Why Do All the Powerful Families Look at Me Like That?

[After the groom ran away, I found myself in a battleground of love between the groomsmen: a sweet, feel-good, everyone-loves-him story. A cannon-fodder shou x powerful gong who secretly loves his darling so much he’s losing his mind] Ruan Xingyu transmigrates into a wealthy-family romance on Jinjiang and becomes a seductive gold digger whose attempt to marry into a rich family has failed. He’s deeply in love with rich heir Song Wei, but Song Wei falls for the younger brother brought into the family by his stepmother. All he can do is wait for his brother to steal his rich groom at the wedding. …Let’s destroy this world! As a lowly worker in a world full of powerful people, he works diligently and finally makes it to his wedding day. His wedding is extraordinarily lavish, and even the groomsmen are straight out of a rich-family romance. For instance, there’s the most upper-class male lead on Jinjiang: highly educated, always driven around in a black Audi, and already the object of countless people’s affection despite his young age. Yet he’s clearly a good man with a strong sense of morality, the kind everyone wants to sleep with but only his wife gets to. Utterly chaste, with the air of a devoted husband, but with a black scorpion tattoo on his wrist. Then there’s the roguishly handsome, flirtatious male lead from Jinjiang, a vain and arrogant superstar with enough luxury cars to put on his own car show. Just one of his watches would cost an ordinary person a lifetime of hard work! There’s also Jinjiang’s loaded benefactor-type male lead, six-foot-three, tall and broad-shouldered, a mature and steady business empire tycoon with billions to his name. One stomp from him and the entire entertainment industry would shake! The rest of the big shots are at least on the level of male leads in rich-family romances. The wedding is so grand that everyone envies his good fortune. Until, during the vows, his younger brother suddenly steps forward in tears. His rich groom is stolen away. In an instant, he goes from being the envy of everyone to the butt of everyone’s jokes. Well, he’s finally made it to this day! His eyes turn red at the corners. Before he can squeeze out a tear, he notices that the groomsmen are all looking at him strangely! He suddenly remembers the first time he met these powerful men, at a crowded party. As a minor character, he stood behind his fiance Song Wei, like a blaze of bright flowers, greeting the big shots. They looked at him with an inscrutable gaze and said to Song Wei, “Your boyfriend sure is handsome.” Seductive gold-digger shou x chaste, devoted-husband gong [Before you ever looked my way, I had already stolen countless glances at you] The romance is the focus, with the career plot as a secondary thread. The pace may be a little slow, with an emphasis on subtle emotional changes. A growing male lead: a genuinely ordinary, universally adored shou x devoted-husband big shot gong. Both are each other’s first. Recommended completed novels in the same series: Why Do All the Male Leads Look at Me Like That?, a dating-show romance with an everyone-loves-him storyline and an ensemble love triangle. Why Do All My Roommates Look at Me Like That?, a roommates story with a high school love triangle. ----------- [Recommended upcoming novel: After the Public Cannon Fodder at the Elite Boys’ School Suddenly Becomes Beautiful] [A everyone-loves-him story with an ensemble cast and an intense competition-for-love showdown at an elite boys’ school: turn into a cat, turn into a tiger, and…see who breaks first and becomes a rain-soaked puppy. A suddenly beautiful, struggling-to-look-ordinary cannon-fodder shou x a top-tier green tea gong in the eyes of his rivals. Ensemble cast, unconventional school-story style, beauty-transformation trope, and height difference] Ning Song transmigrates into an elite boys’ school. Everyone knows that elite boys’ schools in danmei novels exist to make boys fall in love. Everywhere around him are male leads from passionate love stories. For instance, Pu Yu, the top student at the very pinnacle of the school’s social ladder. A chauffeur picks him up in a Rolls-Royce. He’s top of his class and captain of the school’s rugby team, with a narrow waist and a firm, dog-like physique, like a character from a manga. But he’s cold and gloomy, hardly ever speaks, and keeps to himself. Then there’s the school heartthrob, Sheng Yan, heir to a business empire, incredibly rich, and wealthy enough to donate a whole building to the school. A mixed-race beauty, flamboyant and unrestrained, his looks are so dazzling that he’s surrounded by admirers and commands a level of attention no one else can match. There’s also Li You, the leader of the school’s notorious gang, radiating a decadent, roguish charm and an untamed sensuality. He’s a wild dog no one can tame. And there’s student council president Shen Lingsi, whose looks make him everyone’s secret crush: fair, refined, and bespectacled, he’s an extremely popular president. Of course, there’s also the polished, arrogant vice president who looks down his nose at everyone like a proud peacock; a spoiled rich kid whose family