Chapter 1
May 20th, 1:14 PM.
The low-key film empress Ji Fengxue posted an original Weibo after more than a year, attracting the attention of netizens.
Ji Fengxue v: I love mountains and rivers, and even more, I love you who are like mountains and rivers.
This special time and special words were very much like a confession. Everyone was guessing which hero had descended from the heavens to capture this fairy's heart.
Almost at the same time, the popular yet controversial top-tier star Xia Linxia also posted on Weibo.
Xia Linxia v: When summer meets winter, the seasons are thrown into chaos, just like my heart is pounding.
Whether the seasons were in chaos or not, netizens were certainly thrown into chaos.
[Holy crap! It's not what I'm thinking, is it! These words are too pointed!]
[They posted at the exact same time, this must be a public declaration of their relationship!]
[I don't believe it! Fairy Ji has been single for so many years, so she likes women?! And that woman full of flaws?!]
[OMG, I woke up and it feels like the end of the world! Why can Baby Xiaxia be in a relationship?!]
...
The internet exploded. These two were usually like oil and water, how could they suddenly be in love?!
...No, come to think of it, a GIF of the two of them that many netizens noticed a while ago, where they were shipping them as a couple, and it actually came true?!
Various comments were flying, and the trending topics for Xia Linxia and Ji Fengxue immediately skyrocketed.
Half an hour later, Chenxing Entertainment's official Weibo posted, stating that Ji Fengxue joined Chenxing Entertainment six months ago, becoming a senior-junior relationship with Xia Linxia. They developed mutual admiration through daily interactions and successfully progressed into a romantic relationship. Same-sex relationships are not easy, we hope everyone will support them!
Gossip-hungry netizens flocked to the scene, and everyone began to dig into their debut experiences and various gossip.
While the internet was in an uproar, Xia Linxia herself was sitting in the car, feeling depressed.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this official announcement copy... it's too disgusting," she said, looking at her Weibo with disdain. "What were you guys thinking? Aren't you afraid I'll be disgusted enough to throw up my New Year's Eve dinner?"
Weibo was usually managed by her agent, Xiang Huaimeng, who was afraid she would speak without thinking. The official announcement copy this time was also sent out by her agent on a schedule.
Xiang Huaimeng glared at her: "Didn't I pick out clothes for you? What are you wearing now? The General Manager is coming over for a meeting personally later."
Xia Linxia looked down at her high-waisted crop top and hot pants, her figure completely exposed. With her ample chest, slender waist, and fair skin, she was truly a stunner. She proudly puffed out her chest and raised her head: "Hmph, giving Ji Fengxue a taste of her own medicine!"
"You're about to cooperate as a couple, can you tone it down a bit?" Xiang Huaimeng said helplessly.
"No, my purpose in cooperating with her is to annoy her, isn't it?" Xia Linxia said nonchalantly, taking out her cushion compact to touch up her makeup. Her hand brushed against a document, and she pulled it out.
The document was about Ji Fengxue, including a brief introduction to her life, her acting works, her personality, hobbies, and so on...
Ji Fengxue also had a document about her.
Since they were going to be contract lovers, they at least needed to understand each other to deal with the media and the audience.
She flipped through the document again, mainly looking at the hobbies section.
[Favorite dishes]: Prefers light flavors, loves to drink stewed soups, refuses spicy food and carbonated drinks.
Xia Linxia calculated: "She's already thirty this year, she should start taking care of herself. Otherwise, what will her old bones use to compete with us?"
Xiang Huaimeng rubbed her temples. Being sharp-tongued, having a bad temper, and being arrogant and domineering were Xia Linxia's biggest flaws.
Xia Linxia debuted at the age of 18 by participating in a talent show. She was skilled in singing and dancing, had strong stage presence, and her abilities were top-notch. However, her temper truly made countless anti-fans curse.
Among the more than a hundred beautiful young ladies on the show, she offended almost all of them.
She debuted in a group at second place, missing out on the center position, and her relationship with the first-place winner was not good. To be precise, there were five people in the group, and the other four isolated her. The fans of the other four also attacked her.
In short, she had been "black-and-red" (controversial) since her debut. Although she had offended many artists and fans, her captivating looks and almost perfect figure always attracted fans.
