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Completed: 2013 Version (84 Chapters + 1 Postscript, 3 Extras)
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There are two women with similar names in the entertainment industry, one is Qu Xizhi and the other is Gu Xizhi, because they debuted at about the same age, they are often compared.

There are rumors in the rivers and lakes that the relationship between the two is extremely bad…

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Gù Xiǎojiě hé Qū Xiǎojiě
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顾小姐和曲小姐
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iToon
iToon rated it
August 29, 2023
Status: Completed
In my personal opinion, this is quite a good novel (still lacking in many aspects yet acceptable for me) that clearly depicting the inner conflicted emotions of the MC (a famous figure), who at time saw or negatively influenced by her society about the homosexuality as something unacceptable and foreign that she would never in her wildest dreams think that she would and could actually fall in love with another woman.

This is also not a fluffy novel because there were, ... more>>
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disturbing scenes that were a thin line between r@pe and non-consent s*x between the MC and FL, but the MC's duplicity and her ambiguous rejections made the whole scene sick and dark. Like her saying "no" and "don't" sound like something else in the FL's ears and the FL continued on with her actions. But, there were also narrative depicting how the MC felt so good by what were being done to her... IDK... for me, non-con s*x just such a turned off.

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Someone sweet and naïve like the MC, who was clearly aware of homosexuality, but she just couldn't accept herself as a member of this group until it hit her so hard that she cared and had feelings for the FL. But then again, this was due to the manipulative love of FL who constantly appeared time and time again to help the MC.
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Knowing that the MC couldn't drink alcohol, which was considered a flaw for someone who was making a living in the entertainment industry, the FL managed to deter many producers and directors from approaching the MC. This detail, despite being described briefly, I thought it was very important in the MC's career because she had gotten roles without having to socialize, toast, and look at the faces of other directors and producers. It could be said that the MC's successful career besides having talents and knowing how to act was also, partly, due to the help of the FL behind the scenes.

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As a whole, the plot was lacking in my opinion because the MC's background and family was never mentioned so she had little to no growth development.
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The MC was passive and was easily influenced by the people around her. Even when she took the initiative to make love to the FL was because she was warned by her best friend and afraid of losing the FL to other young actresses, and not because she felt an urgent need to love her most important person... The FL remained her innocence until the extra chapters. I'm aware she didn't know how to take the initiative, that was why I found it rather funny and satisfying as she took notes and trimmed her beloved nails... I kind of forgive her for her ignorance.

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Only in the extra did the MC have the courage to openly show her love toward the FL when she noticed another woman approached and seduced what should be hers alone. One of the MC's good characteristics is that once she realized she loved the FL, she gave both of them a chance to be together, ignored the threats from other girls coveting the FL, didn't care whether their relationship get exposed, and although passive, remained in love with the FL in the years they were apart.

The love that the FL showed towards the MC is one of those I hate to describe as manipulative and obsessive; however, an unrelenting kind of love. I never understood why the FL would love the MC this much because their childhoods were barely mentioned. On which occasion did the two meet, what unforgettable events had occurred, and what did the MC do during their childhood that made the FL admitted to herself that she was not a "lesbian" but was only capable of loving the MC.

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What was barely mentioned was that despite of having the same name, the MC was leading such a happy life and was able to smile brightly and innocently without a care for the world when she was a kid as compared to the FL who came from a wealthy and respected family that was forced to live and act according to other people's wills. I find this reason was lackluster and unconvincing for the FL to develop such a manipulative and obsessive love.

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---Updated review---

The 2023 version was actually bringing my view of this novel down by 1 star. Why did the author have to make things so complicated after 10 years? Why not just adding more sweet scenes to offset those upsetting scenes earlier... The ending omg im just speechless! <<less
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mustachemerlin
mustachemerlin
June 25, 2023
Status: c0
basically. That *particular* government's media censorship people cracked down hard and completely neutered the story/characters. You know the one. now instead of barging into the boss's office and kicking up her nine inch heels on the desk puffing a cigarette, the new and "corrected" version makes a big deal about how her heels are of a sensible length and she's sipping tea...

apparently, 9 inch heels are unacceptable, you cannot handle reading about such a number, your fictional characters absolutely must wear heels of no longer than six inches!! Imaginary lung... more>> cancer is a real menace, imaginary people could die!

