The Inspector’s Darling [Reborn]

Ongoing novel: After My Breakup Went Viral, I Shot to Fame Overnight Upcoming novel: My Straight Roommate Flirts with Me Through Tears Blurb: Xie Jinbai had always been proud of himself. He passed the imperial exams at a young age and rose to the highest ranks of government. The Outcast, above all but one, and beneath no one but the emperor. The first half of his life was a dazzling spectacle, full of fine clothes and spirited horses. He never imagined that after spending half his life hunting eagles, he would end up pecked in the eye by one. He spent half his life plotting for that man, exhausting every scheme, only to be branded a traitor who had colluded with the enemy. Reborn in a single day, he found his fate reshuffled. - "Xiao Yu, I adore you! Be my wife! I'll treat you well for the rest of my life!" At Zhaohui Tower, a delicate young man blushed bright red and clenched his fists as he boldly confessed to the cool, jade-like man seated in the place of honor. The entire banquet crowd gasped. Whoa, Young Master Tang is probably done for today. A flirtatious, black-bellied top who looks calculating and really is calculating VS a bottom who seems stammering and soft, but is actually wickedly clever Weibo: @Zhe Zhi Er About the point of view: The top's perspective is more prominent in the first part, while the latter part leans toward the bottom's. So it's basically a dual POV. Let's enjoy the story in harmony and love every day. New novel blurb: Shen Shuyi debuted as the champion of a talent competition, but returned to being a nobody. His boyfriend announced his relationship, but his partner wasn't him. The production team of a show he'd already signed a contract with called at the last minute to tell him his role had been replaced and he didn't need to fly out. At the airport, Shen Shuyi stiffly scrolled through his scumbag ex's relationship announcement on Weibo, head bowed, clutching a life-sized teddy bear. Fans from who knew which fandom jostled him, nearly making him fall. A hand steadied him, while the flashes made it impossible for him to open his eyes. Shen Shuyi nervously hugged the teddy bear. A deep voice sounded beside his ear. "Would you like an autograph?" Shen Shuyi was so nervous he thought the other person was asking him for an autograph. His fair, pretty face cautiously peeked out from behind the teddy bear. He asked softly, "W-where should I sign?" "Hahahaha!!! Help!!! A nobody ranked eighteenth from the bottom asking Gu Chi where to sign! Help! If you're trying to play the silly beauty, you don't have to be this ridiculously stupid, do you?" "Shen Shuyi has been acting all coy and calculating for ages. He's been in the industry for ten years and is still a nobody. How does he have the nerve to ask Gu Chi where to sign?" "He's just trying to leech off his fame. He's got no shame." "But honestly, Shen Shuyi is so good-looking! If he weren't always pulling these stunts, he should've been famous ages ago, with that face." #Not famous, but always leeching off others# #Master of Tea Art Shen Shuyi# #Shen Shuyi, an eighteenth-tier nobody# After years in obscurity, Shen Shuyi became famous again, though this time for all the wrong reasons. Thanks to someone, Shen Shuyi's popularity kept climbing. One day, his manager came to see him. "There's a variety show looking for you. It pays well, and the filming period isn't too long. The same Qi Yan who cheated on you and Jiang Yu will be there, too. Oh, right, your rumored boyfriend Gu Chi is going as well." Shen Shuyi stiffened and asked in a tiny voice, "Could I not go?" His manager nodded. "Sure, as long as you can still pay your mortgage next month." Shen Shuyi stared blankly, hugging the teddy bear in his arms. After the variety show Springtime, Let's Set Off Together aired, the "On Purpose" CP came out of nowhere. "What the hell! Is Gu Chi's team dead? How can they let Shen Shuyi keep sucking Gu Chi dry?" "Please, Shen Shuyi, be a decent person. Could you stop leeching off my Gu Chi alone?" "This is so unbelievably ridiculous. Is Shen, the nobody, incapable of walking on his own without our Gu Chi?" Later... "Aaaah! How does Shuyi know how to do everything? Cooking and crafts are one thing, but he even made Gu Chi a wooden chair by hand! Is there anything he can't do???" "Put 'Shuyi is a jack-of-all-trades' on the screen, please!" "Oh my god, what was that song Shuyi played on the show? It was so beautiful! Aaaah!" "Oh my god, I had no idea Shuyi was so good at street dance!" "He can sing and dance, but he's still not famous? What kind of nonsense is that?" "Um... why do I feel like my Brother Chi isn't good enough for my Xiao Yi anymore?" "Girl, you're not alone!!!" Shen Shuyi became a sensation in the entertainment industry through variety shows, landing endorsement deals, appearances, and acting contracts left and right. One day, fans asked Shen Shuyi to do a livestream for them. Gu Chi unexpectedly appeared on camera, shirtless. Shen Shuyi blushed and asked softly, "W-why aren't you wearing any clothes?" The screen went black the next second. The comments exploded Theme: Sharing the realm with you, striving for supremacy beneath the heavens