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In high society, everyone knows the name Yan Xuezhe.
He is beautiful, clever, and skilled at getting what he wants. He navigates among countless powerful men, persuading them to serve him and give him everything.
But in the end, this heartthrob still died.
No one knew that Yan Xuezhe had been selected by the Villain System and sent into a sweet danmei romance novel, where he became a minor villain destined to be cannon fodder.
The original character was a pretty waste of space who envied the protagonist shou and hated the protagonist gong. Relying on his looks to seduce people wherever he went, he spent his whole life devoted to causing trouble and digging his own grave.
Meanwhile, the unlucky System had served several Hosts. One turned the villain's script into a comeback story about a domineering hero, while another turned a suicide-by-villain plot into a dark redemption arc. After all that chaos, the System was running low on energy. If it failed again, it would die right alongside Yan Xuezhe.
With its hibernation imminent, the System confirmed again and again: "Are you absolutely, positively sure you know what a villain is supposed to do???"
Yan Xuezhe carefully recalled the many ways his playthings had fallen apart after being discarded, their desperate, humiliating attempts to end their lives. He nodded confidently. "Don't worry. This time, I've got it under control."
If he couldn't drive the protagonists to ruin, then he wasn't Yan Xuezhe. :)
The System went to sleep in peace.
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Left to his own devices, Yan Xuezhe opened his missions:
[Torment the protagonist shou]
Yan Xuezhe considered it. Got it. Make him love me without hope, then suffer until he goes mad.
[Crush the protagonist gong]
Yan Xuezhe was brimming with confidence. Understood. Make him obsessed and lovesick, then dump him hard.
[Join forces with the final boss to make things harder for the protagonists]
Yan Xuezhe stared at the boss's breathtakingly handsome face, his desire to conquer soaring. "...Join forces, huh? I'm great at joining forces. Mmm."
Several years later, the System woke to its alarm, full of confidence and ready to welcome the finale.
It took one look at the situation and began to scream. "What are you doing?!!!"
Yan Xuezhe was curled up in the boss's arms. He opened his mouth and accepted a peeled grape the boss had fed him, then said calmly, "Isn't this me joining forces with the final boss?"
The System broke down. "...What about the protagonist gong and shou???"
Yan Xuezhe raised an eyebrow. "They're crazy. They insisted on serving me alone, so now they're fighting a duel outside."
The System...
The System went mad.
Theme: Though life is as small as a mustard seed, the heart can hold a vast universe.