I Became a Star After Slacking Off on a Parenting Variety Show

Su Huaiming transmigrated into the role of a wealthy family's stepfather.

His stepson was a notorious little tyrant and a spoiled brat. Five nannies had quit in a single month, and even his teachers had been driven to tears.

Next, he was supposed to appear on a parenting variety show with his stepson, suffer at the boy's hands, become the target of online ridicule, and ultimately leave the entertainment industry.

Su Huaiming: I'm tired. Let's just fast-forward to the last step and quit the industry.

***

Because of a contract, Su Huaiming was forced to join the parenting show with his stepson. Netizens mocked him, eager to see him make a fool of himself.

His stepson threw himself on the floor and rolled around in a tantrum. Su Huaiming, who had long since mastered that routine himself, sat down nearby to sip milk tea and play on his phone, waiting to see who would outlast whom.

For the first time, his stepson got up on his own and dusted off his backside. He never dared try it again.

His stepson cried for ice cream and tried to snatch Su Huaiming's portion too. Su Huaiming simply bought two and polished them both off right in front of him. After all, the child could suffer, but he certainly shouldn't have to.

From then on, his stepson would say, "Daddy, do you want some ice cream? Could I have a bite?"

When given a task, his stepson was just about to throw a fit when he saw Su Huaiming already slumped in a chair, chanting, "I don't wanna." Unwilling to lose to the other children, his stepson had no choice but to complete the task through his tears, earning praise from the farmer.

Father and son became stars in their own unconventional way.

"Hahahaha, sure, I'm the adult here, but why should I give in to you?"

"The way to deal with a brat is to be an even bigger brat!"

"Su Huaiming is my source of happiness. The entertainment industry can't survive without you!"

***

Fu Xiaoxiao thought his stepfather was so frail he couldn't take care of himself, and childish and delicate on top of that. He was the worst!

But... since his stepfather had taken him to the amusement park, he supposed that, as a man, he could indulge him a little. orz

When Fu Jingfan returned from a business trip, he found his son well-behaved and considerate, like a completely different person.

Fu Xiaoxiao sidled up to him mysteriously and offered some advice with a solemn expression: "Remember to coax him lots, or he'll throw a tantrum!"

Fu Jingfan thought of the barely noticeable Su Huaiming and dismissed the warning.

Later, backstage at a red-carpet event, livestream viewers saw the aloof and dignified Fu Jingfan kneeling on one knee before Su Huaiming, coaxing him in a low voice: "Don't be angry. I won't make you exercise tonight..."

#Is that the kind of exercise I think it is?#

#Are we allowed to hear this for free?#

P.S. The child is a bit of a brat at first, but becomes well-behaved later. He is not the male lead's biological child.

My new novel is out: Pregnant with the Real Young Master's Child in the Ninth Year After My Death

After eighteen carefree years, Ruan Tang discovered that he was the fake young master who had taken someone else's place.

Although he was allowed to stay, he no longer dared act spoiled or make demands of his parents and older brother. Everything he did was meek and ingratiating.

He felt terribly guilty toward the real young master, Duan Qingye, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to caring for him and making it up to him.

But he messed everything up.

Like a vicious, expendable villain in a novel, he gave Duan Qingye a drugged glass of water and made a terrible mistake.

After one reckless night, he found himself on an unfamiliar street.

It was the ninth year after his death.

***

Ruan Tang thought death was the best ending for someone everyone hated. He contacted no one, hoping to start over.

Penniless and harassed while working a part-time job, he was shielded by a pair of arms.

The man was dressed entirely in black, as though in mourning. Afraid of startling him, he spoke very softly: "Ruan Tang?"

Ruan Tang had never expected to run into Duan Qingye.

Remembering everything that had happened, he was sure Duan Qingye must hate him. Yet Duan Qingye put the past behind them and took him home.

After nine years apart, the awkward, taciturn youth had become a refined and graceful man, mature and dependable.

Duan Qingye cared for him with the patience of an elder, arranging everything for him and kneeling to put on his shoes, treating him once again like a pampered young master.

The real and fake young masters could finally live together in peace and harmony, until-

Ruan Tang found the report from a recent medical examination.

The consequences of that night's mistake were still unfolding: he was pregnant, and Duan Qingye had known all along.

He instinctively tried to flee, but Duan Qingye caught him.

Shrouded in the night, the man looked like a demon from hell. His voice was tender, yet tinged with madness.

"Tangtang, are you going to leave me again?"

***

After their moon fell, a deathly silence descended upon the Ruan family, and every one of them was consumed by regret.

As the tenth anniversary of his death approached, the Ruans discovered that their lost treasure had a rounded belly and was nestled against a man, unmistakably pregnant.

And their biological son was coaxing and pleading with Ruan Tang to give him a smile.

Noticing their gazes, Duan Qingye glared at them like a wolf guarding its food, refusing to let them take a single step closer.

One year later, at the Ruan Group's office building.

A beautiful young man arrived carrying a child, asking for President Duan.

People whispered among themselves, assuming he was a schemer trying to claim a relationship and secure a place in the family.

The usually cold President Duan hurried over, his eyes full of love, his manner infinitely gentle.

The Ruan parents and eldest son went even further, physically squeezing Duan Qingye aside to fuss over the young man, as though he were their own precious son.

Everyone: ???

A Little Extra

The baby was a year old, but Ruan Tang still retained a habit from his pregnancy: lying contentedly in Duan Qingye's arms.

The man nibbled his ear. "Nine years is 3,288 days in total. At an average of seven times a night, you'd better make it up to me properly, sweetheart."

Ruan Tang: ??? Seven times doing what?

The night blurred around him. Ruan Tang's eyes lost focus as he touched his slightly rounded belly, so dazed he thought he was pregnant again.

For days and nights afterward, Ruan Tang struggled to pay off his debt.

Theme: Face life with optimism and make the most of every day.