When a Brooding Villain Meets the Laid-Back Real Young Master

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A lie-flat, laid-back real young master bottom x a sinister, cold-blooded fake young master top

Song Shimu is an overworked corporate drone who accidentally transmigrates into a novel about a real and fake young master, as the unloved real young master protagonist. The only way back is to complete the plot.

In the original story, the protagonist is an absolute workaholic, a perfect practitioner of a 24/7 work schedule. Even in such a suffocating environment, he still fights the villain tooth and nail!

Song Shimu: Some people are born protagonists. He, on the other hand, was forced to become a young master.

Song Shimu: "So I have to complete the plot to get a fortune worth tens of millions, and if I don't, I'll be stuck here forever?"

System: "That's right."

Song Shimu: "But I've already got it."

System: "You've already got... what?"

Song Shimu grins, unable to keep the corners of his mouth from lifting. "As you'd expect of the Qin family, a wealthy clan with assets worth hundreds of billions. They transferred thirty million to me before they even brought me home."

"…" (cracks)

Song Shimu decides to lie flat. He joins the family company as the fake young master's subordinate, slacks off at work every day, and does all kinds of things that make his boss want to die.

For example, he sends the wrong PowerPoint for a meeting, so the fake young master opens a pornographic slideshow in front of all the senior executives. The first slide shows two naked bodies...

He books the fake young master's flight while feverish, fails to check the airport name, and sends him to the wrong airport, where he can only watch the plane take off...

He goes on a business trip with the fake young master to meet a client and accidentally gives the client the room key while handing over a gift... In the middle of the night, the fake young master's collar is askew as he kicks the customer, wearing only his underwear and holding flowers, out of the room...

*

The person Qin Xu hates most is Song Shimu.

In his previous life, the Qin family's centuries-old fortune was destroyed overnight by Song Shimu, collapsing in Qin Xu's hands in a way that made no sense at all.

His colleague Song Shimu stood at the top, adored by everyone, looking down at him with cold satisfaction.

Reborn into a new life, Qin Xu won't make the same mistakes again.

He deals with the company's weaknesses first.

He poaches Song Shimu's right-hand man before Song Shimu can.

And Song Shimu's partner... well, he takes Song Shimu himself too

Late one night.

Song Shimu's legs tremble as he kicks and curses. "You bastard! Are you on drugs or something? You..."

Qin Xu catches that slender, snow-white ankle and lowers his head to kiss it. "What's wrong?"

"Slow down...!"

"No."

*

1. The bottom transmigrates into a book; the top is reborn.

2. A little melodramatic. Neither character is perfect.

3. Both leads' first time, one-on-one, happy ending.

Coming soon: My Mutual-Follow Top-Tier Star Keeps Trying to Ship Us

Xie Qingtan is a little-known idol in the Chinese entertainment industry. His looks and talent far surpass those of his bandmates, but the powers that be have sabotaged him, leaving him with no exposure. Even so, rumors of dating, bullying, and unprofessional behavior circulate in his struggling group. He's the one everyone in the group hates.

After suffering several setbacks, he hides his identity and creates a secret identity to work on original music. He writes songs, choreographs dances, and collaborates with industry peers to promote other people.

After helping several groups become popular, he finally gets famous, and countless collaboration offers come pouring in, including one from his own group.

Xie Qingtan waits for his contract to expire so he can reveal his secret identity and prove everyone wrong.

But he becomes famous before his contract expires.

When top-tier star Qu Jing visits their company to choose the lead for his music video, one line from him, "Isn't he Teacher?", sends Xie Qingtan to the top of the trending topics. Years of hard work finally see the light of day.

The public takes notice, sees through the years of slander, and starts speaking up for him on its own.

Little by little, he enters the public eye and becomes a genuine top-tier star. His bandmates resent him and mock him, saying the only reason he's famous is because Qu Jing promotes him. Xie Qingtan calmly replies, "Don't like looking at me? Then look at me enjoying myself."

*

Qu Jing is a devoted fan of Xie Qingtan.

He knows that the difference in their fame makes shipping them together feel like trying to reach the moon, but he still wants a fan site for their couple.

During the first few days after they meet, three of his four livestreams are for Xie Qingtan. They exchange gifts, visit each other's homes, and have dinner together...

He wants to do more special things for Xie Qingtan, so people will sense the chemistry between them.

But when he searches every topic afterward, nobody has picked up on it. Everyone's praising him for appreciating talent...

He wants to say it's love for a lover...

Later, on a variety show, Qu Jing takes every chance to hold Xie Qingtan's hand, hug him, and hint at his feelings.

He thinks, I've confessed. Surely someone will ship us now!

To his utter shock, the fans think he's helping Xie Qingtan overcome his fear of heights and praise him for being such a good person...

He's a good ↘ guy!

Later still, at their farewell concert, Xie Qingtan is pushed down the stairs by a bandmate. Furious, Qu Jing rushes onstage and punches the bandmate in front of tens of thousands of people.

That day, the first 49 trending topics are all about him beating someone up and Xie Qingtan's past experiences. Only the 50th topic, #LittleMouths, stands out as an oddity.

Qu Jing clicks on it and is amazed to discover that it seems to be a fan site for him and Xie Qingtan!

He goes in, ready to feast, only to find that the fans seem to be shipping them as... brothers???

*

After the group disbands, the trending topic #XieQingtanPlagiarized tops the charts right after his first solo concert ends. He's accused of plagiarizing the acclaimed producer Qingbai Buqingbai.

The comments read

[Teacher Qingbai is being dragged into this for no reason! How dare someone like him plagiarize them!]

[At last, people have found out what a disgusting person he is! I've always thought his songs sounded like Teacher Qingbai's.]

[The freeloader has finally been exposed. I've always hated how Qu Jing promoted him while he kept playing the victim.]

But the trending topic doesn't stay up for long before Qingbai Buqingbai updates their account. For the first time, they shed their usual layers of disguises, dressed bright and neatly, with their stage makeup still on.

A video just a few seconds long sets the whole internet ablaze.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Xie Qingtan."

Netizens: [!!!]

At the same time, dozens of idols and entertainers who've worked with Xie Qingtan post on Weibo, all starting with the exact same words: [Welcome, Teacher Qingbai, to revealing your true identity!!!]

Weibo immediately crashes

1. The characters aren't based on real people. Please don't draw comparisons.

2. All group and song names in the story are made up. Any similarity to real ones is purely coincidental, and not based on actual people.

3. Both leads' first time, one-on-one, happy ending.

Theme: Stop beating yourself up and live a more relaxed life.