It really gives you the authentic experience of having a tyrannical nanny state breathing down your neck, you can really just feel the holier than thou moral superiority of the thought police oozing from every paragraph. The sheer pettiness and arbitrary micromanagement of the most pointless of things... oof. thanks yellow bear man. can't believe I live in a whole free country and still get shafted by someone else's dictator.

Got a lot of really bad ratings. I can't help but think the real story was probably better. That poor author... <<less
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kwirkee76
kwirkee76 rated it
September 25, 2023
Status: c48
This story is sick and twisted. There's violence (in the form of several slapping incidents and a push or two here and there, leading to bodily injury), attempt at s*xual assault and a scene where it gets very, very descriptive of r*pe between the MC and FL. I think we're treading on dangerous ground when it gets portrayed here or anywhere else that when a woman says No, the aggressor seems to think that means Yes. THAT IS WRONG. No means NO. GET IT???

Both protagonists have mental issues; they're manipulative,... more>> deceitful and most of the time, don't know the difference between wrong and right, inevitably, they err on the wrong side! In the midst of all this madness, there's this undeniable attraction between them. Not even God himself can separate them. It's probably driving them to make the wrong decisions almost all the damn time.

I'm only half way through and have to wait for the translation every few days so I can't tell what other surprises are in store for us and in spite of all the morally corrupt things that have happened in this story, I like it. Yes, I must be mad, just like the MCs. I think I'm able to bypass the ethically questionable things and see the love they have for each other. There's nothing wrong with the story-telling, hence the 5 stars. It is radically different from what I've been reading. Maybe the novelty makes it interesting. I dunno... I hope I'm not trying to justify why I like it. I pray to God I'm not sick in the head.

For God's sake, if this is triggering to anyone, for the love of God, don't read it. Let your pure hearts stay that way and don't get corrupted by this weird-o story. But for those who stick their toe in the pond, you have been warned.

As always, thanks to the translator. <<less
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Empathatic
Empathatic rated it
November 15, 2023
Status: c64
I'm doing my best to write this review fairly without letting my personal likes and dislikes influence it.

I prefer stories that are sweeter and not as realistic for my romance fix and this story is definitely not that. However it's amazingly well done. I just had to quit because it was too stressful and depressing.

For the first written review I have to say: All baihe and other stories related to this country are heavily censored. If you're coming in to complain about the censorship and not the story, go somewhere... more>> else. You can't avoid anything from CN that isn't censored, so don't read it if that bothers you. As for the smoking and the high heels? They got that wrong. There's still plenty of smoking and there's lots of talk about ten inch heels in the story.

For the rest of the reviews, they're mostly spot on. Some consent problems with the FL ignoring things and only the MC's thoughts saving it. The censorship actually helps a little here but there is a moment that is pretty descriptive if you can read between the lines.

This is probably one of the only stories that I feel does a good job of describing what a dark entertainment industry would be like without blaming the woman for being a victim of it. Things are twisted but it's not always the woman's fault, it's the people that manipulate her. As it should be portrayed.

As for the relationships... They're broken, twisted, and imperfect. Don't expect some sweet words and good behaviors from our protagonists. They're adults and the relationships they have are just like you'd expect from adults. And the topics discussed are just as serious as the relationships. S*icide, Ab*rtion, r@pe, etc. It's all there.

Final thoughts? It's an excellent story that's well crafted and beautiful... But it's stressful to read and too dark for my tastes.

I leave this review as a warning for people who have my tastes and yet I'll still praise it for people who are thinking of picking this up because they like these themes.

I kept going despite how stressed I was, it's just that d*mn good.

Finally the translations are great with only very few mistakes with things like pronouns. It's really rare. I just get annoyed with the linkverse links that are used to protect their content in later chapters. I get that they need to protect their hard work but there's better ways to do it. I'm just annoyed by it and it's only a minor inconvenience so don't let it deter anyone. Also, I would never allow vague annoyance with a translator to effect the rating of a story unless it was really bad (deliberately malicious ads) <<less
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cly1212
cly1212 rated it
September 16, 2023
Status: Completed
I am a manhua reader first before I transitioned into CN novels a few months back, and this is one of my earlier reads. In the manhua they tend to make the characters cute and likeable. I think the manhua omitted Miss Qu's manipulativeness and just portrayed her as a purely lovestruck movie queen, so I was a bit shocked when I read the novel.

It was cute until it's not.

Two celebs with the same name.

