A Collection of Ordinary Guys Rising to the Top

■ Thanks for supporting the official release. Comments from readers of pirated copies will be deleted. ■ Gong's point of view ■ Scroll down for content warnings before reading World 1: Li Mingrang's father died of illness, leaving him completely alone. Burdened with debt, he moved into the wealthy family's home where his father had worked, going to school while working himself to the bone to earn money. The rich family's young master, Li Yun, lived a completely different life. One meal cost half a year's living expenses for Mingrang, and a single tie was worth more than his entire wardrobe. Then one day, Li Yun climbed into Li Mingrang's bed to make the person he liked jealous. Li Yun warned him, “This is just a business arrangement. If you want anything more, I'll end it immediately.” Li Yun assumed Li Mingrang would push his luck. After all, Mingrang seemed to like him. But in the end, he discovered that Li Mingrang really only wanted his money... World 2: A young master showed up at the construction site where Deng Mingjiang worked. He was the son of the company's chairman, dressed head to toe in designer brands and meticulously groomed down to every last hair. He always wore a sour expression, though, until his fiance came to visit. Then he smiled like a sunflower. One night, Deng Mingjiang got up to use the bathroom and unexpectedly ran into the young master's fiance, who had someone in his arms. When he turned around, the young master was standing behind him. The young master started seeking Deng Mingjiang out to complain every day. One thing led to another, and after the two of them drank together, they went out to buy cola. The young master cried every day: about how hard it was working at the construction site, about his fiance cheating, and most of all about how he had actually slept with someone like Deng Mingjiang. Deng Mingjiang: “...” Later, the fiance returned to the young master's side, and Deng Mingjiang left too. The young master went to great lengths to find Deng Mingjiang. Deng Mingjiang said, “You're happy now, aren't you?” The young master said nothing. Tears just streamed down his face. World 3: Lishan Village is a poor village hidden in the mountains, and the Chen family is one of its poorest households. That summer, a wealthy businessman brought a team into the mountains to develop the area for tourism. He was young, handsome, and successful. The villagers admired and worshipped him, treating him like a god high above them all. But Chen Mingxia recognized him: the ex-boyfriend his older brother had abandoned. World 4: “Boss! That guy named Yin knew we'd be coming. He ran off with his concubine!” one of the underlings came running in, stumbling over himself. Ji Mingli lay on the couch and hurled a teacup at him. “Useless! After all that, you came back empty-handed?” “We caught someone! We caught someone!” The underling hurriedly had his men bring in a person with a hood over their head and bound from head to toe. “This is Yin Shan's wife. We brought him back.” Ji Mingli walked over and pulled off the hood. The face underneath was stunning, except... “Why is it a man?” “Yin Shan married a man...” Ji Mingli figured he could keep the male wife around and see if he could use him to lure Yin Shan back. But he wasn't getting a free meal. He'd have to do the laundry, cook, and work! But more than half a year passed, and Yin Shan never returned. Instead, Ji Mingli had a dream. In it, the male wife was actually the only son of the former prime minister, sold by a human trafficker to bring good fortune to the gravely ill Yin Shan. The former prime minister's old followers were searching everywhere for him, and before long they'd find their way up the mountain. Ji Mingli woke in a cold sweat and immediately decided to send the male wife back. He led him over mountains and through valleys, and the male wife followed without complaint. They were nearly at the capital when Ji Mingli woke in the middle of the night, his body burning hot. A pair of cool hands reached for him, and what followed came naturally. The next morning, the male wife was lying beside him. Ji Mingli was terrified, wondering how to make excuses, when the male wife threw himself at him. “Husband.” Ji Mingli: ??? Ji Mingli: Aaaaaah! Good heavens! Notes: ① Each mini-world is its own story. The pairings are lovesick, refined young master shous and rugged, ordinary poor-guy gongs. ② A mix of angst and sweetness. ③ Gong's point of view just means we see more from the gong's perspective, literally. ④ There are countless great stories on Jinjiang. If you don't like this one, click the top-right corner and leave. You don't have to tell me you're dropping it. Theme: Sincerity is the best weapon.