Out of Character

[Completed, come and enjoy!] Expected to enter VIP on December 30. Thank you for your support! There are other completed novels in my collection too! Come check them out! Wei Ji, whose scandal-ridden career ended in his leaving show business, receives an invitation from a renowned director to star alongside the gradually retiring award-winning actress He Qing in a film about a forbidden romance. There's just one problem: He Qing has a fiance. After filming wraps, the two leads have no further interaction. A reporter asks He Qing what she thinks of Wei Ji. He Qing pauses, then gives a polite smile. "Wei Ji gets into character very easily." * Wei Ji wins an award for this film. At an event, the host asks the two leads about their relationship. Wei Ji smiles calmly. "We slept together." The room erupts. Looking at He Qing, hidden in the shadows below the stage, Wei Ji adds lightly, "Just kidding. Don't take it seriously." Aloof, sex-averse award-winning actress x gorgeous, scandal-plagued has-been Happy ending P.S. There are scenes within the film, and same-sex marriage is illegal in this setting. The fiance is fake. Coming soon: I've Liked Your Girlfriend for a Long Time Gentle, assertive award-winning actress x solitary, deaf screenwriter I want a story about a gentle older sister coaxing an insecure kitten into her arms. (Lifting my knife and fork, ready to cook.) - Blurb: Xia Ying is a screenwriter. Deaf in her right ear and quiet by nature, she is the secret lover of Chen Shuhuai, a top-tier star. The scripts she writes are always tipped to become hits, and Chen Shuhuai is invariably the lead actress. Chen Shuhuai promises that once Xia Ying writes another good script, she will make their relationship public. Xia Ying has pulled countless all-nighters for this promise, only to discover that Chen Shuhuai secretly gave her script to a wealthy patron she wanted to curry favor with. Outside the door, Xia Ying hears Chen Shuhuai say, "She's deaf, has no connections, and she's a woman. If she couldn't write scripts, why would I bother stringing her along?" The patron inside meets Xia Ying's eyes through the crack in the door, then looks at Chen Shuhuai and smiles. "So when are you two breaking up?" I've liked your girlfriend for a long time. Theme: Recognize your true feelings and learn to love someone.