Miss Gu, with deep rooted inferiority complex from being constantly compared. Can't control her emotions well... more>> and she has a tendency to get physical (once or twice with Miss Qu only). And her poor assistants sometimes get targeted by her misplaced anger too. (Once or twice, and only snarks but still 🙄😡), I can't help but symphathize and get annoyed at the same time

She considers herself straight and her introduction to her own and Miss Qu's homos*xual tendencies came as a shock, denial queen almost violently.

Miss Qu, talented, loved by everyone, girl magnet, but she only has eyes for Miss Gu. The rich young lady is like a race horse with big blinders, she only knows one way, that is forward toward Miss Gu, knows no breaks, needs ear cleaning because she doesn't know how to listen. Used twisted ways to protect Miss Gu, to the point she's willing to throw in somebody to the wolves. She also comes as manipulative especially when driving away bees that surrounds Miss Gu, using her top-tier acting skills. Obsessed with cleaning Miss Gu's teeth.

I must've missed it when I was reading the MTL but I think Miss Qu lacks a strong enough backstory, that even if I can't like the character, at least give some reason on why she's acting that way.

Some scenes are a bit r@pey for me. Or it could be just because of the unreliable narration on Miss Gu's perspective, she is a tsundere so, I'm not really sure if she likes Miss Qu's advances or not.

The entertainment industry here is portrayed a bit dark and felt too real. As an avid fan of celebs myself, this hit differently, thinking this could be what some celebrities go through. What happened to
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Bo Yiqing hurts me and I can't get over it. From my understanding from the MTL Miss Qu had an indirect hand on that and she had no remorse, that's probably the biggest turn off for me

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After that I lost the interest on Miss Gu and Miss Qu's romance, and skimmed through the rest, like I can't root for them anymore. The novel isn't bad, but there are a lot of iffy scenes. The fact that it affected me, shows Author's skills to influence through their writing.

I'm trying to this read again with a more trained eye and lower moral threshold, in hopes to make Miss Qu a little bit likeable, I'm the type to sympathize to even a scum or a psychotic character, I just need a good enough backstory which I might have missed during the MTL. I'm loving the manhua, I want to love the novel too. <<less
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P0lluxxx
P0lluxxx rated it
March 3, 2024
Status: Completed
THERE IS NON-CONSENT IN THIS! If you plan to read it, be aware that the first half of the novel has quite a bit of scenes wherein the FL forces herself on the MC. It isn't violent by any means but the MC doesn't enjoy any of it and it does get uncomfortable to read at times. ... more>>
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As the novel progresses the MC does seem to enjoy the later advances the FL makes but again... still s*xual harassment for the most part since the FL forces it on her. Not to mention the manipulation, coercion and... other underhanded methods to get together with her. We do get an acknowledgement of how she IS mentally ill from her mother no less and the fact that she gets diagnosed with depression later on.

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It was good DESPITE those occurences if I'm honest. I'm not condoning that behavior but objectively the whole novel was very well written. I can't say anything about the original 2018 version since I don't think I'm planning on reading that right now, this was very heavy to read and I'm not recovering from this emotionally any time soon, but the new 2023 version of this novel was as I said really good. The plot is amazing, the emotional depth and the exploration of their feelings as we go along the story is very enjoyable to read and I felt very taken by the romance as well as the eventual angst that followed.

I loved the MC so much. It's definitely a journey with her through her ups and downs in the industry and her love life. She really tries to stay true to herself despite how messy the industry is and I love that she really stands for her bottom line. We see her struggle with her self-worth as an actress and as a person standing against someone she loves who is arguably at a much more elevated "status" than her. The MC is the main focus of the novel and as such despite the FL being a main character we don't actually spend much time alone with her to see her develop outside of her interactions with the MC. We can also assume that this novel is mostly written from the MC's perspective and as such we do have an unreliable narrator for the most part if you think about it. So as you go along the novel just keep in mind that this is her story.

If you're looking for something lighthearted and fun to read this is NOT the novel for you! But boy oh boy if you've come looking for angst, look no further because you will definitely feel the pain of a sapphic situationship that takes course over several years! There are timeskips and comebacks, smut and whatnot in this novel. Truly, it's got a lot packing in these 88 chapters. <<less
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duck1
duck1 rated it
November 15, 2023
Status: Completed
If I had read up to chapter 50, I might have given this a 3 star and recommend it with the hope that the story improves. But the feeling of the story changes quite a lot after chapter 50 and the ending seems rushed. I agree that the FL is not likeable. The MC is flawed but you can at least root for her.
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