Cheng Yu fell into a manhole on the road and accidentally became bound to the [Mentor to the Protagonist] System.
In the missions, the protagonists were always strong despite their tragic circumstances.
The Host was either a sarcastic antagonist or a tool who retired after accomplishing his purpose. Either way, he was always the most important person at the turning point of the male lead's life.
System: "In short, anyone who can guide a protagonist toward a better life is what we call a mentor to the protagonist."
Cheng Yu drew the villain card. Well, then, thanks on behalf of the protagonist.
Rubbing his hands together, Cheng Yu hauled the little brat up from rock bottom. He poured his heart into keeping in character and following the plot, and was finally satisfied when he watched the protagonist rise to power. Then the protagonist turned around and locked him up.
Cheng Yu waited quietly for death, but the protagonist arrived dressed in red.
"I'll give you everything you want, Master." The protagonist leaned against his knees, his black hair spilling down like a waterfall. "It's just a shame you can only stir up trouble in the inner palace."
What the hell? I worked so hard to raise you, and this is what you've been thinking about all day?!
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The CEO's Road to Success
A disabled CEO adopted his rival's switched-at-birth son and personally taught him how to fight school bullying, get into a good university, wage business wars, and obtain whatever he wanted.
Cheng Yu revealed the young man's identity with satisfaction, waiting for him to take revenge in a frenzy.
But the person he'd raised instead turned his attention toward him.
The man's gaze was as vicious as a hungry wolf's.
"How do I get you..."
"Could you teach me that personally, too?"
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The Minister's Road to Success
The ruthless master of the Eastern Depot was openly wicked, and despised the brocade-clad guards, a bunch of aristocratic young men.
The emperor had fallen out with the leader of the guards and banished him to the Eastern Depot.
Cheng Yu bent down and lifted the kneeling man's chin with a finger.
"Well, well," he said. "Even a celestial beauty has fallen into our filthy den."
Cheng Yu taught him how a gentleman should bend, how to manipulate people's hearts, and how to get involved in dirty factional struggles.
The noble gentleman fell into a cesspool, deceived the emperor, seized control of the court, and became a minister with power over everything.
After Cheng Yu completed his mission to his satisfaction and prepared to run, the gentleman, still appearing gentle and refined, stopped him.
He looked just as he had years ago: gracious and composed, with a distant, delicate fragrance.
Meng Wushi looked at Cheng Yu with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.
"Now that I'm old and no longer attractive, you've stopped loving me. You changed your affections quickly, Eunuch."
"I wonder which young gentleman has caught your eye this time?"
Cheng Yu: It's not me! I didn't do anything! Don't come any closer!
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The Master's Road to Success
In the interstellar era, a runaway servant was sentenced to twenty years in prison. Cheng Yu was personally sent to prison by his loyal parents, and thrived in that chaotic place.
After a prisoner transfer, he was astonished to discover that the head of the household's son had ended up in this hellhole, too.
Seeing his master remain refined and dignified even in prison, Cheng Yu came up with another nasty idea.
He would teach his noble master the rules of prison, show him that his fussy manners were useless, and watch him bow his head.
Cheng Yu had barely begun speaking when his master immediately bowed his head.
Cheng Yu: That's not what I meant by bowing... Mmph!
Cheng Yu was taken out of prison by him. Faced with a world he no longer knew, Cheng Yu found it hard to adjust.
The son of the household head remained as composed as ever. Looking at Cheng Yu's reluctant face, he lowered his eyes and said mildly:
"It's your class that's useless, not those things."
Cheng Yu: Hah...
The plot will teach you that your dad is still your dad.
A deliberately old-fashioned indulgence, written to satisfy the author's own tastes.
Theme: Failure is the mother of success