Reading Emotions

Blurb for the upcoming story The Celestial Master Who's Afraid of Ghosts is below.

Du Jing, a popular young actress who has been in the business for years, gets into a minor car accident on her way back from an audition. When she wakes up, she inexplicably has the ability to read minds. Whenever she touches someone, she can hear their thoughts.

On her first day in the hospital, she runs into her "sworn rival," Ye Zhi, a top actress famous in both music and film, who always has to outshine her.

Ye Zhi is a beautiful ice queen, aloof by nature and renowned in the industry as an untouchable goddess. But for some reason, Ye Zhi always turns up wherever Du Jing is, cementing Du Jing's title as the perennial second female lead.

The coincidences are so frequent that fans have even started shipping them. Du Jing has nothing but disdain for this baseless publicity stunt, and can only keep up a friendly facade.

Her displeasure, which had been building since before she was admitted, finally boils over when Ye Zhi swoops in and steals a role that had already been earmarked for her.

Du Jing is lying in her hospital bed when Ye Zhi approaches with a cold expression and hands her a fruit basket. Du Jing takes it in surprise as Ye Zhi says, "Everyone wanted you to have this."

Du Jing: ...So that's why she's being so nice.

The moment their fingers touch, Du Jing hears Ye Zhi's thoughts: Thank goodness you're all right. The truth is, I came to see you because I wanted to.

Du Jing: ?

Still uncertain, Du Jing accepts the orange Ye Zhi has peeled for her. Once again, she hears her thoughts: It's my first time seeing Xiao Jing this close. She's so cute.

Du Jing: ? A beautiful woman who's cold on the outside but kind on the inside?

On the first day after she's discharged, Du Jing runs into Ye Zhi on set and gets pushed to stand beside her. The moment their fingers touch...

Ye Zhi: Will I get to really kiss Xiao Jing during the kissing scene? I'm so nervous. I want to kiss her right now.

Du Jing: ?!!!!!

Also known as: My Sworn Rival Is Actually in Love with Me

P.S. I suddenly realized that Ruocen's name has been inconsistent in several places. I don't know what went wrong, and sometimes it turns into Cen. I can't seem to fix it.

Upcoming story blurb:

The cultivators of the mystic sects and the ghost cultivators have always been at odds.

The mystic sects look down on ghost cultivators for raising ghosts and refining souls, calling them crooked and evil. The ghost cultivators, in turn, look down on the mystic sects for their self-righteous airs.

Whenever their disciples meet, they inevitably fight to the death.

Jiang Huaiyi is a new-generation celestial master from the mystic sects, and she has a secret she can barely bring herself to admit.

She's afraid of ghosts!

Her cowardice has left her in dire poverty.

She's so unlucky that even when she tries to offer incense to her founding ancestor and eat a ceremonial fruit, everything goes wrong. Then she wakes up to discover that she's on the verge of death and has even become the person the mystic sects despise most: her nemesis, the ghost cultivator Shen Wensi.

Her late master tells her that if she completes the task entrusted to Shen Wensi by the client together with her, she can extend her life and return to the way things were.

She recalls her senior sister's description of ghost cultivators: Scheming to the core! Full of tricks! Ruthless and vicious!

Jiang Huaiyi closes her eyes. Fine, if I'm going to die, I'm going to die!

On their first day together, Shen Wensi buys her favorite little cakes.

Jiang Huaiyi, who is craving sweets: ? Scheming to the core?

On the second day, Shen Wensi tells her to hit Bai Wuchang, and the Lord of Impermanence drops a whole pile of gold coins.

Jiang Huaiyi, who's short on cash: ?? Ghost... full of tricks???

On the third day, Shen Wensi is cooking. She cuts up a green pepper, then covers Jiang Huaiyi's mouth.

Jiang Huaiyi, who has two blisters on her lips: Just as I thought, ruthless and vicious (gritting her teeth).

Whenever they encounter a ghost, her taciturn nemesis always steps in front of her.

Jiang Huaiyi realizes she's not like the ghost cultivators in the rumors. Gradually, she puts aside the age-old feud between their factions and comes to regard her as her closest friend. Then one day, she sees the people of the Underworld bowing before her in trembling voices: "We pay our respects to the Great Emperor."

Jiang Huaiyi: ?

An infinite-flow horror story, with the plot as the focus. Please read it under a blanket.

Theme: May the clouds part and reveal the dawn. May I overcome every obstacle and reach your side