I Don't Care, Even a Lunatic Needs to Sleep

[Print edition updates on Weibo: @BingDeBuQing] Jiang Mian was a little strange. Whenever she went to sleep, she liked to imagine herself as a plant. She had her own twisted logic for it. She said this tricked her brain into thinking she was a plant, so she wouldn't need to photosynthesize at night and could fall asleep in peace. Everyone in the troupe knew about her quirk, and behind her back they called her crazy. One day, the troupe was filming a program at a TV station. During a break, Jiang Mian slept backstage, imagining herself as a bamboo plant as usual. Once she had settled into character, she saw a man sitting in the corner. He had a black eye and was fiddling with a boxing glove. After "studying" him for a while, Jiang Mian said, "Even though you're a panda and like eating bamboo, you can't eat me while I'm asleep." Qin Jin, now a panda: "?" Another night, Jiang Mian was pretending to be a pot of mint and was photosynthesizing when she ran into Qin Jin again. She quickly warned him, "Stay away from me. I'm releasing carbon dioxide. You'll get dizzy if you come close." Qin Jin: "...Okay." [Blurb 2] Qin Jin was a washed-up singer who unexpectedly became popular after appearing on a martial arts show. A reporter interviewed him and asked how he had developed his "peerless martial arts skills." Qin Jin replied, "Go to bed early, get up early, drink plenty of hot water, and grow vegetables on the roof." Then he picked up Jiang Mian, who was imagining herself as a Chinese cabbage, and carried her off. Before leaving, he reminded the reporter, whose nose was red from the cold and whose clothes were too thin, "It's cold out. Remember to wear long johns." Reporter: "?? Can you explain why you're carrying this girl off?" Qin Jin: "We're going home to grow cabbages." ▼ Character dynamics Straight-laced old-school man x quirky little fairy Washed-up singer who unexpectedly becomes famous for martial arts x opera and erhu performer ▼ Content warnings 1. The heroine is a little crazy in every possible way. 2. The hero is also crazy. He thinks he's transmigrated into a book. 3. A bit of an ensemble cast Theme: Once you start acting crazy, life gets a lot easier.