The Villain Always Thinks I Killed Him

Qi Jiao is the most unfortunate woman ever to transmigrate into a book. The story ends before it even begins: she transmigrates into the body of a same-named supporting female character after her death, becoming a new recruit in the underworld.

Even worse, the new King of Hell is the villainous husband her original self had killed.

Remembering how the original character had loved someone else, toyed with the villain's true feelings, used him, and then sent him to his death, Qi Jiao nervously steals a glance at the man before her

He wears a gold crown set with jade and a brocade robe of dark silk. The handsome man's fair face wears a faintly amused expression. “It seems our fate as husband and wife isn't over yet. Even in death, we must continue it... I've finally been waiting for you, my dear.”

As he speaks, his fingertips caress a delicate flower, crushing it in his palm until his hand is stained scarlet.

Qi Jiao, the scapegoat: ...I think I'm being threatened (tears streaming.jpg)

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Li Zheng is a newly crowned Best Actor. The day after winning the award, he unfortunately transmigrates into a book, becoming a same-named, hapless eldest prince who was betrayed and killed by a useless crown princess.

His only consolation is that after dying, he becomes a king in the underworld, too.

When the couple meet again, the faithless woman of the past has become a new prisoner in the underworld. He props his head up with one hand and narrows his phoenix eyes at the petite woman trembling on her knees

Li Zheng, furious at being transmigrated into a tragic character and determined to repay every slight: I'll never let you get away, not even in death (smiles with chin in hand)

So he returns to his old profession, acting his way through the perfect deception while waiting for a chance to strike back.

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One day, much later, during the gift exchange at the underworld's New Year's celebration, the King of Hell and his wife, who are always “so loving,” unwrap each other's presents

The King of Hell receives a painting of an animal that looks a bit like a sheep and a bit like a horse, yet is unlike anything anyone has ever seen. The Queen's red lips gleam as she smiles sweetly. “My husband, this creature is called a grass-mud horse. It is as mighty and imposing as you are in my heart.”

The Queen receives a packet of green tea leaves, carefully mounted in a picture frame. The King of Hell's handsome face is gentle, his eyes full of affection. “My wife's refined character is just like green tea, with its refreshing aftertaste. I had it mounted especially to show my admiration.”

Then all the ghosts watch the two exchange smiles and walk hand in hand into their bedroom.

That night, two voices ring out across the King of Hell's residence

“You grass-mud horse, you were acting me?!”

“Weren't you acting me, too? Green tea has always been known for its acting skills. Seeing it in person is worth more than a hundred accounts.”

Qi Jiao points at the person before her in disbelief, shaking with anger.

The man gazes at her with deep, dark eyes. After a long moment, he suddenly reaches out, pulls her into his arms, and leans over her with a low laugh:

“Actors need to have professional integrity. Life is a play, and we've acted all the way to getting married. Shouldn't we take the rest seriously and finish it properly?”

Qi Jiao: ???

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#We had no fate, so we relied on acting our way through it

New story: Hello, CP? It's already underway!

Blurb:

A breathtakingly beautiful, gentle, thrifty bit-part actress x a willful, mischievous second-generation rich kid and top movie star

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Yao En is a million yuan in debt and works several jobs at once. Thanks to her face, which is “almost identical to popular actress Jian Tao's,” she's hired as an extra on a film set.

She's heard people call her “Little Jian Tao” so often since childhood that she's sick of it. People also like to joke, “Every time I see gossip about Jian Tao and Yan Cheng, I think the photos are of you.”

What's the use of looking like her? Jian Tao lives in a mansion, while Yao En cleans mansions. Jian Tao gets paired with a movie star for publicity, while Yao En gets fired.

One day, as usual, Yao En is cleaning a thousand-square-meter mansion when a package addressed to “Little Jian Tao” arrives.

Thinking it might be hers, Yao En opens it and finds a diamond necklace worth tens of millions.

Afraid she has made a colossal mistake, Yao En calls the sender.

“Hello, I'm that Little Jian Tao... May I ask who this is?”

“Yan Cheng.”

“?”

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Yan Cheng is willful and mischievous. He joined the entertainment industry just to avoid taking over the family business. Every day, he parties, drinks, and gets into trouble, the quintessential spoiled rich kid.

He hasn't had his fill of fun, but Jian Tao has latched onto him like a stubborn plaster, impossible to shake off.

Then one day, he meets his savior: Yao En.

To get away from Jian Tao, Yan Cheng hires Yao En to pretend to be his CP. In return, he'll give her a foothold in the entertainment industry and free her from working herself to the bone.

The plan:

1. Get paparazzi to take intimate photos of the two of them, then claim the people in them are Yan Cheng and Jian Tao.

2. Let netizens point out that the woman isn't Jian Tao at all, but someone else, so everyone will know Yan Cheng isn't interested in Jian Tao.

3. During this time, Yao En must sneak around with Yan Cheng at all sorts of events and engage in intimate behavior, but remember, remember: don't fall for him just because he's handsome and considerate.

Yao En: I don't think that last part is necessary.

Yan Cheng at first: It is. I'm afraid you'll fall for me before you know it and turn into another stubborn plaster.

Later, Yan Cheng regrets it so much he could chew through his own intestines.

“I deserved that for adding the last part!!”

Theme: Be yourself and keep moving forward with resolve.