The famous actress Lian Xia lived for twenty years before discovering that she was a cannon-fodder supporting heroine in a supernatural novel, doomed to be brutally killed by a stalker ghost who skins his victims alive right at the start.
Now, she has only three months left before her death.
The System she bonded with told her to find a powerful man, earn his favor, and secure his protection if she wanted to survive her stalker fan.
Lian Xia opened the monster profile provided by the System, half believing it:
The first was Lian Xia's former manager.
On the surface, he seemed apathetic, but he was actually a fussy, motherly type who took care of everything down to the smallest detail and could solve any problem perfectly. He handled every little thing in her life.
When Lian Xia first came to the city, she relied on him a lot. But after she became famous, she decided he was useless. She tossed him some money, sent him packing, and dumped him.
The second was Lian Xia's former partner.
In front of the camera, he was a charming, flirtatious, always-smiling heartthrob. Away from the camera, he was emotionally fragile and often needed someone to comfort him.
When Lian Xia was just starting out, she became famous posing for glossy photos with him. After she made it big, she got tired of his high rate of unusable shots and fragile personality. After dumping her manager, she gave him the boot too.
The third was Lian Xia's former sugar daddy.
He was a vampire fanatic and an extreme beauty enthusiast. He loved braiding her hair, doing her makeup, and styling her, and he always invested huge sums in films that cast Lian Xia as the sole female lead.
But she got sick of always filming vampire stories, and she also found him sharp-tongued and arrogant, with no patience for coddling him. Once she became a huge star, she dumped him.
The fourth... Well, this one isn't an ex-anything.
He's fierce with everyone else but obedient to her, happily letting her stroke his fur. But he can't control himself from punching people so hard they go flying ten meters.
He came to the city looking for her after she cut off contact. Lian Xia refused to acknowledge her past and said to the camera, "Hello, fan. I don't have a childhood friend."
Lian Xia could still clearly remember the resentful, furious look in his eyes when he looked at her. But they hadn't seen each other in a long time, and perhaps he'd already gone back to the countryside to farm.
The fifth and sixth were a pair of twin brothers.
Lian Xia barely remembered them. After thinking it over, she realized they were two celebrity fans of hers from a variety show. When the show ended, she promised to keep in touch, then blocked them as soon as it was over.
The two of them had sent more than two hundred text messages and emails.
Their latest message read: "You forgot about us. You'll regret it."
Ha, how boring. Everyone mentioned above had said that to her.
After reading the list of romance targets, Lian Xia thought: ...Maybe I should just die.
*Multiple endings, with a love-rival showdown.
Theme: Sincerity matters most.