Surviving the Ancient Imperial Exams with My CEO Brother

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Idol Xu Jingyan finally managed to persuade his domineering CEO younger brother to appear on a variety show, only for an accident to happen and send them transmigrating together.

The good news: they transmigrated into a book, and Xu Jingyan is the male lead.

The bad news: it is an imperial exam tragedy written by a hater. Not only does it come with a golden finger in the form of a famine-stricken wanderer who becomes a live-in child bridegroom, but Xu Jingyan must also endure being poisoned by his mentor and contracting tuberculosis, being framed for cheating by a friend and exiled to serve in the army, and more... In short, he is a cockroach who just will not die, crawling toward the exam hall no matter how many times he is knocked down.

In the end, he dies on the day the palace exam results are announced.

After getting the whole book's plot spoiled, Xu Jingyan rubs his growling stomach and glances at his younger brother, who is all skin and bones. "I'll go be a child bridegroom. How about we just focus on staying alive?"

Unexpectedly, his refugee younger brother still has the manner of a domineering CEO, his voice full of menace. "We can rely on our own..."

He falls to the ground before he can finish speaking.

Feeling the feverish forehead beneath his hand, Xu Jingyan realizes he will not even have time to survive by becoming a child bridegroom. He grits his teeth and makes a desperate move, pulling off a genius-level scam: "Save my genius younger brother! He's even smarter than Confucius, Laozi, and Han Feizi! A star of literary fortune descended to earth! If you don't believe me, I'll sing you a song... No, I'll recite a military-strengthening anthem!"

Everyone present: "…"

His domineering CEO younger brother, after waking up: "????"

Reading notes:

1. A slow-burn imperial exam story.

2. The setting is fictional, and the imperial examination system is based mainly on the Ming and Qing dynasties. Citations will be marked. Please forgive the occasional oversight.

Theme: No matter the circumstances, live each day with courage and optimism