Trapped in a Battle Royale Novel with My Straight-Laced Archenemy

Blurb

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An Xu transmigrated into a novel about a boy band variety show, becoming the useless protagonist who dragged his teammates down.

Other than his good looks, An Xu had nothing going for him. The other male leads each had their own talents:

Male Lead A had a slim waist and long legs, and was the band's visual center;

Male Lead B was beautiful, with a sweet singing voice, and was known as the band's little songbird;

Male Lead C was aloof and refined, but danced with fiery intensity and was wildly popular.

And they had a secret: none of the three was straight.

As the story went on, they would fight over An Xu, pulling each other's hair and getting into all kinds of steamy situations.

An Xu, about to be ***: "..."

There was another piece of bad news: his nemesis, Jiang Xiyu, had transmigrated here too.

But fortunately, just like An Xu, Jiang Xiyu was one of the only two straight guys in the boy band.

An Xu immediately switched sides and moved into the same dorm as his nemesis that very night.

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An Xu appeared in the public eye as the group's youngest member on a variety show.

Netizens who had disliked him from the start:

[What can he do besides look pretty? I hate pretty faces with no talent!]

[Ugh, he holds everyone back every day!]

But just as netizens began to suspect that things were tense within the group...

Male Lead A was eager to ask An Xu out, deliberately setting up all sorts of romantic scenarios, surrounded by pink bubbles;

Male Lead B held a guitar and sang love songs to An Xu at an outdoor restaurant, dropping hints nonstop and practically writing "I like you" across his face;

Male Lead C seemed calm and self-possessed, but during a lights-out game, he repeatedly chose An Xu for intimate interactions, creating an utterly charged atmosphere.

The netizens were swooning:

[Stop saying An Xu is useless! He's so sweet!!]

[Just three of them! I can handle it!!]

But the passionate scenes were repeatedly interrupted by Jiang Xiyu, who just didn't know when to leave well enough alone.

Male Lead A asked An Xu to the movies, but Jiang Xiyu intercepted them halfway, took Male Lead A's movie tickets, and forced the lie-flat An Xu to go out;

Male Lead B's handmade bouquet of fruits and vegetables never even made it into his hands. Jiang Xiyu took it and fed it to the giant crocodile waiting to be fed on the show;

Male Lead C's formal outfit for An Xu was accidentally drenched by Jiang Xiyu, leaving An Xu with no choice but to attend the party in Jiang Xiyu's white shirt.

The netizens were furious:

[Just how much does Jiang Xiyu hate An Xu?! Things almost worked out several times!!]

[An Xu's practically been bullied to tears! I hate him!]

But when the camera turned, in a hidden corner, Jiang Xiyu was kneeling on one knee, carefully rubbing An Xu's ankle, rubbed raw by ill-fitting shoes. His voice was gentler and lower than ever:

"Does it still hurt, baby?"

#Picking fights x Taking down all the love rivals#

#When it comes to wooing your wife, this kid knows what he's doing#

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1 Nemeses x the tricks of a couple √

2 Beloved by all, sweet romance, one-on-one, with a fake love-triangle setup

3 The story starts after they debut, so there are no idol-survival-show scenes. It's mostly everyday variety-show stuff.

4 [Very important, please read, dear readers] This blurb was screenshotted and documented on 2023-6-24. It's entirely original. If you think any part seems similar to something else, please bring receipts in the comments. I won't make a comparison post on my own, now or ever. Please don't bring unrelated drama here. No personal attacks, insults, or spreading rumors. No baseless plagiarism accusations or wild assumptions. Love you all!

Theme: Bravely pursue the one you love.