The Devoted Second Male Lead Decided to Favor Someone Else

is the protagonist, and most of the audience prefer CPs where they’re devoted to each other both mentally and physically, so Huo Qi could only treat the original host as a mental stand-in and couldn’t have a physical relationship with the original host.
He had to keep himself as pure as jade for Ruan Siheng.”

Lu Shijin sneered, it turns out that it wasn’t because he’s not attractive enough, but because he didn’t have the protagonist halo.
Naturally, he couldn’t be like them, making people fall in ‘love’ the moment they saw him.

“Oh right, I keep forgetting to ask, when you say ‘audience’, does it refer to the audience in the real world?”

“The world we’re currently in is a virtual world in a different dimension, so the ‘audience’ isn’t actually a group of humans from the real world.
Each plot will be sent to all of the dimensions, and the ‘audience’ who have watched it will have many ideas.
All of the ideas will come together and condense into spiritual power.
Through the progression of the story, the waves of spiritual power can be strengthened.
We draw energy from the spiritual power and once we reach a certain point, we can leave this plane.”

Lu Shijin pondered for a while and gained a general idea of the rules of this game.

A single thought created three thousand worlds, the reason that this world could continue existing was due to willpower.

The anticipation the audience felt toward what came first was a type of willpower, the satisfaction when they finished was another type.

“So that means that we just need to get enough energy from the spiritual power?”

“Basically.”

“And if I don’t act according to the plot?”

711 raised his guard.
“All of the plots have been tried and tested to be the easiest way to get spiritual power.
If you don’t follow it, you definitely won’t get enough!”

“Don’t be so nervous, I’m just asking.”

711 let out a breath of relief.
It’s fine as long as he’s not going to follow through with his bad ideas.

“Then another question, how do I know the audience’s reactions?”

“That’s simple, we’re keeping track of it in real time!”

Something similar to a display screen appeared in Lu Shijin’s head.
It happened to show the scene of Huo Qi and Ruan Siheng’s long awaited reunion.

Huo Qi finally saw his white moonlight whom he had been yearning for.
After so many years, Ruan Siheng was even more beautiful and charming than he remembered.
Every movement and smile was enough to make Huo Qi’s heart pound.

The gaze that Huo Qi used to look at Ruan Siheng had a light that wasn’t there when he was with Lu Shijin.

At this time, words similar to a bullet screen appeared on the screen.

【These two protagonists’ looks are on point and their acting seem decent, I’m in.】

【Ruanruan looks so cute, I like~】

【So it’s another one of those enamoured boss CEO types.
I’m so tired of them, they don’t have a single bit of originality.
I’m leaving.】

【I just want to watch the main characters fall in love, there’d better not be some cheap bitch.】

【I agree with the sister above.
Any meddlesome third person in a relationship should go die!】

Lu Shijin: Excuse me?* Is that ‘cheap bitch’ referring to me?

*(Note: English in raws)

711 saw that the story had just started and the bullet screen had already started attacking Lu Shijin without him having made his entrance.
711 was so scared that it quickly shut down the screen.

711 comforted Lu Shijin, “You don’t have to mind what they say.
We just have to finish our task.”

Lu Shijin just frowned without saying anything.