Hard to Escape the Butterfly

[A well-behaved girl at home, a glamorous woman outside x A wealthy heir who seems calculating at every turn but is actually a romantic at heart]

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Song Qingluo and Gu Zhu's first meeting was a classic case of love at first sight based on looks.

In a bar lit by dim yellow lights, with the resident singer crooning an alluring love song, she spent the night with him because she couldn't resist his handsome face.

She never expected him to be the grandson of an old family friend, a former neighbor, and exactly the sort of person her principles said she must never get involved with.

Then they made a bet.

2.

Song Qingluo was always different from what Gu Zhu expected.

The first time he saw her, she was dressed in red, her eyes bright and lively.

He glimpsed a red butterfly on her, its wings about to take flight.

The next time they met, she was the granddaughter of his grandfather's old friend, a PhD student at Jinghua University, looking sweet and well-behaved in a white down jacket, the perfect child everyone else's parents wished they had.

Later, he saw many more sides of her. He saw her sitting beneath the night sky, carefully painting the moonlight stroke by stroke. He saw her half-slumped on the sofa, fighting sleep in an oversized sweatshirt. He even saw her sitting in a field with mud splattered up her pant legs, carefully recording one long, ancient pronunciation after another...

He thought he was just playing along, but only realized he'd fallen deeper and deeper when it was too late.

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Our culture has gradually become what we have inherited today thanks to countless people before us recording, researching, and compiling it, generation after generation.

Someone has to carry it on and search for its origins, just as someone has to forge new paths and seek out the future.

P.S.:

The locations are fictional.

The leads have a one-night stand when they first meet, before they have any feelings for each other.

Thanks to Sister Xiaoyu for the hand-drawn cover art.

Thanks to @A Qizai_Mookie on Xiaohongshu for the lettering.

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#Up-and-coming voice actress heroine x veteran young actor hero#

As a fan, Shen Zeqian was one of the male celebrities Yu Miao knew best, aside from her own favorite.

The reason was simple: Yu Miao's mother, Ms. Wang Hui, was his fan.

From Ms. Wang, Yu Miao knew all about Shen Zeqian's journey, from his debut to his time away from the spotlight and his eventual return to public attention. She'd even been forced to ask him for an autograph once.

Shen Zeqian was kind. He couldn't sign it that day, so he had Yu Miao add his assistant, then mailed her a signed photo afterward.

Yu Miao had hinted that, "If you don't need anything, you can delete me," but she still saw "AAA Shen Zeqian's Assistant" dutifully sharing her boss's work on Moments every day.

Shen Zeqian's career in the entertainment industry hadn't been smooth, with plenty of ups and downs. But from the start, he refused to court gossip or sell himself as single, and instead found his own way to win a loyal group of genuine mom fans.

His fans all knew he had a first love he could never forget.

The people working with him knew a little more about it.

He used the account "AAA Shen Zeqian's Assistant" to recommend his songs on Moments every day, then set the posts to be visible only to her.

Unfortunately, she never once liked them.

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In an interview, the reporter once again asked about his love life, as they always did, and asked if it had been love at first sight with the woman he could never forget.

Shen Zeqian, unlike his usual self, said a little more. His expression seemed a little sad and aggrieved. "We've actually met many times, but she doesn't remember a single one."

Theme: Everyone has a responsibility to take love seriously