Alas, She's So Captivating

Lu Jianqing is the most difficult person to deal with in Nancheng's business world. He puts profit first in everything, even marriage. Among the candidates for a business alliance, he chooses the eldest Miss Chu, a decisive woman who can help his career.

But only after registering their marriage does Lu Jianqing realize that his wife is Chu Jing, the younger twin sister of Miss Chu.

Although the sisters look alike, their personalities are worlds apart. Second Miss Chu is as soft and cuddly as a little rabbit. Before Lu Jianqing can even get angry, she breaks down in tears, looking more like the one who was deceived.

Lu Jianqing stares at the tiny beauty mark at the corner of her eye, reddened from crying, and is at a loss for words.

Everyone assumes Second Miss Chu will pay dearly for tricking Lu Jianqing into marriage. Even if he doesn't divorce her, she'll surely be neglected.

But not long after the wedding, a friend comes over and pulls out a cigarette. Lu Jianqing stops him. "Don't smoke in the house. Chu Chu can't stand the smell. I've already quit."

His friend: ???

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Lu Jianqing has always thought he puts up with Chu Jing because he hates trouble.

Until one day, he comes home unexpectedly and sees through the bedroom door, which hasn't been shut all the way, that his timid, delicate wife, the little rabbit who can't stand the smell of smoke, is leaning lazily against the headboard with a cigarette burning between her fingers. In a seductive voice he's never heard before, she says to someone on the phone, "Uncle, my husband's not home tonight. Want to come over?"

Consumed by jealousy, Lu Jianqing flings open the door.

Chu Jing is so startled that her phone falls straight to the floor. It isn't even switched on.

Lu Jianqing takes in the professional voice-over equipment in the room. After a few seconds of silence, he steps forward and pins Chu Jing against the headboard. "Call me Uncle."

Chu Jing: ???

[A jealous man who can make even himself look like a fool, unconventional overbearing CEO VS a sweet, delicate voice-acting expert. Five-year age gap, one-on-one romance, happy ending.]

[Important content warning]: The heroine is manipulated by her scumbag father early on and mistakenly believes the hero is forcing her into marriage. She takes her older sister's place in the business alliance, effectively deceiving him into marriage. They clear things up soon after the wedding. Please avoid if this bothers you.

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Blurb: Xu Wanyang, a nobody of an actress, joins an immersive mystery variety show. From its director to its guests, nobody knows anyone involved.

Xu Wanyang is prepared to coast through it, but on the first day of filming, movie emperor Yuan Chuanlin makes a surprise appearance. The two draw roles as a couple with a tragic ending, forcing Xu Wanyang to give the performance of her life.

After the show airs, viewers upset by the case turn their attention to the couple, and the "Wishful Couple" becomes a huge hit.

The lazy Xu Wanyang panics as she watches her follower count climb. She bribes the production crew and gets the role of Yuan Chuanlin's nemesis in the next episode. At the end of the episode, Yuan Chuanlin personally stabs a "dagger" into Xu Wanyang's heart.

The viewers, devastated by the scene, start saying all sorts of nonsense.

Viewer 1: Tragic romance is so good!

Viewer 2: Teacher Yuan stabs her, then turns around and kisses her.

Viewer 3: The show had a tragic ending, but in real life they're cuddled up together in bed.

Xu Wanyang looks at the man beside her in alarm. "Were we secretly photographed?"

"Can you focus?" Yuan Chuanlin takes her phone and clasps her slender wrist, sounding displeased.

Xu Wanyang: "..."

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Xu Wanyang thinks she and Yuan Chuanlin are just a brief fling born of loneliness, and that they'll mutually call things off when the show ends.

But on the day the show wraps, someone digs up a video of Xu Wanyang competing in high school. Young Yuan Chuanlin, who was a backup dancer, crouches in a corner, tracing the girl's shadow with his fingertip.

Overnight, every major platform is flooded with trending topics about Yuan Chuanlin having a crush on Xu Wanyang.

Xu Wanyang: It has to be fake. I'll wait for the denial.

Yuan Chuanlin: I happened to meet the most beautiful person in the world when I was young, @Xu Wanyang, and from then on I began to work hard on my acting.

Netizens: What the hell?!

Xu Wanyang: ???

Scheming old fox of a movie emperor VS lazy actress

Theme: More honesty, less deception.