I Really Can't Be the Scummy Top in This Online Romance!

[Coming Soon: My Fake Young Master Brother Is a Metaphysics Expert. Blurb at the end]

Blurb

He Yirong is a rising star in materials science research. He wakes up one day transmigrated into a novel as a scummy, fake-straight online catfish and cannon fodder.

In the novel, the original owner pretends to be gay to join a dating group for CP pairings. After deceiving Xu Canzhao, the top rich second-generation heir and the novel's love interest, Xu discovers who he really is. The original owner is disgraced and expelled from university.

He Yirong transmigrates at just the right moment: the first day the original owner and Xu Canzhao meet through the group's CP pairing event.

Without a second thought, He Yirong asks to break up.

Xu Canzhao: ???

If anyone's dumping the other, it should be Xu Canzhao doing the dumping. How could Xu Canzhao possibly be the one getting dumped?

And the 30-day CP event has only just started. If word gets out that he's already been dumped, won't he become a laughingstock?

Since Xu Canzhao refuses, He Yirong has no choice but to treat their online relationship as a 30-day act.

He figures that once the event ends, he'll leave the group chat and put an end to this farce. By then, Xu Canzhao probably won't object anymore.

After all, Xu Canzhao said it himself: "This event is just a game to pass the time. How could I possibly take it seriously?"

As they complete the CP tasks posted in the group, Xu Canzhao becomes the person everyone envies and resents most.

That's because his CP, He Yirong, gradually becomes the group's undisputed top catch, and is considerate toward Xu Canzhao in every way.

No matter what tricks the others in the group try, He Yirong's attention stays fixed on Xu Canzhao.

When the CP event ends, everyone assumes the two will surely stay together.

But He Yirong leaves the dating group and deletes every way to contact Xu Canzhao.

The group immediately fills with wild speculation, while Xu Canzhao is furious.

He Yirong doesn't know that while he sees Xu Canzhao as an online friend, Xu Canzhao sees him as his boyfriend.

The night they break up, He Yirong spots Xu Canzhao waiting outside his dormitory, his expression dark. His heart skips a beat... He must just happen to be here, right?

He Yirong pretends nothing is wrong and walks past Xu Canzhao, only for Xu to grab him tightly by the wrist the next second.

He Yirong: ...Didn't I cooperate and complete the CP event? Why is this young master still showing up at my door?

"Coming Soon: My Fake Young Master Brother Is a Metaphysics Expert"

Gong Yunji is struck by heavenly lightning and sent back to the world he came from just as he's about to transcend and ascend. In his original world, his only surviving relative is his younger brother, Gong Wansong.

At this point, Gong Wansong has been kicked out of the wealthy Liu family after the truth about the real and fake young masters comes to light. He's become the universally hated, blacklisted celebrity of the entertainment industry.

When someone on the phone claims to be a police officer and says they've found his older brother, who went missing twenty years ago, Gong Wansong is at a loss for words.

Isn't he an orphan now? Where would he get an older brother? If they're going to scam him, they could at least come up with a convincing story!

Half skeptical, Gong Wansong goes to the police station, only to see Gong Yunji sitting calmly in the middle of a crowd of people jostling to get his attention.

A middle-aged man who lost money to an investment scam: "Master, do you think I still have a chance to get rich overnight this year?"

A primary school student sobs hysterically: "Waaah, I... I lost the winter break homework I'd already finished. Big Brother, can you figure out where it is?"

At first, Gong Wansong thinks these people are out of their minds. Ten minutes later, his eyes are wide with shock... His older brother really is a metaphysics expert who can predict the future!

The moment Gong Yunji sees Gong Wansong, he can't help frowning. Gong Wansong should have been blessed with the wealth and good fortune of a virtuous person in nine lifetimes. Yet almost all his fortune has been stolen, and his death is drawing near.

After driving Gong Wansong, the fake young master, away, everyone in the Liu family hopes he'll die soon so their family's wealth and status can rise even higher.

But reality has other plans... The Liu family's company goes bankrupt overnight, and the family members die or are injured because of all the evil they've done.

Facing the Liu family, who would love to tear him to pieces but dare not say a word, Gong Wansong cheerfully sings, "Only big brother is good in this world. A child with a big brother is a treasure!"

*

In just one hour after going live, Gong Yunji's fortune-telling livestream gains a million followers.

The BB livestreaming platform concludes that Gong Yunji has faked his numbers and swiftly bans his stream. This immediately causes a huge uproar.

The platform's complaint hotline is flooded with calls from furious netizens:

"I was planning to ask the master whether my project would succeed. You banned him! If I lose tens of millions because of you, can you afford to compensate me?"

"You couldn't recognize a treasure if it was right in front of you! If Master Gong goes over to DD's platform, you'll regret it for the rest of your lives!"

Once the truth comes out, the BB platform's executives are over the moon. A real metaphysics expert has joined their platform!

"A gang of robbers is about to hit your jewelry store. Call the police right away."

"Your neighbors are unconscious from carbon monoxide poisoning after using charcoal to heat their home. Call an ambulance!"

"Your nanny is planning to swindle your mother out of all her retirement savings. Get home right now."

Not one of the things Gong Yunji says in his livestream proves wrong, and his fortune-telling stream becomes an overnight sensation.

When word gets out that Gong Wansong is Gong Yunji's younger brother, influential people and celebrities come bearing all kinds of opportunities, hoping Gong Wansong will introduce them to the metaphysics master.

Gong Wansong: They say fortune comes and goes, but it seems to be turning so fast I can barely keep up.

Ran Qibai, former demon cultivator and current tycoon: Stop dawdling. Go make movies or appear on variety shows. Don't spend all day clinging to your brother like a shut-in.

Gong Wansong: Hah! Coming from someone who's practically a clingy spirit reincarnated, you don't have any room to talk!

Gong Yunji: ...Today's love triangle may be late, but it never fails to show up!

Reader's Guide:

1. Younger seme, mutual pampering, a short and sweet story

2. The blurb may be adjusted as the story develops. Updates every night at nine.

3. No baseless plagiarism accusations. Please report directly to Jinjiang if you have evidence.

Inspiration date: October 2022, screenshots saved.

Theme: Find love in the passage of time, and cherish it