Readers Say the Scumbag Gong Can't Get a Redemption Arc!

One kind of cathartic romance is the "wife-chasing crematorium": for all sorts of reasons, the top pursuer mistreats the one being pursued, body and soul. Only when the latter leaves in despair does the pursuer finally come to his senses. He then does everything he can to make amends with genuine love, and the two get back together, their bond growing even stronger after weathering hardship. But some of these crematorium stories are downright bizarre. The top pursuer merely fails to become the other man's doormat, and he's branded a scumbag. In the end, he can only watch helplessly as the one he loves falls into the arms of a powerful second pursuer, while he himself meets a miserable and untimely end. Readers collectively turn to stone, then angrily leave comments: "So he has to get on his knees and lick the other guy for it not to count as being a scumbag? Author, are you crazy, or am I?" Under the weight of their furious resentment, the Anti-Crematorium System makes its grand entrance: "Dear Reader, your request has been accepted! Fighting fires is hard work, so remember to leave a five-star review!" World One: [The White Moonlight Awakens] Sharp-tongued, scheming Omega emperor gong x the empire's shining Alpha general shou *That stupid, shameless shou better not lay a finger on my general!* Sai Changfeng has been a laid-back emperor for so long that he spends every day eating, drinking, and reading novels. Life couldn't be better. Then one day, he opens his eyes and discovers that he's been bound to a system. The System dances wildly by his bedside, trying to rouse this lazy fish: "How can you sleep at a time like this? Your great general is about to bite the dust! There are currently 387,546 readers waiting for you to put out the fire!" Countless reader comments suddenly appear before his eyes. Only then does Sai Changfeng realize he's the cannon-fodder shou in a novel he read just two days ago. As the white moonlight secretly loved by the first gong for years, he played an unforgettable part in tormenting the original shou. And the first gong in the book is none other than Shen Jin, the general acclaimed throughout the empire for his handsome looks, invincible victories, and fearsome, untouchable bearing. Sai Changfeng: "..." "What did you say? I'm his white moonlight?!" (voice cracking) World Two: [Not Quite Father and Son] Flashy, delinquent demon lord gong x aloof, pure-hearted immortal venerable shou, his adoptive father *The demon lord "forces" the immortal venerable to cultivate through dual cultivation, shocking the entire cultivation world* World Three: [Interstellar Zhen Huan] Beautiful, scheming, green-tea mermaid gong x mentally unstable, brutal general shou *Plotting at every turn to become the beloved of a brutal (and ridiculous) general* World Four: Western Fantasy Handsome, ancient-dressed Eastern dragon gong x handsome Western superhero shou *An Eastern monster joins the superheroes and saves the world every day* World Five: Modern Day Cold snake demon with little empathy gong x overworked, testosterone-fueled CEO shou *The CEO has to take kidney supplements every day after a snake demon drains all his yang energy* World Six: Apocalypse Sunny, silly fool gong x cute, hot-tempered team leader shou *The zombie king disguises himself as a human and keeps asking the team leader to be his mate* World Seven... Reader's Guide: 1. Mutual pampering, one-on-one, happy ending, sweet romance. 2. Multiple worlds, each with a different story and protagonists. The worlds may not be written in order. 3. None of the scumbag gongs in the original stories are actually scumbags. 4. [It's been so long that the original ideas have changed a tiny bit. This blurb was revised for the third time on April 5, 2025.] Theme: The rain that fell from you froze into frost on my branches.