My Spoiled Persona Must Not Crumble

Xu Tang grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth, spoiled rotten and used to getting his way. After marrying Gu Qingrang, a rising star in business, in a marriage of convenience, he became even more impossible to handle, throwing his weight around both on set and at home.

Then one day, something calling itself a System showed up at his door. Xu Tang learned that this world had been born from a novel.

Gu Qingrang was the male lead gong, Su Wei, a newcomer to the entertainment industry, was the male lead shou, and Xu Tang was the male lead gong's obnoxious, idiotic ex-husband, a cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic end.

With the two leads yet to meet, the System earnestly tried to persuade him: "You can't keep acting up! You need to cling to the protagonist and stay alive!"

After listening to it nag all day, Xu Tang said, "Oh."

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That night, Gu Qingrang came home exhausted after working late and ran into Xu Tang, who had just woken naturally and come out looking for food.

Xu Tang, haughty and imperious, called to him: "I'm hungry. Make me noodles. No ginger, scallions, or cilantro, and don't make them too greasy."

Then he wiggled his pale, slender feet, which showed no sign of ever having done a day's work. "Those slippers behind you, on your right. Bring them over and put them on me before you go."

Gu Qingrang: "..."

Seeing the male lead gong lower his eyes and say nothing, apparently enduring the humiliation, the System's alarm bells went off.

"Host!! You really can't keep acting like this!!"

The next second...

[Gu Qingrang's affection: +10.]

System: "???"

*

On set, the male lead shou, Su Wei, who had no connections to back him up, was being falsely accused and attacked by a rival. Their managers were shouting at each other.

The System nudged Xu Tang, who was resting in his private dressing room. "Host, go do something! The male lead shou is being bullied!"

Xu Tang wore a face mask and ate cherries fed to him by his assistant. He acted as if he hadn't heard, no matter how many times the System repeated itself.

Annoyed by the nagging, he furrowed his elegant brows, pulled down his mask, and said impatiently, "If you want to go, go yourself."

The next second, there was a loud bang as the dressing room door was forced open.

The moment the people fighting on set realized they'd dragged the untouchable little tyrant into this, they fell silent as mice.

The troublemaker from the rival team hurried over with a fake smile and greeted him, "Young Master Xu." He was just about to list Su Wei's crimes when Xu Tang cut him off.

Xu Tang narrowed his phoenix eyes and glanced at him coolly. "Do we know each other?"

Then, pinching his nose, he called to the director: "This is the third male lead you picked? His face is full of silicone, his eyes are stretched halfway to his temples, and he's drenched in cheap perfume. It's making my nose hurt. Three minutes. Replace him, now."

The smile on the other man's face shattered.

Director: "Of course. I'll replace him right away!"

"And him," Xu Tang said, pointing at the male lead shou, who was standing there stunned. His face twisted in disgust. "What is that deathly white makeup? It's so ugly it hurts my eyes. Don't let him appear in front of me until his makeup looks normal. Got it?"

Makeup artist: "Got it. I'll redo it right away!"

System: "..."

"Dear!! Could you maybe be a little more tactful? Try not to offend..."

The next second...

[Su Wei's affection: +20.]

System: "!!!"

Xu Tang: "?"

"Are they both crazy?"

*

Later, at an awards ceremony, a reporter asked newly crowned Best Actor Su Wei whom he was most grateful to in the entertainment industry. Under the spotlight, the young man named Xu Tang, leaving the whole room in an uproar.

"I know he's watching the livestream right now. There's something I want to tell him today."

"Senior, I've admired you for a long time. If you ever divorce your husband, could I pursue..."

He was cut off halfway through as the microphone suddenly went dead. The entire venue plunged into darkness. When the spotlights came back on a few minutes later, the internet was already ablaze over a post from the head of the Gu family corporation.

"Gu Qingrang: We're very happy together and won't be getting divorced. No need to worry about it, @Su Wei."

After posting, Gu Qingrang tossed his phone aside and walked to the bed, his eyes full of satisfaction and tenderness. "Does your waist still hurt? Want me to rub it?"

Xu Tang kicked at him and croaked, "Get lost." But the other man seized his ankle.

He stroked the red marks that had yet to fade against Xu Tang's snowy skin, and his Adam's apple bobbed. "If it doesn't hurt anymore, be good and let me have you one more time, okay?"

*22/5/12

Spoiled, temperamental young master shou x sultry, powerful gong

Theme: Be yourself and do what you want to do.