It's been a while since I've read world hopping / quick transmigration novel and also it's been a while since I've touched something from the trashy entertainment pile. I'd say for year '22 when it was published such plots feel outdated. But also ageless already.
From the same author as previously reviewed book titled "I recovered from illness when my ex went bankrupt", which is basically the reason I picked it up. I even felt refreshed reading something like this, while knowing it's not good :) it's trashy, but you still have fun with it.
Summary: System 555 hired a new host who is supposed to be a popular director Rong Huai, he allocated a script and explained that from now on he takes the role of a cannon fodder and must follow and help the child of destiny with everything, basically like follow and die for them. Rong Huai agreed with a good face, but in the end completely destroyed children of destiny.
From confusion to realization that Rong Huai is not a simple director system 555 simply laid back and lit candles for those children of destiny and after witnessing the plots and Rong Huai's actions never interfered again. if those children of destiny saw what Rong Huai is capable of, they'd be trembling in their shoes.
Rong Huai didn't take those children of destiny seriously, but was more concerned about finding a person, whose name is A Yan.
Why I say this is a bit old-fashioned is because it has a lot of brain holes. On top of it is the ML Chao Yan who reincarnates in every world without a memory is like a dog in heat :) No, actually when you reach the final reveal it becomes apparent that his soul simply can't do anything but fall for Rong Huai so hard, but without it his insta -love feels a bit weird at first, until you reach the point when he talks how he has this condition of burning heart, which labels him as reincarnation and later every time he sees Rong Huai it's as if something clicks. From this we can conclude why the guy is so~ obsessed~. But for arc plots, they're a bit basic of course and in most cases those cannon fodders actually feel like pitiful people who do not deserve such fate (the ones Rong Huai supposed to play). Children of destiny = scumbags in short. Arcs are short, move fast and everything has a quick pace, so you won't get tangled. Because of such fast pace it feels like many things happen in the same day (which is obviously not possible tbh), creating cheap food effect. Also has many one-dimensional characters when it comes to plots, because they feel like they were set on some sort of track they should follow and don't use brain. Also some act kind of stupid (I was especially surprised by the action of e-sports player who added allergen in Rong Huai drink and caused him to go into shock eventually, but it was during championship and such things were known to public, Rong Huai's allergy, as a result there would have been an investigation and the person would have been found anyway, I can understand that he did it in a state of temporary confusion, but I don't know what he thought about, this way he either enters the game under intentional harm or just loses the game). Some act impulsively like this without consequences.. Maybe I got used to people considering consequences so I was surprised, it's not like people don't act stupid in real life.
But I can't say that this novel is without some sound ideas and I especially liked the revelation of Rong Huai's past, since it was brought up several times throughout the novel and it felt like it was important and indeed it was.
Also the relationship between the two. It kind of had a weird beginning. But these two are so morbid. They're unhealthy. At first Rong Huai did not believe when he met a person exactly like Chao Yan, but with a different personality traits that it was his A Yan. He did not take it seriously, but what was real is that it was indeed Chao Yan's reincarnation. Later he guessed it too. Rong Huai wanted to look for A Yan, because he remembered that Chao Yan was the one who he thought betrayed him and locked him before he regained consciousness years later in modern society. He wanted to ask for a reason of his betrayal, but he did not know that eventually they will develop a romantic relationship in those worlds and become a passionate couple.
