The Theater

[Possessive Pursuit] Stubborn Starlet x Ruthless Power Broker

When Ying Youting was at the height of her fame, she knew exactly where she stood:

To the power brokers, she was just another second-rate commodity, a puppet to be manipulated.

In this glittering, debauched world of fame and fortune, no one embodied the word "power" better than Fei Tongfu.

After everything went wrong, Ying Youting refused to be anyone's puppet again.

She became the power broker's lover.

-

Ying Youting met someone she liked.

She planned to part ways with Fei Tongfu.

Holding a cigarette between his long fingers, Fei Tongfu glanced at her indifferently and said coolly, "I've seen people reach for the top, but never climb down on purpose. Are you really willing to throw me away?"

Ying Youting nodded, utterly resolute. "You don't understand love."

Fei Tongfu gave a humorless smile and said two words: "You wish."

-

Later, Ying Youting was completely blacklisted. With nowhere left to turn, she was forced to seek out the man who had started it all.

Fei Tongfu brushed off his suit pants and patted the seat beside him. "Have you decided? Are you coming back to me?"

Ying Youting bit her lips raw rather than answer.

Fei Tongfu hauled her over and forced her to look at him, his gaze turning cold. "I don't understand love? Ying Youting, look at me. I'm madly in love with you."

-

"We were only playing a game, so blame me for falling for real." - Fei Tongfu

Reading tips:

1. Happy ending. Both leads have no past relationships.

2. Old-school melodrama, with plenty of angst. Contains possessive pursuit, which inevitably involves conflict between the characters [IMPORTANT]. The male lead is not a good person [GUARANTEED]. This is not a sweet romance and may not suit everyone.

3. The plot serves the story; the characters' values do not represent the author's.

4. A little bittersweet in every sense, but the male lead is an honors graduate of the gentlemanly conduct academy and stays devoted to one person from beginning to end.

5. Lots of fictional details. The protagonists' characterization and backgrounds are only for atmosphere. Don't compare them to real life; you can treat the setting as an alternate universe.

6. No leaderboard stalking. Plagiarism will be pursued.

Saved on 2025.4.16

Theme: Possession.