The Oleander Strikes Back

I transmigrated into the male supporting character who gets sacrificed in a romance novel. The good news is I have the original owner's memories. The bad news is that even if the future is miserable, I still have to follow the plot. To escape a hellish fate and the ending of an innocent sacrificial pawn, protect a fortune beyond compare and a brain that isn't broken, stay away from brainless idiots and human-shaped weapons of mass destruction, and live a long, happy, peaceful life before dying of old age, I will! FIGHT! Dust [Sentinel and Guide] synopsis: My lover destroyed an empire. (GL novel, please add it to your to-read list~) A guide to reading this comeback story: 1. Don't question it, this really is danmei!!! 2. This isn't a wish-fulfillment story, but a gloriously over-the-top mess with boundless imagination. 3. The author's various tastes include slow-burn stories, artsy prose, and sudden bouts of madness. Things could go off the rails at any moment. 4. Read carefully, because there are all sorts of foreshadowing, hidden dangers, clues, and suspense waiting to ambush you. 5. To be precise, this is set in an alternate modern world. Alternate! 6. Huh, didn't anyone tell you this story actually ended in Chapter Nine! 7. If you follow the author's stories, be prepared: this one may run over 500,000 words. 8. The protagonist is the bottom... his CP... is Lance. 9. The female supporting character, Cloris, is the author's darling. 10. Cloris, my love, she did nothing wrong. The protagonist is entirely to blame!! 11. Damn, one more thing: the male lead... really doesn't get much screen time. Theme: