Do You Think There's Still Hope for Me? [Book Transmigration]

[Please add my new novel, The Little Beauty Rises Through the Ranks by Fishing in Infinite Games, to your reading list!] Fang Shi transmigrates into an old-school Mary Sue school romance, becoming a foolish cannon fodder character whose brain was damaged by a fever as a child. In the original story, the little cannon fodder was good for nothing but his looks. An illness in childhood left him slow to react and introverted. After his family sent him to school, he was bullied for being unable to fit in, and eventually met an untimely end. With a System of unknown attributes, Fang Shi has two main tasks: stay alive and investigate the truth behind the little cannon fodder's death. When bullied, Fang Shi has to maintain his persona as a slow-witted little fool and can't fight back. Left with no other choice, he can only cling to the Four Big Shots of the academy. Then the students discover that the pretty-faced little fool who used to be bullied without complaint and couldn't speak is now... Tattling to the powerful and influential big shots at school every day! Using every limb to gesticulate wildly the whole time. And the big shots actually believe him! The students: That's so unfair! . When Fang Shi first transmigrated, he hated being a fool. He would get angry and upset whenever people mocked him. But later, after he became famous for tattling... Bully: "I didn't do it! He's framing me!" Big shots: "He's just a helpless little guy who doesn't understand anything! How could he lie?" Bully: "..." Fang Shi: Hehe, being a fool is great. I'm a fool. . Each big shot reacts differently when Fang Shi acts pitiful and aggrieved, clings to them, and tattles. The stern, cold student council president: He can only rely on me. The elegant young master with delicate features: What an interesting little darling. The refined, gentle heir with a hidden dark side: He's the only one who trusts me unconditionally. The laid-back, aloof school bully: It wouldn't be bad to keep someone obedient by my side. When Fang Shi's attempts to cling to the big shots backfire, they all look at one another. The big shots: I thought I was the only one. Turns out I'm one in a hundred million. . [Quick taste of a bonus scene] Cornered by some bad students in an abandoned locker room, Fang Shi looks up at the feared school bully with reddened eyes and a wounded, aggrieved expression. The bully is firm: I don't care. Don't get me involved. The next moment, tears well up in Fang Shi's eyes, and his soft whimper is as heart-tugging as a kitten's. The bully: ... Two minutes later, the bully kicks the door open and walks out of the locker room under the awed stares of the students. The boy they had threatened and intimidated is swaggering out, tugging at the bully's sleeve. Once out of the bully's sight, he turns and taunts them with a smug look and a cheeky wink. . [More bonus scenes to come] - Reader's guide 1. The love interest is pretty, a little clever, but timid. He's not actually stupid (important warning). He knows how to act cute, and there will be a harem situation. If you don't like a cute, clingy love interest, run now. 2. The harem situation comes early on. Later, the story focuses on doting on the love interest. 3. The characters' values do not represent the author's. Please don't hold the author responsible for them! 4. Please read the author's note in Chapter One carefully! It's essential! To fit the setting, I deliberately added some cheesy writing, with a silly, comedic style. Run if that's not your thing! No writing advice, please. If you feel uncomfortable, leave immediately and take care of yourself. Please don't leave snarky comments. Let's be kind to one another! ↓ [New novel coming soon: The Little Beauty Rises Through the Ranks by Fishing in Infinite Games] ↓ Blurb: Before Xia Zhi was pulled into a horror game, he drew a physique that made him delicate and soft, a total heartthrob. System: This skill is rated SSS+! You hit the jackpot! Encouraged by the System's hype, Xia Zhi entered the game full of confidence, sporting a sweet, stunning face and a body that bruised at the slightest touch. Then he discovered that the skill didn't make him irresistible to all "people". It made him irresistible to both people and monsters. Weak, pitiful, and helpless Xia Zhi: QAQ . Xia Zhi's task isn't to clear the game levels. He has to play his character perfectly and, within the allotted time, show the most important physical clue to the player he predicts will be the MVP. After the game is cleared, the transit space rates the players. If the MVP it selects matches the player Xia Zhi predicted, he gets points. And so, a stunning, sweet-tempered little BUG appears in the game. Whenever he finds a player who's doing well, he asks in a mysterious voice, "I have a very special treasure. Do you want to see it?" The hidden big shots in the game: "..." We do. . [This is a strange hospital. Every night, all living things inside are swallowed by the darkness and turned into the devil's minions.] [You are a new patient. Before you are discharged, you must find the MVP player for this level and give him the clues about the hospital's secrets.] The beautiful boy clutches the cold man's sleeve, shyly unbuttons his shirt, and reveals the hidden pocket containing the clue. "D-do you want to see..." The man's Adam's apple bobs. He looks calm and rational, but in truth, he loves having the boy follow right behind him, gazing at him with trusting eyes and never leaving his side. But then a dark-skinned monster lurking in the shadows fixes its burning gaze on the boy and kidnaps him under cover of night. Inside the monster's gilded cage, a wild, muscular man with an eight-pack and a rugged physique keeps advancing. The boy, who has already hidden in a corner, trembles in fear... [You join a tour group and arrive in a remote town on the border of Country X. Here, you experience all kinds of local customs and the people's warm hospitality.] [But every resident in town fears a certain name. They never speak of it, and hearing it fills them with terror.] [You must find a way to obtain the clue needed to clear this level and give it to the player you predict will be the MVP.] Throughout the journey, the gentle gentleman player protects the beautiful boy, guiding him carefully and sharing clues without reservation. Just as they are about to clear the level, the BOSS appears, surrounded by mist. He wraps an arm around the boy's waist with the intimacy of a lover and murmurs darkly in his ear: "Why are you leaving with him?" "Didn't you say you'd stay with me forever?" Theme: As long as you remain hopeful, life will keep getting better