Lin Yuli. Judging by his name and looks, you'd think he was a refined young gentleman, gentle as jade. In truth, he's a web-fiction writer who has been rooted on Haitang for years, fond of writing forced-pampering stories, and too lazy to do much of anything.
He wakes up one day and discovers that he has accidentally entered an old-fashioned, melodramatic cultivation novel he wrote himself. He's now the cannon-fodder husband of the male lead, a heaven's chosen prodigy.
In the novel, the male lead falls for the protagonist bottom at first sight, then falls even deeper the second time they meet. Later, love turns to hate, leading to a series of scenes that cannot be described.
Lin Yuli's only purpose is to get jealous, frame the protagonist bottom, and ultimately be killed by the male lead in an extremely cruel manner.
Lin Yuli: ...
All he wants is to stay out of trouble.
But a System obsessed with electric shocks insists that he follow the plot.
And everything is even being livestreamed!
Only then does he realize how reckless he was back then: Who wrote such an absurd plot?!
Lin Yuli loves the protagonist top, Xie Ting, with all his heart, but he's never been in a relationship and only knows how to talk about love in theory. When he has to act out a seduction scene, the original text says he should tug gently at Xie Ting's sleeve. Lin Yuli is so nervous he nearly tears Xie Ting's clothes. The original text says his voice should be seductive, but he sounds as dry as if he's reading an apology letter.
Lin Yuli loves Xie Ting enough to lay down his life for him. He endures agonizing pain to take a blade or sword for Xie Ting, appearing deeply devoted while cursing Xie Ting's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.
Lin Yuli loves Xie Ting with such possessiveness that this lazy fish, who normally won't leave home for a month, keeps running away from home every few days out of jealousy, forced to endure hunger and cold as he sleeps rough outdoors.
Xie Ting, Xie Ting. Lin Yuli would love to kill Xie Ting with a single sword strike, then go beat up his past self for writing the story.
Xie Ting's perspective:
One day, Xie Ting wakes up and discovers that he can hear someone's thoughts.
The thoughts of his ornamental husband, who seems hopelessly in love with him on the outside but curses him every day on the inside.
So Xie Ting starts enjoying teasing this husband whose inner thoughts don't match his outward behavior.
Xie Ting pretends to be affectionate. Lin Yuli smiles on the outside, while inwardly complaining that Xie Ting is a hypocrite who flirts with everyone.
Xie Ting pretends to care. Lin Yuli is moved to tears, while inwardly shouting that Xie Ting's hug is hurting his injured hand.
What Xie Ting hears most often is Lin Yuli's inner wail: There's no scene in the plot for this! Can Xie Ting stop showing up in front of me for no reason? Aaaah!
Xie Ting chuckles. "Yuli loves me so much he can't live without me. Naturally, I should come see you more often."
Theme: Stay on the socialist path and stop writing nonsensical plots
