Chapter 1 – Campus Arc: A Glamorous Romance – The Cinderella Sweetheart’s Endless Love (1)
The young boy opened his eyes, his clear, watery gaze filled with confusion.
The next second, he clutched his head and collapsed onto the bed in pain.
“Plot transmission in progress… Plot transmission successful.” A mechanical voice rang out emotionlessly. It was only after a long moment, once the pain had subsided, that the boy finally regained his senses.
“Qiu’er, does transmitting the plot always have to be this painful?” Bai Tang pouted, looking as if he might burst into tears if the system dared to answer with a “yes.”
The system, a small white sphere, guiltily took out a tiny bag of pine nuts and handed it to Bai Tang.
The boy’s face lit up with delight as he quickly accepted the offering, tore open the package, and stuffed a handful into his mouth.
The system explained, “Since this is your first time experiencing a plot transmission, your body reacted with resistance. It won’t hurt in the future~”
With his beloved pine nuts in hand, Bai Tang no longer cared much about the explanation. “You said it~ o(^^)o”
Perhaps due to his origins as a spirit-formed squirrel, Bai Tang’s voice was soft and sweet, making him sound irresistibly obedient.
In truth, he was indeed a timid little squirrel—he would cower at the slightest raise of voice. However, his human form was undeniably adorable, exuding a soft and cuddly charm. It was precisely this quality that led the system to choose him as its host.
The small white sphere was a system known as the “Villainous Silly Sweet Side Character” system. Its mission was to send its host into different worlds to play the role of an “evil, brainless, silly-sweet supporting character.”
The goal? To break up the official couple.
However, these kinds of clueless, insignificant side characters usually only served to strengthen the main couple’s relationship instead. Breaking them up? That would take some real skill.
And Bai Tang was the perfect host the system had been looking for—soft, cute, and utterly spineless. The system couldn’t be more satisfied with its choice.
Most importantly, Bai Tang was ridiculously easy to please. As long as he had pine nuts or other nuts to snack on, he would be completely content.
Bai Tang munched on pine nuts while reading through the plot.
This world was set in a novel titled A Glamorous Romance – The Cinderella Sweetheart’s Endless Love.
The male supporting character, Bai Tang, and the female lead, Tian Lingxue, were neighbors who had grown up together, making them childhood friends.
Both of them were excellent students and were selected as exchange students at Fergusdon University. However, after going abroad, they began struggling with their coursework due to language barriers.
To keep up with their studies, Tian Lingxue and Bai Tang often went to the library together. One day, when Tian Lingxue went to Bai Tang’s dorm to find him, she accidentally entered the wrong room next door and unintentionally saw the male lead, Hudson Lycett, changing clothes. This incident quickly made her infamous.
Hudson Lycett was a prominent figure at the university—tall, handsome, and the prince of many girls’ dreams. When word spread that the female lead had “spied” on him while changing, she became the target of campus bullying. As Tian Lingxue’s friend, Bai Tang was also ostracized along with her.
After being isolated, Tian Lingxue encountered Hudson again. He happened to witness her being bullied and stepped in to drive the bullies away. Later, their teacher assigned them to the same study group.
Hudson began tutoring Tian Lingxue in the library, and she, being considerate, brought Bai Tang along.
From then on, the three of them often studied together. Bai Tang, being sensitive, quickly noticed the subtle pink romantic atmosphere between Hudson and Tian Lingxue. With Hudson protecting her, no one dared to bully her anymore.
Unfortunately, Bai Tang wasn’t as lucky. Anyone who harbored resentment toward Tian Lingxue but couldn’t act against her redirected all their anger toward Bai Tang instead.
Tian Lingxue often showed off her love life in front of Bai Tang without meaning to. After enduring relentless bullying, Bai Tang’s mind began to twist with resentment. Jealous of Hudson, another male student manipulated Bai Tang into sabotaging him. Taking advantage of the fact that he lived next door to Hudson, Bai Tang secretly sneaked into his room, tore up his books, and deleted his thesis.
