...Quick Transmigration: The Extremely Beautiful Cannon Fodder Doesn’t Want to Be Hurt...

Credits to the Author: 梅子花開

...The Rise of the Fallen Beauty (A Multiverse Romance)...

He was born to be a celestial being, adored by all. Yet, through the interference of external forces, he became the tragic cannon fodder of each world. Until one day...

He was the insignificant nobody in a dating reality show, dragged in by the director to participate in a live-streamed romance after the original celebrity guest bailed. The internet relentlessly criticized him.

He was the self-conscious younger brother of the protagonist in a "group favorite" novel, disliked by his family and ostracized by his brother. Accused of various misdeeds, he met a tragic end.

He was a freelance artist, falsely accused by his neighbor of summoning a ghost. The neighbor, terrified of being trapped in an infinite loop world, blamed him and pushed him into the unknown.

...One day, the world's consciousness began to awaken. Its once-dimmed form, drained by the energy stolen by the protagonist, now emanated a true brilliance. He was meant to shine, but instead, his energy was stolen, leaving him in this tragic state. The world, with its stolen energy, began to crumble.

The god will ultimately save the world, and the long-waiting believers will finally welcome their deity.

T/N :

*In Chinese, "團寵文" (group favorite novel) refers to a story where the main character is adored, pampered, and spoiled by everyone around them — family, friends, love interests, teammates, etc.

*Quick Transmigration (快穿 / kuàichuān) \= Traveling fast between many different worlds to complete tasks.

Each "small world" is usually short, like a mini-arc inside the bigger story.

*Multiverse romance \= a love story that spans across many different worlds or realities, and it's somewhat similar to quick transmigration.

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Chapter 1: The Tragic Civilian in the Love Reality Show

"It's about to go live, and you're telling me you're not coming?!” Director Wang roared into the phone.

The stagehands, holding microphones and cameras, stood beside the director, watching the furious Director Wang, not daring to say a word. Everyone looked tense and nervous, wishing they could bury their heads in their arms.

"If you don't come now, you're not coming back ever! Don't think this show can't run without you!” Director Wang hung up the phone, his anger burning. He hung up with such force that he could have crushed the smartphone in his hand.

The assistant director nervously watched the enraged Director Wang and cautiously asked, "Old Wang, the broadcast is about to go live online, and we're missing a guest. What do we do?"

“What do we do? What do we do? You only know how to ask what to do. I have no idea what to do,” Director Wang irritably grabbed his thinning hair and shouted.

Director Wang was furious. He had a signed contract, the show was about to go live in a few minutes, and where was he going to find someone to replace him? Suddenly saying they weren’t coming, not coming at all. Did they think they were a big star, pulling rank everywhere?

Just an 18th-tier nobody, hooked up with a sugar daddy, and they dared to pull rank on his reality show.

Director Wang's chest was heaving with anger. He accidentally caught sight of a stagehand who was working as an assistant next to the executive director.

“Hey, you. You, you, you, yes, you.” The director pointed at the stagehand wearing a mask.

“Come over, come over.”

Jiang Yu, wearing a mask, was in a daze, his fine black hair covering his confused eyes.

This…...?

He remembered.

Hearing Director Wang call him over, he finally remembered. He was in a world called “The President’s Shadow Emperor Boyfriend.”

The president’s name was Jiang Yi. At just fifteen years old, he had taken over his family’s company. In just five years, he had expanded the company from domestic to international, making it one of the top 100 enterprises in the country.

Now, at only twenty, Jiang Yi was considered the golden bachelor in the circle. Countless men and women wanted to be with him, even for just one night.

Jiang Yi was handsome, with a commanding presence, and a vast fortune. Everyone in the circle was very optimistic about him, but Jiang Yi ignored all these men and women, instead, he kept an 18th-tier star named Xiao Min as his sugar baby.

Jiang Yi poured countless resources and money into Xiao Min’s development in the entertainment industry, backing him up and paying penalties when Xiao Min acted like a diva. Jiang Yi spoiled Xiao Min to the point where he was uncontrollable, so Xiao Min didn’t care about anyone.

Jiang Yi poured money into Xiao Min, until he became a Shadow Emperor.

But he, Jiang Yu, was just a cannon fodder extra in all this. Xiao Min didn’t come to this love reality show, but the show exploded after it aired.

Later, on social media, Xiao Min claimed that it was Director Wang who had given this civilian a backdoor entry, that this civilian had taken his spot. He said he hadn’t come to participate in the show because of it. Xiao Min cried to his fans online, and a flood of netizens came to the live stream of the show, attacking Jiang Yu personally.

