Drop the Act [Entertainment Industry]

[Herbivore Seductress x Carnivorous, Cool Beauty]

[1] Tong Rao has known since childhood that she is a monster. She cannot feel pain and rarely experiences happiness.

So she can only do her best to imitate others and guess what they are thinking, gradually acting the part of a "normal person" to perfection.

It was only after meeting Ji Xiao that she understood that monsters have the right to be loved, too.

So she entrusted her whole heart to the beautiful woman with the striking features, exchanging uninhibited sweet nothings and passionate kisses with her.

Ji Xiao swore to herself when she was very young that she would only ever love herself.

At fifteen, she discovered a special new hobby: watching Tong Rao.

It wasn't until she was twenty-five that Ji Xiao finally got the chance to place a gentle kiss on Tong Rao's nose.

Leaning close to her ear, she said, "Stop pretending, Senior. I know you like me."

[2] Tong Rao has been in the entertainment industry for ten years, but her career has never taken off. Stubborn and bad at playing the game, she has offended all kinds of powerful people. Her biggest source of income is an online sex shop she runs with a friend.

At twenty-eight, she officially retired from the industry, but then she met Ji Xiao.

Ji Xiao's welcome gift was a ten-year contract with a top luxury brand. Then she single-handedly turned Tong Rao into an international Best Actress.

The media called Tong Rao a late bloomer, while fans jokingly dubbed her the ultimate dream girl for lesbians.

Online haters asked her every day: Just how many times did you sleep your way to the top?

Lounging lazily in someone's arms, Tong Rao typed her reply: Ask @Ji Xiao

In just three years since her debut, Ji Xiao has become a director of films that have grossed over ten billion at the box office, a dazzling new star and one of the most talked-about figures in international cinema.

She is flamboyant, but never courts publicity, and has never cared about anyone or anything outside of film.

Until one day, everyone noticed that Tong Rao appeared in every movie Ji Xiao had made since returning to China.

The woman who always made sure to be the brightest presence at every event was actually bending down and hurrying along the red carpet to hold Tong Rao's train.

Even her daily social media posts always came with the caption: "Big Sister, you're killing me!"

A friend, with no regard for their own safety, asked her: Why Tong Rao?

Looking at the person beside her pillow, twining her hair around Ji Xiao's ring finger, Ji Xiao posted: @Tong Rao You made me lose control ten years ago, and ten years later, I still can't resist wanting you.

※ Everything is fictional, with no real-life inspiration. Don't read anything into it or take it too seriously.

※ Mutual pining, three-year age gap, dramatic and doting romance, sweet and satisfying.

※ I can't predict what might be a dealbreaker for you, so relax and enjoy the story. Hope you have a good time!

2022.1.4

[Here's the blurb for "Had Enough." It'll be my next story. If you're interested, visit the author's page to add it to your collection.]

On the surface: Rich, long-legged bad girl x sweet, soft, big-cuddly-bear cutie

Behind closed doors: Hilarious, spoiled beauty x crazy biker fairy

[1]

Xing Shan has transmigrated into a book. She's beautiful, wealthy, and generous.

At a dinner party, she sees a stunning beauty being plied with drinks while trying to secure funding. Unable to bear it, she decides to do a good deed for the day.

She holds up a heart-shaped key card between her long fingers. "Interested in a high-paying side gig?"

The beauty doesn't ask a single question and gets into her car.

That night, Xing Shan buries her face against the beauty's neck. "Yu Dan? What a lovely name. Just like you, fresh and juicy."

[2]

Yu Dan is a socialite in hiding. After returning to China, she rejects an arranged marriage and starts her own business.

She never expected to meet the goddess she'd admired as a teenager at her very first investor pitch.

She never thought she could catch the goddess's eye, so she naturally agreed to everything Xing Shan asked of her.

Carefully and cautiously, she plotted at every step and tried every means she could think of to win Xing Shan's kisses and her heart.

Until one day, Xing Shan, drunk, kept repeating someone else's name in her ear.

Only then did she learn she was just a replaceable stand-in.

Yu Dan pins her down hard. "Xing Shan, you brought this on yourself."

Before Xing Shan gets bored with her, she'll make her bloom for her without holding back.

[3]

Xing Shan increasingly feels that Yu Dan is exactly her type.

She's gentle, well-read, not clingy, and does whatever Xing Shan asks.

Having gotten a taste for her, Xing Shan wants to take things further, but the beauty disappears.

On the pillow, still scented with her perfume, is a note with two words: Had enough.

Xing Shan, the sugar mommy rubbing her sore back: ???

You must be tired of living!

※ No stand-in plot. No angst. And this is definitely not a groveling-to-win-her-back story!!!

※ Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting. Five-year age gap. Dramatic romance. Sweet and mutually doting.

※ This blurb only covers part of the story. Overall, it's love at first sight versus a secret crush coming true (yes, I just love the secret-crush-turned-true-love trope), plus a story about a woman who thinks she's the sugar mommy discovering that the sweet, soft girl is richer than she is and more of a top (yes, I've recently become obsessed with soft-girl tops).

※ The uniform romance tag is there because one of the characters works as a private tutor (with a standard uniform... well...).

※ I can't predict what might be a dealbreaker for you, so relax and enjoy the story. Hope you have a good time.

Theme: Life isn't always smooth sailing. You can cry when you fall, but you have to get back up and stand strong.