A Light in the Dark Room [Entertainment Industry]

[Complete] On the eve of her new show’s premiere, boss Tan Qianyu gets herself a lovely green hat: her husband has cheated on her with one of the actresses at her own company.

Under pressure from every direction, her solution is simple and ruthless: give him a taste of his own medicine, then dump him...

She never expected the "other man" she'd used as a pawn to have a problem with that.

"You're a grown man. It was just a little role-playing. You don't expect me to take responsibility, do you?" She tentatively tested the waters. "And don't go saying you love me..."

She grew serious. "What we have isn't suited to getting complicated."

The man left soon after. She didn't notice his expression as he walked away.

A little later, her phone buzzed on the table with a new message. She picked it up and saw:

[Jiang Ye: Coward]

At the time, she thought it was just an ordinary tease.

If only she hadn't later learned that he'd been in love with her for years.

"Don't wish for her to bloom. Don't teach her to love. She needn't be brave, generous, or obedient.

Wish her a life in full bloom. Wish her room to breathe. Wish her the strength to cut away the world's judgment, again and again. Wish her a life vast as the sea, lived to the fullest." - Anonymous

*Flirtatious, love-struck actor x cool, career-focused female boss

*Content warning: The heroine has had other partners; the hero is a virgin. The heroine has an ex-husband.

*Older woman/younger man, mutual pining that comes true (on his side)

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Cover by Shushu Er

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Blurb below.

Many years later, in the ballroom on the second floor of the Waldorf Hotel, a massive crystal chandelier shone brilliantly, its dazzling light almost blinding.

Xie Mingyu entered, her hem swaying, and immediately spotted the man surrounded by admirers at the center of the room.

Her former lover, who had shared hardship with her but never the good times.

He had matured. His features were deeper and more unfamiliar, and he stood among the guests in a suit, smiling warmly.

But what she remembered was how young and uneasy they had been when they first arrived in this city.

The dilapidated old apartment they shared had a room that was just 25 square meters.

The toilet and bathroom were shared, and in the mornings, everyone raced to use them.

The fennel buns sold by the old woman downstairs were always awful, but they were cheap.

She walked at least 20,000 steps a day working as a salesgirl in the CBD.

No matter how late she finished work, she could always see his tall, lonely figure waiting outside by himself.

All the little patience he had went to her.

The urban village was an ugly scar in the heart of the city's splendor.

The smell of mold clung to her nostrils like a parasite, day in and day out.

Back then, she would hear trains rumbling past the window at midnight like monsters. She lay in bed like a stranded fish.

In the 25-square-meter rental, the bed creaked whenever she turned over. Twenty-three-year-old Xie Mingyu clenched her teeth, thinking she hated everything about this place.

Except him.

How strange. In the end, she had everything, except him.

"My life had only one grand summer. After that summer, the moon fell from the sky.

I spent every summer afterward sketching that moon. I envy all it had, yet love its tenderness." - Hermann Hesse

*Reckless woman x devoted man, rekindled love

*Destitute lovers reunite at the top after breaking up

Theme: Love is a lamp shining in a dark room.