This led to Jiang Yu withdrawing from the internet, and netizens maliciously dug up his personal information. In the end, Jiang Yu couldn’t take it anymore and chose to end his own life.

“Jiang Yu? Jiang Yu?” The executive director saw that Director Wang had been calling Jiang Yu for a while without a response, so he directly called out his name.

The assistant director noticed that Director Wang was about to lose it. He was already angry because Xiao Min wasn’t coming to participate, and now Jiang Yu was spacing out.

"Ah? Sorry, I just remembered something.” Jiang Yu apologized to the directors.

The assistant director motioned to Jiang Yu: “Director Wang is calling for you, Little Jiang.”

Jiang Yu jogged over to Director Wang and asked, "Director Wang, is there something you need?"

Jiang Yu’s beautiful eyes looked directly at Director Wang. These eyes were breathtakingly beautiful, his brows like distant mountains, his eyes like shimmering water.

Two subtly curved brows, a pair of eyes that seemed to express both joy and longing, Director Wang was mesmerized, and suddenly stammered: "N-no, nothing. Your name is Jiang Yu, right? Can you take your mask off?"

Jiang Yu slightly nodded in response to Director Wang’s words.

His slender white fingers removed the mask from his face, revealing a long, delicate, and breathtakingly beautiful face. The jade-white face stared at Director Wang, making everyone feel as if they were bathed in a refreshing spring breeze, a sense of spring awakening.

“Thump thump thump… ” Whose heartbeat was that?

Director Wang was stunned, and immediately made the decision: “Y-you! It’s you! This love reality show can’t go on without you, Little Jiang. As long as you’re here, our show is guaranteed to explode!”

The other staff members around Director Wang also saw Jiang Yu’s stunning face and were mesmerized, unable to leave, their hands stopped moving.

However, Jiang Yu looked at Director Wang with some difficulty, “But Director Wang, I’ve never acted before, and I’m just a civilian, I’ve never been in a relationship.”

"What?! You've never been in a relationship? That's great! We need someone who's never been in a relationship, see how I am?"

"Oh, my nephew is really handsome, how about I introduce you to him? He's the only child in the family, after he passes, all the money will be yours!" Director Wang directly grabbed Jiang Yu’s hands, his eyes shining brightly.

Although he was a bit older, his nephew was indeed very handsome. As long as his nephew could get Jiang Yu, they could become family.

Jiang Yu was embarrassed: "Director Wang, I'm not ready for a relationship right now."

Jiang Yu had a virtual relationship online. He remembered that he was the loneliest and most helpless when his virtual partner comforted him. The person had even offered to send him abroad, but unfortunately, one of Xiao Min’s fans was a hacker, and they posted all of his private information.

He was afraid of dragging this good person down, so he broke up with him. He remembered that after he blocked the person, the other person tried every way possible to contact him, fearing he would do something stupid.

Jiang Yu really liked this person, but he only knew his online nickname was “Chasing Light," and that he was the boss of a small company.

The person had given him many gifts. It was probably his first time pursuing someone, so he always gave him things like scarves he had knitted himself and some hand-made gadgets. Although they weren’t expensive, the shape and stitching were clumsy, but Jiang Yu always liked them. He was so silly, it was cute.

Jiang Yu and Chasing Light had planned to meet in person, but they always encountered some mishap on the way.

"No problem, no problem..." Director Wang chuckled in response to Jiang Yu's refusal.

He hadn't even finished speaking when his phone started ringing.

"Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong,"  it buzzed incessantly, annoying everyone around him. They were all admiring the beautiful face of this stunning man, how could someone be so clueless and call at this time?

The director answered the phone with dissatisfaction.

"Who is it?"

A roaring voice came from the other end of the line: "Why hasn't the live stream started yet? It's been ten minutes past the announced start time. The online audience is starting to complain, I don't care what problems you have, just go live!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, I know, I know. We'll start broadcasting soon, this season of the show is definitely going to be huge." The director hung up the phone with a snap, then called his nephew, telling him to come to the set quickly. He couldn't let someone else steal this treasure.

A tall, handsome man sat in a luxury car, receiving a text from his uncle, telling him to go to the set quickly. The tall man furrowed his brows slightly but still obeyed his uncle's orders. He had a feeling that going to the set this time would bring him something different.

Looking at his phone, at the contact labeled “Ayue,” the man couldn't help but smile a little.

He typed a message to Ayue's chat box, "Are you off work? I just happen to be on a business trip to your city, maybe we can meet later?"

Jiang Yu's phone buzzed in his pocket, but he didn't have time to check it. He was still arguing with Director Wang.

