Has This Little Darling Become Everyone's Favorite Today?

System: You're beautiful.

Qi Jiu: Great. (Rubs his hands together)

System: But you're an idiot.

Qi Jiu: ...

System: You were born to be loved by everyone. You know how this works.

Qi Jiu: (Doesn't understand, but is excited) So what's my mission?

System: Be a bully!

Qi Jiu: (Fists clenched!)

1. The Heavenly Master

As the fake young master, Qi Jiu is a total sucker for pretty faces, and has an instinctive urge to bully anyone good-looking, whether human or ghost. He whispers in the true young master, a heavenly master's ear, "Let me see your hands." He doesn't go easy on an evil ghost: "Mm, so pale." And he teases his sinister desk mate: "Can you cry? Let me hear you cry."

Qi Jiu: I'm going to bully the protagonist's group a hundred times in this world!

In the end, the System asks, "Have you bullied them enough?"

Qi Jiu: They're even worse than me... (Cries until his voice is hoarse)

2. The Junior Disciple

As a cannon-fodder junior disciple, Qi Jiu causes a sensation throughout the sect the day he arrives at Luoshui Sect. Everyone in the sect adores him and praises him, saying he's adorable and well-behaved.

Qi Jiu: Great, that'll make it even easier to bully people.

By day, his sect members compete to teach him cultivation techniques and sword skills, all while putting on an air of moral dignity. At night, they drag him out of bed, even when he's exhausted, to admire the moon and talk about life.

Qi Jiu: "I'm really tired."

His senior brother gazes at him tenderly. "Go to sleep."

His master stays up by lamplight, mending Qi Jiu's clothes. "Where have you been? Your clothes are all torn."

The wicked cultivator asks, "Will you think of me before bed?"

Qi Jiu: Why does something feel off?

3. The Crybaby

In the Naga clan, Qi Jiu is the young master, but he's just a weak little snake. Though he's a cannon-fodder character, he refuses to give up. To prove himself, he gets overconfident and enters a village, where he provokes the villagers.

The villagers aren't ordinary people.

The clan leader: "It's been a long time since a beauty came to our village."

The village bully: "Especially one who's a little dumb."

The village heartthrob: "And a crybaby on top of that? That's my favorite kind."

Qi Jiu: Aaaah! That's not what I meant by provoking them!

A bully really shouldn't be this popular.

1. One-on-one romance, with a devoted, secretly wholesome, inexperienced virgin top. The top is Yin Xia, and the top is the same person throughout.

2. Both the top and bottom are adults. They are not related and are not registered in the same household.

3. The cover was a gift from an artist on the forum. Many thanks!

Upcoming novel recommendation 1: The Group's Favorite Gets Reborn as a Beloved Kid on a Parenting Show

Rong Qi is a third-rate celebrity with a huge hate-fan following.

Rumor has it he was kicked out by a wealthy family last week, who also cut off his allowance.

With shameless determination, Rong Qi brings a child of unknown background to a parenting show to make money.

Hate-fans: [The high-and-mighty guy with 2.08 million followers is broke again! Hate-fans, let's destroy him!]

On the first day of filming,

Rong Qi lounges around like a lord, and the hate-fans curse him out.

Then he brings along a child with delicate, powdered features, even more haughty and refined than he is. Hugging a stuffed toy, the child kicks out a tiny leg and sends Rong Qi rolling off the lounge chair. Rong Qi scrambles to his feet, huffs and puffs, and makes room for Rong Du to climb onto the chair.

Hate-fans: [Damn, now there are two big shots! Like father, like son! Get him!]

Rong Du bathes in meltwater from Changbai Mountain. Rong Qi nearly tears the roof off trying to heat it for him.

Rong Du needs a jade bowl for meals, so Rong Qi practically kneels to feed him.

Even Rong Du's clothes are made of rare, outrageously expensive silk. In the freezing cold, Rong Qi runs around with a dripping nose to wash them.

