I Volunteered to Be Avenged!

Chi Jingsheng has an exceptionally handsome face and an aloof, solitary nature. Though he's an illegitimate son of the Chi family, someone they can hardly acknowledge in public, he acts as if everyone is beneath him, making enemies of plenty of people with ulterior motives.

When the Chi family suddenly falls from power, Chi Jingsheng loses their protection. Countless people immediately start plotting, eager to pluck this untouchable beauty and see what that stunning face looks like without its cold expression.

Before any of them can make a move, something nobody could have predicted happens: Gu Yan strikes first.

Isn't Gu Yan supposed to be a selfless workaholic saint who has renounced worldly desires? Why drop the act now, of all times?

Nobody can afford to offend the Gu family. All these people can do is grit their teeth, curse Gu Yan for chasing fame, and hope Chi Jingsheng gets worked to death by that sanctimonious hypocrite.

Chi Jingsheng is a thoroughly disillusioned pessimist.

The only thing that has gotten him going in recent years is sending his father to prison.

After getting his wish, Chi Jingsheng goes back to lying in his coffin like a moldy mushroom, only to hear a rumor that Gu Yan wants to keep him.

Someone guesses he's offended Gu Yan and comes by to sneer, dripping with sarcasm. 'Gu Yan's so good at putting on an act. Who knows how he'll torment you once the door is shut? You're on your own now.'

What, Gu Yan wants to get back at him like that? What a wonderful opportunity!

Chi Jingsheng sits up in his coffin again, having found the second thing that can get him going:

To find out how Gu Yan can 'torment' him in bed.

Chi Jingsheng arrives at the Gu family home dressed to look forlorn and pitiful, but on his first day, he's sent to the spare bedroom and gets a peaceful night's sleep.

On the second day, Gu Yan works from early morning until late at night.

On the third day, Gu Yan works around the clock...

Chi Jingsheng has no choice but to take the initiative. He waits outside Gu Yan's bedroom for him to return, thanks him for putting the past behind them, and says Gu Yan can ask him to do anything.

Looking at Chi Jingsheng in his loose bathrobe, the corners of his eyes red, Gu Yan's expression darkens as he leads him into the room.

The curtains are drawn and the lights are dim. Chi Jingsheng, his thoughts wandering, sits on the bed and watches Gu Yan sit beside him.

Then Gu Yan says solemnly, 'If you really want to repay me, stop giving up on yourself. Do what you truly want to do, and find the meaning of life again.'

Chi Jingsheng: ...?

...Does wanting you to 'torment' me in bed count as the meaning of life?

The author is sensitive, so if this isn't to your taste, just click away. No need to tell me.

This story may not be suitable for anyone in the kk fandom. Both leads are a little too romance-brained. One-on-one pairing, no switching or breaking them up, and no ship wars.

The author is sensitive, so if this isn't to your taste, just click away. No need to tell me. Thanks to all readers for your support.

The upcoming story, The Main Couple Is Secretly Descending to the Mortal Realm to Make Fandom Content, is waiting in my author profile. It's a sweet story about mutual pining. Here's the blurb:

In the seventh year of his unrequited love, famous writer Lin Hanzhang runs into his crush at a book signing, only to be treated like a stranger. Later that night, inspiration strikes, and he writes over ten thousand words of angst for the 'Qianzhangjie' ship.

After years in fandom, he had initially written only to comfort himself over a love he couldn't have. But his talent soon made him one of the two pillars of the 'Qianzhangjie' fandom. He writes both fluff and angst, and sometimes even writes a steamy car scene, earning a reputation as a legendary fandom writer. Countless readers clamor for more in the comments.

In the seventh year of his unrequited love, movie star Fu Qian disguises himself and goes to his crush's book signing. While waiting in line, a fanfiction writer next to him unexpectedly introduces him to the 'Qianzhangjie' ship website.

After being treated like a stranger by the person he loves, Fu Qian tosses and turns before somehow ending up on the ship website.

At three in the morning, the mysterious reader 'Swallows in Flight' showers the top 'Qianzhangjie' writer, 'Joyful Orioles,' with tips, claiming the number-one spot on the leaderboard.

'Joyful Orioles' had thought he'd be destined to write under a pseudonym, alone, until the end of time. Then he is stunned when a reader called 'Swallows in Flight' sends him a mountain of tips.

The legendary writer 'Yingying' and top-tier shipper 'Swallow' hit it off at once and become friends. A few months later, their conversations have devolved into daily declarations about how the bed of Qianzhangjie must shake at level ten.

But sometimes they disagree on how to interpret Qianzhangjie:

Swallow: How could Lin Hanzhang have been in love with Fu Qian alone for years and said something like that? It should be the other way around, right?

Yingying: You mean Fu Qian has been in love with Lin Hanzhang? You're the one writing them out of character!

Later, when an offline fan event comes up, they both get carried away and decide to meet in person.

At the event, Fu Qian and Lin Hanzhang see each other and both fall silent.

'What a coincidence... You're Joyful Orioles?'

'Ha, what a coincidence... You're Swallows in Flight?'

'Wait, you're the one writing our fanfiction?'

Later, with the curtains drawn and the bedroom dim, Fu Qian pins Lin Hanzhang's wrists to the soft bed and bites his famous author's flushed earlobe. 'Author, how about we bring that ten-thousand-word steamy scene you wrote to life tonight?'

Great news, fellow Qianzhangjie shippers! Our ship, which hasn't appeared together in years, might actually be real!

Theme: Break free from the mire and gaze up at the stars.