The Heart-Pounding Script

[Main Story Complete] Su Xinyuan was born into a wealthy family, has the striking looks of a top girl-group idol, and is also a hot new jewelry designer. Pei Cheng, heir to the Pei family, is famous in their circle as an aloof, untouchable man: cool, meticulous, and refined. The Su and Pei families are close, and their elders hope to arrange a marriage between the two. Who could have guessed that on the day they were supposed to meet, Su Xinyuan would stand Pei Cheng up? She thought that would put an end to the engagement, but a few days later, Pei Cheng received an invitation to appear on a dating show, and Su Xinyuan was one of the female guests. To everyone's surprise, Pei Cheng, who never appeared in public, agreed to join a dating show. The premise immediately grabbed everyone's attention, and the show became a sensation as soon as it aired. Other dating shows all advertised themselves as unscripted reality TV. But Heartbeat Script went against the grain and told viewers that everything was scripted. Everyone knew the story was fake, but their intimate interactions were real, and so were the way their eyes lingered on each other. When people began to wonder if the two had caught real feelings, Su Xinyuan publicly stated, "All the sparks and heart-pounding moments between us on the show are acting. Please don't take them seriously." Their ship fans couldn't help sighing: "We know they'll end in heartbreak, but we still want to ship them." On the final episode, the other dating shows held confession nights. Heartbeat instead had a breakup night. After filming ended, as required by their contracts, the two unfollowed each other and deleted every Weibo post related to the other. They didn't even exchange glances when they appeared onstage together. They really gave their ship fans no reason to hope. Then, six months later, behind-the-scenes footage of their kissing scene made the trending list. The script had called for a camera-angle trick, but Pei Cheng had really kissed her. The next day, #PeiChengResponds# trended. [To clarify, there was no script. I wasn't acting.] Ship fans: "What? So you were playing yourself the whole time? Pick me up, I can still ship them!!!!" Later, it came out that they had actually gone to the same high school. They had fallen for each other at first sight. * A proud, alluring beauty x a refined scoundrel and business tycoon * One thinks it's all scripted and is afraid to get emotionally involved, while the other has been playing his true self from start to finish * They were secretly in love with each other, and finally got together; sweet from beginning to end - Coming soon: Don't Fall for Him Tang Ning has a best friend, Gu Li, who is closer to her than a sister. The two affectionately call each other "husband" and "wife." One time, Tang Ning called Gu Li and said in a coquettish voice, "Husband, I miss you~" The person on the other end cleared his throat and replied in a low, cool voice, "I'm her brother." Tang Ning had heard Gu Li mention her brother, Gu Yu, more than once. But she always started with, "My brother's got a new girlfriend again." Gu Li often joked that Gu Yu had so many romantic entanglements she couldn't keep count, and that when he really fell in love one day, karma would catch up with him. One time, when Gu Li was sick in the hospital, Tang Ning met Gu Yu for the first time. She realized that every flattering description she'd heard of him had been an understatement. Gu Yu was cool and polite in everything he did, but his soulful eyes were far too captivating. From then on, Gu Yu looked after Tang Ning devotedly in his role as her "big brother." Afraid Tang Ning would be so bewitched by him that she'd lose her senses, Gu Li warned her again and again: "My brother's a real playboy! You absolutely cannot fall for him!" A few weeks later, Gu Li asked Gu Yu to pick up Tang Ning, who was dead drunk. After taking her home, Gu Yu pinned her against the wall, his low breath stirring her ear as he whispered, "Want to date your big brother?" Tang Ning was too drunk to think straight. She shook her head. "But Gu Li won't approve..." "Fine," Gu Yu said nonchalantly, lifting her chin like a beautiful demon. He kissed her until her legs went weak. "Then we'll keep it from her and date in secret." [Bonus Scene] They started dating, but since they were afraid Gu Li would find out, they still had to keep their relationship secret. Whenever Tang Ning called Gu Li "husband," Gu Yu would secretly reply when Gu Li wasn't around, "Yeah, wife." [The moment Gu Yu first saw Tang Ning, he knew karma had finally caught up with him.] #Making out with your best friend's brother right under her nose# * Both are each other's first love, and both are virgins * He's a fake playboy. The male lead says he keeps changing girlfriends because he doesn't want his family pestering him to get married; claiming to have the same girlfriend without ever bringing her home wouldn't work. * This should be a sweet, everyday-life story with a slow, steady romance. Theme: Thank you for helping me become a better person