The Handbook for Competing to Be Your Boyfriend

Genius, beautiful shou | Suitor battle in a battlefield of love | Sequential one-on-one relationships

1.

Chen Xiya, a renowned designer, accidentally transmigrates into a book and becomes an inconsequential office worker doomed to be cannon fodder.

The original host was a doormat who had been bullied until he tried to kill himself by jumping into a river. As a result, Chen Xiya had spent the entire night swimming when he transmigrated into the body.

When it rains, it pours. First came workplace bullying, then debt-collection bills that left him struggling to breathe.

Unable to bear being penniless, Chen Xiya took his entire fortune of sixty cents and climbed aboard the ship of his direct superior, Tan Haizhou.

The man was a cold-faced King of Hell who wouldn't be swayed by anything. Only by trading his body could Chen Xiya establish himself at work.

2.

After getting promoted and receiving a raise, Chen Xiya was still unsatisfied.

His second target was Yue Xiying, a six-foot-two sculptor with legs like scissors.

With his golden finger in full effect, Chen Xiya bewitched Yue Xiying until he couldn't eat or sleep, and Yue Xiying willingly offered up both his artistic masterpieces and his connections in the industry.

Just as Chen Xiya was basking in his success, the client rejected his design proposal without mercy.

3.

When it comes to climbing aboard someone's ship, once and twice inevitably lead to a third time.

Chen Xiya stood before the client's representative, Xie Shang, looking like a delicate little white flower, tears trembling on the verge of falling. "Director Xie, if you don't approve the proposal, all my salary and bonuses will be deducted..."

Just as he had expected, no man could resist such a pure yet seductive temptation.

It was only natural that managing to charm even an extremely picky client would draw the attention of countless rivals.

4.

The time Chen Xiya was shoved into a car by his rival, domineering CEO Li Weijue, he still stubbornly played hard to get. "I'm just a little assistant. In Xie Shang's hands, naturally, whatever he says goes."

But he was perfectly calm inside. Someone born with a silver spoon in his mouth surely couldn't stand seeing an honest man forced into the business.

He seduced Li Weijue and used him as a stepping-stone, then promptly escaped the bottom rung and started his own studio.

His career soared.

So it was time to dump that clingy pest.

5.

Chen Xiya looked at the exhibition consultant, Lin Shengyan, with disappointment. "Is this all? Then let's go our separate ways after this is done."

The other man dropped to his knees. "No, don't leave me!"

Stealing cultural relics was a serious crime, yet Lin Shengyan frantically stamped the documents for "next time." "If you dare leave me, don't expect to have an easy life ever again!"

Chen Xiya smiled and put away the evidence with satisfaction. "If we break up, will you still love me?"

Lin Shengyan's eyes were infatuated. "I will."

Finally, the truth came out.

Every man believed he was Chen Xiya's one and only love.

But none of them dared ask. They were afraid that if they showed even a hint of doubt in their relationship, they would be eliminated on the spot.

Facing the powerful, high-ranking men, Chen Xiya propped his chin on his hand and smiled with captivating charm. "That's right. Whoever is useful to me is worthy of being my boyfriend."

[Reading guide]

1. This novel is also titled "Wanton."

2. One shou with multiple gongs. This is not a stock-picking story. There is an official gong, and the relationships are sequentially one-on-one.

3. All five gongs get their turn, but the official gong has a little more screen time.

4. There are real feelings, and there is using people too. They're all the shou's little tricks.

5. The shou is not pure, but the gongs are. In the end, he only ends up with the official gong.

6. A content warning for anyone shipping the senior: the original host and the shou are the same person. The specific reason will be explained later, so the senior likes only the shou. He has not fallen for anyone else, and he is not impure.

7. I haven't built up a backlog for the next novel yet, QAQ, but I've got plenty of chapters saved up. Early on, I'll update according to the rankings if the novel gets a slot. If it doesn't, I'll hold back on the word count a little. (I'm sorry in advance that I may not be able to update daily because of the rankings.) If you like it, please add it to your collection! Thank you, sending love!

*Blurb written on November 30, 2025

Please add my upcoming novel, "The Frail Husband Coveted by the Black Moonlight"~~

Song Shixuan, born to an ordinary family, never imagined that the prestigious Liang family would choose him at his graduation ceremony to become the husband of Liang Yueming, a rising star in politics.

Unfortunately, their good times did not last. After three years of marriage, the couple still had no child, and Liang's parents grew colder toward him by the day.

To save his marriage, Song Shixuan went to the largest sperm bank in Chongcheng.

"Twenty-six years old, oval face, 185 centimeters tall, 70 kilograms, AB blood type, Aries..."

"Sorry, I know the requirements are rather strict, but I'm sure we'll find a match."

Afterward, even Song Shixuan himself was surprised. So much time had passed, yet he still remembered everything about Meng Jun so clearly.

Still, Meng Jun had superior genes. As long as the child was born with the surname Liang, it didn't matter who the biological father was.

Liang Yueming suspected his wife was cheating.

He was always going out alone, and when he came home, his eyes were tired. The scent he had tried to conceal on a few occasions told Liang Yueming that Song Shixuan had a man on the side.

He installed surveillance cameras at home. He followed his wife. He tried every possible method, and at last found another man's name in his wife's diary from years ago.

Meng Jun.

The eldest son of the Meng Group.

Rumor had it that he was reckless and cruel, had made his fortune through smuggling, and had a criminal record as a wanted man. He was the "black moonlight" feared by both sides of the law.

Liang Yueming laughed. His wife was gentle and kind, with impeccable morals. How could he possibly cheat with a man like that?

Liang Yueming attended an aristocratic banquet with his wife.

In full view of everyone, a pregnancy test fell out. The two pink lines could not have been more obvious.

Song Shixuan panicked. He looked at the people around him, then at his husband, unsure whether he should pick it up.

Meng Jun sauntered out of the crowd. He picked up the pregnancy test and leaned close to Song Shixuan with an intimate air. "He's never even touched you. The child isn't his, is it?"

Song Shixuan was so flustered that his face burned, and he blurted out, "If it isn't his, then is it yours?!"

"Then have the baby." Meng Jun narrowed his eyes, his smile teasing. "I'm willing to get a paternity test. Are you, Mrs. Liang?"

Youthful Daddy x delicate little white flower with thorns

Meng Jun x Song Shixuan

* Switching love interests: the shou is not pure, but the gongs are.

* Coercive possession, the mistress takes the top spot, a story written with the author's kinks unleashed.

* Neither the gong nor the shou is a perfect character. Please refrain from moral judgment.

* A writing exercise, not too long.

Theme: No matter what situation you find yourself in, hold on to who you are.