I Became the Prince's Shadow Guard

#I Became the Prince's Shadow Guard After Stealing His Candy#

Blurb:

Huai Sheng grew up without a father or mother. With only his rudimentary fighting skills, he managed to become the leader among the neighborhood street kids.

To fill his stomach, he stole and snatched whatever he could, waiting every day along the road in the west of the city for the rich merchant's son to finish school.

The young master was short, skinny, and timid. Even when Huai Sheng stole his candy, he never dared to complain.

Later, to pay for his little brother's medical treatment, Huai Sheng sold himself into service as a shadow guard.

Ten years passed, and at last he rose above the many other shadow guards to serve the current prince, risking his life for him.

He thought he'd finally have his chance to rise to power and fortune, but the prince looked strangely familiar.

"Qi Huaisheng, did you enjoy my candy?"

What do you do when you steal candy from the King of Hell himself?

A prince who's soft on the outside and fierce underneath, gong x a loyal, doglike shadow guard who he raises, shou. Both are in love with each other.

Content warnings:

1. 1v1, mutual pampering, happy ending. The author isn't biased toward either gong or shou, only toward the loyal-dog trope.

2. The shou isn't loyal and devoted from the start. The gong has a secret identity: he's both a spendthrift playboy prince and the empire's greatest general.

Upcoming novel blurb:

"In an age where entertainment is everything and traffic is king, making a comeback through acting talent alone has practically become impossible."

A trap of love left a once-brilliant talent tarnished and a genius fallen.

The once-genius movie star hit rock bottom. The scumbag who stepped on him to rise to the top became a sensation in the industry, then smeared his name in return.

Everyone was waiting to laugh at Shu Yiqing.

But he ended the relationship without looking back and swiftly terminated his contract. After joining a new company,

he shook off the dust and made himself shine like a freshly polished gem.

Once the buried pearl was unearthed, its radiance reached the West.

At a stunning pace, Shu Yiqing transformed everyone's understanding of acting, turning every impossibility into a possibility.

He returned to the peak of his career as a movie star.

Three months ago, about Shu Yiqing:

Netizen A: Someone with his looks is so last season.

Netizen B: His acting has gotten so much worse. I don't see how he's movie-star material.

Netizen C: Winning a Golden Horse Award was probably the peak of his life.

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Three months later... Everyone's eating their words!

A: Mom, his face just killed me! I'm dead!

B: That gaze, that acting! A movie star really is a movie star!

C: Golden Rooster, Golden Horse, Oscars, let's get him every award out there!

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And Shu "Little Pearl" Yiqing: Swaying from side to side, shaking off the dust, then pulling out a little cloth to polish himself until he gleams.

I just want to act. Don't @ me. = =

[A self-controlled, aloof CEO gong who's flirtatious only with the shou x an untouchable, aloof movie star shou]

Reading guide:

1. Both are virgins. 1v1 face-slapping and scumbag punishment, a feel-good power fantasy.

2. Set in a world where same-sex marriage is legal.

3. No characters are based on real people.

Theme: Overcoming hardships and obstacles, growing into better people together, and ultimately finding love.