As the Minor Gay Love Rival in Het NovelsChapter 1.8

After returning home, Fan Yuan was physically and emotionally exhausted. He didn’t even want to deal with the male lead’s mood. Instead, he went straight to his room, flopping on the bed like a corpse.

“Xiao Wu, the current degree of progress on the plot is…” 0yPXFD

“Ding. At present, the plot has advanced 1%.”

Fan Yuan closed his eyes and dozed off. As expected, that male lead was helpless. Without him, the plot would not be able to advance. It would be weird if any progress could be made.

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“Tonight, seeing the male protagonist and the future boss’s fiery confrontation, for a minute there I got the weird feeling that I was walking down the female lead’s route. Tell me, Xiao Wu. I’m crazy, right?”

“…….” It chose to remain silent. Aedjn5

Fan Yuan said, “Even if I’m crazy, it’s because Gu Qi forced me into it. I’ve never encountered this type of situation before. It’s like the male and female leads are walking unknown routes,  relying on the male side character to pull on their red string to get them to meet. The story-line is going ‘poof’ like clouds. Isn’t this too abnormal?”

“Ding. It is indeed abnormal. Normally, when a story deviates from the plot, the world will automatically adjust and push the plot forward. If the male and female leads miss each other, the plot will arrange their meeting by itself. It won’t let the lead couple stay as strangers.”

“But this type of thing is happening over and over. Could it be that an intruder has come and is interfering with the plot?”

“Ding. A foreign entity could indeed disturb the plot. Sometimes their presence will strongly influence the plot, but the power of a single person is limited. He can’t possibly  go against the rules of the entire world. This occurrence indicates that his ability is far greater than the power source of this world. This assignment is thus completely meaningless.”

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“What do you mean?”

“Ding. Although this world is a low-level world, the energy needed to sustain an entire world is extremely tremendous. If someone were to rely on their might to successfully challenge it, then Master’s current level isn’t even enough to act as that person’s toothpick. We’d be better off just giving up on this assignment and leave this world. Otherwise, it’s very possible that we would be discovered and then annihilated by the outsider.”

“…………”

“Ding. Master need not fear. According to system sensors, there has not been any trace of an outsider discovered in this world. For now,  you can relax.” PC6WwN

Fan Yuan angrily denounced it, “Only for now?!”

# My system is seriously undependable I’m scaredddddd _(:з」∠)_#

When dinnertime came around, Fan Yuan did not want to eat even one mouthful of food, but as an actor, he had no freedom to choose. Even if he had no appetite, he still had to force himself to eat several mouthfuls.

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Gu Qi rested his cheek in his hand, watching him eat. Seeing that his appetite wasn’t good, he attentively helped ladle some soup for him. His tone was indulgent and coaxing, like he was trying to placate an irritated kitty. He said, “Xiao Yuan, today Gege was wrong. It’s not easy for you to make friends and Gege shouldn’t have treated him so impolitely. Forgive Gege, okay?” UdQmNP

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”Ding. Master, your way of thinking is very dangerous.”

Fan Yuan exploded. “Dangerous your f*cking sister! Laozi can’t even ensure my own personal safety and you dare bring up ‘dangerous’ with me!”

Xiao Wu kept silent, pretending to be mute. ilLQ8A

Fan Yuan brooded in silence. In contrast, Mama Gu and Father Gu were pleasantly surprised. Mama Gu excitedly asked, “Xiao Yuan made a friend today? That’s wonderful! What kind of kid is he? How is his character? What’s his personality like? Does he have any interests similar to yours?”

The corners of Fan Yuan’s mouth tightened, his head aching beyond belief. “Mom, I made a friend. It’s not like I got a girlfriend. What’re you trying to do, asking for all these specific details?”

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Mama Gu did not agree. She persisted, saying, “This kid, you haven’t made friends before and don’t understand the wicked hearts of people these days. Mom is afraid you’ll be deceived. Of course we need to get the answers to these questions. Gu Qi, you too. It’s rare that your little brother is making friends, how could you…”

Gu Qi coldly interrupted. “That person is old man Yu’s only son, Yu Kai.” n7gV1G

As expected, Mama Gu and Father Gu were momentarily silenced. The Yu family was mixed up with the triads. The Gu family business empire was pure white and fostered close ties with political and government circles. Involvement with the Yu family was definitely inadvisable.

