The Heir Apparent Is Always Troubled

(This story is set in a fictional world created by the author. It differs from history and has no connection to it. The gong appears first. The gong is a native of this world, while the shou transmigrates.)

When the Duke of Zhongyong was young, he was injured in battle and left unable to have children. He later married Princess Changyang, but the couple remained childless for many years.

Eventually, Princess Changyang adopted the only son of her late elder brother and named him Chang Anlin. Though Chang Anlin was not her biological child, she treated him as if he were, spoiling him for years until he grew into a reckless, shameless brat.

There was another young man in the household: an abandoned infant the Duke of Zhongyong had found on the battlefield and brought home. The child was raised in the estate and named Chang Anyuan.

People lamented how differently the two boys had fared. Both had been taken in by the Chang An household, yet Chang Anlin was a good-for-nothing who was showered with affection and made heir, while Chang Anyuan, a refined gentleman with a head full of learning, was bullied constantly and treated worse than a servant.

Fortunately, Heaven had eyes. Last month, Chang Anlin fell from his horse in an accident and remained unconscious for days. The Duke of Zhongyong summoned every renowned physician in the capital, but none could save him. With no other choice, he decided to have Chang Anyuan, the despised outsider, take his place...

Chang Anyuan had always known that if he really were as indifferent and unambitious as outsiders believed, the vast Duke of Zhongyong's estate would not leave him even a corner to call his own.

Just because his origins were unknown, no matter how exceptional he was, he was still kept under the thumb of Chang Anlin, that useless layabout.

He had to fight. He had to survive. And he had to rise above everyone else.

Looking at the unconscious man, he finally couldn't hold back a quiet laugh.

Chang Anyuan mouthed silently, “A Lin, sleep well. Never... wake up again...”

But as soon as he finished, the man in bed slowly opened his eyes.

Chang Anyuan: ...

Daily life at the Duke of Zhongyong's estate:

Chang Anyuan: Chang An didn't die today, and he didn't die tomorrow. So when will he die?

Chang Anlin, who had transmigrated into this world, frantically shook his head: I'm not dying! I'm not dying!!

Also known as:

#Someone Hopes I'll Die Every Day. What Do I Do? #

#Struggling to Stay Alive Every Day#

#Dancing on the Edge of Death, Constantly Pushing My Luck#

Content warnings:

1. The gong appears first, so readers might mistake who is who. The story uses both characters' perspectives. The gong and shou are both my babies, and I won't favor one over the other.

2. This story is set in a fictional world. The original setting had to be changed to comply with JJ's rules, so there may be logical inconsistencies. The author is the logic of this fictional history, so readers who demand historical or logical accuracy should not read it. (The original blurb is included at the end.)

3. If you don't like it, please just drop the story. There's no need to leave a comment telling me. The author is a glass-hearted fool, not a bamboo pole. I won't entertain arguments or accept readers posting warnings in the comments. If you don't like it, please leave gracefully. Then we'll all be happy.

Recommended works by friends: The historical romance This Emperor Is a Bit Ugly by Diaobao rghh, the business danmei The Iceberg CEO Strategy by Yun Jing Yi Zhi Yuan, and the transmigration danmei Transmigrate into a Book: The Timid Groom by Lan Danxue.

Next fantasy danmei: This Doctor Isn't Quite Right

Also known as Dream Murder

Qin Zhi has recently been having the same dream over and over.

In the dream, a man kills him the same way again and again. No matter how he struggles, he can't escape his eventual death.

The nightmares have left him a nervous wreck, unable to sleep. With no other choice, he goes to see a psychiatrist.

Shen Muyang, deputy director of the psychiatry department at X Hospital, is young and accomplished, modest and courteous, and incredibly handsome. He's known as the angel and campus heartthrob of X Hospital.

So many people want to see him that the line stretches from X Hospital to the commercial district next door. Qin Zhi has to pull strings through several connections just to get an appointment.

But on the day of his appointment, Qin Zhi takes one look at the handsome, mild-mannered Doctor Shen and bolts in a panic as if he's seen a ghost.

Shen Muyang: ...

