Chen Yu had one great regret: he died too young.
Only after he died did he learn that he was merely the dead first love of the protagonist in a substitute-love novel. His early death was his destiny.
Fortunately, he was bound to a System. The System said he could extend his life as long as he played his cannon fodder role well.
Chen Yu hadn't lived enough, so he agreed.
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He was the fake young master of a wealthy family, an impostor who'd taken someone else's place. Once his real identity was revealed, he was supposed to cling on shamelessly and refuse to leave.
So Chen Yu sat on his hospital bed and watched his nominal older brother hurry over.
Tears welled in his eyes. His voice trembled with fear and reluctance.
"Brother... Don't leave me behind..."
System: That may be true, but something about this seems off?
He was a spy planted in the imperial palace by an enemy nation. Once his identity was exposed, the emperor was supposed to kill him with a single sword strike.
So Chen Yu, coughing blood from a slow-acting poison, threw himself onto the emperor's sword.
He presented the intelligence he'd never managed to deliver, smiling with bitter resignation.
"A Zhao... I lost..."
System: Why does the emperor look like he's about to go insane?
He was the marriage alliance partner of the Empire's marshal. Once the marshal's true love appeared, he was supposed to end the engagement immediately.
So Chen Yu, hospitalized after his pheromones went haywire, signed the papers first.
Unable to hide the tremor in his hands, he gave a self-mocking smile.
"We... should end this..."
System: Why is he crying? Why is the marshal the one begging for love now?!
After several worlds, the System grew numb. "Host, do you remember we're following the cannon fodder script?"
Chen Yu: Sorry, I really do want to live a few more years.
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1. One-on-one romance. The male lead is the same person in every world.
2. The recipient is a frail beauty in every world, with poor health.
3. Expect melodrama. Everything serves the plot.
Theme: Cherish every day.
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