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A chosen one falling from grace is probably the world's favorite kind of drama.
When his name appeared on the trending covers of every major media outlet, You Chi was fast asleep in the penthouse suite of a hotel.
There's no need to say much about what happened next. After apologizing, he offered no explanation, quietly endured all the insults and ridicule, announced his retirement from the entertainment industry, and vanished without a trace.
The huge shift from top-tier star to unemployed drifter didn't seem to trouble him much.
After all, years of grueling work since childhood had left him with more than various mental health issues. There were countless zeroes in his bank account, too.
You Chi shut himself away at home, sinking into memories as he gazed at the trophies and old photographs in his display cabinet. Then, one day, someone came to his door.
Through the digital peephole, he examined the man on the screen, whose muscles looked ready to burst through his suit.
Who was this guy?
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Perhaps everyone has a bright spot in their bleak youth that they can never forget.
For Yu Lian, You Chi was that person.
You Chi rarely came to school. Even though they were in the same class, they didn't exchange a single word over the course of several school years.
Until that day.
He remembered it as a rainy, overcast day. The fine rain fell like needles, and the air pressure was so low it was hard to breathe.
Coming out of the teachers' office, he passed the stairwell and caught a strong smell of cigarette smoke.
Who was bold enough to smoke in the school building?
Yu Lian wasn't normally one to meddle, but that day, as if compelled by some strange force, he wanted to find out what was going on.
He slipped through the half-open fire door. In the smoke-filled stairwell, someone was sitting on the steps.
Backlit, the person's hair glimmered. When someone entered, he showed no surprise or fear and didn't try to hide. Once he saw who it was, he smiled faintly.
“You're in my class, right?”
You Chi stood up and slowly walked down the steps. “Why are you wandering around out here instead of paying attention in class?”
Yu Lian stood rooted to the spot, watching him approach inch by inch, his breathing growing more and more ragged.
You Chi took a long drag, then tossed the cigarette butt at his feet and stamped it out. “Keep this a secret for me, okay?”
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He had never imagined that seeing an old classmate again would be like this.
“...You're saying that, as the landlord's representative, you're here to kick me out?”
“Name your price! I've got money! I'll buy it for any amount!”
Yu Lian watched him coldly as he ranted. Only after he had calmed down did Yu Lian speak. “You know this is private land. You can't buy it just by having money.”
“But the landlord has offered a condition for renewing the lease.”
The fallen top-tier star's plan to return to the top begins!
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