Shen Nanxing fell into an endless dream. The world in the dream seemed to be the same as the one in the novel he had been reading. Lin Bai was the protagonist of this world, and he, Shen Nanxing, was merely an inconspicuous supporting character. Shen Nanxing felt as if he had died—otherwise, why could he easily pass through people’s bodies? He must have become a ghost.

In this world, Lin Bai was the main character. Shen Nanxing, in his ghost-like form, followed Lin Bai and discovered an earth-shattering secret. It turned out that Lin Bai was the one who had crossed over into this world. He was born into a poor family, abandoned by his parents due to his congenital heart disease, and grew up in an orphanage. At the age of twenty, he died suddenly from a heart attack. Before his death, Lin Bai resented his unfair fate. After his death, he was bound to a system, which took him into a novel where the main character was Shen Nanxing.

Shen Nanxing was born with a silver spoon, loved by his parents and older brother. Not only that, he had three childhood friends who had grown up with him, one of whom was his fiancé. His fiancé took great care of him, and after their marriage, they were sweet and happy. This made Lin Bai, who had suffered abandonment and never known warmth, extremely jealous. Why did some people have everything when they were born, while he, despite trying his hardest, still ended up in the mud, dying of a heart attack in the end?

Lin Bai resented the unfairness of fate. Why had he been abandoned by his parents just because he had an imperfect body? His twisted mind made him hate all those who had happiness. The system, out of kindness, brought him into this world to give him a fresh start. The family it found for him wasn’t wealthy, but it was warm and loving. However, Lin Bai was not satisfied. He wanted to be the protagonist of this world; he wanted to replace Shen Nanxing. Not only that, but he also wanted to transfer his heart disease to Shen Nanxing, making him suffer from the same pain.

At first, the system disagreed, saying that it had already violated the world’s rules by bringing him to this world. If it did anything more, it would surely be erased by the world consciousness. However, Lin Bai coaxed the system, saying: “You’ve already attracted the attention of the world consciousness by bringing me here. Since that’s the case, why don’t we work together? You help me become the protagonist, and I’ll give you my luck, allowing you to become the new consciousness of this world.”

After much consideration, the system was persuaded by Lin Bai’s words and agreed to his request. It searched for a moment in the light screen and finally bound itself to a strategy system. The system then used its own energy to transfer Lin Bai’s congenital heart disease to the infant Shen Nanxing. Due to insufficient energy, the mission would start eighteen years later. That year, Lin Bai would be starting university.

At first, Lin Bai’s chosen strategy mission was to conquer Shen Nanxing’s three childhood friends. Initially, things went smoothly. Lin Bai, with a face somewhat resembling Shen Nanxing’s, but with a different personality, quickly caught the attention of Fu Chengyu. However, it was much harder to conquer Xia Zimu and Zhou He. No matter how hard he tried to create coincidences and encounters, these two ignored him entirely.

Just when Lin Bai felt helpless, he accidentally stumbled upon a secret hidden in Xia Zimu’s heart—Xia Zimu liked Shen Nanxing. But due to Shen Nanxing being engaged, he had never dared confess his love. One day, Lin Bai directly confronted Xia Zimu and exposed his secret. Xia Zimu was furious at first. But Lin Bai remained calm, offering to help. “Fu Chengyu currently likes me. One day, he’ll break off his engagement with Shen Nanxing. I can make that happen right now, and then you can openly pursue Shen Nanxing.”

Xia Zimu scoffed and immediately cursed Lin Bai, calling him a home-wrecker. After that, Xia Zimu started to go against Fu Chengyu, occasionally sending threats and intimidation Lin Bai’s way, vowing to deal with the “dog men” once and for all. Zhou He also began to pay attention to Lin Bai’s every move. Wherever Fu Chengyu appeared, so did the two of them. At that time, rumors started circulating at school: “Three men are competing for the pure, innocent little flower’s smile.”

However, only Lin Bai knew the real reason Xia Zimu and Zhou He were acting this way—they were doing it for Shen Nanxing’s sake.

Seeing no progress in his strategy mission, Lin Bai became determined to make Shen Nanxing disappear. Once Shen Nanxing was out of the way, conquering Xia Zimu and Zhou He would only be a matter of time. With this in mind, Lin Bai formed a meticulous plan in his mind.

He first found Shen Nanxing’s hospital room and pretended to apologize, claiming that he couldn’t help falling in love with Fu Chengyu and didn’t know he was engaged. He insisted that he never intended to ruin their relationship.

Shen Nanxing was shocked upon hearing this and decided to confront Fu Chengyu to get to the bottom of the matter. He thought that if Fu Chengyu had truly fallen for someone else, he would let them be together. After all, he wasn’t someone who had to marry Fu Chengyu in this lifetime. Worst case, they would just cancel the engagement.

What Shen Nanxing didn’t know, however, was that Lin Bai had been following him all along. When Shen Nanxing arrived at the Fu family home, he walked right into the trap that Lin Bai had carefully set for him. Lin Bai had arrived first, intentionally flirting with Fu Chengyu. Fu Chengyu was completely captivated; he had never been subjected to such seduction before. Lin Bai had never been this forward, and it excited Fu Chengyu deeply.

Before long, the living room was filled with their ambiguous, breathy sounds. Watching Fu Chengyu succumb to him, Lin Bai purposely asked, “Chengyu, you really love me, don’t you?”

Fu Chengyu kissed him and teased, “Of course, Ah Bai, you’re the one I love the most.”

Lin Bai blushed at the compliment and shyly said, “Stop it~”

Fu Chengyu playfully held him by the waist and leaned down, asking, “Do you like me more, or do you like Xia Zimu? Or maybe Zhou He more?”

Lin Bai gave him a flirtatious look. “Chengyu, you know I only like you…”

Their conversation was loud enough for Shen Nanxing to hear everything from outside the door. He froze in place, feeling utterly disgusted. He couldn’t believe Fu Chengyu was like this in private, pretending to be a righteous gentleman while being this wild behind closed doors. The man who would blush just from accidentally touching his hand was secretly indulging in such behavior. And then, they were talking about Xia Zimu and Zhou He. Shen Nanxing’s stomach churned with revulsion. It was too disgusting. Not only had three people fallen for the same person, but…

Shen Nanxing was mentally and emotionally shaken. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly collapsed. When he woke up, he found himself in the hospital.

He felt listless after waking up, disinterested in everything. This confused Shen Nanxing. All he wanted was to recover quickly, break off the engagement with Fu Chengyu, and distance himself from these people once and for all.