Mime

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Liang Shu was with Lou Yanzhi for three years.

She had no formal acting training, working her way up from being a body double to becoming the female lead in a top-tier production.

Throughout her journey, she was hounded by negative rumors and malicious speculation.

She heard plenty of cruel words, but never paid them any mind.

She had stumbled into the industry and fallen in love with him. She never looked back, just lived recklessly day after day.

Until that time.

Someone set her up, and she fell from the awards stage. He stood by, holding another woman's hand, watching coldly from beginning to end.

At last, she understood.

Lou Yanzhi was cold-blooded by nature. The only thing that could move him was his own interests.

And to him, she was no more than an ant.

Liang Shu left. After winning the industry's most prestigious award, she retired from the screen for good as a free agent.

Some said it was a publicity stunt, but Liang Shu left and never came back.

The East African savanna is full of danger. It takes three days to travel from the city into the wilderness and reach the tribal lands.

She had let go of all hope and come here without hesitation.

She never imagined she would see him again.

The man's eyes were bloodshot, and his clothes were still stained with blood when he saw her. Yet when he said her name, he ground out through clenched teeth, "Liang Shu, I lost. When it comes to being ruthless, I'm no match for you."

"Tonight, Aground" [Upcoming Novel 1] The Powerful Elite of Beijing and the Clear-Headed College Student

On the night her father remarried, Xu Ran stumbled into an absurd seaside party.

Her youthful face made her look like easy prey, and countless ill-intentioned gazes followed her.

When the guests heard she was a student at a film academy, they all urged her to sing.

She refused, and someone dragged her down at his feet. That was the first time she met Zhuo Shuwen.

With his eyes lowered, he coolly said, "Don't give the girl a hard time." He sounded impatient, but his words worked.

She wasn't bothered for the rest of the night.

They didn't speak again, but sat together listening to the sea all night.

Later, he made her a star, gave her the best opportunities, and had no one else by his side.

Everyone in the industry envied her good fortune.

Only she knew she was like a woman he loved but could never have.

On the night she decided to leave, she was interviewed and asked about her love life. Xu Ran, who usually avoided the subject, smiled at him in the crowd, a little tipsy.

His expression was indifferent. He looked at her, but she couldn't tell who he was really seeing through her.

Xu Ran: "Do you know what happens to a ship that runs aground?"

"It may dock for a little while, but in the end it has to leave, because it never truly belonged to you in the first place."

Much later.

The one who wanted to leave never managed to.

A harbor sprang up at the edge of the city, bustling with ships coming and going every year, yet one pleasure boat remained docked there.

People in the industry joked that Young Master Zhuo had spent a fortune on a woman.

Zhuo Shuwen lit a flame, fighting his craving but not lighting his cigarette. His eyes kept drifting toward the woman in the distance. He smiled helplessly. "I've already fallen for her. What does money matter?"

"Morning and Evening in This World" [Upcoming Novel 2]

[Marriage Before Love]

[Lu Kening | Pei An (Pei Sinian)]

1.

Lu Kening got married on a whim, introduced to a senior from a few years above her.

She heard he had once been a famous figure at their school, but she'd grown up dependent on other people. She was busy juggling her studies and work to escape the family that had taken her parents' assets and wanted to bleed her dry, so she'd never bothered learning about it.

The day they went to register their marriage was the first time she'd met Pei An.

She held the prenuptial agreement she'd drawn up and stared at the famous musician she often saw on entertainment channels, more shocked than clear-headed.

"Are you... Pei Sinian?"

"Yes. Should I sign my name here?"

"N-no need to sign it." Her assets probably weren't even worth the royalties from one of his songs.

2.

Pei Sinian became famous at a young age, writing hit after hit, but no one had ever seen him with a girlfriend.

Then someone photographed him visiting a bookshop on a street corner, where he'd sit all day.

Rumor had it he'd fallen for a girl who worked there, but everyone thought he was just looking for creative inspiration. After all, he was known in the industry for being solitary and keeping people at a distance.

At last, the paparazzi caught Pei Sinian and Lu Kening in the same video.

He put a book on the highest shelf. She stood on tiptoe but still couldn't reach it. The man chuckled and told her to ask him nicely if she wanted his help.

She was annoyed but helpless, so she reluctantly and perfunctorily brushed her lips against the corner of his mouth.

"Pei An! Hurry up and get it down for me!"

3.

It caused a minor earthquake in the industry. Everyone flooded Pei Sinian's Weibo, demanding an explanation.

Pei Sinian, who usually avoided interacting with fans, made a rare appearance online.

He scrolled through six pages of comments and dug up one that had sunk to the bottom.

[Could the talented Pei have secretly gotten married? That woman isn't his girlfriend, she's his wife?!!]

Only then was Pei Sinian satisfied enough to reply: [Yes, she's my wife. She doesn't like having kids, so please don't bother her.]

Everyone: [???]

Theme: Work hard and keep striving to improve.