The Apple of My Eye

My column is currently running the modern romance sweet treat, Long Coveted [Entertainment Industry]. Check it out!

[Blurb]: Deeply devoted, restrained CEO X carefree, intellectually disabled little fool

Shen Xiangyi gazes longingly at the fried chicken stall, swallows hard, then turns to Shen Shengqi and asks, "Qiqi, what's that?"

"Fried chicken."

"Is fried chicken tasty?"

Shen Shengqi takes Shen Xiangyi's hand. "No, it isn't."

Shen Xiangyi licks her lips. "Oh, I've never tried it!"

Shen Shengqi rubs his forehead. "Let's buy some."

My column is currently running the modern romance sweet treat Long Coveted [Entertainment Industry].

[Blurb]: Qi Jinyan entered the screenwriting industry at twenty and became famous that same year. He made many unknown newcomers into stars, quickly becoming one of the country's top-tier stars and a figure hailed as the screenwriting industry's great hope for the next fifty years. He is the object of desire for countless actresses in the entertainment industry.

But the rumors say Qi Jinyan is cold and aloof, and doesn't get involved with women.

That is, until he meets Lin Shiyi at twenty-nine.

Lin Shiyi has a fortune worth hundreds of billions and is a quintessential rich heiress. A major player in American venture capital is her biological older brother; an international fashion world's notorious dragon lady is her biological aunt; the unruly, sinister second young master of the Jin family, with power enough to move mountains, is her childhood friend; and the entertainment industry's top-tier star is her good socialist brother. If she doesn't work hard at acting, she'll have to go home and enjoy a life of eating, drinking, and having fun.

For the sake of her dream, Lin Shiyi decides to go all in.

Lin Shiyi slides over a check. "Mr. Qi, here's thirty million. Please write a screenplay for me."

Qi Jinyan: "Heh."

Lin Shiyi: "Forty million!"

Qi Jinyan: "Heh."

Lin Shiyi: "Fifty million!"

Qi Jinyan raises an eyebrow, suddenly steps closer, bends down, and whispers by Lin Shiyi's ear with an amused smile, "What I want is a priceless treasure."

Lin Shiyi, the Priceless Treasure: ???

Coming soon in my column: modern romance sweet treats, You Are This World, the Galaxy Ever Bright and You Are This World, the Galaxy Brilliant

[Blurb]: Easygoing, silly, sharp-tongued international supermodel X calculating, sharp-tongued, possessive venture capital CEO

Blurb: Liang Wan is an international supermodel with a pair of legs hailed as "the most beautiful in the world."

At the Night Feast bar,

Liang Wan bets her best friend, Jiang Keyan, that with her figure and beauty, she can win over the aloof, chaste venture capital legend Xu Jinyang in just three minutes.

Jiang Keyan: "If you'd eaten even one peanut, you wouldn't be this drunk."

Liang Wan gives a faint, confident smile, carries her drink over to Xu Jinyang, and shows off her secret weapon: her long, beautiful legs.

Sure enough, Xu Jinyang can't help looking at her a couple of times. Then he swirls the red wine in his glass and says unhurriedly, "Miss, your fly is undone."

Liang Wan: "..."

For a long time, Liang Wan thinks Xu Jinyang is the "prey" she's got lined up. She never expects that Xu Jinyang has had his eye on her for ages, and once he's got her in his grasp, he won't let go.

At International Fashion Week, Liang Wan closes the runway show.

The audience is full of awestruck exclamations.

Xu Jinyang frowns slightly and quietly warns Cheng Yu, seated beside him, "Close your eyes. Don't look!"

Cheng Yu: ??? Why can't I look? Is Liang Wan yours?

Xu Jinyang: "That's right. She's mine."

[Blurb]: Easygoing, silly variety-show host X sweet yet wild top-tier male idol

Blurb: The Northern and Southern Starlight Gala.

A reporter asks Huo Yeran, "Yeran, which female entertainer in the industry would you most like to work with?"

Huo Yeran answers without hesitation, "Song Tianzhen."

Another reporter asks, "Yeran, is there a girl you like right now?"

Huo Yeran: "Yes."

The whole venue erupts.

The reporter follows up, "Is she in the industry?"

"Mm." Huo Yeran's lips curve into a smile, starlight sparkling in his amber eyes. "She's a variety-show host, 170 centimeters tall, weighs 50 kilos, has long hair, and a lovely personality. When she smiles, her eyes curve into little crescents. She's beautiful. She's my first love, though right now it's still one-sided."

Fans: Wowww, he must be talking about Song Tianzhen!!!

That night, Song Tianzhen posts on Weibo:

"My ideal type is someone outside the industry, 160 centimeters tall, weighs 100 kilos, with a big bushy beard. He can't be too good-looking."

Every single criterion perfectly rules out Huo Yeran.

Netizen A: Song Tianzhen has some seriously unusual taste!

Netizen B: Song Tianzhen gets full marks for her survival instincts.

One night, Huo Yeran livestreams himself petting a dog at home.

Fan A: Huh, when did Yeran get a dog?

Fan B: That dog... looks a lot like Zhao Cai, Song Tianzhen's dog.

Fan C: Holy crap, Yeran just hit me with a massive hammer and sent me straight to the bottom of the pit. What I mean is, I've seen that wall behind Yeran before, in Song Tianzhen's livestream.

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