They All Say I Talk Like a Teahouse Schemer

Yu Zhixu, a rising young actor in the entertainment industry, had a striking face and decent acting skills, yet he quickly amassed a large number of haters.

Netizen #1: So what if he's good-looking? All that fake, coy talk is so annoying.

Netizen #2: What a pure white lotus.

Netizen #3: Such a lovely person, what a shame he's so dramatic.

In short, out of the countless comments, hardly one had anything nice to say. Even passersby won over by his looks were immediately driven away.

No fans, only haters. The only things keeping him afloat were his popularity and his face.

Yu Zhixu himself: "...Thanks for asking. I don't want to talk."

Yu Shangwan, courtesy name Zhixu, was one of the Twelve Immortals of Antiquity, honored as the Venerable Lord of the Linbing Realm. The greatest god of war in the Immortal Realm, he was famous for never losing a battle, yet also for his gentle nature.

After the war between immortals and demons a thousand years ago, Yu Zhixu was seriously injured and went into seclusion. But when he finally emerged, he discovered that his young disciple had caused trouble:

The Demon King, imprisoned in the Lingxi Realm, had escaped because his disciple had failed to guard him properly.

There was no helping it. He couldn't let his own disciple go get himself killed, so Yu Zhixu had to go to the mortal world himself.

Given Yu Zhixu's status, the Immortal Realm would surely have arranged everything in the mortal world for him in advance, so he could focus on finding the Demon King.

Who could have known that an inexperienced minor immortal official would assign him to the wrong place and send him straight into the entertainment industry?

It had been a thousand years since Yu Zhixu last visited the mortal world, so he was slow to react in every way. To avoid trouble, he remained polite and modest.

But he never expected the show producers to set him up at every turn. With some clever editing and close-ups, a "two-faced tea" persona appeared out of nowhere. His popularity soared, and the insults came pouring in.

By the time Yu Zhixu realized what was happening and tried to explain, his image as a tea-drinking white lotus was already deeply ingrained. Nothing he did could change it.

Yu Zhixu: "Do I really have to save this disciple? Do I really have to catch this Demon King?"

Lu Suixing, a promising young rich heir and a famous eligible bachelor in his circle.

The first time he saw Yu Zhixu, Lu Suixing thought: "So beautiful. What a shame he's a playboy."

But the playboy was just too handsome, and Lu Suixing decided to go crazy for love.

He even went out of his way to research "how to make a tea-drinking schemer fall in love with you."

Lu Suixing: "The way you looked at me just now was slightly different from yesterday. Was it because I talked to that receptionist a little longer? It's okay. I won't do it again."

Yu Zhixu: "...Get lost!"

[A devoted top with money, looks, and a sincere heart but no social skills x a celestial immortal bottom, forced to perform, first-rate in both looks and skill]

#The bottom is both universally hated and universally adored; expect a love rivalry.

#The top has no social skills, but his feelings are genuine.

#A fictional setting, so don't overthink it.

Theme: Get to know someone in every way.