After the Top-Tier Star Threw Himself at Me and Exposed Everything

My next novel, Dr. Gu Is Cold and Flirtatious Again, is now available for advance following!

[Fake crematorium trope / Long-planned pursuit / Both leads are virgins / Alluring flirt x refined scoundrel]

[1]

Whenever "Chinese-style goddess" Zhou Yingtang dances, every frown and smile of hers is bewitchingly seductive. On variety shows, her every move is fresh and sweet. This contrast, where she can be both fierce and sweet, quickly made her the most popular star among the post-2000 generation.

But this goddess-like beauty, the public's unattainable white moonlight, had a messy romantic history that stretched across her entire youth.

They had just started dating in high school when he vanished without a word. They got back together in college, but after two months he bluntly told her he was only playing around, because he had a fiancee. Even in the entertainment industry, she was the one rumored to be throwing herself at him.

The whole internet mocked her as a "hanger-on" who would "die fast if she didn't cling to a top star." But now that she had seen the true face of the rotten man, she could focus on her career without a care.

Just as her popularity soared after she worked with an award-winning actor, she was photographed getting into a brand-new Maybach after filming. The owner was Jiang Xiuyan, the man she had repeatedly been accused of chasing.

[2]

Jiang Xiuyan, a top-tier star with striking bone structure and a brilliant mind, dominated the top spot on every major chart as soon as he debuted. An authoritative magazine even hailed him as the greatest legend in domestic entertainment history.

Unfortunately, though he appeared refined and noble on screen, his true identity was that of the unruly young heir of the capital's elite. He could destroy his rivals with a smile.

People said he had grown bored of the capital's socialites and entered the entertainment industry to play among a different kind of flower garden. The women he got involved with were all pitiful, since none of them could truly win the heir's heart.

After all, the future crown princess had to come from a family of equal standing.

Zhou Yingtang, who was later forced to register her marriage to him, thought so too. That's why she never once bothered to explain the rumors about them being seen with matching items.

So when she was asked about the car-sharing incident and what she thought of "a certain first-tier star throwing herself at a top-tier star," she replied with a charming smile, "We're just coworkers."

The top-tier star being interviewed alongside her clarified, "We share a bed."

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While the whole internet was still reeling, the star himself, who almost never posted anything, announced his marriage certificate on his private account and tagged Zhou Yingtang's verified account with the caption: I've been chasing you for seven years. When are you going to make our relationship official?

Gossip fans: ???

#So the top-tier star was the one throwing himself at her?#

Entirely fictional / Seductress x domineering CEO / One-on-one / The male lead has a hidden possessive streak

No baseless drama, please. Thank you for respecting every original author~*3*~

I recommend my friend's wonderful ongoing novel, Dr. Wen Knows How to Handle Her Husband, by Jiang Liu Shui Chong Ya. The blurb is in the author's note for Chapter 18~

-- Blurb for my next novel, Dr. Gu Is Cold and Flirtatious Again --

[Six-year age gap / Reunited after a long separation / Innocent doctor x sweet-talking starlet]

1.

Thanks to her best friend, Jiang Tingwu met Gu Qingci at the medical school.

The man had a face that could bring ruin to a kingdom, yet his demeanor was cool and distant. He was the ascetic monk of Affiliated No. 1 Hospital, and the campus's universally acclaimed celestial being.

He was also the man she'd fallen in love with at first sight six months earlier.

Reunited after a long separation, Jiang Tingwu vowed to win him over this time.

To engineer chance encounters, she repeatedly pretended to be sick and went to Affiliated No. 1 Hospital, but the man never even changed his expression as he told her, "Neurosurgery only treats the brain."

Jiang Tingwu was furious. "Dr. Gu, there really is something wrong with my brain."

He looked up. "What is it?"

"I'm lovesick. I can't stop thinking about you."

"..."

2.

Not long after, Jiang Tingwu went to stay at her best friend's home. The moment she walked in, she ran into her friend's biological uncle... Gu Qingci.

She froze, then belatedly greeted him with, "Uncle Gu."

She clearly saw a flicker of surprise in his beautiful eyes.

Jiang Tingwu was secretly delighted and decided to use the advantage of living nearby to press her suit. But that very night, he coldly rejected her: "You call me Uncle because you're friends with Suisui. It wouldn't be appropriate for us, given our seniority."

She refused to give up. Using the excuse of being "roommates," she flirted with him late at night again and again, but eventually had no choice but to face the truth that she had been imagining things.

The day she decided to give up on Gu Qingci for good and focus on the entertainment industry, she held back her bitterness and said, "Uncle Gu, I won't bother you anymore."

As soon as the words left her mouth, he cornered her against the wall, hurt showing in his eyes. "You said you were lovesick. Are you really going to draw the line between us so soon?"

[Bonus scene]

When rumors spread that Gu Qingci had been won over by the entertainment industry's newest national first love, everyone at Affiliated No. 1 Hospital was stunned. The ascetic monk who wanted nothing to do with worldly pleasures had finally broken his vows?!

Only Jiang Tingwu, who was bullied every night, objected. "What ascetic monk who wants nothing to do with worldly pleasures? He's clearly a worldly man who can't let go of his earthly attachments!"

The man gazed at her tenderly. "You've still got the energy to insult me. You must not be tired yet."

Then, his ears turning red, he coaxed her softly, "You like calling me Uncle, don't you? Be good and say it a few more times."

*Refined and gentle, aloof heartthrob x sweet-talking, goofy ray of sunshine

*One-on-one / Both leads are virgins / Entirely fictional, please don't drag real celebrities into this

Theme: A beautiful relationship requires both people to make an effort.