The Boyfriend I Picked Up Keeps Disappearing

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I picked up a little boyfriend.

He was sunny and adorable, sweet and obedient, and had eyes only for me.

Just as I decided to turn my "little boyfriend" into my "little husband"...

He disappeared.

I searched everywhere for him, but everyone looked at me strangely:

"You don't have a boyfriend."

"There is no such person."

"This person never existed."

I suspected the whole world was messing with me.

But every trace of him had vanished without a trace.

Even the security footage at my front door and the videos we had recorded together...

showed only me.

It was as if he really had... never existed.

● The main story is told in third person, one-on-one romance

● Previously titled "He Doesn't Exist"

Please add my upcoming novel, "Making Waves in an Amnesia Romance," to your collections! Rolling around and begging for follows =3=

01

After Jiang Yu's younger brother, whom he had raised himself, lost his memory and abandoned him, the two never made up before Jiang Yu died.

But five years after his death, Jiang Yu transmigrated into an [Amnesia Melodrama], becoming the poor sap who gets abused physically and emotionally after being forgotten by the protagonist gong.

System: "As long as Host follows the plot to the letter and reaches the BE ending of [Lovers Who Miss Each Other], you will earn the chance to come back to life!"

Amnesia again! Why do these people lose their memories every other day?

Jiang Yu, who had suffered enough from it, was fed up!

He didn't want to complete the mission. He just wanted to screw the mission over!

The System wanted [Lovers Who Miss Each Other], right?

Then Jiang Yu would show it what [Playing Hard to Get], [Patiently Luring Them In], and [Insisting on Having His Way] really meant!

02

① Transmigrating as [The Older Brother Misunderstood by the Amnesiac Fake Young Master]

System: [Your rich parents demand that you stay away from the fake young master. To keep him from being constrained, you secretly look out for him while acting cold to his face. But after losing his memory, he believes other people's attempts to drive a wedge between you and abuses you physically and emotionally. In the end, he regains his memories, while your heart dies completely. A perfect BE!]

Jiang Yu said, "OK," then forcibly moved the fake young master, rejected by his rich parents and suffering from amnesia, into his own luxury apartment.

Jiang Yu: "Our parents suddenly came down with a terrible illness, and there are people around us trying to drive a wedge between us and make us fall out for good. What should we do? There are always villains trying to hurt us!"

System: [Wait... why are you spoiling the plot for the protagonist gong???]

With red-rimmed eyes, Jiang Yu choked out, "What should we do? Your brother is afraid you'll misunderstand, and even more afraid he won't be able to protect you."

The fake young master threw his arms around Jiang Yu. "It's okay, ge. Just go along with what they want for now. I won't misunderstand. Besides, I've grown up. It's my turn to protect you now."

Later, the rich parents mocked them, and people with ulterior motives tried to drive a wedge between them.

The fake young master: They really are trying to bully my brother!

System: [It's over.]

Later still, the fake young master became a huge success. Instead of abusing his older brother physically and emotionally as the plot required, he fiercely warned his rich parents and those troublemakers:

"From now on, if anyone even thinks about bullying my brother, I won't hesitate to make them disappear for good."

Jiang Yu proudly bragged to the System: "How about that? I raised a perfectly qualified domineering CEO for a melodrama!"

System: [...]

② Transmigrating as [The First Love Forgotten by His Boyfriend of Seven Years]

System: [At the most difficult point in your life, you met the protagonist gong, who had yet to become famous. You grew close and supported each other, carrying on a secret relationship for seven years. But on the night the protagonist gong wins Best Actor, he gets into a car accident and loses his memory. Your stepbrother takes advantage of the opportunity, claiming all the years you spent by the protagonist gong's side and supporting him as his own. You try to explain and take care of the protagonist gong, but he despises you and abuses you physically and emotionally. In the end, he regains his memories, while your heart dies completely. A perfect BE!]

Jiang Yu said the problem was no big deal, then took some chicken soup to the protagonist gong's hospital room.

