I Like You No Matter What

On the first day of high school, Liang Xi walked past a small alley outside the school, a lollipop in her mouth.

Inside the alley, a stoic-looking boy seemed to have just finished a fight.

Their eyes met for only a moment, but she was captivated by his calm, still-water eyes and couldn't pull herself away.

She'd heard that big shots all liked sweet, soft girls.

The next day, the girl who'd been a force to be reckoned with since middle school zipped her uniform jacket all the way up, stood in front of the mirror, and put on a sweet smile. She told herself: Liang Xi, from today on, you're a sweet, soft girl!

Gu Yanqing was famous at No. 2 High School for his excellent grades and good conduct, a lofty flower beyond anyone's reach.

One day, after dealing with some punks who were extorting people, he turned around and was inexplicably met by a pair of admiring, worshipful eyes.

Sweet, soft girls probably like big shots.

From then on, the solitary top student got used to walking around with his arm around his friends' shoulders.

When he happened to pass the girl, everyone started teasing him.

A hint of the expected restlessness showed on his usually indifferent face. "Shut the hell up."

Their friends: Who the hell are these two?

The king and queen of acting, both pretending and testing each other, spend every day worrying they'll get exposed and end up in a public disaster.

Also known as: "How Drama Queens Are Made" and "An Actor's Self-Cultivation"

@Shali Doesn't Add Sauce

…I'm the divider…

Coming soon: After Following Each Other with My Idol. Add it to your collection from the author's page. Here's the blurb:

Shi Ning doesn't follow celebrities or get involved in fan circles.

But her dessert shop suddenly went viral in the entertainment industry overnight, and in a rather inexplicable way.

A little-known internet celebrity livestreams: "I finally got this mousse! I had to book a whole week in advance! Let's unbox it. Whoa! It's gorgeous! A mousse from heaven! It looks worth every second of the 168 hours I waited!"

A behind-the-scenes clip from a third-tier celebrity's recording: "All thanks to my second grandaunt's distant cousin's nephew's college classmate's godmother, I got to try this shop's honey cheesecake without lining up. It's really delicious!"

A first-tier celebrity posts a late-night selfie: "Trying the little cake that's been all the rage lately [picture]"

It all started because the rather low-key Best Actor Shen Yuanbai had been photographed with this dessert shop several times.

Shi Ning has principles: Even if you promote my shop, I still won't become a fan!

A few weeks later:

Shi Ning: "Waaah, my brother's been working so hard. He filmed while sick with a 40-degree fever..."

The comments immediately flooded with mockery: "He's been trying to change his image for years, and his antis are still as damn persistent as ever."

Shi Ning: ...? Huh, is that not how you become a fan?

A dessert shop owner who's a master at baking but clueless about celebrity fandom × a low-key, reserved industry big shot who's really just not obvious about being a flirt

--I want to taste both the egg cake and the jam at the corner of your mouth

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