This Isn't the Script We Agreed On

Meng Ling transmigrated, but unfortunately, he became a dim-witted cannon-fodder nobody in a powerful family in the capital cares about. In the future, he accidentally offends the protagonist, who becomes emperor, and dies a horrible death. Why wait to run? He immediately pries open every chest in his room to gather valuables for the journey, and manages to find a few coins. Meng Ling: "..." To save up travel money, he has no choice but to reactivate his Heavenly Eye System and tell people's fortunes. He warns his scummy father to be careful of disfiguring himself. His father laughs it off, then gets scratched across the face during a fight with his wife that very night. He warns his cheap younger brother that going out now will bring him bloodshed. His little brother scoffs, then returns home that afternoon with a bloodied arm. He congratulates a servant on coming into unexpected wealth today. The servant is skeptical, but while running an errand, he enters a doorway left foot first and gets tipped by a wealthy merchant. He's rich overnight! Everyone is incredulous. The fool has recovered in a single day and become a master fortune-teller?! The next day, Meng Ling opens his door to find three lines of people waiting for him to tell their fortunes, all of them having thoughtfully brought plenty of silver. He makes a fortune. One day, a handsome young nobleman sits down at his stall and casually tosses him a silver ingot, asking for a love reading. That's easy. Meng Ling makes a quick calculation with his fingers. "Heaven says your destined one is far away, yet right before your eyes... Hm??" The nobleman: "Are you describing yourself?" Meng Ling breaks out in a cold sweat. "A misunderstanding! Let me calculate again." The nobleman is handsome, dashing, and easygoing. They quickly brush off the minor mistake and enjoy a pleasant conversation. They travel together and almost become sworn friends. They are using aliases, though, and Meng Ling doesn't know the other's true identity. Finally, the time comes to come clean. His friend says his name is Gu Shiyuan. Meng Ling listens eagerly, then nearly blacks out. That's the name of the original novel's protagonist! ** Meng Ling casts a fortune for himself and senses that something good will happen tonight. He immediately decides to sneak away under cover of darkness, but one wrong move leaves him trapped in a tree by the hidden guards, with nowhere to go. An incense stick later, Gu Shiyuan arrives calmly and reaches up. "Jump down." Meng Ling clings desperately to the tree trunk. "Only if you promise not to kill me!" Gu Shiyuan readily agrees, but makes one demand: marry him. ? So this is the kind of wedding joy he meant?? Coming soon Title: Rewind If Their Affection Isn't High Enough Blurb: Yu Mian transmigrates into the body of the young heir of a duke's household who has fallen into the water, equipped with an affection-rating System and the ability to reload saves. He opens the affection list and finds nothing but negative numbers in red. He also overhears his father saying he's far too unruly and should be exiled. A hellish start. How can he turn things around? To survive, Yu Mian works himself to the bone, using his golden finger to rack up affection points. Gradually, he turns the tide and becomes everyone's favorite, a child whose every wish is granted. Until he meets the Crown Prince, and the System malfunctions. Things that used to work once he earned enough affection points now don't work even when he doubles them. Yu Mian is extremely troubled, so he stuffs every valuable thing he owns into the hands of A, B, and C. The System announces that their affection ratings are over the limit. But A, B, and C look troubled and tactfully tell him that only His Highness the Crown Prince can take care of this. Why is it the Crown Prince again! Yu Mian sneers. "You took my things and still won't do the job? Give them back!" He quickly reloads his save. Time rewinds, and A, B, and C ask in confusion, "What can we do for you, Young Heir?" Yu Mian: "Just passing by. Sorry to bother you." A, B, and C: "??" Yu Mian has no choice but to find the Crown Prince and, in a fit of pique, stuff a wildflower he picked at random into his hand. He waits for the System to announce that his affection rating has dropped. [System: The Crown Prince's affection has increased by 10.] Xiao Yue smiles warmly. "I'll be sure to keep your matter in mind." Yu Mian: "!!" The System really is broken. Now the Crown Prince can be bought with a few wildflowers! Nearby, the Eastern Palace attendant who had just threatened A, B, and C on the Crown Prince's orders lowers his head and pretends to have forgotten everything. He wouldn't dare reveal the truth. Xiao Yue hears that the duke's household has a strange-tempered young heir. His friend complains to him, "Yu Mian is so domineering. He's flashy and completely improper." Xiao Yue is indifferent to him, until he sees Yu Mian crawl through a dog hole to run away from home, just to force a starving beggar to accept the clothes and food he's giving him. His friend is stunned. Xiao Yue muses, "That's what you call domineering?" He looks pretty cute crawling through that dog hole. Theme: Hold tightly to the love fate has destined for you.