Please Rein Yourself In

SC/HE/1v1, a sweet little romance

Tao Muran was born stunningly beautiful, with a cool and distant air. He was undisputedly an untouchable beauty in the entertainment industry.

Yet only a few people knew that he was actually sharp-tongued and haughty, and that his favorite thing to do every day was complain.

His manager wailed:

“Your Highness! Could you please say a little less? Do you know how much I’ve spent getting your trending searches taken down this month?!”

One day, Tao Muran was browsing with his alt account. He clicked on the trending topic #TaoMuran’sDivineCryingScenes and frowned when he saw a wild comment:

[@WhoWantsToStealMyPeach: When my beauty Tao cries, his acting beats 99% of the currently active men in the entertainment industry.]

Embarrassed by the praise, Tao Muran couldn’t help replying with his alt account: Give it a rest. If he knew you were hyping him up like this, he’d be scared to death. I suggest you wake up and face the truth about TMR’s acting.

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Jiang Fu shot to fame at a young age and held firmly onto his throne as a top-tier star and Best Actor. In public, he was a bashful flirt; in private, he was an unabashed peacock, showing off wherever and whenever he could.

Reporter: What is your ideal type?

Jiang Fu smiled shyly and said whatever came to mind:

“Very fair, very thin, with a long, beautiful neck and clear eyes. He looks so well-behaved...”

Netizens grew more and more suspicious as they listened:

“He’s describing someone in such detail. Could this person actually exist?”

Backstage at an awards ceremony, Jiang Fu’s manager watched him deftly switch to his alt account. The enormous words “Who Wants to Steal My Peach” were right there in plain sight, blinding him.

Jiang Fu smoothly saved the gorgeous picture on the account’s homepage, then spotted a comment in his notifications:

[...I suggest you wake up and face the truth about TMR’s acting.]

Jiang Fu scoffed disdainfully. “Hmph. What a tasteless person.”

And so he went to war with them for three hundred rounds.

His manager covered his eyes and said coldly:

“I just got a script. Tao Muran is playing the second male lead. Are you in?”

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On his first day on set, Tao Muran thoughtfully prepared lots of gifts, hoping to get along with everyone.

Tao Muran: “Teacher Jiang, I baked these cookies myself. I hope you like them.”

Jiang Fu: “...Thank you.”

Tao Muran thought to himself: Wow, the Best Actor’s a little cold. Scary.

But he had no idea that Jiang Fu immediately posed with the cookies for hundreds of photos, sent them to dozens of friends and family, and was so excited he didn’t sleep all night.

He only reluctantly ate them the night before they were about to go stale.

Not long afterward, Tao Muran was carried off to someone’s nest. His back aching and his legs sore, he angrily slapped him:

“Could you please show some restraint?!”

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Tao Muran (bottom) × Jiang Fu (top)

Before You Read:

1. Older top, 28; younger bottom, 23.

2. The entertainment-industry content does not refer to anyone in real life. Please don’t project it onto real people.

Here’s a preview of my upcoming historical fantasy novel, The Dragon Protagonist Went Mad After I Faked My Death. Add it to your favorites if you’re interested~

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Shen Tan was the only son of the Northern Cang Celestial Emperor. He was spoiled from childhood, and even if he strutted around White Jade Capital, all the immortals would praise him, saying, “That child even walks beautifully.”

That was, until he accidentally provoked the Dragon Palace’s second prince. When the prince failed to win his hand in marriage, he spent every day threatening to kill himself in the Dragon Palace, until he accidentally cracked his head open.

The old Dragon King came to the Heavenly Emperor with a mournful face to demand justice.

With no other choice, the Heavenly Emperor punished Shen Tan by sending him down to the mortal realm to undergo a tribulation of love and calm things down.

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Lingyuan Sect had a little junior disciple who was lazy and loved good food, as beautiful as a flower and utterly useless.

The first time he became famous in the cultivation world was when he topped the list in the Flower Pavilion’s Illustrated Guide to Beauties of the Cultivation World.

The second time he became famous was when he became the rising star Rong Hui’s

Fiance.

Shen Tan woke with a start in a tree, brushed the peach blossoms off his face, and stared at his master in disbelief. “You mean you want me to go to the academy with this person?”

Beneath the tree, Rong Hui’s expression was cool, but where no one could see, he nervously gripped his sleeve.

Rong Hui came from a small sect. His sword and the jade pendant left by his parents were the most valuable things he owned.

But he would take Shen Tan to the best inns.

Eat at the best restaurants.

Buy him the latest fashions.

Even if Shen Tan casually mentioned wanting to visit the Qiong Lou pleasure boat, Rong Hui would stay up all night taking on missions, then use the spirit stones he’d saved to buy two tickets the day before it set sail.

Beneath a sky full of fireworks, Shen Tan smiled, bright and beautiful. That was enough to make Rong Hui feel content.

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As one of the cultivation world’s brightest young talents, Rong Hui cultivated to the Great Ascension stage in record time, within a hundred years. He attained the Great Dao and claimed the top spot on the Cangying List. In this life, all he wanted was to marry Shen Tan of Lingyuan Sect.

But disaster always struck first.

The heavenly tribulation was near. Blood swept across the universe, and all living things suffered.

Shen Tan of Lingyuan Sect sacrificed himself to the Crimson Lotus Soul and fell in the far northern reaches.

He fell from the sky into Rong Hui’s arms like a drifting petal.

Rong Hui watched helplessly as Shen Tan’s body vanished into the world.

He lost his mind at once. His hair turned white overnight, and he pointed his sword at the Heavenly Dao, every word steeped in blood and tears.

A lament that echoed through the ages.

The cultivation world’s only cultivator who had reached the threshold of ascension took his wife’s belongings and vanished in the Heavenly Thunder Formation,

disappearing from the world.

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Theme: Face setbacks without fear and keep striving. In the end, you will succeed.