As Cowardly as He Is

Will begin once it reaches 300 favorites. (Rewriting an old novel. Extreme bottom worship, the bottom is everyone's favorite, and readers can place their bets.)

Cheng Su's life always seems a little harder than everyone else's.

His mother's beatings and the bullying at school surround him. Getting into a good university is his only chance to change his circumstances.

A top student who goes unnoticed, a timid pushover.

Cheng Su always sits with his head down in a corner, as if he can ignore the cruel laughter by refusing to listen or look.

The transfer student Xue Henian, who sits just one desk away, is his complete opposite: sunny, witty, and popular, with a wealthy family and the makings of a born winner.

His gaze is always drawn to this beautiful classmate, his feelings growing more tangled and intense until he can barely contain them.

But then, by chance, Xue Henian discovers Cheng Su's secret...

Cheng Huiqing, heir apparent to the Wen Group, is a well-mannered scoundrel skilled at hiding his true nature. He hates his stepfather more than anything. If that man hadn't seduced his mother, Cheng Huiqing wouldn't have ended up with a different surname from hers. And if it weren't for him, no one would associate Cheng Huiqing with Cheng Su, his half-brother with whom he shares no blood.

So he is determined to make Cheng Su suffer, bullying and humiliating him until he becomes his personal punching bag.

He hates him. He wants to see him beg and give in, to see his long, thick lashes damp with tears, to see his body covered in red marks...

But Cheng Huiqing doesn't know that hate can turn into love.

"My little Su, your body is a work of art."

Wen Yunbai, CEO of the Wen Group, is aloof and cold, a man of icy restraint. Yet an encounter in his youth left him obsessed, and he secretly keeps track of Cheng Su's every move.

A man in power never lowers his head. He will close in step by step until his prey walks straight into his trap.

"Everywhere you go is a gilded cage I've built for you."

Yan Yu, eldest son of the Yan family, is handsome, with blue eyes and brown hair. Unruly by nature and in love with freedom, he has traveled across mountains, lakes, deserts, and the northern lights, yet fell for Cheng Su at first sight.

He thought his crush was hopeless, but after Cheng Su got drunk, the two of them ended up sleeping together...

From then on, this scheming puppy boldly makes his move, deploying every last trick in his arsenal.

"Cheng Su, I'm very obedient. You can treat me as your backup option, and I won't mind."

Qin Yu, an illegitimate son of a wealthy family with a tragic past, developed a ruthless nature to fight for a chance to survive. He takes people's money and does their dirty work: collecting debts, making threats, even bullying a frail, defenseless high school student.

To his surprise, Cheng Su has an unyielding spirit, more resilient than Qin Yu has ever been.

Since they share the same suffering, they should support each other. But Cheng Su refuses, pushing him away and trembling with fear.

Why doesn't he love him? He's so obedient, so why does he keep pushing him away?

"Puppy, you need to be punished."

Reader advisory:

1. This is a rewritten version of an old danmei novel, with major differences from the original. It adds a storyline for Qin Yu, one of the love interests. A brand-new version, full of angst and melodrama.

2. The despised one becomes everyone's darling. A reverse harem with a beloved bottom. All the love interests are virgins, and they love only the bottom, body and soul. Five love interests for now, possibly more.

3. The love interests are all terrible men with strong possessive streaks. Expect plenty of rivalry and jealousy between them.

4. The bottom is weak, timid on the surface but resilient inside. He's everyone's favorite bottom, and the story puts him through the wringer. He's arguably the most miserable bottom in history.

5. This novel isn't for readers with extreme character preferences. The bottom suffers first, then the love interests. The author doesn't take sides, but simply enjoys writing melodramatic stories where the bottom gets put through the wringer. If that's not for you, run while you can!

6. They chase after their love only after losing it. Everyone comes around in the end, and the beloved little Su is loved by all. Readers can place their bets, but the story will end with one-to-one pairing.

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Theme: World peace.