was meant for her.

He reached out to her, not minding that she was covered in mud, and carefully pieced her broken self back together, little by little.

3.

Many years later, after Qiu Xuan won the Grand Slam of acting awards, a reporter asked her this question during an interview.

"You went from being surrounded by praise to being hated by everyone and disgraced, then rose from rock bottom and started over. Is there anyone in particular you'd like to thank?"

Qiu Xuan answered without hesitation: "My husband, Shi Hang. Thank you for not giving up on me."

"And my past self, too. I'm glad I didn't give up, and that I waited for someone willing to reach out and hold on to me."

"I've made it through the snow and ice, and welcomed the spring that belongs to me."

Content warnings and reader's guide:

1. The heroine is 25, the hero is 34, a nine-year age gap.

2. The heroine starts out with a terrible reputation, and many people will insult her. She is very insecure because of it and develops mental health problems. She won't stay down forever, but it takes her a long time to recover.

3. The heroine's recovery is full of setbacks. Her personality and outlook will fluctuate, sometimes improving and sometimes getting worse.

4. All the online accusations against the heroine are fabricated and baseless. She is somewhat depressed and insecure, and has some trauma responses. At first, she internalizes everything and feels she doesn't deserve other people's kindness or goodwill.

5. The leads are in a Marriage Before Love relationship. They gradually fall for each other, little by little. At the start, they have a mutual fondness, but it's neither liking nor love yet.

6. The hero has an ex-girlfriend, but he never loved her. It wasn't a proper romantic relationship; there was no physical contact or intimacy, and they broke up in less than a week. They only had the title of a couple, and there was a special reason they got together, which will be explained in the story.

7. Both leads are sexually inexperienced, and each is the other's first love. They have no children, now or in the future, and will neither adopt nor take in a child. The reason will be explained in the story.

8. The first half of the story contains a great many descriptions of the heroine's poor mental state.

9. The characters aren't based on real people. Please don't compare them to anyone.

One last reminder: This story is completely fictional! Fictional! Fictional! Please don't compare it to reality.

Theme: Work hard to live, and work hard at your job.