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A certain conspiracy theory has recently taken the entertainment industry by storm. Fans everywhere are wondering whether their favorite celebrities have been replaced by impostors, and they’ve compiled all kinds of clues to prove it.
The fans of Song Jiahui, a top-tier star and beloved “moonlight in the human world,” are the most convinced. Otherwise, how could a playboy like him suddenly change? He goes to nightclubs and drinks orange juice instead of alcohol. He appears on variety shows without flirting with women or getting tangled in dating rumors.
Even more astonishing, this “half-literate” man, who can barely speak Chinese properly, has started embracing the arts. Instead of posting fitness photos showing off his chest, abs, and biceps, he now shares five-hundred-character book reviews riddled with typos.
Then one day, he revealed that he was dating Jian Jie, the first Chinese woman writer to be nominated for the world’s highest science fiction honor, the Tuyun Award. His fans finally breathed a huge sigh of relief, celebrating and spreading the news: “Thank goodness, our idol is just dating someone. He hasn’t been abducted and replaced by aliens!”
Onlookers remarked that, as expected of fans of a celebrity dating a science fiction writer, their imaginations knew no bounds. The incident also became the first time a top-tier star’s dating announcement did not lead to a mass fan exodus or backlash.
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Before her relationship with Song Jiahui went public, Jian Jie was under enormous pressure. She worried his fans would reject her, thinking her fame wasn’t big enough, her looks weren’t pretty enough, and her figure wasn’t good enough to deserve their handsome, wealthy idol.
After the relationship went public, Jian Jie realized she’d been worrying about the wrong people. Song Jiahui’s fans had little objection. In fact, they praised their idol’s good sense in winning over a “literary goddess” instead of choosing an influencer as their sister-in-law. He had such excellent taste.
It was her own readers who lost their minds every day, posting online to complain about the top-tier star: “He loves nightclubs, has no respect for women, has a bad temper, barely reads, and writes terrible songs. Apart from being rich and handsome, he has nothing going for him. You have to break up with him, author! We’ll introduce you to someone better!”
Some particularly persistent fans even used “Has the top-tier star been dumped today?” as their username, posting the question in her novel’s comments every day. It left Song Jiahui on edge, and he would often crawl into her arms, sulking like a six-foot-tall idiot.
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“They think I’m not pretty enough, not tall enough, don’t have a good figure, and lack talent, so I’m not good enough for Song Jiahui. How ridiculous. Does being born ordinary mean you don’t deserve to be loved?”
“I refuse to believe that nonsense. I’ll climb up step by step and polish this little dull stone by the roadside until it becomes the morning star in the sky. As long as the star shines brightly enough, one day the moonlight will fall on me.”
Later, the moon rose over the sea. Jian Jie leaned against the railing, gazing out at the water, while Song Jiahui held her around the waist and begged her to make their relationship official.
He gritted his teeth and threatened, “You’ve turned me down twice already. If you don’t say yes this time, I’ll...”
She blinked. “You’ll what?”
He said with determination, “I’ll keep chasing you, forever if I have to, until you finally accept me.”
Reading guide:
Hopelessly devoted top-tier star × clear-eyed, perceptive young writer
Handsome, rich, and bad-tempered (but a pushover with her) × independent and ambitious
1v1, neither has been with anyone else, happy ending, sweet romance, no angst throughout
Content warning: The male lead is surrounded by dating rumors early on. They’re all part of his public persona; in reality, he has never been with anyone. Read with care if this bothers you.
Premise: Those who work hard deserve to be cherished
