The Man Everyone Hated Was Forced to Ascend the Throne

[Ongoing, no-CP entertainment-industry novel Sickly Beauty Goes on a Rampage in Showbiz. Please add it to your reading list!] 1 Chi Ling was notorious from a young age. He dropped out of school halfway through and never made the slightest effort to improve himself. His teacher thought he was a hopeless rich kid who would squander his family’s money. His classmates thought he was always at the bottom of the class and would end up homeless, digging through trash. The new homeroom teacher was deeply worried about this useless student and hoped he could at least make it to graduation and find an easy job. Just as she thought he was going to turn his life around, Chi Ling came to her desk. “Teacher, I want to drop out.” “Why?” “There’s a throne at home waiting for me to inherit.” 2 Chi Ling was born into an eminent family but grew up in a basement. When the previous king died, he made his first public appearance, and everyone in the family thought the handpicked heir was a useless fool. During a family competition, he was badly injured and fell unconscious with a high fever. Everyone gloated. “Years have passed, and you’re still a useless nobody. You’ve achieved nothing.” When disaster struck and the audience faced imminent death, a powerful force protected them. They turned around and discovered that the one wielding that power was him, standing in the corner… At eighteen, Chi Ling put the crown back on his head. 3 Years later, at a class reunion, Everyone had become lawyers, businesspeople, teachers, and doctors. They chatted animatedly over drinks at a five-star hotel, discussing Chi Ling, who had dropped out early and then vanished without a trace. “I heard he went back to live off his family. He’s probably still sponging off his parents.” “I heard the mayor and senior officials are at the venue next door.” The door suddenly opened. Chi Ling stood there in finery, holding a wineglass, dazzlingly poised. “Good evening, everyone.” Everyone was stunned. Was this really the same lazy guy from before? His classmates eagerly tried to pry into his past, but he paused for a moment and said apologetically, “Sorry, I have something to take care of.” He quietly told the waiter, “I’ll cover the bill for this party tonight. Put the venue next door on my tab too.” 4 You drove me to the end of the road, and I have no way to repay you. Because even if I died, all I’d leave behind would be a beautiful shell. The flower he used to love most was the daisy. Later, it became a blood-soaked rose. Whenever someone asked, he would part his lips and quietly reply: “I am a gift left behind by a vanished world.” - Please add the ongoing novel Sickly Beauty Goes on a Rampage in Showbiz to your reading list. Click the author’s profile to find it. Chi Ling’s life had three great misfortunes: His older brother died in a car accident. He killed someone and went to prison. Abandoned by everyone, he took his own life. - One day, he opened his eyes and found himself back on the night of his debut. That’s right, he was reborn. Theme: I honor the light with my loneliness.