Father Gu put down his chopsticks. After a while, he gravely said, “Xiao Yuan, we as parents won’t involve ourselves in the middle of you two making friends. If you think that you and that boy have similar interests, it doesn’t matter if he’s a part of the Yu family. Your happiness is most important. We won’t put our children in fetters or shackle their feet to prevent them from doing something. As long as you follow your heart, it’s okay.”

On the surface, Fan Yuan was obediently nodding his head and thanking his parents, but inside, he was falling apart. F*ck! He didn’t want to happily make friends with Yu Kai in the first place! That guy wholeheartedly wants to do him, okay!

Gu Qi’s expression didn’t change as he stirred his soup, but behind his lowered lashes glinted a dark light. Diqakd

**********

Without noticing, two months slipped by.

The plot that should have advanced a full 50%  only advanced 5%. This progress could be attributed to Fan Yuan’s painstaking work. Because the female lead had an extremely high level of self-respect, she was completely unwilling to accept and cherish the charity of a trust fund baby. When she would encounter the male lead at school, she would take  small stacks of bills and return them to their rightful owner. After that, well, there just wasn’t any “after that.”

Contrary to what one might expect, sparks were flying between the male side character, Zhao Yuhao, and the female lead. This was a classic example of the male side character’s tendency to counter-attack. Did he not understand the arrangement? The arrangement is to maintain an ordinary xuezhang-xuemei relationship, okay?! Male side character, can you please be a little more aloof? inChz4

If Xiao Wu had not run a scan before, he would harbor suspicions that the male side character transmigrated!

Fan Yuan looked at the practically dead plot and smiled coldly. The male and female leads weren’t together, should he still stick to the script and cause trouble for her? To torment an unfamiliar girl for no reason at all, how berserk would he have to be to do that kind of thing…

Furthermore, with the way the male lead was currently pampering him, if he really was to  kill the female lead for no reason, the male lead would probably be right by his side to hand him the knife and help him hide the body after. May I ask who would come to rescue the female lead in that calamitous circumstance? Rely on the male side character? The male lead would probably finish him off as well!

That’s right. He is indeed this savage. AYi3og

The bald math teacher was still lecturing, saliva spraying everywhere. Fan Yuan slumped over his desk. He gazed out the window with an empty expression, seriously thinking things over. After all, regardless of the degree of plot progression, he  clung to the idea of finishing up his own story-line and then happily f*cking off, or he could once again save the plot, this time for the final time.

Yu Kai, this bastard. He didn’t know why Yu Kai  became his deskmate, endlessly jabbering on and on. He seriously harbored some suspicions that the  primary reason why the male lead would become so mentally abnormal and perversely blackened could be chalked up to this guy!

Yu Kai moved close to his ear and clingily asked, “Gu Yuan, tell me clearly. What part of me isn’t as good as Gu Qi? Is it looks? Ability? Or is it wealth and power? If you  answer me this one little thing, I promise that from now on, I won’t pester you again.” btSlHu

Gu Yuan tamped down the urge to cover his ear. He turned his head and icily spat out two words: “Your age.”

Yu Kai: “………………”

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It was finally peaceful and quiet around him. Fan Yuan took an incredibly satisfying afternoon nap, his spirits high and his mood invigorated. He decided to again try his best for the sake of the plot. If this assignment is a huge freaking letdown, well, he  only cares about his own route and he will seriously act like a nutcase.

Looking all around, everyone had pretty much all left. It looked like school had already ended. He straightened and organized his desk and prepared to leave. The male lead-daren should still be at the school gate. Gu Qi, this guy. Aside from not advancing the plot, he was a model older brother(?) in all other aspects, so perfect one couldn’t find anything to nitpick. HgpvAo

Yu Kai hadn’t left yet, blocking Gu Yuan’s way and preventing him from going out. A determined expression in his eyes, he said, “I am going to change my birth date.”

“……You can also change your name to Gu Qi while you’re at it.”

Yu Kai hesitated for a split second, and then wrinkled his brow, saying, “I’ll have to talk that one over with my dad.”

