#Online Support for a Struggling Wage Slave, Only to Discover at Our Meetup That He's My Cold Husband#
1.
Game developer Xu Zhiye stays up all night writing code and cursing the capitalists who suck their workers dry. The next second, he transmigrates into a wealthy-family business novel as the cannon-fodder husband of the male side character, Qi Sheng.
The original character is stupid and vicious. He cheats during the marriage, poisons people, and leaks trade secrets.
After the truth comes out, Qi Sheng breaks both his legs and kicks him out with nothing. He freezes to death beneath a bridge in the middle of winter.
Xu Zhiye wraps himself tightly in his little blanket. What are they even talking about?
As long as he lies flat, he gets three hundred thousand a month in spending money, sleeps in every day, and never has to worry about work. What more could he ask for?
2.
In his previous life, Qi Sheng dominated the business world and never lost. His only regret was being confined to a wheelchair for more than a decade.
Reborn at a turning point in his life, he fixes a sinister gaze on his vicious wife, the culprit who made him lose his legs. He waits for the idiot to make a move, ready to slowly torture him himself and grind him into the dirt.
Instead, all he gets is Xu Zhiye buying a top-of-the-line computer, politely declining invitations to dinner, and staying home every day, grumbling at his screen.
"Is the jungler sightseeing in the canyon?"
"Is this support a master chef? They've fed the other team so much they're throwing up."
"Mid, hide in the bushes. The trash collector's here."
Qi Sheng: ?
3.
Xu Zhiye gets the urge to show off his skills and posts a popular technical guide on a game development forum, where he makes a new friend.
As a poor, lowly wage slave, his friend often works late into the night. Xu Zhiye remembers countless nights spent racing to finish projects with dark circles under his eyes, and decides to treat his past self.
When his friend works late, he orders him a midnight snack.
When his friend has a day off, he sends him concert tickets.
He even gives his friend a set of keycaps he likes...
His friend hesitates, then asks about his partner.
Thinking of the guy who unplugs his internet in the middle of the night, Xu Zhiye says, "He left a long time ago."
His friend: ...
On the day they meet in person, Xu Zhiye gets himself looking presentable and heads to a cafe. Through the glass, he meets a pair of dark, deep eyes, their expression impossible to read.
Xu Zhiye panics and turns to run.
Help! Qi Sheng came in person to "catch me cheating"!
He doesn't get far before someone grabs him by the wrist. Xu Zhiye shouts, "I didn't cheat on you!"
"Why are you running?" Qi Sheng's lips curl into a slight smile, his eyes teasing. "Didn't you say you were going to support me?"
❦ One-on-one | Both are virgins | Younger top | Lighthearted | Romance-focused | Married first, love later | Online romance identity reveal
❦ Sunny, healthy transmigrated-into-a-book bottom vs. reserved, deep-thinking reborn top
❦ Fictional modern city, where same-sex marriage is legal
First draft: 2026.6.6. Screenshotted and saved to Weibo: 2026.8.22
Theme: Those who are meant to meet will meet again
