Mistaken for a Big Shot Because I Slacked Off Too Much

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Yu Gui has no great ambitions. His biggest dream is to be a carefree slacker who never has to worry about food or drink.

To avoid getting dragged into a family business feud, and to secure a relaxed retirement for himself, after graduating from college, Yu Gui volunteers to inherit his great-grandfather's antique shop and packs his bags that very night to get away from his family.

Yu Gui arrives at the antique shop, thinking his carefree life is just around the corner. Then he steps inside...

The dusty floor suddenly becomes clean and gleaming;

The empty shelves are filled with antiques that look incredibly valuable;

Incense smoke curls from the burner, a luminous pearl casts a warm glow, and there's a recliner...

Everything he could need.

Yu Gui has not only changed clothes, but also acquired an ancient book with no writing in it, and...

[Look! A new character just appeared! He's so beautiful, I want to lick him all over!]

[That octopus of an author, you've got one minute to give me all the information about this character.]

[We've only seen his profile, but with the double buff of an antique shop and a mysterious beauty, I'll say it: he's the best-looking character in this comic, and my future wife!]

[Don't just drink, buddy. Have some peanuts with it.]

...and lines of text before his eyes that look suspiciously like a comic's comment forum.

Through spoilers from the "readers" and the comic's protagonist, Yu Gui seems to glimpse the chaotic days ahead.

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Whatever. Let the chips fall where they may. It won't affect him anyway. He's going to slack off!

*

At first, readers think Yu Gui's role in the comic is "a handsome, kind big brother to the main cast, with a mysterious background."

Whenever the main cast runs into trouble, he listens with a smile like a caring elder, then comforts and encourages them.

Readers sigh: [The world owes me a big brother!]

Yu Gui, desperately serving up pep talks and hoping the main cast will hurry up and leave: Smile.jpg

However, their easygoing daily life doesn't last long. As the comic's main plot unfolds, readers realize how naive they've been.

A conspiracy spanning more than a thousand years comes to light. One crisis follows another, throwing everyone into disarray. The main cast, who haven't even graduated from the academy, are dragged into it. Even with plot armor, they can't break free or escape with their lives.

The only paradise where the main cast can rest turns out to be Boss Yu's antique shop.

And the smiling, gentle young man, like a piece of porcelain shattered that day, reveals his true nature and slowly steps onto a path of no return.

[Waaah, Boss Yu, don't! You're the only one left to look after the five little ones!]

[The scars on his body, the long spells of staring into space when nobody pays attention to him, the wistful look he gives the antiques, the way he cries over a flower or a blade of grass... He was obviously a tragic hero with an emphasized beauty and strength! Waaah, I should have guessed ages ago. This despicable man fooled us all!]

[You've held on for a thousand years. Just hold on a little longer, please? I'm begging you... Turn around and look behind you! So many people care about you!]

Yu Gui: "..."

Well, would you look at that. I was wondering why I had so many debuffs. Turns out you all made them up!

He turns to look at the main cast and "family and friends," all wearing heartbroken, guilt-ridden expressions. Yu Gui... loses his ability to react.

Is it too late for him to go back and inherit the family business?

Reading guide:

1. A tragic hero with beauty and strength, and a max-level powerhouse, as imagined by everyone else.

2. The protagonist has no tragic past. Before everyone imagines him as a big shot, he's just an ordinary person with a little acting talent, but not much.

3. The comic world and the real world exist in parallel, and the two worlds never merge. The protagonist occasionally returns to reality without revealing his identity, except to one secretly brother-obsessed younger sibling.

4. There should be lots of comments and forum posts~

5. The author's writing is limited. Please don't flame me if you dislike it. Thank you for understanding.

Theme: The world really is beautiful.