Reborn as a Cub, I Saved the Universally Hated Second Male Lead

To my dears: this is the first novel I’ve written, so please read with caution~

The entire novel is undergoing a major revision!!!

Luo Xingyu’s friend, Yu Zhinian, passed away.

Overcome with grief, he sat alone in the cemetery all night. On his way home, he was in a car accident, and his consciousness awakened to the fact that he was a character in a book.

He was a minor young master who appeared for no more than three lines, while Yu Zhinian was the universally hated second male lead.

Determined to help his friend, whose life had been full of misery, change his fate and find happiness, Luo Xingyu resolutely bound himself to the System: become everyone’s favorite and share his own good fortune with his friend!

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Luo Xingyu returned to his toddler years. At this point, his friend Yu Zhinian was still a three-year-old toddler, newly brought along to a variety show for kids by his superstar mother.

The show marked the start of Yu Zhinian’s misfortunes. His parents argued endlessly, the production crew edited the footage maliciously, and because of his withdrawn nature and reluctance to join the activities, the entire internet mocked and criticized him.

After the show ended, his parents, whose relationship had fallen apart, decided to divorce. But they got into a car accident on the way.

From then on, Yu Zhinian never felt the warmth of family again.

Just returned to the past, Luo Xingyu looked at the friend before him, so adorable and bashful whenever anyone teased him, and patted his little chest. “Don’t worry. I’ll make sure you have a happy life!”

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To complete his mission, Luo Xingyu spared no effort.

No one watching the livestream?

Luo Xingyu showed off every trick in the book, pouting, acting cute, and rolling around, and successfully won everyone’s hearts.

His friend couldn’t feel the warmth of human affection?

On the kids’ variety show, Luo Xingyu sweetly called him “big brother” again and again, stuck to his side without ever leaving him, shared all his snacks with him, and chose him without hesitation.

His friend’s parents were together in name only?

The moment Yu Zhinian’s parents started arguing, Luo Xingyu hurried over to play matchmaker and teach them how to date.

“Auntie, don’t be mad. Uncle’s just a block of wood.”

“Uncle, your name must be ‘Putting Up a Front.’ Does saying ‘I love you’ burn your tongue?”

As the show grew more and more popular, Luo Xingyu became the nation’s darling. The five little kids all got along beautifully and loved one another.

But Luo Xingyu never expected that he might have gone a little overboard with all his fussing.

His friend’s parents called him their sweet boy at every turn and practically wanted to take him home, while his friend’s gaze was growing increasingly strange...

Huh??? In his previous life, they were nothing but pure friends, weren’t they?

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More than a decade later.

Luo Xingyu saw finger marks at his waist, redness and swelling on his chest, and a bite mark on his collarbone in the mirror.

He regretted it now. He really, really regretted it!

I treated you like a brother, but you wanted to sleep with me!

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Yu Zhinian never expected that someone would shine into his world like a ray of light.

From the age of three, every day and every moment was connected to you.

*Luo Xingyu is the guiding star in Yu Zhinian’s life.

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1. One-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads are each other’s only one in body and heart.

2. Childhood friends and sweet fluff, with a growing-up-together storyline.

3. The kids’ variety-show arc isn’t long. The story will move on to school life later.

4. My writing is at an elementary-school level, and logic has been eaten by a dog! This is my first novel, and there are honestly a lot of shortcomings T_T

If you don’t like it, feel free to stop reading right away. You don’t have to force yourself!

5. Reading advice: I don’t recommend reading this!!!

6. Thank you to every dear reader who has made it this far and is still willing to click in!

I’ll commission art once I find the right artist!

Synopsis of my next novel↓

Please add my upcoming novel, A Field Full of Gossip, to your favorites. It’s on my author page~

Chi Qi stayed up all night reading a danmei novel. The next day, wearing huge dark circles under his eyes, he went to watch the drama unfold. While he was still dazed, a brick fell from the sky and hit him on the head.

When he woke up again, he was in an office. Looking at the teacher’s concerned expression, Chi Qi gave a weak smile. “If you survive a great disaster, good fortune will follow.”

