A Paper Doll Transmigrates into the Scorned Protagonist in a Crematorium Story

Yuan Ze is the most popular paper-doll boyfriend in the game Perfect Lover. A system bug sends him into the novel app next door, where he becomes the protagonist receiving the male lead's affection in a groveling-ex-husband novel.

After being forced to compete so hard for so long, Yuan Ze stretches his legs and decides to slack off.

System 101 warns him: [Host must complete the transmigration mission. Otherwise, you will be sent back to the paper-doll world and become the ugliest, least popular paper doll.]

Yuan Ze: ???

His attempt to slack off fails, so Yuan Ze decides to outwork everyone in the novel.

Mission One: Conquer the award-winning actor Lu Mingyuan, change the plot, and kick over the ex-husband's groveling station.

Yuan Ze: "Kick over the groveling station, huh? I can do that!"

And so...

The year's top KPI paper doll snatches Lu Mingyuan's award-winning actor title in just six months.

System 101: [Are we sure we have the same idea of what conquest means??]

Yuan Ze waves it off. "Doesn't matter. Look at the way he's looking at me now. Doesn't he look full of love?"

System 101: [...You call that love?]

Yuan Ze: "Just tell me, did I flip over the groveling station or not?!"

System 101: ...Groveling station? I didn't see one at all.

*

Mission Two: The unrequited love returns from abroad. Compete with them to become the hottest top-tier star.

Half a month later, the paper doll who never lets himself get dragged into a trope joins forces with the unrequited love to create the hottest celebrity couple.

System 101: [???] Is there something wrong with this Host's intelligence?

Yuan Ze looks at his ship's fan page. "It's fine, it's fine. I'm the paper doll everyone loves most."

System 101: [But your mission only requires the award-winning actor to love you!]

Yuan Ze: "How could I settle for that? Our line of work is all about working harder than everyone else!"

*

Lu Mingyuan wakes from a nap to learn that he's the male lead in a groveling-ex-husband novel, with a nagging System in his ear.

System 303: [Host's mission is to make the protagonist receiving the male lead's affection fall in love with you before the unrequited love returns. Then make him realize he's a substitute. He runs, you chase, and he'll never escape!]

To avoid punishment from the System, Lu Mingyuan has no choice but to accept the mission. But he runs into a bug at the very first stage...

His first mission is to help Yuan Ze land the role he dreams of, so Yuan Ze will fall in love with him out of gratitude. But Yuan Ze, having already landed the role through his own efforts, hurriedly walks past him and steps on his foot.

Lu Mingyuan: "..." This isn't what the System told me.

[Everyone's favorite charming show-off, the protagonist receiving the male lead's affection / Male Lead Conquest System 101 VS The award-winning actor doomed on the road to winning back his love / Plot System 303]

Blurb written: 2022.10.1

Theme: While you're chasing love, someone else's career has already reached its peak