My Boyfriend Is the Heartthrob, and I’m Just a Passerby
2024 · novel
After gaining awareness, Ye Jishu realizes he is just a passerby in a harem novel where the protagonist shou is a magnet for obsessive lovers. This novel has Gong 1, Gong 2, Gong 3… and the list goes on, each of them seemingly infected with madness, falling deeply and uncontrollably in love with the protagonist shou. Constantly showing concern, forcing possession, secretly stalking… Every flavor of obsession is covered. Yet, Ye Jishu isn’t even one of these cannon-fodder gongs. He’s just a spicy little plot device thrown into the tangled web of messy love triangles and polyamorous relationships. His entire existence serves one purpose: for the protagonist shou to coldly say, while facing all the gongs vying for him, “He’s my boyfriend.” Such an enticing and manipulative statement, spicing things up just a little more. For Ye Jishu, this was a doorway to a whole new world. According to the original plot, his role was: When Gong 1 shows up, he conveniently goes to get water, leaving the two some private space; When Gong 2 arrives, he pretends to look for something, giving them time to exchange glances; When Gong 3 comes, he closes his eyes and pretends to sleep, giving them a chance for some dramatic tension… He thought this was all he had to do. But one late night, unexpectedly, the protagonist shou suddenly pins him down on the bed, snuggling against his neck, voice low and heavy: “Jishu, why don’t you care about the people getting close to me? It’s obvious they all have ulte