The Film Queen Joins a Dating Show and Gets Played by Her Ex

==Upcoming: "The White Moonlight Ran Off with the Tragic-Novel Heroine." Blurb below. Please add it to your collection! ==

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A seemingly aloof but actually awkward, tearful, high-maintenance actress seme X a mature, gentle jewelry designer uke

When she was six, a philanthropist brought her home from beneath the spotlights, washed away the dirt, tended her wounds, and lovingly cared for her bit by bit, giving her a brand-new life.

Xu Weiyi thought it was probably the gods compensating her for all her suffering, and she wanted to keep that gift firmly in her hands.

So, on that hazy, rainy night, she pressed her lips to Tang Yulin's and pleaded pitifully, "Please take pity on me one more time, Jie."

Perhaps the rain outside the window was too tender, or perhaps her eyes, on the verge of tears, looked too pitiful. Tang Yulin's heart softened, and she did not resist.

At the time, Xu Weiyi never imagined that one day Tang Yulin would leave without warning, disappearing for years without a word.

*

During those years apart, Xu Weiyi was the target of rumors and was blacklisted. Even while filming, she was repeatedly sabotaged. But once the movie came out, she shone brilliantly and became a hugely popular international film star.

When her manager handed her a dating reality show proposal, Xu Weiyi never dreamed she would see the person she had longed for on the very first day of filming.

She opened her mouth, but before the difficult words "Long time no see" could leave her lips, she heard Tang Yulin's formulaic introduction: "Hello, I'm Tang Yulin. It's a pleasure to meet you."

The joy of their reunion shattered to pieces under their pretense of not knowing each other.

That night, Xu Weiyi blocked the doorway and pressed her relentlessly. "Here to find a new flame? Who have you got your eye on? Do you need me to keep my distance from you? Don't worry, I won't say anything incriminating in front of her."

Instead, she got an uncharacteristically blunt reply: "I wanted to see you."

*

Xu Weiyi scoffed, questioned her, and kept pushing, but Tang Yulin was like a tightly shut oyster, unwilling to reveal a thing about their past.

Xu Weiyi's heart turned cold. "Do you think I'm still your well-behaved little dog, someone you can pet when you like and kick away when you don't?"

"Tang Yulin, I'm not that fond of eating reheated leftovers."

Later, with alcohol clouding her head, she grabbed Tang Yulin by the wrist, trapped her in her arms, and kissed her flushed earlobe. "Woof, woof. Jie, I'm your good little dog. Don't abandon me."

Tang Yulin didn't dare speak, afraid she couldn't stop herself from letting Xu Weiyi see her face, already soaked with tears.

Xu Weiyi didn't know that through all those years apart, no matter how cruelly she was treated, Tang Yulin had never been able to let her go.

Reader's Guide:

1. They are each other's one and only, in body and in heart.

2. There will be some angst in the flashbacks, but this is absolutely a happy ending!

==Upcoming: "The White Moonlight Ran Off with the Tragic-Novel Heroine." Blurb==

Mu Yanzhi transmigrated into a book, becoming the frail white moonlight of the three male leads in a coercive-love melodrama.

They were rich, powerful, and influential. They ruthlessly subjected the heroine, a stand-in, to a series of psychological attacks and physical abuse. After the white moonlight died, they suddenly came to their senses, decided to cherish the present, and resolved to spend their lives with the heroine.

And so the three vile men and the heroine, who had almost completely lost herself, reached a happy ending for all four of them.

Mu Yanzhi: There really is this kind of trash in the world?

Looking at her own broken body, she decided she didn't want to meddle.

But when she saw the delicate heroine run miserably out into the rain with her own eyes, her heart softened after all.

*

The rain poured down, soaking the hem of her skirt. She held out a hand to the delicate girl. "Will you come with me?"

"I'm richer, more powerful, and more influential than they are. If you stay with me, you'll never have to live in fear again."

From then on, Mu Yanzhi had a clingy little shadow following her around. The little shadow didn't seem very brave, but she dared to do what even doctors wouldn't, persistently making sure Mu Yanzhi took her medicine and treated her illness properly.

Mu Yanzhi: "Are you afraid that if I die, no one will protect you?"

You Muchi: "...You can think of it that way."

#I don't just want your money, power, and influence. I want you, too#

Little Scene:

One day, Nan Yucheng visited the Mu residence. The moment he saw You Muchi, he flew into a rage. "Why are you here? Don't you dare say anything inappropriate in front of A-Mu, or I'll..."

You Muchi hunched her shoulders, shrinking back with her lips pressed together, not daring to speak.

"You Muchi." Mu Yanzhi leaned over the second-floor railing, looking listless, with only her lips bright red. "I hate dogs that bark without permission most of all."

Nan Yucheng gloated. "You heard her, didn't you? Hurry up and get out of here!"

"Ah, there she goes barking again." Mu Yanzhi's expression was cool as she met You Muchi's upturned gaze. "Didn't you say you were going to make sure I recovered properly? Why don't you get rid of that rabid dog who won't stop barking?"

After the man had been chased away, Mu Yanzhi went downstairs and pinched You Muchi's cheek, which had finally gained a little weight. "You were so fierce when you made me take my medicine. Look, you even bit my lips red. Why are you so timid around everyone else? All bark at home?"

You Muchi's gaze darted away, her face bright red. "...Yes."

Core Theme: Love is knowing and staying by one another's side