Unable to Fall in Love

The entertainment industry has been plagued by “resource-backed stars” for far too long.

Audiences are fed up and can only complain: “I’ve been sick of her/him for ages. Terrible acting, always hogging the screen, and an awful personality. Can’t someone with even more connections come along and take their opportunities away?”

After countless calls for it, the variety show Your Turn was born. Five so-called “resource-backed stars” chosen by 100,000 internet users and over a hundred industry insiders would take part in filming.

Mai Sui, the “most powerful resource-backed star,” was entrusted with the mission of reforming the entertainment industry.

A “top-tier star” who loves scowling and acting like a diva? Mai Sui slapped the other person's sunglasses right off: “Wipe that corpse-like expression off your face. Don’t make me slap you on a happy day like this.”

A “lazy lucky charm” of a female star? Mai Sui said breezily, “The harder you work, the more you look like a slave. You’d better lie back and wait for a bargain to fall into your lap.”

A young starlet with a cutesy voice who has a year-round contract for Weibo trending topics? Mai Sui regarded her solemnly: “May I ask how you make that god-awful noise? Is it something you teach? If so, I’m calling the police.”

A “capitalist’s ugly child”? Mai Sui rubbed her forehead and smiled bitterly: “Honestly, you... It’s one thing to be ugly, but you’ve even given up on having a brain.”

Everyone assumed Mai Sui would be “hunted down” by the stars’ fans and powerful backers, becoming a public enemy. To their amazement, those “resource-backed stars who feared nothing and no one” happily crowded around Mai Sui, fussing over her.

Enraged netizens cried: “Stop, sis! You were supposed to take their opportunities away, not become their opportunity, hey!”

In a poll for “the celebrity least likely to fall in love,” spoiled and arrogant Mai Sui came out on top by a landslide.

At the same time, one Weibo trending topic stayed at the top: A female star said to be the “most powerful resource-backed star in showbiz” seems uninterested in men, but is secretly keeping a “beauty” at home, and wedding bells may soon ring. Every clue pointed to Mai Sui, but nobody took it seriously.

A netizen delivered this sharp verdict: “Who could put up with her awful temper, other than me!”

That night, Mai Sui posted a rare short video: #WhenMyMomSaysNobodyCanPutUpWithYourTemper

In the video, she held her chin high, looking smug as she clapped her hands. A man with an elegant, refined air walked into the frame and bent down with a smile in his eyes, resting his chin in her palm like a docile big dog. The tenderness in his gaze was almost tangible.

“You needn’t fall in love, because you are love itself, and I willingly drown in you.”

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