Fan Yuan was so angry he wanted to hit someone. He furiously said, “Yu Kai, I think you should go to see a neurologist. You’re what we call sick in the head!” IYLTgK

Yu Kai grabbed him and pressed him against the wall, rendering him unable to move a single step. His eyes were crazed. In a voice laden with danger, he said, “That’s right, I’m sick. But who was it that caused me to develop this sickness? Do you know, before I met you, I was a f*cking normal person, a normal person who only liked women! You made me this way and now you want to wriggle out of responsibility. I’m telling you, there’s no way out!”

His face slowly drew closer to Fan Yuan, his eyes full of infatuation and desire. His intention to invade and plunder was obvious.  Even when Fan Yuan struggled, he was unable to throw off the hands restraining him. The feeling of powerlessness was enough to make one crazy. Upon feeling Yu Kai’s lips lingering on his neck and his hot breath washing over his ear, Fan Yuan was finally unable to contain himself and exploded.

“What the f*ck does this have to do with me! What was the original host doing, provoking this pervert! Xiao Wu, exchange a strength-increasing pill, quickly, quickly! I want to flatten him!”

“Ding. Strength pills have been gauged to be ineffective in this  situation. This item can only increase the foundation of the host’s body to a certain extent.  You would still be much stronger than normal people, but in the Mary Sue world, the fighting abilities of the male lead and the boss are off the charts. I hope Master won’t bother engaging in such a futile struggle.” vXqMwg

“F*ck! To stop struggling—isn’t that just letting myself be done by a man?! Laozi is straight! Even if I wasn’t straight, I still wouldn’t want to be f*cking topped by someone!”

“Ding. Master does not need to be afraid. According to my sensors….” The male lead had already appeared within a 100-meter radius of them.

Fan Yuan was only aware that his body suddenly felt lighter. Yu Kai, who up until then had still been trapping him, was flung away. Thrown heavily to the ground, he unexpectedly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The next second, Fan Yuan was drawn into a tight embrace. Arms locked around his waist like steel, their strength practically folding him into the other’s body. GDd6Ix

It was Gu Qi. Gu Qi had come to save him.

Fan Yuan’s body slightly trembled. As a man, being confronted by his profound powerlessness in the face of an assault by another man made him feel extremely unpleasant.

Since  he took on the role of a gay male love rival, he always fought over men with various female leads. He had never succeeded, though, and thus had no experience with the matters between men. Of course, he certainly did not want to gain experience either. That feeling of being completely overwhelmed and suppressed was even worse than he had imagined.

After a long while, he slowly managed to calm down. He pushed Gu Qi away. In a small voice, he said, “Gege, let’s go home.” vX3Tpc

Gu Qi uttered a soft sound of agreement. His voice was very low, as if coming from far  away. Fan Yuan almost missed it as Gu Qi seized him in an embrace and carted him away. As they were leaving, Fan Yuan carelessly eyed Yu Kai, still on the floor. He was still in the same position as before, his body trembling. He appeared to be in a lot of pain.

Facing the male lead, the boss was unable to withstand a even single blow. Wasn’t this situation a little wrong? That the male lead’s fighting prowess eclipsed the boss by so much?

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“Ding. There’s something Xiao Wu needs to inform Master of.”

”Hm?” dW1TY8

“The time when the system sensed that the male lead  was within a hundred meter radius and the time when he appeared in the classroom was separated by a single second, perhaps even shorter.”

Translator's Note

Literally means “hopeless/incapable of being helped A’Dou” (扶不起阿斗 – fú bù qǐ .de ā dǒu). In the Three Kingdoms period (around AD 220 – AD 280), A’Dou was the nickname of Liu Bei’s son (Liu Bei was one of the leaders of the aforementioned three kingdoms and is the hero of the classic novel The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.) As the story goes, unlike his illustrious and heroic father, this son was very hedonistic and would play around all day instead of trying to make something of himself. This was despite the fact that he had many wise and clever men as advisors and instructors. He ultimately lost the region of Jiang Shan (in present-day Zhejiang, China) and descended into full-time pleasure-chasing, eventually becoming an “eternal laughingstock” (per Baidu). This phrase is now used to indicate someone who is utterly incapable of becoming a person worthy of respect, even with help. Yikes.

Translator's Note

Referring to the fabled “red string of fate” (姻缘红线 – yīn yuán hóng xiàn) connecting the pinkies (or ankles, depending on the version of the myth) of soulmates, or people otherwise destined to meet or help each other.

