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[This novel's blurb]
Du Qingli was gentle and refined, the most outstanding young man of his generation among the prominent families, and a source of pride his family never tired of boasting about.
Qiu Tian was Du Qingli's childhood friend, a pampered young master with a spoiled, willful temper.
Everyone thought it was only a matter of time before they got together.
One day, Du Qingli suddenly grew tired of him. "Seeing you act so unreasonably makes me sick."
He even went abroad overnight to avoid Qiu Tian pestering him.
Qiu Tian hated him. On the day he came of age, he hired a fake boyfriend online and posted a photo of them together for Du Qingli to see.
Du Qingli called, but Qiu Tian didn't answer, deliberately trying to make him jealous.
He never expected to hear that Du Qingli had died that very night.
It turned out Du Qingli had been switched at birth. The real son had finally been found.
As for Du Qingli, the Du family secretly sent him to the countryside, where he was abandoned and died of illness.
That phone call was the last number he dialed before he died.
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After being reborn, Qiu Tian, once as delicate as a porcelain doll, was covered in filthy mud from the countryside.
He traveled over mountains and rivers to find Du Qingli, the former favored son of heaven, now holed up in an internet cafe, smoking and wasting his days away.
Du Qingli cornered him against a wall and spoke harshly. "What is it, little young master? Can't bear to part with me? If you pay enough, I might consider coaxing you for a few more years."
He thought Qiu Tian would cry and run back to the city.
Instead, Qiu Tian gently pulled him into his arms.
"It's all right. From now on, I'll give you a home."
Du Qingli froze. His eyes reddened.
* An arrogant, innocent little-sunshine young master bottom x a cold, broken, devoted, beautiful-but-tragic top
#This time, I'll stand up for you
#A silly, sweet little story
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Wen Juan had a secret: he had been in love with his childhood friend Chen Zhan for as long as he could remember.
But he was a nobody, an actor barely known beyond the eighteenth tier, while Chen Zhan was a cold, abstinent movie emperor, and as straight as they come.
Wen Juan treasured their friendship and decided to keep his feelings hidden for the rest of his life.
His unscrupulous company forced Wen Juan to take a role in a danmei-adaptation drama. The male actor he was supposed to work with thought his status was too low and dropped out.
Facing an astronomical compensation bill, Wen Juan found Chen Zhan had heard about his predicament. "Juanjuan, why didn't you come to me?"
Wen Juan was stunned. "That wouldn't be right..."
Chen Zhan said, "It's fine. It's just acting."
Wen Juan was desperate, so he agreed, deeply grateful.
With movie emperor Chen Zhan joining the project, advertisers threw money at them, and the drama quickly became an S+-level production.
From the early promotions through filming and publicity, the two marketed themselves as a sweet couple, and the entire internet went wild shipping them.
Wen Juan, however, stayed clearheaded. He knew Chen Zhan didn't like men. Once the promotional period ended, he would step away at once. He absolutely couldn't get in Chen Zhan's way.
Until one day, while filming an intimate scene, Chen Zhan whispered seductively by Wen Juan's ear.
Suddenly, they both stiffened. Wen Juan noticed something was going on with Chen Zhan's body.
Afterward, Wen Juan comforted the mortified Chen Zhan. "It's okay. You're a good actor. You just got too deep into the role."
Worried that Chen Zhan might be unable to come out of character and that it would affect his normal life, Wen Juan began keeping his distance.
But from then on, every night Chen Zhan closed his eyes, all he could think about was Wen Juan.
Especially after he realized Wen Juan seemed to be avoiding him, either deliberately or not. He was practically going crazy!
He wanted to do a hundred takes of their kissing scene.
He wanted intimate scenes without camera angles to hide behind.
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Later, when the promotional period ended, the two stopped appearing together at events.
During a live broadcast of the red carpet at a film festival, trolls in Wen Juan's comments said he was clinging to the movie emperor and couldn't stand on his own. Then Chen Zhan suddenly appeared, put an arm around Wen Juan's shoulders, and asked:
"Why haven't you replied to my texts, Juanjuan?"
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Later still, Chen Zhan had another new drama coming out. Wen Juan didn't want to interfere with his work, so he suggested they should stop playing up their pairing, too.
That night, Chen Zhan buried his face in the crook of Wen Juan's neck and pleaded softly:
"Juanjuan, let's make our pretend relationship real, okay?"
Theme: Pick yourself up and live well.
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The Book of the Future
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Have fun. . . 💔 How can you make me happy? It's not like I am going against all the money. Why open a hole if I'm not sure how to fill it? So speechless. . .
Three years, I waited a year for the book to be published. Less than a month after the book was published, the update was discontinued due to three-dimensional reasons. I continued to update a few chapters in two years, and I still insisted on waiting. I was afraid that I would not have enough Jinjiang coins when updating. I thought that I would be able to complete the article... But I came in full of joy and gave up on the article... 😭 😭 😭 😭
In fact, I think Lin Jianshu's best setting is also very good, but it's a pity that I started reading it in 23 years. After knowing that the author's updates are slow, I will read it every time when I think of it. It really feels very pity. I still can't get out, and I can't forget to read it over and over again. I even fantasize that the author will start writing again, ugh??????????
I really like this book...
❤️ I regret not being able to see every bit of Qiu Tian and Qing Li, but the big life is also being written. I wish you all your wishes and wait until they meet again.
But this book is really good to read (oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
I kept it waiting for the update but gave it up. I hope there will be no pitfalls in Jinjiang 😭
I'm speechless. What did I buy before?
Mine is big, do you want to change it?
When boarding students come back every week, the first thing they do is open Jinjiang to see if it has been updated? There is no good exit