The Sickly Beauty Refuses to Be a Proper Substitute [Book Transmigration]

[Main story complete, bonus chapters updating] Wen Suning was frail and chronically ill, his handsome features distant and aloof. Yet the blood at the corner of his lips was like a winter plum blossom amid ice and snow, captivating all who saw him. And yet this very beauty was kept in a gilded cage by Qin Mu as a substitute. He was deliberately provoked into a panic attack and collapsed among shards of broken porcelain. He found in the trash a matching bracelet Qin Mu had once given him. He was forced to kneel as strong liquor was poured over his head and face, nearly burning his eyes. He was nothing but a plaything. As long as someone paid, they could torment him however they pleased. Then the man Qin Mu loved returned from abroad. Qin Mu dumped Wen Suning without hesitation, telling him they would never have to see each other again. He coldly watched Wen Suning, thin as a stray cat abandoned in the pouring rain, cry until he nearly fainted. Qin Mu turned and left without a trace of regret, never seeing Wen Suning slowly straighten up. The sickly beauty wiped the rain from his face. There was not a hint of moisture in the corners of his eyes. Instead, his belly hurt a little from the wild laughter he'd just muffled with his hands. At last, I don't have to keep acting. Several months later, Qin Mu saw Wen Suning again at a bar. His once-frail bedmate no longer looked sorrowful. Smiling, he stroked a young man's cheek and wantonly poured liquor over another man's chest. He opened his mouth to take a peeled lychee, his lips moist as if they might drip with juice. Under the hallucinatory lights, his pale cheeks took on a rare flush, making him look like a captivating devil. A handsome young man knelt before him, his tea-colored eyes shining as he begged for a reward: a kiss. ...Wait a second, wasn't that the young master of the Mu family, someone even I could never get close to?! Only then did Qin Mu learn that while he lay awake at night, tossing and turning, Wen Suning had not only kept a pack of young hunks on the side, but had also built a successful career and was living like a celestial being. What is going on? Weren't you so sick you couldn't even get out of bed?! The scum of an ex gripped the hand of the man he loved so tightly it hurt. Meanwhile, on the other side... Wen Suning: Qin Mu? Who? Don't know him. Oh, you mean that overgrown baby with more money than brains? Later, the scum of an ex regretted everything. His eyes bloodshot and on the verge of a breakdown, he begged Wen Suning to come back to him. His adoptive parents fell to their knees, weeping bitterly and hoping only that Wen Suning would forgive them for everything they'd done over the years. Famous director: Open your eyes and take a good look at who's supposed to be standing beside Ningning. Rising starlet: For God's sake, how dare you treat him like that?! Readers and listeners: Aaaaaaah, you scoundrel, let our beloved author go! Wen Suning: Sorry, so many people love me. Who do you think you are, Qin Mu? #I was transmigrated into a melodramatic novel full of physical and emotional abuse and regretful exes# #But I'm not some ordinary substitute, so get lost and stop getting in the way of me making money# Reader advisory: 1. The love interest changes. The protagonist is a charming, career-obsessed shou who turns the tables against the odds. The career storyline takes up a considerable portion. The original host had a relationship with the scum ex, but after the protagonist transmigrates, he doesn't touch that piece of scum. The male lead is a virgin. 2. Age-gap relationship (younger soul, older body). I'm writing for my own tastes. 3. New chapters at 6 p.m. sharp every evening. If anything comes up, I'll post a leave notice or an announcement. Kisses. Coming soon: After Marrying the Richest Man, I Was Left a Widower. Please add it to your collection! Qixian, unloved by his father and mother, was forced to marry for the sake of his family. His groom was Shen Baiting, a major shareholder rumored to be volatile and ruthless. It was drizzling on the day they registered their marriage. Qixian held an umbrella while the tall, taciturn man across from him asked only, "Do you have all your documents?" Before he could get a good look at his husband's face, a little red marriage certificate was already in his hands. On the third day after the marriage registration, an assistant from the Shen Group told him, grief-stricken, that Shen Baiting had died in a car accident. Qixian: ??? Under inheritance law, Qixian, as Shen Baiting's spouse, received his entire estate. Qixian: ??? Dazed before the coffin at the funeral, Qixian wondered what was going on. Had he really gone from being a miserable nobody to becoming the richest man in H City in the blink of an eye? ...How could such a good thing happen? To take care of the "heartbroken" Qixian, the assistant specially found him a butler to see to his daily needs. Qixian stared at the tall, elegant man in the kitchen, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and a shapely backside. Bare-chested and wearing an apron, the man cooked with a cold expression. Qixian was dumbfounded. Wait, are butlers really this competitive these days? The butler knew how to brew coffee, cook delicious meals, run a bath, make the bed, play video games with Qixian, and even teach him how to manage the assets his deceased husband had left behind. Qixian was very pleased, until he lifted the covers and found the butler lying in bed, coolly offering to "take care of his needs, too." Qixian: "N-no, no, no, thanks! I'm a married man! Even though my husband's been dead for ages, but..." The butler continued to look at him calmly. "I think you should give it some more thought, young master." Qixian stared at the butler for several seconds, then suddenly realized what was happening and was horrified. Help! My dead ex-husband is suddenly trying to hold me! Theme: Face adversity without fear, keep climbing forward, and pursue your dreams and purpose.