Name: You Are a Star I Cannot Reach
Author: Xi Tong

Synopsis

[Please check out my other works, "Getting Back Together Is Impossible" and "A Carefully Planned Marriage," and my friend Luci's "The Breaking Point"]

You were as unattainable as the stars, yet you came to me of your own accord.

Blurb for "Getting Back Together Is Impossible"

[Fake proper lady, real heiress x arrogant, roguish rich playboy]

All of Shi Anran's friends envied her handsome, wealthy boyfriend, but only Shi Anran knew that Su Jie seemed more like Qin Xu's real girlfriend than she did.

When Shi Anran went shopping with Qin Xu, Su Jie would show up uninvited, turning their sweet date into a three-person outing.

When they watched a movie, Su Jie always seemed to know what was going to happen, and their two seats became three.

Even on her birthday, Qin Xu was absent because he had to help Su Jie move.

Shi Anran kept putting up with it because she was a "proper young lady" and had to be magnanimous.

Su Jie was just a clown. All that mattered was that Qin Xu loved her.

But on the day of their engagement, Shi Anran discovered that Qin Xu's heart was bigger than the sky. He didn't just like her; he was deeply in love with another woman, too.

And that woman was none other than Su Jie.

What proper young lady? What elegance and gentleness? What handsome, rich boyfriend?

This young lady is done putting up with it! She dumped that bastard in the middle of the night.

Her friends sneered and called her impulsive for throwing away such a good boyfriend.

Her family earnestly urged her not to be foolish, warning that she would definitely regret it.

Su Jie held her former boyfriend's hand and flaunted him in front of her, managing only a timid "I'm sorry."

Shi Anran gave them all the same answer: "I'll find someone even taller, richer, and more handsome tomorrow!"

Everyone thought she was joking, but the very next day after breaking up, she was holding hands with a new boyfriend.

Just as she and her new boyfriend were enjoying their sweet romance, Qin Xu came back and begged her to take him back. Before Shi Anran could answer, someone pulled her behind him. "Buddy, are your eyes bad? You're trying to steal my woman right in front of me?"

Everyone said Pei Qingyu was a playboy and the very definition of a rich young master. He was the kind of man no one should mess with. Qin Xu had warned her more than once: "Anran, he's just playing with you."

Shi Anran didn't care. So what if he was just playing around? She could play, too!

Pei Qingyu always won at gambling, and no one could beat him, but this time, he chose to concede.

Reading guide:

1. The second male lead becomes the male lead!

2. A satisfying, sweet story. The leads won't suffer, and the scheming women and lousy ex-boyfriend get thoroughly trounced.

3. Both leads are virgins.

"A Carefully Planned Marriage"

One-line summary: I pretend to be a playboy and wait for my wife to pick me up!

An Yanzhi was born beautiful, the brightest star under the spotlights, adored by millions of fans. An Zhi, on the other hand, was plain and an afterthought in the An family. Her obedient nature was her natural armor.

An Zhi knew that in the An family, she couldn't have anything her older sister wanted. Only the things An Yan didn't want could be hers.

Later, even Shen Ting, the fiancé An Yan looked down on, became hers.

On the day of their engagement, An Yan eloped with her boyfriend from the entertainment industry, leaving Shen Ting humiliated. Everyone waited for a scene, but the man at the center of it all didn't care. He pointed toward the thin, frail figure in the corner. "Let her marry me."

In that moment, An Zhi felt as though she had fallen into hell, filled with dread. To outsiders, marrying Shen Ting was a huge blessing, but to An Zhi, she was merely a tool for Shen Ting to use to get back at her sister.

Every day after the wedding, An Zhi walked on eggshells, afraid that a single word might anger the man.

Shen Ting arrogantly handed An Zhi a bank card. She locked it away in a cabinet, thinking, Is he trying to corrupt me with money? I can't use it!

They had a five-star chef at home, yet young master Shen, who never lifted a finger, insisted on cooking himself. An Zhi thought, Is he trying to poison me? I can't eat it!

Her closet was full of trendy clothes she couldn't wear fast enough, yet Shen Ting insisted on bringing her beautiful dresses every day. An Zhi thought, Is he trying to seduce me? I can't wear them!

But gradually, An Zhi realized that this man seemed a little foolish... adorably foolish.

Later, when An Zhi saw the diary filled with secrets, she smiled, then burst into tears.

Shen Ting never cared about how others saw him, except for the opinion of that obedient girl.

If you only dare to "pick up" what everyone else has rejected, then I'll make sure someone throws me away first,

so you can meet me!

Blurb for "The Breaking Point"

Three years after Nan Ying and He Junzhi broke up, they met again at an outdoor basketball court.

At the time, Nan Ying was cleaning up her cousin's mess.

He Junzhi sat on a bench in the bleachers next door, lecturing someone.

A friend whistled in admiration. "Those legs are incredible."

He Junzhi looked up in the same direction, then stood up the next second.

Nan Ying was about to leave when He Junzhi stopped her. Her eyes were completely calm, and she suddenly kicked him.