[BTS] Peony Brand

The coming-of-age novel with multiple love interests is now underway. Feel free to check out the neighboring story, Little Fan.

“I've always felt that my life was split into before and after I turned fifteen.”

Before she turned fifteen, Xie Xiaoshan was determined to be a lazy bum. Her only hopes for a future job were good pay, little work, close to home, and a boss who wasn't an idiot.

After turning fifteen, Xie Xiaoshan was forced to support her family. She worked diligently for more than a decade and still remained an unknown in the entertainment industry. Her fellow newcomers had already made it to the top and bought homes and cars. They had money and fame, while she was still a B-list actress with nothing but awards, so obscure she wasn't even worth mentioning alongside them.

Xie Xiaoshan deeply regretted not going to Thailand to get gender reassignment surgery and debuting as part of a group. Wouldn't she have achieved her retirement goals by now?

One day, Xie Xiaoshan ran away from home again. Under the ID “Energetic Girl Li Kui,” she posted a picture to her social media of the child-sized runaway backpack Jungkook had bought her as an apology. The caption read, “Goodbye, Mom. Tonight I'm setting sail!”

In the end, J-Hope found the completely clueless Xie Xiaoshan beneath the S.M. building and dragged her back to the dorm. She held a huge basin of noodles and shamelessly asked Jin to bring her another serving. Jungkook was nearly in tears at the sight of how much she could eat, and Taehyung couldn't bear to look at Xie Xiaoshan eating as if she'd been reincarnated as a starving ghost.

What was this? Other people sulked by refusing to eat, while she sulked by eating two basins.

Taehyung was mostly to blame for how the people of Baotou came to know Xie Xiaoshan. If he hadn't brought this country bumpkin over, she wouldn't have had anything to do with them. They wouldn't have even been remotely connected!

Taehyung: This is ridiculous. You didn't get Auntie Wang's care, and you ate all that food for nothing?

The following is the original blurb.

No matter what life brings, never let your heart become clouded.

Wen Yanruan of the Wen family is the unattainable ideal, the cinnabar-red mark, in the hearts of countless young men in Shengjing.

Bearing the Wen family's century-old reputation, she is strikingly beautiful, with a hint of heroism and coolness. She is beyond reach, yet her face enchants everyone who sees it. That face, like a hibiscus blossom, seems at odds with the refined Wen family, but her temperament is calm as water, untouched by worldly concerns, almost divine.

But a pretty face alone wouldn't make the young men of the capital lose their heads over her. Before she turned thirty, Wen Yanruan became director of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Her family connections helped, but her ability is undeniable, and she handles things beautifully.

Who could have imagined that such a gifted, otherworldly woman would marry a global idol? Everyone was stunned!

Completed stories: The World's Most Handsome Lord by Shishou Shuai Daren

Rouge Kiss by Guozi

Ambitious Schemer by Tuanzi

Weibo: Weak, pitiful, helpless, but able to eat. (Not much worth following, but fine for chatting.)

Warnings: The timeline is a mess.

There are many personal headcanons.

Theme: Play political games while keeping an innocent heart.