Now about the story itself, mainly big spoilers :)
/!~SPOILERS~!/
To explain we should start from the ending where everything is explained to make sense out of this story, so it won't sound completely useless :)
Rong Huai's world is a main world. Thousands of small worlds are derrived from the main world and exist in parallel time and space (this is why in later arcs they can meet things that are reminiscent of previous arcs). Above it exists the main Lord God who sucks the luck out of small worlds to continue to exist and manipulate them. Due time many of the worlds died in despair, from this despair and karma an evil god was born - Chao Yan. He wounded the main Lord God and traveled to the main world. Except main Lord God there are other small gods occupying smaller worlds and one of them tried to plot against the main world and its' son of luck and that is Rong Huai. Rong Huai should have been treated better and had a wonderful fate, but his fate was manipulated by one of these smaller gods. He created a legend that Rong Huai is a broom star and the incompetent emperor believed it. The faily situation and small details of where Rong uai came from start to appear during his travels, like we know he originally has white hair because he was poisoned and drugged by one of Emperor's other sons who wanted to tame him like a beast. And many other disturbing details resurfaced. Since birth Rong Huai lived with his mother in dire straits. Because his mother was mentally disturbed she whipped him and taught him humility. But this would not help him in life, those who wanted to humiliate him would always find an excuse for their actions. All this happened before a war broke out, barbarians were almost at their doorsteps and Emperor escaped to the borders where a famous general lived. But Rong Huai stayed, left behind and had to dance to stay alive, eventually when the general brought his army back he was recued, but Emperor thought his way of survival was shameful. He thought he later found a celestial master, but had no idea that he was plotted against again. Eventually when he rescued another prince, he was accused of being the one who pushed the prince down (because the small prince was afraid fo teh person who pushed him he testified against RH). To atone he was asked to be sacrificed to heaven. After all the one who pretended to be his master was the one who plotted against him the most. On the day of the sacrifice Rong Huai realized his essence that he is the son of luck and basically integrated with the world, thus a massacre happened on this day and he killed everyone except his vicious brother Rong Kang who acted against him the most and the Emperor himself. Rong Huai took the trone by force and the palace was filled with living dead people, because they would not lie and plot. He was completely insecure before the general who rescued him back then arrived to help against invading forces. They became close, but Rong Huai still lived with insecurity. He poisoned the general Nie, but regretted it instantly, he tried to preserve the general's body and find a way to revive him. Looking for Taoist he met Chao Yan. His body was special, because he could manipulate fire, but it also felt like he was always burned by fire (also mentioned in every world). Chao Yan joined Rong Huai and battled against invaders and others to completely unite all lands and make it one. Rong Huai thought they were best together as friends. Once Chao Yan's condition worsened and he was on fire, Rong Huai used his blood to heal Chao Yan, but also placed a curse on it, when Chao Yan feels worse he will feel it. He wanted to find a way to help Chao Yan, though the other did not ask for it. This is the period when Rong Huai is completely different from his later developed character, he is insecure, can't trust others, anyway he has issues. This was a time when a void god appeared in front of him and made an offer, to find a way he can come to the main Lord God and he will help him. He did find the main God and actually killed him, integrated with the main godhood and returned, here void god offered two godhoods, for general Nie and Chao Yan. Rong Huai made up his mind and agreed and the godhood of main God was stripped off from him, so the "new" main Lord God was born. Although Rong Huai did it with good intentions but he was too fast to act for short-term gains and did not take into consideration why Chao Yan refused and enlightened him. As a result he had no idea that Chao Yan wounded main god for a reason, he wanted to cut off this vicious cycle of worlds suffering to be plundered and deprived of their luck and be destroyed, but Rong Huai helped another god to become the main one and continue to act the same. Thus he put Rong Huai away for keeping him safe and he himself went on rampage agains smaller gods and the new main God. To kill the God completely he, you could say, almost self-destructed and being picked up piece by piece from small worlds by Rong Huai allowed him to recuperate and eventually remember the past lives and who he is. At this point only the main system was left. If it wasn't for Rong Huai finding it, it might have continued to operate, but who knows for how long. But while reading the arcs you had the feeling like these people did not deserve to be called children of destiny, since they were mostly scumbags.
So Rong Huai is the son of luck from the main world, because he integrated with godhood he lived for hundreds of years without getting old. When he woke up it was a modern society, he tried many professions, accumulated wealth and now he was a director. So eventually he changed as a person and while traveling worlds his hatred for Chao Yan also became blurry.
Although it's a bit jittery and might not be anything new, but it's still not a bad explanation behind the story and the characters. Not as bad as my convoluted retelling ahaha
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Arcs.
Arc I. Soft rice phoenix man. Tells a story about scumbag agent who supported his White Moonlight stepping on his bf Rong Huai he used even bringing white moonlight into public eye (unlike him Rong Huai is a popular actor, but was so used for PR it was painful), using him as a stepping stone eventually, using his resources and connections etc. and definitely not being grateful. But Rong Huai who arrived is not a soft persimmon. Here comes the first view of Rong Huai being omnipotent and it's on the verge of he's the only one like this and has so much in his head. This is why I say it has a taste. He met A Yan here, healed him, because he new medicine too (makes sense actually, because later it is explained that Rong Huai tried many professions and doctor was one of them), but the funny thing is.. no one without a license would be allowed to operate like he did (at least there were nod etails of him getting education and at least getting something), otherwise it'd be considered illegal actually and Rong Huai in this world is just an actor who did not go to university. ML is called Bo Yan who instantly fell in love with Rong Huai, his feelings are obsessive, but since Rong Huai did not think Bo Yan is his A Yan he left this world early. Let's all lit a candle for Bo Yan who certainly lost his damn mind after finding his beloved dead.
