Little Star [Entertainment Industry]

In high school, Zhuang Bai had a crush on someone: Song Boye, the golden boy from the neighboring school.

With great grades, a wealthy family, and good looks, Song Boye was dazzling and flamboyant, like a star.

It took Zhuang Bai two years to finally win him over. To be with him, Zhuang Bai gave up his dreams and future, and enrolled at the same university as Song Boye.

They were together for five years, from high school through university. For all those years, Zhuang Bai did everything Song Boye asked and never questioned him. Even a stone should have warmed by then, but Song Boye never did.

Zhuang Bai had forgotten: no matter how brightly a star shines, it is still cold.

Song Boye was a golden boy, a pampered, proud, and haughty young master who had been revered by everyone since birth.

Zhuang Bai wanted to pluck him from the sky, but Song Boye told him, "You're not worthy."

After they broke up, Song Boye went abroad. Burdened by debt, Zhuang Bai dropped out and returned home. In the midst of poverty and hardship, he stumbled into show business and changed his name to Zhuang Fangbai.

Five years later, Zhuang Fangbai had become the hottest and most acclaimed actor in the entertainment industry. His works swept the mainland's awards, his achievements were impressive, and he had countless fans.

At a friend's request, he made an exception and joined a talent show as a special guest.

He never expected to see the star he had once gazed up at and yearned for with all his heart on that stage: Song Boye.

The former golden boy was now down on his luck and in debt, an older contestant with no money, fame, or following.

Zhuang Fangbai sat high in the judges' seats, while Song Boye stood in the middle of the vast stage, bathed in a spotlight, gazing up at him from afar.

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Coming soon: Back Before the Villain Goes Mad

In 2050, alien colonizers invaded Earth 003, bringing about the apocalypse.

Twelve years later, the colonizers were finally driven away, but what humanity faced was not the dawn of a new day. It was betrayal.

The newly evolved humans born in the apocalypse turned against their organization and became Earth's rulers, establishing a brutal, bloody empire divided by rigid ranks.

The empire's leader was named Lu Zhenghan.

They said that after evolving, he had lost all human emotions, becoming bloodthirsty, murderous, and utterly vicious.

Jian Xing was one of the people enslaved by the empire. He also had one utterly insignificant connection to Lu Zhenghan: they had once been high school desk mates.

Relying on that connection, Jian Xing infiltrated Lu Zhenghan's inner circle. The day they met again, he imagined ten thousand different ways he might die.

But the demon rumored to be utterly ruthless merely gripped his chin and said gently, "I remember you."

And so Jian Xing moved into Lu Zhenghan's bedroom and became his lover.

Whatever Jian Xing wanted, Lu Zhenghan gave him. He even gave him his own life.

Only on the day Lu Zhenghan died did Jian Xing learn that Lu Zhenghan had been secretly in love with him since high school.

He had never spoken of those feelings, not until his death.

Ten years after Lu Zhenghan's death, human society had been rebuilt. On that day, Jian Xing took his own life.

When he opened his eyes again, he was back in high school. The apocalypse was about to begin, and Lu Zhenghan was still his desk mate.

Jian Xing walked back to Lu Zhenghan's desk and smiled at him. "Hello, Lu Zhenghan."

Young Lu Zhenghan's face was pallid to the point of looking sickly. He looked up at Jian Xing and slowly gave him a faint smile. "Mm."

Theme: Keep moving forward bravely, even in your darkest moments.