There's a Price to Pay for Abandoning Your Child

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● An ambitious top who puts self-interest first x a pure yet crazy bottom

The company puts Si Yu on a talent show, and she knows she'll be eliminated in the first round as a mere foil for the company's favorite.

But she refuses to accept that.

To stay in the competition, Si Yu sets her sights on Qiao Chiyu, the show's hottest contestant.

Popularity, screen time, industry backing...

This person has everything she wants.

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Qiao Chiyu is born into a wealthy family, doted on by everyone, and has enjoyed smooth sailing her whole life. But she hits a snag on a talent show.

"Si Yu."

She crushes the two characters between her teeth and swallows them down.

What she thought was the arrival of true love was a lie from beginning to end.

Qiao Chiyu hates her with all her heart.

"You want to be famous? You want resources?"

Qiao Chiyu sneers, pats Si Yu's cheek, and looks down at her with mockery. "Try to please me like a dog and make me happy. Then maybe I'll consider it."

Si Yu turns her head and gently sucks on Qiao Chiyu's cool fingertip. She smiles as if nothing happened. "Okay."

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Qiao Chiyu originally planned to reject Si Yu's false affection and make her her dog, until she got bored of her.

But Si Yu is so bad.

"Get lost."

In the end, Qiao Chiyu looks at the woman with no real feelings, her face utterly indifferent. "I'm bored. Take your severance pay and get as far away as you can. Don't let me see you again."

She is kicked out.

By then, Si Yu has become hugely popular, yet she looks like a poor little puppy that's been abandoned.

What does she want?

She used to want lots and lots of money and an enormous amount of fame.

But now, she wants all that and greedily wants someone to keep loving her, too.

"People really are pathetic."

Raindrops run down her eyelashes as Si Yu murmurs.

But how can you throw her away just because you're bored? Even the baddest puppy needs an owner.

It's fine. Her owner abandoned her, but the puppy has become very loyal.

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Later

Qiao Chiyu, bitten and nibbled all over, grips Si Yu by the hair. Her eyes are red at the corners, and her voice trembles as she curses, "Si Yu, are you a dog?!"

"Thanks for the compliment!" Si Yu replies in a bright, innocent voice. "Isn't this the result of the training Little Fish has been looking forward to for so long?"

The owner pretends to abandon her, and the foolish puppy takes the bait.

Si Yu smiles, her eyes curving. "You're so bad."

[Reader Advisory]

1. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

2. Includes forum-style chapters.

Theme: Learn to recognize love and accept it.