Secret

[Free short story collection 2.0. Could be entertainment industry, school life, or anything else]

Part 01 · Blueberry Cake · Have You Mic'd Up Today? [√ Complete]

Wen Li's new drama is about to air when the production company suddenly goes bankrupt. There's no promotion at all, and its time slot has come out of nowhere...

As if that weren't enough, she's competing against another rising star in the same genre. Just as everyone is waiting to see which of them will come out on top, the other actress's CP pairing takes off.

With the odds against her, Wen Li refuses to lose.

After thinking it over, she decides the only way to beat magic is with magic.

She tracks down the male lead from the drama and enthusiastically asks him, “Want to sell the CP?”

Jiang Bai: “...”

Once their CP promotion campaign starts, Wen Li sells it with all her might, while the audience gets down on their knees and begs her to stop.

They say they've never seen such forced sweetness in their lives.

Who knew that even though Jiang Bai doesn't particularly like her, he's surprisingly good at playing up their CP? The drama's popularity keeps climbing, and it stays hot right through the finale.

At the wrap party, he peels the shrimp she keeps glancing at but can't be bothered to peel. He steps in to drink the liquor she doesn't want. He even cuts her steak into bite-sized pieces because she can't be bothered with it.

She quietly reminds him, “There aren't any cameras here. Have you gotten so used to playing this up?”

“No.”

Jiang Bai says, “I really do like you.”

· No real-life inspiration. The plot and characters aren't based on anyone in the entertainment industry.

· Jiang Bai (Bai)

Part 02 · Lime Fizz · She Must Be Fishing for Me [√ Complete]

In the school infirmary, Lu Mian is treating someone's wound.

During basketball class, she hit him in the ear with a ball, and now it's bleeding. A tiny bug buzzes by, and she blows it away.

Gu Zhuo feels the warm breath on his earlobe and says irritably, “My mouth hurts.”

She turns in shock. She definitely didn't hit him in the mouth, did she? She's about to speak when she sees his handsome face set in a scowl. He asks her:

“Did you cast your fishing hook right into my mouth?”

Lu Mian: ?

Several months later, one night, Gu Zhuo finishes taking care of her and sits on the edge of the bed, wiping his hands.

After a while, he finally loses patience. “When are we going to make our relationship official?”

Lu Mian: ?

She looks at him in confusion, then asks even more confusedly, “Haven't we already been together for three months?”

Seems like a master flirt · Actually just has an unconventional thought process · Oblivious sweetheart

vs

Seems like a man of principle · Actually thinks he's the other woman · Absolute king of overconfidence

· The love-triangle situation is a misunderstanding. But if you can't accept a character with an extremely strong sense of morality who won't tolerate even the slightest boundary-crossing, please consider carefully before reading. By choosing to read, you are understood to accept this. Thanks.

Part 03 · Lychee Oolong · I'm Really a Kept Woman!

At nineteen, Shi Wan enters the entertainment industry, wide-eyed and clueless, and somehow ends up with a sugar daddy.

By the time she comes to her senses, she has some regrets, but the contract is for three years. It's not as if she can just back out halfway through.

Luckily, her sugar daddy is rich, powerful, and handsome, a top-tier daddy. Over the years, he's given her everything she could ask for, and each new opportunity is better than the last.

He's protected her so well that the dinner parties and leering glances from before are all gone. She no longer wakes in the middle of the night, terrified by someone trying to break in. She no longer has to go on variety shows where the host practically forces her to drink a revolting glass of raw egg mixed with bitter melon and insects. Instead, she can focus on honing her acting skills and improving herself.

She plans to pack up and leave the moment the contract ends. They both got what they wanted, so they can part on good terms.

-

On the day her sugar daddy turns twenty-seven, his mother presses him to get married. He takes Shi Wan's hand and tells her, “Our relationship is very stable. I'm not considering anyone else for now. She's still in the ascendant phase of her career, so we can't announce our marriage yet. Once she's ready, I'll make the arrangements.”

Every word is heartfelt and sincere.

Shi Wan mulls it over, feeling that the perfect blend of acting and reality she's always been looking for has appeared right here. The progression is natural, the key points are clear, and it's so convincing she can't detect a hint of acting.

After they leave, she praises him from the bottom of her heart. “You're such a good actor!”

Li Yao: ?

“I wasn't acting.”

She turns to him, staring in confusion.

Li Yao responds with an even more confused look.

“After all these years together, if you don't marry me, who do you think you're going to marry?”

Sweet, adorable girl x Workaholic who thinks, “I knew something about this relationship felt off.”

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