Ruan Mian is a keeper of life lamps in the Underworld, and after ten thousand years, she still hasn't made her position permanent.
Word is that the missing King of Hell will return to his post in three months. She'd better get her KPIs in order.
Unfortunately, there's an anomaly in her district whose life lamp has stayed lit ever since she took over.
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To figure out what's going on, Ruan Mian comes to the mortal world and becomes a mother without the pain of childbirth. Her son is the target, and also the illegitimate child of movie emperor Lu Shiyan.
On the parenting variety show:
When it's time to cook, the adults do it in the other families. In Ruan Mian's family, the roles are reversed: she transforms into a praise-giving lazybones, waiting to be fed.
When telling stories, every ending involves someone getting killed. The neighboring kids are all scared to tears, while this mother and son remain completely calm.
Ruan Mian gets thoroughly scolded.
When harassed, she kindly warns them to watch out for a bloody disaster. They don't believe her, and end up in the hospital the next day.
At a murder scene, she chats with a vengeful spirit and casually brings the culprit to justice, carrying the whole team.
When exposed as a fake heiress, she directly tears into the real heiress who comes to flaunt her status in her face.
No one dares mess with Ruan Mian anymore.
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The child's father finally arrives, late for the second filming session.
Her son, who had been aloof before, changes completely. He hugs her as soon as he sees her and calls her "Mommy" so sweetly that he's like a different person.
But Ruan Mian feels something is off, especially when she sees Lu Shiyan's face, which looks a lot like her son's, except it's wearing a scowl.
Even more unbelievable, not long after meeting Lu Shiyan, he says he wants to marry her?
Does hitting my KPI mean I have to put myself on the line, too?
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Lu Shiyan has lived for ten thousand years, unable to age or die.
He is often in pain, and in severe cases, he becomes childlike. But after meeting Ruan Mian, his condition inexplicably eases.
It began as a matter of using each other, but he never expected his heart, dormant for ten thousand years, to stir.
Reader's guide:
The setting is fictional, with lots of original worldbuilding. The early story is set against the backdrop of the mortal world and entertainment industry, with a small portion of the Underworld appearing later.
The child belongs to the male and female leads; this will be revealed later. One true pairing, HE!
Theme: Know your goals
Pretend Love [Entertainment Industry]
He’s So Hard to Win Over
Kindling Dreams
Twilight of the Gods [Western Fantasy]
A Double Love Affair
Falling Into the Night
Little Notebook
Just Meal Buddies
In Midsummer
Then Just Love Me [Marriage Before Love]
Knowingly Drowning
What a Coincidence [Entertainment Industry]
Great, great, great, you are great, come on, come on, come on
It's too hasty. What about the follow-up to the variety show? The three of them have disappeared. What will happen next in the human world?
No, why does it feel a bit rushed later on?
"It's Sister Ruan's daughter who is actually her" is a big thorn in the side of the author~
He was actually sucked by the aunt, he is not clean anymore???
I think the Song Ling one is her biological child. She probably came here to test the waters before making it public, or to hide the test. Anyway, it's the same.
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, so sweet to me, let me see them all
So sweet ah ah ah ah. Good looking good looking
Don't ah ah ah. What about Xiaobao?
Isn't this manager the mastermind behind the scenes?