If I Become a Slacker, I Won't Have to Get Back Up, Right?

#Carefree, spoiled playboy seme x cool, cunning beauty uke

When Xie Heng transmigrated into the body of the third prince of the Yu Dynasty, he happened to learn that his predecessor was obsessed with beautiful men, looked down on the poor, fawned on the rich, and abducted men by force.

And he had transmigrated at exactly the moment his predecessor was abducting a man.

The other man was as bright and serene as the moon, gentle and courteous. His eyes captivated anyone who caught his faint smile. He was every inch a beauty, and surely easy to get along with.

He might be easygoing with others, but that didn't mean he'd be easygoing with Xie Heng. Unwilling to be abducted, the beauty stabbed him to death before he could blink.

And so Xie Heng became a legend: the first person to die immediately after transmigrating.

Xie Heng: Is it too late to just be a lazy fish?

After dying, Xie Heng discovered that he had returned to the starting point, and even gone ten minutes back in time.

Xie Heng, who could save and reload: Damn, now I can really let loose!

After repeated attempts, Shen Xu finally noticed something off about Xie Heng.

He no longer galloped through the streets, nor stared at him with that cloying gaze. He even seemed like a completely ambitionless... lazy fish.

Xie Heng: I'm being modest. This is nothing.

As the lyrics go, if he could do it all over again, he'd let loose.

If life gave him a second chance, could he still be a lazy fish? No, he was now the legendary lazy fish, Niuguluxianyu!

So Xie Heng began testing Shen Xu's limits, one by one.

He planted flowers and swept the dirt for him, then said he had no taste.

He washed clothes and cooked for him, then said he was all thumbs.

He spent money sprucing him up, then laughed at him for being broke. He even gave him advice about his love life, then took him away from his romantic rival while he was at it.

Xie Heng: Honestly, what would you do without me?

Shen Xu: ...

A monk and his wooden fish go together. Once Xie Heng stopped imitating his predecessor and let himself go, Shen Xu only looked like he wanted to kill him. He never actually did.

Xie Heng was even more certain: Apart from being a little too fond of weapons, harboring murderous intent from time to time, poisoning his tea, and stepping on him to climb to success... he was still easy to get along with.

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Years later, Xie Heng flipped through the history books and read the account of Shen Xu:

The Yu Dynasty's only male empress, rebel and traitor, attempted regicide, a man who could stop a child from crying at night... but easy to placate.

Xie Heng: See? He's still very kind.

Gradually, Xie Heng realized the beauty was actually a cat who loved being petted the right way. Treat him well and all would be well. Cross him, and... well, that didn't necessarily mean you'd die.

After Xie Heng won him over:

Xie Heng: Baby, before we got together, what was the one thing you most wanted to do to me? You can be explicit. Go ahead and tell me.

Shen Xu: Sew your mouth shut.

Xie Heng, seme x Shen Xu, uke

*The uke has a tragic past, but the author never hurts characters without reason. Both leads are strong. This is a healing and coming-of-age story. Please be aware before reading.

*The title doesn't fully represent the characters. The seme's outlook changes as the story progresses, and he can't stay a lazy fish forever.

*An alternate-history transmigration story. Please don't associate it with any real dynasty. The plot serves the romance, so don't overanalyze the history.

Both leads are virgins.

Theme: Cherish life