After the Spoiled Heir of a Tycoon Family Became Mute

[The author's other work, "The Sickly Beauty's Cross-Dressing Online Romance Exposed," is currently being serialized]

○ Sweet, coquettish charmer X restrained, old-fashioned man

Yu Xian transmigrates into a book as a mute cannon-fodder character.

He's about to marry a twisted love interest, suffer physical and emotional abuse, then die and become the male protagonist's eternal white moonlight, fueling the future fire-for-fire romance between the main couple.

No way is he going to be a tool!

In a panic, Yu Xian shouts at his parents, who are discussing which family to choose for an arranged marriage:

"I'll choose for myself!"

Oh no, how did I shout that? Wasn't I supposed to be mute???

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Yu Xian carefully picks through a whole stack of resumes and finally spots one.

Looks: handsome.

Personality: aloof, not a creep.

Most importantly, his profession: rich second-generation heir and medical professor.

A workaholic who's all about his career, rich, and never comes home!

"Mom, Dad, it's..." Yu Xian glances at the surname to buy time. "Brother Mu cured my muteness. I want to marry him."

*

The Yu family's proposal is passed along to the Mu family.

Mu Zhiyuan bluntly replies, "No need."

The next day, on his way to work, Mu Zhiyuan is driving slowly out of the parking garage when someone taps twice on his window. Through the glass, he sees a bundle wrapped up from head to toe.

He lowers the window. The bundle reveals a face flushed pink from being buried in a scarf. White breath puffs out as he speaks:

"Hello, Mr. Mu. I'm Yu Xian. Would you do me the favor of marrying me?"

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His perfect husband isn't quite what he imagined, but overall, he's satisfied. Yu Xian starts pursuing the original's dream of joining the entertainment industry.

The dating show production crew never imagined they'd actually be able to invite this young research expert.

Before Mu Zhiyuan has even put on his lapel mic, the production crew records the following conversation.

"I thought you were busy with work, so I didn't ask!"

"How is showing my collarbone revealing?"

"Don't you dare say that about me! Mr. Mu, the internet says having sex once every two weeks is healthiest. You've been seriously overdoing it lately!"

"Don't you dare say 'mm'!!!"

[Reading Notes]

1. Entirely fictional setting. Everything serves the story. If it's not your cup of tea, please stop reading. Thank you.

2. Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting.

3. The medical details are wildly inaccurate. My apologies in advance if anything is offensive.

5. No need to tell me if you drop the story.

6. Feel free to point out bugs. I'll fix them if I can.

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Scheming, dazzling beauty x taciturn, sweet, innocent love interest

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"The Sickly Beauty's Cross-Dressing Online Romance Exposed"

A sickly, apathetic bottom who turns his childhood friend gay X a fatherly top whose possessiveness has twisted into an S streak

Qiao Qi was born premature on a wet, rainy day and was frail and sickly from childhood.

His parents asked the older boy next door, Xie Chuanting, to take Qiao Qi to and from school.

Qiao Qi and Xie Chuanting were inseparable as they grew up.

By the time Qiao Qi graduated from high school, Xie Chuanting was already the captain of A University's basketball club and a well-known figure on campus. Rumor had it that he was a germaphobe, asexual, and homophobic.

He simply rejected the girls who confessed to him, but when a boy confessed, he beat him badly enough to land him in the hospital with a broken bone.

After an unexpected summer downpour, Qiao Qi lay back in Xie Chuanting's arms, his hair half wet, and let him dry it for him.

Suddenly, he looked up and moved close enough for their breaths to mingle, feeling Xie Chuanting's muscles tense.

"Do you hate it when I do this, Brother?" His smile was damp with rain as he pulled away.

Qiao Qi was lazy and had no desire to take on the difficult task of turning a straight man who hated gay people.

After thinking it over for a while, he realized he just wanted to try dating Xie Chuanting.

Qiao Qi made a new account and pretended to be a girl to start an online romance with Xie Chuanting.

Xie Chuanting wouldn't add his new account on WeChat.

All of Qiao Qi's friend requests sank without a trace. In the note on his final request, Qiao Qi wrote two words: "Brother."

The request was accepted.

x: Don't call me Brother.

x was incredibly hard to win over, so Qiao Qi claimed he was very pretty.

He put on a skirt and sent x a photo.

After he sent the photo, their relationship suddenly made progress.

After they'd been dating online for a while, x asked to meet in person.

Qiao Qi broke up with him.

After Qiao Qi deleted his account, Xie Chuanting went berserk on the spot and eventually found the culprit.

Qiao Qi got caught and comforted him. "Because I can't marry you."

Xie Chuanting's eyes were bloodshot. He grabbed Qiao Qi around the waist and said, "You can."

"All you have to do is ask."

Qiao Qi: ?

That's not what I meant. [I won't listen, so you might as well give up.]

Angsty, tragic upcoming story: "He Loved Me Only After My Heart Died [Substitute]"

Wen Dong was the illegitimate son of the Wen family. He only dared to secretly love Ji Huaiyan.

By a twist of fate, Wen Dong became Ji Huaiyan's lover.

On the day he moved into Ji Huaiyan's private residence, Wen Dong saw the bedroom walls covered with photos of Ji Huaiyan and "him," spanning from childhood to the present. They silently proclaimed the depth of their love, leaving no room for anyone else.

He stared at them for a long time. The housekeeper just smiled and did nothing. Wen Dong realized how worthless his own love was, and silently moved out of the master bedroom.

Later, photos of Wen Dong, homeless and in a wretched state, were taken. The next day, they were published alongside another news item: Ji Huaiyan stood at "his" grave holding a bouquet of flowers, his love plain to see.

On the day Wen Dong had eagerly planned to reveal his relationship with Ji Huaiyan, Ji Huaiyan went out to sea to look for "him," leaving Wen Dong to face endless ridicule.

During the anniversary trip they'd planned for so long, Ji Huaiyan changed their route at the last minute and forced Wen Dong to gaze at the pitch-black sea.

"Back then, on a sea just like this, he gave me the chance to live. You can't even stand up straight."

Wen Dong's face was deathly pale, his voice barely audible. "I'm not him. I'm sorry..."

After the shock, Wen Dong's high fever wouldn't break. A helicopter took him away. A few days later, Ji Huaiyan received news that Wen Dong had died of an illness.

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The Ji family's heir seemed to have gone mad. His beloved white moonlight had returned, but he pushed him away and went to the cemetery in the middle of the night.

Muttering, "Wen Dong is afraid of the dark and water. He can't stay underground," he dug at the earth, utterly disheveled.

They say there was no one in the coffin when it was finally opened.

The conviction that Wen Dong was still alive was what kept Ji Huaiyan going. He often stayed awake until dawn in Wen Dong's bedroom, which was filled with Wen Dong's paintings.

He became obsessed with visiting art exhibitions and buying paintings, insisting on meeting the artists behind them. Others thought Ji Huaiyan had simply changed his tastes, but the housekeeper knew the truth: Ji Huaiyan didn't want the artist. All he wanted was Wen Dong.

The winners of the highest honor at the World Illustration Awards were announced. Among them was an unknown, slender, gentle Chinese young man.

The reports circulating in China showed only a blurry silhouette. The instant Ji Huaiyan saw it, his eyes turned red with fury and he ground his teeth.

Wen Dong.

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Theme: Love and dreams are both free