My Top-Tier Star Boyfriend Has a Crush on Me

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[Self-effacing but clear-eyed heroine vs. a born winner pushed to the brink of madness]

Angsty push and pull / He pursues her / He goes mad for love

Ji Muxin is an utterly ordinary girl: poor family, average looks, average grades, and an average job.

Her mother told her, "You're already very lucky. Stop dreaming of getting more."

Ji Muxin thought so too, if not for meeting Chen Zhiyu.

Chen Zhiyu was born to be the brightest star in the night sky. He was wild and carefree in school, yet swept up awards in all kinds of competitions, always with the confidence of someone above everyone else.

As an adult, just as everyone expected, he became a national idol and a top-tier star of his generation, with millions of fans. He had both talent and looks, and his huge posters could be seen on every street and in every alley.

No one knew Chen Zhiyu had once confessed to Ji Muxin.

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Chen Zhiyu arrived late to the class reunion.

Dressed all in black, he wore a mask. Broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and perfect proportions. Even his hair looked immaculate. Only his bright black eyes were visible.

He took off his mask and swept the room with a cool gaze, not stopping for anyone. Then he gave a smile that was not quite perfunctory. "Sorry I'm late."

"Not at all! As long as the great celebrity Chen made it, no matter how late, it's fine!"

Everyone cheered. Only Ji Muxin quietly ate her food, not going over to ask for an autograph.

After dinner, a former male classmate offered to drive Ji Muxin home. She waved him off. "No, my boyfriend's coming to get me."

As soon as she said it, she felt a cold gaze fixed on her. When she looked around, she couldn't find its source.

The night wind was sharp. The man who had been the center of attention at dinner stood beneath her apartment building, masked, staring straight at her.

Ji Muxin stopped. Chen Zhiyu strode toward her with the commanding air of a star.

"Are you crazy? What if someone takes your picture?"

His eyes still looked the way they had when he was a boy. He didn't answer her question. "Didn't you break up with the one overseas? Where'd this boyfriend come from? Have you found someone else?"

His eyes gradually reddened, as if from the wind. "How many have you had? Don't you think you're promiscuous?"

"You've been with so many people. Why can't you be with me?"

-

After the college entrance exams, Chen Zhiyu traveled a great distance to Ji Muxin's hometown.

On an empty street, Chen Zhiyu stood before her, putting on the airs of a rich young master, but with his head lowered as he looked into her eyes.

Ji Muxin was a little chubby then, wearing bulky old clothes. Acne from the stress of the exams marked her face. She always kept her head down and was invisible in class.

The most popular boy in class said to her, "Ji Muxin, will you go out with me?"

It took Ji Muxin a long while to understand what he meant. She wasn't flattered. She was only panicked and frightened, backing away again and again.

She threw out one line: "...Not in this lifetime!"

*The inspiration came around early August 2025. The blurb was written on 2025.8.21 (screenshot saved).

*After the female lead loses weight, she is above average in looks, but not a great beauty.

*Both leads are sexually inexperienced. The female lead has a dating history; the male lead does not.

Theme: Love yourself