When the Dream Awakens

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Shi Xun x Qiu Weiyi

Cellist x washed-up actress

Freshly dumped and already in a complicated mood, Qiu Weiyi rear-ends someone else's car.

As luck would have it, the other driver is the famous cellist Shi Xun, who has just returned to the country.

"Actress Qiu, I've heard so much about you!"

"Teacher Shi Xun, I'll reimburse you in full!"

But while sorting out the payment, Qiu runs into her ex. She goes all out and pretends to be involved with Shi Xun, earning herself the title of bedmate. That night, the mood is just right, and everything falls perfectly into place...

The next day, the hashtag about the two of them playing with someone's feelings together shoots to the top of the trending list. So the two of them stay indoors, letting the story spread however it will.

"How are things looking today?" Shi Xun asks, leisurely eating the steak on her plate.

Her assistant replies, "Shen Yan has started playing the victim at press conferences."

A few days later...

"How about today?" Shi Xun asks, taking a sip of juice.

Her assistant replies, "Shen Yan has started using an alt account to publicly accuse Teacher Qiu..."

A month later...

"This is bad! Shen Yan is trying to drag Teacher Qiu down with her!"

At that, Shi Xun immediately posts the statement she'd been preparing all along, explaining exactly what kind of ungrateful person Shen Yan is...

At last, the matter comes to an end. Just as Qiu Weiyi is preparing to focus on her career again, rumors linking her and Shi Xun surge to the top of the trending list. The once-washed-up actress is back in the public eye, this time thanks to a romantic scandal...

"Shi Xun, did you do this?"

"Actress Qiu, don't accuse people without evidence..."

A dating reality show script then drops out of nowhere and lands in their laps, and the one-sided hostility between them grows ever more intense...

One is the head of the guest observation panel, while the other is a participant.

They have nothing to do with each other on paper, yet fans and viewers are all shipping them!

Netizen A: Could these two really be showing their true feelings?

Netizen B: Teacher Shi Xun's gaze doesn't look like she's acting at all!

Netizen C: I'm shipping them! I'm shipping them!

After the dating show ends... What no one expected, yet somehow did, was that the head of the observation panel and a guest ended up together, right in front of the entire country.

When I wake from this dream, this time I'll hold on to your hand with all my might.

Which layer of the world... Which version of you...

--Reader's Guide--

1. The modern-day installment of Fatal Game. A short story with a fast pace. It won't be very long, and is meant to make up for one regret in Fatal Game. The two books can be read independently.

No reposting or adaptations. Exclusive publication on Jinjiang.

Theme: A fresh start and a comeback in the entertainment world