The White Moonlight of Three Male Leads - Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Yi Xiangsui

In the vast emptiness of the system space—

Song Yuyan’s soul form and the system stared at each other in silence.

“So you’re saying that after I died, I still have to go into three merged worlds and play the role of a white moonlight*, continuing to work like a mule?” Song Yuyan frowned. “Forget it. I’m too lazy to move.”

(White moonlight: a Chinese term referring to a person who is the epitome of one’s youthful love—beautiful, unattainable, unforgettable.)

“How can you just forget it?!” The system was completely stunned.

It knew its host was young, and its colleagues had warned it over the years that young people nowadays were really hard to deal with—especially this new generation, full of decadent beauty.

They’d teach their boss a lesson when alive and teach the system a lesson after death. You must never bind yourself to a salted fish!* A “卷王” (hardcore striver) host is the ideal pick in the system world.

(Salted fish: slang for someone lazy, aimless, or lacking motivation.)

But the current youth had taken slacking to an art form. So during binding, one must be extremely cautious. Some people may look like they’re working hard in front of a computer, but in truth, they’re just debating what to order for lunch!

The system remembered this well. It was a diligent and obedient system.

So it ruled out all the young people in offices. They might look motivated, but most were actually lazy at heart. Only its host—Its host had once shouted outdoors, “Strive! Work hard!”

“I saw it all! You were so determined, so driven, so relentless. As a humble little system, I was touched. From now on, we’ll ‘Strive! Work hard!’ together!”

This was its destined host!

Faced with setbacks, yet never giving up—so persistent, so upward-bound. Surely such a host wouldn’t complain about playing white moonlight in three worlds. No, they’d happily work like a mule together with it!

The system hadn’t expected the three small worlds to merge just like that. The original white moonlight figures had disappeared due to some accident. Herding one sheep or two was the same, right? Three sheep? That just meant it was destined for glory!

Go big or go home! From a cheap bike to a luxury motorbike—somehow, something in its brain misfired, and the system impulsively took on the mission.

Only after accepting it did it regret its decision. But regret came too late—luckily, it found its host.

Song Yuyan blinked, then couldn’t help but laugh. “All because of that? Is there a chance I was just playing truth or dare?”

Back then, after shouting those words, he’d been so embarrassed he wanted to dig a hole with his toes. He didn’t even dare to check if anyone had heard—just turned and ran off.

Who would’ve thought it would rain midway?

And rain was fine—but he always followed traffic rules. Sadly, that didn’t mean others did.

In a flash of bright light, he was hit by a car and sent flying…

Thus, his real life came to an abrupt end, and a new one began.

System. Reincarnation.

He’d read plenty of novels and wasn’t unfamiliar with these terms. His only regret was being unable to return to his original world. But after thinking about it, he was at peace. After all, there was no one he missed in that world.

Seeing the system looking so pitiful and defeated, Song Yuyan cleared his throat. “I’m not saying no. Being a mule is the same no matter where you are. But you’ve at least got to feed the mule some grass, right?”

Expecting him to work for free? That system must be dreaming.

The system immediately revived at full power. “Of course not! You’re not working for free! You just have to ‘capture’ three male leads, become their unforgettable white moonlight, and disappear from their lives. Once the mission is done, you can choose to unbind from the system and stay in the mission world to enjoy life!”

“That’s it?”

The system sweetened the deal. “Of course there’s more! Once you complete the mission and choose to stay, though you’ll lose out on love, you’ll gain 30 billion yuan!”

The offer was so over-the-top that his mouth almost trembled. Song never-seen-this-much-money-before Yuyan pretended to tear up. “I solemnly swear—I can live without love!”

Not just one love—he could give up three!

“What if I fail the mission?” Song Yuyan wiped away his imaginary tears.

The system’s voice turned strange. “You know how to do addition and subtraction, right? One male lead equals 10 billion. Successfully capture one, and you get 10 billion. Fail to capture one, and you lose 10 billion. If your account goes negative, you’ll have to take on more jobs to repay the debt!”

Song Yuyan’s grin froze.

He quickly did the math. So… he needed to succeed with at least two male leads—otherwise, he’d be drowning in debt?

“You’re a system—you must have cheat codes or halo buffs, right?” He wanted a full set: White Moonlight Halo, Universal Heartthrob Aura, all of it.

The system gave him a look. “What are you thinking? We rely on skill to become white moonlight. No shortcuts!”

If it had those buffs, it could pick any random person. Why would it go to such lengths to find a ‘fated host’?

