Lu Xing, a singer-songwriter whose career has flourished for years, has a secret.
She has androphobia. She feels uneasy around unfamiliar men, especially those who are tall, strongly masculine, and aggressively imposing in both personality and presence.
Throughout her years in the industry, she has been cautious to keep her distance from every man she meets. Even when faced with the most handsome male entertainers, she remains unmoved, earning her the nickname of someone cultivating the Way of Emotionlessness in show business.
That is, until one day she meets Zhu Huaiyi on a variety show. He claims to be her die-hard fan and says he entered the entertainment industry for her.
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Zhu Huaiyi is the lead singer and guitarist of a rising rock band.
He has a muscular build with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs, standing 188 centimeters tall, yet his face is pretty and sweet. On the surface, he seems like a well-behaved, polite rookie, but every now and then he lets his aggressive, intimidating side show.
He is exactly the type Lu Xing fears most.
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The two happen to collaborate on a project.
Zhu Huaiyi notices that Lu Xing, who is warm and friendly with all the other band members and staff, keeps her distance from him alone.
She often avoids his gaze, always sits as far away from him as possible, and even pretends not to see him from a distance before turning and fleeing.
The next time he catches Lu Xing running away at the sight of him, Zhu Huaiyi finally takes the initiative. He chases her down and pins her in a corner.
As he watches the panic on her face and her trembling eyelashes, the man's dark eyes fix on her like a beast's gaze locked onto its prey.
He suddenly grins and asks:
"Lu Xing, are you afraid of me?"
Later...
Faced with her junior's relentless advances, Lu Xing finally breaks down and comes clean: "I have androphobia. I can't date!"
But her junior doesn't back off. Wearing an innocent smile, he corners her in the backstage lounge like a bully.
"I can help you get over it. Will you give me a try, Senior?"
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The world is absurd and offers no answers.
Let's escape together to the romantic edge of the universe.
Reading tips:
* A sensitive, slender artist with a temper x a younger man who's sweet on the outside, unruly underneath, and direct about his feelings
* Five-year age gap
Theme: Keep moving forward for your ideals.