He had awakened to his own existence: he was actually living in a melodramatic novel. But he wasn’t an important character, just a random passerby who appeared for no more than three lines?

And the kind whose job was to get face-slapped by the protagonist to make the story more satisfying?

The protagonist hadn’t grown into his role yet and was currently going through the darkest time of his life.

Chi Qi turned his head, not wanting to miss a moment of this spectacle.

His rebellious friend, Shu Ti, spoke in a sickly sweet voice. “Daddy~ He’s not some poor nobody~”

The protagonist, Lin Xi, frowned. “If you really want to make this a fight, I’ll tear you apart.”

Chi Qi silently nodded. [Exactly, because your daddy’s about to turn him into a dead nobody!]

[Wait! Uncle Rui, get in there! That deadbeat brings a mistress along later to bully Shu Shu, and even makes Shu Shu wait on her. Uncle Rui, break that deadbeat’s legs!]

Shu Ti fell silent. What? You think you can get away with a little taste of sweetness? Mess with me, and you’ll find out whether you live or die!

Shu Rui’s raised hand trembled. The next second, he brought it down without hesitation.

*

Chi Qi knew the script, but couldn’t resist indulging his inner gossip.

At a banquet, the domineering CEO big brother put an arm around the waist of the one he loved and said in a low voice, “Even though ours is only a marriage of convenience, we still have to put on an act in front of other people. Don’t worry, I have no ulterior motives.”

Chi Qi’s inner monologue: “Ugh, yeah, right. You’re probably over the moon after touching sister-in-law’s waist. Your mouth is the most stubborn part of you.”

Everyone in the family turned to look: who would have guessed!

“Speaking of big brother and sister-in-law, this domineering CEO x charming beauty pairing, with a first love, a (fake) replacement, and a marriage that turns into love? They’ve got every trope stacked up. That’s exactly my kind of setup.”

The CEO big brother’s pupils shook. “A replacement!”

*

On set, his second sister, a screen queen, introduced Chi Qi to her costars. “This is the male lead, and this one plays my first love in the drama.”

Chi Qi’s eyes widened. He suppressed his shock. “That face, that figure! Playing innocent romance in the entertainment industry, eight-pack abs and picking wild vegetables.”

“Enduring hardship for him, taking the blame for him, wishing him happiness without asking for anything in return. Buddy, even Wang Baochuan would admit defeat!”

The screen queen second sister said, “Tell me more!”

*

Outside the hospital room, his mother’s friend begged him, “There’s really nothing else we can do. Qi Qi, please help Auntie. The master said that if you just talk to Xie Mu, he’ll wake up.”

Guided by the principle of doing one good deed a day, Chi Qi agreed.

He sat on a stool, peeled an apple, and munched on it. What should he talk about? Never mind, he’d let Xie Mu run around in the gossip fields for a bit first.

[What? The ‘creditor’ actually helped the stunning actress, who was hated by the whole internet, find her birth parents. The trillionaire broke down in tears: “However much you owe, I’ll pay it.”]

[Scandalous! The Xu family’s real and fake heiresses are dating, and the old-fashioned patriarch was so furious he spat blood.]

[Oh my god! The Jiang family’s adopted son forced himself on his big brother. Every morning, the first thing he says to the mirror is, “Hi, sister-in-law!”]

[Woohoo, this is amazing! Hurry up and post the next part!]

Xie Mu had become a vegetable, lying in bed without any reaction. Somehow, his brainwaves connected with Chi Qi’s, and listening to Chi Qi’s daily complaints turned out to be rather amusing.

Until one day.

[Holy crap, why are you still not awake? Your illegitimate younger brother’s getting ready to put on a whole paternity-reveal show, and they’re going to strip you of your power!!! That’s a whole lot of money. Aren’t you worried?]

[Oh my god, you’re about to get cheated on!!!]

Xie Mu: ...Did you get your gossip from a fake source?

His reputation was at stake, and he couldn’t let false rumors spread. Xie Mu summoned all his strength and opened his eyes. Their gazes met.

Premise: Fill the world with love.