The Obsessive Actress Doesn’t Want to Remarry

When rising actress Xu Weishuang marries the enigmatic film queen Yan Muyu, the public erupts with gossip: she’s just a stand-in for Yan Muyu’s long-dead lover. Xu Weishuang believes it too—especially when Yan Muyu always covers her eyes during intimacy.

To the world, Yan Muyu is a gentle goddess. But Xu Weishuang knows the truth: she’s cold, possessive, and controlling, wielding desire like a weapon. Their marriage is a transaction, not love. Xu Weishuang never cared for Yan Muyu—until she tried to leave.

Suddenly, the aloof Yan Muyu breaks down, whispering “I love you” with red eyes and trembling hands. Xu Weishuang doesn’t believe her. They’re both broken, manipulative, incapable of love.

But after the divorce, Yan Muyu’s presence lingers like smoke. Xu Weishuang asks how to erase her. Yan Muyu, hidden behind a cigarette haze, replies:

“You never loved me. Why worry?”

Yet Xu Weishuang can’t answer.

When a new film forces them to reunite, Xu Weishuang finally sees her own feelings clearly and begs for reconciliation. But Yan Muyu, ever elegant, smiles without warmth:

“We never loved each other. We never will.”

Only then do they realize: the pain, the obsession, the longing—they were never substitutes. They were each other’s only.