The Performer

[Abandoned project now complete: short story] Please don't believe in my beauty, Nor believe in my love. Beneath this face coated in greasepaint, I have the heart of an actor. So please, please don't Take my sorrow seriously, Nor let my performance break your heart. My dear friend, in this life and the next, I am only an actor, Forever in someone else's story, Shedding my own tears. The Actor? Xu Zhimo Premise: