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Shi Ling has transmigrated into a book-specifically, into a novel about a pampered fake young master and the real young master. In this story, the fake young master, who was raised in an aristocratic family, is the center of everyone's affection. The real young master, the original owner of Shi Ling's new body, is merely a country bumpkin from a small town, whose sole purpose is to highlight how pure, kind, elegant, and noble the fake young master is.
In the original plot, the original owner was warned by several people just for glancing at the aristocratic young master for too long.
"Stay away from Su Su."
"Su Su is the true child of the Zhou family."
"Don't covet things that don't belong to you."
After transmigrating, Shi Ling turns around and leaves without a second thought, enrolling in the prestigious Jing University, a place far beyond the reach of the aristocratic young master.
At Jing University, Shi Ling meets a group of like-minded young people, secures a wealthy investor, and develops a game that becomes a nationwide sensation.
Later, when it comes time to find a spokesperson for the game, Zhou Su-along with his powerful aristocratic family-approaches Shi Ling, attempting to coerce him into giving the endorsement deal to Zhou Su.
In front of the Zhou family, Shi Ling calmly and confidently crosses Zhou Su's name off the list.
Shi Ling: "I am a down-to-earth person. I never covet things that aren't mine."
The wealthy heir of the Ji family: "When will you start coveting me?"
The Zhou family: "?!?"
Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld.
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When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying!
[[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]]
[[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]