Star-Picking Journal

/1/ Wen Zhiyi was only a third-rate screenwriter who couldn't write a first-rate work. What no one knew was that she had once written a fine novel about unrequited love, with delicate prose and a young girl's secret feelings hidden between the lines. Unfortunately, the story abruptly ended halfway through its run. One reader found her on Weibo and asked how it ended. Wen Zhiyi replied with just one sentence: "It came to nothing." Years later, a new reply appeared beneath that comment. Pei Zhiheng V: The one I love most @Wen Zhiyi /2/ When Wen Zhiyi was sixteen, she saw Pei Hengzhi for the first time. The boy was tall and lean, with a graceful build and phoenix eyes that stole her heart. Noticing her gaze, he lazily raised his cool, thin eyelids and glanced at her, then laughed in a low, indistinct voice. "What are you looking at, little squirt?" Wen Zhiyi awkwardly lowered her eyes, lips pressed together, and said nothing. Her dark hair hid the redness of her ears. Later, she secretly tucked him away in her diary. He became the dream of nearly her entire adolescence. Unfortunately, all dreams must come to an end. He debuted at the peak of his career and became the dream countless girls longed to pursue, no longer hers alone. All she could do was gaze from afar, through a sea of people, at that unreachable star. She thought there would never be a future for the two of them. Until one day, in the damp spring rain, the man casually fended off his family's attempts to arrange a marriage for him. She summoned her courage, wrapped her arms around his lean waist, her damp dress clinging to her fair skin. With her almond-shaped eyes glistening with tears and soft lips, she asked quietly, "Would you like to give us a try?" /3/ Pei Hengzhi thought his marriage to Wen Zhiyi was a matter of mutual convenience. Until he happened to find an old photograph tucked between the pages of a thick book. The photo was taken so long ago that it had yellowed and faded. But on the back, in careful handwriting, it said: [Brother Hengzhi, I like you.] [I hope that one day, I can stand by your side.] *Only later did he learn that his wife had loved him for many years. "Today, today the stars shine bright. One day, I'll reach out and pluck the brightest star." *An unconventional fan romance *Five-year age gap *Unrequited love that comes true from the heroine's perspective, marriage first and love later from the hero's perspective An aspiring screenwriter * a superstar actor Theme: I will become a better version of myself.