The couple's dynamic went off track. I'm trying to get the feel right. I'll rewrite it once I figure it out.
A spoiled, demanding, fake young master who gets his way × a cold on the outside, warm on the inside, rough-around-the-edges real young master
1
Xu Yao suddenly discovered that he was living in a novel, and not even as anything more than a cannon-fodder fake young master.
The real young master and protagonist of the book, Xie Yan, would not only take his fortune and steal his family away from him, but eventually leave him dead in the street, in the most miserable way imaginable.
How could he let that happen!
How could he accept that!
Xu Yao had been spoiled rotten by his family for over a decade. There was no way he could swallow this. He decided to nip the real young master, who was still poor, in the bud.
But... the real young master was still in some remote mountain village. Xu Yao couldn't even meet him, let alone get revenge.
Xu Yao was dejected and ready to accept his fate when he suddenly came across a variety show.
The Poverty Challenge: Find Yourself in the World of the Poor.
It was being filmed in the very village where the real young master lived.
There had once been a scandal that made the rounds in rich society.
A rich young man had been deceived by a woman, who took advantage of him and broke his heart. He stopped eating and drinking, completely gave up on life, and became a wreck. His father kicked him out, and the illegitimate son inherited the family fortune.
Deceived by a woman?
Kicked out of the house?
A lightbulb went off in Xu Yao's head. An idea came to him.
2
A variety show called The Poverty Challenge suddenly found itself with a spoiled princess who threw a fit over everything.
She was not only lazy and obsessed with good food, she also caused absolute chaos for the crew.
While the other rich young men worked diligently in the fields, she sat off to the side munching on melon seeds.
While the other rich young men were so exhausted they could barely afford food, and got thin and tanned, she stayed fair and beautiful, pampered until she positively glowed.
The rest of the show cast: Why does she get to do that!
The princess scattered the shells from her melon seeds and said:
"Hey!"
"If you've got what it takes, go find yourself a boyfriend here too!"
The crew: "…"
The others: "…"
Damn, impressive.
3
The princess had finished causing trouble and breezily dumped her boyfriend from the mountain village.
"I'm sorry. You're a good person, but there's too great a difference between us."
One line, and she was out of there.
Now no one could take his place anymore.
He cut his long hair, changed out of his dress, and transformed back into the young master of a wealthy family.
Until one day, when he came home.
The real young master, heartbroken, sat on the sofa, his ink-black eyes fixed on him without a blink.
"..."
He was in trouble now!
"I don't ask the moon to shine on me alone. I only want its light to reach me."
Theme: Love that supports one another is worth more than anything everlasting
There were only three updates, so why did I click in? Forget it, let's take a look.