The Top-Tier Star Could Never Have a Crush on Me

[Check my author page for the upcoming novels Possessed, I Ended Up With My Nemesis, and The Villain Has No Will to Live]

A reborn, sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside beauty gong (devoted puppy? psycho?) x a clueless, slow-to-catch-on shou. A slow-paced, sweet romance with scheming at first and mutual pampering later.

Blurb

After returning from overseas, once-popular actor Yu Qiuxuan finds himself hitting one dead end after another. At last, he lands a role, only to discover that his co-star is Qi Fei, a newly famous top-tier star whose acting skills have drawn plenty of criticism.

Rumors around the industry say Qi Fei has powerful connections, is arrogant and cold, and is difficult to work with. Plenty of people are waiting for him to make a fool of himself.

But Yu Qiuxuan sees Qi Fei being considerate and easygoing, looking after him at every turn.

Yu Qiuxuan's verdict: Don't believe or spread rumors!

When his manager worries that he's being bullied on set, Yu Qiuxuan can't help listing all of Qi Fei's good points:

Qi Fei looks after him.

Qi Fei brings him breakfast.

Qi Fei remembers what he likes to eat for a late-night snack.

Qi Fei gives him clothes from the latest season.

Qi Fei introduces him to the editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine.

Qi Fei recommends good scripts to him...

His manager falls silent for a long time. "Something's off between you two. Tell me, could he have a crush on you?"

Yu Qiuxuan: "Don't be ridiculous! Qi Fei and I are good friends!"

One day, not long afterward, the tipsy young man wraps Yu Qiuxuan in an embrace, looking aggrieved.

Qi Fei: "How about we stop being good friends?"

Yu Qiuxuan: "???"

Come to think of it, he might not be opposed to that.

#I thought you were my good friend, my bro, but you're eyeing my ring finger?#

#My good friend seems to have a crush on me, and I don't even mind!#

[The characters are not based on real people. Please don't read into it.]

[This is a brainless sweet romance. Please don't nitpick or start arguments. If you want to argue, you're right.]

[The author has no experience working in the entertainment industry and isn't involved in fandoms. Everything serves the plot. If it makes you cringe, please click the X.]

Upcoming novels

Two upcoming novels: Possessed, I Ended Up With My Nemesis: http://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=6850177

Song Zhi is a minor celebrity who debuted through a talent competition. To outsiders, he's rich, free, and has plenty of time. His life seems like a dream.

...Except it's not!

More than six months ago, he got into a car accident and accidentally formed a pact with a fox spirit.

The spirit extended his lifespan, while Song Zhi took on an exhausting, secret side job to nourish its inner core. The expensive medicinal ingredients alone nearly drove him to bankruptcy every month.

Song Zhi: "I'm broke! So broke I'd rob even the wind if it blew past me!"

During the filming of a variety show, an accident led Guan Liyuan, his rival from the talent competition, to discover his secret.

Song Zhi waited and waited, but Guan Liyuan never used it to blackmail him.

Just as he finally relaxed and decided to act like nothing had happened...

Guan Liyuan: "I have a condition."

He produced a contract for them to pretend to date, along with a blank check.

Song Zhi, broke as could be, picked up the check and wiped his face. "Fine! Do you like the seductive vixen, the sugary-sweet schemer, or the delicate little white flower who clings to you like a vine?!"

Before long, news of their relationship was everywhere.

Fan A: "Get lost! Song Zhi is obviously using our oppa to get famous!"

Song Zhi: "Heh. Your oppa begged me to use him. Got a problem? Come hit me!"

Fan B: "We don't approve of this marriage!"

Song Zhi: "Who said I needed your approval?"

After the variety show aired...

Viewers: "Thanks, that was so sweet! Real couples really are different!"

Riding the wave of the show's popularity, the TV series starring Song Zhi became a huge hit. From then on, his career soared, and he was inundated with lucrative offers.

Song Zhi: "So acting is totally my thing!"

A year later, the contract expired. Song Zhi took the check with the agreed-upon amount filled in and happily prepared to make a quick getaway.

He hadn't even made it out the front door before Guan Liyuan hauled him back.

The man's suffocating pressure bore down on him as he pinned Song Zhi against the wall. "Come on. Aren't you such a good actor? Show me how you'd play someone madly in love who can't live without me."

Song Zhi: "!!"

http://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=6849864

The Villain Has No Will to Live

After dying of a serious illness, Gu Zhou transmigrated into a book and was bound to a villain System.

In the first round, he diligently opposed the protagonist's group, only to get KO'd before the plot was even halfway through.

Staring at the blood-red words on the System screen, "Mission failed. Please try again, hero," Gu Zhou decided he must not have tried hard enough!

In the second round, he decided to take the long way around: pretend to be a little lamb, then turn evil halfway through.

He never expected to die before he could succeed. He fell off a cliff and died saving the protagonist.

Gu Zhou: "Whoops. Sorry, I got too into the role. Let's start over!"

And so came the third round, the fourth round... all the way to the tenth.

Having experienced every kind of death and completely worn out, Gu Zhou decided, "I'm done! Eat when I'm hungry, drink when I'm thirsty, and enjoy one fun way to die each day!"

Who would have thought...

Senior Brother: "Gu Zhou has the weakest constitution. If anyone dares bully him, they'll answer to my sword!"

Senior Sister: "You can have all the spirit pills I've refined. There's plenty!"

Junior Sister: "I'll study and train hard so I can protect Third Senior Brother someday!"

Gu Zhou: "?"

The plot seemed to be going in a strange direction.

Then one day, his junior apprentice brother Yan Han, the protagonist he'd personally picked up, cornered him against a wall.

The young man's gaze was dark and his expression gloomy. "I heard Third Senior Brother is looking for a cultivation partner?"

Gu Zhou: "That's right."

Yan Han: "What do you think of me?"

Gu Zhou: "???!!! System, System, the world's gone crazy!"

System: "Ahem, is it possible he's not the protagonist at all?"

Gu Zhou: "If that's the case, why didn't you say so earlier?!"

Theme: Overcome life's low points, stay true to your original self, work hard, and make a comeback.