Goodbye, Canary

[Short-Lived Star x Anti-Drug Detective] Both Reborn

During the summer break of her junior year, Shen Wenlian accidentally got separated from her friends and wandered into a nightclub, where she met a wealthy patron who mistook her for a male model and kept her. After graduation, she signed with his talent agency.

When she was nominated for Best Actress, her patron said indifferently, "I could give your resources to someone else and make them famous just as easily. Shen Wenlian, you have no idea how little you’re worth."

The bouquet of daisies was thrown into the trash.

Later, Shen Wenlian died in a car accident. She never knew that a young man cried until his eyes were red, changed careers to become a criminal investigator, and swore to uncover the truth behind [The Nominated Best Actress's Fatal Drugged-Driving Crash].

When she opened her eyes again, she was back in the summer of her junior year.

This time, she decided to focus on acting and stay alive, and, while she was at it, to kick her patron to the curb.

Seeing her cool attitude, her patron assumed she was playing hard to get. He ignored her and deliberately gave her terrible scripts, hoping to force her to come crawling back.

Shen Wenlian found scripts on her own and came across one that caught her interest. The story was surprisingly similar to what she had known of her past life, recreating about eighty percent of the events, but adding an original young man she had never seen before.

The day after she agreed to take the role, a rich second-generation heir made a show of investing in the production and announced that he would play the young man. It turned out that the script, so much like Shen Wenlian's past life, had been written by the heir himself.

Shen Wenlian couldn't help wondering: How did you know so much? But there was one difference: at the end of the story, she and the young man ended up together.

Whenever she delivered a line full of affection, the rich heir blushed. Was he getting too deeply into character?

The filming was a bumpy affair, especially after a murder took place. The clues pointed to Shen Wenlian.

"Hello. Please cooperate with the investigation." The officer showing her his badge wore a mask and spoke in a lowered voice, but his figure looked strangely familiar.

Chu Xing is the youngest squad leader among the anti-drug police: a cool, stern-faced man who is ruthless and rarely speaks. He has a secret: he was reborn too, and in this life he intends to protect Shen Wenlian so she can live an honest, blameless life.

When he gets an undercover assignment, he acts on set during the day and investigates cases in a mask at night.

Seeing Shen Wenlian entangled with her former patron over certain matters, he can't keep his feelings in check. His gaze fixes on her like she's prey, and he does his best to keep his voice from frightening her. "...Stop loving him. How about loving me instead?"

Shen Wenlian can't resist gently stroking his Adam's apple.

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Theme: Love and the fight against drugs