Arc II. 100% matching. The first world where both Rong Huai and A Yan had a so-called relationship, but Rong Huai wrote it off as effect from pheromones since it's an ABO world (with cats? why include cats though, sounds silly, also not used.. maybe author read Loveless i the past who knows). This world has a reborn character who thought Rong Huai was after her, though original Rong Huai was infatuated, but he was a kind man who just wanted to support the girl after hearing her tragic story, he found a hospital for her mother, paid for everything including her hobbies and education. Now this girl was against him, wanted him to admit / take blame he stole the exam papers, which would ruin his reputation, just because he comes from a rich family and he should do well even with bad rep. Rong Huai was A, but had second differentiation into O, which played in the story. Of course he stopped sponsoring the girl who now only had her learning system. Rong Huai often acted by the principle of giving a little something and then making people fall into mud. This is why I say that partially these stories have logic. Like he gave her a place in the Olympiad, even if she was proven to steal the papers for herself, but when she got a mansion thanks to her system and couldn't wait but show off, he contacted the Olympiad Committee and informed them of her stealing papers. She lost her placing, and the backlash was that people found her certificate of purchase was forged. Big downfall. ML is caled Mu Yan, very agressive type of alpha, coming from a poor background he and Rong Huai are two polar opposites, ogs were confronting, but due to misunderstanting Mu Yan started noticing Rong Huai and was quickly falling in love, props to him it took him some time. Eventually they got together, which I think is a nice move to make, like forced proximity to make Rong Huai realize that his AYan is not someone who wants to be friends.
Arc III. Reborn girl who uses gold to gain beauty. She got a spring which absorbs anything of value and gives the user beauty, basically she stole it from her master, who is Rong Huai, but in her plans she wants to absorb the riches of Rong family, which are immense (it's again the situation where his family is prominent, his settings so far are good). Again a story of ungrateful person. Slave girl who actually was treated very well, used money from Rong family to feed her stream that gave her beauty. Eventually she would have become the most beautiful and marry well, but Rong Huai found a loophole, no matter how many things you feed the stream of youth it must continue absorb valuables otherwise it must feed on something else, like youth of its' user, this plundering could eventually thin any treasury if you think about it so sooner or later the world might end up in such dire straits it's insane to think about. Original Rong Huai took care of the girl, but not our RH. This time A Yan landed as a future famous general, called Huo Ran in this world. Although they started from the worst beginning (he exchanged himself for a widow and her child who were actually at fault; because of how he was treated he initially hated Rong Huai), but because A Yan always fell for RH he kind of submitted. They lived like this some time before A Yan allowed him to prove himself on the frontier. As for the girl she was demoted again and again for making mistakes before she figured her origins. As it happened she had a father who left her and her mother and married into more prominent family, his son became a number one scholar, so she found her family when she was thrown out (literally! it was such a rough but fun scene, not many times such scenes happen, Huo Ran saw her trying to climb RH's bed and he in his fury threw her from the boat where they were staying). Some time she lived in limelight surrounded by admirers of her beauty, though her beauty was known to others, but I think she should have still had a slave contract in Rong family, but of course RH would not care about it. So everyone talked to a maid girl actually and regarded her a big beauty, she also fed the stream family business deals. Unwise from a vain girl, which played against her later. After short time the dirty deeds of this family were uncovered and they faced being sent away to borders, as a big beauty she was promised to barbarians as part of peace treaty and thought she could continue to live well, but her stream of youh needs continuous sacrifice of wealth, so she aged even more and even faster and was wasted in barbarian land.
But this is the first arc when Rong Huai looked closely on his relationship with AYan. At first he thought it was all an illusion and maybe it was too fast when he decided to switch gears and be with Huo Ran in this world. After all he held such a deep prejudice before, because of their deep friendship of course he was really hurt, but words fo the system who could look from outside saw things more clearly, Huo Ran would sacrifice himself (like previous reincarnations) if Rong Huai only asked, which is the deep desire of the reincarnation. But it also explain why he wasn't lingering in previous worlds, which should be really cruel towards previous reincarnations. It's not really handled well by this time but you can feel that both have kind of morbid obsession towards each other.
