Reborn as a Black Lotus, Now My Ex's Brother Has His Eye on Me

My new novel, Bunny, I Love Livestreaming Ghost Encounters, is now out. The synopsis is at the end. Come check it out!

Ji Qingyun's mother had run away, his father was a drunk, and everyone in the village bullied him.

But he had an incredible memory and a natural gift for art. Half a painting was all it took to make Qi Jingzhou marvel at his astonishing artistic talent.

Yet this very man, who kept saying he loved him and calling him a precious uncut gem destined to shine around the world, eventually drove a knife into Ji Qingyun's heart.

Because Ji Qingyun was nothing more than a shadow Qi Jingzhou had kept around for the sake of his white moonlight.

Reborn into a second life, the lovesick nobody turned into a black-hearted lotus bent on revenge and making scumbags pay.

Qi Jingzhou thought he'd picked up a dumb little white rabbit, but in reality, everything was part of Ji Qingyun's plan.

He was going to play a game of love with Qi Jingzhou, tear away the white moonlight's fake genius halo, and reclaim everything that belonged to him at any cost.

And so,

Yanda's School of Fine Arts got a new legend: the top student in the art entrance exam was also the top scorer in the national college entrance exam. Though he wasn't much to look at, he'd managed to get the school's glamorous female president, a master of traditional Chinese painting, the head of a financial conglomerate, and many other bigwigs to orbit around him.

A new online sensation emerged: a wildly popular artist sold paintings for astronomical prices, and every new brand collaboration sold out.

Financial news dropped a bombshell: the fabulously wealthy Qin family had welcomed home a mysterious heir.

While focusing single-mindedly on revenge and building his career, Ji Qingyun also wanted to save Qi Jingchu, who had been killed by Qi Jingzhou in his previous life. He felt they were in the same boat.

But who could have guessed that the cool, abstinent, elite Mr. Qi was actually a pure-hearted boy?

A misunderstanding and an embrace opened Mr. Qi's heart.

A wall pin in the elevator, right in front of a crowd of onlookers, made him fall completely.

By the time Ji Qingyun realized something was wrong, Qi Jingchu had already sworn he wouldn't let him go.

"You were the one who made the first move. Now you have to take responsibility."

#Who needs romance? I just want to build my career

#Too bad the enemy's advances are too fierce

Couple: A calculating, seductive black-lotus genius painter shou focused on his career x a repressed, abstinent gong who's single-mindedly pursuing his wife

[Reading guide]

1. The actual gong is the scumbag's older brother.

2. One-on-one romance. The shou only plays along with the scumbag to get revenge. The shou is slightly a magnet for everyone's attention.

3. The author isn't a professional. The art-related stuff is mostly made up, so don't take it too seriously.

My new novel, Bunny, I Love Livestreaming Ghost Encounters. Please add it to your reading list, sob sob sob!

Everyone says the Tang family has total control over Mucheng. There's a reason for that: four of their five children are top big shots in their fields.

The eldest daughter, Tang Moqin, dominates the business world. The second son, Tang Yiqi, is a rising star in tech. The third son, Tang Jingshi, is a leading authority in surgery. The fourth daughter, Tang Ying Shu, is a top-tier star in the film industry.

Only the youngest son, Tang Yuhua, is useless at everything and number one at being timid.

When he was little, even finding a bird's egg was enough to scare him into turning back into his rabbit form when the naked hatchling emerged. He'd curl into a ball and cry.

What should an elite, wealthy family do with a good-for-nothing crybaby?

The Tang family: Spoil him, spoil him rotten! Whoever upsets our precious baby will have to answer to us!

The grown-up Tang Yuhua was all bark and no bite, with a heart smaller than a walnut and ambitions bigger than the sea.

Every day, he livestreamed himself exploring ruins around the country, convinced he'd show his viewers a second paranormal phenomenon besides his ability to turn into a rabbit.

So the most popular activity in his livestream became a no-prize guessing game: At what minute of the stream will Tang Yuhua be scared back into rabbit form?

Then one day, Tang Yuhua was, predictably, scared into a little white ball during a livestream.

But after the viewers had finished laughing and teasing him, they realized in horror:

Holy crap! A giant snake was carrying the rabbit in its mouth?!

Holy crap! The giant snake had turned into a dangerously charming, completely naked man!

Holy crap! The livestream had been shut down for violating the rules!

The giant snake Shao Wu was "picked up" by Tang Yuhua and brought home. From then on, Tang Yuhua's solo ruin explorations became joint adventures.

Most of the time, Shao Wu simply turned into a little snake, curled around Tang Yuhua's neck, and napped.

After Shao Wu joined him, Tang Yuhua's livestream became a real ghost-hunting scene. The chat went from [Hahahahaha] to [Aaaaaah], and his popularity shot up to rival that of a top-tier star.

But people gradually noticed that the timid, tearful Tang Yuhua was turning into a rabbit less and less often during his streams.

It wasn't that he was getting braver. It was that the evil ghosts who appeared in front of him had all started looking gentle and refined, meek as little lambs, as if they were desperate to kneel down and kowtow to him.

Tang Yuhua: Meow meow meow? Am I really that fierce?

Shao Wu, dozing around Tang Yuhua's neck: Heh. I'll swallow anyone who dares to scare my wife into crying.

All the ghosts: We can't afford to offend either of you, great gods. Please let us go TAT

A doted-on, tearful rabbit shou x a lazy, do-as-he-pleases evil dragon gong

Theme: Gold that shines with effort will eventually be seen.