The Harem Favorite Gets Outmaneuvered [Book Transmigration]

Yu Ran wakes up to find that he has become the adored male lead in a coercive romance novel. His childhood friend likes him and wants to break his legs, lock him in a dark room, and keep him as a canary. His housekeeper's son has a crush on him and wants to drug him so he'll belong to him. His rival is in love with him and wants to bankrupt his family so Yu Ran will have to depend on him. Yu Ran: This is a kind of love I can't afford. I'm out! At a banquet, seeing the way these men are looking at him grow more and more suspicious, Yu Ran grabs Yin Yan's arm and says with deep affection, "I like him. He's the only one for me in this life." In the book, Yin Yan is a gloomy, ruthless major villain whom no one dares provoke. Most importantly, he doesn't like Yu Ran at all, from beginning to end! Looking at Yin Yan's dark expression, Yu Ran feels incredibly safe... Only later does he realize how naive he was. Really... Next story: After Transmigrating as the Villainous Male Lead, I Became Famous Ye Bai transmigrates, into the body of Ye Bai, a villainous supporting character who gets hated by the entire internet after repeatedly declaring his love for the protagonist Cheng Xuan, being rejected, refusing to give up, and resorting to every kind of underhanded trick. He opens Weibo and sees that he has over eighty million followers... With that many followers, who needs love! Is money hard to earn, or are fans not adorable? He immediately agrees to join a variety show with a huge paycheck, even though he'll have to appear alongside the protagonist. Then all the online users who were ready to curse Ye Bai realize that something seems a little off. Ye Bai doesn't look like he likes Cheng Xuan at all, and why is this handsome young man so damn likable? Just as Ye Bai is getting so many work offers that his hands ache, he realizes that he's been running into a certain man a little too often lately. And that man seems to be the protagonist's legendary, unapproachable uncle, who only has eyes for his career... Not long afterward, an entertainment account suddenly breaks the news that rising star Ye Bai seems to have met movie star Cheng Xuan's family, and their wedding is coming soon. Was all that talk about having moved on just a deliberate ploy to clear his name and deceive the public? Before fans can unfollow him and turn against him, Cheng Xuan sees the news and is so startled that he drops his phone. He quickly responds: Please stop spreading rumors. He's my uncle-in-law. Then he tags Ye Bai and Zong Zheng. Ye Bai replies: Be good, dear nephew! Zong Zheng: Mm. My wife is right. The public: ... Theme: Break free from dependence and pursue independence