Arc IV. E-sports arc. Mentioned above. Original Rong Huai lived with a boy who was also an orphan, he lived with them before RH's mother passed away, he did not take exam himself but sent the person to study, so all expenses spent on this boy, who eventually was ungrateful. RH stopped all expences, did not apologize for his opinion against other player (child of destiny) and moved instantly to a new club. He was called little princess which was cute (since RH had to maintain, or got used to maintaining the OG soft personality). They went through tournaments and won. The boy he lived with had no money to survive and also his story was uncovered. The child of destiny made such a move against RH during championship and was discovered, his reputation destroyed of course.
The one major mistake author made was actually the scene of feeding Rong Huai medicine during the world championship. During the final round RH ingested a bit of allergen, his body is allergic to many things in this world and his team knew about this. But then we see ML feeding medicine with water mouth-to-mouth type which in modern world is inaccurate af. It's not about pills from allergies, it's the fact that due to throat swelling in emergencies you use those direct injections, everyone saw those syringes before. So you'd expect that either his own team or the medical team of the championship would have it on hands, but no. Usually people with such severe allergies that lead to anaphylactic shock carry the medicine on their body at all times.
Arc V. Favorite young master from the rich family. Story of traveler who became a true young master. This is where author tried my most disliked trope of past relatives now lovers. A Yan landed as the father of the Lu family and RH became fake young master. Becase RH used his charm and other tactics against Lu dad, he eventually was promoted and given a gaming company and led the company to develop holographic games instead of VR, which was considered a break-through in game industry. So he allowed the Shen family to buy a company and develop VR (both Lu and Shen families were planning to buy this gaming company but after Rong Huai asked ML not buy it, they stopped), accumulating debts they thought they'd pay after the VR will be released. But when it came to holographic games VR was of course left behind and it was a huge hit to the business they did not have time to build yet. Although in real life I think it would not be as devastating as decribed, at least my mind tries to conjur at least some semblance of what could be done, but they faced instant bankruptcy (sure thing the company itself will face huge problems if most of investors will divest), but I say that something could have been done and the progress is just too fast after all not every console was eliminated with time, they were just upgraded, like game consoles, computers, mobile games and portable consoles, they could have continued to sell for many reasons (like in real life people continue to play old games for nostalgia and love for those games instead of following trends or the financial reason also means a lot). But it was presented as if everyone panicked, sold shares, severed relationships and the true young master was devastated. Of course even if the company has proposed membership for their gaming platform that would allow to collect revenue monthly, with immense debt how could they support it. What do I know.
Actually because of his love for RH dad Lu did not care that his child was a fake, on the contrary he was happy and you know what happened later. These two really never care about anything. The only good thing as an excuse was that dad Lu never cared for original RH, like they never lived together, communicated or were close to form the bond that is common among relatives, so it created the image of them being more strangers and dad Lu did not care about this child at all. But still situations like these're nope for me...
Arc VI. Being hated by thousand people tells a story of a direct disciple in a world of decaying cultivation world. RH was born with spiritual body, but was not as popular as the boy with mixed roots arriving at the same time, who could sweet-mouth anyone, including their master. In original line RH would agree to lend his roots, but was not treated well as promised. And this boy became a heartthrob. A Yan landed as the Demon King who will kill the world. But actually the indeed broke the boundaries between two worlds, yet they also united it, depriving all those famous sects of their cultivation. RH actually has incredible mental power which he concealed all the way. The heartthrob boy became a sacrifice on the roots of spiritual veins, after all he used the vein for his body to survive and if everyone acted according to his plan he would be the one gaining most. But many braindead characters again :)
Arc VII. Story about a tyrant Emperor. RH is now a tyrant Emperor, but it's mostly a hearsay, which was spread by the one person original RH trusted. They plotted against RH and the most famous general to usurp the power. RH instead became the one they so wanted him to portray, a true tyrant, which completely disrupted the plan, because RH did not act according to their plan. Eventually their deeds were uncovered and even if one of them was A Yan's adopted son, he did not spare him. A Yan landed as the general who hated the Emperor, but was eventually charmed. So even if everyone eventually knew their relationship they did not dare comment on it. Since every world RH leads any of his business to prosperity the same is true for countries under his rule, so the two led the country to prosperity. Also had the general Nie who comes from the main world and is connected to RH's past, they met here and later promised to meet in the main world.