"Director Wang, I'm not a good fit, and I don't have any plans to pursue a career in entertainment. I'm not that good-looking, and the fans of those stars in the show definitely won't be happy."

Jiang Yu didn't know that from the moment he awakened his consciousness, the energy that had belonged to him had already returned to his body. The favored son would eventually stand at the top of the branches.

Sensing the beautiful man's self-doubt, the director laughed and said, "Little Jiang, don't be so modest. If you're not good-looking, then we might as well be reborn!"

Jiang Yu hesitated and looked at the director. In his past life, it was precisely because of his looks that he had been targeted by those crazed fans, maybe he should just go back to his hometown after filming the show.

Jiang Yu fell into thought, his eyes lowered, and Director Wang's heart seemed to be struck.

Director Wang was blinded by Jiang Yu's beauty. It was a beauty that couldn't be described. He had lived for so many years and had never seen anyone so beautiful, even a goddess couldn't create someone this beautiful.

"Alright, just do this one episode, just help me out.  I’m begging you." Director Wang, a rough and tough guy, was desperately holding onto Jiang Yu’s delicate white hands, refusing to let go.

“Let go, let me come!!!” The staff members around them shouted in unison.

Director Wang completely ignored them,  this was so soft, he just wanted to touch it, touch it, touch it.

Jiang Yu looked at the eager director.  Director Wang had shown him kindness, he was the one who had chosen him to work as a stagehand on the set.  He remembered that when he was being attacked by malicious comments, it was Director Wang who stood up for him.  No matter what, he should help Director Wang out once.

In the end, Jiang Yu, seeing Director Wang's sincerity, agreed to film this episode of the show.

Director Wang was overjoyed: "Little Jiang, go rest in your room for a bit. We’ll call you when it's time to start filming."

Jiang Yu nodded, he knew.

Director Wang's love cabin reality show was filmed in a villa, each guest had a separate room. To avoid conflicts between the guests over the room decoration, Director Wang instructed the staff to decorate each room the same.

Director Wang told him to go rest in his room, meaning he should choose a room first.

Watching Jiang Yu step into the villa, Director Wang felt a little reluctant. Not only Director Wang, but even the busy staff, looking at Jiang Yu's departing figure, were also eager to see him again.

People say that a face is a person's best accessory.  Even wearing the simplest white sweatshirt, Jiang Yu looked like a goddess descended from heaven. Pure, holy, untouched by the world.

Everyone gazed at Jiang Yu's graceful figure, their eyes unwilling to blink.

Only when they couldn’t see even a shadow of Jiang Yu did they force themselves to look away. Director Wang coughed twice.

“Okay, okay, let’s get back to work.”

It would be more convincing if Director Wang wasn’t constantly glancing towards the villa area.

Director Wang sat in his chair like an old monk in meditation. He was in a state of sage-like contemplation.

Since they were already late by fifteen minutes, what was another little while?

On the internet:

Your Father: Didn’t Director Wang Yi plan a live love reality show? It’s been nineteen minutes since the start time. Is he blowing us off? Today isn’t April Fool's Day.

Furry Dogs Don’t Bark:  This kind of unorganized reality show, this kind of director who can't keep time, even if they paid me I wouldn't watch.

Jujju: If you’re not watching, then get out, my idol is participating in this show, even if the director made it into dog poop, I’d watch.

I'm a Big V: Let me tell you some inside information, apparently a star suddenly dropped out five minutes before the love cabin started. Director Wang couldn't find a replacement, so the broadcast was delayed.

Gorgeous Rabbit Mr.: Where did you hear that?  Who dropped out?

After I'm a Big V spoke, the netizens who were criticizing the live reality show "Love Cabin" for being late, were like the chinchilla in the field, running around all over the internet.

Mech Dragon Warrior, crazy at I'm a Big V:  Hurry up and tell us who dropped out! You're talking half-way through, it’s worse than me taking a dump and only going halfway.

I'm a Big V: According to my inside information, it was an 18th-tier star, I'm not going to put their name out there.

Flower Flower Fun: Now even 18th-tier stars dare to drop out of a show hosted by Director Wang Yi?

Mech Dragon Warrior: They have a sugar daddy, I’m pretty sure I know who it is, a certain two-letter star, there were always rumors about him having a strong background, not respecting his seniors, acting like a diva...

My Wife Upstairs:  Yeah, yeah. I don’t know who those people are, they’re always sucking up to him.

Xiao Min saw those comments on the internet, and he smashed a high-end wine glass worth millions.

Xiao Min’s chest was heaving with anger. His usually handsome face was twisted and terrifying, the horrible red marks on his neck clearly showed how intense things had been.