Translator's Note

Here, Gu Qi is referring to himself in third person as “Gege” (as you probably recall, this means older brother but isn’t restricted to use on one’s blood-related brother). In Chinese, it’s not as weird as it is in English to refer to oneself in third person. It’s sometimes used to make oneself sound cute. Here, he’s trying to coax Fan Yuan into forgiving him, so he’s basically trying to be really cute and buy his way out of trouble.

Translator's Note

Here, Fan Yuan uses the personal pronoun laozi (or as you may have seen it written before, Lao Tzu)(老子). This can be used jocularly, but it can also be an arrogant and fairly rude way to refer to oneself. Generally (but not exclusively) used by young men, it is basically implying that the speaker thinks s/he is of a higher status or just better than the person to whom s/he is speaking. It is also sometimes translated as “I, your father.”

Translator's Note

I had a huge amount of trouble translating this phrase and getting it to fit in context, so if anyone in the comments has a better suggestion for the following phrase, please let me know: “倒是男配君赵禹浩和女主打得火热,俨然有一种男配逆袭的趋势。”

Translator's Note

Literally, “not salty, not bland” (不鹹不淡 – bù xián bú dàn).

Translator's Note

Here he uses the polite form of you(您 – nín).

Translator's Note

In the original Chinese, this phrase relies on the similarity of the Chinese pronunciation of the otherwise meaningless phrase “hai pi de gou dai” (嗨皮的狗帶 – hāi pí .de gǒu dài) to the English phrase “happy go die.” I chose to translate “go die” as “f*ck off” because that’s basically what it is implying.

For those who are interested in Chinese grammar (probably not many of you if I’m being honest here) and are wondering where the de went, “de” is a structural particle that is used to link a modifying adverbial phrase or adjunct to a verb or adjective. In this context, it turns the adjective “happy” into the adverb “happily.”

Translator's Note

Schools in China have a very long lunch period in which many students will choose to nap. Not only do schools have this afternoon nap-time culture, but many businesses as well. It is similar to the Spanish siesta.

Translator's Note

Here, Yu Kai uses a term originally found in the works of Confucian philosopher Mencius(孟子)that means to only focus on cultivating or improving oneself and paying no attention to the actions of others(独善其身).

Translator's Note

The author originally wrote “bug” in English to convey the idea of an unexpected flaw in their world similar to a computer bug, but I changed it to flow a little better.

Translator's Note

Here the author again uses the pronoun laozi, but she writes it in different characters. The characters used this time(勞資 láozī)are pronounced similarly to those of 老子 (lăozǐ), but the former means “labor and capital.” The wordplay thus relies on the pronunciation of the characters and not on their actual meaning. It’s a more casual and slang-y way to say the already very casual laozi.

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  1. ooooh this is getting fun~ thanks for the update!

  2. I’m glad he’s safe, but what those words from system means?

    ML you can teleport(spelling?)? Isn’t it a normal romance world? Or the ML just too OP and have too many abilities in his sleeve?

    YuanYuan, be careful. The beast already liked you so much, no love you, I mean. Don’t provoke him. Or, maybe you will be eaten by him.

    Thx for the chapter!

  3. ML can teleport confirmed. Mmhm. XD thanks for the chapter~~!

  4. Thank you for the chapter! How many chapters are there in the first arc?

    • Next chapter is the last one in this arc. After that, we have an extra and then we’re off to the land of showbiz.

  5. What did GY do to Yu Kai? Isn’t he suppose to have the memories of the host?
    Btw I think the mc of the previous world is now in the older brother body or something like that. Because right after he leaved that world collapsed.
    Just like in FOD when the ml didn’t remembered the times when he was reincarnated but only his feelings remained.
    Or the current situation could be purely because of the mc occ.
    Well..
    Anyway..
    Thanks for the chapter, I am happy you guys are translating this. Thanks smiling face

  6. This is getting so good! Thank you for translating!

  7. Thank you for the chapters. Means Gu Qi from other world like Gu Yan?

  8. So the ML is the intruder in the plot…. I think.

  9. This cliff!!!
    P.S. Thanks for the chapter!

  10. Ah, is ML another actor but playing ML route so that he has more ability and more advanced system? This is getting more fun. Thank you for the update..

  11. tfw your future boyfriend can teleport

    • eat that tofu Gu Qi, eat it!

