Young Master Ren, Your Persona Isn't Holding Up

Coming soon: Divorce, Then Getting Beaten Up by My Past Lives and Give Me Back My Lucky Carp. If you're interested, please add them to your reading list~ [Blurb at the end]

To take over her father's career, Cheng Xi signs up for a bar exam prep course. On her very first day, she gets a new seatmate so handsome that even his hair exudes charm: Ren Yelin.

Classmate A describes him as gentle, polite, and helpful, the ultimate sweet guy.

Classmate B describes him as cold, heartless, and surrounded by girlfriends, a player best avoided.

Friend C describes him as sharp-tongued, stubborn, and warm-hearted beneath his prickly exterior, a possessive and difficult oddball.

Cheng Xi silently draws a line down the middle of her desk. Her principle is, “He’s not my boyfriend, so who cares what kind of two-faced fox he is?” She keeps her nose out of his business, until one day, snacks start appearing on her desk. She stakes out the spot and discovers that the one feeding her is none other than the “two-faced fox” next door!

Oh no, I think a player has set his sights on me! What do I do? Help! This is urgent!

Cheng Xi gathers her courage and firmly refuses to become a sacrificial fish in the player’s pond. “Ren, don’t waste your efforts on me. We’re not right for each other.”

Ren Yelin raises an eyebrow, props his chin on one hand, and gazes at her with loving eyes. “How are we not right for each other?”

“Our ages...” “I’m only three years older than you. A man three years older is like a treasure trove.”

“Our family backgrounds are too different...” “That’s fine. I can marry into your family. The kids can take your surname, I’ll hand over my whole paycheck, and the house can be in your name. All I need is 500 yuan a month for pocket money.”

Unable to argue with him, Cheng Xi blurts out in desperation, “We’re not the right size!”

Ren Yelin furrows his brow and thinks for a moment before replying with difficulty, “Do you like them small and delicate? That might be hard, since it’s something you’re born with. Besides, you haven’t even tried it, so how do you know we’re not compatible? We could...”

Cheng Xi clamps a hand over his mouth, her ears burning red with anger. “Just shut up!”

Just as Cheng Xi is about to settle on the final labels for Ren Yelin, “gentle, considerate, and sweet-talking,” she accidentally discovers his secret.

The sharp-tongued “Wuxing Quejin” from Honor of Kings, who calls her a noob every day, is him!

The “listener” who feeds her inspirational quotes on the radio app every day is him too!

Cheng Xi angrily kicks him out. Take your masks and get lost!

Bonus Scene 1:

One day, after a ranked match in Honor of Kings, Ren Yelin looks at his teammates’ results and lets loose with his usual sharp tongue.

Wuxing Quejin: Taoli Wuyan, with skills that bad, don’t pick Hou Yi next time. Jin Chan suits your merciful, nonviolent nature. Oh, the other team had a Jin Chan last round, right? How many times did he kill you? Looks like Buddha doesn’t save noobs.

Cheng Xi quietly switches on her team mic. Her familiar, gentle voice sounds out slowly: “Ren Yelin, I suggest you be nice.”

Ren Yelin’s hand trembles. He swallows nervously and cautiously tests the waters. “Honey?”

Cheng Xi: “Not anymore. You’re about to be single.” [smile.jpg]

Bonus Scene 2:

One day, Cheng Xi is in the recording studio, passionately immersing herself in the role of the heroine as she records an audio drama with a male colleague. When the recording wraps, the director gestures toward the lawyer Ren who has come to pick her up. His eyes are slightly red, and he might as well have the word “wronged” carved into his forehead.

“What’s wrong?”

“Can’t I voice the male lead in your drama?” “My voice is just as good as his, really. Why can’t it be me?” “You’ve never used that tone to act coquettish with me...”

Cheng Xi rises onto her toes and pats his head, comforting him with a perfectly serious expression. “There, there. One person who knows how to act cute in this family is enough.”

“Waaah.”

“Heartless” player lawyer × “cold” female voice actor

This story takes double standards to the extreme!

Coming soon, Give Me Back My Lucky Carp:

Wen Miaomiao has had a lucky carp attached to her since childhood, and everything has always gone smoothly for her, until she meets... Bai Jingyun, a professional lucky-carp catcher.

Her company is going bankrupt, her house has burned down, and even her boyfriend has cheated on her.

Wen Miaomiao smiles. “Great!”

Faced with a woman who spends all day demanding that he give her lucky carp back, Bai Jingyun can only feel a headache coming on.

Who could have known that on his way home one night, he would pick up a strange creature whose sole purpose seemed to be driving him crazy?

Picking her up was one thing, but damn it, he’s gone and taken her to heart...

Mr. Bai’s daily self-reflection: Am I a masochist?

Bonus Scene:

1. One day, Bai Jingyun comes home, glances at the food on the table, and immediately frowns. “Why is there cilantro?”

Wen Miaomiao calmly picks some up with her chopsticks and puts it in her mouth. “Because you don’t like it!”

“...”

2. During a meeting, Mr. Bai sees his phone light up. He opens it and his face darkens.

“You have purchased a front-row seat to the XX concert (fan interaction section).”

“You have purchased a bouquet of ninety-nine champagne roses.”

So he stops the meeting and rushes over. When he gets to the entrance, he hears his wife shouting, “XX, I love you!”

Bai Jingyun is instantly surrounded by lemons. He walks up and pinches her ear. “You’ve never told me ‘I love you’!”

Divorce, Then Getting Beaten Up by My Past Lives:

The marriage Shu Yan forced herself through for a year was bitter and joyless. She puts away the birthday cake she prepared with care and sends Qi Yuan one last message for the night.

Shu Yan: Qi Yuan, let’s get divorced.

Qi Yuan sets down his book and replies without emotion, “All right.”

On the first night after receiving their divorce papers, Qi Yuan sleeps in the guest room as usual. In a haze, he sees three people standing by his bed. They look just like him, though their clothes and adornments are different.

Qi Yuan: Who are you?

Gu An, Chen Qingmu, and Tushan Ze: Your past lives.

Qi Yuan: ???

Gu An draws the sword at his waist and points it at the person in bed. “You divorced your wife?”

Qi Yuan: Yes.

Chen Qingmu touches the jade pendant hanging from his waist, his gaze dark. “You don’t love her?”

Qi Yuan: I only think of her as a younger sister. She misunderstood our relationship.

Tushan Ze’s eyes turn red. He casually bares his sharp fangs. “You’re asking to die!”

Before Qi Yuan can figure out what is happening, Gu An grabs him by the collar and throws him into the glowing white realm behind him.

Chen Qingmu: You’re done. My turn to throw him.

Tushan Ze: And then me.

After being thrown around three times and living through three lifetimes, Qi Yuan returns to the present. The first thing he does is rush straight to his ex-wife’s home.

Shu Yan looks at the man in rumpled pajamas outside her door, thoroughly annoyed. “We’re divorced. What brings my esteemed ex-husband here?”

Qi Yuan’s eyes immediately redden, and his voice catches as if he’s about to cry. “Yanyan, I was wrong...”

Theme: It turns out the best home has never been about blood ties. It is about independence, self-love, and choosing one another with unwavering conviction.