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A cool-headed, restrained CEO who is secretly a lunatic x a flirtatious, universally adored superstar
◆Rekindled Romance | Abandoned-Dog Fiction | Mutual Redemption | Romance-Reality-Show Suitor Showdown
“I can change anything, except that I love you.”
● Fu Qiguang first met Xie Zhao one afternoon when he was eighteen.
This extraordinarily beautiful girl, dressed in a simple school uniform, snatched her failing physics test from Fu Qiguang with defiant arrogance. She wouldn’t spare him so much as a single unnecessary glance.
Their fingertips brushed by accident, and every drop of blood in Fu Qiguang’s body trembled. There was something wrong with him. He was so broken that he rarely felt emotions like a normal person.
But Xie Zhao was different. Even when she looked down at him from on high, he was willing to be the dog at her feet, wagging his tail like a mad thing.
But a dog can get greedy, pressing closer step by step, even trying to imprison its owner’s body and soul.
So Xie Zhao slipped from Fu Qiguang’s grasp. He lost the only warmth and passion in his life, and became a walking corpse.
● Years later, Fu Qiguang saw Xie Zhao once more, the woman who had tormented him until he was consumed by pain.
Xie Zhao was dancing in someone else’s arms, laughing without restraint. The dimples at the corners of her mouth were just as they had been years ago. Nothing about her had changed. The only difference was that he was no longer the one by her side.
Thankfully, Fu Qiguang had finally learned restraint. He didn’t ruin Xie Zhao’s lovely evening, but turned and walked away with resolve.
Then... he ran to the door of Xie Zhao’s hotel room, clinging to one last desperate hope. Xie Zhao opened the door wearing a bathrobe, her hair damp, while an indescribable air of intimacy lingered in the room.
An abandoned dog can only be an abandoned dog. When it sees its owner with a new favorite, it can only hide in a corner, licking its wounds while yearning for its owner to turn around and look at it.
● It was only later that Fu Qiguang, scheming at every turn and proceeding with utmost caution, finally made his way back to Xie Zhao’s side.
But there were so many men around Xie Zhao. He drooped his ears in wounded dismay, then used every sly, shameless trick in the book to defeat one man after another.
From classmates to friends to lovers, it took him ten years to make that journey. At last, Fu Qiguang held his sun in his arms.
“Zhaozhao, can you choose only me?” The man lowered his noble head, bent his unyielding knees, and begged Xie Zhao to love him again and again.
“You fool. It’s always been only you.” The dimples at the corners of Xie Zhao’s mouth appeared and disappeared.
After years of struggling in the entertainment industry, Xie Zhao finally became a fairly famous actress, though she was constantly dogged by dating rumors. Luckily, she didn’t care about the gossip. She was happy as long as she could star in the shows she liked.
She might not care, but her fans did. They just had a rather unusual way of showing it...
Xie Zhao had an old-school superfan who never showed their face but had a powerful following. Together with a group of fans, they signed her up for a hugely popular dating reality show.
“What’s she done wrong? If our girl likes dating, let her make money while dating several men at once!” - Fan comment
When the contract for the show finally reached Xie Zhao, she stared in shock at her equally unreliable agent. The agent nodded emphatically and handed her a pen with hopeful enthusiasm.
Xie Zhao opened the stack of contracts. The first thing she saw was the familiar-looking silhouette of a male contestant, bathed in the gorgeous sunset glow, yet somehow utterly forlorn.
“I’ll do it.” Xie Zhao made up her mind in seconds. She missed him so much, even if all she could see was his shadow.
The production team certainly didn’t disappoint the fans. There was a domineering, fiercely possessive younger wolf-dog, a top-tier “Beta” with the gentle, devoted-husband vibe, and an ordinary guy even more handsome than the male stars in the entertainment industry...
“Long time no see, Zhaozhao.” The “ordinary guy,” Fu Qiguang, gazed deeply at Xie Zhao.
“...It’s been a long time, Classmate Fu.” Xie Zhao’s years of acting experience forced her to barely conceal the inner scream of a startled groundhog.
Oh, heavens! The CEO who had been her unattainable first love, the man she dumped years ago, had come looking for her. What should she do? Asking online, urgently!
Later, when Xie Zhao found herself unable to escape Fu Qiguang’s arms, she could only blink her sparkling eyes and gaze innocently at the man who had gone completely mad.
“Do you still want the wolf-dog?”
“Do you still want the gentle husband?”
“Waaah, no, no! I only want you!”
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead keeps herself out of trouble in the entertainment industry. The rumors are just rumors.
2. The leads are each other’s only partners, one-on-one, happy ending.
3. Their school days are only a hazy, innocent romance between teenagers. They never got together.
Theme: Freedom, freedom, freedom!