Arc VIII. Again ABO world. Original RH was saved by an A, but also was treated as stand-in and also not like a human being. He was PUA'd a lot and was wasted for the White Moonlight in this A's heart. But RH went on a date and met A Yan who was now a general, they soon came together. The White Moonlight was discovered to present paintings made by RH as his own, which was also in the original script, but because RH shared the video of him in cage online (harsh treatment of O is punishable by law), the law inforcement people came and took videos confirming them being in a normal relationship and to cover-up he said they had "hobbies". This A had his reputation stained. His White Moonlight was disgraced after the scandal with painting scandal and disappeared. After RH moved out and was marked by A Yan they lived together. RH showed talent in healing mania instead of continuing painting. His ex-A suffered from wounds when the Emperor star was invaded by star beasts. Actually it was inner core of A Yan, so they concealed this fact. When they traveled for honeymoon they met with star pirates among them was White Moonlihgt, son of star pirates, but because A Yan's core was a King Star Beast he called those close to their ship and they basically crushed the pirates to pulp. This point where Star Beasts are actual celestial bodies, like others thought they are meteorites, but they are Star Beasts.
Arc IX. Actually last world before transition. Original RH was used as a spare and plotted by a woman who made him drunk and told afterwards that she is pregnant, original RH took it upon himself to be responsible for wife and child (not registered though), but it allowed two other blood-sucking relatives from her family to come and use his house and money. His future would be bleak, after all he'd pay too much after working so much, but she would leave to be with her ex who made her pregnant. And RH's business would be ruined because of this ungrateful woman. RH stopped paying, made this woman Lin Shu take loans, since she spends all her money without thinking or simply relies too much on RH helping her, did not pay for damage when this woman's brother hit another car, stopped paying for mother-in-law's excessive spending, he only paid for little expenses. A Yan became a leader of Yi family, uncle to the Yi boy who is child of destiny, the one who ruined original RH's business. Yi head hooked up with RH because the one could treat his mania. He was also surprised by RH's actions whose "wife" is about to give birth, but after seeing how RH is getting paternity test right after the baby is born everything became clear. RH not only left her and her family riddled with debts.
He also showed his talent in business and was taken by Yi Chi to the company and became parachuted vice president, the Yi boy refused such nonsense and resigned, thinking his uncle will come to his senses one day, but he was immediately deprived of all privelage and properties that were given to him (his family left him nothing, and he also was used to philandering). Although he took Lin Shu in, but they had nowhere to go except his wife's property. Also RH helped the original wife to receive the photo of the three and see who her husband truly is. The wife live-broadcasted catching the two in the act and the entire network was condemning the two and dug up all their dirt, that she used someone as a sucker and now she is a mistress.
The Yi boy tried to change his situation when the internet storm died down but it was futile, he also left Lin Shu with a child right after the scandal broke out. The wife divorced him, he was left with almost nothing. Lin Shu thought of getting back together with Rong Huai, since he found he became a prominent figure, but again, they were not registered, she also had a mental breakdown when he said he was the one who sent the photo. At first she supported her family (mother and brother), but her mother was patriarchal and her brother also abused her child while she was out, not handling it she left them. Her mother moved back to village with half-finished house, her brother became a street thug. With years her child had many problems surfacing and she deeply regretted her life choices. At this precarious moment Rong Huai reached out to take care of the child.
But the way he exited the world is insane, they do have something wrong with their heads.
Transition world. Don't know why it was included, it had the mystery style. RH had to figure out the truth behind the mansion, which they did, but it collected together many hosts that could be called truly unscrupulous (maybe they were eventually the ones who became small gods), which maybe was done to show the influence of scripts by main system that allowed many worlds to be destroyed and plundered. Although RH also acts badly against children of destiny, but he never killed anyone for pleasure and he became the child of destiny himself and replaced other and allowed the world to continue.
Then he came to the main system, we have a flashback on his past, truth of his origins and then he found the reason behind Chao Yan's actions. But what was left is true feelings between the two when they returned to the main world and settled down. RH also changed the main system with 555 and asked him to release tasks to do good deeds.
RATE: 2,75/5. Because of some themes and the old-fashioned feel I can't bring myself to give it more, although I kinda enjoyed it since it's been a while. I can enjoy trashy stuff, but it doesn't change the fact that I consider them quite trashy :D
(edited August, '26 during re-read)
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