Playing Hard to Get [Entertainment Industry]

[New story: Fairy, Please Restrain Yourself, a xianxia tale, now open!][Comments on individual chapters are enabled. Just bookmark to join in!] Li Yupo later thought that Qin Baoling wasn't the love fate had destined for her. She was the calamity fate had destined for her. Until the age of twenty-nine, Li Yupo lived like a pampered heiress. Qin Baoling, a beautiful and greedy lover, could never get enough. She wanted money, resources, every good thing, and all of Li Yupo's attention. She wanted to carve out and devour her whole heart. After twenty-nine, the world changed. Li Yupo lost the struggle for power and fled overseas. Qin Baoling was a picture of helpless beauty, tears streaming down her face. “Birds nest together in the woods, but when the end comes, each flies alone... You know I really don't have the power to help you!” She spent sixteen years abroad. How many decades does a person get? She spent the first tangled up with Qin Baoling, the second reflecting on her mistakes, and now the third was already half over. She decided to spend it having some fun with Qin Baoling again. Li Yupo thought, “I may not be innocent, but Qin Baoling is truly awful.” * Qin Baoling: “Oh, I knew she couldn't stop thinking about me. She wants to rekindle our old flame!” *Powerful smiling schemer × neurotic, cutesy diva *A wicked-woman story with a wicked-woman getting her comeuppance (Content warnings) Both women have low moral standards, and neither is a good person. Includes melodrama, entertainment forums from the 2000s, gossip media, and other offensive, outrageous remarks. *Updates according to the rankings before premium release, daily after. New chapters at 6 p.m. sharp. [Completed stories: Guide to a Comeback for the Middle-Aged Woman, Naive, I'm Not Into Older Women!, and Confessed to My Childhood Friend (Eighties). Come check them out!] [Coming soon: the fluffy little story Help! How Did I Turn Into a Bird? Bookmark it if you're interested!] Before opening her eyes today, Jing Yuerou had never imagined her life could get this miserable. As soon as she woke up, she found she'd become a loud, squawking parrot, and a green one at that, her least favorite color. Even worse, she knew this parrot. It belonged to her ex-girlfriend! She'd only ever had one ex-girlfriend: Hua Zhi, the woman she'd worked up all her courage to pursue. Hua Zhi could have stayed a well-to-do heiress, but instead chose to become a professional fighting-game player. Her delicate, pitiful looks could easily win anyone's sympathy, but she couldn't hide the spoiled, willful nature they'd bred into her. Even so, Jing Yuerou thought it was adorable. They'd met because of a knitted hat, one of the products from Jing Yuerou's crochet studio. Hua Zhi had made it a hit in no time. There wasn't much to say about their breakup. They had different schedules, different interests, and different personalities. Hua Zhi only screened people; she didn't change. They went their separate ways Yeah, right! Can someone tell her: even if this world isn't materialist, why did she have to become Hua Zhi's parrot of all things? Taciturn Jing Yuerou decided to grab her last lifeline. She practiced talking like crazy, squawked like crazy, and tried desperately to communicate with Hua Zhi. Whatever Hua Zhi said, she foolishly repeated: Hua Zhi: “I hate Jing Yuerou the most!” Jing Yuerou: ? The bird: “Love! Love!” Carefree heiress Hua Zhi rarely had anything to worry about. She swore to leave her ex behind, but that beautiful, boring woman never stopped haunting her thoughts. Before she could dream of a few more passionate encounters with her ex, she heard that the woman had suffered an accident and fallen into a coma. Terrified, she rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night. The sight of her ex's pale face made her forget every oath she'd ever made. She wanted to be by her side every second, visiting the hospital seven or eight times a day. Hate her? Think she's boring? Through tears, she swore to herself again: Jing Yuerou can't live without me. If she wakes up this time, I'll tie her to my side for good. Hua Zhi: “Sob, if Jing Yuerou wakes up, I'll get back together with her even if it kills me!” Jing Yuerou: “No need to go that far.” The bird: “You promised! You promised!” *Taciturn beauty (an extremely loud, annoying bird) × cold-faced, warm-hearted heiress (an especially adorable sweetheart) Theme: You have to fight for your career yourself.