A Proper Supporting Female Character's Self-Cultivation [Showbiz]

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[Please add to your favorites: Next story] "Reunited with My Top-Tier Star Ex-Boyfriend on a Reunion Variety Show," synopsis below.

[Synopsis]

The first time Gu Yanrong saw Su Yimo, she was standing on the school field's bleachers, shouting down at him: "Gu Yanrong, I'm Su Yimo from Class 3. Can I pursue you?"

She smiled sweetly, her eyes curved into crescents, and her smile grew brighter amid the surrounding cheers.

Gu Yanrong remained expressionless. He picked up his schoolbag from the ground and slung it behind him. "Boring."

Two months later, Su Yimo had won over Gu Yanrong, the shared treasure of all the girls at Nanshan High School. Four months after that, rumors spread around campus that the heartless Su Yimo had dumped Gu Yanrong and disappeared without a word.

Years later, they reunited at a class gathering organized by their former homeroom teacher. By then, Gu Yanrong was a top-tier star singer-songwriter in the entertainment industry, with a face that could captivate the soul and a smoky voice as deep as a cello. He had a short temper and was not to be trifled with. A single performance from him could fetch a sky-high price, and countless people clamored for one.

He was the apple of everyone else's eye, but the weed growing on her grave.

Su Yimo: An ex-boyfriend? Even dogs can't stand them!

That night, a drunk Gu Yanrong held on to her for ages. His eyelashes trembled as he murmured, "Don't go..."

When they met again, Su Yimo had just signed with a talent agency and become a nobody in the entertainment industry. Her very first job was an invitation to appear on a variety show called "Have You Gotten Back Together Today?"

Su Yimo: "I've only dated one person, and my ex-boyfriend doesn't like this kind of show."

Her manager: "You mean Gu Yanrong? He's already agreed."

???

[Bonus Scene]

Rumor had it that top-tier star singer-songwriter Gu Yanrong had a heartless ex-girlfriend, namely his childhood friend, the A-list actress Fan Ruoer.

Ten minutes after a gossip account reposted the rumor:

@Gu Yanrong: An official statement: I have only one ex-girlfriend.

Another rumor claimed that top-tier star singer-songwriter Gu Yanrong had a heartless ex-girlfriend, and that the deep hurt she'd caused had changed his personality. For years he'd been surrounded by women and embroiled in one scandal after another, with no woman ever able to make him settle down.

Ten minutes after a gossip account reposted the rumor:

@Gu Yanrong: Just to clarify, I'm still a virgin. The genuine article.

Fans: ...Is there no one left on Weibo you care about?

Su Yimo: Wait, am I the heartless ex-girlfriend?

What should you do when your top-tier star ex-boyfriend won't stop pursuing you? *His nobody ex-girlfriend just wants to run away every day!

[This Story's Synopsis]

Xia Yanyan, a talent agent, drowned after getting into a scuffle with a rival agency's artist over a script. She unexpectedly transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder female side character in the script.

The original story was a romance-variety-show novel set in the entertainment industry. Its heroine was an ordinary person who became famous online thanks to her kind personality and pure, pretty looks. Xia Yanyan was the wicked female side character meant to make the heroine shine. She kept laying traps for the heroine, only to dig her own grave. Not only was she drowned in a torrent of angry comments, but she was also sexually assaulted and disfigured. Her family went bankrupt, and she lost her mind, becoming a raving lunatic who spent her days crouching by the walls and trees of a psychiatric hospital, counting mushrooms.

To break the curse of that ending, Xia Yanyan decided to follow the rules for female side characters to the letter and defend the justice of survival:

Rule One for Female Side Characters: Remember to get along with the heroine. When necessary, act as a bodyguard for the romance between the male and female leads.

Rule Two for Female Side Characters: Protect the main storyline and stay committed to advancing the plot for a hundred years without wavering.

Rule Three for Female Side Characters: Never fight the heroine for anything, including men!

Rule Four for Female Side Characters: Netizens are unimportant NPCs. Why should I be afraid of them?! Just clap back!

After Xia Yanyan danced endlessly on the netizens' landmines, the whole internet started shipping her with the male lead instead:

When she turned down the water offered by the first male lead:

Netizens: Yanyan is so wonderful. Of three thousand streams, she drinks from just one.

?? (What the heck?)

When she tried to tear down the wall separating the Xin Yi couple:

Netizens: Sob, Yanyan is so kind. She's sacrificing her own love to put obstacles in the way of the Xin Yi couple!

?? (She really is trying to tear down the wall.)

When she turned down the male lead's confession:

Netizens: Yanyan's eyes are brimming with tears, and her heart is bleeding. To like someone is to let them go, but to love them is to hold back. Sob

??? (She just got sand in her eyes, okay~)

Xia Yanyan: They've gone crazy!

[Bonus Scene]

When they first met:

Xu Chengchuan looked at Xia Yanyan. Her black dress had a slit revealing a snowy-white leg, and she wore heavy makeup, radiating seductive charm. "She's not my type."

He frowned impatiently, then added, "Don't send just anyone my way. I'm not a trash can."

Two months later:

Xu Chengchuan called the Fu family to ask about his engagement to the Fu family's second daughter. "I wonder if Mr. Fu's earlier proposal is still on the table?"

Grandma Fu hurriedly nodded. "Of course it is. If you don't like our second daughter, our third daughter will do too."

Xu Chengchuan: "No need. I think the second daughter is just fine."

Synopsis dated April 23, 2022. Background image from Changyi.

Theme: When you bloom, the gentle breeze will come to you.