Author: Wang Wang Kao Bing / 旺旺烤饼
Status in COO: 61 chapters + 4 extras (Complete)
Associated Names: 摆烂学神总在被钓
Associated Names: 摆烂学神总在被钓
Tags: Rebirth, Sweet Story, Lighthearted, Shounen Ai, Romance
Novel Updates Link
Translation Status: Ongoing
Synopsis:
Chi Ning devoted his entire life to scientific research, only to die from overwork at his desk. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself back at the age of 16.
In his past life, Chi Ning had two regrets:
1. He couldn’t save his older brother, who died in an accident.
2. He never gave Qin Heng, the CEO of the Qin Group who pursued him for half his life, a clear answer.
Given a second chance, Chi Ning dumped the coffee he had drunk until he was sick of it in his past life, tossed away his competition papers, hunched his shoulders, and ran.
No more studying—let whoever wants to do it, do it.
He was going to relax, avoid burnout, and embrace the slacker life with joy.
Slack with style, slack with flair!
But as he slacked off, he discovered that Qin Heng, the campus heartthrob who had claimed to be a model student and upstanding youth in his past life, was actually the school’s most notorious delinquent!
Chi Ning: “…”
No problem. His regrets could go from two to just one. :)
Qin Heng thought Chi Ning was a meek, fragile honor student who’d burst into tears at the sight of someone getting hurt.
But later, he realized Chi Ning skipped class more skillfully than he did, hit harder than he ever could, and when he kicked someone, his expression was icy, his jaw clenched, and his eyes slightly red.
As if he were the one being bullied.
Qin Heng clutched his pounding chest, his mouth moving on its own: “Why kick him? He’s not worth it!”
Kick me instead!
Everyone knew about Professor Chi, the legend of the scientific research world:
#Never attends class but ranks first in the grade
#Too weak for competitions but strong enough to file a ton of patents
#Heir to a century-old pharmaceutical empire but took up the nation’s offer—just because he liked the 9-to-5 schedule and triple pay on holidays
#Skipped class to join a billiards tournament, then stuffed his prize money into a sack
Later, a GIF of the world’s youngest research award winner went viral on forums.
In the GIF, Chi Ning was climbing over the research institute’s wall.
At the foot of the wall stood CEO Qin, who was impeccably dressed in a suit with his arms outstretched and looking nervous as if afraid the person on the wall might scrape or bruise himself.
A caption accompanied the image: "No one stops me from clocking out!"
(A protagonist who masters the art of slacking and acting x A seemingly delinquent but actually devoted, overthinking, fishing-type love interest)
Reading Guide:
= A sweet, self-indulgent story with some competitive elements, and centered around the protagonist.
= Chi Ning is a slacker—this life is all about coasting on past knowledge.
= No side couples. All research achievements in the story are fictional, purely made up. The setting is entirely fictional and unrelated to reality.
One-Sentence Summary: After slacking off, he became the group’s favorite.
Theme: Balance work and rest.
CHAPTERS
SLACKER Chapters Link