How Can a Cannon Fodder Divorce the Male Lead and Have It Go Smoothly?

As the son of a nouveau riche family, Zhang Jingxu's favorite thing to do was go collect rent with his underlings, who earned 100,000 yuan an hour.

But an accident turned him into the novel's scheming, tea-obsessed villain, betrothed to the male lead.

Taking advantage of his status as the male lead's fiance, he'd done plenty of ridiculous things, helping the male leads' relationship and careers along.

Zhang Jingxu, a man who just wanted to lie flat, was dumbfounded. "Isn't it great to just lie flat and collect rent?"

He planned to leave showbiz and then wait for the male lead to ask for a divorce, just like in the plot. But the whole cast of main characters went into a frenzy:

The reborn male lead's love interest stopped him. "What about our group contract? If you quit, all six of us will take a loss!"

The second-string tycoon of a love interest sneered. "Quit the industry? You'll spend the rest of your life as Xiaoyu's foil!"

The shippers gloated: @ZhangJingxuV The homewrecker can die for all I care! Our OTP is endgame!

The male lead, Gu Yu, was utterly emotionless. "Even if you're just messing around in showbiz, you still have to be professional. Finish the movie for me!"

Then he added warily, "Don't think you can use reverse psychology on me and get me to teach you how to act!"

Zhang Jingxu laughed in anger. He leisurely put on a massive gold chain, took out a check, and called out, "Xiao Qin, get certain people kicked out of showbiz."

"Xiao Zhang, find 88 lawyers who specialize in divorce cases and start a divorce reality show called Thanks to the Whole Internet for Being My Divorce Witnesses!"

Gu Yu: "?!!"

The whole internet: "????"

A month later, the divorce reality show launched with a bang.

Chairman Qin of Rising Sun Films said, "That guy might as well be cremated. Can I apply to make a sweet dating show?"

Chairman Zhang of A Ray of Sunshine tossed over a contract. "Brother Xu, your little brother here has made it onto the global rich list. I'm willing to give you my entire trillion-yuan fortune!"

An internationally renowned director was eager to volunteer. "Boss, I have eight-pack abs, too. Want to verify that on the spot?"

The whole internet was in an uproar: What the hell is this love rivalry!

Seeing this, Wen Jinyu burst into tears and kept doubting himself. Had his memories gone wrong? In his last life, all these people had been aloof. How had they ended up orbiting Zhang Jingxu?

Holding his divorce certificate, Gu Yu quickly pulled out a washboard. "The one who divorced you was the second young master of the Gu family. The one proposing now is me, on my own behalf!"

[Bonus scene]

Wen Jinyu drew on his knowledge of the future and spoke eloquently, using the structure and brushwork of calligraphy to prove point by point that the ancient painting was fake. Then he smiled at Zhang Jingxu. "I only learned all this recently, but you have a family legacy behind you, Brother Xu. You must know more than I do, right?"

The second-string love interest scoffed. "Come on, nouveau riche. Say something."

The haters flooded the comments: "Watching this tea act get face-slapped is so satisfying."

Zhang Jingxu swung his massive gold chain. "This painting is fake. The real one is in the Imperial Capital Museum."

Wen Jinyu pressed him eagerly. "And your proof?"

"Oh, look at my pea-brain. I forgot." Zhang Jingxu sighed with mock frustration and pulled up a bright red certificate on his phone. "My dad loves me, so he donated it in my name. That means I can only discuss whether it's real based on ownership. I'm nowhere near as learned as you, Xiaoyu!"

Looking at the donation certificate stamped with an official seal, Wen Jinyu was so angry his face turned green.

The haters were left red-faced, grinding their teeth. "Nouveau riche people only know how to flaunt their wealth."

Imperial Capital Museum V: Thanks to Zhang Jingxu for flaunting his wealth and helping the nation recover a treasure.

Theme: When you give someone a rose, its fragrance lingers on your hand.