I Was So Starved for Love, I Went All In

[My next novel is The Foolish Beauty Whose Life Was Stolen. The blurb is below. Please add it to your favorites, mwah!] Unit One: The Insecure Companion Who Is Kept by a Wealthy Man (Complete) Chen Tang is a nasty little cannon-fodder character in a novel. With a gambling-addict for a father, a divorced mother, a younger brother still in school, and a life in shambles, he is forced to work at a club. Even so, he remains as greedy and insecure as ever, counting his commission every night before he dares to close his eyes. When Huo Shaohui, a rising star in S City, takes him away, Chen Tang nervously and bitterly speculates about the man's motives. Was it lust at first sight, or did he have some other scheme? Whatever love might mean, Chen Tang doesn't dare believe a word of it. He obediently stays by Huo Shaohui's side. When Chen Sheng grabs him by the wrist and tells him to go back, he doesn't say a word. When Huo Shaohui's younger brother corners him, Chen Tang doesn't fight back either. As long as he's paid, he'll do anything. Unit Two: The Frail Little Dragon Who Is Bullied and Sacrificed (Complete) Hill is the wicked supporting character in a hero's tale, offered up on an altar to atone before the gods. A sinister human-snake hybrid, he parasites on a human family, kills his adoptive father, and abandons his adoptive mother. At the very beginning of the story, he dies as a sacrifice to the heavens, ushering in the first chapter of the protagonist's crusade to overthrow the church. This time, someone finds him before fate can. Unit Three: The Vain, Fun-Loving Fake Young Master (Historical, Complete) The spoiled young master has always been arrogant. Rumor has it that he bullies men and women alike and has committed every kind of evil. Then the truth comes out: he isn't their biological son. Everyone wants to take a shot at him to curry favor with the real young master. To hold on to his wealth and luxury, the proud young master swallows his grievances and has no choice but to bend over backward to please them. The heir to the Duke of An, whose dignity he once offended; his cold, domineering elder brother, a military general; the new top scholar, who is the real young master; and even his usual good friends... He thinks nobody truly loves him. Unit Four: The Fallen Elite, a Once-Great Man Who Nearly Made It (Modern + Infinite-Flow Game Instances) You Xi was once a heaven-blessed prodigy, but fate defeated him, forcing him to become an NPC at the mercy of players. He teeters on the edge of danger again and again, using blood and kisses to send players into the hell of death. Some love him to the depths of their souls; others hate him until they become monsters. But when his black leather shoes touch the floor, smoke veils the tiny mole on his throat, and he lifts his eyelids to look over... Who wouldn't want to kiss his chest, his heart? Male lead is the pursuer. He craves love. Neither lead is perfect. Includes personal kinks: an insecure, sensitive, self-deprecating man who is starved for affection gets saved, nourished by love, and finally steps out of the shadows... Every unit has a happy ending. The love interest adores him, and in the end, he returns those feelings. The Foolish Beauty Whose Life Was Stolen Nan Xi has never been lucky. His father doesn't care for him, and his mother doesn't love him. Every year, only the butler celebrates his birthday with him. His two accomplished older brothers think he is a foolish ornament and never mention him in front of outsiders. His fiance despises him for being a bland beta and treats him as nothing but a tool for gaining influence. The love letter Nan Xi wrote with his own hands was tossed into the trash in front of everyone. By chance, he learns that he is the universally hated original character in a book. On his eighteenth birthday, a transmigrator will enter his body and win everyone's love. And he will quietly die, with nobody caring. Nan Xi tries to save himself, but only makes things worse. In the end, at an important banquet, he even offends Garcia, the head of a business empire and a powerful figure his family wants to court and work with. His eldest brother openly tells him he's disappointed. His second brother hangs up when he calls for help. The countdown to his eighteenth birthday has reached its final five minutes, and Garcia's people could burst in at any moment. At last, Nan Xi loses all hope and lets the darkness swallow him. That person will surely live a perfect life in his place. But he doesn't know that, just days after appearing, “he” is drugged and locked in a secret room. His stern-faced eldest brother demands to know who “he” really is. His smiling-tiger second brother turns cold and tells him to give his little brother back. His mother, who believes in neither gods nor Buddhas, calls in the most famous psychiatrist, while his father looks for a shaman. But no matter how thoroughly they investigate, they can't find any proof that this person isn't Nan Xi. The Wei family falls into despair. Where has their youngest son, their little brother, gone? Meanwhile, in the dark, imposing headquarters of a business empire, Garcia looks at a strange little thing that has suddenly appeared on his light-brain. Short arms and legs, a chubby little body, skin white as a cloud, crying until his face is a mess. Isn't this the little thing who's always been avoiding him? As Nan Xi cries, someone suddenly lifts him up. He stares at the enlarged face in alarm, but Garcia wipes his cheeks and says, “Little Cloud, you can't run away again this time, can you?” Help! What do you do when your life gets stolen and you turn into a big shot's tiny desktop pet, especially when you've seriously offended him? The answer: Be good, act cute, and let the big shot do the face-slapping for you. Foolish beauty x dark, doting daddy type Theme: Love can cross mountains and seas