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Childhood sweethearts from the heavens, reunited after a long separation, mutual salvation, and a two-way journey toward each other.
Ji Youyi, a renowned director, died suddenly from overworking and transmigrated into the body of a failing, obscure starlet in another world’s entertainment industry. The original owner of the body was notorious, buried in debt, and having reached a dead end, chose to end her life with pills.
When Ji Youyi woke up, the internet was flooded with overwhelming abuse directed at her. Having achieved fame at a young age, Ji Youyi had seen all sorts of storms. She planned to return to her old profession, sweep the competition, and pave a smooth path for her stardom… Then she discovered she was heavily in debt, her bank cards were frozen, and she couldn’t even afford a taxi.
Fortunately, she managed to scam a ride from a wealthy girl. Relying on her exquisite acting skills and incredibly thick skin, she not only hitched a ride but also talked her way into a new outfit.
Greatly moved, Ji Youyi patted her chest and promised the beautiful, ‘more money than brains’ lady: “I, Ji Youyi, repay my debts. In the future, I will definitely find you to film a movie. I won’t stop until I’ve turned you into a Triple Crown Movie Queen!”
“Is that so?” Meng Xingshu, who had achieved a Grand Slam of major acting awards eight years ago, turned off the background profile she had just received on her phone and said calmly, “Then I shall look forward to it.“
One day later, Ji Youyi was selecting the female lead for her new drama. Among the mountain of resumes, she unexpectedly found Meng Xingshu’s. The highly respected Teacher Meng spoke calmly: “I am experienced, have good acting skills, carry enough status to lead a show, attract traffic, and pull in investment. Most importantly, you said you would make me a Triple Crown Movie Queen, so shouldn’t the female lead be me?“
Little Ji: “But this is just a web drama.“
A director is very busy—socializing with investors, teaching actors how to perform, helping screenwriters review scripts, discussing storyboards with the cinematographer, watching the producer for the budget… Meng Xingshu understood, so she waited patiently. She had grown used to waiting.
On her birthday, she waited for a day and a night, only to receive news that Ji Youyi was having dinner with a certain popular female star. The star’s new drama had flopped, and she was crying piteously. Director Ji rushed over as soon as work on set finished. Truly kind-hearted. In the final minutes of that day, Ji Youyi finally arrived late, carrying a strange scent of perfume on her. Meng Xingshu did not ask. She feigned ignorance, flashed her usual gentle smile, and took the person into her arms.
After seeing Ji Youyi off, however, she sat quietly in the darkness for a long, long, long time. She finally understood. She smiled and asked Ji Youyi: “Is it true that whoever is more pitiful, you will stay by their side?” She should have realized it sooner; Yiyi was like this, ever since they were children.
After her younger sister went missing, Meng Xingshu once thought her life had only one path left— Kill her enemies, and then kill herself. But in the 19th year of her hopeless search, her Yiyi appeared again. She had hardly changed. Still cheerful, intelligent, kind, and full of flourishing vitality. Yet she had changed a lot.
She had become covered in scars but wouldn’t speak of them, exhausted yet insisting on acting tough. She rejected her money, rejected her help, and rejected the jobs she offered. But it didn’t matter. Meng Xingshu could still nurture her back to health, just like when they were little. …It would just be even better if she could belong to her again, just like when they were little.
