Chu Zhou had just taken home his third Best Actor trophy, becoming the youngest person in history to win the Grand Slam of all three major awards. The very next day, he transmigrated.
The night before, he had been celebrating romantically with his handsome, well-endowed, spectacularly built CEO husband, Yan Qining. After a night of passion, he opened his eyes and found himself inside an old-fashioned, melodramatic entertainment-industry novel.
The "Chu Zhou" in the book was a textbook cannon-fodder character. He was obsessed with the top-tier star male lead, taking the blame, the blows, and the scandals for him, only to be discarded like trash and die miserably in the street.
Chu Zhou: ...Who wants to be cannon fodder? Even if a famous director wants me to star in a film, they'll have to get in line.
System: "Please follow the original plot and complete the mission. Once the mission is complete, you can return to your original world!"
Chu Zhou: "...Fine."
It's just acting, after all. He's best at it.
The sooner he finishes, the sooner he can clock out. Yan is probably going to panic when he can't find him at home.
At a high-end club, at a key scene from the novel: cannon fodder Chu Zhou is humiliated and forced to drink by everyone, while the male lead watches coldly.
The private room door suddenly swung open. A tall man, radiating wealth and an intimidating presence, entered amid a crowd of people. His gaze swept across the room before finally landing on Chu Zhou.
Their eyes met.
Everyone watched as Chu Zhou, who had been forced to drink until his eyes were red and who looked utterly vulnerable, suddenly turned expressionless and casually wiped the liquor from his lips. The crimson liquid slid down the back of his pale hand. He walked up to the newcomer and hooked a finger into his tie. "Sir, have we met somewhere before?"
Yan Qining caught his wrist, his eyes flickering with emotion. "You've mistaken me for someone else."
"Have I?" Chu Zhou raised an eyebrow and curled his lips. His voice dropped, soft and low, like a feather brushing against an ear. "But the way you touch my wrist is exactly like my ex-husband."
Later...
The original male lead, eyes red, demanded of Chu Zhou, "You once said you only loved me!"
Before Chu Zhou could respond, Yan Qining calmly drew him close by the shoulder and smiled at the male lead.
"Sorry. He was young and foolish back then. He's mine now."
Then he leaned in and whispered into Chu Zhou's ear, "When we get home tonight, we're going to settle the score over that 'I only love him' business."
Chu Zhou blinked. "What are you doing, ex-hubby? Aren't we strangers?"
"Are we?" Yan Qining rubbed Chu Zhou's ring finger, where a ring had once left its mark.
"If we're strangers, calling out tonight won't help you..."
[CEO Top: Composed on the Outside, Secretly a Tease, and Utterly Devoted to His Wife × Enchanting, Flirtatious Beauty Bottom with Long Hair]
Theme: Fall in love again in another world