"Oh my, her favorite recreational activities are bowling, golf, and street dance?!" Xia Linxia exclaimed. "I thought she'd prefer square dancing, maybe she can't even keep up with the rhythm of square dancing, and she dares to like street dance?"
Xiang Huaimeng said: "Even though Ji Fengxue has been low-key these past two years, she's still a film empress. Her public image is much better than yours. Don't talk about her like that."
Xia Linxia scoffed: "What low-key? She just has no resources, it's all her own doing. If she hadn't been blind enough to like... forget it, I can't be bothered to talk about their damn business."
Xiang Huaimeng shook her head, then suddenly heard her chuckle twice, her expression mischievous. If her fans saw it, they would definitely exclaim that their goddess's image was ruined!
"Now that she's in my hands, I'm going to get revenge for all those years!"
If there was anyone she disliked the most in this industry, Ji Fengxue would definitely be the 89th person she disliked the most!
She disliked too many people. When she was bored, she would number them. Ji Fengxue was quite lucky to be number 89.
Their grievances were endless. It was unclear who started it, but by the time they realized it, they were already in a state of hostility.
So, at an awards ceremony last month, since they were from the same company, their seats were arranged together.
At that time, Xia Linxia was wearing a black off-the-shoulder tube top dress, while Ji Fengxue wore a white, slim-fitting, waist-cinching long dress. Black and white, they immediately attracted the attention of the media.
Xia Linxia, still unaware, turned her head to look, her eyebrows slightly raised, her disdain almost overflowing the screen. Unexpectedly, Ji Fengxue suddenly smiled at her, and in an instant, the ice and snow melted, flowing into her heart like clear spring water.
She didn't know what possessed her, but she returned a fake smile.
This scene was captured online and made into a GIF. The arrogant Xia Linxia became cute and charming when facing Ji Fengxue. Immediately, people started shipping the Summer CP, and this GIF became a dark horse among the many same-sex couples that netizens were shipping. (夏季CP | Xiàjì CP | Summer CP - Literally translates to "Summer Season CP")
The company immediately seized the trend and traffic, planning for a contract couple.
After signing with Chenxing Entertainment, Ji Fengxue hadn't landed any particularly good projects. It was a headache for the company to have such a cash cow that couldn't make money.
And Xia Linxia, the company's biggest earner, had too many flaws, which was also a headache for the company.
In the end, they decided to have them play fake lovers. One could gain popularity, and the other could shed her negative image by associating with the low-key film empress. It was a win-win situation, and perhaps it could even achieve a synergistic effect of one plus one being greater than two.
When Xia Linxia received this notification, she was completely stunned.
She knew Ji Fengxue liked women, but she didn't! Her first love was with the high school heartthrob, although they broke up after half a month.
Her second relationship was with a handsome guy comparable to Takeshi Kaneshiro, although they broke up after two minutes of video chat.
Her third relationship was with a popular celebrity in the industry, although she was cheated on after only a few days.
However, the contract clearly and effectively outlined the company's plan for the two of them and made a promise that within the year of the contract, they would receive more resources than usual, and after the contract ended, they would also be the company's priority.
Anyway, the same-sex marriage law had already been passed, and there were quite a few same-sex couples in the industry. The audience was also looking forward to the Summer CP, so why not give it a try?
She was quite eager to see how Ji Fengxue would face her, hmph.
"What are you smiling about? You're smiling so creepily?" The car stopped, and Xiang Huaimeng rubbed her arms and opened the car door. "Behave yourself. I'm going to the styling department to borrow another outfit."
Xia Linxia glanced at the time. Damn, she was early.
"Then I'll go to the restroom." After going upstairs, she headed straight for the restroom at the end of the hall.
Within two minutes, she heard a few girls walk in, chattering about the latest popular lipstick shades. Unexpectedly, the topic turned to her.
"Xia Linxia's lipstick today looks really good, I wonder what shade it is."
"She looks good in anything."
"Heh." A cold snort interrupted them, full of disdain.
Xia Linxia listened intently. Damn, wasn't that Fu Xiaoxuan, one of her former teammates?
One of them noticed Fu Xiaoxuan's unhappiness and quickly tried to smooth things over: "What's the use of her looking good? She's rude and doesn't know her limits. Look at how she dresses every day, like a temptress. I heard she has a meeting later, why is she dressed so revealingly? It's not like showing more is better."
