Desk by Day, Stage by Night
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Last published Tue, Aug 12, 2025
By day, Jing is just another 24-year-old office worker - quiet, efficient, and unbothered.
By night, she becomes XELLA a rising star in the indie music scene, singing heartbreaks and hidden truths behind a mic and a mask. Her latest single, "Zoned Out," is going viral... and no one at the office knows it's about her ex.
When she's transferred to a new department, she meets Lyney - 41, composed, respected, and completely unaware that he's already a fan of her music. What starts as harmless banter and late-night work drinks slowly grows into something deeper... and much more complicated.
They're seventeen years apart. She's living a double life.
And he's unknowingly falling for the girl whose voice helped him through his darkest nights.
But when Jing is invited to perform - anonymously - at the company's annual dinner and dance, the truth threatens to break everything they've built.
Will Lyney still see her the same... when he finally sees all of her?
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