The Cannon Fodder's Second Male Lead Closes His Heart to Love

Only after Xiao Ruan died did he learn that he had been living inside a book.

In the book, he was childhood friends with the protagonist, Yu Qingzhu. He was deeply in love with Yu Qingzhu and gave him everything he wanted.

Xiao Ruan: Gave him everything? Sure. Yu Qingzhu's father had done him a great kindness, so he treated Yu Qingzhu like his own older brother.

In the book, Yu Qingzhu came from a wealthy family and held great power and status, but his childhood was miserable and he grew up starved of affection. He developed a possessive obsession with his childhood friend, mistaking it for "love."

Xiao Ruan: Possessive? He just gets jealous when I play with other people. He's been like that since we were kids.

In the book, the childhood friend couldn't compete with the newcomer. The protagonist top, Mu He, appeared, and after a painful choice, Yu Qingzhu finally understood that what he felt for his childhood friend was only "obsession," while his feelings for the protagonist top were true love.

Xiao Ruan: ...No wonder Brother Mu He always looked at me funny.

In the book, Yu Qingzhu eventually realized his true feelings, while Xiao Ruan was left heartbroken and died alone in a foreign land.

Xiao Ruan: Wait, I was just on vacation. My asthma acted up, and I couldn't find my medicine...

Whatever. He was already dead, so Xiao Ruan didn't hold it against anyone. It was just that he hadn't finished designing the house he'd promised Yu Qingzhu. He'd only drawn half the plans, and it bothered him.

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, everything went black. He was alive again.

A laptop sat in front of him, its screen glowing blue and covered in layers.

Xiao Ruan: Actually, it doesn't bother me that much...

Xiao Ruan didn't know that the moment he came back to life, the story had ended, and the force controlling every character had vanished.

Yu Qingzhu and Mu He were rushing to the building below him. Maybe they were so deeply in love that when they looked at each other, their eyes were red with the urge to strangle the other...

Core message: Rewrite your life.