Yesterday, Jiang Yi had tortured him so badly that he couldn’t get out of bed, so he called Director Wang to say he wouldn’t be able to come to the show today.  He didn’t expect that Director Wang would be so clueless, then this show wasn’t worth broadcasting anyway. Xiao Min grabbed his phone from the coffee table and called Jiang Yi.

“What’s wrong, Amin?”  Jiang Yi’s gentle voice came from the other end of the line.

“Yi Ge, that reality show director, he’s so clueless. I was just feeling under the weather and wanted to rest for a day, film tomorrow, and he actually told me to get lost.” Xiao Min’s clear voice had a hint of a sob.

“Okay, okay, baby, don’t cry, I'll help you solve this.” Jiang Yi gently coaxed Xiao Min.

Xiao Min flashed a determined smile.

Jiang Yu sat on the soft bed in the room, smiling as he read the text message he had received.  He was so happy that he almost rolled all over the bed. But then, he thought about the fact that he had to film the first episode of the love cabin, that he couldn’t leave early, and his beautiful brow furrowed in disappointment.

If anyone else saw this scene, who could refuse Jiang Yu's request? Who could bear to see such a beautiful face with such a sad expression?

But Jiang Yu felt like he was just an ordinary person and didn’t want to bother Director Wang and the others.

In the end, Jiang Yu could only harden his heart and reject Chasing Light.

[Sorry, something came up with the show.  They were missing a guest last minute and the director asked me to fill in, so I’ll be on set for the next few days.]

After typing that, Jiang Yu felt like something was missing, and finally, blushing, he added:

[Missing you.]

Jiang Yu closed his phone, looking at the small balcony outside the room. The sunlight was just right, shining through the white gauze curtains into the room. The glass door was slightly warm from the sun.

Jiang Yu’s heart felt a strange flutter. He pushed open the warm glass door and walked out onto the balcony, leaning against the railing, overlooking the garden below the villa.

You stand on stage and look at the scenery, but someone is also standing below looking at you.

Lu Bai read Ayue's reply with sweet anticipation, but he was a little worried that he wouldn't be able to see him again.  As he looked up, he saw the person on the balcony, a person of extraordinary beauty, a celestial being.

For the first time, Lu Bai lost his composure, he stood stiffly under the scorching sun, staring at the figure on the balcony. He didn't even notice that his black coat was burning under the sun.  Perhaps his gaze was too intense, and Jiang Yu’s eyes unconsciously turned towards Lu Bai.

In that one glance, just one glance, Lu Bai called out the name that had been on his mind.

“Ayue?”

“Ayue!”

"Ayue!!"

Lu Bai called out more and more confidently. This person was his Ayue, he loved this person, he loved him, he wanted to be with him for a lifetime. No, he wanted to be with him for eternity, even death wouldn’t be able to separate them.

His light, his god, his only truth.

Jiang Yu stared at Lu Bai blankly, "Who are you...?"

As if realizing something, Jiang Yu called out the name "Chasing Light." It wasn’t that Lu Bai hadn’t told Jiang Yu his real name, but this world had a force that prevented them from meeting.

But now, due to Jiang Yu's awakened consciousness, everything was different.

Jiang Yu stood on the balcony, a gentle breeze blowing through his fine black hair, revealing his clean and beautiful forehead.  One glance, and eternity was in his eyes.

He was attracted to Ayue, apparently during his thirty-two years of being single, he had been waiting for Ayue. Then why had he never felt so desperate to see him before?

Why, why, he had been in this city for so long, why hadn't he seen Ayue even once?

Something was wrong! Something was wrong! This world was wrong! Who was stopping him?!

Lu Bai's original brown eyes were now tinged with a destructive crimson.

[Alert! Alert!]

[World is experiencing a breakdown situation!]

[To stabilize the world’s balance, player points have been automatically deducted to repair the world.]

Wait, mainframe. No, those were my points!

[Objection overruled, points automatically deducted.]

Jiang Yu looked at the man below, feeling as if something important had returned to his body. His originally stunning features became even more radiant. Whether it was stolen or taken, what wasn’t theirs would never belong to them.

Lu Bai also calmed down, as if something had temporarily suppressed the doubts and anger in his heart.

He wanted to see him, to see him up close, to be able to hold him in his arms.

Wait for me.

Lu Bai silently uttered these two words to Jiang Yu, and ran towards Jiang Yu’s room.

All notions of elegance, gentlemanly conduct, morality, and shame were left behind, all Lu Bai wanted now was Jiang Yu.

His god, yes, that’s right, he is mine.