My Boyfriend Is the Heartthrob, and I’m Just a Passerby

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After gaining awareness, Ye Jishu realizes he is just a passerby in a harem novel where the protagonist shou is a magnet for obsessive lovers.

This novel has Gong 1, Gong 2, Gong 3… and the list goes on, each of them seemingly infected with madness, falling deeply and uncontrollably in love with the protagonist shou.

Constantly showing concern, forcing possession, secretly stalking… Every flavor of obsession is covered.

Yet, Ye Jishu isn’t even one of these cannon-fodder gongs. He’s just a spicy little plot device thrown into the tangled web of messy love triangles and polyamorous relationships.

His entire existence serves one purpose: for the protagonist shou to coldly say, while facing all the gongs vying for him, “He’s my boyfriend.”

Such an enticing and manipulative statement, spicing things up just a little more.

For Ye Jishu, this was a doorway to a whole new world.

According to the original plot, his role was:

When Gong 1 shows up, he conveniently goes to get water, leaving the two some private space;

When Gong 2 arrives, he pretends to look for something, giving them time to exchange glances;

When Gong 3 comes, he closes his eyes and pretends to sleep, giving them a chance for some dramatic tension…

He thought this was all he had to do.

But one late night, unexpectedly, the protagonist shou suddenly pins him down on the bed, snuggling against his neck, voice low and heavy:

“Jishu, why don’t you care about the people getting close to me? It’s obvious they all have ulterior motives, yet you don’t get jealous at all—”

“Heh, of course, I don’t really care what you think either. After all, humans are just food, and you’re nothing more than a tool I’m using…”

“…Hmm? Why aren’t you saying anything? Are you planning to ignore me again, leave me alone, and focus on someone else? Ridiculous. As if I’d actually care. This is getting old.”

“……………”

“Uh-oh, how troublesome, what a mess. What should I do? I don’t want this, but now that things have reached this point, you’ll just have to always keep your eyes on me from now on. Otherwise, I might end up eating you too. What do you think about that, Jishu?”

His tone was coaxing, his face dazzlingly beautiful.

His ink-black eyes were filled with dark, insane possessiveness.

Seeing the tent**les sprouting from the protagonist shou’s body, and the black mist swirling around him, Ye Jishu’s heart raced at five hundred miles per hour, jumping to full throttle, his eyelids twitching furiously.

What is this? So scary, so terrifying, ahhhh!

#I thought I was just background scenery, but it turns out I’m a pure love warrior!#

Warnings:

1. Non-human elements involved.

2. The gong isn’t human; his inner thoughts are often crawling with darkness, constantly acting out his own mental dramas.

3. Don’t force yourself if this isn’t your taste! This is mainly about writing a yandere, gloomy, twisted, walking-red-flag male lead! A gong with overwhelming, suffocating love!

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男友是万人迷,而我是路人
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Chocco
New Chocco rated it
July 7, 2025
Status: --
Really good. I did not expect this judging from the description. I expected the usual romance story with yandere ML but this was so much more.

It has way more plot, horror and supernatural than I expected. Only horror aspect I expected was the ML's obsession but it turns out the entire world is filled with horror and monsters lol.

Even when reading the entire thing is kinda veiled in that kind of sticky unease. The tension I think is really well done. Even when reading the fluffy moments there is this... more>> scary kind of tension.

In short, it's worth checking out! <<less
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LadyRoshi
New LadyRoshi rated it
July 7, 2025
Status: Completed
sooo uhhh this is actually so good?? (╥﹏╥) this lwk might be in my top 10 because every aspect of the novel is actually so perfect. I loved the psychological part of the story like I’m ngl the novel has this tense tone throughout the entire story. Even in the beginning something about the way everyone stared at them, unblinking, was just unnerving. Even during sweet moments you could always notice this tension. I LOVE the horror in this, it’s actually scary in some way!!

the characters are my favorite thing... more>> ever, I love the MC so much, in some way he is such a complex character. The plot twists that are revealed as the story progresses were honestly shocking. I feel like the summary doesn’t empathize js how deep and interesting the novel is (^_^) the ML is actually so cute and scary like bro omg?? I love their relationship sm but the mystery behind the ML is so chilling.

lwk sad its only 46 chapters but lwk I feel like each chapter was able t develop the story carefully, each “arc” was perfectly paced and it was peak!!

an actual glazer for this novel but YEAHH please read this (˶ˆᗜˆ˵) <<less
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Byeouri
Byeouri rated it
November 27, 2024
Status: --
I quite enjoyed this one.
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The synopsis is actually intentionally misleading. The narrator is meant to be a bit unreliable, and you find out how pretty quickly.

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I would say that this should have a horror tag, but that might be a spoiler for the first couple chapters. Some of the visuals might be a bit icky. Still, I think it's worth saying for anyone who wanted something dog-blood or fluffy. I guess it leans more towards fluffy tbh.

