The Villain's Self-Rescue Script!

Su Qingyuan spent the whole night fuming after reading the year’s hottest political power fantasy.

Then she woke up to find she’d become the poor sap from the novel.

From the start, she’s at a royal banquet, where the lovestruck Second Prince hints that she should push the original heroine into the water.

To save her own life, she decisively steers clear of the deranged villain and sets her sights on the most overlooked figure in the entire book: the forgotten, sickly, wheelchair-bound Seventh Prince, Xiao Jue, who supposedly won’t live to see twenty.

In the original story, he’s the ultimate hidden boss who plays the fool, takes down every villain in one fell swoop, and ascends the throne!

Wouldn’t it be great to cling to this powerful backer and stay safe until the end?

So Su Qingyuan launches into her drama-queen performance.

“Your Highness, it’s windy. Be careful not to catch a chill.”

“Your Highness, I made these pastries myself. Would you like to try one?”

“Your Highness, the Second Prince bullied me again. I’m so scared!”

In his wheelchair, the aloof, otherworldly man’s gaze grows more intent as he watches her clumsy yet amusing act. The corner of his mouth curls in a smile no one notices.

He thought she was just another pawn trying to use him, until the day she stood in front of him, facing an assassin’s blade, and cried, “Don’t you dare hurt him!”

At that moment, the heart that had lain dormant for twenty years was stirred.

Later, when he finally stands and holds her captive in his arms, he says in a hoarse voice, “Yuanyuan, now that you’ve provoked me, don’t even think about running away for the rest of your life.”

Only then does Su Qingyuan realize:

This isn’t some harmless lucky charm. He’s a deranged, possessive maniac, even worse than the Second Prince!