The Nation's Love Rival

[Complete. For just one cent, you can buy the whole story and take it home. New novel: Open a Noodle Shop to Ferry the Dead, now available] [Complete entertainment-industry novel: Living in His Heart] [Weibo: @Jie Zi Su] Shen Chu graduated from an acting conservatory, but after several ups and downs in the industry, she became less well-known than an influencer who sells products online. Everyone said it was such a shame that someone with a face like hers was doomed to obscurity from birth. Then a trending topic suddenly exploded, thrusting her back into the public eye. #Shen Chu's Relationship Is Suspected to Have Been Exposed# Netizens: ??? Who's Shen Chu? An eighteen-tier nobody announcing a relationship can trend now? Confused, they clicked in, then angrily smashed the melon in their hands. #You can be obscure, but you can't have no shame. Are you really trying to use our whole internet's favorite, Yu Liang, for clout?!# #Please come out and refute this rumor, Brother. Put this shameless clout-chasing nobody in her place# After recovering her paralyzed Weibo account, @Yu Liang: There's a rumor that @Shen Chu is my girlfriend. To clarify, it's not a rumor. - Yu Liang is a young, successful top-tier star, thriving in both film and music. After he made his relationship public, everyone seemed to understand why their idol never took intimate roles, had no dating rumors, and even interacted with his female fans like they were his daughters. It had to be because his third-tier actress girlfriend kept him on such a tight leash. She couldn't make it on her own, so she had to tie her boyfriend down, too. Then one day, someone spotted Yu Liang video-calling his third-tier girlfriend on set. Yu: A kissing scene? Have them cut it. Yu: Has any other man brought you anything while I was away? Yu: Make sure you video-call me tonight, too. His third-tier girlfriend, the whole time: (obedient.jpg) Fans: ??? We thought he was henpecked? A laid-back, quirky third-tier actress who amuses herself × an upright, restrained top-tier star who drinks jealousy like water [9.24] New novel coming soon: Hard to Chase [A sweet little crime-investigation romance. The title and blurb may change before it launches.] Everyone at the station knew Captain Lu had two major taboos when it came to socializing: first, women; second, taking on rookies. Yet the new girl was always trailing after him, calling him Captain Lu this and Captain Lu that, and even asking him to be her mentor. Everyone sighed. No matter how capable or beautiful she was, she'd still end up making the wrong choice because she couldn't judge people. Then, somehow, the girl came to her senses and drew a clear line between them. It rained terribly the day they parted ways, harder than when Yiping went to ask her father for money. Lu, the woman-avoiding, don't-mess-with-me, would-rather-bleed-or-die-than-bow Captain, stood in the rain, head bowed, asking the girl not to break off their engagement. His humble, pleading look made him seem like another person. The onlookers hadn't recovered from this shocking turn of events when he shot them a pair of icy glares. His voice remained cold: "What are you looking at? Never seen someone chase his wife?" "..." Good grief, he really had no shame. [A sweet, flirty crime-scene investigator × a cold, calculating, ill-tempered Captain Lu who'd have to go home and inherit the family business if he didn't solve cases properly] Theme: