My Crush Is Actually My Biggest Fan

Also known as 《Alongside the Stars》. Updated daily. Please add it to your library instead of letting it pile up! Radiant classical dancer x aloof, secretly adorable archaeology researcher Mutual pining / secret identity revealed / a love that goes both ways Everyone knows that Meng Xingyao has a devoted fan who’s always been there for her. Back when she was just one of the anonymous dancers in the ensemble, they took the stunning photo that made her go viral. After she rose to fame, they used airtight logic to help her fight back against haters. But on the day Meng Xingyao won a national award, Polaris’s account stopped posting and went silent. Netizens guessed Polaris had stopped being a fan, but Meng Xingyao was certain they’d come back. * The new dance production was filming in the desert when a sudden sandstorm left Meng Xingyao stranded and cut off from her colleagues. With the sun blotted out by blowing sand and no idea where she was, she nearly thought she’d die there. But just before losing consciousness, she saw a familiar face. When she woke again, Meng Xingyao found herself in a rough tent. The moment the lights came on, she saw a face she hadn’t seen in years. Xie Guiyu. The only boy she’d ever loved in her twenty-five years. Now he was in charge of an archaeological research team. Xie Guiyu silently handed her a bottle of water with the cap already loosened. His gaze passed over her sand-covered face as he said flatly, “How do I always end up finding you whenever you get yourself into this kind of mess?” * Meng Xingyao thought her story with Xie Guiyu had ended with that sandstorm in the desert. Until, after moving house, she found Xie Guiyu living right across the hall. She’d expected them to behave like proper adults. Instead, Meng Xingyao realized there was something off about Xie Guiyu. He claimed not to care, yet he turned on the hallway lights ahead of time when she worked late, carried her to the hospital when she got sick, and somehow always happened to buy an extra portion when she mentioned craving dessert from a neighboring city. Then one day, during a rainstorm, a heavy thud sounded from Xie Guiyu’s apartment. Meng Xingyao pushed open the door and saw Xie Guiyu lying on the floor, blood seeping from a cut at his temple. As she went to the bedroom to get the first-aid kit, she suddenly noticed the photo frame on his bedside table. Inside was a picture of the two of them in high school. As her heart skipped a beat, the screen of Xie Guiyu’s forgotten tablet suddenly lit up. A familiar ID appeared in a Weibo notification: @Polaris * Xie Guiyu was a specially appointed lecturer in the archaeology department. Cool and taciturn, he still drew a full house year after year thanks to his ridiculously good looks. During a livestreamed public lecture, he accidentally switched to his personal computer while sharing his screen. The PowerPoint, which should have shown an archaeological site, suddenly displayed a screen full of high-resolution Meng Xingyao wallpapers. The whole internet erupted. Who could have imagined that the inscrutable archaeology expert had Meng Xingyao on his desktop?! Under the eyes of a roomful of people, he calmly adjusted his glasses and looked up. “I’ve been looking at her for years. I got used to keeping her on my desktop.” An island hides the secret of starlight, just as I hide my love for you. Reader’s guide: 1. One-on-one romance, both leads have only been with each other, happy ending. 2. This isn’t a showbiz novel. It touches on the entertainment industry, but not much. 3. There’s a reason Polaris went silent. The male lead would never stop being a fan, not even if the sky fell. Next novel: 《Diary of a Dog》. If you’re interested, check out my profile~ Theme: Anything is possible in life.