The Screen Queen Says She's Had a Crush on Me

Not an entertainment-industry story, just everyday sweet fluff.

Also known as: I Cheated on Myself. My friend's story, The Goddess Always Keeps Her Distance, is super good. Highly recommended!

[Blurb]

At a young age, newly crowned Best Actress Lu Xueyao was gentle and refined, with the grace of a jade ornament. Her superb acting, powerful background, and spotless image, free of publicity stunts and scandals, won her countless fans and made her the most popular actress of her generation.

After receiving the trophy symbolizing the highest honor in acting, Lu Xueyao's studio issued a statement: Lu Xueyao would be taking a break from the entertainment industry to pursue further studies in the UK.

Her fans left a flood of comments beneath the Weibo post: Even though we'll miss you terribly, we wish you all the best, Yaoyao. We'll be waiting for you to return QAQ

Unexpectedly, not long afterward, the media released a photo. The gentle, refined Lu Xueyao had her arm around an unfamiliar woman and was gazing down as she lightly kissed the corner of her lips. The usual distance in Lu Xueyao's eyes had melted away. The hand resting behind the woman's head concealed her face, and the tender, careful affection came pouring through the blurry candid shot.

Her fans back home: ...So much for studying abroad. You went there to fall in love, didn't you? :) We're not eating this dog food!

You Yi had lived in the UK for years and never paid attention to news from back home. When a woman as poised as a pine tree in the mountains stood at her door, a faint, gentle smile on her lips, and held out a pale hand, saying, "Hello, my name is Lu Xueyao. I'll be renting a room from you," she froze for a moment.

Privately admiring her new tenant's beautiful face, You Yi politely took her hand. "Hello, I'm You Yi. I hope we'll get along well."

Much later, on the countless mornings when You Yi woke in the woman's arms, she would reflect that the person destined for you might arrive late, but they would certainly appear before you, bringing hope and love.

CP: An actress of unknown disposition x a gentle, reserved painter

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[Blurb]

Yun Qing, the greatest expert in the cultivation world, was an unparalleled sword cultivator, famous for her coldness and ruthlessness. Then one day, she took in a little disciple.

The little disciple was a child she'd found, innocent, cheerful, sweet, and adorable. One smile from her could warm anyone's heart.

On the day the little disciple came of age, she got drunk, gathered her courage, hugged her revered master, kissed her, and confessed her feelings.

The icy sword cultivator held her blushing little disciple in her arms and remained silent for a long time. Under the young woman's tender gaze, the heart that had been frozen for a thousand years melted into warm water.

The two became cultivation partners despite fierce opposition. Yun Qing's enemy seized an opportunity, took the little disciple hostage, and threatened to make Yun Qing destroy her own cultivation.

Unable to bear hurting her master, the little disciple blew herself up in despair and died. After losing the one she loved, Yun Qing went mad on the spot. Her black hair turned white strand by strand, and she fell into demonic cultivation.

After becoming a demon, Yun Qing grew even more powerful. Nothing in this world could hold her back anymore. She searched for a thousand years, but in the end she still couldn't bring her little disciple back to life. She was about to blow herself up and extinguish all life in this world, dying along with heaven and earth.

At the last moment, the Heavenly Way appeared and told her that her little disciple's soul had scattered across three thousand small worlds. If Yun Qing went to find and gather the pieces, she could bring her back to life.

Thus, the revered master, now the supreme ruler of the demon realm, set out on a journey to find her little disciple's soul fragments.

But when Yun Qing arrived in the small worlds, she discovered that to obtain her little disciple's soul fragments, she first had to make the girl fall in love with her!

The cold, ruthless, silent, and reserved revered master: ...This is a bit of a challenge. How does one go about courting a girl again?

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