After the Arranged Marriage, I Became the Big Shot’s Bai Yuegang

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The down-and-out little young master Xia Zhi was a pitiful little thing. Bullied by his stepmother and suppressed by his younger brother, after being kicked out of the house, he worked as a background extra at the bottom of the entertainment industry.

One day, he was notified that he had to represent the Xia family in a marriage alliance with the century-old wealthy Shen family.

Xia Zhi: Would such a good thing fall into my lap? Not going!

Rumor had it that the head of the Shen family, Shen Shixiao, had a gloomy and irritable personality. Not only did he constantly pine after his first love, his bai yuegang¹White moonlight in english. It’s a popular Chinese internet slang term referring to an unforgettable, idealized person in someone’s heart who remains pure and perfect in their memory (usually a first love or an unattainable crush)., but he also suffered from severe narcolepsy.²A condition characterized by an extreme tendency to fall asleep whenever in relaxing surroundings.

After being forced to meet, looking at the tall and elegant Shen Shixiao and the generous conditions of the marriage agreement, Xia Zhi bit into his steak and cried, failing to live up to his previous resolve: Sob! He would reluctantly agree then!

Not long after the marriage, before Xia Zhi even had time to act cute and cling to his powerful thigh³Slang for attaching oneself to someone powerful or wealthy for support and protection., he was framed and broke the watch given to Shen Shixiao by his bai yuegang.

Xia Zhi: I’m a goner!

In the evening, when Shen Shixiao arrived home, Xia Zhi limped over to him carrying a stick on his back⁴A direct reference to the ancient idiom “负荆请罪” (Fù jīng qǐng zuì), which means carrying thorny branches on one’s back to humbly ask for punishment., and softly sobbed: Could you hit me a little lighter?

Shen Shixiao furrowed his brows and suddenly squatted down: Where are you hurt? Let me blow on it~ Don’t cry.

Everyone else: Do you still remember the bai yuegang by Daming Lake?⁵A massive meme originating from the classic Chinese drama My Fair Princess (还珠格格), used whenever someone forgets a past promise or an old love.

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Not long after, a new generation ‘koi fish’⁶Chinese internet slang for someone who is extremely lucky, a “lucky charm” who brings good fortune to themselves and those around them. skyrocketed to fame. Participating in variety shows drew in countless fans, acting in an art-house film broke box office records, and the sales of products he endorsed surged exponentially!

The people of the Xia family looked at Xia Zhi’s massive posters, their faces stinging from the slap. Who said Xia Zhi married into a wealthy family only to have no freedom and receive no doting?

Fame brings controversy—according to gossip accounts’ leaks, the top-trending young idol Xia Zhi was already married, and his partner’s family background was average, even very poor.

Just as black fans⁷Haters who are dedicated to bashing and criticizing a specific celebrity. were frantically mocking him, during a variety show recording, the host randomly drew and dialed the number of the major investor. Xia Zhi pretended they weren’t close: What are you doing?

Shen Shixiao’s voice came through: Washing your pajamas from last night.

The trending searches #TopIdolsHusbandIsActuallyABigShot# and #RealLifeVersionOfOverbearingCEOAndHisLittlePamperedWife# exploded!

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One day, Shen Shixiao accidentally discovered Film Emperor Liang’s confession text message to Xia Zhi, and with a cold face, dragged Xia Zhi into the bedroom.

“Zhizhi, if you want to completely cure my narcolepsy, you need to make my adrenaline soar.”

Xia Zhi bit the corner of the blanket: Hey! Have you forgotten your bai yuegang?

Shen Shixiao smirked: Bai yuegang? I already married him long ago.

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Not long after, the Xia family went bankrupt due to poor management. Xia Zhi’s father played the victim to the media: Xia Zhi is a white-eyed wolf⁸A very common and harsh Chinese idiom for someone who is fiercely ungrateful and turns on their benefactors (biting the hand that feeds them).! He completely ignores us! Without my upbringing, where would he be?

The Meng family, a super wealthy family in the Shanghai circle, made a statement: Without you, he would have lived even better.

Just as everyone was eating melons⁹Extremely popular internet slang for observing drama or gossip as an entertained bystander., the Meng family announced that Xia Zhi would become one of the family’s heirs.

It turned out that Xia Zhi’s mother was actually the Meng family’s youngest daughter who had been lost for many years.

Everyone cried with envy: #XiaZhiEscortedByTwoWealthyFamilies# #TheTopIdolIStanIsTheRealWealthyOne#

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  White moonlight in english. It’s a popular Chinese internet slang term referring to an unforgettable, idealized person in someone’s heart who remains pure and perfect in their memory (usually a first love or an unattainable crush).
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  A condition characterized by an extreme tendency to fall asleep whenever in relaxing surroundings.
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  Slang for attaching oneself to someone powerful or wealthy for support and protection.
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  A direct reference to the ancient idiom “负荆请罪” (Fù jīng qǐng zuì), which means carrying thorny branches on one’s back to humbly ask for punishment.
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  A massive meme originating from the classic Chinese drama My Fair Princess (还珠格格), used whenever someone forgets a past promise or an old love.
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  Chinese internet slang for someone who is extremely lucky, a “lucky charm” who brings good fortune to themselves and those around them.
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  Haters who are dedicated to bashing and criticizing a specific celebrity.
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  A very common and harsh Chinese idiom for someone who is fiercely ungrateful and turns on their benefactors (biting the hand that feeds them).
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  Extremely popular internet slang for observing drama or gossip as an entertained bystander.