The Slacker’s Guide to Saving Face: I’m Just the Professional Buffer

Welcome to Chengdu, the land of slow-living, spicy tea-houses, and social minefields. Lin Feng is a man with a high IQ, a PhD in "Deadpan Snark," and exactly zero motivation to use either. He just wants to enjoy his afternoon nap, but his business—the Face-Saving Agency—is unfortunately too successful for its own good. Lin Feng isn't a private investigator or a matchmaker; he is a "Face Consultant". In a world where social standing is everything, he’s the guy you hire to: Pretend to be your billionaire CEO boyfriend at a high school reunion. Act as a "disappointing deadbeat" so your parents finally stop bugging you about marriage. Orchestrate "accidental" displays of genius to make you look like a prodigy. While Lin Feng views human emotions as predictable scripts, his life becomes a chaotic mess when he takes on two recurring clients: Su Meili, a terrifyingly efficient lawyer who is a complete "love idiot," and Wang Bao, a clumsy heir to a hotpot empire. Can Lin Feng maintain his professional distance while navigating a disaster of "accidental" run-ins, culinary sabotage, and a side-romance that's more volatile than a boiling spicy hotpot? He’d tell you himself, but he’s currently on a scheduled break.