The Beautiful Villain Is Too Frail to Bully

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1.

Sheng Tingzhou hated casting couches more than anything. On the day he was just about to enter the entertainment industry, he was forced onto one.

One night. Eight condoms. He was the one getting screwed.

Worst of all, the man was married. When his child was born, he had just left the hotel and was on his way to the hospital.

Sheng Tingzhou didn't hesitate. He slapped him.

Much later, he finally found out who he'd slapped that day.

2.

Song Shaoting could never understand it. Sheng Tingzhou was always warm and courteous in front of the cameras. Everyone praised his good temper, and his gentle persona seemed so convincing it might as well have been real.

Yet he never once showed Song Shaoting a kind face. He was more than happy to slap him, though.

And somehow, Song Shaoting was still glad to warm his bed and wash his underwear.

Until he discovered that he wasn't the only fish in Sheng Tingzhou's pond.

3.

Most people who enter the entertainment industry dream of becoming famous overnight.

Sheng Tingzhou had no money and no connections. So even though he hated casting couches most of all, he had to admit they were the fastest way to the top.

He never expected someone to mix a little genuine affection into all that scheming and exploitation.

And who was that someone? Song Shaoting, heir to a wealthy family. Gentle and refined on the surface, but ruthless and sinister beneath it. Everyone gave him a wide berth. How could he possibly let Sheng Tingzhou sneak around with other men?

At long last, an iceberg finally thawed, only to run into an even bigger, harder, more stubborn iceberg.

[An outwardly gentle and refined top with dangerously possessive tendencies && A tough, sensitive, sharp-tongued beauty of a bottom who would rather break than bend]

*The first half is a feel-good power fantasy, but the second half is an avalanche of melodrama.

*Universally disliked, falsely rumored to be universally adored.

*Both leads are sexually inexperienced and emotionally faithful.

October 30, 2025, screenshot from Weibo

Theme: Intense love and hate are the antidote to life.