Blurb:
Meng Mian had been a listless child from the start. Perhaps it was because she lived under someone else's roof; her temperament was as mild and bland as plain water.
No one knew that behind her meek, timid face, she'd already done plenty of outrageous things.
For example, she was the one who set fire to the storeroom at her second uncle's house when she was nine.
And at nineteen, she ended up in bed with her classmate, Xie Xidu, the young genius singer who had made a name for himself early and shot to fame overnight.
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Xie Xidu was the most entitled man in today's music scene. Awards at the height of his career, adoring fans, and the favor of industry veterans were never in short supply for him.
He toyed with musical notes, and with Meng Mian's transparent heart, whose every thought was easy to read.
Then one day, for no apparent reason, she came to tell him they were breaking up.
Xie Xidu didn't take her seriously. He even laughed, waiting for her to regret it and come crying to beg him to get back together.
He had no idea that he would be waiting for months.
When he asked about her again, his assistant nervously handed him a photo. On a dark, stormy night, the girl in a white dress hurried beneath a stranger's umbrella.
He stared at it without moving for a long time. Damp, shadowy gloom seeped from the photograph, almost drowning him.
That night, the genius singer who treated talent like divine revelation and would never allow the slightest blemish on his career vanished in front of a crowd at his highly anticipated new album launch.
A wicked, heartless genius singer x an ordinary, grounded small-town girl
A patient one and a golden retriever, with a groveling chase after his wife.
Content warnings:
1. The male lead has a personality disorder with a person attached, including but not limited to arrogance, a sharp tongue, a nasty sense of humor, a fake air of refinement, callousness, and possessiveness.
2. The author has eclectic tastes and is an artsy sentimentalist. I like both pure romance and melodrama. This is my first attempt at the latter, and since it features a groveling chase after his wife, the male lead is bound to be infuriating. Please read with caution if you can't accept that.
Theme: You are the most precious.
