The Cannon Fodder Only Wants to Survive

[This story will begin its final volume sale on April 16. On May 11, my new fantasy BL novel, After My Ex-Boyfriend Defected, will launch. Its blurb is below this one.]

Blurb:

After dying from overwork, office worker Shen Wenqiu transmigrates into the no-romance novel he just finished reading.

The novel's male lead uses his status as crown prince to crush all opposition and successfully claim the throne.

After finishing the book, Shen Wenqiu cursed it out. Who could have known that he'd wake up inside it after dying from overwork?

The good news: he isn't one of the villains the male lead kills.

The bad news: he's a disposable character who's about to die horribly.

To make matters worse, his father sends him to Prince Rui's estate. After suffering endless torment, he's wrapped in a straw mat, thrown out the back gate, and left to freeze to death by the roadside.

And Shen Wenqiu has transmigrated into the story on the very night he's sent to Prince Rui's estate.

If he doesn't run now, when will he?

Shen Wenqiu acts at once, climbing over the wall to escape. He runs into a man in black and, with nothing to lose, begs him for help. After that, his life gradually starts to improve.

Prince Rui is suddenly ordered to his fief. Before he can even leave, his past crimes are exposed and he is executed.

The Marquis of Huai'an is about to give Shen Wenqiu a harsh punishment when an imperial decree arrives, appointing him as the Ninth Prince's study companion.

At first, Shen Wenqiu thinks the Ninth Prince is simply kind to all his close attendants.

That is, until disaster strikes and the Ninth Prince saves him.

Only then does he realize he is special to the Ninth Prince.

In the Ninth Prince's heart, he is not a subordinate, but the man he loves.

Reading notes:

Both are each other's first love. One true pairing, body and soul. The receiver transmigrates into a book; the giver is reborn.

The original setup where everyone was infatuated with the protagonist has been removed.

Weibo: Xie Shuanghua

Cover art authorization (non-exclusive):

Illustration: Shuimo Danqing - Qishier Yin

Upcoming fantasy BL novel, After My Ex-Boyfriend Defected:

Yu Chuchen and Duan Yan worked side by side from military academy through their time in the military, opening up new territory for the Federation and repelling foreign enemies. Their achievements were extraordinary.

They became the Federation's youngest major generals and were hailed as the Federation's Twin Stars.

After years of love, they had fully bonded and thought they would never be separated.

Until one day.

Duan Yan defected, and the Twin Stars fell apart.

Yu Chuchen endured the pain of his alpha's betrayal, watching Duan Yan transform into an imperial prince, his heart full of anger and confusion.

After all their years together, how could Duan Yan abandon him so easily for the lure of a prince's title?

Yu Chuchen withdrew from the front lines, thinking he would never see Duan Yan again.

Then the Federation lost the war, and the two countries began negotiations.

The Federation's leaders sent Yu Chuchen, long since retired from the circles of power, to Duan Yan's bed.

The gentle, considerate boyfriend of the past was gone. The man standing before Yu Chuchen now was the Empire's de facto ruler, having seized power in just three short years.

"Meeting an old lover again."

"General, don't you have anything to say?"

Duan Yan stroked the omega's vulnerable gland, his eyes full of menace.

Yu Chuchen was as stubborn as ever. He forced down the joy of reuniting with an alpha, brought on by his omega body's instincts, and refused to bow his head to Duan Yan.

Theme: Be kind and ready to help others.