The Rose Hunter

[Rekindled Romance] Weibo: Qiuqiu DT

★ Upcoming books in my collection: Dream Lover [Entertainment Industry] and The Man I Met on the Subway. Please add them to your favorites!

Upcoming book Dream Lover [Entertainment Industry], blurb at the bottom.

1.

Zhou Wei grew up privileged, proud, and sharp-tongued. But no one knew her sharp tongue and prickly nature were because no one was willing to love and protect her.

Then she met Cheng Shan, a boy who loved learning to make kites from her grandfather.

He cared for her, looked after her, and even knocked out one of her brother's teeth.

Zhou Wei was nearly strangled to death by her own brother. She asked Cheng Shan, "Young Master, will you help me get revenge?"

Cheng Shan: "It's my duty."

"Zhou Wei, I'm your gun. Point me wherever you want, and I'll fire."

From then on, there was always a boy in Zhou Wei's heart. His figure was slight, but he protected her for so long.

2.

Nine years later, a director who had returned from overseas joined the variety show Zhou Wei was appearing on. His influence brought the show back to life. On set, Zhou Wei recognized him at a glance.

Cheng Shan spoke first. "Weiwei... long time no see."

"Who said it's been a long time?" Zhou Wei said coldly. "I thought you'd died overseas. What, are you back to take the family fortune now?"

The production crew fell into chaos, afraid the director might take his displeasure out on them. Everyone stared, waiting to see what would happen to the actress.

But then, in full view of everyone, the newly crowned Best Actress was carried upstairs by the famous director and pinned against the wall. "Weiwei, you should know. I did it all for you."

"Sorry you're late, Director Cheng. I'm already spoken for. Soon, you should be calling me sister-in-law."

"If I don't agree, it doesn't count!"

"Weiwei, if I lose you, I'll become a man without faith again. If someone offered me a ransom then, I'd burn down every church in the world, kill everyone's faith, and destroy every last hope. In the end, I might become a complete madman.", Cheng Shan

Content warnings:

Both leads are virgins, happy ending.

1. The variety show is loosely inspired by Hunan TV's Back to Field, but it's on a much, much smaller scale.

2. The story is split between school and city life in a 2:1 ratio. The school portion is a little slow to warm up, while the city portion has more twists and turns.

3. The male lead's later personality differs from his earlier one. Later on, he's like a big puppy. He has bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression. (The story exaggerates his condition somewhat to move the plot along, with no intention of disparaging people with bipolar disorder.) His condition gradually improves after he gets together with Zhou Wei.

4. Later in the story, after he's an adult, the male lead forcibly kisses and hugs the female lead. Please just enjoy it as fiction and don't apply it to real life or attack the author's values.

5. If there are any errors in the professional details, please feel free to point them out.

Blurb for Dream Lover [Entertainment Industry]:

Launching in April / Weibo: Qiuqiu DT

★ Entertainment industry / marriage first, love later / true and fake heiresses / male lead has a crush / both leads are virgins

★ Hardworking, flirty girl x aloof, celibate puppy-like Best Actor

1. Yuan Yi is a Best Actor who shot to fame at a young age. A renowned aloof beauty in the entertainment industry, he grew up with top actress Zhong Yu. Everyone calls them a perfect match, and their fans have shipped them for years, loudly predicting they'll marry young.

One day, the guests for a marriage-themed variety show were announced. To everyone's surprise, Yuan Yi was paired with Zhong Xia, not Zhong Yu!

Yuan Yi then posted on Weibo: My dream lover @Zhong Xia

Zhong Xia didn't respond, but Yuan Yi pinned the post to the top of his account. Countless people mocked him, both directly and indirectly, calling him a lovesick puppy.

2. Best Actress Zhong Xia is stunning and impossibly beautiful, a siren of the entertainment industry and the woman of every man's dreams. Unlike Yuan Yi, whose romantic history and illustrious family background are both spotless, she has a terrible reputation in the industry, with scandals constantly swirling around her.

Everyone accused Zhong Xia of stealing what belonged to Zhong Yu and said she wasn't good enough for Yuan Yi.

But Zhong Xia didn't care. Three years ago, she'd already schemed to take Yuan Yi away, not because she loved him, but because she despised him. So after they got married, she continued living recklessly and letting herself be surrounded by rumors, all to expose him on this day.

3. Zhong Xia even brazenly flirted with a guest on the show, and got drunk. Fans of Zhong Yu and Yuan Yi watching at home wanted to tear her apart through the screen.

But Yuan Yi said nothing. He simply carried Zhong Xia into the room.

"Do you regret marrying me?" Zhong Xia teased him. "Do you have no self-respect? Three years ago, I just curled a finger at you and you agreed to marry me... Even winning against Zhong Yu doesn't feel that satisfying this way."

"They say I stole what belonged to Zhong Yu..." Zhong Xia cried silently. "But can Zhong Yu give me back my mother, or the fatherly love I could have had?"

Zhong Xia cried herself to sleep. Yuan Yi gently kissed the tears that fell in her dreams. "I don't regret it. From the day I met you at fifteen, I've never regretted it."

4. Later, Zhong Xia felt terribly guilty about not responding to that Weibo post at the time, so she began posting daily diaries of her romance with Yuan Yi. The Best Actress had transformed into a romance blogger.

"I've lost so many followers. You'd better support me from now on."

Yuan Yi thoughtfully brought her breakfast. "Okay."

/ Dream lover, how I long to make you real, I can't help thinking to myself /

From Faye Wong's "Dream Lover"

Theme: Keep moving forward, and you'll find the light.