My Ex-Boyfriend Became a Guest on My Dating Show

The novel The Polite Chain is now available: an abstinent daddy-type power player from Beijing's elite circles × a stubborn art student who believes in love. See the blurb at the end.

The short story A Seaside Love Story is complete. Jump right in: the second male lead wins her over in a rivalry, because an old flame can't beat a new love. It's a great read, so come check it out!

Also known as Doomsday Lovers. The novel is complete, so you can't go wrong. Blurb below:

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The next time An Jiyue heard Lu Ye's voice, it was late at night on a recording set. The whole crew was exhausted, waiting for the last guest, who was running late.

His sudden voice cut through the drowsy air and reached the woman in the director's chair, firm and unmistakable:

"Jiyue, it's time to rest."

The woman had just been about to raise her hand and call cut. She froze, then turned as if waking from a deep dream, her gaze meeting Lu Ye's unfamiliar yet familiar face.

Five years earlier, when they broke up, he'd been cold and distant over the phone, telling her, alone and helpless in a foreign land, not to contact him again.

They hadn't spoken in five years. She'd trudged through the endless night, almost freezing their past in her memory, and had stopped thinking about the dazzling young man who'd once been by her side.

Now she had to personally arrange dates and romances between Lu Ye and other people, and give him a perfect ending with her own hands.

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An Jiyue remembered Lu Ye's most handsome, captivating camera angles. She remembered his deep, tranquil gaze and how he'd called her name in a cool voice that drew her in.

She had written all of it, down to the smallest detail, into the script.

Director An, her face expressionless, instructed the camera crew to film an intimate close-up of the guests gazing into each other's eyes. But the person on camera suddenly refused to cooperate. Her composed voice could barely conceal its tremor:

"Male Guest Number Three, please cooperate with the shoot."

"I can't. If it's not you, I can't do it."

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Lu Ye had returned to the age of twenty in his dreams countless times.

Back then, he was full of ambition and naive about the world, but there had always been a girl with a clear, bright smile at his right hand.

After many lonely years, he finally found her again. But she was hiding behind the camera, coldly watching his pathetic performance.

At last, Lu Ye admitted he regretted it.

Back then, he had coldly rejected her affection and ended things without hesitation. But this time, she had spent a fortune to help him, and he chose to repay her with his body.

When people teased him, saying, "You didn't know how good a rich woman was when you were young," he remained unfazed and replied airily, "I'm honored to provide exclusive service."

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A rebellious heiress, born with talent, who inherits the family business but still pursues her dreams × A devoted man, hardened by life's trials, who remains true to his original aspirations and keeps up his extreme self-discipline

A second-chance romance between two capable leads, both sexually inexperienced, with plenty of push and pull. A cheerful dating show with handsome men and beautiful women, and no major villain.

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The Polite Chain: An abstinent daddy-type power player from Beijing's elite circles × a stubborn art student who believes in love

The powerful man bows his head | Seven-year age gap | Clashing values. See the blurb below:

At seventeen, Shen Yan unexpectedly caught the attention of Beijing's arts scene. She not only landed the lead role in a major dance production, but also met a benefactor, Qin He, who brought her into those circles.

Everyone said Qin He was gentle but detached, pleasant to everyone on the surface, but with very few people who could reach his heart.

When word got around that he'd taken a young girl under his wing and protected her in every way, no one took it seriously. They thought he'd simply taken a passing interest in her.

Later, fake nude photos of her were circulated everywhere. People on the production team waited to see her make a fool of herself, and the director ordered her to stop working and give up her role.

Qin He appeared in the audience without warning and casually exhaled a puff of smoke. "Keep performing."

Meeting her unsteady gaze, he spoke in a cool, calm voice. "I haven't called it off. No one else's word counts."

Qin He's heart was locked in chains.

From that day on, Shen Yan was determined to break the lock.

On the night of the performance, she became famous throughout Beijing's arts scene and was surrounded by admirers. Yet she insisted on pushing through the crowd to offer him her bouquet of jasmine.

Qin He glanced at the dew trembling on the petals. It was as transparent as the young woman's feelings.

He didn't accept it.

Turning away, he casually remarked to someone else, "She's a rather novel little thing."

Shen Yan stood there, stunned, then slowly lowered the hand holding her bouquet, as if she were drowning.

She knew he was an abyss, and if she didn't escape now, he'd swallow her whole.

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Several years later.

Shen Yan returned to China with a new production she'd spent a long time preparing, hoping to find a chance to bring it to the stage. Her fiancé offered to introduce her to someone.

In a private room at a newly opened bar in Beijing, she had barely opened the door when a man pulled her inside and pinned her against the wall.

"Did he bring you here?"

Her earlier composure vanished in an instant. The same youthful panic as before rose in her eyes. Unable to resist, she let Qin He steal her breath, her arms and legs going weak.

Only after kissing her to his heart's content did he let her go a little, praising her with a cool smile. "You've learned a lot over the years. Still not clever enough, though."

The man tore through every restraint he'd imposed on himself over the years, tangling with her and kissing her like a madman, whispering temptations in her ear.

"Why look for someone else?"

"Come to me, and I'll do anything you want."

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When Qin He met Shen Yan, she was a proud, stubborn girl as naive as a child.

He taught her how to navigate the world and introduced her to people, shaping her into a rising star of Beijing's arts scene.

He'd always known he shouldn't get too close to her, so he kept his distance and pretended not to notice her feelings.

In the end, she really did take the hint and leave, disappearing completely. But his feelings came back to haunt him, growing wildly out of control.

At last, she returned, with an irritating man by her side.

Qin He gave a cold laugh, pulled her away right in front of him, and bent his head to murmur intimately in her ear:

"See? He brought you to me."

"Even he knows you belong at my side."

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