Quick Transmigration: I Refuse to Be the Male Lead's Stepping Stone

Gu Sinian was supposed to be the tragic genius—brilliant, kind, and destined to fall so the underdog hero could rise. After his sudden death, he awakens to a cruel truth: he's the foil in every world, the cannon fodder designed to make protagonists shine. But Gu Sinian refuses to play along. Transmigrating across worlds as the hero's cousin, senior brother, and rival, he rewrites his fate one arc at a time. No more living for someone else's glory—this time, he's the one taking control.