Shattered Moonlight

“Is love gentle? It is too rough, too domineering, too savage; it pricks like a thorn.”

Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Ming Wei made her debut eight years ago and once enjoyed immense success. Then scandals came to light, controversy piled up, and she gradually faded from the music scene.

Whenever she appeared in public, she drew more insults than praise.

Of all the rumors, the one people loved to talk about most was her failed marriage.

She had married into a wealthy family in grand style, only to divorce three years later.

Everyone said she was a gold digger whose true nature had finally shown, and that her character was so awful even her in-laws couldn't stand her.

On a typhoon night, she lost an awards bid, was accused of acting like a diva, and became the target of public outrage.

And her ex-husband, who hated her more than anyone in the story, stood waiting beneath her apartment with a bouquet of flowers.

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The first time Shen Xia saw Ming Wei, she crashed his friend's event.

A week later, a summer downpour left him dazed. His memories were like pages soaked and softened by the rain, blurred beyond recognition.

Ming Wei told him, “You've lost seven years of memories. We got married and then divorced. Don't repeat history and come after me again.”

Shen Xia said, “How could I?”

-

To hide his amnesia, Shen Xia asked Ming Wei to help him act like the person he should be at twenty-nine.

His posture, his expression, the way he spoke.

It was pouring outside. As she was leaving, he held an umbrella and walked her to the car.

Beneath the umbrella, she smiled at him.

“Act a little more convincingly tomorrow. Stop staring at me all the time.”

-

Another typhoon night.

The room was warm and charged with intimacy, their hurried breaths entwined.

Lightning split the sky for an instant, bright as day.

He saw the tattoo at her waist.

Shen Xia's eyes suddenly reddened. His gaze was stubborn, his voice pleading, with a trace of suppressed malice in his final words.

“...Pretend I'm him.”

Ming Wei, confused, asked, “Who?”

“Me, before I lost my memory.” His voice was hoarse. “Your ex-husband.”

[Younger, sweet-hearted man who sometimes turns into a brooding ghost x Bad-tempered actress who responds to tenderness, not force]

/ A story about someone with amnesia happily becoming a stand-in for himself

/ Plenty of entertainment-industry career content, all about the thrills, so don't take it too seriously. No characters are based on real people.

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Preview of the next book, Dreamwalking Blues:

1.

Qiao Jiayin got a call from Sheng Fei, who invited her on a road trip to the coast of a neighboring province during the long holiday.

Sheng Fei said, “I'll bring my boyfriend, but I want to share a room with you. Why not bring a guy too? It'll be easier with four of us.”

Jiayin covered the receiver and asked the young man across from her, “Any plans for the long holiday?”

The young man, whom she'd met for the first time today, looked bewildered. “No, I don't.”

Jiayin said, “Then I hope you're a good actor.”

She replied to Sheng Fei, “No problem. I'll come with my boyfriend.”

2.

After the call ended, Sheng Fei put down her phone and said to Song Yujin, “Qiao Jiayin said yes. She'll bring her boyfriend too.”

Song Yujin said, “All right, got it. A double date.”

Sheng Fei said, “Yeah. Let's keep our breakup from her for now.”

3.

The two fake couples set off on their trip.

[Fake double cheating | Reunion after years apart | The heroine isn't a virgin, the hero is]

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