Everyone Praises Me [Younger Love Interest]

Seductive, cloud-veiled movie star (moody and fragile man) x tough, fiery producer (avoidant bad girl)

He and she: he insists, she takes pity.

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Everyone says that someone as unremarkable as Zhang Qinghe could never hold on to a flirt like Lin An. Countless people fall for him at first sight, and he turns no one away. Why get involved in such a mess?

Who knew Lin An was actually the one in the weaker position in this relationship?

"Baby, they say you don't love me anymore."

Zhang Qinghe pushed Lin An's handsome face away. "I'm reading the script. Stop bothering me."

The only one who was sensitive and insecure, always afraid of being abandoned, was Ji An, whose heart was as damp and misty as a cloud-covered mountain.

He became famous as a teenager and a sensation in his twenties. He should have been like the sun, but misfortune kept falling on him.

A wealthy father who abandoned his wife and child, a sudden growth spurt and voice change during puberty, and obsessive fans stalking him after he became famous, along with rumors and gossip...

Any one of those things could have broken someone. Yet he always smiled as he moved through the crowds, charming everyone and earning their admiration, never knowing whether he could love someone else, or even himself.

He had always been like a spring breeze drifting past a hundred flowers: never falling in love, yet surrounded by love.

Zhang Qinghe was more like a chili pepper. She seemed clear-eyed and ordinary, but her temper was fiery, and she lived by her own rules. She saw drama as a pure art form and would rather work part-time as a photographer or illustrator than accept bad projects or variety shows.

Falling for Lin Ji'an was more of an accident for her.

She had no intention of giving up her freedom, the freedom to come and go as she pleased in any relationship.

Unfortunately, she sighed, took him into her hands, and comforted him until the mist had lifted.

How could she say anything harsh while looking at that irresistible, beautiful face?

[Bonus Scene]

"Zhang Qinghe, what is it you like about me?" He pulled her into his arms and rested his head on her shoulder, acting coy.

"There's a mole on the bridge of your nose that looks just like the Morning Star." Her sincere gaze made him fall for her all over again.

Yet he still turned his face away. "Your answers are different every time. You're really good at making things up."

Idiot. Do you think there's only one thing about you worth loving?

Note: The setting is fictional, with no real-life references. Any similarities are purely due to the characters. Love and peace. Younger-man romance, with a strong boy-toy vibe!

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Content Warnings:

(1) The male lead suffers, has a tragic background, and is a lovesick fool.

(2) The story focuses on a large ensemble cast. It takes time to settle into the rhythm and is written in a prose-poetry style.

(3) The female lead's feelings for the male lead are somewhat shallow and flaky. She would never say something like "I love you," but he keeps asking.

(4) This story won't go behind the paywall until it reaches 100,000 words.

Theme: Love is self-rescue, not salvation