However, what he hadn’t expected was that Hudson had never left. Instead, he had been in the bathroom the entire time and had witnessed Bai Tang’s actions clearly.
Out of consideration for Tian Lingxue, Hudson chose not to expose Bai Tang. Meanwhile, the romance between the male and female leads blossomed. Bai Tang, once again manipulated, was convinced to cut up Tian Lingxue’s evening gown, ensuring she wouldn’t be able to attend the ball and dance with Hudson.
After ruining Tian Lingxue’s dress, Bai Tang was overwhelmed with guilt. He decided to skip the ball as well, planning to stay and keep Tian Lingxue company. However, he never expected that Hudson had already prepared a custom-made gown for her. At the ball, she became the center of attention, dazzling everyone.
During the event, Hudson publicly confessed his love for Tian Lingxue, finally breaking the unspoken tension between them. From then on, the two of them lived happily ever after.
As for Bai Tang, the foolish and naive supporting character who shared his name, he ended up being beaten up by the second male lead—Hudson’s childhood friend—who also had feelings for the female lead. Ultimately, Bai Tang starved to death on the streets of a foreign country.
After finishing the entire story, Bai Tang sat there expressionless, the pine nuts in his hand rolling onto the floor.
“Wow… Qiu’er, I have such a miserable ending! I don’t want to starve to death…”
Bai Tang wailed pitifully, crying so hard that the system panicked and scrambled to comfort him. “You won’t! As long as you complete the mission of sabotaging the male and female lead’s relationship, you’ll be fine. You’re just a ‘vicious but naive’ supporting character—your ending doesn’t significantly affect the world’s storyline. You don’t have to die! Don’t be scared. Once we finish the mission, we can go eat something delicious!”
“This is what you said, okay?~(^^*)” Bai Tang grinned mischievously, his previous pitiful act completely gone—it had all been fake.
System: “Did I misjudge? How is my host even remotely d*mb? (ー_ー)”
Bai Tang: “Qiu’er, you’re too kind~”
At this moment, Bai Tang was at the point in the storyline where he and the female lead, Tian Lingxue, had just arrived at Fergusdon University the day before. The opening ceremony was scheduled for tomorrow. Since they were exchange students, the female lead wanted to familiarize herself with the environment in advance, so they had come a day early.
It was now 3 p.m. Bai Tang, having just started university for the first time, found everything fascinating. He called the female lead, only to find that she had gone off to a girls’ party with her new dormmates. Left with no other choice, Bai Tang decided to explore on his own.
Fergusdon University had a vast campus with a long history. The grand and mysterious Christian architectural style alone was enough to make Bai Tang marvel.
“Hudson, did you see that?” A blond boy nudged Hudson with his elbow, directing his gaze toward Bai Tang’s location.
“Hmm.”
“That little Eastern doll is so cute. I just want to scoop him up and squeeze him~”
The friend continued chattering excitedly in Hudson’s ear, “He’s probably one of this year’s exchange students. Can you use your student council president privileges to transfer him into my dorm room?”
Hudson ignored him and instead walked toward Bai Tang.
Bai Tang suddenly felt something blocking his sunlight. He loved eating nuts, and he also loved basking in the sun. Now that someone was obstructing his sunlight, he was not happy about it.
He looked up and saw a tall foreigner standing in front of him.
“Hello, I’m Hudson Lycett.” His slightly deep voice was as rich and melodious as a cello.
“Tang Tang, that’s the male lead! That’s the male lead!” The system screamed in Bai Tang’s mind like an overexcited fangirl meeting her idol. “The male lead of this world is so handsome—so incredibly handsome!”
In truth, this was also the system’s first time running a mission, so it had never seen a male lead from another world before.
But to be fair, this male lead was exceptionally good-looking. Standing nearly 1.9 meters tall, he had sharp, chiseled features and striking emerald-green eyes that were extraordinarily captivating.
