Cheering On My Love Rival! (BL, M/M, Transmigration)

Chapter 1

In his twenty-seven years in the world, Cheng Junjie had led a successful life despite various setbacks.

He grew up with wealthy, loving parents who were taken away from him too early in an accident. His remaining relatives were like vultures; they manipulated a young, vulnerable boy until he willingly gave up his claim to the family company. With only a pittance of what his parents left him, he had just enough to pay for his education and a small apartment in Beijing.

Luckily, he was bright, capable, and diligent. He entered a prestigious company after graduation and worked his way up to become a director, with a very probable promotion to CTO in his future. 

To his subordinates, he was known for being a competent if unfriendly leader. His handsome face rarely smiled, and he never spoke more than two words when he could speak one. He was often the first one in the office, absent due to illness or vacation once a year at the most. 

His female colleagues admired him; however, they felt he was too cold and boring as a potential love interest. He was not interested in women, so this unfavorable evaluation did not bother him much.

In fact, Cheng Junjie was not that strict of a person. He was a workaholic because he had no family worth spending time with and few close friends. His experience with his malicious relatives taught him to be guarded - maintaining a constant poker face and choosing his words carefully. This habit persisted into adulthood. 

Actually, Cheng Junjie possessed an extremely vibrant and imaginative inner life.

His secret was that he was a big fan of romance novels. 

Although his own personal life was as barren as a desert, he vicariously enjoyed the touching and dramatic scenes of numerous male leads and female leads. He was an active member of the romance novel community for years; he interacted with his online friends more than he did with the people in his offline life.

In twenty seven years, he had never been in a relationship. People chased him, and he occasionally found himself admiring certain male acquaintances, but he ultimately hadn't given his heart to anyone.

It was a fact he felt vaguely regretful about as he stared at his medical diagnosis: a terminal illness that developed quickly and had no cure. 

He noticed his recent fatigue and lack of appetite but had miscategorized them as symptoms of overwork. He had planned on taking a long, restful vacation in the summer. At this point, it appeared he wouldn't make it past the spring.

He immediately quit his job at the company and spent a fulfilling three months traveling the world. Towards the end of his trip, he could feel that his body was not going to last much longer, so he checked himself into a hospice. Since he couldn't partake in any strenuous physical activity, he spent most of his time reading and taking walks by the lake. 

The book he was most invested in was a web novel about an entertainment CEO and newbie actress. The plot wasn't particularly groundbreaking, but it was the latest novel by his favorite author, Goddess of Fate.

The first romance novel he had ever read was hers; back then, he had been attracted by her strange pen name. She had a charming writing style and a knack for detailed worldbuilding and creating well-developed side characters. As one of her earliest readers, he watched her improve and gain popularity over the years. They often chatted online about her novels but mutually refrained from mentioning their private lives.

There were only a few chapters remaining in the novel. He resolutely sent her a direct message on his fan account.

Plum Blossoms: [Good morning, Goddess! How are you planning to emotionally harm the second male lead today?]