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Regarding the ML being a yandere,
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I actually quite liked the explanation in the story for why he likes MC so much. ML is NOT one of those black flag yanderes and actually would probably cry at the idea of making MC cry or hurt. He's actually more like a silly romantic, just a little guy who could technically also instantly mu*der everyone within a 500 mile radius. Very cute. He doesn't do anything towards MC than basically beg not to break up lol, there's no threatening to kill MC or his family or anything, just pls pls pls give me another chance, I don't know why you're upset but let me make it up to u

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As a proud connoisseur of dog-blood tr*sh, I can confidently say that the writing and world building of this is better than the synopsis would have you believe. If you have any hard icks, I think all of them are covered in the tag spoiler and yandere spoiler above
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SweetRian
SweetRian
December 19, 2024
Status: c50
Loved this story and how fluffy it was. MC is literally the embodiment of “just a chill guy”, coasting his way through life. The only time he reached out to make choices that required more energy is with the ML. The only time the ML cared about humanity is when the MC was involved. It is truly a match made in monster heaven.

If you are impatient like me, you can MTL the novel and it is still readable. I liked how ... more>>
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if given a chance to not be with the ML, the MC chose to go back in time so that their first meeting is more special, rather than let ML go.

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5/5 stars, 🌟 what an amazing read! <<less
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Yoya
Yoya rated it
March 24, 2025
Status: Completed
I actually really enjoyed this. MC is narrating a campus romance story while we're experiencing a psychological horror/thriller.
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yet once we have both MC and ML in the scene, they forcefully portray a campus romance

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I'm a huge fan of codependency relationships even though there's quite a lot of red flags that would be concerning irl. This relationship dynamic is very different, it doesn't seem like much of a relationship at the beginning but the more you understand their dynamics the more adorable they seem.
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the relationship feels one way until you really see the meanings behind MC's actions for ML, I really liked the lengths he would go to to make sure ML doesn't get upset over certain things, he indulges ML's possessive tendencies and actively reassures the insecurity in ML through his actions

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ML, aside from being an eldrich monster and the main villain in this story, is quite the puppy dog for MC. Despite the power difference, he never once tries to take advantage of MC. Even when he snapped from the breakup, all he ended up doing after the tough talk was beg and be pitiful for MC, which was really adorable ngl. His way of trying to convince the MC was to reflect on all his own actions and tried to be a better version of himself.

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tomr1
tomr1 rated it
April 23, 2025
Status: c26
I'm currently on Chapter 26, and so far, this novel leans much more into psychological horror than romance. The synopsis feels far too lighthearted and comedic to reflect the actual tone and theme of the story.

The narrative is eerie, unsettling, and deeply intriguing—it meanders in a way that builds tension, with a strong undercurrent of secrets and slow-burn horror.

I'm definitely hooked and looking forward to reading what happens next.
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Sumer Sun
Sumer Sun rated it
April 14, 2025
Status: Completed
Crazy x unusal

Great pair 🙏 ML is crazy, unholy, evil God like entity but he's so down bad and desperate for MC lolol cute (?)

MC is literally so cold, emotionless, uncaring and stoic, he not even have negative f*cks to give, but falls in love with Yan Mei, kinda cute.

Short plot, interesting, gloomy suffocating horror novel writing- 5/5
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Human Deva
Human Deva rated it
February 6, 2025
Status: c32
This is an extremely outstanding read.

The author uses short sentences to quickly move along the plot but also can switch to longer sentences to add definition and description to the characters in very beautiful ways thus engaging the reader without exhausting them with lengthy statements.

The main character is not particularly relatable, but the author instilled a sense of ordinariness into him that makes him stand out in the sci-fi horror setting of the story.

The story goes to very creepy and sometimes bloody horror scenes but they never feel tacky, exhausting... more>> or underwhelming.

The side characters are always very well developed as entities and the relationships the other characters make with the MC, romantic or otherwise, never feels forced.

However, the author does fall into the stereotypical habit of making the ML into a clearly unhinged, possessive and forceful romantic interest although not as forceful as other ML's of other series'.

The setting is decently set up, the characterization never deviates without sufficient reason and the dialogue always feels natural. The story also has a decent flow of control.

It might even be better if it makes use of more stylistic features. Despite this though, the story rarely feels bland due to its unique tone of voice. <<less
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dann.wysk
dann.wysk
March 22, 2025
Status: --
I liked it a lot. It kept me entertained throughout and I seriously love the relationship between the two. It was thrilling but pretty healthy. Overall I very refreshing read and I enjoyed the side characters too. Only thing I noticed was that there was only one female character and she was a very minor character too. Not an issue but I just noticed it
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reader272
reader272 rated it
March 17, 2025
Status: Completed
This novel is really weird, in a good way!

I love stories where things seem normal at the start, but gets weirder as time passes and this is exactly what the story's about. At first glance it looks like a campus romance story, but when you read between the lines you'd realise some details are off. There's a sense of eeriness and some characters are straight out creepy.

