Lure a National Teacher Back to the Escort Agency

(Just scribbling nonsense, don't read, don't read, don't read.)

After coming back to life, Gou Zi'an faces three major problems:

1. He's broken the law by galloping through the streets of the capital.

2. He stole the token from his family's pawnshop, and people have mistaken it for the Dragon-Tiger Token.

3. The person sent to arrest him at the city gates is the infamous, cold-hearted Imperial Preceptor.

And then he can't help wondering how he ended up here in the first place...

The Black and White Messengers of the underworld said they'd mistakenly taken his soul. They promised Gou Zi'an, who hadn't managed to make a name for himself in his previous life, a chance to do it in this one.

He was reborn in his twelve-year-old body, but his return to life threw the course of many events into disarray.

++++++++Gou Zi'an keeps trying to make himself as inconspicuous as possible. In his last life, he wanted fame. This time, he just wants a quiet life. But, Your Excellency, could you please direct some of that attention elsewhere? I'm really not a rebel!

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Nie Feng, the Imperial Preceptor, is a man who has been vilified beyond belief in the rumors. Ever since he was old enough to remember, people around him have called him a harbinger of misfortune. Then, while carrying out orders to chase down the thief who stole the Dragon-Tiger Token, he meets the brash young master of an escort agency.

The young master is rumored to be lazy and ignorant, with no sense of his own limitations. He knows nothing and can't do anything, yet is convinced he's destined for greatness. None of that should have anything to do with Nie Feng, except the boy starts playing tricks on him.

So, even though he knows the boy isn't a rebel, he uses that as an excuse to keep him by his side.

++++++++The longer they spend together, the more Nie Feng is convinced he's been bewitched. But he doesn't dare reveal his feelings. Everything he does is meant to help the other, yet all he manages to do is push him further and further away.

+++++++++He once thought someone else would inherit the Gou family. Only later did he understand that loving someone doesn't mean sending him off to dazzle the world. It means wanting him to live a safe and peaceful life.

+++++++++Nie Feng: Starting today, you can go home. You don't need to stay here anymore.

++++++++Gou Zi'an, busy coaxing cats and walking dogs in the Imperial Preceptor's residence: No way. You called me a rebel before, and said I was good for nothing. I can't go home until I've proved myself.

++++++++Nie Feng: You don't have to prove anything. You're not a rebel. You're wonderful. I was wrong.

++++++++Gou Zi'an steps closer. He's a head shorter than Nie Feng, but his presence is imposing: Your Excellency, all the stories say that love grows with time. You...

+++++++++Nie Feng (blushing furiously): Absurd. You never do anything useful, and all you read are cheap romance stories.

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++++++++All right, Nie Feng admits he's fallen for him. But he thinks that idiot has no idea what love is.

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+++++++++After waiting in vain for an answer, Gou Zi'an angrily returns to his family's home in Jiangnan. He loses his appetite and can't sleep for days. Everyone in the Gou family, from the oldest to the youngest, tries to give him advice.

++++++++At last, the old master of the Gou family steps up, looking exasperated. He slams his hand on the table and scolds him: "When we want something, we take it by force. Go and take him back!"

++++++++Gou "Coward" Zi'an: But he's the Imperial Preceptor.

++++++++Old master: Do I have to spell it out for you? You've read all those romance stories for nothing. Go, pin him down and take him by force!

Warnings: 1. Amateurish writing

++++++2. The plot isn't especially dramatic

++++++3. The author is an amateur too

++++++4. Please go easy on me, thank you (bows)

Coming soon:

"Online Beggar Looking for Handouts"

Luo Yu is a streamer for one of the hottest games around, but he refuses to do things the normal way.

Other streamers promote products, beg for tips, followers, and rich patrons. Luo Yu just sneers and boasts in front of the three thousand viewers in his stream: "It's called online begging. You guys know what that is?"

His fans are shocked. You're a streamer too. Are you a beggar as well?

But karma comes fast.

Because his stream doesn't bring in enough money, the platform cuts off his traffic and pulls the promotions from his channel.

That night, Luo Yu has no money for dinner. His attitude changes completely, and he shamelessly says, "Brothers, could you send me a few..."

The guys in his stream reply, "We're not your brothers. If you call us your godfathers, we'll send you a few tips on account of you being our adopted son."

In that moment, the three thousand loyal members of the Luo family's online army become three thousand godfathers.

Luo Yu, once a technical powerhouse at the game, falls into the comedy streamer category.

The three thousand godfathers are shocked: "Stop joking around. Since when was our streamer any good at the game?"

Luo Yu: !!!

++++++Come on, wasn't I the top AD player on the server three seasons ago?

The guys in the stream have no answer. As the screen fills with "Yes," the top donor fires off a gift, and a message slowly appears in the chat: "The former top AD player has fallen to playing support. Adopted son, godfather advises you to get your attitude straight and apologize to the godfathers in the stream."

Luo Yu's vision blurs. He wants to curse the guy out. Thanks a lot, really.

Bonus scene:

To prove he really was the top player, Luo Yu immediately starts a match and locks in AD.

His teammates are stunned by the move.

All four type in unison: ?

Luo Yu excitedly turns on his mic, full of confidence, and declares: "I'm a smurf. I'll carry you."

His teammates trust him and pick their best characters.

But this AD player goes 0-8.

Ahem. Luo Yu looks at the score, quietly turns off his mic, and gives the guys in the stream an awkward smile. "Believe me if I say my internet's lagging. Also, my surname is Dai..."

Game setting: Inspired by mobile MOBA games.

Theme: Love every day