  12. Ah… I kinda feel bad for Yu kai….
    Aka.- the real gay love rival in a hetero-
    No. A gay love story…
    Think of the pain he goes through.
    1 Fan Yuan ignoring him
    2 giving him snarky remarks- was told to change his own name… but hes the gay love rival!! He needs to cater to his love interest needs!
    3 being flung by the ML and suffering internal injuries…
    What if …another transmigrator had to play Yu Kai’s role in the future??? He’d spit blood everyday
    Sigh. The unfortunate cannon fodder position had just shifted..

    • Lol it’s transmigrators all the way down

  13. THANKS YOU SO MUCH FOR THE UPDATE~!!!

  14. Dun dun duuuun! And the plot thickens! XDD Thanks for the chapters!

  15. ‘the male lead would probably be right by his side to hand him the knife and help him hide the body after’ Hahaha. That’s way too much. Now Gu Qi definitely is lost in Fan Yuan.

    Ohhh, what does that mean? Gu Qi runs really fast or is he the intruder and has some cheating techniques to improve his strenght and speed?! Hmm. That makes sense.

    Thanks for the chapter!

  16. Thanks for the chapter, I can’t wait for the next one!

  17. Whaaat did that monster sprint like a cheetah or teleported? lol 😂
    This is getting so exiting 😣😄

  18. “I got the weird feeling that I was walking down the female lead’s route. Tell me, Xiao Wu. I’m crazy, right?” No Fan Yuan, you’re completely correct HAHAHA!

    Thanks for the chapter!

  19. So, the cat’s out the bag, ml is not a regular person~~

  20. Oh, I think I kind of get it now, though I might actually be terribly wrong.

    So, In this story, who said that there could be only one transmigrator in a world? My guess is that there were two transmigraters, one being our MC the second being homeboy there. We were told that the higher level the higher the status in the world, my guess is that homeboy was the ML in the last world MC was in and just like MC he also had his own task and had to follow the worlds task, so he did and he ended up falling in love with MC in the child years but had to continue following the plot so when the MC died, homeboy was so upset he probably broke through the world and while MC was vacationing, homeboy was sent to the world MC would be in and the rest is what is happening now, so the MC and homeboy both have systems, I’m guessing the homeboy is one of those officer things.

  21. i didn’t think of anything when it was mentioned that the previous world was destroyed for unknown reason.. i thought its only natural as the plot were already done or the world would reset to be challenged by other transmigators.. but i think it has something to do with the “OUTSIDER” which i suspect is the ML..

  22. I’m so jealous of that long lunch hour, we barely had thirty minutes to ourselves in high school! And sometimes teachers would keep us longer in class to finish something but the next period teacher had no sympathy if you were late or asked to go to the toilet cause you didn’t have time 😤

    Living on the siesta country, I feel cheated

  23. Wtf?! How can the ML be so powerful? What’s wrong?? So the plot degenerated not only because our little FY?

    Thanks for the chapter!

  24. Of course. As a male lead if you’re one step late it would be a shame. You’ll be deducted as a failure.

    He was effin as fast as flash. Deym (๑˃́ꇴ˂̀)

  25. I was waiting for this novel to complete for 2year! Finally. This is exciting! Thank you for the hardwork.

  26. Gu Yuan tamped down the urge to cover his ear. He turned his head and icily spat out two words: “Your age.”

    🤣🤣🤣

    I wonder what is ML. He isn’t identified as intruder by XiaoWu but he had superpower lol.

  27. Mmm… Poor Fan Yuan😁 Transmigrating isn’t easy after all. I think Gu Qi is the unknown force that made alleviations into the original plot of the novel.

    BTW, thanks for the update!

  28. hmmm . intriguing… it could only be 2 possibilities..

    This is a trash novel from the start and author did not mind science and time at all 😂. Gu Qi love his brother originally.
    Gu Qi is also the same as Gu Yuan, a host occupied by an actor.

    if its 2 then… who is he? When Gu Yuan left the other world, Xiao Wu said that Gao Yu also falls for Fan Yuan there but change when FL arrived 🤔🤔.. could it be the power of love when Fan Yuan died, Gao Yu followed him??? 🤔

  29. Although I shouldn’t I can’t help but laugh at Yu Kai’s dramatics. Is changing one’s birthdate so easy? 😭😭😭

    He’s hilarious, hopefully he won’t get irreparable damage from this encounter.