The Top-Tier Star No Longer Plays a Stand-In

New novel, Friends I've Loved for a Long Time, now available. Yan Xuan never expected to end up with her idol, much less to become a former fan who turned against her two years into their relationship. The news that a top-tier star and a Golden Melody Award-winning singer were together once set the internet ablaze. In just two short years, public opinion went from skepticism to everyone shipping them. Yan Xuan, too, thought Song Xiangsi loved her deeply. She only understood the truth after running into Song Xiangsi's ex-girlfriend on a variety show. It turned out Song Xiangsi had a moonlight in her heart, and Yan Xuan was just a stand-in. After accepting this, Yan Xuan stayed calm for two days. Then, when a reporter asked about Song Xiangsi, she smiled faintly and said: "We broke up. I was young and foolish, and mistook my admiration for my idol for love. Now I know the difference..." Song Xiangsi, blindsided by the breakup: "?" The legions of shippers: "?" The user behind the account "Have Song Xiangsi and Yan Xuan Broken Up Today?", inactive for half a year: Are you two out of your minds? * Two years ago, when Yan Xuan and Song Xiangsi were first photographed together, people dug up the fact that Song Xiangsi had already been voting for Yan Xuan and rallying support to help her debut in first place back when Yan Xuan had just joined a talent show. Yan Xuan had been a little fan of Song Xiangsi since high school. No one expected their sweet beginning to end so miserably. Yan Xuan loved passionately and bravely, and left just as freely. She took to heart the saying, "A decent ex should be as good as dead." So after the breakup, she blocked and deleted Song Xiangsi on every messaging app, declined every offer to perform together, and kept a polite distance whenever they met. Then one day, Song Xiangsi attended a gala that hadn't even listed her as a guest, all just to see Yan Xuan. Someone in a backstage corner saw the usually aloof Song Xiangsi holding Yan Xuan and pleading in a low voice: "Please, can we get back together?" But Yan Xuan pushed her away. "Sorry. The person I've always liked is my first love. I've never been in love with you. I only played along with you because I was bored while waiting for her." "So, Senior Song, could you move aside? I don't want the person I like to get the wrong idea." Every word extinguished all her hope. Only after the breakup did Song Xiangsi see the coldness at Yan Xuan's core. #Have Song Xiangsi and Yan Xuan Made Up Today?# #Day XX: No, but they're close to becoming enemies.# Reading guide: 1. Don't associate this with real life. There are no real-life counterparts. Before they fell in love, Xiao Xuan's admiration for Xiangsi was the normal kind of fan adoration for an idol. 2. Xiao Xuan isn't purely good-natured and holds grudges. Her personality changes greatly later on. The only guarantee is that she has a basic sense of right and wrong. 3. The love interest has to win back his wife after hurting her. Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting. Happy ending. Written on June 18, 2021. Blurb for Friends I've Loved for a Long Time: In the thirteen years Yun Zhi has been friends with Nan Qiao, she has confessed to her many times. But every time, Nan Qiao rejects her with words like, "We're friends." She says they're friends, yet she can show possessiveness toward Yun Zhi and chase away her admirers. She says they're friends, yet she can act ambiguously with Yun Zhi, make special demands, and claim the privileges of a lover. When she caught Yun Zhi in a new relationship, Nan Qiao even smiled and congratulated her, hoping she'd find someone she liked soon. That day, Yun Zhi suddenly came to her senses. She decided to give up on Nan Qiao and start living her own life. - On Qixi Festival, Nan Qiao invited Yun Zhi to dinner. They hadn't been in touch for a long time. She assumed Yun Zhi would have gotten over her anger after half a month. But at the table, Yun Zhi brought another woman, Yu Mingxia. The two were intimate, and Yu Mingxia's gaze at Yun Zhi was full of flirtatious affection. For the first time, Nan Qiao felt a panic unlike anything she'd ever known. She thought Yun Zhi was trying to make her jealous. She wanted to tell Yun Zhi to stay away from Yu Mingxia as she had before, but when she called, it was Yu Mingxia who answered. Her voice was cool but clear: "Zhi Zhi fell asleep." "You can contact me directly if you need anything from now on. As her girlfriend, I'll extend my affection to you, too." A few seconds later, Nan Qiao heard her sneer. "But here's some advice: behave yourself, and don't try to interfere in someone else's relationship." Only then did Nan Qiao understand. It seemed she had lost Yun Zhi. - Nan Qiao always thought the name Yu Mingxia sounded familiar. Later, she came across a collection of outstanding students from her high school. When she saw the name of the top science-track student from the class of 2012, she finally remembered. In her senior year, she had thrown away a love letter someone had written to Yun Zhi. The sender was Yu Mingxia. [A choice for you: The person you've loved for many years, or the person who has loved you for many years. Who would you choose?] Theme: Love can be a light, but it will never be the only light.