After Breaking Up with the Movie Queen, She Went Off the Deep End

- Rekindled romance / entertainment industry / the younger one is three years younger

- A cool girl who says one thing and means another x someone who painstakingly seduces an award-winning actress

On the night of the Golden Lychee Awards, Wen Ting brushed past another rising actress of her generation, not missing the flash of certainty in the other woman's eyes.

As the nominees for Best Supporting Actress appeared on screen, the host read Wen Ting's name with barely concealed surprise.

Onstage, the radiant, proud figure came from backstage. Her black, diamond-studded mermaid gown made the world around her fade away. Cameras flashed as Jing Zhi accepted the trophy with both hands and handed it to Wen Ting, offering her quiet congratulations.

"Happy birthday."

This was their first time sharing the stage since Jing Zhi shot to fame.

It was also the fourth year since their breakup.

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When Wen Ting entered the industry at twenty, she was like a puppy that had fallen into the water, baring her teeth and warily keeping everyone at a distance.

At the time, Jing Zhi was only a moderately well-known third-tier actress, and Wen Ting was her body double. The two of them could never appear in the same shot.

After the crew wrapped for the day, they would sneak out of the set and race along the road where they filmed, promising each other that one day they would act together in the same scene.

Then they would meet again at the top.

On the night filming wrapped, an elegant woman arrived on set with gifts, smiling as she thanked everyone. "Thank you for taking care of my fiancee."

Jing Zhi did not deny it. She looked away from Wen Ting as the woman took her arm, revealing a glittering diamond ring on her middle finger.

Wen Ting's dream was over.

At last, she understood that she and Jing Zhi were worlds apart, separated by an unbridgeable gulf. They had never been on the same path.

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Jing Zhi had once taken in a puppy that had fallen into the water. She washed it, dried it, and carefully combed out its tangled fur, raising it until its coat gleamed.

Then she betrayed its loyalty.

When they met again, she discovered that Wen Ting no longer recognized her.

Reading Guide:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads' first love, happy ending.

2. No characters are based on real people.

Theme: Face the pain of growing up with courage.