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[The blurb for the upcoming novel The Sweetest Real Couple in Showbiz is at the very bottom] ---------Blurb----------- The year nineteen-year-old Xu Qingci pursued Chu Zhuoyan, she posted a confession under her real name on the campus confession wall, made sure to show her face every day, ran all over town to find books he mentioned in passing, and ran around the sports field stepping in his shadow... Everyone at Chengnan University knew that lots of people liked Chu Zhuoyan, but Xu Qingci was the only one who pursued him so passionately. However, before Chu Zhuoyan could say "I love you," Xu Qingci disappeared without a trace. At twenty-five, Chu Zhuoyan won the Best Actor awards from both major film festivals. A reporter asked him, "Have you ever had a first love?" His dark eyes were like the night. After a moment's silence, he said, "I have. But she left the day before I planned to propose." Xu Qingci had lived in a small Jiangnan town for five years, tending to her custom qipao shop. One day, at a friend's invitation, she went on a trip to a film and television studio. When her friend suddenly had to work, she had no choice but to go along to the set. Chu Zhuoyan took the final role he would film before an extended break. During a pause on set, he put down his script and glanced over casually. Suddenly, he saw the slender figure he had been longing for, every movement just as he remembered. Chu Zhuoyan lost control and grabbed Xu Qingci by the wrist. A thousand words died on his lips when he saw the little boy timidly looking up at him from beside her. The boy's eyes and brows looked seven or eight tenths like hers. Chu Zhuoyan asked in a trembling voice, "Your child?" Xu Qingci didn't answer. She picked up her little nephew and hurried away. The day before her trip ended, Chu Zhuoyan, reeking of alcohol, suddenly barged into her hotel room. He pinned Xu Qingci in a corner, his warm breath brushing the back of her ear. "If I chased you this time, would you say yes?" "Even though I know I could pretend not to care, I still can't bring myself to look the other way when it comes to you." ★SC/1v1/HE -------Upcoming Novel Blurb---- The Sweetest Real Couple in Showbiz After eight years of dating, Shi Qing and Lu Dai finally tied the knot, holding a wedding of the century and becoming the talk of the entertainment industry. But the next day, Shi Qing accidentally hit her head and realized that she and Lu Dai were both living inside a novel. The heroine is a popular A-list actress who dates a top-tier star, showering everyone with affection along the way and living the life of a winner. As a foil to the male and female leads, Shi Qing is a brainless, spoiled female supporting character in the book. She has beauty but no brains, and the only reason her career in showbiz goes smoothly is that Lu Dai, the entertainment industry's old-school gentleman, protects her. People call her a parasitic vine clinging to Lu Dai. According to the plot, after the leads announce their relationship, they continue to rise to fame in their respective fields. Shi Qing, however, quits showbiz as soon as she marries Lu Dai and becomes a housewife. Jealous of the heroine, she starts causing trouble at every turn, ruining her relationship with Lu Dai and leading to his accidental death. Then the entire internet turns against her. After reviewing the nonsense plot from her dream, Shi Qing looks back at Lu Dai, who's reading the newspaper. They say we're a fake couple? Hah. Then let the whole internet see what the sweetest real couple looks like. The travel dating show Love on the Road shoots to the top of the trending charts after announcing A-list couple Fu Zhen and Wen Liang as contestants. The show becomes a hit before it even airs. Fans scour the preview again and again, trying to dig up a few crumbs of romance, but they end up getting distracted. "Why is Lu Dai so cute when he says cheesy pickup lines with that serious face? Is this really the old-school gentleman I know from showbiz?" "Why did the screen go black? Is there something I, a distinguished paid member, am not allowed to see?" "Aww, real couples are the best to ship!" Male lead's perspective: Everyone calls him the old-school gentleman of showbiz. He always wears the face of a strict school administrator, and people are afraid he'll give them a lecture if they ask for his autograph. His fans often lament that they have to be sneaky just to follow their idol. But only he knows that he gives all his joy and sorrow to Shi Qing, the woman by his side. He's afraid of growing old too quickly and being unable to make Shi Qing happy. The eight years they spent dating weren't because he was hesitant, but because he wanted to give her a chance to change her mind. Heaven knows that when she accepted his proposal, he was so happy he felt as if he owned the whole world. ★Older man, younger woman / man 42, woman 28 / each other's first love ~ Theme: Stay positive and optimistic