Ch. 1Working Was Never an Option
Key Plot Points and Events
- Li Changle, a man who transmigrated into a parallel world, wakes up after two months of recovery from injuries sustained while protecting a woman from harassers.
- He decides to become a full-time online novelist, using his memories of Earth's novels to write in this world's entertainment culture vacuum.
- Li Changle chooses the pen name Li Xiaoyao and plans to adapt "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" as his first novel.
Character Developments
- Li Changle: Realizes he has transmigrated, accepts his new life, and decides to pursue a carefree lifestyle as an online novelist.
- Original Li Changle (whose body Li Changle now inhabits): A kind-hearted, handsome graduate who intervened in a harassment incident, leading to his hospitalization.
Significant Themes
- Transmigration and identity: Li Changle grapples with his new identity and the memories of the original Li Changle.
- Pursuit of a carefree life: Li Changle rejects the corporate slave lifestyle he had on Earth and decides to live freely as an online novelist.
- The impact of entertainment culture: Li Changle plans to introduce Earth's entertainment culture to this world through his novels.
Character Interactions
- Li Changle and the Beauty (the woman he saved): They have limited interactions, with the Beauty providing Li Changle with an apartment to live in and helping him move in. Li Changle is unaware of her name or when she will return.
- Li Changle and the Beauty's Assistant: The assistant helps Li Changle move and sets up his apartment. They have no further interactions mentioned in the chapter.