The Heartthrob Refuses to Play the Pathetic Backup Lover [Quick Transmigration]

[Pre-order: *Becoming the Arrogant Hero’s Archrival [Quick Transmigration]*] Synopsis: Yan Qiu is approached by the Pathetic Backup Lover System, which wants him to play the pathetic backup lover in various novels. Whenever the protagonist needs him, he must face any danger without complaint. When the protagonist has no need of him, he must quietly stay by their side and protect them. Yan Qiu, who has always been showered with love and has no idea what it means to be pathetic: Be a backup lover? In your dreams! * He transmigrates into the role of a widower who was married off to bring good fortune, only to bring about his husband’s death, and who fell in love at first sight with the protagonist. In the dead of night, a shadowy figure grips Yan Qiu by the ankle. The kiss is cold. The shadow pulls the trembling young man into its arms, his voice low and hoarse. “It was always me who saved you, not anyone else. How can someone who has a husband… fall for somebody else?” * He transmigrates into the role of a newly hatched insect queen. Yan Qiu is supposed to fall in love at first sight with the male protagonist, willingly attach himself to the Empire, then return to the insect race in disgrace after being exiled, where the insects reject him… Instead, the male protagonist traps the beautiful little butterfly in his hands and speaks with extraordinary tenderness. “You want to leave the Empire and go back to the insect race… Yanyan, you’re not going anywhere as long as I’m alive.” Outside, the insect armies glare menacingly, demanding that the Empire’s general return their beloved king. Yan Qiu: Heh. * He transmigrates into the role of a universally hated person who was once helped by the male protagonist. Yan Qiu is devoted to the male protagonist, who summons him when he wants him and dismisses him when he doesn’t, without a second thought. Yan Qiu: Fine, then I’ll start with his friends. Then the male protagonist discovers that the friends who used to dislike Yan Qiu keep saying how wonderful and adorable he is, while the people who used to bully him are secretly slipping him little gifts. The male protagonist grits his teeth and stops Yan Qiu. Struggling to hold back his anger and baffling sense of grievance, he asks, “Didn’t you say you only liked me?” Yan Qiu: …What? … Later, the System lights a cigarette with a world-weary sigh. “Ever seen a backup lover adored by the protagonist, the villain, and even random passersby?” A possessive, jealous, love-struck seme, split into fragments × a dazzling beauty with breathtaking looks, bright and pampered (but afraid of ghosts) Content warnings: * The actual story may differ slightly from the synopsis, which will be revised as needed. * No breaking up or switching roles. No ship-breaking or role-switching fantasies, and no treating either character as a mere avatar. Please don’t make personal attacks on the protagonists. There are countless novels on Jinjiang. If this one isn’t to your taste, find another; there’s always something out there for you. [Important: At heart, this is a brainless, sweet, feel-good story (though the endings of the individual worlds may be happy or tragic). The plot has no logic whatsoever and is basically just the two leads being affectionate. I won’t accept writing advice, so don’t overthink it or you’ll exhaust yourself. If this isn’t your thing, please click away. Let’s respect each other, mwah.] Becoming the Arrogant Hero’s Archrival [Opening on April 3 or April 1!] Ji Jiang is the best-looking employee at the Quick Transmigration Bureau. He has the cool, gentle beauty of the lovely white moonlight described in novels, but his job is to be the archrival of all kinds of arrogant heroes. His assignments include, but are not limited to: “Be jealous of the gifted hero’s talent,” “Disguise yourself as a woman and become the fiancée of a hero in a broken-engagement story, so he’ll resent you,” “Insult the grassroots hero’s dignity,” and “Trip up the career of a hero in a leveling-up story”… Newly appointed Ji Jiang is brimming with confidence. But… [The hero from the broken-engagement story discovers that the beautiful little girl he knew as a child has turned into an arrogant young master. Thinking he was deceived by Ji Jiang, who had disguised himself as a woman, the hero refuses to break off their engagement on the day of the breakup, just to get revenge and disgust Ji Jiang… until the hero truly falls for Ji Jiang, only to be coldly rejected when he confesses.] Ji Jiang: Fine, fine, the arrogant hero has learned to insult people like this, has he? (Jots it down.) [The hero from the betrayal-and-corruption story has a distant look in his eyes, but when he sees Ji Jiang come to “bother” him, his frosty expression melts into the faintest smile. “I knew you wouldn’t abandon me.”] Ji Jiang: Talking to your archrival like that? The male lead’s got to be a little off in the head. [The grassroots hero was orphaned as a child and survived by begging. The boy who tossed him a steamed bun became the object of his admiration. Only after he entered the Sword Sect did he discover that the boy was the sect leader’s son, high above everyone and worshipped by all. He had long since forgotten him. It doesn’t matter, the grassroots hero thought. He could climb to an even higher position than the boy, and then the boy would surely notice him.] Ji Jiang: …I was insulting you. [The leveling-up hero cares about nothing but his career, but there’s always one person showing up to get his attention and causing little problems that aren’t really problems. It’s so childish it makes him laugh. Until one day, Ji Jiang, who has been showing up in front of him every day, is taken away by his family to get married… The leveling-up hero takes Ji Jiang’s hand. “You can choose to marry into my family instead.”] Ji Jiang: Do you still remember… this is a novel for male readers? [The transmigrated hero…] [The reborn hero…] One arrogant hero after another starts acting strange. Ji Jiang frantically messages the Bureau. “Can someone do something about them?” But the Quick Transmigration Bureau tells him, “The hero’s success is what matters most. He’s in charge of all the details.” Ji Jiang: ??? Does my chastity not matter? The Quick Transmigration Bureau: Maybe… you should ask your hero? Ji Jiang: … 1. Brooding, cold hero from a broken-engagement story × arrogant “young lady” shou 2. Corrupted hero, once heaven’s favored son, who has fallen into the mortal world × “kicks him while he’s down” troublemaking shou 3. Obsessive, humble grassroots hero × aloof queen shou 4. Career-focused hero who doesn’t realize he’s in love × pampered young master 5. Unlocking… The first world has changed a tiny bit. It doesn’t affect the overall story! Reader’s guide: ★ One-on-one. The seme is a master of self-delusion, a love-struck super-jealous type who can get jealous over anything. The shou has a universally adored quality and is basically a straight guy. ★ Neither lead is perfect! ★ A brainless, self-indulgent, sweet and doting romance with absolutely no logic! ★ Villains and supporting characters include both men and women, as required by the plot! Theme: Love overcomes all obstacles