The system was still gushing in the background, and Bai Tang, tormented by the incessant noise, muttered, “So noisy.” However, he hadn’t realized he said it out loud.
The bystanders collectively froze, gasping in shock.
Who is this guy? Did he really just tell the infamous student council president—the campus legend, the rumored cold-hearted devil—that he was noisy?
Bai Tang also froze. If he offended the male lead this early on and ended up getting eliminated, what would he do? The male and female leads hadn’t even met yet!
The thought of starving to death, never being able to eat nuts again, filled Bai Tang with sorrow, and the emotion showed plainly on his face.
“Hurry up and explain, Tang Tang! Apologize to the male lead!” the system urged frantically. According to the original story, the supporting male character only got into trouble with the protagonist after repeatedly digging his own grave. This was just the first encounter—surely the male lead wasn’t that petty… right? The system wasn’t entirely sure, but hopefully not.
Bai Tang put on a pitiful expression and stammered, “S-sorry! I didn’t mean to…”
Standing at only 1.69 meters, Bai Tang looked like a guilty child in front of the nearly 1.9-meter-tall Hudson, stuttering an apology to a towering adult.
Hudson stared at the little guy’s aggrieved expression, and his mind drifted to how his friends always joked that his cold demeanor scared away children, which was why he couldn’t get a girlfriend.
Was I too harsh? he wondered.
Reaching out, he placed his hand on Bai Tang’s head. His soft, silky hair felt surprisingly pleasant to the touch.
Hudson curled his lips into a smile and bent down, almost leveling his height with Bai Tang. “It’s okay. Did I scare you?”
Hiss— The onlookers collectively gasped again.
Hudson’s smile was, in fact, quite intimidating. Bai Tang took one look at it, inhaled sharply, and immediately bowed. “I’m sorry!”
He executed a perfect ninety-degree bow—except he hadn’t accounted for how close he was to Hudson, who was also leaning forward. The moment he bent down—
Thud! A crisp sound echoed as Bai Tang’s forehead slammed straight into Hudson’s.
Hiss— For the third time, the crowd sucked in a breath. Is this kid still going to survive?
Bai Tang’s skin was delicate, and his forehead quickly turned red, making the injury look rather serious.
A flash of concern crossed Hudson’s eyes, but he hesitated to touch Bai Tang. Clearing his throat, he softened his voice. “I accept your apology. Let me take you to the medical room, okay?”
Bai Tang blinked, and the reflexive tears from the pain welled up before spilling over.
“Qiu’er, is the male lead… still mad?”
“Probably not? He seems pretty nice right now. Tang Tang, does it hurt? Your forehead is all red… Maybe you should go with him. The male lead isn’t that petty~”
Bai Tang’s damp eyelashes trembled as he gave a small nod toward Hudson. “O-okay.”
Hudson had been watching Bai Tang’s every reaction, and at that moment, it felt like those fluttering eyelashes brushed against his heart—ticklish and slightly sore.
Without hesitation, Hudson took Bai Tang’s hand in one of his own while grabbing Bai Tang’s luggage with the other, leading him toward the medical room.
Hudson wasn’t mad.
He was even taking the kid to the medical room???
Were they dreaming, or was Hudson still half-asleep? The surrounding students had no idea what was going on.
Meanwhile, Hudson’s friend, Owen Bell—the blond boy who had initially wanted to be Bai Tang’s roommate—seemed to sense something unusual in the air. It was rare to see Hudson take an interest in anyone. Oh? This should be fun to watch!
Author’s Note :
A sweet fast-transmigration story, no angst! Feel free to comment and enjoy~
Yay!!~
Honestly, the chapter count boggled my mind and made me think long and hard about starting this – but I have zero restraints anyway, so let’s go! Thanks for the translation, I love QT, hoping for good arcs (xianxia pls!)