I'm Bankrupt. I Made It Up.

[Pre-release: When Love at First Sight Turns Me into a Sickly Cannon Fodder Beauty. See the column, below the blurb]

Qi Chu, A City's top outstanding young man, a self-made eligible bachelor, was diagnosed with a brain tumor at twenty-nine.

The doctor said, "Keep your spirits up. Don't overwork or stay up late. We'll try to keep your condition stable and treat it conservatively, but... you might also want to consider writing a will first."

With no parents, spouse, or children, Qi Chu called in his secretary. "I want to make a will."

Qi Chu announced his diagnosis to his extended family and said, "Before I die, whoever treats me best will be named first heir to my estate in my will."

His second cousin's family, whose gambling debts Qi Chu had paid off, immediately shoved their youngest child forward. "Kid, tell him to call you Dad!"

His third uncle, who had opened a rural guesthouse with Qi Chu's funding, showed up the next day and plopped a beautiful, sultry "black widow" beside Qi Chu's hospital bed. "Your uncle found you a caregiver!"

Qi Chu's eyebrows twitched at the sight of the low-cut-uniform caregiver. He was almost dead, so he decided to live in a way that suited him. "Uncle, I'm not into women."

His third uncle's expression shifted through a thousand emotions, as if he'd swallowed something revolting.

On the third day, Qi Chu met a male caregiver, gentle as water and with eyes full of allure.

Qi Chu couldn't bring himself to say: Uncle, we're both bottoms.

The dead come first, and the dying come second. Qi Chu decided to put human nature to the test.

He had his secretary put a seal on his luxurious villa, then announced to the relatives who came by, "I'm bankrupt and in debt. The villa's been seized."

The relatives who'd been fussing over him scattered like birds and beasts, and the gentle caregiver vanished without a trace.

Qi Chu was speechless. He told his secretary, "After I die, donate all my money."

To maintain the facade of being broke, Qi Chu moved into a run-down old apartment building. He followed the doctor's orders and rested at home, but he was bored out of his mind.

So Qi Chu, who had originally made his fortune selling grilled sausages, decided to return to his old trade. He drove his million-yuan Jeep Wrangler to the elementary school gates to sell iced jelly.

Five yuan for a small bowl, seven for a large one, packed with toppings, and he lost money on every bowl.

On an ordinary day selling iced jelly, Qi Chu crouched in the small park beside the elementary school, staking out a good spot for the moment the students were let out.

Who knew where the handsome guy came from, but he stared at Qi Chu with such burning intensity that he looked like he'd just seen his wife.

Following his gaze, Qi Chu saw the premium black watermelon behind him, which he hadn't had time to cut up yet.

"Handsome, want some iced jelly? It's refreshing and cool, and you can pick your toppings. Have as much watermelon as you like~"

The handsome guy was tall and built like a model, decked out in luxury brands from head to toe. He clearly wasn't short on money. But he said to Qi Chu, "Uncle, I don't have any money. Could I..."

Twenty-nine-year-old Qi Chu had been about to give this handsome guy, who was exactly his type, a free bowl out of pure camaraderie. One word, "Uncle," wiped away every trace of warmth.

"No! If you have no money, don't get in the way!"

At twenty-one, Gu Xiye was a rich young master born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Running away from home was a first for him.

His bank cards were frozen in no time, his cash ran out, and his entire WeChat balance went to pay for a five-star hotel room. Then he was kicked out.

Alone and with nothing to eat all day, Gu Xiye was planning to sleep in the park when he spotted an iced-jelly stall. His head was spinning with hunger, and he failed to see that the stall owner, dressed in an old man's undershirt and sunglasses, was a fair-skinned young man who looked about his age.

After calling him "Uncle," calling him "Bro" probably wouldn't help either.

But just as he sat helplessly on a park bench with his head bowed, the young man from before appeared again.

He handed him a bowl of iced jelly loaded with watermelon, crushed hawthorn, little rice balls, and brown sugar syrup. It was heavy with toppings.

Gu Xiye had never eaten iced jelly that delicious. He said to the young man what he'd tried to say before: "Bro, I don't have any money. Could I work for you to pay it off?"

That day, Qi Chu's heart softened, and he took in a little stray dog.

A kind-hearted, sharp-tongued, street-smart bottom who made his own way from a young age and was a little unhinged x a handsome, spoiled younger top with puppy-dog energy and impeccable manners, heir to a vast fortune but running away from home

When Love at First Sight Turns Me into a Sickly Cannon Fodder Beauty

Shu Bai, a man who falls in love at first sight, transmigrates into the cannon-fodder bottom in a wealthy-family melodrama.

But the possessive male lead, who throws tantrums and makes a scene, doesn't interest him at all. By contrast, the refined and courteous doctor tending to his injured foot with an ice pack is the man of his dreams!

"Dr. Ye, would you go on a date with me?"

That's the basic move for someone who falls in love at first sight: go straight for it.

What does it mean to fall in love at first sight?

It means falling in love immediately.

In short, Shu Bai could build a house on the beach. He's a hopeless romantic to the core.

He falls for teachers while taking exams, trainers while working out, and doctors while being treated. Love at first sight is as commonplace for him as three meals a day.

By a conservative estimate, it takes barely more than two weeks for him to go from falling in love to getting bored.

Dr. Ye, whom he liked just a moment ago, is already yesterday's news. The cool, erudite professor of international trade is the real dreamboat!

"Professor, would you like to try some cookies I baked myself?"

But you can get tired of cookies, and the sweaty, athletic hunk on the sports field is exactly the youthful type Shu Bai should be into at his age. A cute puppy-like campus heartthrob is simply the best.

"Hey, I bought you a drink. Want to get to know each other? I'm Shu Bai."

With his direct approach and good looks, Shu Bai became a legend at A University. In just two months, he flirted with the gentle, gentlemanly campus doctor, the cool and erudite professor, and the athletic campus heartthrob one after another, then dropped them all, leaving heartbreak everywhere.

Some people said that someone like Shu Bai would eventually be punished by heaven.

The novel's plot unfolded as expected: he was engaged to the cannon-fodder male lead.

At the glittering banquet, Shu Bai spotted a man across the room. In an instant, the electric shock of love at first sight struck him again.

"Hello, sir. I'm Shu Bai. Would you be interested in having a drink with me?"

Zheng Rongzhang had come to his nephew's engagement party, only to have his nephew's fiance openly hit on him. "Won't your lover mind?"

Shu Bai held his wineglass to his lips. "You haven't said yes yet, so how could I have a lover?"

Nearly thirty, Zheng Rongzhang fell for a little enchantress, only for his little enchantress to pull up his pants and turn cold. "Let's break up, Mr. Zheng."

It was only after joining the Shu Bai Heartbroken Ex-Boyfriends Club that Zheng Rongzhang discovered he wasn't the only one this brat had played like a fiddle.

Dr. Ye: Xiao Bai is just too young. He'll realize sooner or later that I'm the one who's best for him.

Professor Fu: Xiao Bai and I are the most compatible lovers. Our souls are one.

Campus Heartthrob Shen: Shu Bai is mine! He said he liked me best!

Mr. Zheng: ...

Rather than get jealous, he preferred to take action.

How many steps does it take to tame a playboy, or rather, someone who falls in love at first sight?

An insider answers: three.

Capture him, lock him up, and make sure he can't get out of bed.

A beautiful, irresistible, sickly playboy bottom who falls in love at first sight x a gentlemanly, gentle-on-the-surface but brutally possessive top

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