Before she was reborn, Xuan Ling was Zhang Ming's biggest fan, his personal assistant, his nanny, and, above all, his scapegoat. She took the blame for his murder and died in prison.
Her lovesick nature in her previous life brought her nothing but misery. Reborn, she is determined to make Zhang Ming pay for what he did and ruin his reputation.
He abandons the film crew to go on a date with a fan, so Xuan Ling disguises herself as a man and takes over his role. She wins Best Supporting Actor for the part, then exposes his true nature at the awards ceremony.
He diverts the studio's funds to pay for his birthday party, so Xuan Ling calls the tax bureau and gets the studio shut down.
He ends up penniless, begging on the street. Xuan Ling, dressed in a designer Diaopai outfit, gives him a coin and sneers, "Zhang Ming, look at you now."
The award-winning actor Xie Yun has achieved everything he wanted and is ready to retire. But at the awards ceremony, he meets Xuan Ling and recognizes her at a glance as the little assistant who brought him his only warmth that winter. Watching her navigate the treacherous entertainment industry with two different faces, he decides to give her a hand.
Reading guide
1. Sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside assistant x drama-queen award-winning actor. The setting is fictional, and nothing in the book is based on real people or events, so please don't read into it.
2. A fresh take on an old trope. Screenshot of the trope dated 2022/11/12.
Theme: With hard work and determination, you can always make something of yourself.
