The Background Character in a Chaotic Rich-Family Romance Must Save the World

Career arc:

1.

Zhou Qiming, an internet-addicted teenager who has just finished his college entrance exams, sits on his bed, staring blankly at the “book” before him.

Just now, this book had “vividly” told a story of love, love, and still more love in a powerful, wealthy family.

And Zhou Qiming is the background-character cousin in this melodramatic, incestuous rich-family novel. At the beginning, he’s supposed to let the protagonist, still a pure little flower, stumble upon him in the middle of a training session. In the bonus chapter, he’s supposed to pour out the feelings he’s buried deep inside, and the story ends with him caressing a photo of himself and his younger male cousin.

“Please, please, I’m begging you. Without you at the beginning, the world really will explode.” The “book” begs, its eyes brimming with tears.

“Oh.”

“If the world explodes, all the anime you watch, the games you play, and the funny bloggers you like will disappear.”

“Let’s fight to protect the wonderful world of anime and games, and save the world!” the “book” yells, trying a different approach.

“Okay!” The shut-in Zhou Qiming clenches both fists, then opens his hands. “But I don’t have a younger male cousin,” he says earnestly. “I don’t even have a mom.”

2.

“I'm a ‘Xianze’? A descendant of the gods?”

“You could put it that way.” The woman in white before Zhou Qiming nods.

“Then what are my superpowers?” Zhou Qiming tries to make his voice sound deep.

“That’s what we’d like to know, too,” the woman answers sincerely.

Romance arc:

1.

Many years later, when people talk about Zhou Qiming, they mention not only his great looks, noble character, and tremendous achievements, but also his convoluted, bizarre love life. Come on, who can resist gossip?

“I heard he had a thing with his childhood friend, teammate, nemesis, and mentor,” one person whispers.

Another sets down his wineglass and leans forward, lowering his voice even further. “...And his brother, uncle, and adoptive father.”

“Huh?”

“Anyway,” a third person clears his throat and raises his wineglass. “Here’s to the great Zhou! Here’s to undying love!”

“Cheers!” “Cheers!”

2.

“As soon as you turn your gaze toward me, I’ll rush to you without hesitation.”

“You can have everything you want.”

“For you alone. Only for you.”

“I only want you to be happy.”

Different people say different things. Zhou Qiming finds that he can never return their feelings.

At last, one warm afternoon, he pushes open a familiar door and collapses onto a familiar bed. When he wakes, he sees a familiar face.

The person gently presses their face against his.

“Thank you,” he says.

1. The protagonist is adored by everyone and doesn’t realize it.

2. The protagonist will have multiple relationships, one partner at a time.

3. The author is a sucker for melodrama and often writes love at first sight.

4. Set in a fictional world where people live for two hundred years. This is simply to make it easier for the author to write the melodramatic trope of several generations of the same family falling for the same person.

5. Please note: There is no guarantee that all the love interests will make it to the end.

Theme: Even a shut-in can save the world!