The Consequences of Messing with a Male Lead from a Web Novel Platform

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Bad-tempered, possessive, unruly wolfdog gong x lazy, spoiled, sickly beauty shou

What's it like to accidentally be born into the body of the childhood sweetheart supporting heroine in a transmigration-and-broken-engagement web novel, the one who breaks off the engagement when the protagonist falls on hard times?

Shen Youqing: Wait, why am I the "supporting heroine"?

Because a revered monk made a few comments about his fate, Shen Youqing was forced to dress as a girl from birth and grew up safely under a female identity.

The male lead of the typical wish-fulfillment novel, Xue Gu, was the son of an imperial prince and a Northern Qiang dancer, raised among the common people. Since he grew up on the frontier, he couldn't speak the official language. The emperor didn't favor him, either, and when he returned to the palace at thirteen, he was subjected to contempt and humiliation.

Before Shen Youqing and Xue Gu were even born, they were betrothed.

Shen Youqing spent all day chasing after Xue Gu, calling him "Big Brother" at every turn. He was physically frail, yet spoiled and domineering. Xue Gu hated him.

Seeing how Xue Gu avoided him like the plague, Shen Youqing was overjoyed. He could follow the plot and avoid anyone discovering he was a man.

Until the family supporting Xue Gu fell from power, and the whole court began to fear for its own safety.

The night before Xue Gu was sent to the frontier, he blocked Shen Youqing's way. A warm, damp kiss landed lightly on the corner of Shen Youqing's mouth. His usually unruly, cold, and proud childhood friend seemed almost pitiful as he quietly told Shen Youqing to wait for him.

The smiling mask on Shen Youqing's face cracked: This is bad...

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Even after realizing he'd apparently messed things up, Shen Youqing chose to keep following the plot. After a letter breaking off the engagement was sent to the frontier, he promptly got himself a new fiance.

In a typical wish-fulfillment novel, the stallion protagonist would come back stronger after suffering a disaster, build a harem, rise to the top, and take revenge on his enemies. As a minor cannon fodder character, Shen Youqing's original ending was to die miserably on the day Xue Gu ascended the throne.

Three years later, he looked up at his childhood friend, who had shed the awkwardness of youth. The other man's eyes were icy, his rough, warm fingers brushing over Shen Youqing's face as he spoke gently.

"Liar."

With the System malfunctioning and unable to escape for now, Shen Youqing said: Wait, let me explain!

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After his cross-dressing identity was exposed, Shen Youqing tried to fake his death and escape during his wedding to his stand-in fiance, but ran into Xue Gu on the way.

The man on horseback casually wiped the blood off his blade. Beneath the moonlight, the clean blade reflected his gloomy, chilling expression.

"You have two choices: die, or..."

The blade's tip rested against Shen Youqing's neck.

"Come with me."

A few gentle reminders:

1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced, and this is a one-on-one romance. No switching or breaking up the pairing.

2. Romance-focused, with melodrama, identity reveals, fake deaths, battle royals, and groveling.

3. The shou's identity is revealed after a little over twenty chapters, so the cross-dressing doesn't last long.

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Chen Jinyue found a phone. On a whim, he entered his own birthday and successfully unlocked it.

To find the owner's information, he opened the notes app and discovered that it was full of the owner's diary entries about having a crush.

"Saw him on the bus today. Cute. I want to f*ck him."

"He turned around and walked away when he saw me in the cafeteria. Why does he hate me so much... I should just grab him and f*ck him."

The language was way too explicit. This wasn't a diary about a crush, it was a diary of dirty fantasies!

Then he saw his own picture in the photo album. The more he thought about it, the more horrifying it got. After piecing together the clues, Chen Jinyue finally realized the person who had a crush on him was his classmate and mortal enemy, Cui Yuhe!

But he was straight, the kind of straight who'd rather break than bend.

Chen Jinyue decided to straighten out Cui Yuhe's thinking, protect his mental health, and do his part to be a model young man of the new era.

So he pretended to be a fortune-telling influencer and left messages in Cui Yuhe's comments and DMs every day. His efforts finally paid off when Cui Yuhe replied.

Chen Jinyue: I've divined that you're destined to face a romantic tribulation, so I've come to help.

Cui Yuhe: ?

Chen Jinyue: Is the person you have a crush on surnamed Chen?

Cui Yuhe: .

Great, the plan had gone perfectly.

Later:

Cui Yuhe: Master, how can I make him fall for me?

Chen Jinyue: Get the highest score in your grade.

Hehehe. Cui Yuhe was near the bottom of the class. Getting top marks would be harder than reaching the sky.

A month later, Cui Yuhe: Master, I did it.

Chen Jinyue: !!!

Chen Jinyue grew even more determined: Your birth chart is incompatible with a certain man surnamed Chen. You should move on and find someone else. I just read your fortune, and the person who's going to add you as a contact in the next few days is your destined match.

Chen Jinyue's alt account: Hey, handsome. Want to meet up?

Cui Yuhe: Sure.

Chen Jinyue: ?

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From the moment Cui Yuhe fell for Chen Jinyue, he went from wanting to get close to him to wanting to possess him.

But Chen Jinyue avoided him at every turn.

Cui Yuhe thought he and Chen Jinyue would never have anything to do with each other, until one day he received a private message.

The sender claimed to be a fortune-telling master who could help him escape his love troubles. Then one day, Cui Yuhe noticed something off and realized the person on the other end was the one he'd been longing for all this time.

Chen Jinyue didn't mind his despicable love.

It was as if he'd been saved.

Oblivious, lively, hotheaded straight shou who doesn't realize his identity has been exposed x solitary, gloomy, lovesick, scheming green-tea gong

A few gentle reminders:

1. The gong has a crush. Both leads are sexually inexperienced, one-on-one.

2. A silly, sweet story.

Theme: Deceit is wrong