The Male Lead Took the Villain's Script for Me

[New upcoming stories, please add them to your favorites: You Awake, Long Aotian? and Could You Stop Being Tsundere? Blurbs at the end] * When Qian Qian first met Lian Xiao, he was still a boy. She was holding out a little bowl to beg when the boy glanced at her expressionlessly. As he went back inside to get some money, a small slip of paper fell from his pocket. Qian Qian stared at the note, held herself back, then muttered toward the figure inside, "If the odd changes, the even stays the same..." The boy stopped in his tracks. His voice rang back: "Check the quadrants for the signs!" Two people who had transmigrated into a book, meeting a fellow countryman far from home. Tears welled in their eyes. It would have been bad enough if Qian Qian's life were miserable, but this guy had transmigrated as the male lead of the book and somehow had it even worse than her. When he was held as a hostage in the human realm, everyone bullied him. And because his spiritual roots were one in ten thousand years, he could advance just by eating or breathing, so the Immortal Realm set its sights on him and made life difficult for him in every way. Unable to watch any longer, Qian Qian shielded him during his tribulation and died. When she comes back to life a thousand years later, she hears that the boy has become the most powerful and ill-tempered immortal in the Immortal Realm. Aside from the original heroine, who's pursuing him, every other immortal gives him a wide berth. He led the army that destroyed the most prosperous nation in the human realm. He tore open the rift between the Immortal and Demon Realms, let tens of thousands of demons pour through, then slaughtered them all while the gods in heaven were scared half to death. He threw three of the four realms into chaos, leaving only the Demon Realm quaking in fear. Everyone says: This man can't live unless he's gone mad. When asked why, they say it was all because of a woman named Qian Qian. Qian Qian: ? * At seventeen, Lian Xiao transmigrated into his younger sister's Mary Sue novel and became its wildly domineering, incredibly cool, impossibly powerful male lead who was devoted to the heroine. Whatever. Even in another world, he still had to study hard. He didn't have to be the male lead. But he never expected to meet someone from his home world. She was a good person, so he treated her as a friend. But their pure friendship eventually changed into something else. It all began when his fellow countrywoman took a lightning tribulation for him. After becoming an immortal, the first thing Lian Xiao did was declare: I'm going dark! A beggar with many identities, a powerful older woman x an irritable boy who transmigrated as the male lead of an old-school romance novel Tips: 1. The male lead is ruthless and taciturn. After he goes dark, he's an irritable, unhinged madman. The female lead is a big shot with many identities. Both leads transmigrate, and they are unwaveringly devoted to each other. 2. The story is also titled I'm Short on Cash. Daily updates around midnight. I'll post a notice if I need to take time off. The romance is a little slow to develop at first. The world isn't simply black and white, so don't confuse fiction with reality. 3. Routine edits are typo fixes and won't affect the plot. Chapters marked "Revised" have plot changes. 4. Writing is hard work, so please support the official release. Blurb screenshotted on 2022.8.20. [Upcoming story: You Awake, Long Aotian? Find it in my author profile. Please give this cute little story a click and add it to your favorites, qwq] Blurb: Wen Nianrui transmigrates into a male power-fantasy novel. To get home, she has to play the role of the frail, idealized woman Long Aotian hero Huo Chu loves. Once he has fallen deeply in love with her, she must stab him and push him off a cliff for the sake of the villain. After he cultivates to immortality and returns for revenge, building a vast harem and delivering face-slapping payback to everyone, her mission will be complete. After lying low for ten years, Wen Nianrui finally sees Huo Chu fall in love with her without realizing it. He carefully keeps the jade pendant she drops; when she flirts with the villain, his eyes darken; when she pretends to be asleep, his hand reaches out, then pulls back... She watches all his struggles and every sign of affection with cool detachment, understanding it all. A beautiful woman needs only a little acting to make you cry. Wen Nianrui is pleased with her superb acting skills. Her performance of frailty and kindness alone has won Huo Chu's heart, and there's only one final scene left: stabbing him. Then she can take her bow. At the edge of the cliff, Huo Chu looks grief-stricken, love and hatred warring in his heart. A tear slides down his cheek. Wen Nianrui glares at him fiercely on the outside, but all she can think about is going home. The more excited she gets, the harder she stabs him, and the knife goes a little too deep... Huo Chu dies at eighteen. * Huo Chu was eight when Wen Nianrui took him home and made him her personal guard. Everyone says the young Miss Wen is as lovely as a spring