Li Wu is the true power behind the Ji Corporation, and all she wants is to lie flat. But no one knows that in secret, she’s a web novelist constantly hounded by readers to update.
To find inspiration for her new book, she throws money at Yin Ming, an actor who has been in the business for twelve years but is still a complete unknown.
Yin Ming has clear, captivating eyes, and the tiny vermilion mole between his left eyebrow makes him irresistible. After years in the industry, he’s still playing the fourth male lead. When people in the business talk about him, the most they say is, “He’s handsome, but he’s just not destined to become a star.”
A “sponsorship contract” so clean it’s almost suspicious is placed in front of him. The compensation is outrageously generous, but the terms are simple: move in with her and sit beside her reading for an hour every day.
After twelve years struggling in the cutthroat world of fame and fortune, Yin Ming no longer believes anyone would choose him for no reason. But this is his only chance to turn his life around.
So he hides all his sharp edges and becomes her most obedient “songbird.”
Until one day, he accidentally discovers Li Wu’s secret identity. She is “sponsoring” him not to take advantage of him, but simply to find inspiration for her writing. He looks through the male leads in her earlier books and finds they all share one trait.
He thinks they’re her unattainable ideal, the one she can never have. He doesn’t dare ask or make a fuss. Even when jealousy eats at him, he can only hold it in with red-rimmed eyes. He’s afraid that if he says a word, he won’t even be allowed to stay by her side as her “muse.”
Reading guide:
1. Seven-year age gap.
2. A healing and redemption story, from using each other to healing together.
3. Secret-identity reveal and love-triangle drama ahead! The male lead gets seriously possessive later on, with a real “male ghost” vibe.
4. 1v1, both leads are pure in body and heart.
Theme: Healing and growing together
