Autumn Sugar Amber [Rekindled Romance]

Coming soon: Marriage Before Love: Tipsy Roses, a super-sweet entertainment-industry romance~

A vivacious, pampered, cutesy starlet versus an unruly yet gentle rising top-tier star

Urban showbiz | Contract couple | Fake romance turns real | Rekindled love | Marriage Before Love

The entertainment industry is buzzing: "Yu Zhao is the little princess of the investors, worth sixty billion."

At last night's launch party and birthday bash, she was the center of attention. Her best friend even splurged, thoughtfully arranging for a "puppy-like younger man" to come over.

But after waking from a drunken night, she suddenly realized that the man lying beside her was not who he should be!

Those peach-blossom eyes and the mole on his nose. Wasn't he the male lead she had just worked with on her new drama?!

How awkward.

When Xu Qingting woke up, he mistakenly thought someone had set him up. His deep, sharp eyes and brows turned stiff and cold.

The just-awoken Yu Zhao was innocent, too, her eyes veiled in a misty sheen:

"Um... I'm sorry. I... drank so much last night that I blacked out.

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

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Later, filming began on the major S+ production The Ode of the Sunken Carp. But their acting was unpolished, and they just couldn't get into character.

Yu Zhao decided to make the best of things and came up with a few "drastic measures" to spark their feelings.

She decided to follow the industry's most popular trend and become "a couple on set."

The arrangement would last for a hundred days, with a verbal agreement running until filming wrapped.

Xu Qingting chose to play along to the end~

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Early in filming, in the trailer,

Yu Zhao teased him for being stiff during the kissing scene, then gave him a lesson herself.

Just a taste, light as a dragonfly touching the water, barely lasting a minute or two.

The eager teacher's snow-white cheeks quickly flushed pink. "Got it?"

He looked unconvinced, a carefree smile in his bright eyes:

"That's all there is to it, Sis?"

But during the final scene before filming wrapped, he couldn't bear to part.

Xu Qingting leaned over with the light behind him, his deep eyes seeming to hold a river of stars. He turned slightly and sealed her lips with a kiss.

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

He gave her the whole experience, tender and passionate, leaving her wanting more,

like the gentle rain pattering outside the window.

By then, neither of them could tell whether they were still acting.

Coming soon:

Marriage Before Love: Tipsy Roses, a super-sweet entertainment-industry romance~

Top-tier star Lin Hengdong debuted at the peak of his fame.

He is the young master of Dream Entertainment, and even his manager is his own mother. Aloof and unruly, he has never had a single romantic scandal and is widely regarded as the celebrity least likely to have a career-ending scandal.

Yet on the night of his twenty-third birthday, someone unexpectedly stole his first kiss.

His fair, refined face instantly turned bright red.

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Yu Zhiwei is known in the film production world as the "flaming rose." She is alluring yet cool, and handles matters with decisive force.

On the day her ex cheated on her, she went to a bar and, slightly tipsy, flirted with a reckless, bad-boy puppy.

At the last moment, she came to her senses, pushed him away, and fled in a panic.

The next day on set, the icy beauty casually tugged open her collar, revealing vivid red marks on the pale skin of her neck.

Everyone stared in shock!

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Later.

At the final stop of Lin Hengdong's nationwide concert tour, he let all his fans see the red flower on his chest.

It looked as though it had grown right out of his heart, perfectly natural.

He openly announced his marriage: "I've finally won over my rose."

Fans: ??! Big brother, blink if you were forced into an arranged marriage.

His manager, who was about to become his mother-in-law, laughed so hard her whole body swayed in the VIP section: It was obviously Marriage Before Love, and now they're completely smitten!

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Everyone was curious about Lin Hengdong's "wife," but he had kept her so well protected.

Until one day, Yu Zhiwei was flamed online for wearing a full set of high-end luxury jewelry endorsed by Lin Hengdong.

With the rumors on the verge of getting out of hand, Lin Hengdong posted candid photos from their daily life to calm the internet.

Yu Zhiwei was asleep with her head on his lap, her peaceful sleeping face

looking breathtaking beside the "Passionate Kiss" rose pendant.

[Bonus Scene]

Lin Hengdong's first work event after getting married ended with a sea of sparkling lights and flower-shaped fan support outside.

But photos showed his sister-in-law waiting for him in the back seat of his van...

The fans initially wanted to boycott her, but then they discovered Yu the producer's extraordinarily impressive background.

They nearly became devoted fans of their sister-in-law instead.

Naturally, one person got jealous. "You're not allowed to steal my wife!"

Reader advisories:

1. One-on-one, happy ending, devoted and exclusive couple, adult romance, older woman-younger man (two years), contract couple, fake romance turns real, proximity, rekindled love.

2. This is something I wrote for fun, a fluffy little romance with no logic and no traditional setup, purely for my own fantasies. Everything in the story is invented, so please don't apply it to real life. No unsolicited writing advice!

3. For other content warnings, see the author's note in Chapter One or the comments.

Theme: When you bloom, the butterflies will come.