I Survive by Breaking Character in the Male Lead’s Hands

After transmigrating, Lin Qingyang became a scummy side character in a novel about a tyrant! In the original story, the gay side character lusted after the male lead's looks. While the male lead was forced to lie low and hide his identity, the side character used underhanded tactics to make him his kept man, crushing the last shred of humanity in him. The side character's fate was easy to predict. Lin Qingyang looked at the future tyrant, who had already been tied up, and could practically see himself being cut to pieces. Lin Qingyang: ...Maybe I can still scrape by. From then on, Lin Qingyang was at Chu Lishu's side through every scheme and every trial by fire. He became the only person willing to risk his life to protect Chu Lishu, the one person who would never betray him. After reclaiming the throne, Chu Lishu saw how “devoted” Lin Qingyang was and decided to do right by the man he loved, even if it meant making a sacrifice himself. His ears turned red and his voice went hoarse as he said, “Whatever you want... I'll give it to you.” Lin Qingyang was thrilled. He thought to himself: Gold, fertile land, beautiful people, and a chance to travel and enjoy a life of freedom. Not long afterward, a huge army surrounded the luxurious carriage carrying Lin Qingyang, his gold, and his beauties, bringing it to a halt. A figure in imperial yellow leapt into the carriage, drove everyone else away, and left Lin Qingyang alone. As Chu Lishu's fierce, violent gaze gradually reddened and then seemed to take on a watery sheen, Lin Qingyang felt that something was off. The tyrant's voice was hoarse and wounded, yet carried a hint of obsessive madness. “Travel? You can only take me with you. Otherwise, you aren't going anywhere!” That day, the army surrounded the carriage and stood guard. After a long wait, it finally rolled slowly back to the palace. The next day, an imperial decree announced that the emperor had taken an empress. Lin Qingyang had just woken up. Holding his aching waist, which felt ready to snap, he stared at the decree. Could he still make a run for it? [Content warnings] 0. Both leads are pure in body and spirit, and the pairing is strictly one-on-one. 1. Completely fictional setting! Please don't nitpick historical details! 2. The writing is pretty average, and this isn't a proper historical-style novel. 3. The villains are numerous and brainless. The early story has lots of melodramatic household infighting, and the later story repeats familiar tropes. 4. If any of the above are dealbreakers, you don't need to tell me you're dropping the story. Read at your own risk, and please don't read with malicious intent. 5. The blurb above is not a story about a regretful pursuit of a lost love. 6. Please don't make accusations or start drama. (You're reading too much into things. The author isn't worthy of it.) P.S. The couple have no blood relation and are not legally related. Coming soon: The Tyrannical Monarch Is Reborn Emperor Dog, Huo Zhao, was a tyrant. He killed his brothers and father, ruled with brutal methods, and was feared by everyone. He climbed to the throne over a pile of corpses, and even treated his own mentor, Su Ziwen, cruelly. He'd apparently swallowed every last word of respect for one's teachers. But only Huo Zhao knew how hypocritical and treacherous Su Ziwen was, despite being a paragon of integrity, fearless in the face of power, the model scholar of the realm, and the imperial tutor. Every hardship and frame-up Huo Zhao suffered as a youth had been connected to Su Ziwen. He claimed to be impartial and unaffiliated, but had chosen the person he wanted to support long ago. He saw Huo Zhao as a thorn in his side and wanted him gone. But Huo Zhao was lucky. Even after falling into hell, he could claw his way back out. So after Huo Zhao took the throne, he used every means at his disposal to humiliate the hypocrite Su Ziwen, until death finally took away all his sins. But as soon as Su Ziwen died, Huo Zhao's grip on the throne began to weaken, and in the end he was beheaded. Reborn, he opened his eyes as a young student once again. He was still the least favored little prince, someone anyone could bully. This time, however, the path to the throne would be much easier. Everyone would be a pawn in his hands. Especially when it came to dealing with Su Ziwen. It would be incredibly simple, because Huo Zhao knew a secret that would force Su Ziwen to obey him. Whether he made him support him or ordered him to lie down, Su Ziwen would be powerless to resist. Su Ziwen's eyes would turn red with hatred, his gaze full of humiliation as he gritted his teeth and endured. That was Huo Zhao's favorite sight. Even in his second life, he had no intention of letting him go. But after he changed his approach to fighting for the throne, he gradually began to uncover truths that differed from what he had known in his previous life. Was that really the Su Ziwen he thought he knew? Years later, Emperor Dog, Huo Zhao, knelt properly beside the imperial bed. “Teacher, I was wrong.” A hoarse, angry voice came from behind the yellow bed curtains. “Don't call me teacher.” “Then should I call you Empress? Just let me come up and sleep beside you. I promise I'll only sleep.” Su Ziwen: “Get lost!” Huo Zhao shamelessly replied, “As you command. I'm coming up to get lost.” Blurb screenshotted on 2021.2.8 Theme: Keep your heart kind and face every hardship with a positive attitude.