A Background Character in an Explicit Novel Awakens

[Main story complete, bonus chapters updating~] College student Ye Qinghuan awakens to the truth: the world he's living in is a novel. Of the six people in his dorm, everyone but him is a main character in the story. His roommate in Bed One is the male lead's official boyfriend. His roommate in Bed Two is the male lead's best friend, playing the friends-to-lovers role. His roommate in Bed Three is a pursuer who loves the male lead but can't have him. His roommate in Bed Four has a secret crush on the male lead. Bed Five belongs to the male lead himself. And Ye Qinghuan, in Bed Six, is cast as: "the roommate who won't wake up," "the friend who's blind and oblivious at the movie theater," "the deaf, busy sales clerk outside the fitting room," and "the kind classmate across the library shelves who asks if the male lead is feeling all right"... Ye Qinghuan: ... So I'm one part of their play? On the day he awakens, the plot happens to reach the scene with "the roommate who won't wake up." Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Qinghuan immediately rolls up his bedding and prepares to hide in the dorm next door. But the moment he steps out of his dorm, a mechanical voice suddenly rings in his mind: "Quest issued: The Host must make small talk with the male lead for one minute. Fail the quest and your life points will be reduced to zero, immediately erasing your awakened consciousness!" Ye Qinghuan grits his teeth: Can't you see they're already practically on top of each other? What the hell am I supposed to talk about with the male lead? System: "Quest countdown..." Fine. Talking is talking. Ye Qinghuan immediately turns around and cheerfully shares the latest statistics on HIV infections among college students with the male lead. Then he leaves without a backward glance. The dorm falls quiet again. The male lead nudges the boyfriend beside him and asks in a quiet but unusually firm voice, "How about we make time to go to the hospital tomorrow?" A day later, five medical checkup reports appear in the dorm. - To avoid becoming part of the main characters' various plays, Ye Qinghuan starts working part-time while studying. But until he can support himself, he has no choice but to stay at his childhood friend’s place. His childhood friend is the campus heartthrob, gentle and handsome, with impeccable manners. More importantly, he's straight. Ye Qinghuan feels perfectly safe sharing a bed with his childhood friend. Until the System's voice rings out again: "Quest issued: Make small talk with your childhood friend for five minutes. You have five minutes. Fail the quest and your life points will be reduced to zero, erasing your awakened consciousness." Ye Qinghuan: ... After a long silence, Ye Qinghuan carefully asks his childhood friend, "Did you see the words on my T-shirt?" His childhood friend's voice sounds wrapped in coarse gravel. His hot breath brushes Ye Qinghuan's bare neck as he rasps, "I saw them. 'Beware of gay men'... Mm, " The uncontrollable trailing note is laced with an intimacy that sets the imagination running wild. Ye Qinghuan: ... Ye Qinghuan turns to run. His childhood friend catches his arm in time, scorching fingers stroking his forearm. His murmured voice carries a hint of pleading: "Baby, please..." After a long while, Ye Qinghuan, red-faced, covers his tingling ears and reluctantly stays where he is. Content warnings: 1. The top's secret crush becomes real. One-on-one romance. The top is the childhood friend, and the protagonist has no romantic storyline with any of the original leads. 2. A melodramatic, sweet little romance. Every plot point serves the love story. 3. Straight, sunny bottom x dark, perverted top. Please add my upcoming novel to your collection! Title: When a Professional Hire Gets Cast as the Pitiful Substitute Synopsis: Professional hire Ye Yanchu transmigrates into a substitute romance novel. The unattainable white moonlight is his younger brother, and Ye Yanchu is the brother's replacement. His parents favor his brother, his childhood friend treats him like Plan B, and the powerful men around them don't mince words: "Take the money and get lost. The only one in our hearts is your brother!" Ye Yanchu looks at himself in the mirror: six feet tall, strikingly handsome, with a wonderfully perfect face. Then he looks at the designer watches, bags, checks, and black cards the powerful men have thrown at him. A substitute? No. A paying client? Yes! Professional hires have a one-hundred-percent satisfaction rate! A famous director can't have the younger brother, so he turns to Ye Yanchu: Two hundred thousand. Spend my birthday with me. Ye Yanchu takes the money and carefully plans a romantic, unforgettable birthday party for the director. Moved, the director reaches out to pull Ye Yanchu into his arms. Ye Yanchu promptly steps away, smiling brightly. "Client, hugs cost extra." Director: "..." A grand-slam film star has just confessed his love and been rejected by the younger brother. He turns and sees Ye Yanchu. "Five hundred thousand. Go on a date with me for a day." Ye Yanchu smiles gently. "I'll make sure you have a date you'll be happy with." On the day of the date, the film star thoroughly enjoys spending it with Ye Yanchu. When he spots a child selling flowers by the roadside, he looks at Ye Yanchu expectantly. Ye Yanchu drops his professional smile and says seriously, "You haven't paid for the boyfriend package, client. Are you going to transfer the money to me later?" The film star's hand, holding a rose, stiffens. "You'd charge me even for a flower..." Ye Yanchu looks troubled. The film star transfers another ten thousand to Ye Yanchu and grits his teeth. "Is that enough?!" A rich heir from a powerful family spends a million to invite Ye Yanchu on a trip. Aboard a luxury cruise ship, Ye Yanchu feeds the heir a drink from his glass. The heir gazes at him affectionately. "If only you could stay by my side forever..." Ye Yanchu checks the time on his watch, casually pours his champagne into the sea to feed the fish, and stands up with a flourish. "Time's up. Remember to pay the balance, client~" Rich heir: ... The three men are caught up in the beautiful fantasies Ye Yanchu has woven for them, and they can't help asking him to take on another job. That's when they finally realize that countless powerful men are already lined up, waiting to hire him! A retired big shot from the entertainment world lost his closest friend, who passed away before him. His only regret is that he never got to see what his friend would look like in old age. Ye Yanchu disguises himself as the friend and plays a cheerful game of badminton with him while sitting in a wheelchair. After the job ends, the big shot and Ye Yanchu become friends despite their age difference. The only son of a powerful business couple has autism, and his only friend is a character from a fictional world. Ye Yanchu puts on a cosplay outfit and surprises him on his birthday. After the job ends, the couple visits Ye Yanchu every day, hoping he'll spend more time with their son. The three men finally start to feel threatened, even forgetting about the white moonlight who has returned from abroad. Director: "I admit, I might actually be starting to like you..." Film star: "If you promise to stop taking other jobs, I'll be with you." Rich heir: "Damn it, I can't stand seeing you with anyone else. Cut them all off and marry me!" Before Ye Yanchu can answer, a powerful big shot from the capital's social circles steps in front of him protectively, looking haughty. "You worthless clowns think your cheap feelings entitle you to a freebie? Get lost!" Then the big shot turns to Ye Yanchu, looking hopeful. "Could you dress up as the character I like and have dinner with me again? I'll pay double!" Ye Yanchu smiles warmly. "Of course, my client." Content warnings: 1. Synopsis written on 2025-04-12. 2. Face-slapping, wish-fulfillment, substitute romance, lighthearted. Theme: Build a healthy outlook on love and relationships