Lost in Her

Glamorous, outspoken actress vs. retired actor and young master

Marriage first, love later | No real-life inspirations | Both are virgins | Adopted at 10+, no legal guardianship relationship

Since her debut, Sheng Xia has risen to fame as a popular young actress, thanks to her pretty face. Offers for roles and brand deals keep pouring in.

But her glamorous looks and outspoken personality have made her the subject of one rumor after another: a red-carpet diva, a bully on set, a woman with a bad reputation. Even having dinner with a friend can spark rumors that she is a homewrecker.

When she landed the female lead in a new drama, a reporter asked why the director had chosen her.

Sheng Xia's dark, bright eyes twinkled with a smile. "Because I'm good at acting."

After the interview clip came out, Sheng Xia quickly became the target of ridicule across the internet, and the criticism kept coming.

While the outside world buzzed with gossip, Sheng Xia kept her head down on set, only to get caught up in a casting-couch scandal after a secretly filmed video surfaced.

In the dead of night, Sheng Xia was seen entering and leaving a riverside mansion with an unfamiliar man. The tall man wrapped her in his coat and carried her out of the car, his gaze tender and lingering as he looked down at her.

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Then, footage of a play she had once performed in was accidentally released. Her performance was full of spirit and seemed utterly effortless. Only then did audiences realize that acting really does depend on talent.

Some sharp-eyed netizens noticed that the man sitting in the front row was the same one from the rumored affair video.

Though his features were blurred, he was clearly handsome.

@Cheng Jingshi: Happy 2nd anniversary. @Sheng Xia

The internet erupted, and Weibo crashed.

Cheng Jingshi had started out as a child star and made his name at a young age. He won major domestic and international awards at twenty, then retired from acting to go into business at twenty-five.

He was known as "the moon no one could pluck from the sky."

No one knew that the moon, too, yearned for the rose's passion.

Theme: A life of striving will bear fruit