Accidentally Became the Interstellar Academy’s Heartthrob

On the first day Ye Mian transferred to Creston Academy,

his father gave him some earnest advice.

Everyone at Creston Academy was a rich second-generation heir with more money than sense.

As long as he got on their good side,

their pocket change would be enough to cover his expenses for a year.

Ye Mian took his father's words to heart. He was definitely going to cozy up to those foolish rich kids and bleed them dry!

On his first day, Ye Mian met the richest prince of the merfolk. He'd heard that merfolk were covered in treasure: their tears turned into little pearls, and their scales were worth a fortune.

Ye Mian immediately latched on to him.

The day after shamelessly attaching himself to the prince, Ye Mian met the son of the beastfolk chieftain.

Ye Mian figured he had two hands, so why couldn't he use one to cling to another rich kid?

...On the third day, he met a descendant of the dragon clan, an ancient and mysterious people from a distant planet.

...Perhaps feet could work as hands, too.

On the fourth day, he met the next clan leader of the Cthulhu race.

Ye Mian: "Father, you were so right! Everyone here is a rich second-generation heir with more money than sense!"

At first, everyone looked down on the idiot who'd thrown himself at them.

But when the merfolk prince ran dangerously low on water after an accident,

only Ye Mian, that silly idiot, hauled bucket after bucket of water to fill his bathtub. After that, the merfolk's eyes changed.

The beastfolk hated suck-ups and bootlickers most of all. But when he discovered that Ye Mian was the person he'd known as a child, all he wanted was to mark him and declare him his.

The dragon clan was always reserved and understated, and he prided himself on never falling in love with a lowly human. But after he was injured and turned into a little black loach, and Ye Mian held him tenderly in his hands, he realized he was wrong.

The Cthulhu race was always gloomy and solitary. But when he sat alone by the river, Ye Mian shared all sorts of snacks with him. They tasted awful, but he decided to make that ray of sunshine his.

Much later, Lin Xu watched the merfolk making plaintive mating calls in his ear, the beastfolk sniffing him desperately, the dragon wrapping his tail around him, and the Cthulhu nearly enveloping him in his body.

...He fell into deep thought.

Ye Mian: "...You'll have to pay extra!"

Ye Mian: Watch me turn from the most hated to everyone's favorite through sheer ability.

Passerby: Um... I think it's because you're foolish, dazed, and silly?

2024.8.26

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