Secretly in Love Until the Last Petal Falls

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In high school,

Cen Xiao was the heavenly favorite, admired and adored by everyone. Just as his name suggested, he was arrogant and unrestrained.

Yao Mi was a delicate but resilient underclassman, one year below him. Though plagued by an ear condition, she always faced the sun.

He was rebellious and reckless; she was pure and harmless. They were strangers from completely different worlds, with nothing in common.

But one stormy day, amid the torrential rain,

one unintentional act of "helping someone" made the girl lose herself. From then on, she fell hopelessly in love.

Even after she studied day and night to get into the elite university he attended, in a sea of people,

she was still someone whose name he couldn't remember, someone he forgot the moment he turned away.

Who would have thought that after their campuses merged, an unexpected reunion would draw them ever deeper into each other's lives?

Because she was obedient and owed him a favor, he asked on a whim, "Want to be my girlfriend?"

He specifically asked her to be his "stand-in," to fend off other girls for him.

Yao Mi went from hesitating to agreeing in less than three seconds.

Because she liked Cen Xiao, but could only bury that secret and never dare to overstep.

He was a playboy adored by everyone, used to treating love as a pastime, a game.

"It's just playing along. Why take it seriously?" He was lazy and nonchalant.

He never expected this delicate yet tenacious osmanthus flower to keep catching his eye.

By chance, he sees that she has kept a memento of the person she loves, treasuring it like a priceless possession.

That's when he learns the girl already has someone in her heart.

The same silver hair he used to have, the same teardrop mole beneath the eye.

He's angry that he's become someone else's replacement, yet even more jealous, because in this "game of love,"

the first one to break his word and fall helplessly in love is actually him.

Later, at a party, amid the clamor of a crowded booth, he sees Yao Mi chatting happily with a senior from her department.

One glass of strong liquor after another goes down, but his heart only grows more painfully sour.

At last, unable to stand it any longer, he grabs the girl's slender wrist and disappears from view with her.

In a dim, lightless corridor, the boy's gaze burns so fiercely it's frightening, as if he wants to pull the person before him into his very body.

Yao Mi's heart pounds as she pushes at him. "Cen Xiao, let go..."

"If I let go, will you let me kiss you?" His breathing is ragged as he presses his forehead against hers and begs, "Please like me. I don't even mind if I'm just your stand-in!"

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Sunny, spirited, cutesy rich-raised actress who's a rising star VS rebellious yet gentle newly top-tier star

The entertainment industry is abuzz with the rumor that Yu Zhao is "the financier's little princess, worth 60 billion."

At last night's production launch and birthday party, everyone fawned over her. Her best friend even splurged on a handsome "puppy boy" to keep her company.

But after a night of drinking herself into a stupor, she suddenly realizes that the man lying beside her isn't the one she expected!

Those eyes, that mole on his nose... Isn't he the male lead of her new drama, the one she's just started working with?!

This is awkward.

To her surprise, when Xu Qingting wakes up, he assumes someone set him up. His deep, sharp eyes are cold and guarded.

Yu Zhao, woken by the commotion, is just as innocent. Her eyes are misty with tears.

"Um... I'm sorry, I... blacked out last night.

"I just moved in too. I live across the hall, in 1202. It's nice to... meet you, "

-

When filming begins on the later S+ blockbuster The Ballad of the Sunken Carp, the two are still inexperienced actors and can't seem to get into character.

Yu Zhao decides to make the best of things and comes up with a "bold move" to spark some chemistry.

She follows the industry's latest trend and starts a "production-couple" arrangement.

A verbal agreement, lasting until filming wraps. A 100-day term.

Xu Qingting chooses to go along with it to the very end~

-

At the start of filming, in the RV,

Yu Zhao laughs at how stiff he is during the kissing scene, then gives him a personal lesson.

A brief taste, a light touch, lasting barely a minute or two.

She loves playing teacher. In a flash, a blush spreads across her snowy cheeks. "Got it?"

He doesn't think much of it, a lazy smile in his bright eyes. "You're not all that, sis."

But during their last scene before filming wraps, he can't bear to part.

Xu Qingting leans down against the light, his deep eyes hiding a whole galaxy. He turns slightly and seals her lips with a kiss.

"Kiss me, and I'll be yours."

He gives her the full treatment, tender and passionate, leaving her wanting more,

like the steady rain outside the window.

Later, neither of them can tell whether they're still acting.

Reader's guide:

1. A school-life secret-crush romance. They reunite at university right from the start, with flashbacks and nonlinear storytelling. A slow-burn push and pull~

2. Both leads are adults, each other's first love, and devoted only to one another. The female lead has hearing loss and will not recover later. She is sensitive and awkward. The male lead is not your typical "playboy" and is not a scumbag!

3. The characters' values don't represent the author's. Subject-specific knowledge comes from Baidu and is included only for the plot. Thank you for reading~

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