[This is a cheesy story. Please leave your brain in the comments under the first paragraph of Chapter One.]
Li Ji awakens one day and discovers he is the despised real son and universally hated cannon fodder in the showbiz novel Starry Beauty, existing as a contrast to the beloved fake young master, Shen Qingdu.
In the original story, he is about to get flamed by the entire internet on a reality show where contestants trade lives, be scorned by his parents, and be adopted as their foster son. Then he'll covet the things belonging to the fake young master, the universally adored Shen Qingdu, only to be humiliated and slapped in the face by all of Shen's powerful suitors, who will make him suffer in every way imaginable.
Li Ji, looking dazed like a capybara.jpg
Oh.
He got mad for a moment.
At the welcome banquet on the day filming began, Li Ji hid in a corner and ate little cakes.
His fiance sneered, "Now that you've switched places with the Shen family, you're eating like you've never seen food before. Did you never get cake in the mountains?"
Li Ji looked at him sympathetically and pushed over the cupcake he was about to eat. "You haven't had one before? Here, you can have it."
The show's director scoffed. "Isn't it normal for country bumpkins to be vain?"
Li Ji quietly started recording. "Director, agriculture, rural communities, and farmers are fundamental issues that affect the national economy and people's livelihoods."
The Shen parents spoke sarcastically. "With grades like yours, we really don't know how you got into college."
Li Ji pulled a revised calculus textbook from the old backpack he always carried. His gaze grew determined. "I just studied hard and did lots of practice problems."
The fake young master, a universally adored darling, put on a pitying look. "Brother, why do you only have this one outfit? It looks so cheap. Though, discounted clothes do suit you."
Li Ji smiled brightly. "I've got another one back home. It's great value for money and comfortable to wear."
Later...
The audience of the reality show discovered that this country boy from a mountain village, who had switched places with a wealthy family, seemed to have an incredibly thick skin. His emotions were as steady as a capybara's, making everyone who picked on him look like a jerk.
[There's a faint air of death about Li Ji from the moment he shows up...]
[He's so emotionally stable. I want to adopt him.]
[Li Ji: It's fine as long as I'm alive... It's fine if I'm dead, too.]
[Li Ji, you absolute robot.]
[The Shen family are awful for being so petty and sarcastic to Ji Ji. Ji Ji is great for studying even while filming the show!]
Not only did Li Ji avoid getting flamed by the entire internet, he somehow became incredibly popular. People also dug up the fact that he only seemed spacey: he was actually a brilliant student with an extremely high IQ, who'd made it from a tiny mountain village to Jing University. He'd only joined the show during the summer after taking the college entrance exam.
It even turned out that Li Ji was the faceless study-streamer who was hugely popular online!
Netizens: So you were only pretending to mess around with us, while secretly working hard all along?
By contrast, the Shen family's young master, Shen Qingdu, had cheated on his art school entrance exams and bought his way into college.
When the Shen parents, his big brother, his fiance who wanted to make amends, and the fake young master, who stood nearby on the verge of tears, came to find him...
Li Ji opened his mouth to speak, but a cool, low voice came from the bedroom behind him. "Ji Ji, make them leave... I'm a little scared."
Li Ji nodded solemnly. "My boyfriend is scared. Please get out."
Then he slammed the door shut!
That night, Li Ji was kissed over and over while being held down and coaxed, called "hubby" all the while. Half-asleep, he thought:
His boyfriend could be pretty fierce sometimes, but he was the best boyfriend in the world. Li Ji was so lucky.
Extra Scene 1:
The hashtag #LiJiRumoredToBeInARelationship shot to the top of the trending list.
The most-liked post was a video of Li Ji and a man in a car.
In the dim light, Li Ji nestled in the man's arms, his cheeks flushed. He nuzzled and sniffed at him, then chuckled foolishly. "Hehehe, you smell so good."
Outside Li Ji's field of vision, the man glanced at the camera with a warning in his eyes.
Then Huo Zhao, heir to the Huo family, reposted the post with the caption: Cute. Mine.
Extra Scene 2:
One day after they got together.
Huo Zhao rubbed Li Ji's lower back. "Can we do it again?"
Li Ji: "Probably not."
Huo Zhao kissed the corner of his mouth. "Baby, but I'm already inside."
Li Ji: "o.o Okay."
[Important!!]
1. Possessive, scheming top x honest, sunny bottom. Huo Zhao is the top; Li Ji is the bottom.
2. Both are virgins, one-on-one pairing.
3. They team up to punish scumbags and slap faces. The bottom doesn't rely on deluding himself that he's winning. He's just a master of snark who doesn't realize it, and he nearly drives the other side mad. The supporting characters are all part of the couple's play. The top loves spoiling him, and the bottom wears a maid outfit. The whole thing is delightfully cheesy.
4. Sweet, sweet, sweet.
Blurb dated 6/16. The character inspiration came from capybaras online.
Pre-release
Theme: Love is made profound by difference
The taste itself is quite vulgar. When I first read the copy, I thought it was JJ's unique pre-made dish, but it was boring anyway, so I clicked on it. But after reading the whole article, I felt deeply moved. I love the past life episode so much. Two scarred people come together. I really don't know how to describe the faint feeling of happiness. They seemed to be holding each other's faces, looking at each other steadily, tears dripping from one person's left eye socket to the other's right eye - the universe was flowing between their eyes, because at that moment a tear was a planet: a teacher's unknown past, a cold-blooded unknown heart. After we got together, it was not Huo Zhao who I thought used his identity to take Li Ji to slap cannon fodder in the face. They have not forgotten the pain they experienced, but pain is no longer the mainstream of their lives. Writing the past life extra from Chen Xiaoshan's perspective is really a stroke of genius. He found that Teacher Li no longer just ate steamed buns with pickles for lunch, but had all kinds of sumptuous meals, because someone came to deliver meals to him at noon every day. He is also glad that Teacher Li is no longer alone. For the first time in his 20s, he has a family who treats him well. What I find amazing about Chen Xiaoshan's perspective is not just here. A child from the mountains was dazzled by the colorful world because of the Internet, and thought he was an NPC in the world. Later, he discovered that anyone who lives seriously deserves to have his own happy ending, it is just a matter of sooner or later. This is undoubtedly a sublimation of the concept of a real and fake young master pretending to wear a book. I believe that within a few months I will forget what this article is about. But the faint feeling of happiness at this moment is real. I think Li Ji is the same. He has experienced a lot of suffering, but he must also have experienced a lot of happiness and joy. These happinesses are like pebbles one after another, which may not have left too many marks in his heart, but they are piled up one by one to form a high platform, which allows Li Ji to touch happiness without stepping on it. It is a stable happiness that can be seen as soon as he turns his head. We have never met, but I hope you will be safe and healthy for a long time.
Will I have a photography guide for beautiful NPCs in my next book? Yes, yes? I really want to see this... It's so touching...
Ah ah ah, hurry up and write a bonus episode. Don't force me to beg you.
Ah ah ah ah, not enough. I want to watch daily life.
I like it, and I also like the supporting characters in it.
It's great. The extra chapter about Chen Xiaoshan moved me immediately. The ending is also very good and very heartwarming.
Spread the flowers, spread the flowers, spread the flowers
It's so beautiful, the author is so awesome 🤩 😍 😍 🤩
You will definitely live a happy life 😭 😭 😭 I am so happy 😭 😭 but I seem to be crying 😭 😭 😭 I wish you 99
I finished reading it in one sitting, and I hope Tenderloin and Chacha will always be happy.