You Can Have the Male Lead, I'll Take the Second Male Lead

[Clever, ingratiating little maid x cold, refined young master]

In her spare time, Shi Zhi read a popular CEO romance that had taken the country by storm.

The second male lead was everyone's most heartbreaking character.

Shi Zhi was still utterly heartbroken over the devoted second male lead when she suddenly realized she'd transmigrated into the book.

She couldn't wait to help him win the female lead's heart.

She found every excuse to stick close to them.

Armed with a book she'd picked up from a street stall, she set off on her path to saving him.

One day, Jing Yanlin saw Shi Zhi engrossed in a book. He happened to catch the title, and his gaze immediately darkened.

The Thirty-Six Strategies for Winning a Woman's Heart

The next day, Shi Zhi discovered that every woman in the villa was avoiding her.

Shi Zhi: ???

Who are they trying to keep away from me?

[Bonus Scene]

Shi Zhi learned a few cheesy pickup lines from a book. She bounced over to Jing Yanlin, ready to teach him how to use them on the female lead.

"Young Master, can you guess why my eyes are so bright?"

"Dog's eyes aren't bright?"

Shi Zhi: ...Where's my knife?

"Then do you know what day yesterday was?"

Jing Yanlin's wickedly handsome face broke into a lazy, carefree smile. His voice was earnest and tender. "The day I loved you?"

Shi Zhi: !!!

#I teach you how to flirt with the female lead, but you flirt with me instead?#

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[Rekindled Romance]

Ruan Xinghe thought she and Zong Heng had fallen in love naturally. Later, she learned it had all been a complete deception.

She didn't want to give Zong Heng the chance to confess the truth, so she vanished without a trace.

When they met again, Zong Heng recognized her at a glance on a street at night.

By then, he was the powerful owner of an entertainment company, ruthless and decisive, showing no mercy in the way he treated people.

He was especially cold toward her, and even held a grudge against the production crew she'd worked with.

To protect all the hard work her friend had put into a project, Ruan Xinghe had no choice but to come to him.

In the still of the night, Zong Heng walked toward Ruan Xinghe step by step. His figure was lonely and stern as he stopped in front of her, his voice dripping with mockery.

"Is this the only way to get you to see me?"

Ruan Xinghe didn't question him, blame him, or get angry.

She felt nothing for him. Her love had vanished without a trace.

She was the cold and heartless one now.

Zong Heng's carefully constructed facade fell away at once. Only one thought filled his mind:

Ruan Xinghe really didn't want him anymore.

Zong Heng had never bowed his head to anyone, and had never needed to. He was always proud, always in control. Even when trying to make peace, he was the one who held the power to choose.

"Ruan Xinghe, you can't have any other man in your life besides me."

"If one shows up, I'll fucking kill him."

His eyes were bloodshot. His face was terrifyingly dark as he spoke, every word deliberate.

Zong Heng had power to spare, and he meant what he said.

Ruan Xinghe thought he'd gone crazy.

Zong Qing told her that in the years after she left, he'd truly gone mad.

A completely deranged madman who had lost all reason.

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