[Book Transmigration] [Redemption] [Villain] [Character Growth] [One Female Lead]
Su Muchen transmigrates into a book.
He becomes the tragic male supporting character with the same name in the cheesy wish-fulfillment novel he cursed out the night before, a character doomed to a miserable end.
He opens his eyes to a life-or-death situation: a blade in his hand, the female lead Shen Ruoxi standing before him in alarm, and his childhood friend Wen Wanxue whispering words of provocation at his side.
According to the original plot, one wrong step will send him spiraling downward until his family is destroyed and he dies without a trace, becoming nothing more than a stepping stone in the romance between the male and female leads.
Given another chance, he drops the blade, turns away, and leaves the unattainable ideal of his youth behind, vowing to escape the plot's deadly trap.
Protect the female lead, atone for past mistakes, gain control of capital, and usher in a new era.
He only wanted to watch the plot unfold from the sidelines and keep her safe for the rest of her life.
But he never expected that the story, rolling ever onward, would go completely off course the moment he dropped the blade.