peach, with a pure and kind heart. Sadly, she's physically frail, a sickly beauty who coughs three times after walking only a few steps. The world adores her, but he alone despises her. Because only he knows that the way she acts is all a façade. Beneath her beauty is an arrogant, conceited nature; behind her kindness is performative hypocrisy. Miss Wen is mean and vulgar, and loves to toy with people's feelings. Huo Chu thinks he could never love someone like that. Besides, Wen Nianrui already has someone she loves. They grew up together, come from families of equal standing, and he's a brilliant rising star in the cultivation world. But at some point, when Wen Nianrui orders him around, he stops finding it troublesome. When she coughs behind a handkerchief, his heart aches. When she writes to her childhood friend, he wants to tear the letter apart with his own hands... Love can reach a point of no return. When Wen Nianrui kills him for the sake of the man she loves, love turns to hate, and Huo Chu becomes Ji Weihan. * The male lead is dead. Wen Nianrui's plan fails, and she eventually dies of illness. The good news: she comes back to life, in a new body and under a new name, Yu Shi. The bad news: her mission isn't over, and she's been given a new target, Ji Weihan. He has the same Long Aotian script, but Ji Weihan is unpredictable and has no sense of right or wrong. Wen Nianrui feels less like she's trying to win him over and more like she's trying to survive. Her daily goal: stay alive at Ji Weihan's hands. * Ji Weihan is the first to recognize Wen Nianrui. Unfortunately, his former idealized woman doesn't recognize him, and even has the nerve to try to get close and win his love. Ji Weihan sneers: Impossible. Absolutely impossible. How could anyone fall into the same trap twice? Fake innocent, frail heroine x male lead the heroine treats like a dog [Upcoming story, Could You Stop Being Tsundere? Blurb: Shen Ji, a gamer, transmigrates one day into a cultivation romance novel and becomes the third young master of the wealthy, handsome, talented Shen family. Unfortunately, he's a supporting character, described as an arrogant genius destined to die young. Shen Ji: I know how this goes. I just have to change my early death, make a comeback, beat up the male and female leads, and turn a women's romance into a men's power fantasy. But three years pass, and he's still just background scenery for the leads. No matter how hard he tries, the male lead always has him beat, leaving him stuck in second place. Shen Ji: Fine. I'm done trying. A forever-single guy can't compete with you lovebirds. I'll just go back to being a useless homebody. But just as he's packing his things to go home, he accidentally falls into someone's trap and drinks a spiked beverage that was meant for the male lead. As his mind grows hazy, Shen Ji finally sees the culprit crawling out of some remote corner: Qin Ruofu, the wicked second young lady of the Qin family, who diligently sabotages the heroine and tries to steal the male lead in the original story. She's as beautiful as a goddess, but somehow ended up with an extra mouth. Shen Ji, his face burning red: So hot... What did you put in the soup? Qin Ruofu, carrying a shovel, gives him a scornful glance. What a nuisance. I got the wrong person. Whatever, I'll bury you. Then this beautiful but truly foolish second young lady Qin actually drags him to a remote wilderness and starts digging a hole to bury him. Even after the effects of the drug wear off, she's still huffing and puffing over a little hole that isn't even knee-deep. Shen Ji stands behind her as she digs. Miss, how long until you finish this grave? I'm waiting to move in. Qin Ruofu wipes her sweat and waves impatiently. Stop rushing me. I'm almost done. She realizes something is wrong the moment she says it and turns around stiffly to find the handsome young man staring at her coldly, with a faint, knowing smile. * Later, everyone in the cultivation world knows that Third Young Master Shen and Second Young Lady Qin are birds of a feather, in cahoots, and partners in crime. She does the scheming and he does the killing; he kills and she buries the bodies. A match made in heaven. Shen Ji watches as Qin Ruofu stirs up trouble with the heroine, using her honeyed words to provoke the male lead, who has traded schemes with Shen Ji and beaten him every time. The male lead throws a tantrum over the heroine's cold shoulder, then falls to pieces and has a total meltdown. Shen Ji can't help marveling. Qin Ruofu shoots him a smug look. Well? I'm smarter than you, right? Shen Ji gives her a thumbs-up. You're the best, sis. * Later still, Shen Ji has become the leader of the greatest sect in the world. He receives an ugly little purse Qin Ruofu sewed by hand. Fighting a smile, he says disdainfully, It's so ugly. Qin Ruofu rolls her eyes. Take it or leave it. If you don't want it, give it back. Shen Ji quickly hides the purse. Who said I didn't want it? From then on, he wears it at his waist every day and tells everyone he meets: What? How did you know my wife embroidered me a purse? Everyone: Who asked you? Theme: Life has no script. Dare to fight against fate.