Protagonist gong: "I heard you claim to be my lover?"

Jiang Yu gave a bitter smile. "You and I are just ordinary friends. But my lover lost his memory too, just like you, and then abandoned me."

Protagonist gong: "How could he be so awful?!"

Jiang Yu: "Don't say that about him. He's the person I love most."

Later, the protagonist gong clutched Jiang Yu's hand and refused to let go:

"You still can't forget that scumbag ex, can you? I'll kill him!"

"Look at me. Stop thinking about him, okay? I can do everything he can!"

System: [???]

③ Transmigrating as [The Tragic Matchmaker Who Slept with the King of the Underworld, Only to Have Him Rip Out His Bones and Tendons to Reforge His Benefactor's Soul]

System: [You're a matchmaker. As the marriage rate falls, your performance gets so bad that the Jade Emperor demotes you to the mortal realm to experience human romance. After descending, you accidentally sleep with the injured, amnesiac King of the Underworld. He mistakes you for his benefactor, and to complete the Jade Emperor's mission, you accept the title of "benefactor" and demand that he marry you. But when he regains his memories and discovers you deceived him, he abuses you physically and emotionally. After you die, he is consumed by regret and weeps all day long. What a perfect melodramatic BE!]

Jiang Yu thought it would be easy.

So he simply offered the King of the Underworld a marriage that was practically a home invasion: "Hello. We're getting married! If you don't, I'll beat you to death."

After they married, Jiang Yu had no time to cuddle with her brand-new husband. He was busy spreading rumors every day, serializing his nonexistent "epic romance" with the King of the Underworld.

The Three Realms went wild shipping them. In every corner, people, gods, ghosts, and demons sang of their eternal love. The Matchmaker Temple was constantly thronged with worshippers, and 80% of the marriage plaques bore the words [Underworld King and Matchmaker, Forever].

Just as the original story's devastating plot was about to begin,

Jiang Yu typed out the final chapter:

"The King of the Underworld Rips Out the Matchmaker's Bones and Tendons to Reforge His Benefactor's Soul. The Matchmaker's Love Was All in Vain!!!"

The fans went mad: No!!! I don't want the Matchmaker to die! If nothing else, can we switch gongs?

The King of the Underworld went mad too. He held Jiang Yu close and kept him up all night, going at it seven times:

"I don't have an old flame! You were my first love, my first kiss, and my first time! You have to take responsibility for me. You're not allowed to switch gongs!"

System: [???]

④ Transmigrating as [The Substitute Bride Forced to Take the Place of the Amnesiac, Cold-Faced Prince's Beloved and Shield Him from Disaster]

System: [This is an ancient ABO amnesia melodrama. You were the prince's first love. You met when you were young, and he promised to marry you when you grew up. But after he is injured and loses his memory, he mistakenly believes he loves your cousin, who stole your keepsake. People in the capital call him an omen of disaster. The Empress Dowager decrees that he and your cousin must marry, but your cousin refuses to marry a sickly omen. The prince is only pretending to be ill, and he knows he has many enemies. Afraid your cousin will be in danger if they marry, he chooses you as a substitute bride to shield your cousin from disaster. You are abused physically and emotionally. Later, he regains his memories, but your heart has died completely. A perfect BE!]

Jiang Yu said this was nothing.

So, on the night of the substitute wedding, Jiang Yu gave a live demonstration of how even an unripe melon can quench your thirst:

"Plenty of princes and nobles in the capital wanted me as their substitute bride. I chose you because your face and figure are pretty good, and you're fun in bed."

"I expect you to keep those good qualities while continuing to improve yourself."

"After we marry, if you dare get ugly, let your figure go, stop being considerate, run out of money, fail to satisfy me in bed, or flirt with anyone else, I'll divorce you immediately!"

Later, rumors spread throughout the capital:

The prince was henpecked. His consort, Jiang Yu, was his precious darling, and if anyone dared lay a finger on Jiang Yu, the prince would kick them into a wall!

System: [????]

Theme: Where will I find you?