Deep In The Heart Of Time

Years later, as Luo Zijin is crowned Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards, the ceremony is being broadcast live across the nation—

At the same time, Cheng Youyou is in front of her own camera, livestreaming her dinner menu to her fans: Squirrel-shaped Mandarin Fish. A cheeky comment flashes across the bullet chat: 【Cheng Cheng, what do you think about Luo Zijin winning Best Actress?】

Seeing this, Cheng Youyou smiles slightly. She pours the golden sauce over the crispy fish; the glaze trickles down the bones onto the snow-white porcelain plate. Amidst a flood of “drooling” emojis in the chat, she speaks: “Then I shall use this dish—The Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate—to wish her a bright and brilliant future.”

“Green is your collar, blue is my heart. Even if I do not go to you, why do you send no word?”

Reader’s Guide

This is a story about a “99th-tier” forgotten starlet who pivots to become a livestreamer, eventually reuniting and falling in love again with a popular A-list actress.

Dual Unrequited Love: Features high school campus flashbacks.

Vibe: Slow-burn, heavy on food elements. (Reading late at night is suggested at your own risk!)