My Best Buddy and I Pretend to Be Arch-Enemies Every Day

Straight-laced, adorable bottom x top who's been secretly in love with him for years

That censorious official and the man he keeps impeaching are having an affair!

What do you do when you transmigrate to ancient times with your childhood friend?

Answer: Let's play rock-paper-scissors. The loser dies first.

After transmigrating to ancient times, Xie Xun was rewarded with the Loyal Official System. His monthly KPI required him to impeach one person.

Xie Xun: "You've got to be kidding me! I never insult anyone, okay?"

The next day, trembling with nerves as he attended court, Xie Xun began looking for a victim to meet his impeachment KPI. He scanned the assembly and saw that all the officials looked too fierce to mess with... Wait, was that a familiar face in the middle?

He took a closer look, astonished. This Hanlin Academician, who had supposedly just joined the Grand Secretariat, looked exactly like the buddy he'd grown up sharing a pair of pants with!

After court, he immediately found a chance to test the waters.

Xie Xun: "Lord Huo, last night I was observing the stars and saw several lines of text drift across the sky: KFC Crazy Thursday, send me 50 yuan. What do you think, my lord?"

Huo Zhao: "..."

The Grand Secretariat official said nothing, and Xie Xun headed home, quite dejected.

But that night, just as he was getting drowsy, someone suddenly opened the window and jumped inside. Xie Xun wondered why a low-ranking censor like him would have enemies trying to assassinate him. He hurried under the bed, only to have someone grab his ankle and drag him back out.

In the moonlight, he saw the face of the Grand Secretariat official from earlier that day. "I brought you roast chicken. Come out and eat."

Xie Xun: "???"

After talking it over, Xie Xun finally understood.

He and his good buddy had both transmigrated. He had bound himself to the Loyal Official System, while his good buddy had bound himself to the Powerful Minister System. They both had fixed monthly KPIs to complete. When old friends meet, tears fill their eyes, and Xie Xun and Huo Zhao agreed to help each other finish their tasks.

So by day, they acted like enemies: Xie Xun impeached him, and Huo Zhao warned him. By night, they were buddies, sneaking drinks together, admiring the moon, and sharing a bed.

An official praised him behind his back: "Lord Xie is so courageous! He impeaches Huo Zhao every month and still comes away unscathed. Truly a model for us censors!"

Xie Xun, using his good buddy's chest to warm his feet: ...Me?

Xie Xun was determined to finish their tasks with his good buddy and return home together.

But then he discovered a huge problem: Huo Zhao's Powerful Minister System had a requirement to start a family and establish a career.

Xie Xun: "What are you going to do? Are you going to marry a woman?"

Huo Zhao held him in his arms to keep warm, his voice muffled against Xie Xun's neck. "I can't finish the task unless I get married. Think of something for me."

Xie Xun pondered. "I heard the third daughter of Lord Wang next door likes you. How about, Ah! Why are you pinching my waist?"

Huo Zhao: "I know who I'm marrying. You can stop talking now."

Xie Xun: "Who?"

Huo Zhao didn't answer, so Xie Xun waited, full of curiosity, to see who the man he loved had set his sights on.

Until the night of the wedding

Xie Xun sat in the bridal sedan, dressed in wedding robes.

Xie Xun: ?

Reading Guide:

① Monogamous pairing, both sexually pure. The top has had a one-sided crush for years. A sweet, everyday-life romance.

② The blurb and title are subject to revision.

Theme: Perseverance