The One Everyone Hates Has Gone Mad

[Not complete. I'm rewriting the story from scratch. Well, I overestimated my abilities, orz. I'll slowly replace the original over the next two months. The blurb has been updated. Chapter replacement progress: 6/27]

Wen Heyu was adopted by the Su family. As far back as he could remember, they had never liked him, and he had never known the warmth of family affection.

The affection he had always longed for shattered after one disappointment after another. Then his younger brother, the young master of the Su family, personally pushed him down the stairs.

Even after his death, the media posted stories through the night:

#Wen Heyu, Get Out of the Entertainment Industry!#

#Wen Heyu Dies in Accidental Fall#

The whole internet erupted in celebration.

[Good riddance! I've disliked him for ages.]

[Shouldn't we set off some fireworks to celebrate? We can call it an early New Year's celebration.]

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Reborn, he decided to keep his distance from the family and friends who had hurt him in his past life.

Just as before, he entered the acting business.

In his previous life, he'd wanted to attract the attention of more people, hoping to receive encouragement and approval. Instead, the whole internet had mocked him, and accusations, scandals, and abuse had flooded in from every direction.

Now that he was walking this road again, he thought of how carefully he'd tried to please everyone in his past life, terrified of being ignored, and couldn't help sneering.

To hell with pleasing people. To hell with their attention. It was all fleeting and empty. He'd never do anything so foolish again.

He turned around and joined a variety show nobody else wanted to take part in.

The livestream began. The candy in his mouth was cloyingly sweet, so he bit down and crushed it.

You people are here to work. I'm here to insult you.

He crossed one leg over the other and watched the celebrities he'd verbally torn to shreds turn red in the face with anger.

Smiling carelessly at the camera, he lifted his phoenix eyes, his gaze languid. To the assistant director who was urgently trying to call the show to a halt, he said, "The people you hired are no good, are they? They can't even handle this much. How are they supposed to survive in the chaotic entertainment industry? Daddy doesn't approve."

Comment after comment flooded the livestream. Everyone thought Wen Heyu had gone crazy.

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Once, a host asked, "What kind of girl do you like?"

Wen Heyu replied, "Huh? I don't like girls."

The livestream fell silent. The host gave an awkward laugh. "So, does that mean..."

"Oh," Wen Heyu said, utterly calm. "I'm gay."

Without paying any mind to the now-out-of-control livestream, he smiled and pointed toward the audience.

"There's someone in the audience I'd really like. Second person from the left in the front row."

The spotlight fell on Lu Qiyan, who had been sitting with his head down, taking care of work. He slowly raised it, and everyone in the livestream saw what truly handsome, sharp brows and bright eyes looked like.

But they soon noticed that he had a fan sign for Wen Heyu on his lap.

The huge, flashing words, "Wenwen, my darling, my precious baby, go for it!" were particularly eye-catching.

The production crew fell silent, and so did the viewers who had been chattering away.

Then the livestream erupted.

[AAAAAAAAAA, this is mutual pining! It's so sweet!]

[Holy crap, I had no idea they were a couple!]

Back home, Lu Qiyan turned around and locked Wen Heyu in the bathroom. Breathing hard, he gripped both of Wen Heyu's hands in one of his own, keeping him from moving.

He said aggrievedly, "Baby, why did you ignore me at first?"

Wen Heyu struggled. "Let me go first."

Lu Qiyan: "Will you be with me if I let go?"

Wen Heyu's cheeks reddened. If he put this off any longer, things would really get out of hand. He nodded, only to be rewarded with a fierce kiss.

Later, the servers of the social media site Big-Eyed Boy crashed under the traffic, and trending topics appeared one after another.

It turned out a certain CEO had suddenly kissed Wen Heyu passionately in public. The paparazzi caught it, and the CEO confirmed their relationship.

[Reader's Guide]

1. The entire story has been rewritten from scratch. The plot is completely different from the first version, almost entirely overhauled. If you've read the old version and still want to follow the story, I recommend starting from the beginning and reading through to the end. 🥺

P.S. The chapters that have been changed are marked with Chinese numerals for Chapters One and Two. The unchanged chapters use Arabic numerals.

2. The story focuses on variety shows in the first half and acting in the second, with the romance threaded throughout. There's more plot.

3. There are lots of livestream comments throughout. Feel free to skip them if you don't like them.

4. The characters aren't based on real people. The leads grew up together, were separated for a time for various reasons, and dote on each other.

Theme: Loving yourself is the most precious thing of all.