Author’s Note:
[Ahem, a robbery! Hand over your brain before you read the story!!!]

[There are many good stories, if you don’t like this one, just turn left and leave. No need for bad reviews, if you want to complain, go ahead and complain to the author!!!]

[Friendly reminder: This is not a satisfying novel, not a satisfying novel, NOT a satisfying novel!]

Sigh… This is Shen Nanxing’s 108th sigh as he lies in a hospital bed. He currently feels that his life is an absolute mess. This is the third day since he transmigrated into this book, and also the third day since he died in his original world. He died, but not completely.

As a congenital heart disease patient, Shen Nanxing had always been very cautious about his life. He avoided any strenuous physical activity and refrained from any drastic emotional changes. Just three days ago, like any other day, he opened his red-tomato app to look for a novel to read. His attention was caught by a novel titled “Wrong Love, Substitute, Young Master of a Rich Family, Take It Easy with the Spoiling.” With such an enticing title, Shen Nanxing was immediately interested.

The book even featured a cannon fodder “white moonlight”^[1]Un-attainable love character who shared his name, Shen Nanxing. He became more and more engrossed in it, only to be shocked by the storyline. What he had thought was just another regular substitute romance turned out to be a hidden reverse harem story where the protagonist, in fact, was building a harem. The three childhood friends of the original character all fell in love with the protagonist.

What bothered Shen Nanxing even more was that, while the three childhood friends publicly treated the original character as a “white moonlight” and revered them as a divine being, secretly, they all went after a substitute who looked about 30% similar to the original character. They refrained from doing anything to the original character but did everything to the substitute that they had avoided doing to the original. They initially treated the substitute as a stand-in, but somewhere along the way, they developed real feelings for him. This created an intense scenario where the protagonist is trying to escape, while the three are chasing after him. The drama also escalates with one of them already being engaged to the original character.

In the end, the protagonist, feeling guilty, goes to confront the original character, saying, “I’m sorry, we truly love each other. I didn’t know you had an engagement…”

“…”

The original character was deeply devastated, unable to process the fact that his childhood fiancé had betrayed him.

As he went to his fiancé’s house to inquire about the truth, he uncovered a shocking secret. From behind the closed door, the original character overheard intimate moans.

“Chengyu, you really love me, right? You’ll call off the engagement, right?”
“Ah Bai, of course, you’re the one I love the most.”
“I hate you~”
“…”

One voice came from the person who had visited him in the hospital earlier that morning, while the other came from his so-called pure-hearted fiancé. The original character stood frozen in shock, unable to summon the strength to ring the doorbell. Just as he was about to leave, he overheard words that made his stomach churn.

From inside, the hoarse, mocking voice of Fu Chengyu came through:
“Ah Bai, which is better, mine or Xia Zimu’s?”
After asking, he teasingly pinched the person beneath him, causing them to tremble.
“Chengyu, why are you mentioning someone else at a time like this? I hate you~”
“If you don’t say it, how will we three know who you really love?”
“Or is it that you prefer Zhou He?”
“I like you all…”
“Ah Bai, you really are greedy.”

At that, Fu Chengyu leaned in again, and soon, the sounds of passionate gasps and moans filled the air.

After hearing everything, the original character’s face drained of color, his breath quickening. He wanted to scream, but no words came out, and he eventually passed out. Meanwhile, the people inside remained oblivious, lost in their own world.

The first person to discover the original character was Fu Chengyu’s butler, who hurriedly called for help and took him to the hospital. When the original character woke up, he was in a terrible emotional state. Fu Chengyu, out of respect for both families, visited once. The original character, feeling nothing but disgust, harshly told him to leave.

From that point on, the original character’s health deteriorated rapidly, and he ultimately died on the operating table. The Shen family was devastated, unable to believe that their son was gone.

Meanwhile, the one responsible for all of this lived a carefree life. Under the protection of his lovers, the protagonist successfully built a career and became a new rich figure in the wealthy circle. He was praised for being young and capable, while all people could say when talking about the Shen family’s young master was, “Such a shame.”

Shen Nanxing, reading this, was infuriated. He immediately gave the book a scathing review. “What the hell is this crap? You killed off my precious little young master in such a shitty way! So damn frustrating!!!”

“If it were me, I’d just kick that protagonist right out! What a big cup of green tea!”
“If he hadn’t kept popping up in front of our little young master, our little young master could have been perfectly fine on his own!!!”

Shen Nanxing vented his frustration, typing furiously, getting more and more upset as he thought about it. When someone tried to argue with him, Shen Nanxing immediately fired back, one insult after another. He got so caught up in his ranting that he didn’t even notice the time. When he finally came to his senses, it was already dawn.

Shen Nanxing tried to get up to go to the bathroom, intending to sleep, but when he stood up too quickly, dizziness overwhelmed him, and he collapsed. When he woke up, he found himself transported into the very novel he’d been reading.

He regretted it deeply. For a character in a novel, he had just cursed for hours, only to die suddenly. Knowing that due to his heart condition, he never stayed up late to read, yet he did it this time and ended up dying from it… wasn’t that just the most frustrating way to die? In that moment, Shen Nanxing felt a deep connection with the original character, as both had died in such an agonizing way.

“Young master, are you awake? Dr. Chen said you can be discharged today.” A voice came from outside the room, interrupting Shen Nanxing’s thoughts. Shen Nanxing quickly composed himself.
“I’m up. Come in.”

Auntie(The Maid) responded with a gentle “Eh,” and walked in, holding a thermos.
“Young master, I made your favorite lotus seed soup today.”

Auntie opened the table, unlocked the thermos box, and placed the food in front of Shen Nanxing.

Shen Nanxing looked at the bland food in front of him, and his mouth involuntarily twisted into a frown. “Ah, ah, ah! (≧口≦)O, it’s been three days, three days of lotus seed soup! Do you know how I’ve been surviving these past three days?” To avoid acting in a way that would contradict the original character, Shen Nanxing pretended to be delighted, looking at the food in front of him with surprise. He took a big bite and, chewing, mumbled, “Thank you, Auntie, so good!” After speaking, he shoved a big piece of potato pancake into his mouth. “Wuwuwu… I really want some fried chicken.”

Seeing how happily the young master was eating, Auntie smiled with affection and said, “Don’t worry, if it’s not enough, I’ll make more when we go back.”

Shen Nanxing choked on his food from the shock of hearing that and began coughing. He quickly waved his hand to change the topic. “Auntie, will I be able to leave the hospital soon?”

Auntie, knowing that the young master hated being in the hospital, thought he must be bored after staying here for so long. She quickly reassured him, “Dr. Chen will come for a recheck later, and if everything’s fine, you can be discharged.”

“Oh.” Shen Nanxing nodded thoughtfully. According to the original plot, Lin Bai had already caught Fu Chengyu’s attention, and their arrangement would soon begin.