I Didn't Become Famous Until After I Retired

Lin Wanxi once carried out System missions in the entertainment industry as an "ex": win over the fated male leads, move the plot forward, and make a graceful exit once the heroine appeared.

Now every story has reached its ending. Only one last thing remains: leave the industry.

Before retiring, she joined a laid-back reality show. Every guest was hugely famous, and each had a knack for stirring up storms.

As luck would have it, she had dated every one of them.

Ex A was the male lead's stand-in in a movie she filmed. Now he's a global Best Actor.

Ex B was a minor character in a web drama she filmed. Now he's a top-tier star.

Ex C was the down-and-out lead singer of the band she started. Now he's a popular singer.

Everyone has a bright future ahead.

She's the only one who'll be going home to sell sweet potatoes after filming this show.

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After Lin Wanxi left the entertainment industry, all the works of hers that had been shelved for years suddenly came out. Even the only two songs she'd ever released were covered on a music variety show, and she became an overnight sensation.

Her name appeared on the trending list every day:

#Lin Wanxi Absent From Awards Ceremony

#Best Actor Confesses His Love for Lin Wanxi at Awards Ceremony

#Popular Singer's Signature Song "White Moonlight" Is Based on Lin Wanxi

#Top-Tier Star's Only Publicly Acknowledged Ex Is Lin Wanxi

In the countryside, where the signal came and went, Lin Wanxi munched on sunflower seeds while watching the show. She marveled at how skilled editors had become: they could even cut a laid-back reality show into a battlefield of romantic drama.

Then a flood of messages suddenly poured into her phone.

[Best Actor: Congratulations on winning Best Actress. Your trophy is at my place. When are you coming to pick it up?]

[Top-Tier Star: Can we keep pretending to be a couple for another year... or ten?]

[Singer: The band has reunited, and we don't have to sleep in the basement anymore. So, are you coming back?]

Countless directors, collaborators, and netizens were asking the same thing: When would she make her comeback?

Lin Wanxi looked out at the truckload of sweet potatoes that had just been delivered to the yard, picked up her phone, and tapped the livestream button.

The title slowly appeared: "Supporting Local Farmers Special: Signed Photos from the Best Actor/Top-Tier Star/Singer Up for Grabs."

Theme: Learn to love yourself.