The Days I Deceived the Behind-the-Scenes Heartthrob, and He Deceived Me

Bad news: He transmigrates into a behind-the-scenes novel that has just started its serial run, and the male lead has already turned evil.

Worse news: He has no golden finger or special abilities, just two character tags that are a liability.

"Ordinary: You don't know 'the truth of the world.' You have no combat ability, and you know nothing about the protagonist's special powers."

"Enthusiastic Audience: You will witness the glory and tragic past of the protagonist and his secret identities."

Jiang Yiming's vision goes black.

Other people who transmigrate become the ones with secret identities. Why does he have to become an ordinary bystander who gets rescued, gets rescued again, then sobs as he suffers through the tragic tales of the protagonist's secret identities?!

When Jiang Yiming opens his eyes again, he finds himself standing outside the boys' bathroom at Qinghuai Experimental High School.

The novel's male lead is leaning on the sink. Water drips from the ends of his wet hair, and bruises from being bullied mark his face.

He doesn't turn around, but several eerie, crimson vertical pupils suddenly bulge out of the back of his hand, staring coldly in Jiang Yiming's direction.

At that moment, the "Ordinary" tag on the System panel starts flashing wildly, as if it will snuff out Jiang Yiming's life along with it any second now.

Jiang Yiming: "..."

I absolutely cannot get killed off the moment I arrive!

He speaks in a trembling voice: "Dude, your cosplay props are really high quality, haha. They look so real. C-could I touch them?"

*

Shen Gui stares darkly at the transfer student standing in the bathroom doorway. The dark-red spikes that are just about to reach the back of the boy's neck stop in midair.

As far back as he can remember, Shen Gui has never met anyone who could understand him. Those who know his secret have only ever responded with distance, fear, disgust, or even hatred.

Everything the books say is wrong.

He didn't get another sincere heart in return for offering his own. Instead, he got endless hurt and betrayal, without exception.

If offering your heart only leaves you shattered, if being honest never earns you even a shred of trust, then why not...

"Of course..." Shen Gui closes his eyes, hiding the overwhelming malice in his gaze, which he can barely control. He answers hoarsely, "You can touch them."

...put the cheapest lie on the scales.

[When he learns that it was all a monster's lies, what will his expression look like?]

[It's so exciting to think about.]

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A gloomy, behind-the-scenes novel's male lead who initially hides the truth, then desperately hints at it later, and ends up deceiving himself into falling in love, as the top x a sunny, cheerful best friend who diligently pretends to be clueless and plays dumb, only to end up pretending himself into falling in love, as the bottom.

Set against a backdrop of eerie phenomena returning. The secret identity tags refer to the top's ability to assume secret identities.

Let's all read in harmony and discuss nicely. Kisses!

[Blurb archived May 15, 2026]

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