"Exactly, exactly. She even likes women, tsk, I don't know how she tricked Ji Fengxue into dating her."
As the few of them were gossiping enthusiastically, they suddenly heard a door open. The stall door swung twice, and Xia Linxia walked out.
The two girls who were happily chatting suddenly panicked and instinctively took two steps back.
Xia Linxia walked towards them step by step. Her already tall figure seemed even more distant due to her high heels.
She looked down at them condescendingly, turned on the faucet, and smiled, "Continue, what's the point of pausing?"
"S-sorry..." one girl said softly.
"What's there to be sorry about? Come on, tell me properly, what's wrong with the outfit I'm wearing?" Xia Linxia looked at herself in the mirror. Her fitted embroidered vest revealed her delicate collarbones and neckline, and her abs were perfectly displayed. "I'm quite satisfied with it. Of course, if I had your figure, I'd want to wear more clothes to cover up too."
"Xia Linxia, don't go too far," Fu Xiaoxuan couldn't help but speak, seemingly trying to help.
"And now you're playing the good guy?" Xia Linxia looked at her with amusement, crossed her arms, and raised her eyebrows. "Aren't they trying to please you? Fu Xiaoxuan, you haven't managed to climb onto a high branch these past two years, and you've stooped to gossiping about others with your assistants in the restroom?"
Fu Xiaoxuan's face darkened: "They're not wrong."
"Not wrong?" Xia Linxia smirked. "Are you saying I deceived Ji Fengxue?"
Everyone fell silent.
Footsteps sounded outside, but no one paid attention, all holding their breath and looking at her. Fu Xiaoxuan was used to her arrogant demeanor and showed an even less pleasant expression.
Xia Linxia flashed a charming smile, but it didn't relax them. She said in a light tone, "Whoever says I deceived Ji Fengxue, Fengxue, she likes me the most, she likes me immensely."
Fu Xiaoxuan: "Impossible, you know very well she likes..."
"She's turned over a new leaf now," Xia Linxia interrupted Fu Xiaoxuan, looking into her eyes. "After experiencing a scumbag, she finally realized I'm the best, and now she loves me to death."
"Oh? Is that so?" a gentle and clear voice appeared out of nowhere.
Xia Linxia was stunned, blinked, and looked at Fu Xiaoxuan blankly. Fu Xiaoxuan looked at her with equal curiosity, and both looked towards the doorway.
Ji Fengxue appeared at the doorway at some point, leaning against the doorframe, wearing a black jumpsuit that made her skin appear even fairer. Her long curly hair was draped over her shoulders, her bangs slanted to one side, revealing her smooth forehead. Her brow was slightly raised, and her eyes, as bright as stars, reflected a faint smile.
Xia Linxia's thoughts raced, and she retorted, "Isn't it? Don't forget, we're contract lovers now!"
"Come here," Ji Fengxue's lips curved slightly. To outsiders, Ji Fengxue was always cool and rarely smiled, but when she did smile, her charm was overwhelming.
The two young girls behind her exclaimed "Wow," having already forgotten the dramatic scene unfolding before them.
Xia Linxia felt guilty and didn't dare to go over. She shouted from where she stood, "You want me to come over, so I'll come over?"
"Good girl, be obedient," Ji Fengxue's smile deepened. "I love you to death, and you're still unwilling to come over when I ask you to?"
Xia Linxia was stunned for a few seconds. Damn, this woman was too good, she was actually helping her?
She immediately walked over obsequiously, but still maintained her bossy demeanor. She walked over and put her arm around Ji Fengxue's shoulder, pretending to be affectionate, "Baby, you're here, miss me?"
Ji Fengxue didn't answer, smiling and reminding her in a low voice, "Your hand is in the wrong place."
"Ah?" Xia Linxia blurted out instinctively, "Where should I put it?"
Ji Fengxue patted her arm.
Xia Linxia understood and pretended to affectionately link her arm with Ji Fengxue's, "Baby~"
Ji Fengxue gently stroked her face, smiling flawlessly, "Mhm, good girl. You're wearing too little, go change your clothes."
Xia Linxia: "..." Old woman, get lost!
I won't change! I, Xia Linxia, would rather die and jump off this building than change my clothes!
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