Mary Sue, but Dressed as a Man

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As the standard heroine of a Mary Sue romance game, Shang Xu, also known as Shang Yandie Bingliuli, has all the Mary Sue skill points maxed out.

Fluent in eight languages from childhood.

Writing poetry at one, playing with guns at three, and becoming a world-class hacker at eight.

The world's richest man is her father, the president of a neighboring country is her brother, and even the fiance she doesn't think much of is the undisputed king of the underworld.

Aside from occasionally having to follow the prescribed route to win over the four male leads, Shang Xu lives an exceptionally comfortable life.

Then one day, Shang Xu accidentally finds herself in a strange world.

The surroundings are just like those in her homeland, but the people here are exceptionally... ordinary.

They cry at one, throw tantrums at two, and even wet themselves at three.

At an age when she was playing with guns, doing experiments, and earning a doctorate, people here were still playing in the sand! With! Mud!

Even more terrifying, Shang Xu discovers that she's about to debut in this world... as a member of a boy band.

Shang Xu: ?

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The System tells Shang Xu that if she wants to survive, she must earn favorability from the S-rank characters in this world, through either romance or friendship.

Shang Xu chooses the latter without hesitation.

A woman from a Mary Sue world absolutely will not fall in love with anyone whose IQ is below 360!

To earn friendship points from her four S-rank teammates, Shang Xu diligently carries out her "Friendship Plan."

On the first day of the plan, Shang Xu knocks on the aloof captain's door at three in the morning and politely invites him to discuss the latest academic journals.

First friendship objective: conquer him intellectually (check)

On the third day of the plan, Shang Xu invites the sunshine vocalist, who loves sports, to work out at the gym. Under his complicated gaze, she does 180 push-ups in one go.

Second friendship objective: conquer him physically (check)

On the eighth day of the plan, Shang Xu dresses to the nines and invites the taciturn, cool-looking face of the group to meet her on the rooftop. Under his lowered brows and fixed gaze, she smiles and asks, "Between me and Jiang, your teammate, who's more beautiful?"

Third friendship objective: conquer him with her beauty (check)

On the twelfth day of the plan...

After months of hard work, Shang Xu looks with satisfaction at her "Friendship Plan," now filled with check marks.

Until

[Ding! Host has completed the mission.]

[Love points acquired: 5/4.]

Shang Xu: ???

[Male Cast:]

Cool and steady captain (x) nurturing, considerate mom-friend (check)

Sunny puppy-like vocalist (x) obedient little green tea (check)

Cool, taciturn visual (x) devoted little puppy (check)

Sharp-tongued, rebellious dancer (x) jealous wreck who goes crazy for love (check)

Refined, elegant manager (x) smiling schemer with narrowed eyes (check)

Male lead undecided.

Theme: Read widely, then distill what matters; accumulate knowledge and let it come to fruition.