Just for Show [Showbiz]

[Already published and available online. I added a new extra where Lin Hanzhen turns into a dog, hehe.] On the day filming wrapped, Qiu Xi put on her sunglasses and left the set without looking back. Unexpectedly, a year later, the show became a hit as soon as it aired. As dedicated professional actors, the two of them were nobodies at the very bottom of the industry who needed fans, so they embarked on the road to promoting themselves as a real-life couple. They were clumsy at it the first time, but it worked surprisingly well. Their CP fans were obsessed. If the two showed chemistry, they were a couple; if they didn't, they were pretending not to know each other. Fan edits and compilations appeared one after another. Their follower counts soared, and everything went smoothly. But when the time came to end their partnership, Qiu Xi suddenly realized, to her amusement, that there was no way to untangle them. The fans had dug up everything about her. To lock the two of them together for good, their CP fans found piles of behind-the-scenes footage and wrote countless long analysis posts, all trying to prove one thing: Qiu Xi had been secretly in love with Lin Hanzhen for ages, and loved him deeply. One day, that idiot Lin Hanzhen sent her an analysis post and asked cheerfully, "Those people are really good at making connections, huh? I can't believe they came up with that analysis. But why were you acting like that back then? Hahaha." Qiu Xi: "Are you out of your mind? I was just..." The words "promoting ourselves" were on the tip of her fingers, but her hand suddenly stopped. * A genuinely sweet and silly, dutiful male lead* A female lead who rises to protect her silly sweetheart. Comedy and unrequited love, an unconventional showbiz story, no real-life inspirations. Upcoming book: Why Is the Intern Like This? Earnest corporate drone heroine x rich young master who's sweet on the outside and ruthless underneath As the only son of the founder of Weike Group, Li Mingyi had never had anything go wrong in his first twenty-one years. He was brilliant, and had an innate knack for dealing with people. No one could beat him in the race for success. He had only ever experienced rejection twice in his life. The first time was when he returned home for the summer and, just to get his parents off his back, randomly applied for an internship with one of his family's company projects. They rejected him instantly. He forced his way onto the team, determined to see what kind of genius had turned him down. When he met her, he smiled. She was just an ordinary-looking, earnest girl. As he reached out to greet her warmly, he thought, Is that all? Then he was rejected a second time, by the same girl. This time, he couldn't smile, because he had been rejected after confessing his feelings. Theme: Live with optimism