1. Only after Lin Chuan died did he learn that he was a cannon-fodder character who was killed off early in a danmei novel. The protagonist was his half-brother. His father wanted to seize his mother's assets, so he framed Lin Chuan and had him imprisoned, then arranged to have him murdered on the way to Prisoner Planet.
After his death, his younger brother used their father's favor and the inheritance left by Lin Chuan's mother to make a name for himself in the Empire. He became the Empire's shining star, adored by all, and ultimately married the Grand Prince, who ascended to the throne.
Lin Chuan was reborn on the way to Prisoner Planet. He fought his way through a sea of enemies and, just as the starship exploded, seized an escape pod and saved his own life. But what he never expected was that the man who escaped alongside him was the story's greatest villain, the space pirate Qi Mo, who was not killed by the Grand Prince until the very end.
"Let's work together!" Lin Chuan offered Qi Mo an olive branch. They would change their fates together and wipe out those bastards!
Qi Mo grabbed him by the throat. "A useless nobody from the Imperial Star dares to talk about working with me?"
2. Qi Mo had no fondness for people from the Imperial Star. He had planned to knock out the audacious fellow who proposed working together and leave without looking back. Unexpectedly, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his mind: "Fortune value has decreased by 10." Then a piece of molten iron came flying at him.
Qi Mo discovered that this kid named Lin Chuan controlled his fortune. And changes in his fortune value were tied to all sorts of things, such as how close he was to Lin Chuan, how he treated Lin Chuan, and Lin Chuan's mood.
This was ridiculous. He, a great space pirate, was being held in check by someone weaker than him. Once he found a way to break free, he'd kill Lin Chuan for sure!
3. Later,
Lin Chuan: I heard you want to kill me?
Qi Mo: I don't! I haven't! I love you too much to ever think that! Who's spreading these rumors? Show yourself! I'll kill the bastard!
Lin Chuan: You're sleeping outside the door!
After that,
Lin Chuan: Didn't I tell you to sleep outside?!
Qi Mo: Waaah... I have a sleepwalking disorder that only acts up when I sleep outside. It's not my fault I take the door off its hinges and climb into bed in the middle of the night.
Tip: Interstellar supernatural powers
Theme: Seize opportunities, strive to improve, and change your fate through hard work