Every Ex Reminds Me of You

Mutual pining / bittersweet push and pull / showbiz / childhood sweethearts

Flirty, willful, free-spirited Aquarius woman VS restrained, reserved, unexpectedly sultry Taurus man

Five years ago, award-winning actress Zhuang Feiyu announced she was leaving the entertainment industry for five years after an explicit video scandal and a failed bet-on-yourself deal.

Meanwhile, chip company CEO Zhao Guanti went viral after forcefully responding in court to an American company’s infringement accusations.

They trended together: one was buried in criticism, the other showered with praise.

No one would have guessed that the disgraced actress and the tech genius had been childhood sweethearts.

Over the years, Zhao Guanti watched Zhuang Feiyu go through three boyfriends, each worse than the last. He stayed by her side, keeping his feelings buried, but he couldn’t suppress the thought: if men that awful could be her boyfriends, when would it finally be his turn?

At last, on the night his turn came, Zhuang Feiyu got up the next morning and refused to give him a proper title.

Zhuang Feiyu had secretly loved Zhao Guanti for years, and dated three boyfriends who each resembled him in one way or another.

The one in high school was smart and rational, with a cold expression like his.

The one in college had a handsome profile and a lovely voice like his.

The one after graduation was just like the unruly boy Zhao Guanti had been as a child.

Even though the Zhao Guanti of today was nothing like the boy he’d been.

All she wanted was to keep up their intimate relationship without putting a name to it.

Jealousy, testing him, avoidance, pretending not to care, but never saying she loved him.

One day, Zhuang Feiyu and Zhao Guanti trended together again.

This time, the headline read: #ZhuangFeiyuZhaoGuantiKissingInACar

The internet exploded!

A post claimed that Zhuang Feiyu had dated more than a dozen men and was a terrible person in private.

Zhao Guanti registered an account in the middle of the night and made their relationship official: Let me introduce you to the girl I’ve loved since we were children.

He also fired back at the gossip accounts: I grew up with Zhuang Feiyu. I know more about her private life and character than anyone else.

Lying in Zhao Guanti’s arms, Zhuang Feiyu said, “Guanti, every boyfriend I’ve ever had was a little like you in one way or another.”

Zhao Guanti frowned as he thought back to her three boyfriends.

He put up with her saying the high school one was like him.

He put up with her saying the college one was like him, too.

But when he remembered the one she dated after graduation, even Zhao Guanti, who had kept his cool against the aggressive lawyers from the US, couldn’t take it anymore. He swore, a rare lapse for him: “What the hell does that idiot have in common with me???”

Author’s note:

1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. The heroine has had exes, but the hero has never been with anyone. His first kiss, first love, and first time are all with the heroine. No flirtatious secondary female character.

2. Romance-focused, with a somewhat slow start. Plenty of back-and-forth between the two leads, plus some filming scenes to develop the heroine’s career. She has a complete career arc.

Blurb written on February 3, 2026

Coming soon:

"Snowfall in the Capital"

Powerful man bows his head / second male lead becomes the love interest / absolutely no getting back together / love polygon

Resilient, career-driven heroine VS possessive, obsessive powerful hero X gentle, scheming second male lead

In the eyes of the arrogant Shen Tianheng,

Pei Huanning should have been his obedient dog,

and Yuan Jinzhi his disobedient cat.

But he never expected his dog to steal his cat away.

Clearly, neither of them had ever treated him like a person.

Theme: Getting along is much harder than falling in love.