The first time Zhao Zhiyan saw Jing Shuo, she took in the three-time Golden Award-winning actor from head to toe.
Two red marks crossed his waist, trailing from his V-line to his hipbone. Her white bath towel barely covered his waist, concealing the bulge beneath it as water streamed down his body.
The way he stared at her, you'd think she was some underhanded sasaeng fan. Zhao Zhiyan swung her long legs over and sat down. "Don't look at me like that, Teacher Jing. You look like you're about to swallow me whole. You swam right up to my doorstep yourself, and I haven't even charged you admission."
The man's lips pressed into a tight line, like a jade Buddha desecrated. Her smile only widened. She pointed at him with a fingertip. "The towel you're wearing was wiping me down just ten minutes ago. From my collarbone to... here."
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Jing Shuo had spent over a decade in the world of fame and fortune, never once getting caught up in its excesses.
That woman was brazen, sharp-tongued, alluring, and affected.
Late at night, she'd call him in tears, saying she'd been bitten while rescuing a stray cat, her voice so soft it practically dripped. He went from ignoring her to making exceptions every time, driving over and kneeling on one knee to hold her ankle while applying medicine.
Zhao Zhiyan winced in pain and flailed her foot against his brow. "Gentle... I'm so delicate there, I can't take you being so rough."
He'd thought he'd tamed a willful stray cat, only to see her on her vlog, laughing and flirting with someone else.
The next day, at a charity interview, before the camera crew had even finished packing up, Jing Shuo cornered her in front of the makeup mirror and gripped her pointed chin. "Didn't you cry and say you only wanted me?"
"And now you've turned around and changed your tune, huh?"
The livestream comments exploded.
That night, only one post appeared on Weibo:
Jing Shuo: Sorry for taking up everyone's feed. Stop messing around and come home. @Zhiyyy-
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1. There are lots of fictional details. Don't connect this to real life. Everything is here for the angsty push-and-pull.
2. The leads will take dozens of chapters to get together. The aloof beauty will come down from his pedestal. Both leads are sexually inexperienced.
[Synopsis written on September 7, 2026, screenshot saved]
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