[Vengeful to the core, cold on the surface but secretly unhinged seme x Evil golden retriever, a beloved, clueless beauty uke]
Villain Awakening | The Realization Hits | Romantic Rivalry Showdown
1.
Du Xiaorong is a rich, beautiful young man with money and looks to spare, but unfortunately, he's a lovesick fool.
He's been hopelessly in love with Song Lingyuan for years. The other man ignores him, but Du Xiaorong remains obsessed, as if cursed.
But after a car accident, he learns that this world is nothing more than a novel, and that Song Lingyuan, whom he's chased for years, already has an official pairing.
And his pairing is none other than Qi Qingshi, the very person he's been bullying.
The good news: he's awakened.
The bad news: he's been bullying Qi Qingshi for a long time.
Du Xiaorong looks at the affection meter above Qi Qingshi's head, sunk deep into the negatives, and feels his vision go black.
What kind of catastrophic start is this!
2.
Qi Qingshi is a cold, brilliant top student, gifted and always bringing home awards. But because he's poor, people bully him, and no one is worse than Du Xiaorong.
He stares at Du Xiaorong's beautiful, vicious face and swears to himself that one day he'll make him wish he were dead.
But then, one day, Du Xiaorong, who has always treated him like a sworn enemy, suddenly starts showing him concern.
Du Xiaorong mocks him for being poor, but brings him food.
Du Xiaorong calls him shabby, but gives him clothes.
Du Xiaorong sees him in a bind, so he steps in to help.
Just like that, Du Xiaorong helps him again and again, saying one thing while meaning another.
At first, Qi Qingshi thinks Du Xiaorong must have some ulterior motive.
Until...
Beneath a sky full of stars, Du Xiaorong smiles at him with bright eyes and flushed cheeks, promising to treat him well for the rest of his life.
Qi Qingshi has to admit that his cold, lonely heart has begun to melt.
He thinks maybe he isn't incapable of falling for someone.
3.
Du Xiaorong keeps the System's warning in mind and works hard, step by step, until he manages to rescue Qi Qingshi's dangerously low affection for him.
Now he thinks he can finally let go and leave, free to live his own life.
But years later, Qi Qingshi, now a business mogul, comes back into his life, and he's the client Du Xiaorong has been pampering and catering to.
Du Xiaorong: ...What kind of twisted fate is this?
Qi Qingshi, whom Du Xiaorong once rescued and then abandoned with his own hands, has long since become twisted and unstable. But Du Xiaorong can no longer see his affection meter.
Just as Du Xiaorong resigns himself to the tragic ending he was originally meant to have, Qi Qingshi locks him in the house and takes meticulous care of him every day, afraid he'll leave even for a moment.
Qi Qingshi rubs Du Xiaorong's wrist, marked by the restraints, and kisses away his tears, whispering softly in his ear:
"Baby, don't leave me this time."
Theme: Change your own fate.
