After Reincarnating as the Substitute in a Cliche Romance, I Became a Slacker

[Main story told in third person] [Please add my upcoming novel, After Transmigrating into a Hated Cannon-Fodder, I Became Famous Through a Secret Marriage, to your collection~ Muah! Blurb below]

My name is Chen Yi. I woke up one day and found myself inside a melodramatic danmei novel overflowing with stand-ins.

Just like my name suggests, I'm the lowly, tragic supporting character, the stand-in, the lovesick doormat, and the forgettable passerby all rolled into one.

The man who shares my bed every night is a rich, irresistible playboy, with a face that says he has no earthly desires. But he changes partners more often than he changes his socks. His record is ten days.

Great. My mission lasts ten days, and then I can go back to the village.

Before I can even step out of the mansion, I accidentally discover a little red marriage certificate for me and that scumbag gong!

Me: ???

Forget it. I'll lie flat and let things happen.

Luckily, the protagonist's beloved white moonlight has returned. I thought my good days were finally here. [Drooling.jpg]

The white moonlight comes to me and tells me to leave the protagonist. I agree through my tears.

I pull a divorce agreement and a green divorce certificate out of a drawer, then hand them over to the white moonlight with heartfelt (barely) sorrow.

"I love him so much, but he loves you so much. I wish you two all the best, sob sob..."

Hahahaha, damn it, I can finally go after other men to my heart's content!

White Moonlight: "...For God's sake, don't tell me you don't know divorce certificates are red."

???

I really didn't know.

That bastard Xing Zimo took advantage of the fact that I've never been divorced before, didn't he?!

*

Ahem. I'm Xing Zimo.

Chen Yi's legal husband.

I was playing the scumbag gong in a melodramatic novel. I only found that out after I was reborn.

The old him was low-key, kind, decent, and knew his limits.

Now he throws parties, goes clubbing, follows boy bands with his gal pals, and he's using my money to do it!

I know he's only pretending to get revenge on me because he loves me, but I still find it completely mind-boggling.

Just now, he told me my white moonlight had returned. He's been jealous for three hours, and he's dead set on getting a divorce. So dramatic.

What's all this talk about love? He just doesn't want me going to a concert. :)

And why should I have to be a lifelong bachelor? I'm going to live my life properly, no matter what.

Bonus scene:

Chen Yi: Please, I'll trade you my idol's standee if you let my character leave the story, okay? T_T

Xing Zimo: Hmph, you little minx. Don't try that push-and-pull routine on me. (Inner thoughts: He's giving me the most precious thing he owns. He really loves me so much.)

#TheWhiteMoonlightIsActuallyMe #WhyDoesTheOverbearingCEOKnowI'mCrazyAndStillPlayAlong

*A delusional, extremely jealous transmigrated-into-a-book shou x a younger, reborn gong who says, "Enough with the nonsense. Just love me."

*Fake social anxiety vs. real face blindness

*Contains a little showbiz content, but neither lead joins the industry. All characters are fictional, so please don't speculate about real-life models.

*Mutual sweet devotion, one-on-one, happy ending

Blurb for After Transmigrating into a Hated Cannon-Fodder, I Became Famous Through a Secret Marriage

A fragile-looking, easily moved, but stone-hearted C-list shou x a clingy top-tier star gong who seems cold and aloof but is actually a refined scoundrel

The spoiled and hot-tempered Si Yan had just won the Best Actor award, and the trophy hadn't even cooled down when he transmigrated into a book as a lovesick, cannon-fodder second male lead.

In the book, he selflessly gives up his career for love. Framed by a scheming rival and hurt by the male lead, he becomes emotionally and physically fragile. Despite having been a child star for ten years, he remains an obscure C-list actor.

Si Yan: What kind of ridiculous setup is this?

According to the plot, his childhood sweetheart proposes to him again under pressure from her family. But he turns her down for the male lead. That night, after seeing the male lead announce his relationship, he falls into despair, becomes a laughingstock across the internet, and is buried under a mountain of scandals.

All of this is meant to drive the leads' romance forward.

Fall into despair?

Become a laughingstock across the internet?

Not a chance!

Si Yan takes the secret marriage agreement. "In return, can you make me famous?"

His childhood sweetheart blushes. "I'll give you anything you want."

Si Yan signs without hesitation.

But he never imagined his secret spouse would be an international Best Actor who had won countless awards.

After turning down his work commitments to join Si Yan on a vapid dating show, the ratings skyrocket overnight.

The comments start out like this:

"Are you two really dating? You act like you've just met."

"Isn't he the lovesick guy who kept pestering that person next door? How could he possibly be good enough for my man? Get lost!"

"That pretty face should stay away from my man!"

Then they turn into this:

"Wait, what? Let me watch that again."

"I take it back. Yanyan cries so prettily in bed!"

"Yanyan, how are you socially awkward? You're my one true love! T_T"

"Yanyan is so sweet and adorable! The guy next to him can do whatever."

"Hot-tempered little crybaby, don't go to his room. Come here, into my arms!"

"Hey, guy next to him! Hurry up and comfort him!"

That night, after putting up with the comments all day, Xiang Jinru turns off the camera and pushes Si Yan onto the bed. "Since you love crying so much, I'll make sure you cry to your heart's content tonight."

The next day, an official announcement nearly blows up the trending charts.

#SiYanIsMineSecretMarriageGotIt

Si Yan looks at the person rubbing his head against his stomach and quietly clenches his fists in a temper.

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