What on Earth Are You Doing?

[This novel will go VIP on November 29. The chapters that will become VIP chapters are 34 to 47, so enter with caution.] [The novel has undergone a major revision. For various reasons, I removed the System from the original setup. It shouldn't affect your reading, except there won't be any comments going wild~ Also, I can't write about military and political affairs, so the "National Defense Aviation Department" in the blurb has been removed. My baby will be doing research at an institute later on~] (Shen Pianyiy's pet name is Jiaojiao. The Jiaojiao mentioned in the pinned post for Lianlian's novel is this one!) Cool, world-weary, universally adored white-moonlight beauty uke x loyal dog seme (the true love interest is Xiao Xu) In his previous life, Shen Panyi was a nobody, drifting through the world as an outsider. He grew up, got a job, and then died. But Heaven gave this man, who had no desire to live, a second chance. The invisible barrier between him and the world had vanished. Shen Panyi thought starting over wouldn't make any difference, but for some reason, people suddenly began paying attention to him. Powerful figures, chamber of commerce presidents, scions of prominent families, an earl from Country I... They loved him, pursued him, and begged Shen Panyi to look their way. But the researcher only looked to the sky. He wanted to send an aircraft up there. Later, a TV station aired an interview with Shen Panyi, a young aviation pioneer from Country Z. Dressed simply, yet still breathtakingly beautiful, he smiled calmly. "I'm just an ordinary researcher without much talent." Everyone stared at the titles beside him and fell into deep thought: "Top scholar at Coastal Chinese University." "Country Z's first gold medalist at the International Physics Competition." "The youngest foreign professor at H Continent University." "Honorary director of the Coastal Union Research Institute." And this prodigy was only a little over thirty. A certain System hid under the covers, counting its watering points and laughing out loud: So even a solo livestream can make this much money ^_^. "Everyone loves me, but I love no one." Reading tips: Please respect everyone's personal preferences, thanks. A Gary Stu story, so sweet it'll rot your teeth. Our darling uke is the best in the world. The author is a pure humanities student. My sources are from Baidu, so don't argue with me. Republican-era setting, entirely fictional, entirely fictional, entirely fictional! No real-life inspirations. This is completely made up, so don't compare it to reality. A true, super-popular heartthrob. Everyone loves him. The protagonist is world-weary but won't hurt himself. The love interest's feelings are only lightly reciprocated. You can criticize the author or the seme, but not the uke. Xiao Xu's identity has been changed from that thing to the person in power in Yancheng (?). [Check out my upcoming novel, "The Beautiful, Socially Anxious One Runs Away from a Marriage into a Wealthy Family." That's what I'm writing next. Beautiful, socially anxious, hesitant, naturally scummy uke x wealthy family patriarch seme Shen Shenghan is socially anxious, but there are always too many people around him. His greatest dream in life is to hide away in a house with enough to eat and wear, without having to worry about money. He has an extraordinarily beautiful face, but has no idea how good-looking he is. At university, a friend told him, "Why don't you marry into a wealthy family?" Shen Shenghan: (Looking thoughtfully at several messages from people professing their love on his phone.) Later, the person he randomly picked turned out to be way too clingy. On the eve of his wedding to the wealthy family patriarch, the socially anxious Shen Shenghan finally couldn't take it anymore and ran away. At a cheap rental apartment, a friend asked Shen Shenghan, who had covered everything but his eyes, "Do you have any dreams?" Shen Shenghan: "I used to want to marry into a wealthy family." Friend: "Wow, you must have worked really hard, like learning all sorts of skills: dancing, perfumery, chess..." Shen Shenghan: "?" (Anxiously realizing he can't do any of those things.) Friend: "Didn't you?" (Completely baffled.) Shen Shenghan: "You don't have to. You can just pick one and say yes." (Innocent and guileless.) Friend: "???" Later, the friend watched with their own eyes as all the wealthy bigwigs usually seen only in the financial papers got into a brawl in the open space in front of a cheap rental apartment. Friend: (Stunned.)] Theme: Find the meaning of life while pursuing your ideals.