The Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Star Goes Wild on a Dating Show!

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Blurb: Qin Sisi, head of a wealthy family, always wore black, white, and gray business suits, black-rimmed glasses that covered half her face, and her hair pulled tightly against her scalp.

Beauty wasn't a prerequisite for being in charge of a family. Drawing more attention to her face would only make people overlook her outstanding professional abilities.

She expanded the family's business and cleaned up after her relatives. She had no life of her own, no sense of self, only work.

And then... she died young.

After returning to the year before her death, Qin Sisi, beautiful, strong, and tragic, finally saw the light.

Her alluring side awakened. She cast off her burdens, and the woman who appeared before everyone was a fair-skinned beauty with long legs, a bona fide queenly enchantress.

Just like before, her relatives expected Qin Sisi to clean up their messes, lend them her prestige, and act as their shield!

Qin Sisi: "No problem! How about public humiliation, bankruptcy, and a ruined reputation?"

Her relatives regretted everything...

Beautiful women really do have the cruelest hearts!

Qin Sisi found new ways to stir things up, all so she could enjoy this last year to the fullest. She wouldn't do anything unpleasant or look at anyone who wasn't easy on the eyes.

As luck would have it, her wealthy fiance was handsome and rich, so... she decided to keep him.

A popular variety show invited her to join. Her relatives, familiar with her ways, assumed she would turn it down. To their surprise, Qin Sisi readily agreed.

Who doesn't want to leave a mark on the world before they die?

Everyone else showed off their love in all sorts of ways, but Qin Sisi took things to the extreme.

"Buy that island. Call it Sisi Island. When I die, the island will still be there, and I'll live on with the mountains, rivers, and sea."

"Print a hundred thousand copies of The Tale of Sisi. I want my story spread across the world. When I die, the books will still be there, and my spirit will live on through Sisi."

"Build ten thousand elementary schools for children in need, and name every one of them 'Qin Sisi Memorial School'! When I die, the students will still be there, and I'll live on through knowledge."

At first, viewers stared at their phones like bewildered old men on the subway.

Later, they camped out in the livestream every day, eager to see what new antics Qin Sisi would come up with.

People said that wealthy arranged marriages were all for show. If her fiance put up with Qin Sisi, he must be deeply unhappy about it.

But one day, a camera accidentally caught Ji Rongshi beside Qin Sisi as she slept off a drunken night. He gently kissed her forehead, as if worshipping her.

"I won't let you die. Don't be afraid."

"And if that day really comes, I'll go with you."

Blurb for "After the Mute Girl's Death, Everyone Was Filled with Regret"

The mute girl was the best hairpin maker around. Videos of her intangible cultural heritage velvet flowers had been viewed millions of times online. With the nimble movements of her delicate, pale hands, she created lifelike velvet flowers, and her fans treated her like a goddess.

But the mute girl couldn't speak, so her younger sister did all the voice-overs. Her sister had a beautiful voice, and fans called her the hairpin maker with the loveliest voice.

The mute girl knew she was the child of that refined, courteous couple, but they wouldn't read her lips or pay attention as she frantically tried to get paper and a pen. They simply said coldly:

"Thank you for taking care of our daughter. We're taking her home now."

The mute girl ran after their car and heard her brother say with a frown:

"That kid's so stubborn. Does she think she can come home with us, too?"

"Didn't her mother teach her to know her place?"

The mute girl stopped in her tracks, letting the torrential rain drench her until she could barely stand. The car grew smaller and smaller in the distance...

The mute girl became seriously ill. She wanted to see her family one last time.

Her parents spoke to her coldly. "A family like ours couldn't raise a child with such poor character. My daughter is kindhearted, which is why she doesn't hold it against you."

Her brother shoved her. "Come near us again and see what I'll do to you."

The mute girl looked at her bleeding knees and never tried to say another word.

She wanted to say goodbye to her fans online, but they chased her away with insults.

"What kind of fake are you? Xiaoya just posted a video, and you're cursing her, saying she'll quit?"

The mute girl tried to type out that she was real, that she was truly their daughter and truly the hairpin maker, but no one would listen...

The mute girl died alone in a cold country house.

She saw them weep bitterly. She saw them regret everything. She watched her parents agonize and say they wanted to go with her.

But what good did that do? She was already dead.

When she opened her eyes again, she was back on the day her parents came looking for her. Instead of rushing over to them in wild delight, the mute girl desperately grabbed the hem of the film investor's clothes. He had come to see her handiwork.

"Mister, please save me!"

She silently cried out to him with soundless, hoarse lip movements.

A voice told her that if she stayed close to him, she would survive.

Fei Ce had just received the award for youngest business leader...

Me? Mister?

Word spread that Fei Ce had brought a girl back from the countryside, and their social circle was stunned.

Fei Ce smiled nonchalantly. "She's just a mute girl. I felt sorry for her, so I gave her a hand."

Later, when a rich playboy in their circle tried to pursue the mute girl, Fei Ce warned him, "Stay away from her."

The playboy muttered, "She's just a mute girl. Is that really necessary?"

Fei Ce grabbed him by the collar, eyes blazing with fury. "Who are you calling a mute girl?"

She's his mute girl. Only he gets to call her that.

Later, one by one, they thought about the future. They knew the mute girl was going to die. They felt the heartbreak that came with it and searched desperately for her, hoping to make up for their mistakes.

But the mute girl had already reached a place they could never reach. She shone brilliantly, and at her side was a man beyond their grasp...

Theme: Loving yourself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.