[Sequel: Whoever Wants to Save This Villain Can Do It!]
Lin Zhiyan had secretly loved Jiang Zhuo for five years. They had been together for two, and Lin Zhiyan had loved him for seven years in all.
Even though Jiang Zhuo was cold and dismissive toward him, and had never even mentioned him to his friends, Lin Zhiyan didn't mind at all. He just thought they were still at the beginning, and that things would develop in time.
Later, Lin Zhiyuan, the true young master of the Lin family who had been acknowledged by Lin Zhiyan's parents several years earlier, fell in love with Jiang Zhuo at first sight.
In front of everyone, Lin Zhiyan knelt in the courtyard and let his father lash him with a whip. Even when his father tried to force him to break up with Jiang Zhuo, he refused to give in.
He loved Jiang Zhuo. He knew that.
But he didn't know that Jiang Zhuo didn't love him.
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Jiang Zhuo was the most frightening person Lin Zhiyan had ever met. He was like someone wearing a perfect mask, making it impossible for Lin Zhiyan to see through him.
One moment, he was saying he loved him. The next, he turned around and got engaged to his younger brother.
All the years of love Lin Zhiyan had given him meant nothing in Jiang Zhuo's eyes.
He was tired. One late night, he told Jiang Zhuo he wanted to break up.
The other man simply sat on the sofa, lit a cigarette, and said calmly, "Don't you dare regret this. Once you leave, don't come back."
Lin Zhiyan immediately went off to join the entertainment industry.
Several web dramas he'd once happened to appear in became huge hits. Overnight, his clean-cut looks and naturally distinctive acting made him one of the hottest rising stars in show business.
Even the mainland's youngest Best Actor couldn't help praising him on social media:
I happened to see A Yan filming once. Not only is the young man good-looking, but watching him act is a pleasure too. I'm kind of tempted to pursue him.
A wave of fans cheering for the pair followed, and the fan page for Lin Zhiyan and the Best Actor topped the rankings.
As their popularity soared, netizens dug up all the details about Lin Zhiyan and Jiang Zhuo.
Lin Zhiyan quickly set the record straight:
Yes, we were together, but we've broken up. There's no need for everyone to keep following this.
And Jiang Zhuo, watching the screen: ?
[Reading Guide]
1. The love interest will not change! The love interest will not change! The love interest will not change! The love interest will not be redeemed. He really did do wrong.
2. This is not a wish-fulfillment story [Important]. Not a wish-fulfillment story!! It's a melodrama! A melodrama! An absolute flood of melodrama!
3. The protagonist gets hurt in the first half, and the love interest gets hurt in the second. The scumbag love interest will chase his ex to win him back, and the flames will burn high!
4. Don't ask when they'll get back together. The answer is: the final chapter.
5. Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting.
6. I'm not especially invested in either the love interest or the protagonist. If I have to pick one, I'm a melodrama fan.
7. The protagonist isn't a doormat! He isn't a doormat!! He's got a great personality and good looks, is universally adored, and has sound values!!
8. Don't accuse me of plagiarism without evidence! None of the entertainment-industry characters are based on real people.
9. Keep things civil and discuss respectfully. Please don't get angry~
Dad, please give this a favorite, mwah~
Whoever Wants to Save This Villain Can Do It!
Overflowing Waters is a modern danmei novel about the passionate love and hate between its leading couple during their school years, and how the love interest wins back his partner after a series of melodramatic events involving a third party, a fight over the family fortune, and more, ultimately getting a happy ending.
Lin Jingnian chuckled at these familiar angsty-novel tropes, but was instead fascinated by the villain, Meng Cezhou.
Meng Cezhou was bloodthirsty, cold, and cruel. He fought the male lead tooth and nail, matching him blow for blow and even seeming to have the upper hand.
The author must have realized this was a problem. At the end, the villain's intelligence suddenly took a nosedive, and he was betrayed by an undercover agent and killed.
Lin Jingnian was so furious that he left three hundred comments cursing out the author, then blocked and reported them in one fell swoop.
When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated into the novel, becoming one of the many lovers in the villain's bed.
At this point, the story had yet to fully unfold. Meng Cezhou had not yet clashed with the male lead, and Lin Jingnian might be able to return to the real world if he saved the villain from the botched ending.
