Bound to a Romance System, I Woke Up in a Top-Tier Boy Band

[The following is Ship Bao's carefully considered decision]

[I've applied to remove the paywall. Don't start reading]

After updating sporadically for two years, I recently decided to take this story seriously, only to realize that I may not be capable of writing a novel smoothly. Writer's block is a minor issue. The main problem is that I seem to have lost the ability to tell stories, and even I think what I've written is so bad that I'm embarrassed to share it. Maybe it's because I started this novel two years ago and can't recapture the ideas and feelings I had back then. Or maybe I've just gotten worse after not writing for two years. No matter how I write, I feel discouraged. (But I'll keep trying. I don't want to bring everyone down.)

In short, I've made a serious decision: better to end it now than drag it out. If I can't tell stories, I want to spend some more time learning and broadening my horizons. I've been busy with real life these past two years and haven't read much. I think I've run dry and need to replenish myself.

I don't plan to keep writing this year. If I can regain my ability to tell stories and learn how to tell them again, I'll come back and try starting a new novel. Next time, I'll prepare a stockpile of chapters and an outline first. If I can't, I may put writing on hold for a while.

Thank you to all the sweethearts who kept waiting at the bottom of this abandoned pit even when I was unwell and couldn't update. Ship Bao wants to apologize and say goodbye.

So, let's part ways here. I'll apply to remove the paywall later. I hope we have a chance to meet again someday.

[Blurb]

After Shi Qingqing dies, she gets bound to a strange Player System and becomes Shi Qing, a new member who is parachuted into H2O2, a top-tier boy band made up entirely of villains.

Shi Qing: I've turned into a cute boy!?

System: Your body may not be able to maintain its current characteristics. You could turn back into a girl at any time and get arrested for being a pervert.

Shi Qing: ...

System: If you don't want to be exposed, do your tasks properly and improve your abilities. From the start, I'll give you the "Siren's Voice." Complete more tasks to earn more rewards.

So these are the tasks...

[Bring a late-night snack to the lone wolf leader who's having a stomachache]

[Help the refined scoundrel of a vice-captain finish a thousand-piece puzzle]

[Get the sharp-tongued, secretly sulky dancer to read "Primary School Moral Education"]

[Go swimming with the energetic puppy-like maknae. Wait, swimming!]

But every member of H2O2 is a villain. They put on a united front, but are at odds with one another, and the group is one step away from disbanding.

Everyone wants to kick out the newcomer who was parachuted in and go solo.

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Not long afterward, H2O2's fans notice that their idols seem to have changed.

The leader, who used to keep to himself and never get involved in the group's activities, now leads the younger members in dance practice.

The vice-captain, once obsessed with puzzles and models, has started studying spreadsheets to figure out what kind of training plan to make for the whole group next.

The sharp-tongued, secretly sulky dancer now defends his bandmates online, even livestreaming to take on trolls in a war of words.

The energetic puppy-like maknae... Now he likes clinging to Shi Qing, the newest member.

Shi Qingqing used to get kicked around by the other members and wander from room to room, sleeping with a pillow and blanket wherever she could.

Now...

After midnight, the leader grabs her by the scruff and takes her away.

The next day, Shi Qing comes downstairs yawning, still bleary-eyed.

The puppy-like maknae asks curiously, "Bro, Xiao Ji looks exhausted. Did you make him practice extra last night?"

The leader glances up at him. "Yeah, taught him the new song."

TIPS:

* The heroine is Shi Qing. The group's nickname for her is Xiao Ji.

* One-on-one romance, happy ending.

* Follow me on Weibo: @Jinjiang Ship Bao

* The blurb screenshot was taken on April 12, 2020, and has been uploaded to Weibo: @Jinjiang Ship Bao. Plagiarism will be pursued.

Premise: A warm-hearted player brings together a fractured boy band