Stars Never Grow Up

[Main story complete. Extra chapter two is in the author's note for Chapter 58.]

Coming soon: Limited-Time Partners and A Perfect Score for First Love. Please add my ongoing novel, Reborn as the Female Lead in a Cyberpunk Sweet Romance, to your favorites!

My completed sweet romance, Springtime Sweet Treats, is in my author profile.

When Feng Ji first saw Xu Zhi, she was being cornered by a gang of thugs at the mouth of an alley. Her face was pale, her lashes trembled, and she looked utterly pitiful.

With nothing better to do, Feng Ji casually stepped in to rescue her. Seeing the famous No. 1 High School emblem on Xu Zhi's uniform, she couldn't help getting an idea.

"I'll protect you from now on, and you teach me how to get into Tsinghua. Deal?"

The slender, upright girl stood with one foot on a thug, her chin raised slightly. Her voice carried three parts coolness, three parts defiance, and four parts indescribable confidence.

Xu Zhi thought for a moment, then smiled faintly. "Then I'll be counting on you."

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Feng Ji always thought that without her protection, Xu Zhi would have been bullied senseless by the gang of thugs. After all, she had to pass through that chaotic black-market street every day on her way to and from school.

Then one day, Feng Ji had something come up and had to stand Xu Zhi up. Unable to stop worrying, she hurried over, only to find the gentle, obedient model student she knew pinning seven or eight tattooed thugs to the ground and beating them up.

"I'm in a bad mood today. You picked the wrong time to mess with me." Xu Zhi, usually so refined and mild-mannered, undid two buttons and took off the gold-rimmed glasses she'd always worn. Her expression was calm as she spoke.

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At first, Xu Zhi just thought the girl was interesting. But as they spent more time together, she realized she had developed feelings for her.

The trouble was, the girl had room in her heart for only two things: fighting and getting into Tsinghua.

A model student pretending to be sweet x a big sister who's both adorable and cool

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In everyone's eyes, Ran Xin was a well-behaved girl who kept her head down and studied, while Ye Jinjue was a carefree, brilliant young man. They were like two parallel lines that would never meet.

No one knew that on every late night, deep in the woods at A University, a famous dating spot for couples, Ye Jinjue would hold Ran Xin by her slender waist and ask, "I did my calculus homework properly today. Can I earn some points?"

Ran Xin looked up at his deliberately pleading gaze and answered sternly, "You can have one point."

Ye Jinjue gritted his teeth. "Fine. I'll keep working hard and save up enough points to go public as soon as possible."

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One day, the A University photography club held an outing in the woods. Countless members complained, "Just because the budget is low doesn't mean the outing has to be this shabby. What's there to photograph in these woods?"

A flash went off. The couple kissing beneath a tree turned around in surprise, and every club member's jaw dropped.

"Can I really take a photo like this for free?"

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At last, Ye Jinjue had saved up enough points to make their relationship public. He posted a photo of their hands clasped together, their matching diamond rings impossible to miss.

Within half an hour, it had a hundred likes, and the A University forum exploded. The photography club posted exclusive photos: In the woods, the girl leaned against a tree trunk and tilted her head up, while the boy's long fingers clasped her slender waist. His usually nonchalant eyes were lowered, and the intensity of his love had everyone exclaiming over how sweet they were.

In the next photo, they were both looking at the camera. The handsome couple made a perfect match.

The photography club members posted indignantly, "If you don't go public soon, we're going to die of keeping this secret!"

Coming soon, Limited-Time Partners:

Song Zhiyu, a struggling screenwriter, has a secret tucked away in her heart. She wants to write a drama tailored specifically for Lu Yanqiu, a hugely popular star.

She doesn't dare tell anyone. So many famous screenwriters are lining up to pitch scripts to Lu Yanqiu. How could a no-name screenwriter like her dare to entertain such a fantasy?

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She never expected that one day, an industry veteran would suffer acute appendicitis and, before being wheeled into surgery, entrust her with a script, asking her to make sure it reached Lu Yanqiu.

She also never expected that just after she knocked on Lu Yanqiu's door, the building management would show up to announce that the complex was going into lockdown that day: people could enter, but no one could leave.

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On the first day of being forced to live together, Song Zhiyu discovered that Lu Yanqiu was a million times more handsome in person than he was on TV.

His personality was also a million times worse.

In front of the cameras, he was a gentleman, considerate and polite. Even when he danced with female guests on a show, he kept a safe distance of fifteen centimeters.

In real life, if the star spent a day indoors, he turned into a husky wrecking the house. He'd lounge on the balcony and howl like a wolf, his temper flaring, then grab his guitar and become a rapper, or drag Song Zhiyu into doing a leg-kicking workout.

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To get Lu Yanqiu to stop making a racket, Song Zhiyu tried every trick she could think of: tempting him with food, rewarding him with gold stars, and threatening to cut off his supplies.

Then she saw a comment from a netizen: Huskies wreck the house because they have too much energy. Just walk them until they're exhausted.

She was wondering if that might work.

A scorching chest pressed against her back.

The man's low voice sounded beside her ear. "Screenwriter, I swept the floor and washed the dishes today. I read quietly without making a sound. Does that mean I can star in Four Hotties Fall for Me with you? Since you wrote the script yourself, you should play the lead. I can play all four guys."

Song Zhiyu was horrified. "How do you know about that Mary Sue story I made up in elementary school?!"

Blurb for Impossible Love:

After being single for 28 years, Sui Ning couldn't take her parents' pressure to get married anymore, so she joined a hugely popular dating show for ordinary people.

She wasn't looking for true love. She just wanted to get her parents off her back.

Unexpectedly, a woman with no luck with men received a heart-flutter vote from three male contestants on the very first night.

Soon, she found herself caught in a love triangle.

Then Lu Jinchi, a famous star who was also a guest on the livestream, voluntarily revealed:

"She's the girl I've had a crush on all this time."

Sui Ning: ???

[For female readers / Male celebrity x female engineering student / Sweet romance]

Reborn as the Female Lead in a Cyberpunk Sweet Romance:

Xu Miao was beautiful, delicate, obedient, and well-behaved. A picky System selected her and sent her into a doting romance novel dressed up as cyberpunk, where she was supposed to fill the role of a naive, lovesick supporting female character.

The System had thoroughly researched Xu Miao's personality beforehand, but once it sent her into the book, it stopped paying attention.

Who could have guessed that while it dozed off, the plot would quietly veer off course?

The supporting female character injected herself with mermaid genes to become more beautiful. Her skin grew smooth and dewy, her fingers slender and delicate, and for a few days every week she became weak and fragile.

Xu Miao also injected herself with mermaid genes, but her body grew hard scales like armor, and her sharp nails gleamed with a chilling light. For a few days every week, she wanted to become the queen of the sea.

The supporting female character attended an academy for young ladies, where she studied housekeeping, cooking, baking, and makeup.

Xu Miao also attended an academy: the Underworld Academy, where she studied martial arts, machinery, weapons, and poisoning.

The supporting female character...

Xu Miao...

The System, thinking its mission was complete and it could go home after its nap: What the hell, Xu Miao? What are you doing?

Xu Miao, laying down a barrage of fire on the enemy: As expected, all fear comes from insufficient firepower.

Theme: Study hard and improve every day.