I Got a Happy Ending with the Second Male Lead in a CEO Romance Novel

Shen Yao transmigrated into a book and became the saintly heroine of a melodramatic, Mary Sue romance about a domineering CEO.

The heroine is kind, timid, and naive, and she embarks on a tumultuous, heartbreaking romance with the CEO male lead. According to the plot, first she'll have her heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys carved out. Then she and the male lead will take turns losing their memories. Finally, there'll be the classic groveling-after-the-wife arc that readers love.

And this isn't about scattering the male lead's ashes. It's the heroine's ashes that get scattered!

The novel's author once said: Only a dead heroine can become the male lead's eternal unattainable love.

So the heroine has to die.

Shen Yao: ...

To hell with this shitty plot. I'm not playing along.

To avoid making the male lead fall for her and eventually meeting a gruesome end, she decides to ditch the original heroine's weak, helpless good-girl persona and use a CEO's tactics against the CEO.

When she clumsily splashes a glass of cold water on the male lead, drawing his dark, brooding gaze, Shen Yao sweeps up her skirt, plants one foot on a chair, and hooks a finger under his chin. "Man, have I caught your attention?"

Male lead: "..."

When she accidentally makes a stunning entrance at a banquet, only for the female rival to sabotage her dress and expose her lovely arms and shoulders in front of everyone, the male lead unexpectedly takes off his jacket and gently drapes it over her.

Shen Yao smirks and sways her slender waist even more. "Man, do you like what you see?"

Male lead: "..."

"Have I lit your fire?"

Male lead: "..."

"I've got the looks and the skills. I can definitely satisfy you."

The vein in the male lead's temple throbs. "...Get lost!"

Shen Yao has achieved her goal. She dusts herself off and cheerfully walks away. "You got it!"

*

After dealing with the CEO, Shen Yao turns around and sets her sights on the gentle, refined second male lead, who's slim in clothes, muscular without them, and a beast in a fight.

The System breaks down. "No!!! You're the heroine. Her only love is the male lead!"

Lying against the second male lead's broad chest, Shen Yao can't resist fondling his eight-pack abs. She explains with righteous conviction: I was against it too, but the second male lead forced me.

The System looks at her wildly upturned lips and eyes gleaming like a wolf's: ...Yeah, right. I totally believe you. :)

*A rebellious girl who's carefree, hates making people cry, and won't take responsibility after she gets what she wants x a green-tea guy who's gentle on the surface but scheming underneath, and a beast in a fight*

*This is just writing practice, so updates will be irregular. Consider waiting until there's more to read. Thanks, everyone >3

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