Title: 猜心游戲
Author: 黃銅左輪
Total Chapters: 92 (Completed)

Synopsis: [Originally titled When the CEO’s Assistant Faces an Old-School Dogblood Crematorium]

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After transmigrating, Yan Zishu became the assistant to the male lead in an old-school, dogblood angst novel—a character cold, restrained, and dutiful, almost tailor-made in his image, yet doomed to a tragic end.

In the original plot, Assistant Yan, secretly in love with the male lead Fu Weishan, schemed between him and the other male lead Ji Chen, only to be moved by Ji Chen’s kindness in the end and die taking a bullet for him.

Even facing such an ending, Yan Zishu, upholding professionalism, followed the script dutifully. The only wildcard was the cunning antagonist Fu Jinchi.

As the illegitimate son of the Fu family, Fu Jinchi was supposed to fall for Ji Chen while scheming against Fu Weishan. Yet, for some reason, he reached out to Yan Zishu instead.

For a moment, Yan Zishu wanted to clasp that dry, warm hand in return.

But in the game of love, who is sincere, and who is pretending?

Fu Jinchi smiled gently: “Just a game for adults. I thought you could handle it.”

Yan Zishu inclined his head slightly: “I’m flattered by your regard, Mr. Fu.”

Fu Jinchi, a playful cynic who lived to make Fu Weishan’s life harder, originally planned to steal the latter’s beloved “innocent bunny.” But then he realized—poaching his cold, beautiful assistant might be the more thrilling challenge.

Unknowingly, he fell in headfirst.

Later, he watched helplessly as Yan Zishu, gravely wounded, fell backward into the sea.

The man’s expression was as calm and composed as ever, his lips shaping the words “Take care.”

That day, rain poured from the heavens as Fu Jinchi knelt on the deck, more disheveled than he’d ever been in his life.

After completing the plot, Yan Zishu assumed a new identity and started fresh—only to find the world searching for him like mad.

Including the once-ambitious, once-unflappable Fu Jinchi.

Gentlemanly Villain (Gong) vs. Cold Beauty (Shou)

Reading Notes:

1. The author loves dogblood tropes. Features a non-traditional crematorium arc. 1v1, HE.
2. The shou is logical and won’t suffer for the sake of angst. Plot follows reason.