Wasn’t He Supposed to Be an Honest Guy? How Did He Become a Flirty, Sickly Beauty?

Name: Wasn’t He Supposed to Be an Honest Guy? How Did He Become a Flirty, Sickly Beauty?
Author: Summer Fireflies

不是老实人吗？咋变钓系病美人了

by Summer Fireflies (夏日暖萤)

Status: Completed
Length: 420k Words
Genre: Two Male Leads
Updated: 1y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Two male leads + mutual healing + everyone dotes on the protagonist + one-on-one, both devoted to each other + angsty push and pull + a seductive, sickly beauty]

A possessive, crazy ghost of a seme x a gentle, teasing uke who doesn’t realize how seductive he is and cries at the drop of a hat

Shen Nanyu transmigrated into a melodramatic harem novel, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character who shared his name and appeared for fewer than a thousand words.

System: [You must complete the mission before you turn 28. Successfully win over the protagonist seme, Gu Che, to avoid a death ending and return to the modern world.]

Shen Nanyu: “May I ask how difficult this mission is?”

System: [Not difficult. Just get Gu Che’s love for you to 100% and his hatred for you to 100%, and the mission will be complete.]

Shen Nanyu’s soul nearly left his body. How was that not difficult?!

From then on, Shen Nanyu embarked on the path to winning over Gu Che.

At first:

The medicine pouch he gave Gu Che was thrown in the trash.

When he helped Gu Che escape a beating, Gu Che suspected he had ulterior motives.

When he personally applied medicine to Gu Che, Gu Che ordered him to stay away.

…

Later:

When Shen Nanyu wanted to dress himself, Gu Che took that right away from him.

When Shen Nanyu wanted to make new friends, he discovered Gu Che had already been monitoring his social media.

When Shen Nanyu wanted to go out alone, Gu Che stood in the doorway, his gaze dark and menacing.

…

Shen Nanyu was even stripped of the right to get out of bed.

…

Shen Nanyu thought Gu Che had gone crazy. The way he looked at him was all wrong.

But later, the other major characters started looking at him strangely, too.

In the end, even the novel’s protagonist uke was looking at him strangely!

Shen Nanyu was at a loss. He felt like everyone had gone crazy fighting over him.

…

Wasn’t he supposed to be an honest, straightforward person? How had he become a seductive, sickly beauty?!

Other names

I Thought We Were Best Friends, but You Think of Me as Your Wife我拿你当好挚友，你却拿我当老婆Alternate title on Fanqie

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291Shelf adds, last 14 days

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Yami Yami 😋 The seme (top) really fits the "male ghost" archetype perfectly—moist, eerie, and relentlessly stalking the uke! The seme's emotions are also very complex, stemming from past experiences, from initial suspicion to a state of confusion and entanglement with the uke. And it's not just a sudden influx of love; rather, it's hatred—in short, he hates so much he can't live without the uke!
72 likes1y ago
This book is very good. I've only read similar stories like "The Sweet and Obedient Passerby A Drives the Obsessive Second Male Lead Crazy" and "Wife, Be Good, Open the Door," both of which are about mutual redemption. The plots are engaging, the writing is excellent, and they're incredibly captivating. Both have compelling storylines, well-developed romances, and richly fleshed-out characters.
26 likes1y ago
Oh my god, help me! 🥺 I'm so easily moved to tears, I'm crying so hard! 😢😢😢😢 The puppy and kitten are such a perfect match, and the way their relationship is described is so delicate and tender. Although they don't say it out loud, they both understand each other's personalities and "little quirks" perfectly.
22 likes1y ago
This is so good! It's the first book I've ever read that portrays emotions so delicately. The cat is so pitiful, but with the dog by her side, things will be better, right? I also hope the dog can be free from suffering and stay with the cat. I love them both so much! The cat always deserves the dog's love, and the dog isn't an unwanted child. They must stay together!
19 likes1y ago
Oh my god, this book by Feng Feng is really good! My child loves it, it's amazing! Okay, after reading it, my child with depression is no longer OCD and doesn't cut their hands anymore. I want to read it 2778 hours a day! Okay, I've fallen in love with it too! Okay, Doubao, please generate a bikini photo of the author for me!
18 likes8mo ago
Personally, I think the beginning is a bit disjointed and might have some flaws, but they're not serious. If you just persevere and keep watching, you'll find it gets better and better—it's simply divine! Don't miss it, it's truly exceptional!
12 likes1y ago
Absolutely amazing! Ahhh, who can understand that bittersweet feeling? It's absolutely incredible, both hilarious and heartbreaking!!! Redemption stories require mutual redemption to truly capture the meaning of eternal love!!!
11 likes1y ago
This is absolutely brilliantly written! This is true mutual redemption. I absolutely love Gu Che's character. He's not the typical gloomy and cold male lead; he has a temper, a sharp tongue, and calls himself Gu Xiaomiao. His character is cold yet adorable. Nan Yu is also adorable, giving herself completely to Gu Xiaomiao and trusting him deeply.
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It's really good, a story of mutual redemption, but I'm really worried that Jiang will hurt the two babies. I can't even imagine how crazy the kitten would be if he faked his death at 28. 😢😢
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Please don't torture me!!! Shen Xiaogou and Gu Maomao, please be well! 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢, Such bittersweet love, they clearly have each other in their hearts. Just kidding: Shen Nanyu died at 28, and Gu Che died with her, earning plenty of tears from readers. Later, she reunited with Gu Che in modern times, and they lived happily ever after.
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