After Failing to Win Over the Villains

100,000 words already written, launching November 7~

Rival suitors | melodrama | nonhuman men

[One]

Han Yingshuang was a white-collar employee at a publicly listed company, living a comfortable, carefree life.

Then she was caught in an online scam and, overnight, found herself drowning in debt with no way out.

When she was at rock bottom, a promising young doctor named Tan Moyi, cultured and courteous, came to her aid.

At only twenty-eight, Tan Moyi was already a chief physician, with an impeccable reputation and social standing. He had just one condition: Han Yingshuang had to become his wife in name only.

"After we're married, I won't touch you. We'll be a couple on paper." Tan Moyi looked so sincere that Han Yingshuang couldn't bring herself to refuse.

After the wedding, he treated her with great tenderness and respect. Han Yingshuang gradually fell for him, and their pretend marriage became real.

But one day, someone secretly slipped her a USB drive. It contained recordings of everything: Tan Moyi arranging the scam and using online fraud to lure her into it.

She collapsed to the floor. Once she came to her senses, she hurried to flee, but when she pulled open the door, she ran straight into a broad, hard chest.

Tan Moyi stood before her, his former gentleness gone, his expression cold and still. "Where are you going?"

[Two]

Han Yingshuang finally found a chance to escape. Her legs wobbled and her whole body felt weak. She fainted as soon as she saw the sunlight.

When she woke again, a man sat before her with easy elegance, holding a glass of sugar water as if it were red wine. "Miss, your blood sugar dropped too low."

Han Yingshuang thanked him and was drinking when his unhurried words suddenly made her freeze. "Miss Han, Tan Moyi isn't a good choice for marriage. I'm Song Fei, and I always speak my mind. Why not consider me?"

Han Yingshuang's hands trembled. She couldn't stop herself from splashing all the water in her glass into Song Fei's face. "You people are all awful!"

Song Fei tilted his head to dodge it, then licked the sugar water from the corner of his mouth and smiled faintly. "It's sweet."

A heavy kiss came down without warning, blocking her panicked breaths.

[Three]

Han Yingshuang assumed a new identity and opened a graduate school entrance exam prep center in a foreign city. At last, her life had stabilized again.

Among the students who signed up was a boy named Cheng Xun, with delicate features and a sweet voice. He always offered to help her after class, drawing her attention.

One winter night, she rescued him from school bullying and endless misunderstandings.

With his eyes faintly red, Cheng Xun thanked her with a shy, yet restrained, embrace.

Until one day, this seemingly harmless boy cornered her in a hotel, leaving her no way to escape.

"Teacher Han, stay with me tonight, okay?"

[In Summary]

In a corner hidden from Han Yingshuang's sight, several aliens of different shapes and sizes expertly tapped at their phones, chatting in the same group.

Tan Moyi: "I'm warning you, don't go too far. I found her first."

Song Fei: "You've got some nerve. Your methods are so despicable."

Cheng Xun: "You two are getting old. When it comes to carrying on our species, I'm the best choice."

Reader's Guide:

1. All the male leads are sexually inexperienced. No picking teams.

2. The heroine isn't a naive pushover. Once she learns the truth, she'll fight back.

3. This story mixes together every melodramatic trope under the sun: rival suitors, nonhuman men, coercive possession, and more. It's somewhat coercive overall. The main focus is on the men competing for her, and all three male leads appear almost at the same time.

Theme: Struggle to survive, and never give up.