Doctor Shen really is handsome, the kind of handsome that makes your heart flutter. But his handsome face fills Qin Zhi with dread.

It's the face of the man who has killed him countless times in his dreams.

Next historical danmei: Gender Discrimination Is Unacceptable

When the Crown Prince of Zhou was young, he went hunting in the woods and accidentally saved a green snake.

The snake was one of the four great demon lords. A demon-hunting sorcerer had knocked it back into its original form. It had planned to heal and return for revenge, but then it remembered the little crown prince with his red lips and pearly teeth, and hesitated.

Everyone knows that snake demons are both male and female.

Everyone knows that the little Crown Prince of Zhou is gay.

Years later, the former crown prince, now emperor, gazes at the peerlessly handsome man before him, who says he has come to repay his kindness. After a long silence, he says slowly, “Actually... I like women... The big-breasted, wide-hipped sort, good for having children...”

The green snake is stunned. Then it grits its teeth, stamps its feet, and says, “Benefactor, wait another thousand years for me. Once I've cultivated a woman's body, I'll come back for you!”

Just then, the great general leads his troops in an attack on the palace. The little emperor bursts into tears: Come back, you adorable thing! Actually, I can accept men too!

#A Thousand Years Is Too Long. I Can't Wait That Long!#

Next light novel: You Want to Dine and Dash Again?

Lou Mingyu is the young owner of a popular restaurant.

It's popular, but in a way that's quite different from other trendy restaurants.

Other restaurants go viral because they have some unique feature no one else can match.

Lou Mingyu's shop is popular because...

Who knew there was actually a restaurant that only sells instant noodles?

What? The owner of the instant noodle shop is handsome?

Come on, let's go eat instant noodles and flirt with a hot guy!

Business at the shop takes off unexpectedly, catching lazy Lou Mingyu completely off guard.

He doesn't have time to collect payment, but doesn't want to hire too many people either. So he decides to let customers pay on their own.

Maybe people these days are all honest, or maybe his instant noodles really are that good. Either way, after a few months in business, not a single person has skipped out on paying.

He thinks things will go on like this peacefully forever.

Until one night, when he balances the books.

Lou Mingyu: Why am I short the money for five bowls of noodles? Seriously, in this day and age, people still dine and dash over instant noodles?

For several days in a row, he finds the money for five bowls missing every time he checks the books.

Lou Mingyu: Did this guy decide to keep targeting me?

Lou Mingyu checks the security footage and catches the repeat offender happily eating his fill in the shop.

Lin Yuyang: Crap, I overdid it and got caught! Can I pretend it's my first time?

Lou Mingyu glares at him coldly: You've eaten for free time and time again. Are you trying to dine and dash again today?

Original blurb:

Last month, Chang Anlin, heir to the Duke of Zhongyong's estate, fell from his horse in an accident and remained unconscious for days. The Duke of Zhongyong summoned every renowned physician in the capital, but none could save him. With no other choice, he had to appoint another heir.

The new heir, Chang Anyuan, may have been lowborn, but he was intelligent and well regarded by the public.

A gentleman as bright as the moon, handsome and refined, brimming with spirit and elegance. Nothing could describe him better.

Chang Anyuan had always known that one day, the Duke of Zhongyong's estate would be his... and his alone.

Just because his birth mother was lowly, just because he was a concubine's son, no matter how exceptional he was, he was still kept under the thumb of Chang Anlin, that useless layabout.

He had to fight, or he would have nothing.

Looking at the unconscious man on the bed, he finally couldn't hold back a quiet laugh.

Chang Anyuan mouthed silently, “Big brother, sleep well. Never... wake up again...”

As soon as he finished, the man in bed slowly opened his eyes.

Chang Anyuan: ...

Daily life at the Duke of Zhongyong's estate:

Chang Anyuan: My brother didn't die today, and he didn't die tomorrow. So when will he die?

Chang Anlin, who had transmigrated into this world, frantically shook his head: I'm not dying! I'm not dying!!

Also known as:

#My Little Brother Hopes I'll Die Every Day. What Do I Do? #

#Struggling to Stay Alive Every Day#

#Dancing on the Edge of Death, Constantly Pushing My Luck#

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