It Was You All Along

[The main story is complete, so dive in without worry]

Ni Sui spends her days eating, drinking, and happily studying at school. As soon as she gets home, she transforms into a hardcore fan, defending her idol, managing comments, and boosting his rankings.

Unfortunately, her idol is wild and unruly by nature, and gets bashed every day. His reputation with the public keeps getting worse.

Until one day, her idol actually returns to school! And becomes her deskmate!

Ni Sui decides to keep her identity secret and resolves to help her idol study hard, turning him into a model idol who does everything for his fans.

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Huo Chao became a household top-tier star at seventeen. His career was booming, his talent was widely recognized, he won over countless girls, and he was on the trending searches every day.

Then he was suddenly exposed for neglecting his studies and acting like a diva, and his public image quickly took a nosedive. His manager ordered him to return to school at once and clear his name!

This young master never imagined he would end up entangled with math, battling classical poetry, feeling miserable if he missed school for three days, and eventually...

Having to suffer through the long road to winning his wife back.

"Have you ever seen a fan delete their idol from WeChat?" Huo Chao stated calmly.

"And then the idol coaxed and tricked the fan into adding him back," the fan in question revealed.

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One day, Huo Chao didn't show up, and Ni Sui received a message from him:

[Just finished Paris Fashion Week. I'm about to board a plane. I'll bring you milk tea and a late-night snack tonight.]

[I've posted a selfie on Weibo.]

[So can I hold you a little longer tonight?]

"You chased me for five years. Now it's my turn to win you over."

Sweet and spirited little darling x fiery-tempered household top-tier star

Clever girl x grumpy guy

A fan's dream come true / light and sweet school romance / mutual crush / comforting each other and growing together / don't overthink the details / one-on-one romance

Full title: You Were the One Who Made My Idol Want to Study Instead of Work

No real-life inspirations, just for daydreaming. Feel free to give it a try even if it's not your thing ;-)

-- Coming soon: You Have a Thousand Charms. Check out the author's page to follow it!

Chu Xuan has been in the industry for three years and has filmed five sweet romantic dramas, none of which have flopped. While everyone else treats sweet dramas as a stepping stone, Chu Xuan is perfectly content to stay in her comfort zone.

Chu Xuan confidently takes on another one, only to find out that the male lead is Jiang Tinghan!

Not only is this guy a born actor and notoriously difficult to work with, he's also recognized throughout the industry as an "absolute beauty," earning the nickname "Jiang the Beauty."

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As a triple-crown Best Actor, Jiang Tinghan is hailed as the new generation's leading man in arthouse films. But even more famous than that title is his reputation as a "beauty."

With skin white as jade, red lips, pearly teeth, and a graceful figure, plus a pair of upturned, flirtatious eyes, he looks exactly like the male fox spirit everyone imagines.

On the first day of filming, they had a kissing scene. Chu Xuan grabbed his clothes right in front of the camera and kissed him wildly.

Jiang the Best Actor mocked her coolly: "You call that acting?"

On the tenth day of filming, they had an embracing scene. Chu Xuan worked herself up emotionally and rushed toward him, but Jiang the Best Actor just stood there, stunned.

Thinking back on everything that had happened over the past few days, Chu Xuan flew into a rage and pointed at Jiang Tinghan's nose as she shouted:

"Can you even act? What use are you besides being good-looking?"

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Just as Chu Xuan thought she'd beaten the old master with a few wild swings, a marriage arrangement made by their elders suddenly landed in her lap, and her intended turned out to be Jiang the Beauty.

She has to act both on-screen and off! This is driving veteran actress Chu, whose specialty is sweet dramas, up the wall!

Until one night, Jiang the Beauty pulled Chu Xuan onto his lap in front of their elders, and Chu Xuan froze on the spot.

The beauty raised the corners of his lips smugly. "Aren't you so good at acting? Can't you play my wife?"

[You taught me how to act, and I'll teach you how to love.]

Arthouse film Best Actor x veteran sweet-drama actress

Hard-to-handle, flirtatious beauty x clever, easygoing girl driven to despair by him

Sweet romance / satisfying read / marriage first, love later / one-on-one romance / bickering lovers

Theme: When you chase someone who shines so brightly, you start to shine too.