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[Public persona: Flirtatious, scheming rose of the entertainment industry x self-disciplined, ascetic gentleman from the capital's elite circle
[Private persona: Aloof, proud white lotus of the entertainment industry x sensitive, obsessive, scheming man from the capital's elite circle
Everyone in the entertainment industry knows:
Tang Ge's boyfriend behind the scenes is Su Chang'an, a powerful figure from the capital's elite circle. That's why she gets incredible resources, and Su Chang'an's company has signed no one but Tang Ge.
Sharp-eyed netizens noticed that he wasn't keeping her hidden away in a golden house. He was planning to build his woman into a powerful industry player. What profound devotion!
Then last month, Tang Ge suddenly announced she was retiring to the countryside and leaving the entertainment industry for good...
Online, all kinds of speculation took flight and rumors ran rampant. How could someone accustomed to a life of fame and fortune be content with a quiet life in the countryside? Tang Ge must have been dumped by the powerful man from the capital's elite circle.
As it happened, Su Chang'an saw the speculation online too. He was so furious he nearly spat blood. How could he bear to dump Tang Ge? She was the one who had always refused to accept him!
Tang Ge had spent a few leisurely days in the countryside. Every day, she tended flowers, grew vegetables, brewed tea, played chess, read books, and lounged in a rocking chair to enjoy the cool air.
When Su Chang'an drove over, he saw exactly this scene and flew into a rage. "Tang Ge, didn't you say you had depression?"
"Didn't you also pretend to be mentally ill to scare me before?"
But how did she look like a patient with depression now? She seemed perfectly sane, too!
Hearing a familiar voice, Tang Ge scrambled out of her rocking chair and ran into the house, locking the door behind her.
The two faced off through the window. Su Chang'an shouted from outside, "Tang Ge, come out and explain yourself!"
She called weakly through the door, "We're already broken up. Why are you still bothering me? I made myself perfectly clear before."
"Broken up?" Su Chang'an narrowed his dangerous eyes. "When did I ever say I wanted to break up with you?"
[Bonus Scene 1]
Su Chang'an had amnesia.
As a producer, Su Chang'an was recruiting actors for a new drama when a go-between brought him to a dinner party. There, he unexpectedly met the rising starlet Tang Ge.
She sat behind a screen, playing the pipa. Her slender hands gently plucked the strings, and the silver bangle on her wrist flashed under the cool indoor lighting.
That flash made Su Chang'an pause. A few indistinct scenes surfaced in his amnesiac mind.
People often expressed love by giving jewelry. To win a young woman's favor, a man had once spent a month painstakingly learning how to craft a silver bangle.
Silver jewelry was cheap and easy to buy, but true devotion was hard to find.
The workshop was unbearably hot. Hammering away again and again, the man worked up a fine sweat across his forehead and blisters on his palms, yet never complained. His thoughts were full of the woman he loved.
When her face finally surfaced in his mind, she looked exactly like the young woman in front of him...
[Bonus Scene 2]
Everyone knew that the actress Tang Ge disliked luxury jewelry and wore only a silver bangle worth a few hundred yuan.
The bangle's surface was polished smooth, and the artisan's work was meticulous. The words "Peace and Joy" were engraved on both the front and back.
It was as if, with every blow of the hammer, that person had wished for nothing grand, only that she be safe and happy.
A man's face suddenly appeared in her mind. He gazed at her with a smile in his eyes, looking at her with such deep affection that it seemed he could see no one else.
Theme: The capital's elite circle, the entertainment industry
