Ch. 1Transmigrated into the Scene of the Male and Female Leads Arguing
Summary: Chapter 1
Key Plot Points
- Awakening in a club: Qi Si wakes up disoriented in a private club room, overhearing the male lead (Bo Fuyu) and female lead (Shen Shuyu) arguing.
- Memory flood: A man named Xiao Chou bumps into him, triggering a flood of memories from the body's original owner. The pain is so severe he faints and is hospitalized.
- Reveal of transmigration: Qi Si realizes he has died in his original world (from a terminal illness) and has been reborn into the world of an angsty novel—he is "cannon fodder" destined to die.
- Understanding the plot: The novel's first 20 chapters are a sweet campus romance, but after a supporting female character (Lin Weiwei) appears, the original owner became her simp, targeted the female lead, and provoked the male lead's retaliation, leading to his family's downfall.
- Hospitalization: Qi Si wakes in the hospital with his older brother Qi Wang at his bedside.
- Vow to change: Qi Si learns the original owner had previously threatened his own health to force Qi Wang to give his resources to Lin Weiwei. Qi Si resolves to never do anything so foolish again—but Qi Wang doesn't believe him.
- Chapter ends with author's notes: this is a dual-male-lead (BL) story, with side couples (both M/M and M/F), and a spoiler that Qi Si actually met the male lead as a child and that his brother knows about his change in condition.
Character Developments
- Qi Si (protagonist): A transmigrator from a modern world who died of illness. He is pragmatic, irritable, and self-aware—not the type to be anyone's simp. He likes men, not women. He resolves to avoid the original owner's tragic fate.
- Qi Wang (older brother): A doting, protective older brother who has been repeatedly lied to by the original owner for Lin Weiwei's sake. He is affectionate but skeptical of Qi Si's sudden change of heart.
- Xiao Chou: Minor character; a social acquaintance of the original owner who comes off as obsequious but gets nearly hit by Qi Si.
- Bo Fuyu & Shen Shuyu: The male and female leads, glimpsed only in their argument at the start—mentioned but not yet developed.
Significant Themes
- Transmigration/isekai: A dying man gets a second chance in a novel world as a doomed side character.
- Cannon fodder redemption: The protagonist must avoid the original owner's idiotic choices and survive.
- Simping as self-destruction: The original owner's ruin came from blindly serving the supporting female character.
- Family loyalty: Qi Wang's unconditional (if tired) love for his younger brother contrasts with the original owner's willingness to hurt himself to manipulate his brother.
- Knowing the plot: Qi Si's advantage is his understanding of the novel's tropes and future events.
Character Interactions
- Qi Si & Xiao Chou: Xiao Chou inadvertently knocks Qi Si over, nearly getting hit; Qi Si asks "who are you?"—his memory hasn't settled yet.
- Qi Si & Qi Wang: The central interaction. Qi Wang shows concern, recalls past lies, and doesn't trust the sudden change; Qi Si makes a serious vow to reform.
- Bo Fuyu & Shen Shuyu: Seen only in argument (the premise: Bo Fuyu humiliating Shen Shuyu over some perceived wrong), and they stop to look when Qi Si faints.
Important Context (Author's Notes)
- This is a BL/dual-male-lead story—BG/GB readers should be cautious.
- There will be side couples (both M/M and M/F).
- Qi Si did not fully transmigrate as a fresh soul—he met the male lead as a child, and his brother has always known about his changes (involving mystery elements later).
- The author states all female characters exist to serve the plot, and asks for equal treatment of male villains.