Take Only What Is Due

Jiang Yangzhi | Rising new star in the entertainment industry |

Shen Mian | An enduring top-tier star in the entertainment industry |

Entertainment industry / coming-of-age romance / nine-year age gap / win-her-back-at-all-costs

Jiang Yangzhi plotted every step and personally orchestrated that drunken, reckless night when she climbed into Shen Mian's bed.

She wagered on the depth of Shen Mian's feelings, betting that crossing the line would shatter the false sisterly restraint between them. She no longer wanted to play the distant, polite junior in public, then go home and act like a well-behaved big sister who knew her place.

But after that reckless night, everything was turned upside down, and Shen Mian treated her almost like a stranger.

Jiang Yangzhi had had enough. She wouldn't put up with it anymore.

During a joint set visit, she cornered Shen Mian in a deserted spot and pressed her for an answer.

“You were the one who climbed into my bed, and now you're the one kicking me away. Since you know who I am, why did you lead me on?”

Shen Mian had to grit her teeth to hold back her tears. “We were drunk and gave in to desire. It was just an act. Don't take it seriously.”

Later, Shen Mian saw the news that intimate photos of Jiang Yangzhi had been leaked. The other person was an actress under her own company. Shen Mian, who never showed her feelings, glowered in public. When they met again, she called Jiang Yangzhi by her childhood nickname. “Zhizhi, care to explain?”

Jiang Yangzhi smiled with perfect composure and quietly replied, “Teacher Shen is always talking about status, boundaries, and rules. You won't let me love you, so I can only go love someone else.”

Those words shattered every last bit of Shen Mian's disguise.

“Come back. We'll go public.”

“Too bad.” Jiang Yangzhi's voice grew even colder. “I'm not into old women anymore.”

[Cool, gentle top-tier star × bold rising star]

| Adoption | Nine-year age gap | Win-her-back-at-all-costs | Two strong leads in the entertainment industry | Reconciliation after a breakup |

Next novel: Broken Mirror

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Below is the blurb for Broken Mirror:

“I severed my feelings for years, all to uncover the truth.

After I met you, I grew greedy for the warmth of the human world, yet in the end, I couldn't keep you safe through every year.”

Tao Zhiyi lives in the dust, with a breakfast stall open at four in the morning, endless waits at the hospital, and a body covered in scars.

Humble and timid, she doesn't dare raise her head. Clutching the only hope she has, she goes to an encounter with no hope of a future.

Cheng Yu stands above the clouds, with the truth of three years ago still locked in her heart. She once thought she would spend her life alone, without love or regrets.

A rescue from trouble. A cup of soy milk.

“I have nothing left, only a sincere heart.”

“Cheng Yu, I've loved you for a long time. It was never just a passing whim. What about you?”

Can a broken mirror ever be made whole again? Will an old friend ever return?

Theme: Give and take with restraint, know when to advance or retreat. Love means making compromises for each other, not giving everything away.