After Leaving the Entertainment Industry, I Passed the Civil Service Exam

"The Vicious Little Junior Sister Used the Wrong Love Curse" is now underway!

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Chen Tong transmigrates into a book, becoming a member of an obscure girl group and the teammate of its timid, sweet heroine.

Life as an obscure little star is no picnic. People curse her online every day, her agency exploits her at every turn, and even when she is exhausted from lack of sleep, she still has to go out drinking with clients.

After being groped time and again, Chen Tong can take no more and wants to leave the group, but the thirty-million-yuan termination fee gives her pause.

Chen Tong cries loudly on the rooftop, only to discover that the heroine is crying even louder than she is.

It turns out the heroine has to endure all this too, as well as the domineering male lead's torment.

Their shared misfortune brings the two of them together, and they immediately cling to each other and sob.

After reflecting on her situation, Chen Tong makes a proposal: Let's take the civil service exam together! That way, we won't have to pay compensation!

The heroine clenches her fist: Our motto is, Get hired by the tax bureau, then make trouble for the company!

One month before the exam, Chen Tong works especially hard.

She gets up at three in the morning to study essay writing and aptitude tests. She even listens to the People's Daily through her earbuds while walking, and does practice tests in her dreams.

Hard work pays off. She passes the written exam and qualifies for the interview.

On the day the results come out, the heroine says happily, "Tongtong, we both passed!"

"But... what kind of job is assistant at the Ghost Realm Office?"

"The job description says you'll be a regular on a supernatural variety show, capturing ghosts who cause trouble in the mortal world."

Chen Tong is stunned. "What?"

She hurriedly logs onto the website, her face turning ashen.

The good news: She passed the civil service exam.

The bad news: She passed the civil service exam for the Ghost Realm.

The even worse news: On her very first day at work, she causes a huge scandal by stealing her boss's first kiss in front of a crowd.

Looking at the icy beauty radiating a chill, she nervously swallows.

Is she going to die on her very first day on the job?

Bonus scene:

Chen Tong gets a pair of scissors that can cut fated bonds and successfully helps the heroine sever her doomed romance.

The heroine returns the favor, only to discover that the red threads of fate are multiplying like rabbits, and every last one is tied to Chen Tong's boss.

Chen Tong: Did you cut them?

Facing the icy beauty watching them like a hawk, the heroine's hands tremble. "Fate is heaven's will. These bonds can't be cut!"

P.S. The love interest has a nasty personality and is not a traditional ice queen.

Seeking advance readers: After Turning Down the Aloof Top Alpha Three Times, I Was Forced to Become a Live-In Alpha

(Heartwarming food, raising kids, and cozy family life with a wife and children)

Chef Su Ningning wakes up one day to find she has transmigrated into a book, becoming a scummy Alpha side character. She has three younger siblings, but is lazy, gluttonous, and idle, squanders her parents' retirement savings, and beats her siblings at will. In the end, she is harshly taught a lesson by the aloof heroine, top Alpha Shen Xueyao.

Su Ningning looks at the three little ones, their faces red from the cold and their stomachs rumbling with hunger. Even so, they hold their food out to her and call her "Big Sister" in their childish voices. "..."

Original owner, doesn't your conscience hurt at all?

That very day, she sets up a food stall to support the family, starting with selling scallion pancakes!

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As a top-tier Omega, Shen Xueyao is aloof and keeps people at a distance. She is devoted to her career and has never imagined herself getting married.

Until she meets an Alpha who sells scallion pancakes.

The other woman is always smiling at her, quietly showing her care and pursuing her.

She puts twice as much filling in Shen Xueyao's pancakes as everyone else's.

She gives her roses for Valentine's Day, claiming it's just a holiday promotion.

Even when Shen Xueyao's pheromones put her into heat and she has her teeth at Shen Xueyao's gland, she still doesn't dare to mark her.

After signing a contract worth a billion, Shen Xueyao makes the solemn decision to marry Su Ningning.

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"What? You want to marry me?" Hearing the heroine of the book make such an outrageous request, Su Ningning blinks, her heart skipping a beat, and begins to turn her down:

"Sorry, my business isn't very stable yet."

Shen Xueyao invests in Su Ningning, upgrading her from a scallion pancake vendor to the nation's Scallion Pancake Queen.

Su Ningning scratches her head and tries to refuse again.

"Sorry, I don't have a car."

Shen Xueyao waves her hand, and the transfer of a nearly new used Porsche Panamera is settled.

Su Ningning is about to cry as she refuses for the third time.

"Actually, I don't have a house either."

Shen Xueyao replies briskly, "Move in with me. You'll live in my house."

"Your younger siblings can come as a package deal."

"Huh?" Su Ningning is close to tears. "How did I, a hardworking young person, become a live-in Alpha?"

Shen Xueyao says lightly, "There's nothing wrong with working hard your way into my bed."

Seeking advance readers: There's No Obligation to Turn Someone Gay

There's a secret everyone in the entertainment industry knows.

The famous director and rich second-generation Xia Baixi is gay and deeply in love with popular young actress Lin Luo.

They say Lin Luo was her first love. Xia Baixi fell for her at first sight outside her high school, and for ten whole years, her devotion never wavered. She spoiled Lin Luo every chance she got.

Back in school, she brought her meals, tutored her, and even ran errands for her, always looking after her and asking how she was.

After graduation, to help Lin Luo fulfill her dream of becoming an actress, Xia Baixi even resigned from the board and became an unknown director, all so she could protect Lin Luo and make her famous in the murky entertainment industry.

The day Lin Luo wins the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress, Xia Baixi makes a heartfelt confession, recounting the feelings she has carried all these years.

Under the warm yellow light overhead, Lin Luo holds her trophy and listens expressionlessly. At the end, she says coldly, "Sorry, I have no obligation to be turned gay."

Xia Baixi feels as if she has fallen into an icy abyss. Her whole body goes rigid, and she becomes dizzy. She is taken to the hospital that very day.

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Aloof and emotionally detached, Lin Luo fulfills her dream of becoming a hugely popular, highly accomplished Best Actress.

Wherever she goes to film a show or record an interview, she is surrounded by crowds.

But that familiar person is never there with her, and her heart feels empty. Before long, she starts suffering from chronic insomnia.

She gives a scornful laugh, brushes it off, and ignores her agent's objections as she takes on even more work, exhausting herself until her stomach condition flares up. She vomits blood and is hospitalized.

But that person still doesn't come.

At the same time, a rumor that famous director Xia Baixi stole a kiss from her new flame hits the top of the trending searches.

Lin Luo's heart feels as if it is being cut by a knife. She calls Xia Baixi, only to hear the number is no longer in service!

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After her confession is rejected, Xia Baixi's heart turns to ashes. Once she is in the hospital, she finally comes to her senses and decides to let go of her ten-year unrequited love.

Liking women really was a mistake. She should get on the right path and start liking men instead.

While she is actively "mending her ways" and going on blind dates, Lin Luo keeps showing up every few days, saying she wants to pursue her.

But the affectionate gestures Xia Baixi once longed for now feel unbearable.

Kissing and hugging should never have happened between them.

After all, Lin Luo is straight and likes men.

After hearing Xia Baixi's words, Lin Luo's eyes turn red and glisten with tears. She tugs at Xia Baixi's clothes, her voice choked with emotion. "But now I like women."

"Will you be with me?"

Xia Baixi smiles lazily, not believing her for a second, and gives Lin Luo her own words right back.

"Sorry, I have no obligation to be turned gay."

Theme: Study hard and keep striving every day.