Hate-fans: [Damn. Rong Qi's not a dad, he's more like the kid. Nothing else to say, let's keep going after him!]

Rong Qi: To be honest, this is my ancestor. My actual ancestor.

Hate-fans: [?]

On the parenting show, the aloof child turns out to be incredibly popular.

The arrogant young master of the Fu family lowers his head. "I'll give you my toys. Will you be my friend?"

The tyrannical young master of the Jiang family brings over all kinds of game consoles. "Want to play? Say I'll be your only friend, okay?"

The spoiled young child star of the Pei family tilts his head and quietly fans Rong Du. "You smell so nice. Will you play in the bubble pool with me tomorrow, just us?"

Hate-fans: [?? If this isn't scripted, I'll wash my hair upside down!]

On the show, the three-head-tall child in Rong Qi's arms rubs his dog-like eyes after waking up. His face is as small as a palm, delicate and powdered, and he has an aloof, world-weary air of aristocratic elegance. Everyone is stunned.

The hate-fans fall silent.

Until one of them breaks the silence again:

[Somebody kill me to amuse Du Du! Aaaah, my heart has melted! You dog, Rong Qi, where's that peacock jade that only blooms once every thousand years? Hurry up and give it to Du Du!!]

[It's another day of cursing Rong Qi! Why haven't you given Du Du the white tiger sword he liked last time? Why are you making money so slowly? Useless!]

[Rong Qi! Why haven't you come to wait on my Du Du yet? Get out here and take your beating!]

Though the hate-fans keep cursing Rong Qi, he becomes an overnight sensation thanks to his child. Invitations and opportunities pour in, and he wins awards by the handful.

Everything Rong Qi earns goes toward buying antiques for Rong Du.

Rong Qi: It doesn't hurt at all. If you don't believe me, pretend I never said that.

Rong Du points at the iPad: fruit jade, gilt jade, mutton-fat jade, Canaan wood, %!…@ and so on. Remember to buy them all. They used to be in my bookcase, so how did they end up in someone else's hands?

Rong Qi looks at his empty wallet. "... All right. I will."

Later, when the parenting show interviews the families who took part, they find Rong Du sipping tea, Rong Qi polishing antiques, and Rong Qi forcing out a strained working-man smile for the camera.

Upcoming novel recommendation 2: The Little Bully Is Spoiled by His Boy Band

Qi Yan's family is very rich, and he uses his connections to force his way into a hot boy band.

The band has five members, and the other four can't stand Qi Yan.

All five are eighteen, and none of them have gone through secondary gender differentiation yet.

Qi Yan relies on his family's wealth and the fact that all his relatives are alphas to throw his weight around.

For example:

A's family goes bankrupt, and Qi Yan takes an interest in his looks: "It's your good fortune that I'm supporting you."

B gets framed in a scandal. Remembering the way B used to be the center of attention at school, Qi Yan offers to make him his lackey and says he can get his family to clear B's name. He adds, "Shouldn't you be acting grateful so I can help you get ahead?"

C's popularity is at its peak. He acts cold toward Qi Yan on a horror variety show, making Qi Yan furious. Qi Yan warns him repeatedly, "Keep ignoring me and I won't go easy on you."

D acts like two different people in public and private. He usually pretends to be Qi Yan's warm, friendly buddy, but behind his back he calls him "a pitiful, hateful idiot." Qi Yan overhears and calls him out on the spot: "If you don't apologize, you're out of the group."

Then one day, A, B, C, and D's family backgrounds are revealed one by one. Each belongs to a powerful family that is a pillar of the empire.

In the year they all undergo secondary gender differentiation, Qi Yan is the only one who doesn't become an alpha like the others. Instead, he secretly becomes an omega.

Qi Yan privately takes suppressants, until one day he runs out and collapses, weak and limp, during a group variety show.

The other four return from a supply run to find the entire room filled with Qi Yan's overpowering pheromones. Their eyes turn bloodshot one after another, and their lips curl into smiles.

Theme: Evil gets what it deserves, so do good whenever you can.