The Fake Young Master Becomes a Star, and the Scum Ex Gets His Comeuppance

[Coming soon: the historical danmei novel The Demon Lord and Immortal Venerable's Battle of Wits Through Feigned Weakness. Blurb at the very end.] Blurb: As the young master of a wealthy family, Qin Zhouqiao had a charmed life: a successful career, loving parents, and a lover he'd carefully maintained a relationship with for six years, the popular idol He Qi. Onstage, He Qi was a golden phoenix who dazzled everyone, but in private, he was Qin Zhouqiao's beautiful caged bird. Then Qin Zhouqiao learned that He Qi wasn't a caged bird at all. He was a magpie whose nest Qin Zhouqiao had taken over, and the real heir to Qin's own wealthy family. Overnight, Qin Zhouqiao went from being the darling of everyone to a worthless nobody whom no one would spare a glance. His parents ordered him to break up with He Qi at once, and could hardly wait to drive him out of the family. Fans treated him as a public enemy, cursing him online and making memorial portraits and obscene animal-human images of him. At the film set, He Qi hung from a harness and looked down at him with a cold sneer. “For six years, there wasn't a moment when I didn't want to escape you. Now I'm finally free.” “You stole someone else's life and still expected me to love you? You're only good enough to sleep with.” Abandoned by everyone and despised by all, Qin Zhouqiao was nothing but a huge joke. - After the collapse at the film set, Qin Zhouqiao woke up in the hospital, his heart dead. To his surprise, the next day a beautiful, elegant woman rushed into his hospital room, hugging him and crying as she called him her son. He Qi had been rescued by Qin Zhouqiao during the collapse. Thinking Qin Zhouqiao was gravely injured and unlikely to survive, He Qi used every connection he had and searched for him in a panic. But Qin Zhouqiao was at a glamorous reception with his new parents, celebrating his return to his real family. Qin Zhouqiao looked at him like a stranger. “Sorry, who are you?” He Qi froze, then gritted his teeth. His smile was tinged with a sickening madness. “Nobody. Maybe it's better that you've forgotten.” - One day in the future, a music video promoting ancient culture was released, and the beautiful man in white became everyone's dream guy. Qin Zhouqiao was inundated with work offers and collaborations, making people green with envy. His haters seized the opportunity to spread salacious rumors: he was keeping some nobody from outside the industry as his bedmate! Later, during a livestream interview promoting antiques and cultural artifacts, Qin Zhouqiao impatiently answered a call that had come in countless times. He forgot to take off his microphone. “...Zhouqiao,” a certain drunken top-tier star surnamed He repeated his name, his voice lonely and hoarse. “I don't want to be free anymore. I only want you. Will you come back to me...?” Qin Zhouqiao hung up with an impassive face. As the entire room sat in stunned silence, he smiled. “Spam call. Let's continue.” He Qi (the real heir) x Qin Zhouqiao (the fake heir) A scheming, clingy, unhinged top x an elegant, proud queen bottom Reader's Guide 1. One-on-one, happy ending, daily updates. A melodramatic, dark vibe, with little showbiz content. 2. The scumbag top's redemption arc / real and fake heirs / both leads are virgins. 3. The top has mental health problems and is a total madman with little sense of morality. He's very good at lying in the beginning, and later loves the bottom enough to become his dog. No switching tops. This is entirely fictional, so please don't take it seriously or scrutinize it. 4. The redemption arc includes, but isn't limited to, the bottom getting a new boyfriend (they don't sleep together) and the top suffering irreversible bodily harm. Please don't read if that bothers you. 5. Healthy relationships are certainly enviable, but there's something fascinating about a twisted love. Both leads have their own flaws, and their relationship is a little unhealthy, yet neither can break free. 6. If it's not for you, please drop it. This little author isn't good at handling criticism and just wants to finish the story in peace. Thanks for understanding. Coming Soon Coming soon in my author profile: the historical danmei novel The Demon Lord and Immortal Venerable's Battle of Wits Through Feigned Weakness, a story about two incredibly powerful big shots pretending to be weak nobodies as they fall in love! Blurb: I'm an Immortal Venerable, peerless in martial arts and unparalleled in power, a role model to all who cultivate immortality. But I'm in love with a lowly underling from a demon sect. He's slender, long-legged, and breathtakingly beautiful. For the sake of true love, I've decided to hide my identity, pretend to be a weakling, and make a match so moving it'll bring heaven and earth to tears. - I am a Demon Lord. Unlike my ambitious, ruthless, bloodthirsty peers, I am a kind and good Demon Lord. That's because the person of my dreams is a young Daoist from an immortal sect: fair and soft, with a gentle voice. For the sake of true love, I've decided to hide my identity, pretend to be a weakling, and make a passionate match with him. - After disguising themselves as a young Daoist and a lowly underling, the two venerables enjoy a sweet, lovey-dovey romance. Then one day, a tribulation thunderbolt circles overhead. The Immortal Venerable is on the verge of tears. “That looks like my tribulation thunderbolt.” The Demon Lord pouts. “No, it's mine.” Both of them: “???” - Shi Yingli sneers: “You're the mighty Demon Lord, able to summon storms with a wave of your hand and crush the entire cultivation world as easily as an ant. And you made me go along with your act.” Ling Feiqiong retorts: “You're the mighty Immortal Venerable, with peerless cultivation and supreme power. Going through a tribulation should be as easy as drinking water, but you lied to me and said you couldn't form a golden core.” Break up! Divorce! -But here's the question. The Immortal Venerable and the Demon Lord look at the baby who was casting high-level spells as soon as it was born. -Who's going to raise the child? - Ling Feiqiong x Shi Yingli A crafty little demon-king top x a goofy Immortal Venerable bottom pretending to be a big shot Theme: We should meet everyone with acceptance, gratitude, and trust.