“What happened to the previous white moonlight characters?” Song Yuyan was curious.

If all three white moonlights vanished, this system must be seriously unlucky.

The system sighed. And from that sigh, Song Yuyan could hear a tragic tale.

“After the three novel worlds merged, the white moonlight figures all disappeared due to frailty.”

So now it had to go grab a replacement.

“Any more questions?” the system asked.

Before Song Yuyan could answer, the system rushed ahead: “No more questions—initiating world transfer!”

“World Loading…”

“…10%… 30%… 70%… World load complete.”

“Entering world.”

Everything went dark before Song Yuyan’s eyes—

…

A long time passed.

Song Yuyan felt a rush of warm air puffing against his face, making him uncomfortably hot.

He squinted his eyes and shifted uncomfortably in his seat.

Sunlight spilled through the window, scattering across the test paper in front of him, casting dappled shadows.

Being thrown into a test the moment he entered the new world—Song Yuyan hated it, but there was nothing he could do.

This world was a fusion of three, and one of the male leads’ white moonlight first appeared during his school days. No school scenes would be complete without exams—they were the whole motivation for studying.

The current timeline was first year of high school. He’d be sitting for many more exams in the future: monthly tests, beginning-of-term tests, midterms, finals, and even joint exams between schools for performance comparison.

Song Yuyan stared blankly at the paper in front of him.

He had long returned all this knowledge to his teachers. Never thought he’d return to school life and be stumped by test questions again.

System: “Friendly reminder—the male lead is sitting behind you.”

Song Yuyan: “Can he let me copy his answers then?”

Just kidding. He and the male lead weren’t even familiar yet. Besides, based on the world info he received during transfer, that male lead alone was enough to make him abandon the idea.

Sure, this was a school-based world—but the male lead wasn’t a top student. Nor was he a school tyrant.

Yi Xiangsui would one day become a superstar singer and actor with countless fans. But for now, he was just a rebellious, troubled teenager.

Still, according to the character settings he received, Yi Xiangsui should be a stunning beauty, flaws and all.

Just how beautiful?

Song Yuyan knew now wasn’t the time to space out—but he couldn’t help it. It had been so long since he’d taken a high school test, and the questions all looked like strangers. If he stared at the paper too long, the words began to blur. For the sake of his eyes and sanity, he chose to daze off.

Since the system told him the male lead was behind him, curiosity completely hijacked his brain.

After mentally preparing himself, Song Yuyan slowly turned around.

The boy behind him had short black hair that fell softly against pale skin, like high-quality ink bleeding gently onto white rice paper—forming a quiet, artistic scene in the sunlight, as if the heat had been muted by his presence.

His lips were red, his teeth white, and his features dazzling. In his pale hand, he twirled a dark pen over and over.

Truly the kind of face only male leads in novels could have. Song Yuyan admitted—he’d been shallow to judge too quickly.

Casually, he came up with an excuse to turn around. He blinked and said, “Can I borrow an eraser?”

He couldn’t say this about everyone, but the male lead surely had one. He liked to doodle, after all.

Yi Xiangsui finally looked up at him. Until that moment, Yi Xiangsui had kept his gaze lowered—and now Song Yuyan noticed his lashes were long and dark like crow feathers, striking and defined.

Even more striking were his peach blossom eyes—cool and indifferent, yet they still seemed full of emotion, capable of stirring the hearts of fangirls and sending looks-obsessed people into a frenzy.

No wonder Yi Xiangsui would eventually rise to stardom. With a face like this, rejecting showbiz would almost be rude.

Yi Xiangsui pushed the eraser toward him. Song Yuyan kept his eyes firmly on Yi Xiangsui’s face, making sure not to glance at his test paper. He didn’t want anyone thinking he was trying to cheat.

Taking the eraser, Song Yuyan turned back around and prepared to do battle with the exam.

Most of his high school knowledge had long evaporated, but he had a strategy.

System: “You finally got a chance to interact with the male lead, and all you did was borrow an eraser?”

Song Yuyan: “What else was I supposed to do?” Confess my love? Don’t joke. The male lead would think I’m crazy.

Besides, he needed to finish this exam, right? He’d forgotten most of the material, but he could still guess the multiple-choice questions!

Plus, after finally seeing the male lead’s face and satisfying his curiosity, his heart could now settle. He could finally face this familiar yet unfamiliar test paper with peace of mind.

Familiar—because he had stared at it for a long, long time.

Unfamiliar—because he didn’t understand a thing.

But that was okay. He’d leave it to fate.

Fate would give him the answers.