Turns Out I'm a Scheming Minor Cannon Fodder

[No childbirth in the main story; childbirth happens in the bonus chapters.] Anti-piracy protection is enabled. Readers whose subscription rate is too low will have to wait three days to read the chapters. When Shen Ruo was eighteen, his family sent him from Cross Star to the bustling Imperial Star. The moment he looked up and saw the young man he'd been promised to since childhood, he froze for an instant. Just as Shen Ruo worked up the courage to confess to Chu Xiao, he tripped and hit his head on the stairs. In everyone else's eyes, Shen Ruo had hit his head and gone stupid. He was devastated to learn that he was only a character in a book. As far as the Chu family was concerned, the verbal marriage promise made by the old Duke Chu didn't count. The book said that Chu Xiao would eventually break off the engagement, but Shen Ruo would refuse to return to poor Cross Star. He would do everything he could to stay on the Imperial Star by seducing other nobles. In the end, after offending Chu Xiao's nephew, the protagonist of the book, Shen Ruo would be sent by Chu Xiao to an even more remote star system, where he would disappear without a trace. He was probably dead. Shen Ruo didn't dare entertain any other thoughts. He wanted to go home. Cross Star might be poor, but if he worked hard, he wouldn't go hungry. But after Shen Ruo packed his bags, that short-tempered man dragged him back. It was after this that Chu Xiao stopped pretending in front of Shen Ruo. Before meeting Shen Ruo, Chu Xiao was the Imperial Star's famously promiscuous playboy. He was constantly surrounded by male and female companions, and rumors about him were everywhere. After meeting Shen Ruo, the hot-tempered Chu Xiao treated him like an amusing new toy. He was so intrigued that he even managed to act like a well-mannered young nobleman. Everyone watched for fun, waiting for him to get bored and move on to a new source of entertainment. Shen Ruo made his plans early: as soon as Chu Xiao found someone new, he could leave without a second thought. But no matter how long he waited, it never happened, and he didn't dare ask Chu Xiao. He watched his little stash of savings grow and eagerly awaited the day Chu Xiao would tell him they were through. It was only when the Chu family began looking for a suitable noble spouse for Chu Xiao that Shen Ruo left. "Damn it, if I catch that demi-human again, I'll break his legs! That's twice he's run off!" Chu Xiao tossed away the cigarette in his mouth, furious to the extreme. A few warnings: 1. The story takes place in a futuristic setting with three sexes: men, women, and demi-humans. Demi-humans look like men but can get pregnant. 2. This is a story where I threw logic out the window and let loose [this is the important part!!!] 3. Please don't attack me QAQ. Everyone has different tastes. No personal attacks, please. Thank you! 4. This is an old-school story, full of melodrama and old-school tropes. A domineering CEO forcing someone to love him? (Probably, though I hadn't realized it myself until readers pointed it out.) Decide for yourself whether the tropes are your cup of tea. If you don't like them, don't click in. 5. The second point is the most important: there is no logic, and I let loose. Make sure you remember that. (The fourth point is important too. The love interest has a pretty bad personality at the start. Saying too much would spoil it. If you like it, come on in. If not, move on. Life is that simple.) Themes: A lighthearted story.