Falling Again

[The next novel, The Seductive Actress's Rise to Stardom, is coming soon. Check my profile.] Qin Zhaiyue once thought that as long as she never confessed, she and Ye Wenxing could stay friends forever. When Ye Wenxing was unhappy, Qin Zhaiyue would take her to ride the Ferris wheel. When she wanted to listen to Cantonese songs, Qin Zhaiyue would learn them. When she wanted Ye Wenxing to be class monitor, Qin Zhaiyue would run for the position. Whatever Ye Wenxing liked, Qin Zhaiyue could learn to like. She never expected that one day Ye Wenxing would hand her a confession card and ask her to give it to an upperclassman she had just met. Listening to Ye Wenxing talk about how much she liked him, Qin Zhaiyue couldn't stop herself from kissing her. All she got in return was a painful slap across the right cheek and the words, "We're both girls. How could you..." All she could do was flee in disarray. Later, when she heard that Ye Wenxing was going to date the upperclassman, Qin Zhaiyue swallowed her pride and asked if she could please not date him, if they could go back to being the way they were before. The only answer was a cold refusal. Years of secret love shattered in that moment. Qin Zhaiyue saw the coldness and repulsion in Ye Wenxing's eyes. They could never go back to how things were. Later, she left for Country F, determined to put an end to this miserable unrequited love. - Ye Wenxing saw Qin Zhaiyue again seven years later. Qin Zhaiyue was still as gentle as ever. She offered a helping hand when Ye Wenxing was in trouble and accepted her invitations. Thinking Qin Zhaiyue was still the same girl she had known, Ye Wenxing began pursuing her, certain she knew how Qin Zhaiyue felt. At a birthday party, during a game of Truth or Dare, someone asked Qin Zhaiyue what had become of the person she had loved at sixteen or seventeen. Rather than take a penalty drink, Qin Zhaiyue calmly replied, "I don't love her anymore." After a few rounds of drinks, Ye Wenxing took advantage of the alcohol and confessed to Qin Zhaiyue. As everyone egged them on, Qin Zhaiyue froze for a moment, then gently turned her down. Only then did Ye Wenxing finally understand that seven long years lay between them. Qin Zhaiyue was no longer the girl who had stayed by her side unconditionally. Her late confession no longer meant anything to Qin Zhaiyue. - The ways to forget a relationship are a new love and time. Qin Zhaiyue chose the latter. The wounds of young love were finally healed by the passage of time. So this time, she refused to walk the same old road again. - For Ye Wenxing, there are two things she regrets most: hurting Qin Zhaiyue, and trusting someone she shouldn't have. Fortunately, she still has a chance to make amends. This time, she won't let go. Reader's Guide: 1. An alternate modern setting, a reunion after a long separation, pursuing a wife, and a happy ending. 2. If the characters or plot don't meet your expectations, please stop reading in time. You can drop the novel without telling me. Let's respect one another. Happy reading! Blurb written on September 19, 2021. Blurb for The Seductive Actress's Rise to Stardom: Jiang Tingyu has known since childhood that she was adopted by the Jiang family and was engaged to their eldest daughter. She followed Jiang Weiyin for nearly twenty years, but never once earned so much as a second glance. Later, even the faith she had always held dear crumbled. Jiang Tingyu asked the Jiang family to call off the engagement and accepted the first romance role of her career. Jiang Weiyin intervened, and one by one, not only the actors who had agreed to play opposite her, but also the investors who had already signed on, withdrew from the production. When things reached a stalemate and Jiang Tingyu was about to give up, the production suddenly trended online. Ning Zhaoxi, an award-winning actress who had won countless film awards in her eight years in the industry, was suddenly linked to the troubled production. Jiang Tingyu thought Ning Zhaoxi was a good actress and a kind person, but their previous interactions hadn't exactly been pleasant. Seeing the trending topic, she nervously sent her a greeting. [Hello.] To her surprise, Ning Zhaoxi replied at once: [I'm funding the whole thing.] Jiang Tingyu was baffled. [Huh?] Ning Zhaoxi: [I'll fully fund the production and join the cast. Sound good?] - Working with Ning Zhaoxi was easy and enjoyable, and Jiang Tingyu was learning a lot. She told a friend how happy she was. Her friend was horrified. "Are you crazy? She's so strict with her scene partners, never drinks milk tea, and doesn't she leave as soon as filming wraps instead of wasting time at dinners?" Jiang Tingyu looked at Ning Zhaoxi's new message asking if she wanted a late-night snack and said, confused, "Huh?" There was an intimate scene in the show, but Jiang Tingyu knew Ning Zhaoxi never did kissing scenes, so she didn't bring it up. Until the day Jiang Weiyin came to visit the set, when Ning Zhaoxi said, "We're filming the kissing scene today." Jiang Tingyu blinked. If she remembered correctly, the kissing scene wasn't scheduled for another two weeks. Jiang Weiyin, who had come to visit under the pretext of sponsoring the production, went livid and tried to pull her away. But before she could even take Jiang Tingyu's hand, Jiang Tingyu had already fallen into Ning Zhaoxi's arms. A cold, taunting voice came from beside her ear: "She's my leading lady now. It's time for you to leave." Bonus Scene: When filming wrapped, the media asked Ning Zhaoxi why she had accepted the role. Ning Zhaoxi glanced at her and said lazily, "Because of Teacher Tingyu." Jiang Tingyu: ? "Teacher Tingyu is so skilled. Oh, I mean her acting. She's serious and kind, and there are still plenty of things I want to learn from her." Tingyu: ? Did she mean the kind of lesson where one of them was on top and the other on the bottom last night? That night, the topic trended again because of those words. Some people were so furious they kept calling, while others went completely wild shipping them. Official couple: Jiang Tingyu and Ning Zhaoxi. The plot takes priority over logic and may be unrealistic, so please don't compare it to the real entertainment industry. Theme: Making up for past regrets.