Lin Jingnian: Hesitating for even one second would be disrespectful to the villain.
To get back to the real world, Lin Jingnian diligently became an ever-present surveillance camera at the villain's side, keeping an eye on any suspicious people around him.
Every day, he nagged in the villain's ear like an anxious mother: Everyone except me is a bad person! They're all going to hurt you in the future! I'm the only one who's truly good to you!
In short, Lin Jingnian pulled out all the stops, and at the story's conclusion, finally saved Meng Cezhou's life.
He let out a huge sigh of relief. The person he loved was still alive. Before he could celebrate, bodyguards rushed over and pinned him hard to the ground.
Meng Cezhou pointed a gun at his head and gave a cold laugh.
"You've been undercover by my side for all these years. You must be exhausted."
The real undercover agent stood behind him, perfectly unharmed, and gave him a smug smile.
Lin Jingnian: ...Kiss my ass!
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The mission failed. Lin Jingnian was trapped in the world of the novel forever, and the villain even imprisoned him in a secluded mansion, shut away from the world.
Lin Jingnian: ...I'm done trying. I'm quitting!
Though he was confined to the mansion, he had people waiting on him every day and wanted for nothing. Lin Jingnian was as comfortable as an emperor.
But he hadn't even enjoyed two days of peace before the villain burst in, grabbed him by the collar, and stared at him with bloodshot eyes.
"Was it you who saved me that day?!"
Lin Jingnian answered without a second thought:
"No."
And so, the villain Meng Cezhou went mad.
Theme: A new beginning after seven years
Drowning Beneath the Surface
How Could He Possibly Like Me?
The Person Everyone Hated Regretted It After Being Reborn
I Don't Love You Anymore!!!
After Dying in Front of My Senior Brother
The Devoted Male Supporting Character Is Done!
Whoever Wants to Save This Villain Can Do It!!
I Was
After I Died, They All Started to Love Me
He Doesn't Like Your Pheromones
President Gu, Your Wife Went on Another Blind Date!
The Villainous Cannon Fodder Wants to Be a Laid-Back Fish
Secretary Liang: Without me, this family will collapse...
If it really doesn't work, let's try another attack QwQ The second male lead we loved in those years
Hahahahahahahaha I just found out that the author actually deleted another chapter that I just mentioned hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha did not just find out that the author actually deleted another chapter that I just mentioned hahahahahahahaha, the number of strange operations has increased
Secretary Liang adds chicken legs, please add more
Liang Yan - The unscrupulous migrant workers push people into the sea of fire
I don't quite understand this dog. If you don't cherish it when we are together, what's the point of getting crazy when we are separated? Playing house? It would be good to change the attack
Stack. Tomorrow I will take a car to go to my friend's house. It is very far, probably as far as I am from your heart. So I try my best to write updates in the car [Kneel down. Jpg]
Laotian, I really like Ji Yansong. . . Is it just because I first met Ji Yansong that I have always disliked him every year? Or is it because of his background? . . Maybe it's my problem. I really don't like Nian Nian's attitude towards him. . . Not a single book shocked me as much as the last Ji Yansong extra. . . A man like him should have a good life. . .
Ji Yan is tight, hahahaha
That is to say, can you please stop looking for men in the trash can? Woohoo, none of these men are good. There is not a chapter that I can't read without making people angry. Does that mean you don't deserve to live a better life or be loved well? Jiang Gou's emotional change was also very sudden. He immediately understood where he was wrong, but after that, he still went his own way and showed no respect for others. He basically relied on emotional output to speak and stalked the crematorium. Emmmm, the two of them got along so well as if they were playing house. To be honest, apart from the power given to Jiang Gou by the author, he had no charm at all. The crematorium is selling itself off like a sheep. Especially the author said in the poem that Jiang Gou fell in love with Jiang Gou first, and I was like, so Shou chased him for five years, and he was so reluctant to be with Shou just because of the game. Later, when he fell in love, he didn't treat Shou as a human being at all. Even during the process of being in the crematorium, he didn't care about Shou's career at all. When Shou was on the show, he abducted him whenever he wanted and paused the show. I'm really looking forward to the author's updated book Crematorium, but to be honest, if you still can't write the emotions delicately and the characters are as vicious and childish as ever, it won't be able to attract too many readers. I hope the author can polish the characters and plot, so that his novels can have more readers.