[Nineteen-year age gap; older-woman romance. Younger Alpha, 20; older Omega, 39.]
At the end of the year, a tender, tragic romance film starring two women burst onto the scene, sweeping awards at home and abroad and quickly becoming the hottest art-house film around.
Just six months earlier, its lead actress, Yuan Mingshu, had been a scandal-plagued idol on the verge of being blacklisted. The whole internet had nothing good to say about her, and only her astonishing face had anything to do with the word “art.”
How had she pulled off such a comeback? Overnight, it became the internet's biggest talking point.
In the most widely shared thread, one passerby offered a simple observation: [Maybe the answer is right there in the question]
[Has nobody noticed that Xiao Wenzhen has returned to the spotlight after ten years away?]
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Xiao Wenzhen is an undisputed acting genius, a national treasure of the entertainment industry.
She has a rare pair of tender eyes that make even a dog feel adored. But she does as she pleases and is impossible to read. After winning every major award, she announced her retirement.
When she appeared again, it was as the film's other leading actress, attending the awards ceremony.
The camera panned across the audience. Xiao Wenzhen had worn an expressionless face until Yuan Mingshu stepped onto the stage. Then she began to applaud, a smile in her eyes and tenderness and affection in her gaze.
Everyone finally understood:
Yuan Mingshu made her comeback
Xiao Wenzhen returned to acting
It was all because the former had already gotten close to the powerful Xiao Wenzhen.
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Yuan Mingshu didn't exactly not know Xiao Wenzhen. In fact, she hated her.
Xiao Wenzhen was her ex. Just as Yuan Mingshu had imagined, she was mature, understanding, richly fragrant, and utterly alluring.
Yuan Mingshu loved how capable Xiao Wenzhen was, but sometimes she hated it just as much.
When Yuan Mingshu asked to break up, Xiao Wenzhen had merely said “All right” in a light tone, then turned and left, never to appear again.
Until recently, when Yuan Mingshu's career hit rock bottom and she faced the threat of being shelved.
Xiao Wenzhen came to her then, offering a contract for a relationship.
She was still as poised as ever, affection in her eyes. “Think carefully about what you stand to gain by being with me.”
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After getting back together with Xiao Wenzhen, Yuan Mingshu kneels on the bed and bites the back of her neck.
As their pheromones mingle, even Xiao Wenzhen grows soft. Tears gather in her eyes, and her breath turns especially warm.
Yuan Mingshu loves Xiao Wenzhen most when she's like this. Those brief moments of vulnerability satisfy her completely.
Until afterward, when Yuan Mingshu sees the message previews on Xiao Wenzhen's phone in the bathroom.
[Film rights to the novel with two female leads have been purchased. Preparations for filming are underway.]
[As you requested, we've spread the news that Yuan is being blacklisted.]
Yuan Mingshu's fingers tremble, but someone suddenly wraps their arms around her from behind.
Xiao Wenzhen kisses Yuan Mingshu behind the ear like a snake and speaks gently.
“You're being naughty.”
“I told you before: you can only be with me.”
1. The cigarettes the protagonist smokes are a medication required by the plot, not nicotine tobacco.
2. The older lead has a weak sense of morality. Please avoid if that's not for you.
3. Both leads are sexually inexperienced; one-on-one happy ending.
Theme: Strive to improve and work hard to move forward.