What Could a Scheming Alpha Possibly Do Wrong?

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Lin Landu, a sword cultivator, failed his tribulation and transmigrated into a book. He became a useless rich kid in an interstellar ABO novel, a character whose purpose was to make the protagonist shine, only to end up disgraced and ruined.

According to the novel, the original character's equipment suddenly malfunctioned during an examination, leaving him unable to defeat an alien monster and nearly costing him his life.

In an interstellar world that relied heavily on technology, Lin Lan's combat prowess was on a completely different level. Just as he was about to deal with the monster and protect his mission target, the novel's expendable character unexpectedly shielded him instead.

What a novel feeling.

So Lin Lan put away his sword arts and whimpered pitifully, "Senior, I'm so scared 🥺"

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Gu Weitang was a shou who was just cannon fodder in a novel.

After being reborn, he did his best to save himself, but was still saddled with a bad reputation and treated unfairly.

Then he met Lin Lan. This seemingly harmless young man ignored the rumors, teamed up with him, helped him break free of the protagonist, and rescued him from the brink of life and death. Like a light banishing endless darkness, he illuminated the road ahead.

Gu Weitang was grateful. Even when his heart stirred, he warned himself that he must never entertain improper thoughts about Lin Lan.

Lin Lan held him as they slept. Gu Weitang: Never mind, he's afraid of the dark.

Lin Lan kissed him. Gu Weitang: It's fine, he's still a child.

Until he was marked and bonded, belonging to Lin Lan completely. Gu Weitang: "?"

[Reader's Guide]

1. Lin Lan x Gu Weitang. An angel-faced, scheming top (A) x a seemingly cold and beautiful bottom (O), one-on-one, happy ending.

2. The top is two years younger in physical age. Early on, because of transmigrating into a book, he's slightly shorter than the bottom, but later he grows up and becomes taller. Please take note if this isn't your thing.

Cover art by @Fu Tou, character design cards by @Salyak_LT (both commissioned)

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The following is my upcoming novel, Is This Right? (original title: Protagonist Shou, Don't Fall Too Hard)

Blurb:

Jiang Yunhe was the protagonist shou's childhood friend and a cannon-fodder character in a Sentinel-Guide novel.

After dying unexpectedly, he was told that the protagonist shou had gone mad over his death and derailed the plot.

So Jiang Yunhe was reborn.

He returned to the day he enrolled and awakened as the strongest Dark Sentinel during the aptitude test.

Everything suddenly changed.

The handsome, cheerful head Sentinel senior, the gentle and affectionate Guide in the medical class, the proud, sharp-tongued junior... The academy's popular figures, who'd had nothing to do with him in his previous life, all started seeking him out, showing him kindness, and even confessing to him.

Overnight, Jiang Yunhe became an irresistible "heartthrob."

The System said the protagonist shou was deeply loyal, so as long as Jiang Yunhe thrived and found success in both his career and love life, the protagonist shou definitely wouldn't go mad and derail the plot again.

But...

Jiang Yunhe stared in confusion at the person aggressively pinning him against the wall. Can someone tell him why the protagonist shou is still crazy?

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Shen Xiachu likes his childhood friend.

It doesn't matter if his friend is slow to catch on. Shen Xiachu is willing to wait.

His friend is an unawakened ordinary person, so Shen Xiachu works hard to cultivate a persona of being "afraid of Sentinels," loudly proclaiming that ordinary people are the best. Before he knows it, he's become the honorary vice president of the "Anti-Sentinel Privilege" Association. But who could have guessed...

His childhood friend suddenly awakens as a Sentinel?

And not just any Sentinel, but the strongest Dark Sentinel.

Shen Xiachu: ...

Childhood friend: Don't be too upset. I know you don't like Sentinels, so from now on I...

Shen Xiachu: I like Sentinels!

Childhood friend: ?

Shen Xiachu: I said I really, really like Sentinels! QAQ

Shen Xiachu in public: A brilliant, flawless top-tier Guide.

Shen Xiachu in front of Jiang Yunhe: Currently falling apart.

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Later on.

The System discovered that the protagonist shou had stopped going mad, and Jiang Yunhe had found success in both his career and love life, living a thriving life...

Together with the protagonist shou.

System: .

[Reader's Guide]

1. Jiang Yunhe x Shen Xiachu. A handsome, popular top who's good at everything except catching on to romance x a calculating beauty who's perfect in public but constantly falls apart in front of the top. One-on-one, happy ending.

2. A pure romance story disguised as a heartthrob novel. After the top is reborn, many people like him, but once he catches on, he only likes the bottom. The pairing is set and exclusive. If you strongly favor one side, please take note if this isn't your thing.

My other upcoming novels are How Do I Deal with My Little Cutie Growing Up into an Iceberg Top? and The Domineering CEO, but He's a Lovesick Fool. Please add them to your collection! Sending love, and thank you!

Theme: True strength comes from a rich inner life