Among the countless stories out there, there's always someone who loves a hopelessly lovestruck character.
To collect audience affection points, the quick transmigration bureau's book-transmigration division began randomly grabbing people whose lives were about to end and turning them into NPCs. It used their desire to survive as payment for doing the department's work.
Qi Mu was a CEO. Every day, the moment he opened his eyes, it was straight into round-the-clock work. On the day he celebrated winning a major project, he had the misfortune to die suddenly in his own office.
Thinking about how he'd been single for thirty years and had never even had a proper relationship, Qi Mu began to regret it.
Once he developed an intense desire to live, the book-transmigration bureau set its sights on him.
System 223: Welcome, dear Host, to the book-transmigration System! To be revived, all you have to do is play a lovesick fool in each world and earn enough audience affection points. Then you'll have succeeded!
After hearing the conditions, Qi Mu said, "Even if I want to date, you can't make me a pathetic simp, can you?"
System 222: Then you can rest in peace, Host.
Qi Mu: Wait, now that I think about it, being lovesick should still count as dating, right?
Story One
System: You are a top actor in the entertainment industry, with hundreds of millions of fans, but you fall in love with the lead singer, a former boy-band member. You find him work, shield him from scandals, and sue his fans on his behalf.
But while he pretends to love you, he's actually making out with his boss.
And even after you discover this, you still love him.
Qi Mu: Now that's a real simp!
So he dumped the little singer who'd been stringing him along, then turned around and got in bed with the singer's former bandmate, who'd been secretly in love with him for years. At the height of his career, he publicly announced their relationship and spoiled his new partner rotten.
System 223: "?"
Qi Mu: Just tell me, am I lovesick or not?
Story Two
System: You are a handsome, wealthy second-generation student. You fall in love with your former classmate, a top student who has already gotten into a prestigious university, while after repeating a year you barely manage to get into a branch campus of the same school. Before that, you paid his tuition, bought all kinds of designer brands so he wouldn't feel embarrassed, and even planned to break with your family so he wouldn't be treated unfairly.
But he stringed you along for three years, then slept with an older student not long after starting university.
And you still want to keep loving him.
Qi Mu gritted his teeth. "Can a simp really be this versatile?"
So he decisively broke up with the top student, then publicly announced his relationship with the handsome roommate of his ex-boyfriend, who had once passionately confessed his love to him. Even after his family beat him up, he still chose to take the guy home.
System: "??"
Qi Mu: "Just tell me, did I act like a lovesick fool or not?"
Story Three
System: You are the merfolk king of the Aslan Empire. You fall in love with the youngest prince before the royal family acknowledges him. You help him strengthen his mental power and win the right to inherit the throne. You even give him a scale that could save your life.
But while he tells you he loves you, he turns around and gets together with your sworn enemy, and the two of them plot to get rid of you.
And you still...
Qi Mu: Hold it right there. It's my turn to put on a show!
So he unleashed the true power of the merfolk king and went berserk. After tearing the scale from the other's chest, he turned around and gave it to the eldest prince, who had saved his life many times. Then he ordered the Aslan Empire to obey him as well.
System: "???"
Qi Mu: "Just tell me, did I keep loving someone like a lovesick fool or not?"
Stories Four and Five: To be decided
Story Four: To be decided
Story Five: To be decided
Content warnings:
1. The blurb may be revised, but the central premise won't change.
2. As the premise states, the male lead must act like a lovesick fool, so there will be a lot of description to fit the character. If that's not for you, run.
3. The male lead is a goofy CEO with an optimistic outlook.
4. The male and female leads are imperfect characters. Please be gentle.
5. More content warnings may be added when the story begins.
Theme: Reject emotional manipulation every second of every day.