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Blurb: [New book, Dangerous Descent, now underway!]

People in Ningcheng have always spoken of Chi Yan with disdain.

When Chi Ye cheated, the former screen queen Wei Jinshu insisted on a divorce, causing a huge uproar throughout Ningcheng. Chi Yan was only ten at the time. With a cold expression, she said, "I choose Father."

To keep living the high life, she could abandon the birth mother who had lost the lawsuit and been disgraced. She could bow and scrape under her stepmother, who had taken her mother's place, and smile at her half-siblings. She would stop at nothing to get what she wanted.

Yet no one could deny that Chi Yan was radiant and beautiful, with proportions no heiress could match. She was Ningcheng's famously untouchable beauty.

In Lin Ran's eyes, this woman was cold-hearted and hypocritical, with the acting skills of a stage performer.

At first, he looked down on her. He deliberately baited her into showing her true colors, hoping his little nephew would see that someone like her wasn't good enough for him.

Later, he resorted to every trick in the book to win her favor.

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Chi Yan thought her goals had always been clear: outmaneuver her stepmother and compete with her half-siblings for the family fortune.

She was a dark-hearted lotus, and she had always been unapologetic about it.

Until one day, a certain bastard showed up and said, "You're putting on a pretty good act."

Chi Yan: "???" What was she acting like?

Later, the bastard pecked at the corner of her lips again and again, pleading hoarsely, "Can't you pretend to like me a little more?"

Chi Yan pushed his face away and nodded perfunctorily. "I like you, I like you."

"You little liar."

New book coming soon: Dangerous Descent

Lin Zhiyi and Gu Xicheng should have belonged to two different worlds.

But she needed money, and he needed a Mrs. Gu in name only.

Among all the socialites in the city, there was no way a newly debuted trainee like her would ever be chosen. So she used every means at her disposal to marry into the Gu family.

Over four years, she rose from a rookie to a top-tier star with the Gu family's help. Her soaring fame came with a torrent of doubts and accusations. Videos emerged showing her bullying her teammates, throwing her weight around, and snapping at staff. Calls for her to leave the entertainment industry grew louder and louder.

Late one night, Lin Zhiyi was rushed to the emergency room after a car accident.

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Lin Zhiyi survived the accident, but lost seven years of her memories.

In her current memories, she was a high school senior preparing for the entrance exams to A University. But she was told that she had dropped out of high school, become a top-tier idol, and gotten married young.

Lin Zhiyi soon realized that her husband didn't like her.

And it wasn't just him. Not a single person around her liked her. Her reputation was astonishingly bad.

After accepting the harsh reality, Lin Zhiyi went to a bookstore and bought a full set of exam-prep books. Between practice and promotional events, she studied diligently for her entrance exams.

Gu Xicheng came home late one night and saw her bent over her desk in the study, filling out one exam paper after another. For once, he spoke first. "What are you doing?"

Lin Zhiyi looked up. "I want to get into college."

Gu Xicheng: "..."

Later, Lin Zhiyi went so far as to start a study group with her fans, urging them to check in with their daily studies. The question she asked most often was, "Have you finished your practice questions? If you haven't, you're out of the fandom."

When the college entrance exam results came out, Lin Zhiyi scored nearly full marks and ranked first in the province. What's more, the top-tier university admission rate among the fans in her study group hit 100%.

A wave of former haters turned fans: Is it too late to join the group now???

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The day her admission letter arrived, Lin Zhiyi handed Gu Xicheng divorce papers.

But Gu Xicheng refused. He pressed her back against the desk, gripping her waist and kissing her until she could barely breathe. "You didn't sound like this when you called me hubby last night."

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