The Devoted Second Male Lead’s Handbook for Disaster

Every world possesses a “devoted second male lead.” They love without being loved in return, they remain hopelessly infatuated, and they toil in silence for the protagonists without asking for anything in return. Yet, their devotion never earns them the protagonists’ love, for they are merely the background wallpaper in the protagonists’ grand romance.

Unfortunately, Pei Huaizhou is a mission-taker assigned to play these devoted second leads. He is devoted, he is tragic, and he is a stepping stone for the protagonist gong/shou (top/bottom). And yet… why does every protagonist end up falling hopelessly in love with him in the end?!