The Villain of a Melodramatic Novel and His Archenemy

While fighting with his nemesis, Jiang Lu suddenly awakens to the truth: he's the villain in a melodramatic web novel, and the nemesis he's about to scheme against is the protagonist. If his plot succeeds, his nemesis, blessed with the protagonist's halo, will soon grind his bones to dust and leave him without a proper burial. Jiang Lu is in the prime of his life and doesn't want to die. In a panic, he switches the drink he'd spiked with a potent aphrodisiac with the one in front of his nemesis, then downs it himself. The crisis is over, but the drug takes effect, leaving Jiang Lu feverish and dizzy. Clinging to a sliver of clarity, he makes it home, planning to take a cold shower to suppress the effects. But just as he enters, he somehow grabs a man's hand and drags him inside, spending a wild night together. The next morning, the house is a mess, but the wild man who slept with him has vanished without a trace. Rubbing his aching waist, Jiang Lu grits his teeth and swears he'll find that damned man and get his revenge! Full of fighting spirit, he starts investigating. To his shock, he discovers that several men may have passed by his home that night: his driver dropped him off downstairs, his assistant came by to deliver some documents, his nemesis's cuff link was found in the doormat outside his door, and his childhood friend visited him with some things. Even his mysterious neighbor next door had knocked on his door that night. Jiang Lu: ...I'm done. And ever since that night, the people around him have gradually started acting strangely. It seems as if every one of them has had a thing with him. As the world around him shifts from melodrama toward mystery, Jiang Lu gets fed up and decides to give up trying. Who cares? It was just one night. Might as well call it a one-time indulgence! With that thought, Jiang Lu runs into the nemesis he can't stand. The nemesis is still just as obnoxious. As he walks by, he seems to glance casually at Jiang Lu's waist, then breaks into a handsome yet punchable smile. "Why are you so cold to me? You weren't like this in bed before~" Hearing this, Jiang Lu thinks back on the suffocating ordeal of the past few days. Numb and expressionless, he says, "Heh. That's the fourth or fifth time I've heard that line." Nemesis: ?! Jiang Lu realizes too late that he's let something slip. His face darkens, sure that his nemesis, who has never gotten along with him, will mock him for having a messy private life. But the result is beyond his expectations. Instead of making fun of him, his nemesis's eyes turn red with anger. "What? Which other bastard was it?!" Jiang Lu: ? After that, the atmosphere between him and his nemesis suddenly gets strange. [Tsundere kitty & affectionate bad dog] P.S.: 1. One-on-one, both are each other's first and only, happy ending. 2. Blurb screenshot archived on June 16, 2022. Theme: Make life fulfilling through hard work.