After the Cannon Fodder Childhood Friend in a CEO Novel Awakens

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After a car accident, Mu Ran wakes up and discovers he's the cannon-fodder villain in a CEO romance novel. The childhood friend who grew up with him and always indulged him is the novel's male lead.

Before long, Lu Chengfeng will meet his destined heroine. Because Mu Ran has a crush on the male lead, he'll kidnap him, drug him, and force him into marriage. In the end, Lu Chengfeng will hate him, and he'll die full of resentment.

Mu Ran looks at Lu Chengfeng, who has come to visit him, and remembers that he really has had a crush on him for ten years. He was even planning to confess before the accident.

Mu Ran: I don't want to be cannon fodder or die young. From now on, we're just brothers.

Not long afterward, Lu Chengfeng really does ask him, "How do you pursue someone you like?"

Oh, has he met the heroine?

To change his early death, Mu Ran thumps his chest. "I'll teach you."

*

"Step one: Make sure they notice you by constantly showing up in front of them! Act vulnerable, you know? Be a green tea."

After that, Mu Ran runs into Lu Chengfeng while having dinner with friends, while meeting with clients, and even at work meetings, where Lu Chengfeng comes to sit in. Lu Chengfeng also keeps getting sick for no reason, making Mu Ran dress him, bathe him, and even help him deal with... certain problems.

"Step two: Learn to play hard to get. Keep your distance after getting intimate! Say 'Mm' a lot and act aloof."

Later, while rushing to handle a business deal between their families, Mu Ran sends Lu Chengfeng long messages on WeChat. Every time, Lu Chengfeng replies with a single "Mm."

He asks Lu Chengfeng, "Are you busy?"

Lu Chengfeng: "Mm."

Mu Ran: I've turned him into a mute.

"Step three: Compliment them often!"

But during a meeting, Mu Ran accidentally gets the figures wrong, then receives a text from Lu Chengfeng, who is sitting in: You're amazing.

Mu Ran: Oh, so you're being sarcastic now.

"Step four: Choose a date spot where you can be alone together, initiate physical contact, and create a romantic mood. Once everything's set and the atmosphere is right, seize the chance to kiss and confess!"

Before they get to step four, news comes out that the Lu family is about to arrange a marriage alliance.

Mu Ran knows he won't be needed anymore. He hasn't interfered with the male lead's romance, so he shouldn't die. He disappears, planning to cut ties with Lu Chengfeng and never see him again.

*

A few months later, Mu Ran is at a bar being hit on by a handsome guy. But after only a few words, Lu Chengfeng storms in, nearly wrecks the place, and drags him outside, eyes red-rimmed.

This is the first time Mu Ran has ever seen Lu Chengfeng lose his composure like this.

Clouds cover the moon, and headlights illuminate the silent wilderness.

Lu Chengfeng suddenly pulls Mu Ran into a tight embrace and kisses him. His voice is hoarse. "Step four: Choose a date spot where you can be alone together, initiate physical contact, and create a romantic mood."

Mu Ran: "Say it in plain language."

Lu Chengfeng looks a little aggrieved. "You can like men, so why can't you like me?"

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The Sickly Omega Bride for a Possessive Tycoon

Fu Xu is the real young master, brought back after being switched at birth. He's a low-grade Omega, infertile and frail, and his parents and older brother all loathe him.

One day, the Fu family runs out of money and needs a marriage alliance to get cash flowing again.

The intended groom is an Alpha with pheromone dysregulation. Whenever he has an episode, he goes berserk, and rumors say several Omegas have died at his hands. The Fu family can't bear to give up their beloved fake young master, so they send Fu Xu in his place.

On their wedding night, with nowhere else to turn, Fu Xu pitifully tugs at Shen Louchen's sleeve. "I can do housework, and I won't take up much space. Could you let me stay?"

Shen Louchen takes his hand with a controlled expression and studies him for a long moment before replying, "...All right."

*

Shen Louchen is the sole heir to the Shen family. Though he's a top-tier Alpha, everyone thinks his pheromone dysregulation means he'll eventually go mad without an Omega to soothe him, and die young.

Shen Louchen thinks that's all nonsense. Even if he does die young, he absolutely won't go mad, and he certainly doesn't need an Omega to keep him alive.

But during another episode, a pitiful Omega appears in his room. He looks frail and low-grade.

Shen Louchen has no habit of tormenting Omegas, especially one so weak he looks ready to drop dead.

Just as he's about to call someone to take him away, the Omega kneels right in front of him and asks, "Could you please not kick me out?"

At that moment, Shen Louchen catches the faint scent of flowers on the Omega. The unbearable pain in his body miraculously eases, and he lets him stay.

Only later does he learn that the little Omega's pheromones have a special effect. They soothe him when he's calm, and work even better when he's in a good mood.

*

After moving into the Shen household, Fu Xu discovers that Shen Louchen is getting stranger and stranger.

At first, he just gives him ordinary gifts. Gradually, the gifts turn into buildings and companies, and every time he gives him one, he asks if he's happy.

Lately, he's become even more extravagant and started giving him private jets. Fu Xu is so shocked he can't figure out what the Alpha is trying to do. He mutters softly, "At least it's not a rocket."

Shen Louchen: "You like rockets?"

One day, Fu Xu holds his new gift, looking dejected, and carefully asks, "You're so good to me. What am I supposed to do if we get divorced someday and I can't bear to leave you?"

Shen Louchen visibly panics. "Why would we get divorced? What have I done wrong? Am I still not treating you well enough?"

Theme: If you like someone, just say so~