This Young Master Insists on Living It Up! [Showbiz]

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Blurb:

Wei Jiali is a wealthy young master from the world of anime. One day, he transmigrates into the real world and becomes the newlywed spouse of movie star Gong Jingsi. He's also a penniless, powerless teenager with no connections.

Wei Jiali: ??? What a trash start. This young master won't put up with it! Divorce. We have to get divorced!

But the first time he meets Gong Jingsi, the other man shoves a stack of bills into his hands.

Gong Jingsi: "Divorce? Dream on. If you can't pay me back, behave yourself and cooperate with me for a year. Don't get too carried away."

Wei Jiali: ???

Wei Jiali: This feels like a familiar setup.

He pats his completely empty pockets and says nonchalantly, "It's only ninety million! Just one year!"

"It's just acting, right? You won't die from it!"

*

And so...

Two months later, Wei Jiali has another ninety million in debt.

He puts on a casual air and looks at Gong Jingsi. "I don't have money, and I'm not giving you my life either. Go ahead and be mad."

Gong Jingsi looks at him with amusement, a smile tugging at his lips. "Then how does Young Master Wei plan to pay me back?"

Just then, the voices of a young couple behind them ring out.

Girlfriend: "Thanks, honey. You spent so much money on me. I don't even know how to make it up to you."

Boyfriend: "Baby, just kiss me once a day. That's worth more than money."

Wei Jiali presses his lips together. "Then... maybe this young master could make a little sacrifice?"

*

But less than ten days later, he's in debt for another ninety million.

Gong Jingsi tugs at his tie with two fingers. "You go weak in the knees when we kiss too hard. What are you planning to pay me with this time, Young Master Wei?"

Wei Jiali's ears turn a little red. He shamelessly tries to bluff his way out. "This young master..."

But before he can finish, the blush-inducing sounds from next door reach them, making the air around them even more charged.

Gong Jingsi's expression darkens too. He looks at the shirt Wei Jiali is wearing. "Are you going to do it yourself, or should I help you?"

Afterward, Wei Jiali sighs bitterly. "It's not even three hundred million! Why put this young master through so much, Gong Jingsi?!"

Reader's guide:

1. Bickering couple / marriage before love / 1v1 / both sexually inexperienced

2. Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting

Upcoming novel: The Handsome Older Brother in the Guest Room

Blurb:

[Love-chasing crematorium / angst and melodrama / coercive possession / getting back together after a breakup / protagonists are not blood-related]

1.

Meng Xinghe once stayed at the Xia family home and was entangled with Xia Yishen for years.

Years later, they run into each other again at a dinner party.

The feelings that had gone nowhere back then become one trap after another when they reunite, until Meng Xinghe is caught fast.

Just as he clutches a ring box, dressed in a suit and ready to propose, Xia Yishen is holding an engagement ceremony with someone else.

Meanwhile, he's stopped by bodyguards and locked in a cold room in the Xia family home.

2.

Meng Xinghe is thrown onto the sofa. The ring rolls onto the rug, then Xia Yishen steps on it.

"Big Brother, all of that was fake."

"It was just for show. Don't you understand how I feel?"

Tears slide down Meng Xinghe's face as he slaps Xia Yishen. "Disgusting."

Xia Yishen smiles with a raised corner of his mouth and orders the servants, "Mr. Meng is too weak. Put more care into his meals from now on and build him up."

3.

One day, Meng Xinghe watches Xia Yishen's figure recede through the glass, and for once, he smiles.

At last, he's going to be free.

In a great blaze!

The fire at the Xia family home shocks the whole city. Afterward, Xia Yishen frantically searches everywhere for him, a sight that leaves people sighing in sympathy.

By then, Meng Xinghe has already set off for a distant place.

4.

In a small southern town, someone other than Xia Yishen slips a ring onto Meng Xinghe's ring finger.

His fingertip trembles slightly, then he lowers his eyes and accepts Lin Fan's kiss.

Thunder rumbles outside the window. Xia Yishen happens to see the scene while standing in the courtyard.

His eyes bloodshot, he staggers forward and shoves open the door. "Get away from him! Don't touch him!"

"You know him, Xinghe?" Lin Fan asks.

Meng Xinghe glances over and chuckles. "Of course I know him. That's my little brother."

Theme: Stay true to what you love, and fight hard to keep moving forward.