MC and ML are the biggest weirdos in the story, both trying to out-weird one another. It was frustrating seeing MC ignoring the blatant... more>> red flags people were swinging infront of his eyes, but his actions isn't meant to be understood. They are both out-liers and it's very interesting how they are walking contradictions of each other.

ML is a yandere, Yuno Gasai level of yandere. I don't find his obsession cute but he's not human so his morality doesn't matter. MC is a willing victim who's probably going through stockholm syndrome so I guess the consent is there. The way they fell in love seems very superficial but I won't question it because that's an entire rabbit hole I won't dive into.

Although the story talks about being similar to the [Truman show], it reminds me more of [Wandavision]. If you enjoyed those series you'd find many similarities in this novel. This honestly felt more like a prelude arc to a longer infinite flow story, an origin story of how the CP met. There were so many unanswered questions but it doesn't seem like the author will continue with a sequel.

The way the novel is written, where the ML speaks in 3rd-person language when refering to MC, was more similar to Korean novels' grammar structure so I couldn't get used to it at the start. Their names are also quite unique, I've never met nor heard of a chinese person named Jishu. Definitely a unique way of writing and naming. Try if it you want a short but interesting novel to pass your time. <<less
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Ynna77
Ynna77 rated it
June 27, 2025
Status: Completed
Better than I thought!

The bit of world building and the buildup of the creepiness is so good! Too bad that the story is so short thats my only complaint and the fact that the side characters aren't delved upon but that's to be expected with the length.

A mix of horror, suspense and romance! The plot twists are good too all in all a 10/10 for me
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NovelenthusiastIDK
NovelenthusiastIDK rated it
June 21, 2025
Status: Completed
It's really short, but I liked the relationship dynamic between MC and ML. Although the brainwashed characters annoyed me. The concept is quite unique as well, I think it's a shame that author didn't explore the story further.
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Irissska O_o
Irissska O_o rated it
June 18, 2025
Status: Completed
For me the idea was very fresh. There was quite a lot of suspence since the start, weird and creepy events and feelings poping here and there and the protagonist... just choosing to ignore them.

I can kinda understand why the ML and the MC fell in love with each other, however I could not really feel that. So for me it was

  1. Creepy - yes
  2. Fresh - yes
  3. Interesting - sometimes
  4. Making me like the characters or emphasise with them - not really
  5. Complete - well while the story was complete, it was a bit bland and it could be more fun if there were some arcs with complete stories about each infection case, where there would be some mystery, interaction btw characters, development of the characters and their relationship, complete story of each infection with all the why and how answered.
So overall I recommend the story, I think it is worth reading, but do not expect it being a fascinating masterpiece.
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Sasha.cat
Sasha.cat rated it
June 16, 2025
Status: Completed
I feel like crying 😭

Why is this a short story and not a story that has like 100 chapters. But at the same time, I understand w the MC type of personality, its kinda hard for an author to really create an indeepth character without it being overly cheesy or boring. So I uplaud the author desicion for making this a short one.

I really love the MC and ml, both of them really each other freaks. I cant help but being greedy for them
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Fisukisuki
Fisukisuki rated it
June 20, 2025
Status: extra 4
The summary is so far off from the story. The story is so much more deep and interesting than the summary.

The MC barely like what I expect based on the summary.

The MC is Absolutely a New Taste (?). I mean, he's nowhere similar to any MC I have ever read. Bro is One of Rare Kind.

The ML... From the summary and height different, we know he's the Gong. But bro remind me of Yandere ML Shou so much because the Clingyness with Possessive attitude and the Beauty filter. Idk why... more>> but it made me giggles.

I didn't even realize it's Horror genre until I feel how everything written so Odd in Uncanny way. I thought it was just slight Supernatural Fantasy stuff. The atmosphere truly gave out the Horror vibe. The author did good job.

Though technically the relationship between MC and ML, from outsider pov would seems like Horror when MC was obvious to many things, but from his own pov... They just had a 'average' conflict that could just easily cleared with right communication. And yeah they did. With Mutual Feeling etc.

I mean... The reveal moment...

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THEY'RE NOT IN SYNC IT FEELS LIKE COMEDY!! EXCEPT THE BACKGROUND IS SO HORROR I WANT TO LAUGH AND CRY WHILE SHAKING IN FEAR!!! LMAO HELP-! 😭 🤣

My bro MC remembering the Bluebeard story, and yet also feel suffocated thinking if ML end up with someone else. Brooo!!! 😭 🤣

Bro seeing all the Horror, but his focus most of time is his feelings and relationship. Brooo!!! 😭❤️❤️❤️

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He's so Stoic inside out but also vaguely passionate. The kind of blink and you miss it. Because it's exclusively for ML only. 🥹🫶🏽

After the reveal, it doesn't feel horror anymore. I'm Loving it!

Like seriously... This novel is One of a Kind. The MC was such a Chefkiss. jpg

I LOVE HIM SOOOO FREAKING MUCH!!! <<less
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