Although Xie Zhi’s acting career was in a slump, he still hated playing bit parts and rejected the role of a soy sauce (read: ) character in a web drama. Unexpectedly, he died and transmigrated into a novel to become the dead benefactor character who only shows up in the protagonist’s memories: Xie Zhiwei. …hold on, isn’t this the same soy sauce character he refused to act?! To avoid repeating the same tragedy, Xie Zhiwei had no choice but to team up with the System to play (work) act (hard) at his part (death). System: The protagonist needs a teacher, so his shizun will be… Xie Zhiwei: Leave it to me. System: The protagonist needs to level up, so his helper will be… Xie Zhiwei: Leave it to me. System: The protagonist needs to blacken, so the villain will be… Xie Zhiwei: Leave it to me. System: The protagonist needs to fall in love, so the heroine will be… Xie Zhiwei: @$^! you, let me float away ethereally. Mu He: Shizun, please fly into this disciple’s arms~ Story Notes: Reborn black lotus gong x Transmigrated acting genius shou Gong is blackened from the start! Things are awkward and spicy to start, but gradually he’ll turn into a green tea bish. Shou’s words are docile and honest, but his body is unwilling. Outwardly kind and lowkey, inwardly a spiteful poisontongue who loves the limelight~ ⚠️ Triggers/Warnings ⚠️ Yandere: The first third of the novel contains an obsessive yandere side character who goes to extremes to own the object of his affections, including psychological manipulation and physical possession. Rape: The last third of the novel contains an incident where one person, under the influence of mindaltering illusions, mistakes the other for an illusion and forces himself on him for 3 days straight. Discomfort can be heightened by the fact that the victim is rendered useless to resist. There are no graphic details of the encounter (though there are some visual description of the aftermath) and both parties address it afterwards. Please note that negative effects of the rape are downplayed by the fact that the victim still considers the entire setting and characters as “part of a book,” and so recovers from the supposed trauma sooner than usual. Readers may find this light attitude jarring depending on your suspension of disbelief. Translator will also include triggers/warnings for relevant + NSFW chapters and add them here if they play a significant role in the plot! Thank you!