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Arrogant and Headstrong Heiress vs. Scheming and Seductive Queen
Chu Xiyue had just risen to become a top-tier actress when she suddenly learned she had only three months to live. To extend her life, she had to maintain physical intimacy with a designated person: Su Yan, the one she disliked most in the industry.
Years ago, Chu Xiyue had entered the entertainment world to escape an arranged marriage. Her flawless beauty propelled her to instant stardom, but she accidentally offended Su Yan, the newly crowned Double Golden Film Empress, during a variety show.
Su Yan, who had clawed her way up from humble beginnings, had maintained a spotless reputation throughout her career. She despised spoiled heiresses like Chu Xiyue.
Chu Xiyue found Su Yan rigid and wooden, but to survive, she had to sign a humiliating agreement, forcing her to collaborate with her arch-rival for a limited time.
During a couple-themed variety show, the director introduced a “heartbeat-raising” segment. While the other guests awkwardly hesitated, Su Yan wrapped her arms around Chu Xiyue’s waist from behind, her crimson lips gently closing around the pocky stick in Chu Xiyue’s mouth. Their faces were inches apart as Su Yan’s jade-like fingertips tilted Chu Xiyue’s chin upward. Chu Xiyue’s heart pounded wildly, accusing Su Yan of crossing the line.
Su Yan calmly withdrew. “Just completing the mission. I’m straight.”
After the variety show ended, the two met again on a film set. Chu Xiyue flubbed a kiss scene seven times, prompting Su Yan to personally demonstrate. Their kiss left their hair tangled and their lips reluctant to part.
Yet Su Yan insisted it was all for the sake of acting.
For Chu Xiyue’s birthday, Su Yan rented out a shopping mall for a grand celebration, complete with a coffee truck. The woman rumored to be cold and aloof showed an unexpected tenderness, even climbing onto Chu Xiyue’s bed to gently coax her into eating a few more spoonfuls of seafood porridge when she had no appetite.
Chu Xiyue initially told herself it was “just acting,” but she soon found herself hopelessly entangled in the manufactured romance of their business CP. On the day their contract ended, Chu Xiyue, freed from the anxiety of maintaining their facade, meticulously prepared a confession. Instead, Su Yan bid her farewell without a trace of regret.
That day, Chu Xiyue tasted the bitter sting of heartbreak, cursing the games straight women played. From then on, she and Su Yan became the entertainment industry’s most irreconcilable enemies. After their CP disbanded, they never appeared in the same frame again, their fanbases locked in mutual loathing.
Later, gossip blogs leaked news that Double Golden Film Empress Su Yan and top-tier starlet Chu Xiyue were about to reunite in a historic collaboration, igniting a viral frenzy. Soon after, the two rivals, who had long avoided each other, appeared on a dating reality show, maintaining a frosty distance.
During the day, Chu Xiyue watched Su Yan chatting animatedly with the female painter, her gaze cold. That evening, her arranged marriage partner, whom she had never met, sent her a message: “Shall we meet?”
Chu Xiyue replied: “Marriage isn’t suitable for me. I’m a staunch believer in remaining single. My apologies.”
As she typed the last word and sent the message, her phone suddenly buzzed. Chu Xiyue glanced up and spotted a familiar figure at the doorway, her dark eyes reflecting Chu Xiyue’s own face. The woman moved slowly, deliberately typing out:
“What a coincidence. Me too.”
In a corner of the balcony, the rumored aloof and abstemious Su Yan dipped her slender fingers into a glass of red wine, the tips stained a lustrous crimson. Her other hand slowly reached out to Chu Xiyue’s neck, threading through her long hair to press her against the railing, coaxing her lips to meet the soft warmth.
“Lick it clean, and I’ll go with you.”
What do I do when my arranged marriage partner turns out to be my mortal enemy I’ve been entangled with for years? Urgent help needed!
What she thought was pursuing freedom was actually that person’s calculated moves, luring her into the trap.
Su Yan had a secret.
In her darkest hour of despair, Chu Xiyue had reached out to her from the mire.
From that moment on, Su Yan’s soul was ensnared, refusing to let go.
Insatiably greedy, she schemed relentlessly, step by step, to claim what she desired.
Yet the moment Chu Xiyue turned toward her, Su Yan was the first to surrender.
Reading Notes:
- Mutual top/bottom. Neither character is strictly dominant. The age gap is four years, with Chu Xiyue being the younger one.
- The world setting allows same-s3x marriage, though it’s not fully established. Su Yan, for reasons of her own, maintains a “straight” facade and avoids contact with men (highlighted). Expect a bittersweet, tug-of-war dynamic with a happy ending.