After Marrying the Villain’s Younger Brother, I Lie Flat

Name: After Marrying the Villain’s Younger Brother, I Lie Flat
Author: Babbling at Midnight

嫁反派他弟后，咸鱼躺平了

by Babbling at Midnight (夜半潺潺)

Status: Completed
Length: 529k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Billionaire CEO
Updated: 8mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Marriage Before Love] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Redemption] [Villainous Everyday Life] [Sweet Romance] Note: The original male and female leads are endgame, and the older brother and best friend each have their own destined partner.

[Heroine: A pretty face with a little bit of brains, but not much; Hero: So clueless he might as well have no brains, useless at everything, but very obedient]

Liao Li is the sidekick of the novel’s wicked female lead, basically the villain’s enforcer. She has a beautiful face but not much sense, making her a classic pretty face with no brains.

The script Liao Li, the pretty face, gets is to redeem the great villain, Lu Shangxiao. To get close to him, she decides to win him over at the first female supporting character’s birthday banquet.

On the night of the birthday banquet, she gets a little too rough. Somehow, although she meant to sleep with the great villain, she ends up sleeping with his useless younger brother instead.

For three days and three nights, the useless younger brother cries and cries, repeating that she’s going to pay for this.

Liao Li is fed up with listening to him and slaps the villain’s little brother across the cheek. “Quiet down! Keep yapping and you’re not going anywhere.”

After three days of tormenting him, Liao Li thinks, “Crap! My redemption story has gone off the rails.”

All she can do is turn things around, marry the useless guy, and become part of the villain’s family.

Life in a villainous rich family

The useless villain Lu Shanglin munches on an apple and says, “Hey, my big brother had someone bring the heroine back to the house.”

Liao Li, the pretty face, gives Lu Shanglin a smack on the back of the head. “Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and smear shit on the heroine! Heh heh heh! Let’s see how your big brother can bring himself to kiss her. Hahaha!”

The useless Lu Shanglin says, “Why are you so disgusting? Are you trying to get my big brother to beat me to death? I’m not doing it.”

Liao Li, the pretty face, says, “Then who will?”

The pretty face and the useless guy think alike, and both turn to look at the trembling heroine.

Stats

243Chapters

24.7kReads · 30 days

1.2MReads · all time

2.4kShelf adds, last 14 days

8.1Score

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It's a pretty good comedy, but it feels a bit unsettling and disjointed. Some parts were described in a way that made me uncomfortable, and felt somewhat disrespectful to women (I don't know if I'm being too sensitive! Please don't attack me! I hope it's just my perception!). However, some parts are very well written.
386 likes4mo ago
The male and female leads are quite interesting characters; they're the kind of adorable, clueless rich kids with harmonious and happy families. The older brother supports his younger brother and sister-in-law, and the sister-in-law has just appeared, trying to steal her away from the older brother, haha. According to the sister-in-law, the male and female leads are "a beautiful calico longhaired cat and her handsome, pretentious silver-grey tabby Maine Coon husband."
378 likes10mo ago
The beginning was sweet and fun, the daily interactions between the male and female leads were very sweet, but later on, the female lead's best friend asked her whether her best friend or a man was more important. The female lead said her best friend, but the best friend chose a man, which felt like manipulation. The best friend said that the best friend was her only friend.
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Super good! The theme is fresh and new; it's the first time I've read something like this. The two female leads are so cute; they're always either doing it or on their way to do it. That's all I can think about! I love them both so much. The older brother is so doting; he's always transferring money to me, hehehehe. Ahhhhhh, I can't get enough! I suggest updating ten chapters a day! How did it end like that? 😢😢😢
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