Shen Guiyi is the God of Poverty in Heaven. He can make other people poor, and he himself is so broke that he’s worn the same pair of holey underwear for three years.
The Star of Misfortune next door has already made a fortune selling brooms, while Shen Guiyi still has to watch ads at public restrooms to get free toilet paper.
At last, Shen Guiyi lets his evil side get the better of him and makes a decision that violates the heavenly laws.
The heavenly laws forbid immortals from worshipping the God of Wealth, so he uses a clone to register an account in the mortal world. He becomes a fanboy of Liang Tingyan, the God of Wealth who moonlights as a movie star, earning merit from Liang Tingyan’s fans by producing videos and photos of him.
With merit boosting his God of Wealth buff and offsetting his God of Poverty buff, Shen Guiyi goes from being destitute to merely poor. His fan content is so good that Liang Tingyan notices him, and the two become acquainted.
But after an accident, Shen Guiyi discovers that Movie Emperor Liang isn’t as glamorous as he appears.
He sees Liang Tingyan living in the most run-down house in the human world, using a rusty enamel mug and even wearing slippers with a piece broken off. A ragpicker can’t stand to see it and insists on giving him a few plastic bottles as he passes by.
Shen Guiyi’s eyes widen. “How can he be...” As poor as me?
He’s instantly ashamed of secretly borrowing Liang Tingyan’s luck.
Driven by his conscience, Shen Guiyi uses the money he’s earned, and even the little savings he has, to support Liang Tingyan’s product endorsements, promote his publicity materials, and cheer him on at movie events.
When Liang Tingyan is maliciously smeared and caught up in a career-ending scandal, and his home is forcibly demolished, Shen Guiyi doesn’t hesitate to bring him home. He sleeps on the floor so Liang Tingyan can have the bed.
On the narrow single bed that creaks with every movement, Liang Tingyan holds Shen Guiyi tightly and gazes at him with eyes so tender they’d make anyone think he looked at dogs the same way. His voice low, he says, “Thank you. I really don’t know what I’d do without you. You’re all I have.”
“It’s no big deal. We’re bros!” Shen Guiyi says heartily. “But you don’t have to put your hand on my butt. Are you worried I’ll roll off?”
A smile appears on Liang Tingyan’s handsome face as he answers, “Yes.”
Shen Guiyi takes that smile as a sign of Liang Tingyan’s approval of their friendship.
But later, when he somehow ends up dating Liang Tingyan, he realizes that it was a damn signal that Liang Tingyan wanted to get into his pants.
Staring at the elegant man choosing a condom beside a luxurious king-sized bed, Shen Guiyi is horrified. “Holy crap, you want to sleep with m... Wait, this thousand-square-meter mansion is yours?! Then what was all that time I spent feeling guilty out of the goodness of my heart for?”
Liang Tingyan smiles and moves closer. “It means you have a good heart.”
[The foul-mouthed but kind and generous straight-laced bottom x the seemingly refined but actually depraved, manipulative top]
*One-on-one, both virgins, happy ending
*Goofy, sweet story. Readers who demand strict logic, proceed with caution.
*Idea archived on September 2, 2023
Theme: Work hard to make money
