My Heart Keeps Skipping a Beat [Rekindled Romance]

Gentle, low-key vlog blogger x hot young Best Actor Mutual pining | Reunited after a breakup | Showbiz | Happy ending | Both leads are each other's first and only love Before graduating from college, An Qiao joined a dating reality show for ordinary people. One of the male contestants was an actor hired by the production team to play her lover. The female contestants had to figure out who he was as quickly as possible during their dates and avoid falling for him. She knew who he was, but in the final episode, she still chose to follow her heart. "I'm sorry. I'm the actor playing your lover." As expected, it ended in a tragic breakup, and her innocent first love came to an end. Three years later, An Qiao had become a fairly well-known vlog blogger. She returned to China to join a slow-paced travel variety show, where she met Gu Rang again. He had become a hot young Best Actor. She thought she had long since moved on, but feelings once again began stirring in her heart... * Gu Rang debuted as an actor on a dating reality show. His cold, aloof image made him the entertainment industry's new god in just three years. For three years running, he ranked first on the list of male celebrities people most wanted to date, yet in an early interview, he openly said there was someone he liked. For three years, he had kept a polite but safely distant relationship with every female celebrity. The women who tried to get close to him all hit a wall. Everyone thought that was just the sort of person he was. But on this slow travel show, they finally saw a gentle side to the aloof god. After the show aired, people dug up the dating reality show the two of them had appeared on together. Sharp-eyed netizens even noticed little details suggesting that the love story that had ended before it could begin might have been mutual. An Qiao also suddenly realized that the loyal fan who had followed her account all this time had an IP address that closely matched Gu Rang's... During a truth-or-dare game by the sea at night, they spun a bottle and Gu Rang was asked to recite a line of dialogue that had stayed with him. His dark eyes met An Qiao's clear gaze. "I stayed by your side as you climbed out of the mire, while I sank deeper and deeper." It seemed the netizens finally understood what that line meant. It had never appeared in the original novel, but became famous when it was used in the first TV drama Gu Rang starred in, an adaptation of a popular IP. --I'm sorry. I'm the actor playing your lover. --But I really do like you. [Reading Guide] * The male lead is not a jerk. Playing the lover was a job he had signed a contract for, and at the time he had no power or influence. When he realized the heroine had feelings for him, he tried to hint at his identity because he didn't want to hurt her. Imagine how painful it was for him to have feelings for her too, yet still have to say, "I'm the actor playing your lover." * The story will probably include some flashbacks, but not many. Most of the dating show's story will be told through memories or dreams. Blurb screenshot dated 2022-11-28 Theme: The beauty of the beginning will always be precious