is influential but who enjoys bullying ordinary students; a playboy young master who scoffs at love; a cool, earnest top student and class monitor; a tall, brawny, dark-skinned athlete; and a beautiful, hard-to-read dancer who knows how to flirt, among others. They’re rich and good-looking, and are forever getting caught up in either sweet or messy romances between men. Almost everyone is BL. But none of this has anything to do with Ning Song. Because he’s transmigrated into the very bottom of the school’s pecking order: a plain-looking, sickly boy from the slums, a shared cannon-fodder character in all kinds of love stories between boys. Ning Song: In a boys’ school full of wolves and rampant romance, nothing feels safer than being an unnoticed passerby! Every day, he diligently plays the part of an extra at the very bottom of the social ladder, passing through one boys’ love story after another. Passing student 1: “I heard Student A was stopped by some thugs on the way home yesterday, and the president happened to see it. Shen Lingsi is so gentle, but he actually got into a fight for him!” Ning Song: “Right, right, I was there too. I saw it with my own eyes. He must be the most special person in the president’s heart, right?” Passing student 2: “I heard Student B was working as a server at some bar last week and got groped by a sleazy old guy. Sheng Yan beat him so badly he was crawling on the floor!” Ning Song: “That’s right, that’s right. I was at that bar too, so I can vouch for it. They even ran into each other there. What a fated connection!” Passing student 3: “Yesterday was our class’s turn to clean the school, right? I actually saw Pu Daxi go out of his way to talk to Student C. Mr. Darcy is so cold and never talks to anyone!” Ning Song: “Exactly, exactly. I helped clean up too, and I saw it. Love makes people play favorites. Even arrogant Mr. Darcy was finally conquered!” Passing student 4: “That uniformed menace Li You actually went to a flower shop yesterday!” Ning Song: “I saw it too. I even asked him who the flowers were for. Tsk, even a guy like him can turn over a new leaf when he finds true love!” They all conclude, “He must really like him, right?!” After they finish, they turn to the passing students, only to find them staring at him in astonishment. “How come you were there for all of it?” Ning Song gives a weak cough. “I’m the shared cannon fodder. I just happened to pass by the main characters.” But as he goes through puberty, either his skin gets better every day or his eyes get prettier; either he gets fairer or slimmer. SOS! This is way too dangerous in a boys’ school full of love triangles! Every day he wracks his brains to make himself look more ordinary. Even when he goes out to work a part-time job, he has to switch to a different secret identity! Then, during one summer vacation, his classmates go to the beach and look for Ning Song, who is supposedly working part-time at a surf club there. They see a young man in a full-body wetsuit, with a pert backside and long legs. Even the golden waves and the white sunlight behind him can’t match his radiant beauty. “Um, are you…Ning Song?” That summer, he transforms into the most beautiful person in his class. At school, rumors also spread that Ning Song is the genius programmer behind a hit game. He’s the one who steps in to help at a bullying incident and beats the thugs from outside school until they’re crawling on the ground. He’s also the mysterious beauty at the Christmas masquerade who has all the big shots vying to ask him to dance! He took two days off last week, and came back with a gold medal in math olympiad, and a gold medal in shooting for good measure! Ning Song: Q_Q… Have all my secret identities been exposed?! Three months later, he’s grown a little taller and transformed into the most beautiful person at school. His legs are straight, his pale skin marks easily, and the corners of his eyes tilt upward. His dark eyes shine like glass, and he’s as radiant and fragrant as a rose. The entire boys’ school starts buzzing with excitement! Later, one evening after night study, the big shots gradually summon him to the little woods behind the school. “Could it be that I only went to that bar because I heard you were there?” “Could it be that I only got into that fight because I saw you there too?” “I only asked him about you that day. If I gave you the wrong impression, I’ll never even look at him again.” “Could it be that I was going to buy those flowers for you all along?” Ning Song: ?! Only then does he suddenly realize that everyone is looking at him strangely! Ning Song decides to stop pretending! Ning Song decides to stop pretending. First, he kicks away the few creeps who’ve been following him, then he makes a surprise entrance at the top of the Four Great Schools . The story of an exceptionally talented, extraordinarily beautiful heartthrob whose admirers compete for him, cry in infatuation, and still can’t bring themselves to lay a finger on him. An ensemble-cast story. Couple: Ning Song x Pu Yu. Think of it as a combination of Enemies Get More Beautiful Every Day and Why Do All My Roommates Look at Me Like That?! Theme: Good people deserve a better life.