I really liked the premise of the story. It was different from all the other celebrities novels I read before because discussed about...

The story and the female lead that struggled with fame while trying to be a real and artistic actress really hooked me up, and I was reading with a lot of expectation, until I discovered who was the male lead...

Deep sigh... Alas, what we can do?

When the relationship turned to the mature area, the author showed Jiang Chuyi's doubts and maybe discomfort as a conservative person. I do have some qualms with how it was resolved. But nonetheless, I did like the address of this topic, as it made sense for Zong Ye to be primal towards her. The circumstances through which he liked her, how long he loved her for was enough. He longed for her, and when he did get her, yes, he would be not very pink and pure you see.

1. Zong Ye's past was revealed very poorly. One chapter. And it wasn't even through Zong Ye himself. The author could have at least had Zong Ye explain it. Although I would have preferred a more slow-paced reveal.
2. Jiang Chuyi's rise to fame. It is understandable that she would gain popularity because of Zong Ye, it would have been much better if she went higher with her own efforts. Zong Ye worked hard to reach where he was for her. But that does not mean she doesn't have to work hard and gets to ride on his back. He has already given her his love, devotion. This was not an absolutely necessary thing to add to the list he has given her.
3. Zong Ye's withdrawal announcement. I would have loved to read it. Rather than the author mentioning he said this this this, I would have loved to interpret the message he had for the world on her. The author lost a wonderful opportunity here.

I dislike the way they finally got together when the FL finds out about the ML's past as it just came as a flashback in one chapter where the uncle tells the FL about it. Not the ML revealing it, nor the FL remembering it slowly. Felt that was a cheap quick way to resolve the misunderstanding that I did not quite enjoy.

Our FL was a child star and acted in literary film/movies that won't win her very much fame, but she would get awards. People naturally got jealous and mentioned that she was sleeping with a Director to get roles but the particular Director is actually her mentor whom she respects a lot. FL then got discouraged and developed a little low self-esteem and quit the circle for a while. After finishing school, she's back again but this time her agent wants her to be "popular" and so she makes the FL go for variety shows and a movie that her mentor Director thinks is useless and s*upid.

He's actually been in love with the FL since junior high and only went into the entertainment circle to chase after her. FL and ML went to the same school. At the time, ML's mother had just committed su*cide and he was depressed. He was then bullied at school. FL had started her film career at the time and she rarely went to school, but when she did, she noticed that people bullied this quiet boy. She stood up for the boy and became his deskmate to protect him. ML has always remembered FL's kindness and he fell in love with her since then. Despite them not meeting often, every moment that he spent with her is his cherished memory. He grew up watching the literary film starring her debut and it's so funny cause he mentioned that he is probably the only one who gets aroused watching a literary film.

waiting for the moment the cat was out of the bag and he finally confessed his feelings. The part when he burned the tissue 😭 it had me sweating

he was hiding his true colours to not scare Chuyi. He had me flabbergasted when we saw what he was thinking when Chuyi was crying🫢