After I Was Reborn as a Cannon Fodder Substitute

· An optimistic, goofy, money-grubbing straight college student who transmigrates into a book as the seme x a sharp-tongued, proud CEO uke who falls hard for him.

· Lin Zhi x Jiang Cihè

· The seme is an innocent, clueless college guy who hasn't figured out his feelings. At first, he sees the uke purely as his boss, diligently acts his part and works like an employee, and spends the whole story focused on making money and taking it easy. The uke is great at convincing himself of things and falls for the seme early. Just as he's preparing to “reluctantly” accept the seme, he discovers the other guy only sees him as his boss, and completely loses it. Too proud to admit it, he angrily calls it quits, only for the seme to thank him and happily walk away. Then the uke starts chasing his husband, haha! The pursuit is ridiculous, since they're both so childish!

· Both are virgins. The uke never dated his unrequited love; he just silently had a crush on him for years.

· The seme will probably be the kind of guy who makes you want to coddle him!

While riding his bike to buy soy sauce for his mom, college student Lin Zhi got hit and knocked out by a car. A shady System that had just come online then dragged him into a novel featuring two male leads, where he became the expendable substitute hired by the protagonist uke.

As a tragic side character with a sad background and years of unrequited love for the protagonist uke, his main purpose was to advance the romance between the protagonists and highlight the uke's unwavering devotion to the protagonist seme. Then he would leave in despair... alone, with a fortune in cash...

Lin Zhi was about to complain, “What kind of lousy plot is this?” But when he saw the final line, he promptly shut his mouth.

Leaving with a fortune all to himself? What a “tragic” ending that would bring a smile to your face just thinking about it!

After the System told him that he could return to the real world once he completed the plot, and that money earned in the mission world could be exchanged in the real world at a rate of 1:10, Lin Zhi's eyes lit up. “What?! You're saying I just have to act sad and put on a show to earn two hundred thousand a month, without betraying my perfectly straight orientation or selling my looks?! And after a year, when his unrequited love returns to the country, I can just walk away in style?!”

He threw his head back and laughed with joy. “Mom and Dad, your son is finally going to make it on his own and become the first rich person in the family!”

Damn, he could tell at a glance that this big shot was his lucky break!

Lin Zhi immediately changed his tune, jumped up, and grabbed his “Sugar Daddy's” hand. “Be your substitute? I'm in! Willingly, wholeheartedly, and enthusiastically!”

Shen Cihè nodded with the satisfied air of someone whose expectations had been met. He thought, He really does love me.

He completely failed to notice Lin Zhi gazing at the Rolex on his wrist with a dreamy smile, wondering how much he could get for selling it.

Later, news arrived that the seme's unrequited love was coming back. Lin Zhi couldn't wait to pack his bags and leave, but to his surprise, Shen Cihè confessed to him. “All right, Lin Zhi. I permit you to really date me!”

What the hell is wrong with you? Why say something so disgusting in such a condescending tone?!

Lin Zhi stared at him in shock, as if he'd been hit by a pig. His name even had the character for “plant” in it, so he was obviously as straight as they came!

Playing a substitute was one thing, but if he actually dared to date a man, his mom would beat him with a broom and break one of his legs when he got home!

So he waved off the CEO's offer of romance. “Thanks, but no thanks. I'm straight, I love herbal medicine, and I'm not dating.”

But now Shen Cihè completely lost it. Cursing as he threw money around, he embarked on his quest to win his husband back...

This story is pure fiction. Please don't apply it to real life! The author is an extremely cheerful and optimistic young woman!

- Novel blurb saved on 2024.10.29.

Theme: Good kids, don't look for substitutes