Everyone Is a Black Lotus

Shortly after Xie Li transmigrated back, the nationally popular boy group he belonged to was about to disband. His teammates had either landed leading roles in major productions, secured top musicians to create new albums for them, won permanent MC spots on hit variety shows, or amassed an overwhelming number of fashion endorsements. And him? Everyone knew him as a socially clueless slacker, a troublemaker, and a fake innocent who fawned over people. He even went after someone in his own circle??? With the disbandment of their hit group imminent, his teammates' fans wished they could buy out the country's entire stock of fireworks and firecrackers and set them off for three days and nights: Thank heaven! My idol can finally get away from those useless teammates! Xie Li: Can I announce my retirement from showbiz now? But the terrifying part wasn't the coming unemployment crisis. It was the chaotic, scorched-earth showdown waiting for him after the group disbanded. Black lotuses of every variety were blooming all around him. Xie Li was starting to panic, since he was apparently a devoted simp not for just one black lotus, but for several... Coming soon: The One Who Appeared Out of Nowhere There's a coming-of-age school novel called Childhood Sweethearts. Its protagonist is an unremarkable high school boy who, from the moment he came of age, had a crush on his perfect childhood friend. But the other boy seemed straight and wasn't interested. Make a move too hastily, and they might not even be friends anymore. If it were a sweet romance, the childhood friend would lead the protagonist through a life of bickering and studying, and they'd eventually find success in both their careers and love. But this is a rebirth story. And within the rebirth story, there's another perspective, called The One Who Appeared Out of Nowhere. Shen Zhixing is that unexpected arrival. And there are two people who love without being loved in return. Shan Liang has a childhood friend who's the kind of kid other parents point to as an example: incredibly handsome and smart, too. His usual accomplishments growing up included early admission and first prize in all kinds of competitions. Shan Liang's feelings for him grew from envy, respect, and admiration into love. But his childhood friend didn't respond, and gradually Shan Liang lost the courage to try. He was afraid they wouldn't even be friends or brothers anymore, and that he'd spend his whole life living an ordinary, unremarkable existence. After being reborn, Shan Liang decided to take a chance. If all else failed, he'd just force himself on him. On the day Shen Zhixing transferred to the affiliated high school because of a competition slot, he witnessed a truly unconventional scene of a hero rescuing a beauty. The beauty was his old rival, Zhou Yu, and the hero was a scrawny boy. Then the hero spoke: "Z-Zhou Yu, you don't have to repay me by marrying me. How about you help me study instead?" Well, well. Zhou Yu wouldn't even give the time of day to the beautiful, fair-skinned girl who'd approached him at winter camp. Was he going to tutor you, a little bean sprout? Theme: Love the work you do