Surviving to the End of a Badly Written Novel

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[Novel blurb below]

[Original blurb]

Zhao Xingye transmigrates into a badly finished danmei novel focused mainly on explicit scenes, where the protagonist is pursued by multiple men. He becomes Zhao Xingye, one of the story's important male supporting characters with a considerable amount of screen time.

Before he can figure out his situation, Zhao Xingye's actions butterfly away countless plot points, and he successfully sends himself into a situation that tests his moral boundaries even more.

At last, he remembers the chaotic scenes in the original novel that challenged all common sense. Shivering, he hurriedly clenches his buttocks and scrambles out of the room.

His last-minute escape only draws the attention of the four men even more.

The mermaid boy sees him as his salvation.

The wicked Ghost King sees him as prey.

The aloof swordsman wants to break him.

The bloodthirsty beauty wants to drag him into hell...

The plot has bolted like a runaway horse, charging straight into depravity.

Zhao Xingye, who knew every part of the original story before it was abandoned, no longer has the slightest advantage.

Luckily, he still has a System.

The System tells him that if he can push the plot to its conclusion, he can return to the real world.

Zhao Xingye is overjoyed and hurriedly asks how to bring the plot to an end.

The System replies: Have [redacted] with any one of the main characters in the book.

Zhao Xingye: ?!

Is there anything an adult like me isn't allowed to know?

[More literary blurb] [The author worked on this for two days, sob. Writing blurbs is so hard.]

If life deceives you, don't be sad or angry. Just lie flat right where you are, and life won't know what to do with you!

Zhao Xingye is young and successful in his career (debatable). Then, because he secretly read a sensational, multi-plot, juicy, sprawling novel in the middle of the night (not that kind of juicy), which ended abruptly, he suffers the misfortune of being transmigrated into it.

Life after transmigration is pretty good. He has food and drink, and no work to do. It's practically his dream life.

Then one day, his beautiful dream shatters.

The System, arriving late, restores the memories that had been hidden from him. His comfortable present vanishes like smoke, and waiting just ahead is life itself, that wicked thing, armed with a little whip dipped in chili water!

For the sake of survival and his moral integrity, he has no choice but to struggle to his feet and gallop off in the opposite direction from the plot.

But as he runs, he discovers that somewhere along the way, the original plot has been pulled into a tangled mess. No matter how many twists and turns he takes, one end of it always manages to catch him.

Bian'an City, Yuncheng, Jincheng... Beneath the seemingly calm waters, turbulent currents swirl. Behind the appearance of peace and prosperity, mists gather. A golden hairpin brings an old mystery to light, and the tangled loves and hatreds of countless factions resurface in the martial world!

He keeps saying he won't get involved in other people's business, but before he knows it, he is already deeply embroiled in it.

And so, he is forced to begin a life destined to be full of upheaval.

He knows he is no saint, and that he cannot save everyone. But when he sees those eyes looking up at the light from the mire, he cannot turn away.

So he reaches out his hand.

Just this once, he tells himself, he can afford to act tough.

Then he reaches out again...

Again and again, he overestimates himself. Again and again, he forces himself to be brave. At last, little by little, he makes himself stronger.

From the martial world to the imperial court, and from the imperial court back to the martial world.

He faces betrayal and ambushes, and of course, there are people who follow him with unwavering devotion.

He sees every kind of scenery the world has to offer and tastes all the bitter and sweet flavors of life. When he looks back, the most beautiful view is right beside him, close enough to touch.

The most romantic thing in life is this: through both pain and joy, someone is always holding your hand, and that never changes.

Looking at the person beside him, Zhao Xingye thinks, not without pride.

Note: I aim to update daily. If there won't be an update on Saturday or Sunday, I'll let you know in Friday's author's note! (If there's no update, it means I've run out of chapters in reserve, and the author is frantically writing more over the weekend.) (Laughing through tears.)

This novel is also known as The Days My Useless System and I Struggled to Survive in a Novel That Ended Abruptly.

Previous titles: Hold Out Until [Redacted] and It'll Be Over; The Man Who Fell into That Wild Novel Wants to Go Home.

The male lead's romance is one-on-one throughout, and the ending is one-on-one too! The male lead is the pursuer, just to be clear!

Xingxing is the pursuer, and Taotao is the pursued. Just making that clear!

Theme: Even if your life is as fragile as grass, you must grow toward the sun! Even ordinary people have their own backbone!