Strawberry Boba [Entertainment Industry]

◆ Complete. Thank you, everyone! ◇ My next books are "Stealing Roses" and "I Have Two Childhood Friends [Second-Generation Same Boat Through Thick and Thin]." Please add them to your reading lists! [Marriage First, Love Later + Secret Crush from the Male Lead | Proud, Sweet Little Trouble-Maker X Refined, Controlling Man] A trending topic: Which CP left you the most heartbroken? Top reply: Surely no one would disagree if I said "Same Boat Through Thick and Thin." Ye Zhouzhou and Si Ji made their debut as on-screen first loves. A bubbly, sweet girl paired with a cool, handsome guy: back then, everyone who saw them said they were adorable and wished they had a couple like that! But afterward, they practically wore their avoidance of each other on their faces. Anyone with eyes could tell that these two must have had a spectacularly tragic breakup back then. [Crying] 1. At opposite ends of a glittering red carpet, Ye Zhouzhou wore a ball gown with an enormous bow, smiling sweetly beneath the flashing cameras. But the moment she saw Si Ji, her smile vanished. The man wore a tailored black suit, broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted, with silver-rimmed glasses perched on his nose. Refined and elegant. They exchanged a distant, cold look, then turned and walked away without a backward glance. They had gone their separate ways, never to meet again at the top. And once again, they had provided fresh material for a popular breakup video. That night, away from the cameras where no one could see, the two of them faced off at the Ye family residence. "The great movie star Si is home too, I see." Sniping at each other whenever they met was a habit they'd had since childhood. "Call me husband." Si Ji looked up calmly. Seeing their elders approaching, Ye Zhouzhou squeezed the words through gritted teeth in a sugary voice: "Husband~" 2. Later, the two of them were both invited to appear on a travel variety show. Ye Zhouzhou, whose smile had earned her the title "Owner of the Sweetest Smile," was always beaming at the young, handsome male idol. Beside her, Si Ji's eyes narrowed slightly. He gently pinched the back of her neck and said displeasedly, "Stop smiling so flirtatiously." It was one thing for him to boss her around when they were kids. Now he was using their arranged marriage to do it again. Ye Zhouzhou clenched her little fists and pounded him. "It's none of your business!" Si Ji drew her into his arms. His low voice was full of helpless affection. "If I didn't like you, why would I care what you do?" The CP fans, who had been on their deathbeds, sat bolt upright: What? Help me up, I can still ship them! The fans who'd been heartbroken yesterday were suddenly setting off firecrackers right outside their homes today, and they planned to keep it up for three days and three nights. [Bonus Scene] From the time she was a little bundle of joy to when she wore princess dresses, "It's none of your business!" was the phrase Ye Zhouzhou said to Si Ji more than any other. Until one night, after another of countless late nights, Si Ji slowly wiped the glistening dampness from his fingers with a silk handkerchief, hooked his finger under his silver-rimmed glasses, and tossed them aside. He looked down at Ye Zhouzhou, her face flushed red, and his voice turned husky. "Zhouzhou, do you want me to take charge?" Ye Zhouzhou's eyes were rimmed with red and glistening. Her soft, helpless whimper trembled as she said, "Si Ji, please take charge of me." -- A guide to enjoying the sweetness: 1. Marriage first, love later from the female lead's perspective; a secret crush coming true from the male lead's perspective. 2. No real-life inspirations. One-on-one, both are each other's first. Please add my other book, "Stealing Roses," to your reading list! [Reality Dating Show Love Triangle / Not-Quite Siblings / Mutual Secret Crush] [Actually Sweet and Lively X Pretending to Be Gentle | Reality Show Contestant X Reality Show Director] 1. Lin Qingji wasn't her biological brother. He was the secret Lin Jingxi had kept for years. Later, he took the surname Pei, and even the last link between them was severed. On the day they said goodbye at the airport, her eyes red, she no longer called him "big brother" in that timid voice. She called him by his full name, concealing a young girl's feelings. But Pei Qingji gently and resolutely pushed her away: "Our Jingxi will grow up to be the best person she can be, and then she'll meet someone even better than her big brother." 2. When they met again, Lin Jingxi was invited to join a reality dating show, and Pei Qingji turned out to be the show's chief director. During the pre-show interview, she smiled brightly into his camera. "My type? A bad-boy kind of handsome, the exact opposite of my brother." His voice came through the microphone, restrained to the utmost. "Sounds good." The show became a huge hit, and Lin Jingxi had so many CP pairings that fans could throw them all into one big stew. Sitting behind the monitors, Pei Qingji watched her interactions with the male contestants, his smile fading in a way that was rare for him. "The new male contestant joining us as number four is... our show's chief director..." Pei Qingji made a dramatic entrance, leaving everyone dumbfounded. "Since there are so many CP videos of our Jingxi, we can't leave the real CP without any content." He smiled. "Brother-and-sister CP?" Lin Jingxi lowered her lashes, afraid to read too much into it. In the dim light, the man's gaze was dark and intense. "If our Jingxi likes the not-quite-siblings route, that works too." 3. After filming for the dating show ended, one of the male contestants asked Lin Jingxi out to dinner. Looking at Pei Qingji blocking their way, the contestant spoke rudely. "The show's over, Director Ji." "That's why I'm here to pick her up." Pei Qingji curled his lips into a smile, but there was no warmth in it. "Brother." Lin Jingxi tugged at his sleeve, wanting to explain. "Calling your boyfriend 'brother.' So our Jingxi likes that kind of roleplay." Pei Qingji turned to look at her with a smile. Lin Jingxi's beautiful eyes went wide. Even though the night before, when neither of them had slept, he had been the one insisting she call him "big brother." - "He had already loved her instinctively at an age when he didn't understand love. But once he understood love, he no longer dared to love her." (Quoted from the internet) Please add "I Have Two Childhood Friends [Second-Generation Same Boat Through Thick and Thin]" to your reading list! Si Qingyu X Ji Sinian X Xu Chiyao Sweet Little Fox X Refined Gentleman X Handsome Bad Boy Si Qingyu's father is the acclaimed movie star Si Ji, and her mother is the top-tier star Ye Zhouzhou. When she was little, she followed her parents onto a parenting variety show and made two childhood friends. That's how she saw it, but her childhood friends didn't see it that way. 1. Xu Chiyao was once again grinding his teeth in frustration with Si Qingyu. "Xu Chiyao! I'm going to tell Brother Sinian on you!" Whenever the little strawberry didn't know what to do, she went to Ji Sinian. Xu Chiyao grabbed her slender wrist and held her in place. After staring at her for a long while, he gave a carefree smile. "You can call Ji Sinian 'big brother,' but you can't call me that?" 2. From childhood on, Si Qingyu had always followed Ji Sinian around, calling out "Brother Sinian" this and "Brother Sinian" that. But when he watched the girl grow into a young woman and saw others eyeing her, Ji Sinian could no longer hold back: "You've called me 'big brother' since you were little. Did you really think I was your brother?" Theme: Liking someone means letting yourself go, but love means holding back.