What’s Wrong with Getting a New Wife? [Reborn]

[Top protagonist switches to bottom] In the final second of his life, after spending a lifetime stumbling through things in a daze, Gu Ji finally comes to his senses. He understands that the world he lives in is a novel, and he is the top protagonist. The one and only rule of this harem novel with a bottom protagonist: “The top protagonist can sacrifice everything for the bottom protagonist, including his life.” To put it nicely, he's a loyal dog of a top. In truth, he's a simp. So young Gu Ji is disfigured in an arson attack, one leg is crippled while rescuing the bottom protagonist, and he goes from heaven-blessed prodigy to pathetic wreck. He silently watches the bottom protagonist get close to other people... and all of it can be brushed aside with a tearful apology from the bottom protagonist. There's no doubt about it: this world revolves around the bottom protagonist. At the final moment of his life, Gu Ji manages a pale smile. Thank goodness he came to his senses at the end. At least he didn't have to die without ever knowing the truth. But when he opens his eyes again, Gu Ji finds himself back at the age of twenty. Memories from his past life flash through his mind like scenes from a film, like a hollow nightmare. There's still time. Let whoever wants to be that unlucky top do it. Just don't drag him into it. *Bonus scene: In a lavishly lit private room at a bar, a beam of light falls on the sofa. Some rich young master carefully kisses the bottom protagonist on the cheek, as if handling a precious treasure. The bottom protagonist wears a confident, untroubled smile, as though being adored by everyone is only right and proper. Outside the dim private room, Gu Ji takes it all in with a languid gaze, thinking that in his past life he must have been blind and stupid. Just as he's about to leave, footsteps sound behind him. Someone gently rests a hand on his shoulder, the plundering scent of sandalwood driving away the mixed smell of alcohol. A languorous voice drifts beside his ear. “Aren't you going to break up with me?” ① The top protagonist switches to bottom. ② A cool top who's occasionally a little clueless × a lovesick, hopeless romantic bottom ③ The two leads interact like a pair of dumb middle-schoolers If you're interested, check out the upcoming novel in my collection: "Forced to Become a Scum Top" Blurb: [Top-protagonist episodic stories] The protagonists of every novel must endure the trials of love, hate, and other emotions before they can be tempered and ultimately become the Chosen Ones of their worlds. But some fictional worlds have gone wrong: their protagonists have lost their emotional roots, become desireless and detached, and strayed from the original plot. So the System came into being. Its purpose is to train Hosts specifically to play with the protagonists' feelings, making them experience love, desire, resentment, and hatred, and steering the story back on course. [Make that big shot fall for you and then dump him, and you'll earn a chance to have a wish granted.] [How do I make him fall for me?] [Win his heart, then throw it away. Play with his feelings. Make him fall in love with you, then betray him...] ① Beautiful top × city lord bottom The top, who has transmigrated to another world, wants to go home, so he makes a deal with the System. It tells him to win the city lord's heart and trust, betray him, then leave. Later, the System watches as its Host lounges lazily on the city lord's lap. The city lord's long, slender fingers peel grapes and feed them right to the Host's mouth. ② Merman top × emperor bottom The merman top wants legs, so he makes a deal with the System. If he leaves the emperor in a miserable state, his wish will come true. Later, the System hears that a white-jade bathing pool has been built in the imperial palace, supplied with water from a heavenly spring and furnished in the height of luxury. It watches the Host spend every day bathing with the emperor, his tail wrapped around him, refusing to let go. ③ Sickly top × renowned poison doctor bottom After being kidnapped, the top agrees to the System's demand to seduce the poison doctor so he can survive. He has to make the ruthless, heartless poison doctor suffer the pain of love. Later, word spreads that the notorious poison doctor of the martial world has suddenly reformed. He no longer focuses on poisons and Gu, and has started studying legitimate medicine. Only the System knows it's because the Host is frail and hard to care for, and medicine hasn't helped even though he takes it every few days. System: What are you two doing? Host: The mission is already complete, isn't it? Cover character design by Yi Ye Shu Zi Yan (Blurb written 2.24, revised 6.16, screenshot saved.) Theme: There are many wonderful people in the world. Don't stay stuck in one place.