When a Mushroom Spirit Lands in an Old-School Angst Novel

* [A cute, earnest mushroom spirit shou who works hard to learn how to be human x a powerful gong who turns dark whenever he's jealous, but is perfectly normal when he isn't]

An Gu, a mushroom spirit from the apocalypse, died and transmigrated into an old-fashioned, angsty CEO romance novel. He became the frail younger brother of Xie Zhuo, the male supporting character who would turn evil.

In his previous life, Xie Zhuo awakened to his own consciousness and transformed from a devoted male supporting character into a black-hearted villain. He killed the male and female leads, causing the world to collapse and restart. An Gu's mission was to protect the leads.

When the heroine was sad, he comforted her. When someone humiliated her, he stood up for her. When she ran away from home, he took her in.

One rainy night, An Gu had just finished showering when he saw Xie Zhuo standing in the doorway, soaked through. Xie Zhuo calmly looked at him and the heroine, who was wearing a bathrobe, and chuckled. "Looks like I picked a bad time to come by."

[Warning! Male supporting character Xie Zhuo's threat level is rising! Host, protect the heroine!]

An Gu hurriedly protested, "Brother, it's not what you think!"

Xie Zhuo dropped the door lock he'd accidentally torn off onto the floor. Lowering his eyes to hide his feelings, he said coolly, "Oh? Then what is it?"

The door lock had punched a hole in the floor. Before An Gu could explain, the heroine said goodbye and hurried off.

At a party, An Gu was supposed to dance with the heroine to make the male lead jealous.

He had just reached out to her when the hall doors suddenly opened. Xie Zhuo, who had just invited An Gu to the party and been turned down, watched him with a gentle smile.

[Warning! Xie Zhuo's current emotional state is highly unstable. Host, protect the heroine and the male lead!]

An Gu was about to pull the heroine behind him when the lights suddenly went out, plunging everything into darkness. Then someone took his hand.

Xie Zhuo's voice rang out. "Don't be afraid. Your brother is here."

An Gu: "..."

You're the one I'm afraid of, Brother!

Thanks to An Gu's efforts, the story that was supposed to drag out seven years of angst ended with the leads engaged in less than six months.

On the phone, An Gu cheerfully congratulated Wen Qiao, the heroine, when he suddenly heard Xie Zhuo's voice from behind him. "She's getting married. Are you sad?"

An Gu was confused. "Why would I be sad?"

Xie Zhuo gritted his teeth. "Don't you like her?"

A tendril of mycelium emerged from An Gu's fingertip and wrapped around Xie Zhuo's wrist. He skillfully soothed him. "Who said that? I only like you, Brother!"

*

In his previous life, Xie Zhuo had been distant, dignified, calm, and composed. That changed when he unexpectedly awakened and discovered he was a devoted male supporting character, living and dying for other people's happy endings.

He calmly killed the male and female leads, putting an end to it all.

But the very next moment, he was reborn.

Strangely, his adopted younger brother An Gu, who should have died young, had survived this time. Not only that, he seemed like a different person.

The old An Gu had been obedient on the surface but was actually afraid of him. This An Gu was completely dependent on him, following him everywhere and always wanting to stick close.

Xie Zhuo didn't dislike it. In fact, he thought this version of An Gu was adorable, until he discovered something.

An Gu had fallen for Wen Qiao, the so-called heroine.

For some reason, Xie Zhuo's heart sank, and he felt an unprecedented fury.

To keep An Gu from longing for Wen Qiao at all, Xie Zhuo did something good for once. He rescued Wen Qiao from her kidnappers and brought the male lead to her.

Resting a finger on the trigger, he aimed at the male lead's forehead and gave them a sardonic smile. "Get married, or die."

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[2024.5.18]

Theme: Genuine feelings exchanged